Evening star., 1863-03-28

diers were however arrested, and one citizen.
besides the inmates of the house, who are
known as Runy Anna, Maggie Mitchell, Willie
johnson, Lizzie Cummings, Mary Jones, and
Cornelia Rollins, who were all taken TO the
STATEN house, the house being left in charge
of an officer. About one o'clock the mistress
of the house-Anna Wilson-made her ap-
pearance, and, seeing the condition of things,
was thrown into such violent spasms that DIR.
Hodges was sent for, and one OF the girls de-
tailed to attend to her; an officer being left IN
charge of the house until she sufficiently re
covers to 1stand her trial the charge of
keeping disorderly house.
This morning all the above mentioned girls
excepting ARna Wilson and Cornelia Rollins,
were sent to the workhouse tor ninety days,
but before leaving, they gave those at the
station specimen of their vocabulary in the
wav ofhard and protracted swearing. The poet
sswho would as soon expect a bullet from a
rose bud oath from the mouth of n wo-
man. would have experienced a sad shock to
his sensibilities in the foul oaths of this party
of fallen angels. The citizen arrested, who
gives the name of George W Briggs, and saws
he is from New York, and who, ii is said is the
agent or runner for the establishments was
taken to the office of the Superintendent and
ordered 10 leave town to-day, which he
promised to do.
Sergeant Clark deserves the thanks of the COM
munlty for the manner in which he carried out
the orders of the Superintendent, and il is to
be hoped that the house Will now be perma-
nently closed. On a former occasion, all the
inmates were arrested and ordered to leave
y
OF the house again, and almost daily have the
police had 10 go there to preserve the peace
This is the first house OF the kind ever kept on
the Navy Yard on extensive scale, and has
been, during its short existence the means of
leading many young men who have hitherto
borne good characters, astray. The order for
the descent was given on the written applca-
lion OF some OF the neighhers.
REPORTED DISCOVERY or. TREAsuRR-It is
reported that the workmen tearing down an
old house on Bridge street, Georgetown, above
High street, few days since came across an
iron box between the flooring near the CHM
neys, which was at once removed by the pur-
chaser of the property, Mr.. Peter Dill, w no on
taking it to his home and opening it, discoy-
cred it TO be filled with gold coin of very old
date, amounting to eighteen thousand dollars
The premises in question Were occupied years
ago, it is said, by miserly merchant, at whose
death little property was found, although he
was reputed 10 have been rich.
We give the story for what it is worth, aud
as clue for SylSanus Cobb or the New York
Mercury man TO follow out. BY the way, the
Mercury has flaming ghost story in its last
issue, located in an old mansion (of course) on
Sixteenth street, south of the White House.
There happens to be no Sixteenth street south
of the Presidents House, a topoera phical fact
of which the mystery -monger of the Mercury
was doubtless unaware. But it's of no conse-
quence.
--LATEST QUoTA by Lewis
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ALMOST FIRE-About 3H o'clock this
morning, patrolman Lynch, of the Fourth
Ward, while going his round through Jackson
Hall alley. discovered flames issuing from the
brick stable in the rear of Clay's Hotel Get.
ting an axe, he broke in, and found the in
terror in flames which, with the aid OF two
citizens, were extinguished, and thus probably
prevented destructive confiagration in that
closely built up locality. Four valuable horses.
one valued at 81, 900. were rescued, and several
light carriages were saved. The stable is the
property OF Mr.. Samuel Fowler. and is occu-
pied by gentleman named Phillips.
SELLING MALT LIoUoHs TO SoLpIERs-
There seems to be a misunderstanding among
the lager beer and ale saloon keepers of the citv
III relation to the recent orders of the Provost
Marshal with reference to the sale of liquor To
soldiers. Many OF the saloon keepers supposed
the sale of ale and beer was not prohibited
Gen Nartindale has, however, left no room for
doubt AS to the intents of the order by explain
ing that 1t having been decided that ale and
beer are intoxicating, the sale of the latter 10
soldiers ls prohibited as Well as whisky or other
spirituous liquors.
SIGNALING PRIsoNERs,-Yestardav AMER.
noon, J. II. Mitchell, a citizen, signal ed 70
some of the prisoners in the Old Capitol and
was arrested by Lieut. Thackny, who sent
him 10 the Provost Marshal's, W here the oath
OF allegiance was offered him, which he re-
fused to take, and he was committed TO the
Central Guardhouse.
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