Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-14

havior In the public streets She was fued s5 o.
Matthias Butler, do do. 49, -sr.--s
VIM. James, for fighting In his own house,
was fined IS 81 James Small wood, for goino
into VIM James house and kicking ND a row.
and participating in the fight, was fined IS 81
Michsel Fleming was hauled I'D for selling
liquor in smaller Quantities than the law allows
without license IL appeared In evidence that
Michael keeps a small grocery, known in the
neighborhood as the Wood-Sawyers Hotsl, -
ana Is suspected Of selling three-c glasses Of
spiritual relief to colored persons who are i'm the
hA DIT OF congree ating on the premises A white
man, who was the prosecuting witness in This
case, TESTIFIED that he went into Michael's store
ana saw colored man there, who first mr.
chased some loaves Of bread, which he Maid for
ana then treated the witness to a three-ceut
whisky, and himself TO a ditto, paving for the
, Wmness.s drink and getting trust for his own
nippef," on account Of the exhausted condition
OF bis excht quer. Michael was let Off with
fine Of $40 and 81 "a costs
Tne Juveniles in the Northern Liberties or
some OF tnem, are an eccentric race Of bipeds,
always eontTivlng TO get themselves or their ma
rents into scrape, which has to be adjusted bv
WISH 70 the magistrates Office and a conse-
quent depletion In the region Of the pocket. A
NUMBER OF these unrGly chaps are in the practice
Of annoying Mr.. Mcdonald, a peaceful shoema-
ker, who keeps shop short distance north of
the Northern Liberties market house They
stone his windows, fight on his pavement, swea-
smoke, make wry faces etc. and even 90 so far as
to commit nuisances on and about his premises
TO his constant annoyance. Thursday thew cor
tfiVed to exasPsrate poor Nc Donnald, who seized
upon his leather strap and rushing out on the
pavement laid about him in all directions and
happened to strike the son Of Captain Degges
The Captain rushed into McDonald's shop to
chastise him for striking his bov, and was about
=, 20 oeLaoor tne shoemaker, when Mr. Capstan, a
friend OF McDonnald's who was present, inter
posed, and suggested that the affair mig bit be
adjus ed This interpositiou erasper.
uea tne captain and he gave Mr.. Capstan left
handler which sent him spinning round like
top, and landed him in an undipni8ed 1nosition
Capstan then appealed To the law, and soon af-
forwards Degges was uFhered into the awful
presence Of its functionary, who, hearins the
EVIDENCE was about to hold the Captain to bail,
but at the request of Capstan, who stated thai
ne ala not desire to give his prosecutor too much
trouble about the affair, provided he would be.
nave better liz the future. the contemplated ac-
ton was suspended, and Captain Degps bound
ever in the sum Of $500 to keen the peacs oenaT
ally, and particularly for a space of twelye cal
ender months.
FU7h District Very little business has been
done al this office during the last aud present
month, although some warrants have been issued
ana Jud Smsnts rendered for proved violations Of
the city ordinances prohibiting forestaIIino
street nuiSances, the sale of spirituous Iiouors
ale and porter, and without license In the cases
OF 1oreStalling, the defendants fNalIard and
Black employed an able member OF the bar -
make their defence, but he failed TO convince
Justice Thompson that the defendants had No,
rendered themselves liable to the penalty of $40
ana costs which were imposed in both cases
+ rom the decision of the magistrate An anne.i
has been taken in tie case of MalIard and II is
lntlmated by the counsel Of Black that no too
WIN appeal. u will not be a matter of regret,
we learn, TO the Fifth district police magistrate
tnat bis decisions in these cases shouId underyo
q thorough investigation before the Circuit Court
1or the legal points made in the defence are of an
important character, and alike inter resting to our
q kQpn nf
become numerous all over the CITY
Mendicdnts and hogs continue TO infest our
avenues, streets, and alleys, to the great annoy.
ance 81 storekeePeIs, hotel keepers, and other
good Citizens In the Fifth district complaints
nave recently be made to the police ma uistrate
In relation to these, as well as other and less
grant violations Of the city ordinance prohibit
ing street nuisances. The attention az noIica
constables is invited to this matter because a ia
their especial duty 10 enforce the hog law and
10 arrest street beggars, who are, in most cases
IN posters, or eide and disOrderly persons,
" Ithout any visible means Of support -
Two warrants were issued by Justice Tbomn
soH, hut few days ago, against colored women
Tor open profanity In the public streets; but the
Snende's, In these two cases, have not yet, we
learn, been caught '' "
A warrant was issued yesterday to Officer King
against female keeper of small grocery
charging her with selling spirituous liquor In
dnahtltles less than pint, without obtaining a
license This case, 1t Is thong bit by the officer.
will be tried 10y Justice DOM
lScENDIARIsM--About2 O'Clock on Sunday
morning the wood saving and splitting mill of
i. w M. Gait, at the foot of Seventeenth
street, was discovered to be on Are The pres
ence of the FIRE wac ascertained by one of the
hands IN the employ of the Messis Gait, who
was sleeping in the mill. A few minutes
several of the hands were awakeped
and rushing out found the flames too power.
fnl 10 be stayed, and in short SPACE the
whole structure, together with about forty cords
o. split wood, buggy and several sets of har-
ness were consumed The wood splitting ma
chine was entirely destroyed, together with a
portion OF the engine, but IL is thought the en-
glne may be repaired Total loss Is 81 600 and
no insurance. The men who first took the alarm
OF hTe, on first rushing out saw a man standing
on the bridge near by whom they ali recognized
as recently dismissed employee of Messrs
Gait dc had refused to work under the orders
OF German foreman, and had few weeks ago
been discharged, and in leaving had threatened
vengeance. This morning the proprietors laid
complaint against this man before magistrate
ard had warrant AIKEN on. for his arrest
Trey commence the work of rebuilding on the
same site to-day, and in few weeks will again
be in operation.
INK NEW YORK LEDGER.-Quite six thousand
copies Of the number Of the New York Ledger
the first paper contributed TO that
journal By the Hon. Edward Everett, were sold
In the city OF Washington, and IL we are cor
rectly informed that figure represents Its ayerage
circulation here at this time. We are not sur
prised at the fact because 1t Is really conducted
with more tact and better taste than any other
American weekly Of its class. Ii is not wonder
fHl, tGsfefOre, that full three hundred and ffty
thou sand copies Of the Led ger are printed eyery
weeE. Mr.. Bonner, its publisher, comprehends
three essential things in the successful cond net
OF popular publication. Thus he is a CAPITAL
Judge Of the style Of composition to please the
mass Of American readers; he also knows well
that thousand dollars judiciously expended in
advertising invariably insures d return of at least
two thousand dollars ia the way OF extra profits
20 any business whatever; and he also is moi
afraid to pay iaYishiY 20 secIre the services of
popular writer's, such as he announces IN the adj
Verhs:ment Of his Led. ger, which will be found
in to-day's staE.
The MISSING MAN.-The Mr.. Thomas Jasper,
OF Culpeper county, Va, a cattle drover who
was advertised as " missing in Saturdays Star,
Is supposed by his friends to have been murdered
In this city for the sake OF the $500 lie had abou,
him, and which he is known I , have been show
lag, while intoxicated around the purIieus of the
Centre Market Oh the night of SATURDAY. the 5.h
OF February inst. With the exception OF an occa.
s!oaal propensity to frolic, he was all respects
d most estlmdOle and deserving young man We
fear that the suspicion Of his friends is but too
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