Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-05
THE GONTRABAND TRADE
capture of q Let of Goods, and Skirmisb
with Contra baudixtx


In the lower Potomac.
On Saturday night last Mr. Hum, With
cutter containing six armed men, was sent ont
on reconnaissance in Herring Bay fSt Mary,s
county,, and found at the shere a lot of goods
III boxes and b. les, which were being pot ready
TOT transportation to the Virginia shore Tho
ere" were landed, and searched through the
Hoous LOT the persons who were To take the
boat over, but without success. About an hour
ialer, isrge hat-boat was discovered on the
" ay 10 the Virginia shorr, which was at once
% Shen it was rOwed up tie bay the
men, WRo at once retuEned IL, ard closely pur-
sued them. They however succeeded in get.
hng their boat near shore, when most of the
parry, consisting of five white men, three black
men, and woman, jumped ont and made
good their escape, by going ~ Ugh an almost
hmpassabie swamp. Tho -utUer's crew at oaae
around for the contrabandists, but without
success. Two of those in the boats, Richard
Golfer, OF st. Mary's, and Mrs. Frances Solo
mon, we're taken prisoners; the former havin.
been wounded in the shoulder by a shot from
the cutter. The boat, containing lot of goods
was brought off. The goods taken in the two
ooatS are worth about twelve hundred dollars.
MIS-. solomon was sent to the Provost Mar
shdIS office yesterday, and committed to the
Old Capitol; and Mr.. Golfer was sent 10 4
hospital, where his wound will be attended 10.
POLICE REPORTs-Ssco1d Precinct Jas NJ.
nan, pe;It larceny; John Conner, DIR unk; turned
to military. Chas. A. Arundel, cunning on
Sunday; dismissed. Christian Zigier, drunk
a. AImes, petit larceny; turned To military.
Jos. Hipes, attempt at rescue of prisoner and
assault and bate ry: not disposed of.
Third PTecinct.-Mrs. NewZcar disorderIy:
Henry GcDst'"r, drunk; dismissed. Geo w
Hurdle, assault: bail for court. Pratt &c Meeks,
- Ling h.uor without license; fined S2O.S3.
Also. selling on Sunday: fined S20S3
Fourth Prccinct.-.Ino. l.. Lucas, drunk and
disorderly; fined 81. Richard Wilkins and Pat
sullivan, Gisord rly: fined 81. Jas. Marshall,
Go: tuITPd To military.
Nj1fd PTrcircj.-Thos. Mcmahon grand lar
Ceny; laIl for court. Vim. James. threats bail
for peace. Mathew Haggerty. Jas Johnson,
Jos. Hurdle ard John Harrison, disorderly;
dls mas sed. II. ID. Arms, drunk and resisting
otictrs; turned over 20 military. Louis Frenk,
resisting officers in discharge of duty; jail for
;'hearihe: Hughe> Payne assault and blttery;
petty larceny; jill for a hearing. John Simp-
son, dc; do. Henry Roch, selling liquor on
sunday; dismissed. Thos. Ross, drunk; tur led
oNfr To military. Thos. Russell, disorterly and
rTo1ane; fined 1894. John Forbes, suspicious
character; turned over 20 military. Lieut. A.
: IL. Smith, drunk and disorderIy; fined - 81.
Eridc1t COnnor, disOrderiy; workh ouse lit
Smith had over SEA- upon him, which was re-
turned TO him after trial
Tenth Precinct Michael Barrett. disorderly:
dismissed. Charles Bowen, drunk and dis
orderly; turned over to military. Mathew Lit
tie, entering house; do Barton McIutyre
disorGerly; fined sl.9i George Leach, vagrant;
v. L..
terry; dismissed Walter Park, drunk. fined
Sl.6i. Thomas Sullivan, assault and battery;
security for court. Edward Jackson, dis.
ord, Iiy fined 81 "a. James Dunn and Henry
keaIney, exposing their persons; fined S5each.
Redmond Barrett, drunk; dismissed William
Johs son, do: fined S1.9i. VIM. Hens on carry
ing earOn; fined $40.
