Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-05
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1lvef, steamer loading at night, trial DY lynch
drama has drawn fun houses wherever per-
formed.
CANTERBURY HALL still fouri,hes, and the
beautiful songstress, Miss Julia Mortimer, and
graceful dansuese, Miss Mile Fowler, seem TO
gain in popularity every evening. Percival has
got together a large company Of performers, every
one excellent In his or her peculiar line, which
accounts for the success Of the Canterbury.
ODD PILLOWS n ALA change Of programme
every evening. Offering the greatest variety Of
new songs, dances and burlesques, by the seven
teen star performers IL Is worth the price Of
admission to hear Kunkel sing the "old sexton"
PARkER's HALL, young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Rooms )-Fair and Festival OF the ladies
Of the First Baptist Church. Good refreshments,
excellent music, and variety Of fancy articles.
CLARENDON CONCERT HALL.-Music gratis, and
refreshments every evening, served up By fair
waiting girls.
ALL ABOUT CHIcKEN.-A 70 W took place on
Virginia avenue, near First street, on Thursday
morning last-in which two families took part
growing out Of the killing of q chicken. II ap-
Peared that Michael Nash and James Mcdonald
are next-door neighbors, and Mcdonald missing
accused him Of stealing IL, which he Indignantly
denied; but on looking around, Mcdonald saw
the chicken under the stove with his head cut or
He picked II up OF the hoor and started out with
IL, after shaking II In Nash's face. Here Il was
thought the matter would end; but Mrs. Nash and
Mrs. Mcdonald (who, by the way, was at the
time the mother OF boy scarce 20 hours old) met
on the sidewalk, and after a few words in refer
ence to the chicken, belted into each other Nash
seeing that his wife was In fair way of getting
whipped, went to her aid; and Mcdonald, think
ing mar two on one wasn't fair, J" went to the
volved, Mrs. Nash entered her house and brought
out plate, which she smashed over McDouaids
head; and Mrs. Med. In tun, proceeded to her
domicile and armed herself with poker, with
which she returned to the scene Of action and
used IL over Nash's head. The neighbors became
interested, and The Hgh. progressed for some time
but at length the battle was decided in favor OF
the McDonsld s-the Washes retreatIng to their
castle The McDonald., however, followed on,
and stormed the castle-McDo AID kicking In the
panels Of the door, and his wife breaking in the
windows. BY this time some Of the Seventh
Ward police made their appearance and arrested
MI and Mrs. Nash and Mr.. Mcdonald (Mrs
Mcdonald, although able 10 fight on the COM
mons, bad retired to her maternal couch and was
not able to walk to the otice), and took them be-
fore Justice Stratoa, who fined them IS 81 each
Rather costly chicken, that,
THE CIRCULATION OF SMALL NorEs The
Grand Jury for the County Of Washington pre-
sented to the Judge OF the Criminal Court, on the
18th ult a report, in which they state that they
have had under consideration the act OF Congress
to restrain the circulation Of small notes as cur
rency In this county, which was approved July7,
common notoriesy that that law il daily violated
bya large majority Of the business men Of the
county, yet no complaint has been made to the
Jury upon which presentment has been asked
Tor passing notes OF a less denomination than
nVe dollars" They speak Of the great number
OF banks having such notes In circulation here
s ana OF tne dlmcuty Of distinguishing good notes
from those which are worthless They represent
tue fact that none Of the banking other institu
IONS OF this county are issuing notes OF less
denemination than ave dollarsi' and they also
represent the difficulty Of enforcing the law when
1t 10 violated by a whole community. They there
lore earnestly appeal to the Congress Of the United
States 90 to modify the act to permit either the
old established banks Of the District or the Corpo-
rations Of Washington and Georgetown, or alt of
them to issue and circulate their notes Of denom-
nations not less than one dollar, under proper
Limitations and restrictions This, they saw would
remove the demoralizing tendency which daily
violation Of known law must have upon any
community, whilst IL would also relieve the
Orand Jury from an embarrassing duty laid upon
them.
POLICE MATTERs-Sseoad Pyscinct.-Patrick
Lynch, dead drunk; taken to camp. Lieut. Ru.
bin, drunk; do. Catherine Morrow, do; taken
home John T.. Kemp, do turned over to the
military
laird Precinct -Joanna Lewis, disorderIy con-
duct; fined $50 Bridget Cary, drunk; work
house. Richard Bond, assault and battery; ruled
for trial VIM. 3. Twiss, do do. Louisa Ell
bert, larceny; dismissed. Bridget Kelley, selling
liquor without license; ruled for trial. E. Nc.
garet Dour, selling liquor without license; lined
$40 Daniel Hill, profanity; fined Sl.sf John
Casting, sleeping in the market; dismissed.
Etgkfh Precinct Henry BauT stealing watch;
dismissed. WIN. McCauley, breaking windows;
turned over to the military. John M. Crate,
drunk; dismissed. Barney Curran, do; do,
disorderiy, taken to the Marine Barracks. John
hcGalieger, do; dismissed.
Tsrth PTseiRet.-L. B. Stone, drunk and dis
orderly; nned sl.94. Charles English, stealing;
dism issed w. II. Wyants, do sent to jail
Michael Nash, disordefly conduct; fined IS g.
Ellen Nash, do; do. James Mcdonald, do do.
Thomas Riley, disorderly; delivered to the mill
tary.
CRIMINAL CoURr.-Yesterday afternoon, John
Ryan, soldier Of the 53th New York regiment
house near Tennallytown, owned and occupied
by John W. HAYNES, was found guilty.
The trial OF Felix Dugan, charged with sealing
money from VIM. Dennis, was not concluded
when the court adjourned.
The Grand Jury having closed Its labors for
the present term, Immediately after adjournment
Partook OF oountiful collation. provided by Mar
An abstract Of their presentment on the circu.
Iauon OF small bills 10 given In another part Of
our paper.
TIE FLo.rIse Population. surrRAsE BILL
In the Senate Yesterday the billto amend the city
charter Of Washington, % as to extend the priv.
iege Of voting In municipal elections to all per-
sons Of six months residence in the city, who
certain date prior to the election, was taken up.
Mr.. Grimes remarked that the city councils had
adopted unanimous protest against this bill;
that he did not care now about, and that though
the committee had In the FIRST place agreed upon
IL, be was not aufhoriZed 70 urge is passage.
Messn. Pomefoy and Lane, Of Kansas, desired
Its passage with the tax requirement sticken out,
so that here might be entirely free suffrage.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio, the bill
was indefinitely postponed
STUBBORN FIsHr.-Yesterday afternoon, row
came OF In street, near Fourteenth, at the noted
rheaier Row." and called for the interference
Of the metropolitan police. Patrick Gormley
went into Kerrigan's cake and coffee saloon, and
some diftculty occurring, was ordered out by the
proprietor. He (Gormley) refused to 90, and
kerrigan undertook 10 put him out. A fight en-
sued and was continued after the parties were In
the street. Kerrigan had q coat torn OF In the
conflict, and 6ormley was badly beaten about the
head and face. The case was taken before Jus
tice Clark, who, In view Of the testimony, dis
missed Kerrigan, and informed Gormley that II
thought proper he could make his complaint 10
the Grand Jury now In session.
CENTRAL GuARpHousE CAsEs-Bgors Jssties
CLaTk.-Jeremiah Quick, drunk; workhouss 90