Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-18
LOCAL NEWS.


! LOCAL NEWS.
! SAD CAsE.--Yesterday afternoon a youur
. man named Alex. Prentiss was arrested by of
ficer q. K. Hotchkiss for an assault upon Ros.,
Pr"ntiss, his Wife 1t appeared from the tes-
tlmony that they had been married six wears
and had two children, both dead. At the time
OF marriage they We're in comfortable circum-
stances, residing iii New York Within a wear
or Two the business of the young man failed.
and h" came to Washington for employment.
| W hlle here he received letter informins niru
that his Wife had proved faithless He went
! TO New York and found that the information
was true. He was anxious TO reclaim her, and
sent her money with which TO come to Wash
ington. Upon her arrival here she went with
HIM TO Mary Ann Halls. and took lod.iags
1her" she remained, and he stopped there one
hi2ht WIN hrr Recently he wanted to get her
away, and she refused TO leave: and he had a
warrant issued for her arrest, charging her with
adultery, but IL never came TO trial. Wpdnes-
DAY he net her on the avenue, and took hold of
her dress and demonstrated with her upon her
conduct She pulled away from him and tore
her dress, which constituted the basis of tbs.
charge against him. Justice Johnson regarded
IL rs no case for trial AT court and dismissed il
advising her. in view OF her hus bands willing
ness 10 receive her, 10 leave her present QUAR-
tars, and abstain from lewd course of life
Inc parties are young, handsome and intelli.
gent
MURDER IN GEoRGETowN.-On Thursday
j THOMAS.
''Ddmmy," was badly beaten BY another negro
named Joseph Jones, oil Water street, George.
Town, and died yesterday afternoon at the sta.
non, from the effects of the wounds received.
an inquest was held this morning by Coroner
oodward, and from the evidence il appearpd
that Jones had been living with a notorious
prostitute on Water street, near Rays mill; but
some time ago Thomas gained her favor, and
mas since been living with her. On Thursday
night Jones went to the house. and finding
Ihomas there, A quarrel took place, ending BY
knocking him down and beating him with a
stick OF wood. fracturing his skull Thomas
was taken to the station house and died about
three O'Clock yesterday. The Jury returned a
verdict that he came To his death from wounds
received AT the hands of Jones The latter WAS
arrested yesterday by officer Drill. and com,
1nitted LOT further hearing; but after the rem
dl'ion OF the verdict this morning. he was fully
committed
MORE TRooPs.-The I69th New York arrived
last evening, from Troy, n. Y. They number
40 men. who Were recruited in the neighbor-
mood, two companies being from Washinrt
comfy, one from the town of Brunswick and
seven from Troy, and are fully armed and
equipped for service. They are ACCOMPANIED
by field music. The following are the officer.
Col Buell., Lieut.. Col. McCarmy, Major Nden
aolutant kessalburgh Quartermaster Kinnpr
surgeon knolson, Assistant Surgeons Skinner
ana Reynolds, Chaplain Eaton, and Captains
Colvln, Wood, Allen, Coleman, Crawford.
vaughn, Mckuhn, Wicks, Murnam and Fer
guson. -
Thirty.ive recruits for the 18th N.Y.S.M-
arrived last night. Thirty five recruits for other
also arrived '
FALSE aLARN:-Last night a negro ran 10
the Fourth Ward station and rpporte6 ,b,t a
party was assembling about the county iail ~
take 1t. The pstrolmen from the near beats
Were instantly called together and proceeded
10 me ]a,i when seeing a few men gathered
around, they sounded their whistles and made
a charge The group of men started and ran
but they were all taken; only four in number
lneF we're locked up in the station house, and
inns morning no witness appeared, and from
the statements made il was discovered thai the
negro had some trouble with the men at a
drnking-house near by. He left the house
and the men soon followed, and ne supnosad
they were following him. 1t NAV be that 70
protect himself he gave the alarm. The Young
men were all dismissed by Justice Walter.
SHOOTING SoLDIEE-On "Wednesday NIGHT
James Mcclellan, of the seth New York, went
70 the house known as the {" Jenny Lind on
New York avenue, between Twenty.frst and
lWentN-Second streets, having previously ar
ranged with one OF the inmates to stop all
night He, however, was denied admission
and asked for the return OF his money, which
Was REUSED, and a woman ordered him off, hut
ne refusing 10 go, pistol was fired from the
door, and the bali took effect in his arm
Mcclellan was taken TO the Epiphany Hospital
Yesterday afternoon officers Buell. and James
arrested two of the inmates, named Mary Arm
strong and Eliza Williams who were taken
before Justice Drury and committed TO Jail for
a further hearing.
RoBBED.-As Mr.. Fred. A. Iuckenbach was
passing through the Smithsonian grounds last |
night, between II and ~ o'clock, on his WAY
home from the theatre, he was attacked by three
ruftians who threw him down, choked him
and 70 bbed him of his pocket book which for
tunately contained but a small amount These
cases are becoming frequent, and the poIice
should exercise renewed vigilance in brinping
these footpads to justice. A police guard is es
peclally needed about the Smithsonian grounds
INQUEST Coroner Woodward YESTERDAY
held an inquest on the body of the child mur-
dered by its mother on the corner of Twentieth /
and T. streets, As stated IN the Star of Yesterday
and verdict was rendered that it was smoth'
cred TO death by the mother while in a IN Of
insanity produced by the excessive use OF
liquor.
REvIEw.-At noon to-day Major Gen Banks
ana Brig. Gen. 5. Casey, accompanied by Their |
respective STATS, reviewed the troops encsmnad |
near the almshouse, in the presence of a Iarre |
number of spectators, among whom wera MANY |
strangers. The review was very fine and the |
troops marched and looked exceedi u Civ veil
MARIIEp.-By the announcement i, the mar |
riage notices IL Will be seen that the public's l
favoritp, Prof Scala, leader of the Marine |
Band, has .talen to himself a wife, his bride l
being also from family of musical note.