Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-30

lugnnve save belonging to him, and who ran
adelphia, and there Identified the slave who Wa,
employed as drayman, under the name of Val
entlne. His right name is benjamin. Harrod
ailas nero. Ben, OF conrse, was not aware that
MS master had seen him and was after him.
Oricer Allen suggested that 70 avoid trouble flor
IL they arrested him on Bateman;s own testimony
he was afraid the abolitionists wonld bring wit
nesses 70 swear that Ben was born there, and had
never lived anywhere else, they should return to
w ashington and get the necessary papers and
other witnesses TO identify him Thew did so.
and returned Friday last with three witnesses
ron ron georgetown, one of them the son of the
FORMER owner of Ben. As they were sitting in
the hotel where they stopped, Ben passed With
MS dray, and they at once identified him Sat
ufday morning, Officer Allen, with Deputy Mar
snais jenkins and Sharky, Of Philadelphia ar
rested Ben about 81 o'clock. He made a furious
resistance, and I'm few moments the officers
were surrounded by an excited crowd of aboli-
noniss, Of all colors But the officers persevered,
ana Dy putung "nippefso on Ben's wrists, sue
ceeded In getting him to the Marshal,s onice
The otficer brought his witnesses TO the Office
through the excited crowd Of aboltionists and
negroes, who were shouting and threatening all
the time To the question ssIs this the man Won
ldentined as Bateman's slave, ' the witness eY-
am1ned answered. sit is the man thought was
MIN. Alien asked II he did not say he would
swear 70 him, and the witness said eyes but he
could not do so now, though he never saw two
men more alike in his life than Ben and the pris-
oner" Neither Of the other witnesses would
released. Soon
after, the supposed fugitive returned with sew
erai aboiitionists, and demanded the names of
the parties from Georgetown but the Deputy
MARSHAL replied that they would take the respon-
siolnty OF the arrest themselves, and refused to
give them any information The witnesses be.
heving themselves in danger, left suddenly A
negro At the ONCE window shouted to the officers
Else fugitive! take me! Never mind, YOU sans
of b-s! we'll close this office after the attn of
March" Officer Allen returned to this city yes
terday.
THE RECENT STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT AT ALEX
OF THE STEAMER ST. MICH
oLAs Hk1D TO BAIL, &c-The Alexandria Gazette
OF this morning, says I" Upon the recovery of the
body Of James Fl. Olive drowned on Friday last.
by collision between the steamer st Nicholas
and small boat, DIR C.. w. Chancellor held an
inquest upon the body, at the store of Fowle Co.
THE jury having heard the evidence, and taken
IL into consideration, returned the following
verdict.
g The jury sworn to enquire when, how, and
py what means the said James Olive came to his
death, upon their oaths do say that the said James
II Olive came to his death by drowning, which
was the result Of great negligence on the part of
the officers of the steamer st. Nicholas which ran
into the boat Of Captain Wilkinson
As we mentioned on Saturday. Coroner Chan
celor at once issued warrant for the arrest of the
Captain and Pilot Of the boat.
When the st. Nicholas, on her way from Wash.
lngton TO Baltimore, came alongside her wharf at
this port, on Saturday morning, the officers went
on board and arrested Capt Samuel Guy James
Burroughs, mate and pilot, and the engineer of
the boat A hearing was had before Mayor Price
immediately, and evidence, similar in purport to
that given at the coroner's inquest, was heard Ii
appearing that the engineer obeyed the bell Of
tue pilot, and was In no way responsible for the
accident, he was at once discharged Capt GUY
and pilot Burroughs were held TO bail in the sum
OF 81 600 to appear at the next term Of the Circuit
Court and answer the charge.
The passengers who witnessed the occurrence
have drawn up statement of the affair, and en-
ttrely exonerate the captain of the steamer from
any blame whatever.
meeting Of the Union men of the First w ard was
held at the Hall Of the Relief engine house on
Friday night, for the purpose Of forming Union
Club, Lewis Mckenzie In the chair, and 8. r
Shinn secretary. A constitution was reported and
adopted, and the following permanent officers
Were elected President, ]. A. English; Vice
President, r. Shinn; Secretary, 6 T w arfeld;
Treasurer, John A. Field The following were
chosen as the Executive Committee: C. L. Neale
r. II. Warder, s n. Devaughn, E. ii Delahay
Samuel Coleman, George K. Shinn, and Thomas
Ghsnncey w. III Csrlin. + II. Delahay and R
Fl. Warder were appointed to procure perma-
nent place OF meeting. Spirited speeches were
made by F. w. Ashbv and A. ] Arnold, which
Were received with applause. number Of names
were enrolled on the Club list; and the meeting,
which was one Of the largest ward meetings ever
held in the city, and very enth usiastc ad Ourned
with three cheers for Bell and Everett, and three
ore for Tunnel Town.
CLERICAL CHANoEs.-The Rev C. w. Stone
street. :. j.. who has been pastor Of st. Aloysius
Church in this city, ever since its dedication and
President Of Coinage College for some years, has
been transferred TO Georgetown College This
change is the subject Of great regret to his congre
CATION, and this feeling was manifested In hand
some manner by the members Of the choir. The
members Of the choir assembled few evenings
ago at the residence of Mrs. Cecilia Young, their
accomplished leader, to give utterance to their
feelings on the subject and to express their high
off he nd Of hofr late
pastor One of them addressed him in feeling and
affectiOnate terms, TO which be made a suitable
response, expressive of his gratitude and affection
Rev. William Nj. Clark, formerly Of st Ignatius's
Church, Baltimore, we have before stated, is
assigned to the pastorate of st. Aloysius.
CRIMINAL CoURT-SdtHrday In the case Of the
United States agt. Ann Clark, charged with steal
ing jewelry, In which the Jury found verdict of
guilty motion was entered for an arrest Of judg-
nent and a new trial
The counsel in behalf of Ludim A Bargy
convicted Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, argued motion for a new trial, at some
length, but did not conclude before the court
adjourned.
On Friday, on motion by Daniel Radcliffe, ESQ =,
NJ. C. Farrelly, Esq. was admitted as an attorney
of this Court
To-day MIR. Norris concluded the arguments
on the motion for a new trial of Ludim A. Bargy
He was addressing the Court when our report
closed.
The LATE MErEoR-Mr Caleb 3. HaIlowelI.
principal Of the Alexandria High School, who
has been digesting data this subject saws:
''Upon experimenting to the place Of the late me-
teor, find is nearest approach TO Alexandria was
abont two hundred and twenty miles Ii passed
over the western part Of Long Island at an eleva-
ton Of about thirty-fve miles above the earth's
surface, and, of consequence, Ii must have given
out to the Inhabitants Of that region fully forty
times as much light as to It Is, therefore not
at all surprising that the New York city papers
were filled with accounts Of its splendor. As re-
CARDS the actual velocity Of this interesting body
We have at present hardly sufficient data for COM
putation, but II may, I think, be safely set down
at fifteen or twenty miles per second.
SERIOUS CHARGE DIsMIssED-On Saturday az
ternoon, James Spalding, alias Swan was arrested
on the oath Of Mary Butler who charged him with
stealing a carpet bag and clothing valued at s.
The accused keeps a tavern near the railroad de-
pot, and complainant stayed there four days and
paid for her board wishing to leave she asked for
her baggage, when an old valise containing moth
ing, and not her property, offered. She, Of
course, declined, and took this course TO get her
property. Spalding said the baggage must have
been taken by some one else, in mistake The
larceny case was dismissed, and civil warrant
was issued for the value of tho goods
EIsoRDERLY CONDUCT On Saturday night a
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