Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-01

pfofane and indecent language He was fined
/ 81 %. Miss Haney was arrested by oficer wat
| son for selling liquor without a license The
| warrant charged the offence on the 26th Instant
but the evidence proved that IL was ON the 27tb:s
consequently the case was dismissed :. : =
| Before Justice MeKsxna-Daniel C,orm.,v an,
George Durham, pair of pupils from the modem
school Of progress after doing homape 10 the nat
ron, saint Bacchus [" until all fear Of the Capitol
| ence upon their minds, sailed out 10 zee each
| other home, and after surveying the cfrcumfer-
ence OF the Capitol grounds a couple OF dozen
CANNES contiguous thereto and Spdino tbems.l.s.
rather confused in respect Of the points of the
compass, they essayed to vent their i'm hun,or
no one s e, Inc iron lamp and while engaged
uPon tls falner pbill sport they were surprised
oy she "Csaflies just in time to save the skin on
E...o nnucke and provided with lodgings n the
al" Stre . ioca-aP. The next morning they were
afser administering to them severe lecture uno3
VIC ineylaoie consequence Of their spreeinG IL
persisted In, fined them each IS o. =
70, sh. Slsshehan, not having properrespect
lor tne municipal statutes limb bed one drink too
many, ana thereby laid himself liable to a charge
being drunk aud disordery in the pub lc streets
men omeers Hanning and Coombs attempted
W arrest MN, he committed pretty violent as
| sault and battery upon them thereby rendering
himself amenable to the laws for resi- sting the
ofncers In the discharge of their duty. He was
nneu 90 Tor the first offence, and In the latter
ance at court " rPo-'
Henry Smith. Mary Rogers and Daniel holland
n.,s sort OF Joint stock company for the graft
hcanon OF their wants spirituous; and tbey sue
ceeued so Wen that the gentle guardians Of the
night surprised them in the act of performinu the
song Of the witches in Macbeth--''W hen shall we
three meet agaln!"-on the corner of a street. at
| an nour when they should have been al home I'm
bed, and dreaming the dreams of peace and inno
eenee Alter spending the remainder of the night
| al ne wdtc h-house under the wat,Lful care of
MI. Bird, they forgot their preyions condnct and
loudly protested that they were uniustly accused.
Inc Justice humanely compromised the matter,
| by ming each Of them IS 81. $50 ! : = : >
| Mike . Leary, genuine son of the .sEmerald ~
| 0otai ned bottle of Usqucbaugh from his friend
Phelin, as he said, cheer his .pirt, while
Hn Up al night wild childer who was well
| niSh to dyin." During the night Mike managed
| 10 empty the bottle of its exhileratnc centeHts,
| which raised his spirits high that he was deaf
rons OF having 1t ont wild somebody, just for the
| Jun OF the thing,' and accordingly set IN the
4 ulloe or brisk cry of defiance in order to tempt
| his neighbor, Mr.. Won Beschlin out. MIR. V
having no taste for Mikes unearthly music. and
matter by few friendly knock downs, ); prrfrred
to refer the entire affair to the Justice Mixes in
genio,s defence was listened to with character
| i"lc courtesy by the Squire who kindly let
the sum Of So So :
| Before JHstice Cooper.-John Thomas was ac
clsed OF cursng, swearing, and using obscene
acc 'tInt Of pig Of his which followed It's inous-
/ lhvc nose into the young ladys garden and got
\ severely torn by her dog for his impertinence
| John was lined IS and costs -.
John Thomas was again had up and charged
/ with evading the law which makes 1T incumbent
| upon all men who keep animals of the canine
1 SPECIES 10 axe out license therefor. For this
| slight omission he was again fined IS and costa
ANOTHER LUNATIc.-Last night, as the conpre-
CATION was leaving Wesley Chapel, a stout colored
man. raying maniac, occupied the flag footwav
on Il street, across Fifth, where he was giving
| exhibitions Ia locomotive alarming ne,von.
pedeslrlans VINO Were Obliged to pass near. His
| arms were In vigorous motion to represent the
piston rods, and his legs that Of the wheels. he
4 Kissing the meantime in imitation of the steam
ana Hccasonally giving whoop to initiate the
| sent to Captain Goddard. from the Infirnary that
1 he woIld send his men TO remove this man from
the building Cficers Zimmerman and Yeatnan
went 10 the lnhrmary, where they were Informed
that the man had been sent there to be treated for
| r-anla-a-Potu. His board for week had been
paid; but the week had expired, and the man
| turns out To be stark crazy. They had him tied
but during the day one Of the sisters had cancer
| removed from her breast. and ID was deemed
necessary that she should be kept perfectly qniet
10 order TO secure her recovery. and the wells of
| the man disturbed her. The officers declined re-
| moving him from place In which he was secure
20 set him at large again, as bad been done in
| recent cases. He was, however discharged. Later
| In the night he was taken by the guards and
| locked up in cell at the guard house Upon
inquiry as to how he will be disposed OF. we were
| Informed by an officer that he will be turned
loose. Such persons not received in the county
Jail or the city asy um. The guard house is unfit
even for single night, and where these unfortu-
mates can be secured Is Oftena puzzle to the officers
| This unfortunate man Is named VIM Jasper and
| Is weil-kRown hackman, and very much liked
i by his friends. v
| PRocRAsIISATroS.-Sone four or Ave weekly,
ago. bill was passed by the City Councils ma king
provision for paving the carriage way in Seventh
| street, between III and l. streets The bill was
| approved by the Mayor at once; since when no
further action has been taken in the matter The
street, and as travel Is interrupted there nv this
| cause, and Is likely TO be for some time longer
| the present seems 10 be the time for LAYING the
paving stones, that the street NAV not be turned
upside down any oftener than can he helped An
additional reason for Immediate action In respect
OF this needful improvement is the fact that il
costs the Corporation nothing, the expense of the
work being assessed on the property owners front
| ing the street, large majofity of whom are AK.
| ions 70 have II executed without DELAY Those
| vino remember the wretched condition of this
street during last winter and up to few weeks
prior to the Ju~ election, the man-traps wagon
| traps, sfagnant popls Of water the frog concerts
| and boating ,eIcnrsions, which took place there
during that time will see a still STRONGER reason for
| having tine pavement laid without further DELAY
SERIOUS ACCIDENT To MECHANIC Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. James Bowen. q bricklayer, en-
gagged on house In process Of erection on Fiji
/ socutn sfcct near III, Iefi from staging 4 dis
lance Of twenty three feet, striking his head and
shoulders upon the joists of a lower foor ard in
| nicting number of wounds Of u sefious charac-
ter. The left side Of his head struck upon niece
| Of brick laccrating II frightfully and the skin
and portions OF flesh were torn from his shoulders
asd arms by the contact of the ioists He was i'm
| mediateiy removed to the Office Of Dr. Stone
where that gentleman dressed his wounds, after
which he was carried to his home, corner OF Mas
| sachusctts avenue and Sixth street, where he now
lies In a critical condition. Those who witnessed
tie accident regard his escape from instant death
| as provident,ai. p ..r 80 Pc
'FHE THEArHx. The main play to be per.
formed Tonight is the sati rical comedy Of ssThe
Cynic, or ,Marys Birthday-'' written by George
| ii. Miles. Esq, OF Bsltmore and is the same
that had such rum and excited such enthusiastic
appreciation In that city some months ago. 1t is
very interesting and lively play. of three aets the
period Of history which 10 illustrates being about
| the present time the scene being suburban resi-
4 dsnce, and the costumes being modern in STYLE
and suited to the station and character of the per
sons represented. The manager has bccf making
very extensive and xpensve Preparations to please
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