Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-20

PoURru WARD STATION CAsEs. T.
bradford, insu ltns ladies; turned over TO mill
Holmes, Ellen Coleman. Anil. irather, fight
ing; fined "a each. Charles Kelley, selling
liquor without licenses fined s2I; ior keepinga
%s3d s!se oo0s Jos ao Elm. Iord p roIsman
Margaret johnson, Sophia Butler, Nelly Hall,
Mary Jane Hall, and Msry Eaton, disorderly;
Arthur Warner, peddling without license; fined
so. John W. Price, drunk; dismissed. l. nj.
Sweet, drum and disorderly fined 80. Benz
Whitaker, larceny OF wood; for a hearing.
Tobias Simp,on, drunk and disord.rly: and
So Edward Shea, do; do.s1 Peter McNally,
do; do 81. John Hendriekson, Jas. B. Moor,
Msrtha Harris, dressed In male attire; work
house so days. John Anderson, profanity;
Fined al. VIM. Smith. suspicious character;
dismissed. Jerry Simons, drunk; locked up 6
hours. Jacob Fisher, overcharging for night
work, ruled for a hearing David Roach, as
sault and battery; dismissed.
DEsPsRArI FELLow-Yestarday arter-
noon patrolman Britt, of Second Ward, went
10 boat in the Canal TO arrest a negro named
henry Henry Harris for shooting at Jno. F. Gilroy Of
him with the pistol. When Britt went 10 the
Goat Harris was in the cabin with gun
pointed out Britt seized the gun aud jerked
Harris out OF the cabin. Harris resisted, and
Gi!roy went TO the officers aid and took the
gnn, and as Harris appeared to be getting the
advantage Of the officer Gilroy strucI the
former with the gun, breaking the seock over
his head. At the station he was outrageous
and seized patrolman Lttleton W no WIGS stand
Ing by. and choked him. Litteton took heavy
stan and smashed il on the negro's head His
skull, however, sustained the general reputa-
non OF the negro sconce for thickness, and tho
pio%s mat broke the gun and shattered the
sum ndroiy made confusion Of the skin,
much less the bone Harris was sent to Jail
for court.
FANDRsHoFF's Observation-Disclosures Hall
was filled last night with such q catherine OF
the ehte OF the city a. 10 only brought out on
some hrst-class occasions high compliment
10 the perfol mer, who, by his single capab;ii-
ties, was held to be able to entertain an audi-
Fnce throUS hout n entire evening And very
amply did he succeed, his programme being
ms de up of that judicious admixtur, Of
the grave, the say, and he impassionad. 10
eEoro contIn ned variety, and the interest
never ragged fer an instant. The sensibility
tiicit, ny me exquisite rendition OF the .'Song
OF me Shirt" and The Bridge OF Sighs," was
NarIod by Holiness ':Wonderful One Horse
shay and Lovers paddy, the Piper" re-
cited with infinite spirit and Lumor; and so on
through the performance.
MI. NandenhoFs 6eCOnd reading is on to-
morrow. "Wednesday night) when he will
give ms celebrated reading from Victor Hugo's
"LeS LRiseroblcS.''
fRE"ETERANCE FIRE COkPANY.-At The last
Meeting Of this company, Henry I,yIas was
elected President for the present wear and tba
lot!oWlng officers, heretofore elected, were con-
frinfd vice President, Julius Strobe; Treas
lFer, Henry Janney; Secretary, VIM. II. Os-
toTne; assistant Secretary, John II. Die karson:
First Director, John r. Lyons; Second Direc-
tor, thas. r. Harrison; Third Director Au~us
Jus II las cow Collector, +. ColclaZier.. Messrs
i-yi's, thompson, Strobe, Fletcher, and Har-
Tlson, were elected delegates to the Fire DE
laTimrnt. The Perseverance Company have
placed their bell in a s:eeple which has lust
been completed. The old bell rings as clear
and musically rs If 1t had not been sleeping in
Tn" lower room Of the engine house for the past
four years.
CRIMINAL COURT, January 19.-George w
Hall, convicted of larceny in two cases was
sentenced to Is months in the penitentiary in
each.
Priscilla Young, colored, convicted of lar.
ceny, was sentenced to two years and four
months III the penitentary.
r Murnane, found guilty OF larceny in two
cases, was sentenced Is Il months in the penl-
tertlary in each.
John Buckley, found guilty OF petty larceny,
was sentenced 10 six months in Jail.
David Price found guilty of stealing
clothing from A. Besmer and A. Sondar, and
was sentenced 10 Il months in the peniteutiary
Mr.. MCRDoCH's reading In the Senate Cham
her, last night, was attended by the President
and Mrs. Lincoln, and number OF Senators
AND Representatives, and other distinguished
characters. MI Murdoch was introduced nv
Wee President Hamlin, in n few appropriate
remarks. Among the pieces read by Mr. NJ.
W
was particularly interesting from the fact that
The President, who had pardoned the "slee ping
sentineF'-upon which act the production was
founded-was present. These readings of Mr.
Murdot have been among the most instruc-
tive and interesting entertainments here for 4
long while enjoyed.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Jessie Wat
son, Keeping a gambling house; fined 95O.9i.
Alfred Gray. drunk dismissed. John Casey
fighting; James Murphy, do; turned to mill
N kEl nj ftiS
Barnell, drunk do. Isaac Sickles, assault; for
hearing. Henry Harris, assault and battery
with intent to kill; Jail. VIM. Dorsey, drunk
fired 81 Henry Monday, do; dismissed. Jno
Fi'z-immons, do fined 81. John Healey, sus-
piciOn; dismissed. CT. w. Brown, disorderly
turned to military. Jos. West, do; do Thos
Green, drunk; do
DIsoRDERLY GANG.-Yesterday afternoon,
the locality of I, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, was disturbed by disorderly gather
ing at negro rancho kept by Charles Kelly
The Fourth Ward patrolmen made a descent
the r. about 7 O'Clock. and captured the keeper,
with five negro men and five women. Taken
before Justice Walter, Kelly was fined S21 for
selling liquor without license and SIS for keep
Ing disorderly house The gang were ordered
10 pay a fine OF 81 each for disorderly conduct.
WHERE TO GIT THB PAPERs.-Our friend
Earney Green, who has news stand across
the way, at the Kirkw God House, Is decidedly
fast man in the news line. He has always on
hand the latest New York, Philadelphia, Bal
more and Washington daily and weekly
papers, and by running an express to the
depot he always has papers folded and for sale
fifteen or twenty minutes ahead of all compe-
tition. For all who would get the lates. news,
Green's stand is certainly the place.
WATER FRoNrs.-The Mayor last evening
submitted TO the Councils proposal from Mr..
Thomas W. Riley to rent certain property OF
the Corporation fronting on the Potomac river,
and took occasion to suggest that, as the time
bss arrived when water privileges have be.
come valuable, the Councils should pass a
general law fixing the terms and conditions
open which they would be wiling TO lease wa
ter fronts.
PUsILIsTIC FEAALRs.-Yesterday afternooa
Ellen Coleman and LORNA Holiness two stout
colored girls, were amusing the Ioughs about
Pr Tiers alley, notorious locality in the
Fourth Ward, BY pugilistic encounter. Both
veIe taken 10 the station house, where, after
enaining long enough in the cells to cool down
their wrath, they Were brought out for trial.