Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-16


NoTicE.-DisHict Of Columbia Advertisements
10 be inserted in the BAL rnaeaE Sur are received
at and forwarded from THE STAR Once.
"Dusr MEETING Last evening the mer-
chants Of Pennsylvania avenue held a meet
ing at Cats Building, for the purpose Of recon-
mending to the municipal authorities the adoption
OF some measures more efectnally to provide for
the cleaning and watering Of said avenue.
On motion, Mr.. Marin took the chair, and Mr.
Gait was appointed secretary.
After some discussion, the following resolution
was adopted
RSsoIrsd, That we petition the Board of Alder.
men and Board Of Common Council to amend the
act approved April %, 1860, relative to cleaning
and watering Psnnsylvana avenue, by Striking
out all after the enactng clause and inserting the
following:
Be enacted, &c "Tha. the sum of 50 Don be,
and the same is, hereby appropriated out Of any
money TO the credit Of the Second, Third Fourth.
and Fifth Wards, not otherwise appropriated for
the purpose OF cleaning and watering Pennsyl-
west gate of the Capitol; each of said wards to
pay In proportion to the number Of feet so clean ed
and water ed The work TO he done under the d.
recHon cfthe Mayor, In conjunction with one COM
missioner from each Of the above named wards,
TO Se appointed by the Mayor
The following gentlemen were then appointed
committee to obtain signatures TO the above pc
Third ward-J. w. Marin and H. Taylor
Fourth wsrd-P Hooe and J. sbilington
Fifth Ward. Purdy and g. NJ. Oyster.
Instructed to urge upon the municipal authorities
the propriety of amending the act limiting the
lime Of watering the streets, so as to permit them
to be watered at or near the hour Of 3 O'Clock D. m
The meeting then adjourned.
CRIMINAL Couar.-Yesterday, several witnesses
were examined In the case Of the United States
agt. Edward O'Brien, charged with stealing a
horse carriage and harness, worth S2i0, from G.
NJ Miller. Owing to the absence of a number Of
important witnesses, tie case was postponed until
Jacob Feig and Antoine Dawn were then placed
on trial for the alleged larceny Of two kip skins
worth 81. from Julius Ring. The jury found
verdict Of guilty as indicted, In both cases Mr.
Norris, for defense, submitted motion for a new
trial
John Hatcher was tried and convicted of an
assault aud battery on Mary Whitaker. He was
sent TO jail for two months and fined IS
VIM Conklin was convicted of assault and bat
terry on Isaac Little; sent to jail for three weeks
ard fined 81.
Cbas Parker, cold, was convicted of assault
and battery on Cornelia Coffee. Not sentenced
On motion by District Attorney Ould, J. J.
Coomes, Esq, Of this city, was admitted as IN
attorney Of this court.
To-day-Mary Jane Herbert submitted her case
OF assault and battery on Jane Jackson, to the
Court who, after hearing the evidence in the
case, fined Mary Jane IS and costs
PhlIip Wagner submitted his case of assault
and battery on Augustus r 9th, to the Court who,
sfter hearing the facts, fined the defendant SIS and
costs
James Fogsrty submitted his case of assault and
battery on John Hagan, to the Court. The case
was heard but the Court deferred his judgment
DEsIRucIIvE FIRE.-About 21 O'Clock this
frame house Of Mr.. C. F. C. Richardson on l. At
north, between Eleventh and Twelfth SITS Mr.
Richardson gave the alarm. and had only time to
rouse his family and escape with them from the
had 81 a1 -
way as To preclude the possibility Of saving any of
MS personal property. The flames quickly spread
10 tpe two-story frame adjoining also owned by
Mr.. r and from thence to that Of Mr. John w
Netrn, on the east, and, before the engines could
arrive and get to work. to the house of - p Dod-
sen, also two-story frame. high wind was
olowlng al the time, and the utmost efforts OF the
Franklin, Perseverance and Columbia companies
which were promptly present were only sufficient
10 conine the flames n the four buildings already
r row nS M1eh valuable adjoining the
were estimated TO be worth 90 600, on which
there was an insurance Of 81, 1OO-including in
snrance on his furniture. Mr.. Marin valued
MS house al %, 500, and has an insurance of
81 600 In the Philadelphia North American Mr.
Dosson was insured for $500, and valued his
property at $3.50. None Of the occupants Of the
houses were able, from the rapidity with which
the fire spread, TO save any of their furniture The
fremen were much facilitated in their operations
by the promptftude with which Mr.. GettrelI the
water Taper, was upon the spot TO turn the water
on.
PoLIcx MArrERs-Befors Justice DOM The
Ret Yesterday afternoon the dealers In Center
Market, who were arranging their stands for to-
davis sales, and the pedestrians on Seventh street
below the avenue, were thrown into CONSERVATION
BY a riot which suddenly occurred at the Perse-
verauce engine house The market men were
forced to leave their work to find a refuge from
the bricks and stones, which came flying about
ms mem m IKE , hail storm The fghting was kept
seventh st, alarming the residents there for the
safety OF their property and persons. The police
with Lieut. McHenry, made a descent upon the
crowd, and captured John Brown, J. Pickett
William Mockabee, and David Bowling IL ap-
pered they were all In the engine bouse drink
lag, when Misunderstanding arose and fight
ensued, resulting In the stone and brick light In
the street. Being generally too tipsy for imms-
diate hearing, they were sent TO the guardhouse
FOR hearing at night which resulted In holding
the issue Of warrants for the others engaged
Bowling was struck with brick in the 20 bt on
Seventh st and fell az II dead, and was dragged
d n,S 1y one Of s, party but he sud
but was at last caught In the basement Of the
Patent Office. His head was badly cut.
Nor THE CORRECT THINo.-Anna Dean and
Ellen Mathews two gaily dressed nymphs were
arrested by officer Kimball, at the instance of a
hackman named Riley, who charged one of them
with threatening to split him open with a spit
toOn, or something OF similar shape, and using
language disrespectful to his parentage and his
Legitimacy; and the other with making a like
threat with bottle, and using language Of SINH
lar meaning slightly varied a form. 1t grew out
Of his making demand for hack hire and insist
Ing upon It's payment. Quite patriotic address
was made by the counsel for defense; but the
justice fined each Of the accused - 27 and srg-
gested that their conduct was very wrong which
they admitted, and complied with the order to
pay.
ALExRSDRIA AFyAIRs-From this mornings
Gazette we CLEAN the following:
We understand that gentlemen, commissioned
BY the Confederate States Of America were in
this city yesterday making arrangements for open
ing recruiting ONCE here, for the enlistment Of
troops for that Confederacy
The ship Joseph Clarke, which has Just un-
Lambert, ESQ j, one of our most liberal and enter.
prisng merchants, TO load for a foreign port
Another lot Of ammunition for the Southern
States, from New York, passed through this CITY,
this morning per the Adams Express Company.
EyAss's ONE DOLLAR STORE, No. 476 Pennsyl-