SMITHsoNIAN LECTURE.-Dr. TORY, of New
York. last night delivered the first lecture of a
course on artificial light The Introductory
lecture was upon combustion and the materials
OF combustion. The lecture last night WAS ele-
mentaTy, and the chief sources of artificial
light, which WAS Ombustion, was treated of,
tefore taking up practical Obsery atoms. The
importance OF correct knowledge of combus-
ton will be ACKNOWLEDGED when we consider
how much depends upon the theory tn 1t the
source OF artificial light is combustion. Prior
10 the discovery of oxygen, the theories as TO
combustion were necessarily fanclfnl
The speaker then referred to the progress that
had been made in discoveries as to oxygen and
other gases: and the nature of the gases Of
which the air was composed We're then spoken
OF. Of the gases carbOnic acid exists in the air
10 such lin IL extent that il IN ight at first be
supposed it could be dis pfnsed with, but when
uIDi'y Is dlscoyfred: every rr,.'-,sn ~,
number OF Interesting experiments, and pro.
duced hydrogen, carbonic and other gases and
fuIiy illustrated the process of cora bustion
These lectures are upon popular SUBJ
lsCt. and promise TO be- very Interesting The
next one VIII be delivered on Friday evening
FOURTH WARDSTATION CAsEs.-Julia Con.
noT, assault and battery; dismissed Mary
MCCORMICK and Bridget Rordan, profanity:
90 1hoS. Hams haw. cruelty to animals: do
Richard Pre>nahan, refusing to assist n Off GER
CO. Catharine McCiane. drunk; fined 81 81
hugh Brannan, driving on the pasement do
Si-Ie. Cordelia Winter and Ellen LYNCH
drum ant thr' ats; do s. 81 each. Philip Roth
muDd. crunk and disorderly; do Sis. Nor
gan Potter, Lux humphrey and CYRUS Covert
co. turned over 10 military Michael Friees
III INT
ard Gisorderly; fined 81 "a. Emanuel Parker.
disorderly; do. S2.5S. Herring Barbour driving
az pavement do. Si5s. VIM. Warren, drunk
and disCrderly: DO. sass
A DISHONEST observation-disclosures night,
John Williams and Henry Walker, both col.
ofsd, slept together i'm a house near the DEPOT
and while the latter was asleep the former cut
oien his pocket and took a bag containing
twenty-five dollars, with which he made off
hut not being satisfied with his operation he
came back n x morning, just after Walker had
awoke, and took his boots and shawl and started
on " aiker, however, pursued him. and with
the AID OF a soldier caught him under the bridge
over me Iiber, near by, and delivered him to
Cncfr Burns, who took him befor., Justice
Ferguson, who committed him to Jail for court
The money and stolen goods Were recovered.
RoBBERY.-Ths morning a colored servant
named Suean Kelsey. who has been employed
in Mrs Bells boarding house, Pc. avenue, was
arrested by the Fourth-ward patrolmen on
suspicion Of stealing about SO from her en-
plCytr. Mrs. Bell had two colored girls in her
employ, and this mornrng took two dollars and
gave TO one % go TO market. The other was
sent mp stairs on an errand. A short time after
having bill to pay, she went for her money!
hut u was gone. The close search of the patrol.
men failed to recover the money, but the woman
was retained by them, to await the result Of
further search.
SUDDEN DEATH.-James Common, q laboring
man, was found dead in his bed, at his residence
No. 397 q street, between Sixth and Seventh
at 2 O'Clock this morning. He went TO bed about
~ O'Clock last night, very much intoxicated
and this morning his facs had the appearance
OF being bruised and swollen. His wife desiring
an inquest to be held, Patrolman Frazier was
detailed TO attend TO il and su mmon the coroner
The inquest will be held to day.
ALEXANDRIA Advantageous from the
surrounding region report the country roads
10 be "as had as bad can be, and growing
worse" under the effects Of rain, snow, freez-
ing and tina wing.
Lieut.. Col H. H. Wells, of the 18th Michigan
yOluptpprs. has btan cd NV txau nh