Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-31
LOCAL NEWS


CI!Ui1 CorKT--Yes;erday. in the .ass -,
,, W john al. Stabler, verdict was nm
The cu~r of Albert ID. HAYDEN. ma.
S!rNrns- ~. rtdeon Wcllrs, Secret.-s u 70
Navy. was taken mp. This suit - in -, Oh ,nc
800 y, - seHea n September, l-ais b,
at tie house Of Moses T. Parker, On Mstli'
chusct;s avPRue- upon the alleged rround- 50
me money was IN tiov1 Tnmeh; funds and m
b'rh lost n gaming Table by r. r G,lI,t
Haydn. use OF
Mr.. r. J. ALI n, the defective officer ,.s,;s..
t i oy ordrr Oh Gen Porter he arrested Hay
ucn ana TOOK hiaa 10 the Provost Mars haI,s ara
th' n went 10 the Residence of Parker ana -.
covered the money. The money Was gi,-a, .,
Capt. ht"rill. ana was r-turned 10 him fRsit.rI
a day or two Afterwards by Can't How-,ra go
IL WIS taken by him, in comnao,- ,x,,r ~
Fox, the Assistant Secretary of the Nav. to
the Treasury Department, where il MAS de-
posted.
This morning Mr.. Elliot Middleton. c,.h,o-
OF the Irfasury, wfs put upon the stand IA
prove mat the money was deposited hy order
of Mr. Welles. DIR burlington DIRECTED IN an,
eNnence oi 9iaer, II written, unless produced,
and d verbal unless n were given in the hear
ing OF me witness or made directly 10 bi,
This objection was sustained by the court
MI. OK was next called for a similar mr.
pose, ana MIR. CarrngoDn again objectad. nm
ess il was first proved that orders ~ III vi
n the presence Of or by the authority OF NJ
Wells. The objection was sustained nv IN.
court. MI Fox stated that the mar -. 60, -
during the absence of MIR. W-llrs,. and that he
reported IL 10 Mr.. Wrl,es, who neither an
proved or dlsapproyed his action
The evidence here closed, and Mr. Kennedy
tor the dsfsnoe, asked the Court TO iustruct the
Jury that rhe plaintiff could not recover I'm,
before the Court expressed an opiniou' the
plaintiff counsel, Mr.. Stswart, submitted to
8 non pros.
In the case Of Louis Lang and II. NJ. Myers
at. CT. A. SrSngman, an inquisition was rem
der in favor of plaintiffs.
In the case of II. III. Graham agt. r. Lake
meyer, for work done, verdict was rendered
lor plaintiff
Thomas j. Walnut agt. r.. NJ. Johnson-to
recover SI6t the amount of a due bill-a YER
dict for plaintin was rendered. The defendant
that after the due bill had been given the plain
tin sold him a lot OF merchandise which did
not turn out as represented.
SUICIDE OF NJ AJoE RCssELL.-Mai. VIM w
RUSSELL Paymaster L. >. Marine corps, COM
mittcd suicide last night, between IL and 4
O'Clock, at his rooms, No. 3O- street, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. Coroner
Woodward this morning held an inquest. and
the ~ idence developed the fact that he had in
fiicted upon himself two wounds-one with
small sword, in the side: the intention evidently
having been TO reach the heart; IL struck. how
ever, below il. He then took pistol and fired
il. the ball entering the head the right ternpIc
passing through the head, and lodging lust in
side the skin on the left side The skull is COM
pleiely shattered, and the pistol was evidently
held close TO the head
Jas. Wormley, colored, Who owns the house.
and who sleeps IN an adjoining room, heard the
snap OF pistol twice, but did. not consider il
amounted TO ANYTHING until h. heard the pynlo-
sion, when he rushed into the room, ana found
Mai. Ru. sell lying in pool Of blood.
Judge Loring, who resides opposite, and DIR.
Miller were immediately called m. Russell
was at that time still breathing, but died a few
moments afte rNyards.
Major X. was known as a pleasant, social
gentleman, but sometimes gave WAY TO fits Of
dependency, and il is believed that he W a. IN
a fit OF temporary insanity when he committed
the rash act. For several days he has not been
In condition TO attend TO his duties at the Navy
Yard, and Oh night before last he told his clerk
that he would be there to-day If he was alive.
He WAS forty two years of age and n widower,
but leaves six small children. who reside with
his mother at Rockville, Md. large circle of
friends VIII regret his uRtimely end.
NAVY YARD-The steamer Baltimore ar
rived yesterday, from FORTRESS Monroe, having
taken down Capt. Dahlgren, chief Of the Ord
nance Bureau no went on business connected
with his department. The Baltimore encoun-
tered "A severe gale in the Bay, on Monday,
during the prevalence Of which her rudder
chains parted, and she was obliged to be steered
up Uy tlller. The boat rode the storm in a mag
nificCnt manner, fully sustaining her previous
rCputation Tor staunchness.
The gunboat Curriiuek, which has been doing
guaru uuty on lne rlNe1 Tor some time, has also
arrived, in damaged condition, having broken
her propeller shaft a few days since-the pro-
peller falling ints IL feet of water, from which
1t was recovered by one OF the crew diving and
making fast rope. by which IL WAS hauled up
RIOT IN ALENANDRIA-Iast Friday. num-
Der OF soldiers belonging 10 the I'd Fire Zouaves
creaied a riot in leXandria near the old slave
pen, now nsed for guard house purposes. Cor
poral Leake, with 4 squad. went 10 the spot 10
qHell the disturbance. Persuasion seemed TO
have only an exasperauing effect upon the riot
Gus. Tor one OF the squad was knocked down
by them. The result was an appeal toarms by
the squad, only six in number, and one OF the
ri oters was killed outright. another died of his
wounds the next day, and a third was severely
General Slough complimented the
guard for their faithful performance OF duty
Ii was matter OF surprise that members of
this regiment should be guilty OF such conduct
as il has always enjoyed an excellent reputation
in the army.
FAIR for the benefit of the sick and wounded
soldiers viii be- given by the ladies OF the West
End. on Monday evening. November I'd. AT |.
. clock; 20 be- held over Lathaln's dry goods
store. corner Nineteenth street and Pennsylya-
MIA avenue.
OF THE COMMISSIONERS
US BIgier the Ad IF April Is. lsS2, emitted IA
n for ICES Of rfugu nd IN