Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-28
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

LATE LOCAL NEWS.
EMANCIPATION COMMISSIONERS r Petitions fled
since last report Major Roger Jones, slaves
slaves-Judy and Henry Davies. Mary ID. G.
Ringgold, 2 slaves-Louisa and Elizabeth. Han
nah Mccormick ct al, slaves-Rachel and Su-
san Contee, Harriet and Abraham Cox. Stephen
p. Franklin, slaves-Was hington Clements,
Lucinda Taylor, Maria Parker, Lucy Brooks and
Alfred Clarke. Lucy T.. Mattingly, administra-
trix, slaves-Sophia, Charlotte, Peter, Priscilla,
Flora, Willie, George and Fanny. Lucy f.. Mat
tngly, I slave-Leonard. Ann Emeline Ward, 1
slave-Cecelia Thomas. Ulysses Ward, slave
Rachel Cole. Anthony Addison, 2 slaves-Sam-
uel Millihan, Elizabeth Bruce, Lizzie and Ma
rion Lewis, Thomas and ulia Solomon. Louisa
g. Beall, 2 slaves-Betty and Josephine Harris
Benz. &. Bohrer, 10 slaves-Arabella Martha
George, James, Selma, Archey, Horace and AIDE
laide Nash, and an infant, George, Alexander and
erson. Sarah E. King, slaves-Mary Chase,
Rachel, Selma, Mary, John and Annette Co
9uire, James NJ. Wright, 2slsves-William and
liam, Charles, Susan, Mary and Mary c. John
son. Sarah p. Bryan, 2 slaves-Stephen Hagan
and Caroline Henson. Thompson Nailor,
slaves-Albert Hickman, Ann Adams and Maria
Johnson. VIM. Thomas Carroll, 3 slaves-John
Brooks, Ellen and Henry Warren. Dr. Thos 8
Mercer, slaves-Henrietta Warren and Lucy
Blackstone. James Ross, slaves-Kesiah and
Frances Ann Ross. Michael Green, 2 slaves
Marian Adams and Agnes Brooke Enos Raw,
slaves-Elza, James, Emily, Hanson and George
Hinton and Mary E. Dean. NJ. A. Harvey,
slaves-Julia, Joseph, Robert William and Al
bert Cole. Ann NJ Hill, 2 slaves-Mary Fletcher
and Louisa Hawkins. Juliana Barry, slaves
James, Rachel and Nora Sanders B. T Swort
slaves-Colonel johnson, Chas. Brown, Emily,
George, Ellich, Spencer and Mary f. Allen. Jas
l.. Brawnery, slave-Mary Washington. Cath
arine Golden, slave-MatiIda Price Catharine
A: Golden, L slave-Austin Price. George w
Riggs, 2 slaves-Anthony and Mary Bell. WIN
Marshall, l slave-MarY Boyd. VIM H Moore,
slaves-Waring and George Dimes VIM.
Evans, L slave-Lewif. VIM. b Kibbey, as
signee Of J. Hoover, Z slaves-Ben and John Tay-
lor, Sam REYNOLDS, Nancy, Bill, Susan and Char
ley. Francis r. Blair, H., 2 slaves-Sarah Solo
| mons and Mary Sims. Alex. Elliot, slave
Mary Beall. Louisa NJ Wright, 4slaves-Pollie,
Willie Ann, Nora and Fanny Nelson John Van
Riswick, slayes-Geo. Barton, Harriet Clarke
and Phoebe Ross. Philip Fenwick, slaves
John TOogoOd, Margaret Dorsey, Louisa Thomas,
Henry Warren, Lewis and Joseph johnson and
Lewis II. Dedney. Silas l.. LOOMS, l slave
Abraham Dent. Alonzo r. Fowler, 1 slave
Lucy Washington. Adelaide Wilson slaves
Chas. Ferguson and Harriet Thomas Mary c.
