Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-12

SIARBrSs AFFAIR An a6fay occurred shout
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, In " Fighting alley
on the Island, In which a soldier named Ems
Russell, belonging 10 the ith Pennsylvania Cav
atty, received two stshs in The left breaSi, nesT
bis hear. II appears That El'is was psssia.
through the sllev, and caale across a p'Jty II
Ianug men consisting Of james CsllaD, las.Cl
pumThteY, - Mangum elias Sub Gun, and
young brother % Callans. who be sal-ted aud
passed on. After going Little distance, the oar
ties overlook him, and Callan, " hu vas drunk,
called him id Yankee s-n Of a b-B bni
drew dirk knife, With which n N sds a. EiliE:
Tut the knife was wressLl 1IL Z! IN " Ellis and
given 10 Pumphrey, who Ellis told 70 take hi-
friend (CslIanI away. Calian irUHu5 i-...v * -
at Elis az ain, and they CliaCted ,wheu PIiDrnf-y
neme up, "a Ellis says, and stabbed HIN twice 30.
the breast, inhctiBg each tune wound about
two and bali inches deep which may prove fatal.
OMcers Garrett, Barker and Boswell were IN
mc32tely on the spot, and arrested CsllaT and
Pumrhrey, and carried Ellis TO the Seventh Ward
Station, where his wounds were dressed ~ Dire
Crn-sin and Bacon Manpum and the yegHypr
Cslian Immediately ran, hut were arrested In
brick yard near the Navy Yard, 0y The officers Of
The Seventh Ward and pairolInan Mllstead, Of tie
Filth Ward The p9rtis q were all tdkel 20 los
tlce Suattcn's Ct1ce, where an examination Vas
he'd. and James Caiian and rumBhtey CoU
Inittsc 20 jail FOR fuftbrr hearing. hsn2um sn3
the Younger Csilan were dsullssei-
The wounded man waa last evening removed -
biz quarters IN Capitol Hin, where every attention
Is paid 10 him. Oas Of the wounds has reB,-
tratcd the lung, and both are regarded as mprtsl.
Too TALL.-Yesterday afternoon, tall. lean,
lsnk specimen Of humanity, standing almost seven
feet In his stockings, eniered magistrates office
ard atked IL he was too tail for this latitude,
did the law allow the shoe dealers ca hang tbeiT
shoes In front OF the doors ilSt high encugh Ia
strike his forehead Tie justice replied that he
was net above lawful hight, and that tic ordi-
naDces prohibited the hanging out oI 2ovis IN
the way Of pedCs.FisHs, aud al once disDstched an
officer 70 notify tic dealers 20 raise Their wares to-
an elevation permitting the complainant and sim
IL ~r-~k rgH
crowns.
THs Ncs-PRkYING CLERsY.-To oar ceres
pondent who inc uiTes as 20 the authorship Of the
communication sigatd "a loysl Churchman."
VIC may say that we CaaIot see that such knowl-
edge Is at all necessary a REQUESTS 70 Cns1er.
ing 'Cburcbmln's" argument
The latter may, however, choose to scc0mmo-
date our correspondents but Of that we leave him
20 be the judge
SECOND WARD SrATIoS CAsEs John Gocomr.
selling goods without license s6.is. JObu Colson,
dru1k; dtsmi,sed- Charles Hughes do and asst
riding $40. VIM. Alexander drunk and dsor-
Derry; turned over 10 the military John Henry
do 90. Mary Jane Ward, drunk; ~ - John
Drunk, do Si.9i Norman l.. Smith, do II 81.
:. NJ. Locke, concealed weapon; S2l9i. " Il
William, do Sal. X. A. Bacon, drunk; %.
FLLIIxo OF A srAsLs The Isrre frame stable
at the corn Of First street end Msryiaud avenue
formerly occupied by military company, bot
lately used by the Government, fell rburtdsv
morning with heavy crash Fortunately nne
was In Il at the tine, but had TIC scciden; o..
CURED few days since, when Il wa occupied
ny csveiry horses undoubtedly sCme would have
been killed.
INDICTED The grand Jury, at IL, late ,.ssiou...
found three bills Of iEdictmeat egains, q.
King, Warden OF the PeDitentisry, charging him
With embcZLling property Of the ins,itaIion, BBd
with presenting, In two Instances. false vapcheFs
The friends Of Mr. King express much cont acEcs
in his ability 20 d!sprove the charge.
GENITAL GUARDEoUss CAsEs-Bsfsrs IEs:.o,
TkotnpSoE--Sicphen Coolidge and q Bow
aen, soldiers, disoieesly; turned over to the milf
taIy. Phillip HeIeclst Indecent eKpoeaTe; hnek
50 81 George Shsrpless, drunk and disorderly;
do, $l-si. Timothy shields, vs2rsnt; wsTk hease
% days
LIBEL CksE.-The Grand Jurv, a; its late Sos,
o. IN, found a bill against samuel Chase Barnsy,
for libel against Edward De Krsft DR. Harvey
Lindsey and Judge Purcell, contsIned in a
psmphlet published by him, purportinc & be an
expose OF the facts In the "Bsrney Case
FOURTH WARD Station casrs-B,Sort Juoies
Waiter Joseph ROlIiRgs, hg htiBss K1ed 81 Sc
john Williams, do oismissed. 2. Flick 81
drunk "a. the street; dismissed c. TTutt!e ana
Maurice Ryan, sleeping IN wagon; dismissed.
sUrrosKb TO H sroLKx.-Thi, rnorn.ng the
foursn ward pauo- men took horse marked L.
from tne premises Ct a mAa paInfd Dcnais
Murphy The general marks atswri 10 tBu.' q
The morse advertised In the star by PHILLIP Z,i''-
g 000 sgsRELs PRIMs sEED oArP,
j. n. bAhTnULOW.
ti Ag1cuurel Narshouse,
GARDEN -sEhys, E.owaA SEEDS.
" LAWN GRASS.
PEAS. BEANS. ac.. &c,
4 Fresh and 0erui
For sale By 4. DAAIEOLOw
.AyTleuitcrr Warei o4sr
~. seyenln street. bsos Pa sven.
EkkMtNs IMPLEMENTS. PLl,ygs, HAk-
hUWs, SCLltfArORS, ac, 20
d j. 4. bARTHOLOH,
1 AgrlcllfuIl Wareh..IEs.