Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Judge Wylie, Of the District Court, made sew
eral important decisions in prize cases. The
nrst case was that OF the steamer Union, which
was seized while taking cargo of suffers
goods to Belle Haven, Va, which was then
within our lines, without permit from the
Secretary of the Treasury. The steamer and
cargo had been sold and the amount OF sales
reported to the court, and the Judge decided.
after hearing the argument Of connsal Mc,sssrs
Ennis, Carusi and Phillips, for the claimants,
that she was not liable to seizure, having yio-
lated no law, and ordered the money to be paid
to the claimants, ID. h. Canoll & Co., they pay
ing the costs.
The second case was that of a. boat with no
name and $40, i55, which was captured son
time since in the Rappahannock, the none, =
being taken al Lawson's Store, four miles from
the river, by some of the boat crews of the
Primrose. Judge Wylie decided that the money
having been taken at so great point inland
was not to be regarded as distribution prize
and could not properly be brought into prize
court. As the claimant is a citizen of one of
the insurgent States, he ordered the money
into the registry OF the court. Mr.. Williams
appeared as counsel for the claimant
The third case was that of the yawl boat, no
name, and SCI $50 in money, {gsld, bonds and
southern bank notes. which was claimed by
Seelman, Rosenthal, Kahnwieler and Fleischer,
who were captured on the 29th February, 1863,
by boats crew OF the Racer, (mortar schooner,)
together with four colored men, who were row.
ing them over the Potomac, and this money was
found upon their persons. The evidence showed
that they had been residing in North Carolina
where they were when the war broke out, and
that they had converted their property into
money, and, when captured, were making their
escape to the loyal States. They had no in
terest in the boat. The question was whether
this money found on their persons was Inject
to condemnation. Judge w. decided that as
much as they were caught making their escape
from the insurgent States, and that they had
had no opportunity to escape previously and
under well-settled law they were entitled to
come and bring what funds they could with
them, that the money was not liable to con-
demnation, as they were thereby depriying the
enemy of so much wealth.
Messrs. Ennis and w. j. Budd appeared for
the claimants.
DIsCHARGED.-Washingt Bowie and
Was hington Chicester, two Young men of
Cracklin District who were arrested and con-
nned In the Old Capitol prison, upon charge
OF furnishing aid to Stuart's cavalry on It's
passage through Montgomery county, have
been honorably discharged.
II. Il. Cishell, one of the Judges of the Mont
gomery county Orphans Court, has been nut
on parole TO report himself within thirty days,
upon similar charge.
COMMITTED TO THE CENTRAL GrARD
hoUsE.-Yesterday, Thomas Dwyn, q citizen,
was committed to the Central Guard house,
for seven days, for assaulting two colored men
with knife. John Burke, Thomas Martin
and John Martin were also committed by thu
Provost Marshal to the some prison, for ten
days, for smuggling liquor into Alexandria
ana the two former were each ordered shower
bath daily.
RoBBERY.-Last night S. M. Riser. who
kept clothing store in the National In teIigenca
building, packed his goods in boxes for re-
moval. Some thief or thieves managed to force
an entrance to the store. and broke a box con-
tanning q large number of coats, and stola
several. Fortunately the thieves were in haste
and Idn't get to the valuable clothing.
The CHRISTIAN CONFESSION is doing an
excellent work in aid of the wounded soldiers.
The District Commission, Messrs. VIM. Bal
lantyne, John Thrush, and 4. Richards, an
nounce that money contributed should be sent
TO Mr.. Ballantyne, ass Seventh street. and
stores to the rooms OF the Com mission, 3i3 Pa.
avenue.
DEAD.-Mr. Stephen Shinn, an aged and
well>known citizen of Alexendria, has lately
deceased. He was native of England, but
has for fifty years been resident OF Alexandra,
and long actively identified with its mercantile
municipal and political interests.
Row AMONG THE BoATMKN.-Last night a
night came on among some coiored boatmen,
at the canal wharf, Fourteenth street Eight
were taken to the Second Ward Station, and
each was fined Si.5s.
ENROLLING OFFICER ARRRsTRD-John Free
an enrolling officer, who has been running
around among the citizens in the First Ward,
levying black mail, was arrested yesterday by
Capt. johnson.
FINED AND THEIR PLACES CLosED.-yalen-
tine Eickel, Seventh street and Boundary, aud
Patrick Carpenter, Twelfth, between O and p
streets, We're fined $40 each and their places
permanently closed for selling liquor to soldiers
FrNRD.-J. T. Norfolk, corner Seventh stree
and boundary line, and Margaret Reghan.
were fined $40 yesterday by Justice Ferguson,
Tor selling liquor without license.
GONE HOMB.-The i6Sth, i66th, l7Sth and
18th Pennsylvania regiments, and 21th Con-
necticut, have left for their homes, their term
OF service being about to expire.
CIRCUIT COURT-Jadge Olia.-To-day this
court is engaged in hearing appeal cases.
ENO1 RENT-A small neat ~ aNIsHBD HOU5R
jy q SC -