Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-26

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LITTLE i'm rxk.s Rrps-x.nv o. our cIti-
rens viii recognize, m the subject Of thfs para
graph, the ehunkys entesprising, indepsndsnt and
laughter-loving chap, Of Q fset IN Aeixht, VINO
takes 20 ID care q his motherss son by vending
newspa pers daily In fsoas Of the hetels and other
public places and ieads the laughtss e the theatre
up 10 a door In Sixth street, between the Avenue
and street, An excsedisKiT -dimiaative mule,
harnessed 70 q baggy 10 correspond. and. dis
Idle. JIM who witnesssd he act, conceived TIE
bright idea that that mule and buggy were made
TO be driven oy q boy Of his siz<, aad concluded
. 70 tike dsise while the proprietor was inside.
He accordingly got Into the bury, seixed the
reibs, turned his muleship about sad g let out y
with the Whip lash Oh went the animal at a
speed which sstoaished Jim not little; Tor he
served to increase The forward molten SAN be
held on like true newsboy, managed 20 steer
clear Of the haef stands, and shot down the Ave
nue. al isaffsi fa,e, amid the Laughter Of a large
drivers rushed after the runaway team. which
they al last succeeded in ovsrtz king, and seixng
hold apoas the htndesmost part Of the vehicle,
ned admiration Of all Who witnessed the occur
renee. Jim was hauled out and saved, to the great
s1tisfaetion VI MS patrons, whom he Numbers by
thousands
War DE- r.usxrtco IxQuIsrxpo.-Yesterday
afternoon, jary was empanneled by the Marshal
to try inquisitioa under a writ a. above, from.
the Circuit Court, into the mental condition Of
Robert A. Hawke, now an inmate Of the Insane
Asylum Of this District In which he has resided
since January, 1855. Dr. c. II Nichols, who has
charge Of the Asylum, testified 70 Hawkes. con-
timed insanity, which he designztes a religious
melancholy. Mr.. p. Sweeney testified a. 70 the
property Of the patient and the verdict Of the jury
was in accordance with the testimony. Hawke Il
will be remembered, 10 the nan who, during at
Of religious frenzy, took the life Of bis wife. -
Another similar case was tried by the same jury.
in relation 20 the m entail condition Of Henry EN-.
inert, a tuner, and an old citizen Of the First
Ward. Dr. Lieberman testified that the patient
had been iaboring nnder monosnania since July
list. His brother, VIM. Emmert, testified as 70
his property, also 20 his mental condition during
the past year. The jury rendered verdict &C
cerdingly, - -. =.
3 TAxrs COLLECTED roR THE YEAR ENDING 30rH
JUxE-Mr. VIM. j. Donoho, the Tar Clerk of
the Corporation, sent 70 the City Councils ON
Monday statement showing the amount Of taxes
collected for the year ending June %, 1859. From
Of dolarsl deposited the annual tax Is sl56 20s
for gas, pumps re-, o ool; special taxes s12 535
arrearages Of annual taxes, % 500; school taxes
ssis sissis gas. panp:, &C., q, saleS So sss az
special taxes, Sc, lab arrearages Of taxes' a a.
arrearages1of sdvertsing and Commissions, SztS;
1883 but collected dnring the wear ending June
30. 1859, 81 40. Total collections during the wear
ending June %, s23a ,2oo. The commissions were
%, $50. - -t-5 -tf - ealsta 77e 80
The Love BRrDsK.-The repairs having been
completed, upon this bridge, travel has been re-
sumed thereon, and the structure 10 In better
condition to Withstand the Incidental winds and
floods Of winter than for many years past The
southern draw has been reconstructed and made
lower than formerly, giviag more space foe the
passage Of vehicles With less danger Of the driver
being scraped on by the timbers overhead. Alto
gethef the structure may be aid TO be in a good
bridge. During the progress Of the repairs On the
bridge, the pfoprietsrs Of the Alexandria and
wasLington Rsilroad have taken occasion to In
ssituse thorough repairs thereon, and the track
travel. Travel has also been resumed on the road.
TaogsIr.-on Monday night, litae fellow,
rather old fos his size went 10 Of our hotels to
obtain lodging. for the night. He had the money
to pay foe his bed, but he was % tight he was
ashamed 70 ask for one A gentleman acting as
his agent made the demand, and the little fellow
was called mp and questionedi and In reply he
stated that trouble REQ aired his presence In mel
boring county, and while there the counsrymen
had better sense than to mi him choek fan Of
raw whisky, AID u most killed him. The fact
crowd, and they had treated him 70 " the best in
the shop and his legs weuldn't carry tine load
He is down on the whisky and hospital tyof Prince
George. He was accommodated for the nixht
and declared his intention to leave early. =
Arr GALLERY Bgfptxo.-This building which
IL in process Of erection by w. w. Corcorsu,
Esq, at the corner Of PennsyIvania avenue and
Seventeenth street west, has progressed O. far a.
the completion Of the stone and brick work Of the
basement story, which II remarkably solid and
substantial foundation. The buildinQ has front
on Pennsylvania avenue Of 1o5K feet and IL l25
feet inches deep, and covers IN average Of - 200
sixteen rooms Of various sizes, one Of which IL
ninety feet long and twenty-five feet deep The
external walls are very heavy, and calculated %
bear almost any extent OF weight which may be
placed npea them In the sapershucture. The en-
tre building Is 10 be are-psoof, and will cost
about sl5o,0 go when completed. asat = ssisss
STREET RKPAIRTSs.-The western portion on
Pennsylvanis avenue, long In need Of repair, ID
.usdergoing . csusse Of patching that win ada
considerably TO the comfort Of psssengeu, a well
as TO the appearances Of the carriage wav The
holes and ruts % dangerous to light vehicles be-
gin to disappear, and the surface assumes Q more
iey Vel. ana S,5 fssss,r spps ,I !.
weather favors, the square fron D 70 e. win be
paved this week. $50 Xxx . - ~
The seventh street wosk u rapidly approach hing
comPietion, and win be wosknsn-lfke job when
o"Pie'edrs ef IS .aa..s 8. - $40 = a. ZOE
HoRsE SrEALiSss--This morning, party con-
sisting Of four young colored fellows were taken
from the guardhouse for trial before Justice Dom
on charge of stealing horse beleaging 10 Aionro
Fowler and q wagon 70 John w fucEes They
had been on regular drive about the city until