Dean, 6 slaves-Robert Stewart John Ambush
Albert Clarke, Jenny Johnson, Caroline and
Philip Diggs. VIM. A. Linton, slaves-Fanny
and X. G. Stewart. Israel Knode, l slave-Ra-
chel: Pierce Shoemaker, 20 slaves-Geo Dorer,
benjamin, Rachel, Elizabeth, Matilds, Albert
Catharine, Leander, Rebecca, Oceola and Emma
styles, Joseph Simms, Mary Ann, Margaret To-
bias, Benjamin., Annie, Cornelius, Caroline and
p
| lotte Cover. Isabella T. Turpin, slave-Maria
Watson. Jane Il. Burrows, l slave-Charlotte
Marshall. Andrew Hancock, l slave-EIlen
Johnson. Benz. 7. Middleton, 3 slaves-James
Prather, Moses Powell and Amos Hopkins w
II. Williams, lslave-Fannie Smallwood VIM.
Nottingham, slaves-Cagy Ware and Charles
Green Francis j. Fugitt, slave-yohn Mitch
ell o HI. p. Clarke, 1 slave-RIch,d Proctor.
Joseph w Webb, slave-Wm. Harrod. Jos.
w Webb, guardian, S slaves-Jeannette Charles.
Mary Jane, Bette and Becky. Jane c. Penn, 9
slaves-ElIas and Julia Lee. Edward Hall,
slaves-Lloyd Jones and William II. Harrison
Elizabeth Crawford, 3 slaves-Jane and Clinton
Lee and Martha Johnson. Martha T. Hall, 1
slave-Celia Walker. Eliza DuvaIl, slaves
HAMS Ap Rinsld oGa Ro A,ou[y and C0rneiu,
and VIM. Mathews: John NJ. Belt, 9 slaves
Minty Clarke and VIM. II. Thornton Thomas
and Mary A. Purcell, slave-Minty Cross.
CIRCUIT Court, May 27.-In the matter of VIII.
son Copeland, claimed as a fugitive slave by
lgnatius Waters, Of Montgomery county Mary.
land, Mr.. Dean presented the petition OF Daniel
Breed, Of this city, praying that writ Of hab.as
corpus may issue to Marshal Lamon, commanding
him to produce the body of said Copeland. The
petition sets forth that said Copeland 10 impris.
Oned and restrained Of his liberty Illegally and
| that neither the act Of Congress approved Feb
ruary II, 1898, nor any other act authorizes such
Imprisonment.
The Court was about to refuse the application.
but Mr.. Dean req ested to be heard on the 81 b..
vince the Court, by argument Of their constitu.
tional right to grant the writ and the Court set
Thursday morning at 9 O'Clock for the hearing.
Mdy2S.-The witnesses have all been examined
| in the case Of Hamilton, Easter & Co, vs. Hugh
b. Sweeney, Chas. e. Rittenhouse, H. G. Pant,
Samuel Fowler, and w L. Heron; and the arpu,
| ment commenced this afternoon.
SERIOUS AccIDRNT.-As Mr.. Hammack, from
Washington, was driving q lady friend named
Wheeler, Of this city, out In buggy, on Monday
afternoon last, on Charles street. the bridge
his horse became unmanageable and started of
at furious rate OF speed. The young lady was
| thrown out Of the buggy, and received several
| severe bruises. Mr.. Hammack held on to the
| reins for some time after Miss Wheeler was
| thrown out until one OF the wheels OF the buggy
struck the curbstone, the force of which threw
him out. HIS head was severely cut In two or
| three places, and he was otherwise bruised. They
were both removed to the residence Of Miss
w heeler, on Gay street, near Second, where Mr.
| II. was boarding, and DR.. John H. Buckler was
called to attend them.-Baltimors Clipper.
PARDoNs.-The President has pardon Emanu-
| ell Rifferd, who was convicted Of larceny at the
December term Of the Criminal Court, and sen
| fenced TO the penitentiary for Is months, ana
James Ranking, . soldier, who was convicted In
June last, of robbery and sentenced to 3 years
years imprisonment. The reasons for granting
the former Is that an Investigation has been had
and there Is some doubt Of his guilt, and that he
| pardon, that some palliating circumstances have
| been adduced, rendering his guilty intention
doubtful.
| MILITARY ARKEsT.-A squad Of the Provost
| Guard arrested william Homer, hackman, yes
terdsy afternoon, near the war Department, and
after taking him to the Provost Msrshal's Once,
he was sent 20 the Old Capitol prison. The