Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-24

HoxIcibK IN TIE Fpsr wARp.-Isst night q
quarrel occurred In the frst ward between
l'tsnInen EaneG Paf Flahertv and neg 20 named
Joseph Penny which resulted In the death Of
Flahrrtv at the hands If Penny. The sTair ttOk
plscs abcut O'Clock II the house Of James Ken
nedy, in neigt borhood on Twenty frat s.reet,
known as Hdge's'nwn. IL seems Tat PrnaJ ives
witt soldier atSsRuedy,s house, AID flenerty's
wife, who lives nsar by cxrne in, and WHALE there
WIS grossly insul:ed be PrnTv. Her hnso5no
hearing OF IL came In 10 puuish th- neR7o for hi'
conduct, when Penny drew long dirk knife ara
stabbed him throup the breast the blade coming
out at his back Flahertv fell and died almost
instantly while hts murderer Immediately hed
Penny belongs to the notorious Penny family aud
for grand larceny His mother lately completed
a similar term here aud Is In jail u charge
Of assault aud battery with intent to kill. Ills
supposed that he has taken refuge IN some Of the
cam % in the neig hbcrboOd Flaherty was poor
hard working laborer, and generally esteemed az
an honest, sober man.
An EXCITING scKNK.-Yes'erdav afternoon, a
lieutenant colonel Of one If the Ohio 70, fmsnts
rode mp to the National Hotel, 6ismounted and
gave his horse 20 little boy 70 bold A lea
tenant OF the DeKalb Regiment went to the boy
aud demanded the horse as the property of his
colonel The boy refused to give up, and the
oracer went TO take the horse, and struck the lad
ssSsra, times crowd OF soldier. gathered
tenant CT. Considerabl- eJciteu ent rnsued and
Officer w ssterfeld took the horse and was leading
him to a stable to be kept for the right owner
The colonel came nod mounted his horse. and at
street great excitement prevailed and a crowd
gathered Ground Just at this time, when the
street was bloc ked up, cry was heard, Z" Make
way for the ladies - and then came F re Zouaye
mounted On a jack, armed with club, with
which he urged his gallant steed. The ludicrous
scene prod uced good hunior in the least eYcited
and the crowd dispersed, the colonel riding off
with his charger.
"SEcKsH" was little too 'sairly' In showing
, Its hand in the District, some very sly folks
begin 70 find out We could mention manv cases
In point One for instance, which a gentleman
relates to NJ Of Georgetown specimen who wrote
f'om THIS city to friend there stating that the
Confederate troops were a rapid march for
Washington; that the federal troops could not
had just come from Gen. Bsauregard 10 the War
Department with "a hours notice to give up the
city. and " not to notify the females, children
&c, to yamoose immediately &c, &c.
VIVIAN Is making Odd Fellows Hall famous
by bis wonderful magical and ventriloq NAL
powers. Don't fail to see him.
EDITOR OF THE STAR-Dear Sir: In Yesterdays
edit OIL OF the star IL was stated the well known
jewelers., brokers, dry goods and wood merchaL Is
who had made their living of Of Union men,
were showing their clOvrn feet as secessionists
wish 10 understood that there was one wood nd
coal merchant who shouldeTed his rifle for three
months In defence Of his country and who Is
ready to shoulder his rifle again, when callsd
upon, at a moments notice
iem' very respectfully, yours:
Corner 7th st. and Massachusetts avenue
July sith, 1861. ux