Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-15


assault and battery; bail for court. John b.
Holland, dangerous person; bail for peace.
Chas: Diggs, drunk and disorderiy; dismissed
dismissed. Ale1ander Boyd, drunk and dis.
orderly; do. Jno. Warner, do; do. Michael
Brannon. do; military. NJ. M. Curtin. sleep
ing in the street; Jno Eckert, do; Frank r.
Norton, do; do. Jno. Gimp. desertion, do: do.
jeremiah Riordan and Stephen O'Hare, sleep
ing in the street; dismissed. Michael Stukert,
driving on pavement; sl.ss. A. NJ. Baxter,
drunk; dismissed. Cathaline Domley, va
grancy; workhouse.
GENERAL DisoRDER.-Yesterday afternoon,
several fights occurred on North Seventh street
between soldiers belonging to the I'd regular
cavalry and others. One fight took place be-
tween a party of this regiment and some of
SCOTS 800, which was originated by the reg
ula1s taunting the others with not having seen
service on the froAt; and in the melee several
were badly used, one man having his head
much bruised and others receiving more or less
pistol. The police OF the second precinct soon
Quelled this affair, but did not make any ar
rests, as hardly had they put down one fight
before they were called to attend another.
FIRE.-The alarm of fire to-day, about ops
O'clock, was caused by the burning Of the build
ing in the Government square at the corner C.
the canal and Sixth street, which was used e.
a carpenter shop and store-house for garden
tools, f1Ower-pots, &c. The building including
q large quantity Of tools and the work for new
dollhouse eighty feet long, was totally de.
stToyed, involving loss Of about $1,000. The
6rernen were quickly on the ground, and the
Perseverance, Franklin and Metropolitan went
into service. 1t was without doubt the work
OF an lpcendia5y, as no tire was in the house.
OBsTRUcTED STREET CRossINa.-A CORES
pendent complains that the street crossing on
Seventh street, opposite the Post Once, is OBJ
ruc:ed by the number OF fruit stands, wheel
barrows, dry goods boxes, &c, always standing
there, making it difficult to get upon the side
walk. This is one of the most public places in
the city. Cars and vehicles are continually
passing, and the lives and limbs OF pedestrians
are endangered in crossing, on account of the
difficulty experienced in getting across the
street and upon the sidewalk. Those whose
duty it is to do SO should look after this atones.
IEQUEsT-Thls morning, Coroner Wood.
wood Eeld An inquest on the body Of g soldier,
found on Second street north, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, and verdict that death
deceased was a man of about thirty years of
age; five feet six or seven inches in height
black hair and whiskers; and was dressed in
infantry uniform. watch and some small
articles were found on his person, and some
memorandum. from which it was supposed
that his name was VIM. Dutton.
SMALL Pox CoRPsE.-Yestsrday morning
word was left at the Second Precinct station
that box was lying in the colored burial
ground on the Bladensburg road, which con-
tanned the corpse Of q white man, and Sergeant
johnson went out investigate the affair. when
he found that 1t was the corpse Of q colored man
who had died of the small pox, which had been
LEFT by some parties unburied, and handker-
chief having been placed on the face, some who
observed it from a distance, took it to be the
corpse OF white person.
COOP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the substitutes
accepted for drafted men are several who were
veterans in the European armies. Soma were
in the British army in India; others were in
tie Prassian service in its severest conflicts
Men who faced each other as opponents on the
bloody fields OF Europe stand shoulder to
shoulder beneath the "Stars and Stripes for
Tie perpetuation of the ''home of the brave"
There is room for the promotion Of men who
prove themselves brave and worthy in the con-
fiicts for the American Union.
HORRIBLE SIaHT.-Yesterday Coroner
Woodward was sent for by the officers of Fort
Ethan Allen to hold an inquest on the body of
solder found above Chain Bridge. The body
and the flesh from the arms and legs had been
washed from the bones, while the body was in
an advanced state of decomposition. The body
being outside the county, the coroner did not
hold an inquest
ATTACK AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES afternoon
Amos Shanks and Edward Shehe went into
the house OF Louis Essenger, near the Park.
and became very disorderly, asking for the
women, &c, and they were requested to leave,
when one OF them knocked Mr.. Essinger down
threatening to clear the house. Officers Roife
and Poole arrested them, and took them before
Justice Rowland, who sent them to the Cen
trail G uardhousr.
PROFESSOR ALEX. WoLowsKI, the eminent
Pianist and admirable preceptor in Vocal and
Piano Music, has reopened his course of in
struction at his residence No. j6i, street.
northeast corner of Eleventh street. We COM
mend his New System TO the notice Of all our
Musical and would be musical readers, who
will do well to call the Professor
NosB BRoKEN.-On Monday, George Oliver,
chief blacksmith at a wagon park on the Bla-
densburs road, got into an alteration with
John SHANE, during which the latter was struck
by Oliver and his nose was broken. Oliver
was arrested by officer Morgan, aud held to
bail for court BY Justice 0iberson.
STEALING CHICKENS. Yesterday, officer
Boose arrested VIM. Sullivan on the charge OF
stealing four chickens from Henry !. Stewart.
1t is alleged that he took them in the presence
OF Mr.. g., and killed, cooked and eat them in
his presence. He was taken before Justice
Rowland, VINO held him to bail for court.
ILL.rsINo HIS HORSE Yesterday afternoon
Capt. Montgomery observed q man named Paul
Spier beating his horse cruelty, and had him
arrested and sent to the Central Guardhouse,
and this morning Justice Ferguson fined him
So.
SUPPOSED DEsERTER.-Yestsrday, Aiexan.
der McCaUslanA was arrested at tho Depot on
suspicion OF being dsserter, when he offered
twenty dollars for an opportunity to escape;
and he was sent to the Central Guardhouse
STEALING HoRsEe.-On Wednesday, Ser
Eeant johnson arrested Harry Clark, of Scott
soo, for driving v I away two horses belonging TO
Clayton. who turned him over to the military.
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