Evening star., 1863-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
CRIMINAL Court, Aprai This morning
the court met and proceeded TO business,
JuGgrs Fisher and Wylie on the bench
joan Alexander, William Sibrey and job
Angus were excused from service on the petit
jury, and Elisha Lazenby. VIM. Cooper and
> H. sylvester summoned in their stead
In the case OF Frank Smith, colored. indict-
ed for stealing $500 in L. S. bonds and 1920 in
treasury notes from Israel Moses, Distric.
Attorney Darlington entered a noLs pros
Joseph Brandon. colored, charged with steal
ing blanket valued ut SIi, was found not
guilty.
David Bresnahan, small boy, indicted for
stealing pair of shoes from John Augarm9u
was acquitted. On the rendition Of the ,er-
dict the boy was called before Judge Fisher.
who appropriately addressed him, advising
hln 10 H't TINS day be lesson 10 him, and 10
hencefor'h keep clear of the company of bad
boys.
Charles H. Williams, indicted for BURGLAR,
ouSly breaking into tha house OF John Ben
metz and stealing Si.ao In coppers, is on trial
TIE 1STELLIGENcEEs "FRENCHMaN."-Io
the spring of the year the little fishes. sucb As
gudgeons and other small fry, come out of their
muddy seds with such sharp and indiscriminae e
appetites that they fall an easy prey to Young
anglers fitted out by indulgent grandmas with
lines of homespun thread and pin. hooks in
grateful return for the lessons said urchin.
the winter, in the art OF i'm bising a,bumen from
its iiny integuments And SO it happens that
In sunny France spoisson d'ayril'' [April fish,
Is the term applied 10 person easily taken in.
instead OF The coarse English epithet IfprH foyf
But 6 pottssoa" would be considered q very
rough expression in that si viiizad land unless
under great proyocatioA. Such as being snld
lseHedI by neWsboy who cstss "Ererping
STARR, seecund eraishin, another victoree 80"
and hands you over stale copy describing
change of front. Such youth fby no means
s:roisS"a d'orrt''J would be called in France
petit poisson" hope that this explanation
may tend 10 aiiaY the public excitement upon
the subject Of the Foo d'avril. HEsPERrs.
BTRGLARY.-Iast night, about one O'clock
the residence OF Mr. Thomas S. Burr. No. -
Nifth street north, was entered BY burglars
" no got IN from an alley in the rear of the
building. and by prying open a window About
quarter past one Mrs Burr woke up and saw
faint glimmer of d light upon the wall of her
bedroom, and at the same time heard noise
bs'ow and moment afterwards the he'd room
door was opened and the intruder exposed the
bulls eye of dark lantern, and commenced to
ransack the room: getting, however nothing
for his pains but three thimbles two silver
and one gold,) and a few small articles the
whole amounting to but. little in value Mrs
burr was so frightened that she could not
move or utter syllable I'm til the tn ief h ad left
the room. when she aWoke her husband and
the latter started in pursuit, but he got down
stairs only in time to see the dim outline of Inc
burglar as he retreated through the ward and
alley
TO BE WERDED OUT.-At last a move has
been inaugnrated looking to the breaking up Of
NJ many houses OF Ill fame, and the dis person
OF the army of prostitutes who now curse this
city. On Sunday night, Col Baker, Provost
Marshal OF the War Ueps rtment, ACCOMPANIED
by number OF his detectives, started out oa a
tour OF observation, and visited number of
houses. and arrested the proprietors, and all
found therein whether regular inmates or
guests. OF the latter predominating feature in
dress was Uncle Sans blue brass buttons and
shoulder straps all OF whom We're taken into
custody. An officer wearing the insignia of 4
Colonel was found in one of the yery lowest
establishments. This time the Colonel will moi
make publicity of the names, but a repetition
of the offence will cause their names to be pub
lished to The world
TESTIMONIAL DECLINED.-On Saturday after
noon, the Commissioner OF AgricuIture Hon
Isaac Newton, received notice that the worthy
ladies employed in the Seed Department of his
omee desired his presence for the purpose of
formally presenting to him a superb s:silyer
goblet" lined with gold. chastely ornamrnt.d
and appropriately inscribed in the best styIe of
art, together with a boquet of magnificent ma
turai mowers, as small token of their per-
sonal regard.
MI Newton, upon being informed of their
KIND intentions, expressed his sincere regret
that ms views in reference to presentations OF
TINS character were such must compel him
TO decline its acceptance, at the same time ex-
pressing his sincere thanks to the ladies Tor
the intended compliment.
IN THE WRONG HoTKL.-Last night. Faw,d
Eyeland and Ellen Nuttrell Were rowing about
In search OF room to let, and made big mis-
take, by going up stairs to the rooms of the
oung Mems Christian Association. In the
passage they came in contact with two Young
men, when fight ems ned, and the police ar.
rested Ellen and her beau, and put them in
the Fourth Ward station house. This MORN
10, RI Il IL,
ised to leave the city instanter, so Justice Fer
guson dismissed him; but Ellen was not so
and was sent TO the workhouse for
sixty days.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-Thomas
Kelly, drunk and fighting his wife; fined S49I.
Louis Hart, drunk and disorderly; military.
VIM. Steel and Geo. Curtis, assault and battery;
do. John frtnmans. drunk do. Saml Lefty,
suspicion of larceny: tiismissed. John Dough
erty, drunk disorderly; military. 1Edw'd Eve.
land, drunk and Mae ceney; dismissed Ellen
Naitrell, prostitution; werkhouse 60 days. Jas.
OBrien, drunk; dismissed. H. 5. johnson and
A. johnson, threats; bail Tor peace. Patk Gro.
min, drunk and disorderly: military. John
robbery; Jail for hearing. Thomas Gallagher,
fighting; fined $4.94. Geo. Stocks, interfering
with officers; do. S39i. VIM. Bassett drunk:
dismissed.
ORPHANS Court, Judge Purcell. - This
the will of the late John Phillips was
fled for probate: He leaves all of his property
to his widow, which is, after her death, to re-
vert to her daughter, and nominates John E.
Norris IS his executor.
The case Of the estate Of the late Joshua Glib
son has been in the court several times recent
ly. Mrs. Gibson claimed that she had the
right to lease the property (resta urant) which
Is situated at the corner OF Seventh and E
streets at the appraised value (S1,OoO) but
J udge Purcell decided that the Ieasehold
should be sold at public sale, and it brought
IS 200, being gain to the heirs of S7,2OO
SENT TO THE OLD CAPITOL Yesterday
morning John r. James, formerly a lieutenant
N the rebel army and aide camp to Gen,
ice johnson, was arrested by order Of Captain
r. vhnson, of the infantry patrol, on the charge
'f using treasonable languagsand singing rebel
songs and taken before the Provost Marshal.
who committed him to the Old Capitol In
he office he gave ample evidence that he was
| full -fedged secessionist, and Indignantly re-
used to take the oath of allegiance. He was
Irrested on the Piney Point boat last summer |
lnder suspicious circumstances by detective |
lamp, but nothing being found ON him he was |
eleased, since which time he has been hanging |
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