Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-21
LOCAL NEWS.

DANGEE%s lNsTITUTIoN.-lesterda NJ
ternoon, patrolman johnson, OF the copnty no.
lice precinct. arrested John Ricketts, for a viola
non OF the city laws, by hauling dead animal
from The city 10 an tabIishmcnt In The country
70 be boiled down for the oil and bones The
CASE was ruled for trial to-day. The arrest
rhcHed an alarming statement from the patrol
n';IE 10 the following effect: An establishment
sor the boiling OF dead animals Tor their oil and
bones, mas been set up on Mrs Beali's farm, q
ilttie norm OF the city boundary. Herp>s aud
other animals, no matter by what disease they
die, whether OF CHAMBERS, farcie. pol-eyil or
| disteinper, are taken there, skinned and boiled
and after the bones ana oil are obtained tn.
water. with all the diseases with Witch !, A.
imprgnated, IL cast into a little stream running
by the establishment, and the surface of which
u often coated with 4 scum of the In fpctiou.
| substances This little stream elnptias into the
| Capitol branch. which flows through the city.
and cmpties into the canal n Third street The
SoNrrpinent horses water n the Capitol
branch, and they die rapidly of those disease
But worse than all, the pa;rolman sa,s tlrst
mich cows belonging TO dairymen and hun
dreds of families, there to drink The patrol
man was SO forctbly struck with the probabili-
" that II was The cause OF much sickhpss not
Otherwise accounted for in the hospitals, thai
ne noifed the physicians, and The purchase OF
milk by the patients lilaly 10 be thus infected
was prevented. If the & IS are as stated, and
number OF witnesses are mmoned TO sustain
the statement, the health of the clty and the
recover, OF the invalid soldiers in the hospitals
demand thai the nuisance shall b. immediately
abated. .... -s
THIEvEsABoET.-Lastn night, probably abou
one O'Clock, some thief or thieves got into H.
yard OF Mr.. lanes L. Dayton's residence, on
Eleventh street, between q and III. and took
,hereirom quantity of wearing apparel and
household linen. which had been hung out then.
To dry. Among the articles stolen were lot of
newly made articles Of clothing which had
never been worn. and which Were INTENDED as
bridalpresent 10 daughter Of Mr.. ID. Earlier
IN the evening, the men Al work in Mr.. D,s
bakery, adjoining his house, heard a noisein the
back yard. and gave chase to a man who, in
his Hight, droppeda pillow case MARKED :. Ma
nonal Hotel" and Allied with Hour. The city
| Is At this time full Of burglars and desperatr
characters, ana all should take warning and
carried OF. ..TE -
ACCIDENT Ar THE WAR DEpAETNsNr-
Yesterday, a Mr.. j. M. Downing. coa,ractor
was engased in experimenting the roofing OF
the w ar department. rafter which had been
temporarily placed, fell upon him and Knocked
nun on the root, and he was canghi upon scat
fold some twelve feet below. He was taken 70
his home immediately, and we learned this
morning that fears are entertained that he is
seriously injured internally. Mr. Alfred Hen
ing, Journeyman oricklayer, working upon
the building, also fell from the sarae building.
and was seriously injured.
RnnRlNG SoLDiEI-I.ast light, a. Patrick
brown, sick soldier, from Trinity HOSPITAL
was passing through the East Capitol grounds
be was attacked by two men, named Daniel
Sullivan and W. Thompson, who Knocked him
down. and one held him " lille the other robsred
ham OF his pocket-book, containing SI9 MAsArs
Ball and McGlenn, the watchsnen in the
grounds, discovered them before they made OF.
and took Charge of them ninth the Arrival of
omeer Barkiey. who took them to the Fifth
Ward Station. This morning Justice Furrusou
committed them to jailt
FiIE-The alarm of fire this forenoon WAS
caused by the partial destruction OF the resi-
dence OF Mr.. WA. Dixon, on Twelfth street
cast, near pennsylvania avenue. The fire
caught from a stosepfr,e running ffrou On n
wooden partition, and soon il had gained con
siderable Roadway. The loss liz about S3OO To
me ouiidlng, which rs uninsured, hat the ffurul-
ture was much broken in its hasty removal
The citizens, aided by the soldiers from the
hospitals, and the Anacosiia and I,oIunAia
Fire Companies. rendered yaluxble assistance
preventing the entire destruction OF the house
HARD Casa disabled horse has been
lying AT the corner of r and Twelfth streets
west since Saturday last Some kind hearted
CITIZENS did " hat was in their mower for the
poor animal, furnishing il with food and nedi-
CHE. and begged the police more than once tn
attend 10 The case. Finally, this morning the
horse was shot, and thus put out of its misery
IMPLICATED IN MURDER.-Janes wei-ham
OF the 22d Massachusetts regiment, was ypstpr-
day sent down by Gen. Sykes, 10 the Provost
Marshal. He is supposed TO BE- Implicated in
tne murder OF Mr. George Wilson, OF Mont
Somery county.
IHE MANAGERIAL WAR.-we understand
that MT Barnum has prepared a card i'm An
morning papers. WAC
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