Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-18
LOCAL NEWS.

POLICE REPoETS.--SfcGNd Precinct-Ja mes
Gieas on, shooting a rabbit out OF season N
Zanee, assault; bail for peace John Casey,
threats: II. George Maddox, shooting in see :
uvoTous birds IN the country fer hearing
Sam'l kIng, do; do. SAN Sheckells, deser-
tion: military. VIM. Hamilton, suspicion OF
stealing; Jail tor hearing. Jas. L. Tulng, drunk
and disorderly military.
7htfd Irecinct-M Mary Bowen, Jno Doll, los
Cook, drunk; dismissed. w. II. Campbell, Seth
Lunstord Pat Tucker and Mary Bowen, drunk
and disorderly: workhouse. Geo. R.cherson
| assault: dismissed. Sarah Powers. disorderly
S234 VIM. Bowling. Henry King and Thomas
Evans, dealing without license; dismissed
Jas. o. Day, do; s2.44. II. J. Baker, do; s3ii
andrew Henry, do siA4: Rob't jackson, do
do; S3.ii. Pat Hagerty. disorderly; s59I. Jno
Russell, do; s34i Madison Jones, do; 81 o.
A soldier, DO; military. Pat Hagerty, do; dis
missed. Cath. Hagerty, do; workhouse. John
Lee and Jas. Davenport, without license: dis.
missed. W. HAWKINS, Thomas Neal and VIM.
Anderson, do 81 a each. Thomas Havenner,
de-; S2uiI. James Chaster, drunk; dismiss ed
Fourth Precinct.-CarolineT Thompson, assault
and battery; 50. Charles Smith, larceny: jail
for court. Leonard Clark, assault and battery;
do. Sarah Harper. keeping a bawdy hnnsp:
dismissed, also. leading a life of Ill. fame; 81
and bail for good behavior. Mary Lee, drunk;
g. i Mary .s5i, ahes a, and nd Thomas Burns. drunk
Borland and Thomas Gallagher, drunk and
disorderly; military.
sirth Precinct. Catharine Hanln, drunk;
dismissed. Jas Shacleton drunk and disor
derry; military. John Hanlon, drunk do. John
W. Cook, do; do. David Harrington, disor-
derby; SIS. Blanche Davis and Mary Stephens,
leading lewd life; workhonse John McCiee,
drunk 81. L, P. Williams. nuisance; 81. Julia
Sullivan, disorderly; 81. Mary Casey and uIis
sullivan, threats bail for peace. Thos Seegar,
petty larceny; for hearing Thomas Hall,
Tenth Precinct.-SamueI louder indecent
language; SIS. Josephine Naylor, drunk: 81
IL: Donaldson, drunk and disorder1y; military.
VIM. Stewart, drunk; dismissed. james Dish
man, drunk and disorderly; S1.5S John W
Harrison, drunk military. Jno. Sanders, grand
larceny; deferred. VIM. bucket, interfering
with an oficer do. James keefe, disorderly:
dismissed. John Browning, Robert J. Arm
strong A. H. Peioubet, lawfully OBTAINING a
horse dismissed Edward Freeman, disorder
lyi s4 Thornton Hodge, do; 81. Chas Jack
son, do. DISMISSED. 9. W. Fuller, do; So Mary
j. Middleton, Eliza Simpson, and Maria Hor-
ton, profanity; SO each. Thomas Bowling,
house. E -e
THE STEAMgR EUTAw.-This fine gunboat
received her orders for sea a few days since,
and would ere this have been on the ocean had
il not been that the river was frozen over, but
she is row ready for sea, and soon as the
channel is open she win leave. This vessel is
of about 1,a0 tons, and was built in Baltimore. i.
at the yard of Messrs. Abrahams. Her engines
was built at the Vulcan WORKS of Baltimore,
and is single engine of S feet inch stroke,
Hiortcn boilers, with Wethsred's super heating
apparatus for using combined steam With
this apparatus a -serirs of experiments have
been recently made, testing the powers Of the
steam, and they have proved nightly success
fni.s Her speed with this improvement can be
kept up with at least % per cent. less fuel.
quite az important item. On her trip recently
frcm Philadelphia to this port. she averaged
nearly fifteen knots per hour, aud on some &C. 4
easions she made as high as sixteen knots, thus
proving herself one of the fastest boats In the
navy. She is fitted mp in fine style, and will
no doubt make her mark as one of the best yes.
sefs Of the navy, and reflect credit on her !
builders. The following Is list OF her offers:
Homer G. Blake, Lieut.. Commander Thomas
q. Dunn, Acting Master and Executive Offlcsr;
A. ID. Littiefeld, Acting Master; Thomas Cars
Surgeon; y B, Davis, III. ID. Foster, James A. |
Hamilton, Acting Ensiens; H. Sny der, lst As
sistant Engineer; j. q. Stevens. I'd Assistant
Engineer; George w. Hall, II. q. Christopher,
Harrison Spear, Sd Assistant Engineers; y. a.
Sampson, Gunner; Z. A. Hurry, Captains