Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-15
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,N2.NvARHETfEs.-siT The Six Degrees OF Urine
fine scenery, and all the appliances to make the
representation effective. BESIDES IH.s, Iue oio
company Of singers, dancers, ana Etniopians
9 will Also take mart rs usual and perform the
fespectiye paris assigned them in their usual
acceptable manner. -
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sutherland, the Scot.
fish Mammals, and Sallie Sunderland, the
Sraeefu1 baIiadist. together with the Wesner
S,stens, and good company Of Ethtopians,
SO = win all appear tonight. The side split,
ting farce Wanted 1000 Milliners," will also
be performed. Muihgan. West, Williams,
Dougherty and Redden, all remain upon the
boards. 81.
CHRIsTY's MIYsTRELsyvi remain at Ford,s
awhile longer. This amusement will n lease
many, who desire to see the fine performances
of this troupe again, and many others who
them visit. The bill to night will be an anu
sing one. rs-sf 1s sa3hsev - II s...
PoLIUE REPoRTs--Second Preen4-R Clay
berger. having horse ant buggy supposed TO
be stolen; dismissed. Bernard Lyons, house.
breaking; military. Alice Smith, larceny; dis
desertiou; military. Tobias Williams, threats;
bail for peace. fs
saA. Miliy North. do; 1856. Geo. johnson,
do; dismissed. W IN. Jones, Geo Riggs, Au-
gustus Brown, John Wheeler, do So Al each.
Mary Summers Gatnarine haggeptY drunk
orderly; 80 a.. Kitty Immersion, prostitute;
s3.a4. Frank Robinson, Archy Nash, drunk
and dsorderly; 50 A each. III 70 lta
SiSth Precinct-John Morley, drunk; mill
fary. Otto Smith, sleeping in street; dismissed.
j. b. ScriveBer, do; military. Geo. Brown,
burglary; Jail for court. Thos. Mager, drunk;
Fourth Precinct-James McGlue, assaultand
battery; Mary @. Smith, disorderly; George
FeeIey, drunk; dismissed Samuel Connell,
malicious mischief; workhouse. Francis M.
Strather, threats; jail. F. Bruner, drunk and
dsorderly; workhouse. Charles Appleton,
Tenth Precinct Sarah Jane Jones disorder
1y; 81. NJ Wolfe, do; dismissed Racksey
Robinson. larceny; Samuel Smith, do; J. G.
Daley, do Robt Crowley, receiving stolen
goods; Jail for court. W. o. Hewson, riding on
. pavement; dismissed. John Shodes, dlsor-
derby So John Gallagher, unlicensed ns dog;
threats bail for peace. Jas. Walding, drunk
dismissed.
THUNDER STORM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rain etorm, accompanied by thunder and light
ming, visited this city yesterday afternoon about
two o'clock, and the air was purified and
cooled The storm was not of long continu-
ance, but while it did last good deal of water
fell. The lightning played havoc with the
south chimney attached 10 the tall brick resi-
dence OF Capt. John Ii. Goddard, on / street,
between 9th and eth streets. The fluid passed
down the chimney as far as the third story
chamber, splitting the fue in two parts, one
side falling to the ground. A small hole was
also made through the roof and ceiling. the
latter Of which is somewhat injured. Then
flying round the room, several picture frames
were torn off, and one of gilt quite blackened.
The frame of an old. fashioned looking glass
was forced open, and fancy show. bill therein
was torn TO pieces and rolled up in small par
GELS. There we're a number of persons in the
house at the time, but none of them were in.
jured.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. -Saturday
night, officer Simonds arrested a newsboy,
named John King, for walking familiarity be-
side man named Phillip Artel, and attempt
ing to pick his pocket. The boy was taken to
the Second Ward station, but when the case
Uv m nj ANN and tha
case was dismissed by Justice Clayton. After-
ward man was picked up drunk in the
street, and his friends laid him in the door way
OF Mitchell's Park House, E, between 18th and
14th, to sleep. a newsboy named Michael
Smith, went in and laid down beside him.
Officer Sullivan finding him there reused him
out of his apparent slumber, and examining
the sleeping man, found his pockets turned in
side out Smith was taken to the Second Ward
station, but no witnesses appearing, he also
was dismissed
COMMUNAL INFELICITY-Isaac Van Baum,
a discharged soldier, living on Attn street, be-
tween NJ and N, had disagreement on Satur-
day with his svrow" and his s'vrow's'' mother,
which resulted in his being put cut of the
house, with emphatic injunctIons never to
enter it again. Van thought this rat her hard
treatment, and as he was powerless to accom-
plish AM thing of himself, he determined to
appeal to the strong arm OF the law, and ac-
cordiDgly proceeded in search of a policeman,
inquiring at every corner where one might be
found, and following the inquiry with nume-
IONS assertions OF his having been good hus-
band sail his life" giving his wife all his hard
earnings, which sometimes amounted to as
much As hye or six dollars a month.
FoU nth WARD STATION CAsKs-James St.
Clair. suspicious character; military. James
Crocker, grand larceny; Jail for court Ellen
PincBney, do; dismissed. A. s. Dickinson,
disoTderly; S25e. u. =. Barnard and Daniel
Tollman, assault; dismissed. John Brown,
drunk and disorderly; military. Owen Burns
and John O'Brien, fighting: dismissed. w. 5.
Holden, drunk and disorderly; So. Hester
VIM. Jones, alias Arch McNeal do; S3 SIS. f.
Dorsey, larceny; bail for court. john Warner,
drunk and disOrderly; dismissed. William IL.
Drunk, do; military. Patrick Campbell and
Jos. p. Kelley, do; dismissed. Nelly Butler,
yagrancy; Sl55. Mary Brown, disorderly;
sos. George Stewart, do; Sl:58 Peter r.
sass. Henry Mcpherson, suspicious cnarac-
ter; military.
GRAND LARCBEY.-James Croker colored,
went TO Mrs. Dnvalrs boarding house on Z
street, near 5th and offered TO sell lot OF silk,
linen and cotton goods, which he had in
basket. at such low prices that he was sus-
pected of having stolen them. He was arrest
ed by officer Grant, and tried to throw the
blame on Ellen Pinkney, a colored girl to
whom he was engaged to be married. Ellen
was arrested and soon proved her innocence.
5 The goods were stolen from Miss Sarah Devlin
who was absent from the city, and left Ellen
in charge Of her house. Her lover took an
opportunity to ert open Miss Devlin's trunk,
and stole the goods. He was sent to Jail for
court by Justice Giberson.
SUDDEN DEATH-Yesterday, about O'Clock
q. N q geDteelly dressed man walked over 10th
street bridge to the shade trees around the
Smithsonian grounds and laid down. A few
minutes after he was taken sick and died i'm
mediately. Sergeant Skippon Immediately
notified the Coroner, and an inquest was held.
The man proved to be VIM. Desmond, a dis
charged soldier Of the I'd U. s. artillery. He
had been boarding at the European House for
several days, during which time he was ill
and taking medicine. The jury returned
verdict Of death frem natural causes
ESQ tPEp.-Last night, six men, all drunk
and disorderly, were taken by the Second
ward police 10 their station house The cells
there are so close ar d poorly ventilated that it
was feared the 0fficars hat gonna 49,,