Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-08
-RsfeslJxssses Barnaelo

foLIcK MArrERs---Rsfes<Lxai Barmaelo
sames shreve was brongh t up on a charge Of a.,
mutt and battery on .. C. Howard. The com
piafnt was Of rather serious character, the IA.
lured party appearing 20 have experienced several
,y commissions and the loss of saBdfy iron,
Teeth; and the defendant waived aay iuyestiga
lion before magistrate. and immetl ateIy Tev..
bail for his appearance before the CritninaT coSt
We learn that the two principals are rival fiyerv
stable keepers, adjoining each other, In, Seventh
street, and that the fight grew out of an aj,ege5
attempt by Howard to induce Shreye,s hired nan
to leave him and engage with him Howard; J
called the latter odd liar |, wb,reunon Sbreve
pitched Into him with the result spove ipdicnted
bJors Jksfies C7drk.-Jane LLOYD was tried
Yesterday morning on a charge OF using profane
anu - language in public street She was
nned 81 u, The conduct of defendant at the
hiaglsfrates office was disgusting, and indicative
Oh q propensity to bad whisky. She was also ac-
cased OF disorderly conduct and threatening Ian
guage. and was held to bail therefor to behave
herself well and good for space OF six months
Before Justice WiIiiapS.-MF. Jeha Hammond
conceiving, perhaps. that he had contributed his
share towards The fund of the Corporation in
former years. was found guilty Of occupying
stall in the Northern Market wi thOut having first
rented the same, and also OF setting his wares to
customers without first having obtaineda license
| to do so He was duly fined.
Mr.. John Tacher was wicked enough to curse a
county constable named Kelly, while that officer
was engaged in serving legal process upon him.
Betsy Jones, not having the fear of the polio.
before her eyes, cursed and swore and did several
other naughty things in Bates alley which local
ty she lnha6ts, ana where the fact that she being
coiored has the good fortune to possess a white
husband, has excited the envy and hot rage Of her
less lucky sisterhood. Betsy paid handsome
| contribution for her de ELECTION. T..
4 Thomas N lchOls. Lew is Hopkins VIM Smith
i Robert Richardson and Edward Smith all DANDY
darkies Of the darkest dye, having imbib~,l sun.
dIy three cent beverages at a cOlored folks pic
s nf came and i0 o,, and 9y unanimous consent
the officer arrived Oh the spot the atmosphere was
| black with wool visit to the office of the mag
isLate taugh t them the errors Of their ways and
John Fitzgerald got drunk and fred loaded
gun in the street; for all of which he was fined
Ellen OvertOn was accused falsely, as she con-
tended, Of using unbecoming language In Bates 5
alley tO the prejudice of her neighbor the fort,l-
nate possessor OF the white husband above alluded
1 to. She was charged 81 So
John Warren (woodsawyer) swore at an ex.
| magistrate because that gentleman asked him to
saw some wood FOR him. Mr.. Warren was taught
Pollteness at the expense of s. 81
i Complaint WAS made by Judge Purcell, of the
Orphans, Court, that as he was passing some new
/ buildings party OF painters working thereon had
/ laughed at him, called him "Capt. Pluck" and
Treated him to various other indignitfps. The
young men were sent for and placed in a row be-
/ fore their accuser, who was unable to identify
| any one OF the party, although they were all
guilty, he felt certain. The magistrate dnding
| the case so very uncertain an one, dismissed the
young men. But the master painter whose
''dander wos rz' by the interruption of his bust
ness and the loss Of time, pitched into the Judge
/ with all his mouth and the Judge was not wilt
i behind him in reply. and finally the mag strate
i was compelled to threaten to commit both parties
to Jail in order to his ears and preserve the
dignity of his office. The prospect of twenty-four
hours in jail cooled the cOntes ants considerably
and they left the premises.
| DONATION Samuel Wilson, who wal
| injured by the premature discharge Of cannon
at Analostan island, on the 4th of July last. has
| received the following letter:
4 WASHINGTON CRY, ID. Sept 5. 1859 81
Nv samuel HitSOR-Sir: We, the undersigned
concluded from reports received on the 5h of Jul,
last, OF the injuries you received on the dav pre
vlous BY the premature discharge of the cannon
during the celebration at Analostan island, wer,
OF snch uiting nature as to require no further
consideration; and not until our attention wa,
called 10 an article in the Star rejecting rattle,
| severely'on certain individuals, did we give II
i any further notice. meeting was immediately
called Of the teachers Of the school, and at thai
! meeting resolutions were passed, and commit
tee was appointed TO carry those resolutions into
1 effect. 49,
| The committee feel il due to themselves to say
/ that while they sympathiZe with the suffering
| and particularly with YOU they dselaiin all re-
| sponsbility connected with your INJURIES Still
| as Christians willing to relieve fellow-b being
offer Won donation Of twenty seven dollars
which we find, on examination, To be the amount
| u your lost time, which we hope You will re.
ceive from the school at whose celebration you
| received the injuries GEo. HARVEY,
.. aa.,.I r. B. BRIDGET.
JAMES LACkEY.