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

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prisoner was taken before Justice Dom, who
questioned him In relation TO the charge. He did
not deny taking the mules, and said they are now
In AleIandriai but put in the plea OF right
Slough exhibited a bill against McKaig, upon
which he claimed a balance due; and stated that
his object was to secure the payment Of this
balance, that he took the mules. Justice Dom
reminded him Of the impropriety Of such mode
q man named Williams, who worked on the PEN
itentiary when II was building. Williams went
mp the country and hired himself to a boatman,
bringing four to Georgetown. Upon his trip
down, his employer refused to pay him. VIII
liams, TO pay himself, took a barrel Of nour from
the boat and sold t. He was arrested for larceny,
tried, and convicted, and became the first inmate
Of the prison he helped to erect Slough gave
bail for further hearing.
CENTRAL GuARpHousK CASES Henry Auder-
son, Scol y lettering In liquor shops after dark
dismissed. Geo. Wilson, do; do. Mary Bufe,
drunk and disorderly; workhouse 30 DAYS. John
Curry, do; hned % "a. John Acquith, drunk.
Henry Jones, (col - had been drunk several days;
and being stupid, while In the process Of SOLDERING
lost himself in neig h borhood he knew all about
previously, and awaited himself of the kind offers
OF the police to secure him. He was kept all
night, and this morning dismissed. Pat Ryon, a
little under the influence Of liquor, had his coat
stolen by some drunken soldiers, he said; and
meeting Thos. Shehan, they started In company
to recover the lost garment but were taken by the
provost guard and put I'm the station house; they
81 So. Saml. johnson, out after hours; do 80 So.
Elizabeth Manly, alias the cake woman, was sent
to the workheuse for 90 days as a vagrant.
SERIOUS AFFRAI IN GEoRsETowN.-A despe-
rate light occurred among a number Of negroes,
on Fourth street, between Fayette and Frederick
locality known as the Twenty Buildings-and
one negro. named Theo. Chisley, was badly cut
oy another whose name Is not known The
wounded man had his abdomen ripped open
xxyfth Hoxry knff ma . e.
recover. The black man who made the assault
was habited In a uniform. He has been arrested
and committed to jail to answer. Sticks, stones,
and knives were freely used in the hght and some
more OF the participants were slightly injured.
AWARNINe 1t has long been matter of COM
plant in various sections of the city, that soon
after dark, numbers Of colored people gather in
and about certain liquor shops, and become very
boisterous and noisy, and create disturbances OF
the peace, after imbibing freely the rot gut
whisky and "cheering lagern which are there re-
tailed. The police have determined to arrest all
such colored persons and take them to the guard
house, and last night a start was made by way OF
warning, with the arrest Of two, who were dis
missed with distinct understanding that in all
cases Of the kind the municipal law will be
strictly enforced hereafter.
Mr.. german sETs DRUNK, AND STEALS A
TRUNK Thomas German, an Individual well
known To the police as one who is in the habit OF
getting drunk, was captured by the officers on
possession Of a huge army trunk The fact was
developed that the trunk had been taken from the
pavement in front of Mr.. II. o. Hoods store, and
Justice Walter consigned Thomas to the Z" blue
jug" To answer the charge Of stealing. Mr.. Cor
man should confne himself to some non ohfusti.
eating beverage-lager, for instance. Eli, Justice
Walter!
LOST CHILD MIR. and Mrs Thomas Cane, who
| live on Mrs. Dundass farm, near Camp Graham
two miles north Of Washington, are in great dis
n too L. II al IgEsT.
| years old. His name 10 John Cane, and he wa
dressed in striped linsey and black cap, his pantl
torn on the right knee; has light cured hair and
blue eyes He was last seen on Tuesday evening
after some soldiers in the direction Of Bladens
burg.
| MoRE CAVALRY "A company Is being recruit
ed at the corner of Sixth street and the avenue FOL
the regiment Of New York Mounted Rifles Col
Dckey. Over fifty men have already been en-
| rolled, and are now encamped with the regiment
| The officers Of the company are Captain Wollsle
ger and Lieutenants Chas. NJ. hammond and w
| Mcleod.
To BIZ INVESTIGATED We hear that this morn
Ing the proper military authorities summoned
witnesses to give evidence relative to the conduc
| Of certain young officers on duty under the Pro
vost Marshal In this city. The witnesses appeared
| and gave the names Of Others, who will be sum
\ moned and the investigation will be conducted
| regularly az soon as they appear
| THE EXPLOSION ON TUESDAY We learn tina
1 the artillery explosion on Tuesday, opposite tn,
| Presidents House, was not from a James shell
but from the cartridges Of some other projectiles
The gun was not ri fed cannon, and conseo upntl,
could not have had James projectile, which il
admitted to be A. Mol.
| Sr. ALoIsUs We hear that Won Weber,
1 grand mass In g will be performed next Sunda,
| at 81. Aloysius. The choir has undergone a com
plete reorganization Madam Cecilia Young, the
| well known cantatrice, and Mr.. Harry Sherman
| the favorite organist, have been engaged
Is IT so 1T is alleged that the Bank of Wash.
ington, while IL refuses to redeem Its own note.
| In specie, charges a per centage Treasur,
notes, and 10 the only bank In Washington
| which refuses to receive Treasury notes at par.
| DEAD-Mr. Joshua Gibson, well known fol-
years the keeper Of the restaurant at the corne
| OF Seventh and E Sta, died yesterday afternoon.
fcoMMUNIcATRD.
Editor ErsniBg Stay-Sif: Allow me, through
the columns Of your paper, to correct error and
put myself right before the public. In your issu,
| OF yesterday, case Is reported in which an
| made to appear as dlmissing the accused afte
being convicted Of a palpable violation Of thu
recent act Of Congress prohibiting the giving OF
| selling Of liquor to soldiers.
| The facts, as transpired before me, are as fol
lows Yesterday morning, officer Bsall brought
before me q man by the name of Luckett, charged
| with the above offence, and, in his evidence
stated that in Of the outer streets Of this cit,
he saw some soldiers and citizen drinking (wha
he supposed to bel whisky from bottle
4 Being some distance of, he repaired 70 the sno