Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-31


BlLLow E'ES-To-night being the vigil or
we Of All Hallow day, 10 known al All Hallow
eve. The Catholic Church design All Hallow
Day 10 be observed In homer Of those saints who
have no particular dav in the calendar assigned TO
them hallowmas has been celebrated in the
mother country from time immemorial by ringing
Of bells baking Of soul cakes and certain fortune
telling customs described at length In Chamber
Information for the People. Here these customs
have quite died out. fHoller Eve" as II il
called by the boys, 10 still celebrated In a manner
Of their own, by going around hooking csbbages
wherever they can Ind gsrden unprotected, and
hanging their plumber to door knobs and throw
ing II into peoples doors and at the head Of any
one unlucky enough to get within range THIS
practice 10 q reprehensible one, and should be
and IL In onlya few wears since that party Of
thoughtlea youths in this city caused the death
Of a ady In delicate health through the fright she
received nom their throwing some OF thess vege.
the door.
In the Catholic churches Of this city, to-mor-
row. there will be services a. on sunday and in
81 Aloysius church. corner Of I and North Capt.
tol streets, there will be a solemn requiem sung
by the choir at * p. m. Saturday, the Cd Of No
yember, is All Souls Day. when the Catholic
ed; and at 1O8 O'Clock on that day solemn re-
QUEEN mass, with imposing ceremonies, 10 TO be
offered In Mount Olivet Cemetery, for the repose
Of the souls Of all therein inferred.
ALLEeED FORGERY OF PAPERs-Yesterday az
ternoon Patrolman Burnham, Of the Metropoli-
tan Police In the county, arrested and broug BIT to
the ONCE Of Justice Dom a man named David
Mccartney. Mccartney, Il seems, went to Mr..
Robert Johnson and professed to have an order
from Gen Porter 70 arrest him for an assault and
battery with intent to kill Mr. johnson doubt
ing his authority, refused to 60 with him, when
Mccartney undertook his ca pture by force he
was however himself arrested by the police and
taken before Justice Dom, as above stated Here
hfa auth in foil inn
Pieious documents, apparently forgeries:
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.
To dsy Constable OF Priuats Citizen: We COM
mand you 70 arrest and bring before me one Rob't
johnson, Of the said city, then and there to be
70 kill.
Given under my hand this 3lst day Of October,
lool. Brigadier General PORTER,
The following pass was also found upon him /:
CAMP MARION,
Uptor HUI, Va, October 30, 1851.
Pass Thomas Kelley to Washington and return
co be In camp at o'clock) on private business.
Captain PLUss, Company G.,
14th Regiment N. Y g. M
Approved-E. A. KETEs, Rrigadier General
He VIVA sent to Jail for a further hearing.
the matter Of the rule against Provost Marshal
Porter yesterday, the following case Were tried
Msckan agt Reside; Henshaw agt HetzeI;
Chestnut and Townsend agt. Willard, and Barry
Samuel F. Glenn, Esq Of La, was, on motion
Of the District Attorney, (Mr. Carrington,) ad-
mltted an attorney Of the court
To-day The court met and after the trial Of
several unimportant cases, and the reading Of the
assignment for To- morrow, District Attorney Car
rington rose and announced In fitting terms the
death Of Mr.. John A. Linton, member Of the
bar Of this city, and moved that the court do now
adjourn In respect 70 his memory; and the court
thereupon adjourned until tomorrow.
ptrv. Tko
thieves who followed the crowd Of soldiers and
visiters 10 Washington was very considerably In
creased a few days ago by the arrival from Balti-
more Of a number Of young villains, about fifteen
In all, who constitute a portion Of the Forty
Thieves Of that city. They Were 30 closely
watched by the Metropolitan Police that they had
no chance to operate either In crowds or upon the
stores they were marking, and they have scat
tered-some leaving entirely-a few remaining
about the streets looking for chances 20 operate on
small scale. Besides this young gang there are
confidence men, burglars, and pickpockets are
well known In the northern andswestern cities
Doubtless they will endeayor to make their stay
In Warrington profitable.
FRAUD Last night, patrolman w alling arrested
Thos Jones for attempting, upon two occasion s
70 pass note for i've dollars, upon a broken bank
Of Havre-de-Graee, Md. He was taken before
Justice Dom Upon the justice sending for a
witness who knew OF the first attempt, a COM
Panion Of Jones's, who had accompanied him to
He
suspecting that be, too, might be implicated
started after him and arrested him. He gave his
name az Isaac Burke. The evidence Of witnesses
ana admissions Of themselves showed that they
were together In both transactions. They were
sent to jail.
Coon MEASURE AT Born ENDS OF THE Carr
Editor star: Now that fuel Of all kinds is double
The price IL was this time Last year, should NOT
every one have honest measure! To secure this
!tesPecunuy suggest to our City Fathers to pass
4 a thara t.
law requiring the wood merchants to have their
fore as well az back standards marked 1.-THE pur
chaser does not get, al the wood merchants do,
deduction for short wood, they should at least
have fair measure. By giving the above a place
IN your valuable paper, you will confer on every
one lsave some Of those In the business) favor.
Respectfully, &c, K STREET.
ASSAULT BIT A PARTY OF solprERs.-On mon-
day night the Metropolitan police met MIR ID. r.
z lgley on Seventh street, near the Northern
Market, and he com planned that he had been
attacked by some drunken soldiers. The patrol
men captured Jno. O'Bien and another soldier
ne others Of the party ran OF These were taken
70 the guardhou and turned over 20 the military
a. 10 usual when there 10 no serious Infringement
Of the civil law.
wAsHISsrox BoYs Fok THE wn-Comn,nv
a, Of the Third Maryland Regiment, Col J. G.
Mcconnell, was mustered into service in BaIti-
more last week: This company 10 said TO be
section OF this city, and most Of them served in
the three months volunteers. The oficers Of the
company are Capt Ferguson and Lieuts Allen
and Rarran.
ACCIDENT TO DIsTEIcT VOLUNTEER -Ysster-
day, one Of the guards on duty at the camp of the
First District Regiment, after being relieved
went TO the guard tent, and put his gun away
against the side Of the tent II fell and the load
Ses discharged, the ball taking effect in the
neshy part OF the shoulder Of another named
Patrick Brannagan. The wound 10 severe but
not dangerous- Brannagan was taken to the
Inermary.
sskIous cHARsE-R. Vanvalkenberg was ar
rested oy detective A. r. Allen last evening upon
aeharge Of suspicion Of stealing a horse from Mr.
Honnire, OF New York. The case was set for a
furthsr hearing before Justice Dom; and certain
limitations from parties concerned indicate that
other deyelopments will then be made by the wit
nesses which might be Interesting 70 the Govern