Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.

looked with solicftude upon the destruction Of
the cant-eet-away portion of the jewellers in
this hot and dusty city. The rain commenced
| to fall about IL O'Clock last night, and con-
ing, but the SKY has been lowering all day, and
occasional showers continue to visit us. A
| considerable quantity (although hot enough
to saturate the parched soil,) must have fallen
not only here but up the Potomac, for the
water in the river and canal has perceptibly
! increased. The wind has at times been exceed
ngy nigh and we Psap there was
the progress Of steamers coming up the river.
! Every body is, however, grateful for the blessed
| rain. There are indications that it IL not yet
| over, a fact our farmers will be thankful for,
as they need good deal more in order that the
| ground may be placed in proper condition for
4 cultivation, as the late continued dry spell has
| parched it to an unusual degree.
POLICE REPoRTs--Second pYecinct-Louisa
Morris, Margaret King, assault and battery;
bail for peace. james Crooks, larceny; dis
| Third Precinct-Lucy Gray, disorderly; s1.ai.
| John Gillian and Nathan Tilghman, do; S3 Al
| each. John Brown, false pre- fences; dismissed.
Patrick Cannon, assault; bail for peace. Edgar
| Dorsey, larceny; jail for court. Mary Gately,
| drunk; workhouse Conrad Mulfinger, do;
dismissed. Mary Richardson, do. and disor-
ry. Jerry Long and Anna Long, do; &1.A
| each. Anna Long, aiding soldiers to escape
| the guard; S2.44. Thomas Meg uire, drunk
| and disorderly; S2.44. Thomas Kells, Edward
Finn, deserters military. Henrietta Hunt,
disorderly; $1.4.
Fourth Precinct.-Bridget Nolen and Mrs W.
Q. Gaf, grand larceny; bail for court Ellen
Sullivan. drunk and disorderly; Jane MCGEE,
vagrancy; Isaac Armstrong, carrying weapons;
Cornelius Hurry, drunk and disorderlv; work.
house. Albert Williams, do; So. G. w. Nichol-
W. Simms, drunk and disorderly; S. Mary
Hanlin, do; S3. Geo. w. Simms, threats; bail
Tor peace: Thomas Murphy, drunk; So. Geo.
Stafford, fast driving; dismissed.
Sixth Precinct.-Simon Moses, Joseph Haw
kins, George Pinkney, James Davis, grand
larceny; Jail for further hearing: Maria Stat
O'Brien, swindling; dismissed Martin LAWN,
diserderly; do. VIM. Shein, do; So Noah
Jones, do; 81. Elizabeth Jones, do; 81. An
Samuel Arnold, drunk; military. John De
Glaize, vagrancy; workhouse. Bertha Brewer
disorderly; for hearing.
jail. Matthew Dillon, drunk and disorderIy;
workhouse. John Cephus, B. F. Conner Il.
James Day, John Karnan, Thomas Riley,
John jenkins, Mary Ann Mccarthy, Edward
Joel, George Morris, Edward Williams, do:
dismissed. l.. N. Brown, assault and battery;
bail for peace Thomas Campbell, deserter;
military. Clement Brooks, profanity; 81. W.
Hunter, James Dayey, throwing stones; 50
each. John Kearns, grand larceny; deferred
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-w. Glib
son, disorserly; S256. John Thompson, ere.
afing nuisance; Sebald Abraham, keeping a
vicious dog; dismissed. David Roach, viola
ting city ordinance, two cases; S65s. Leary
Quinlan, do; X. w. Gray, assault and battery;
Ellen Fitzgerald, malicious mischief; Jerry
Driseall, drunk and disorderly; dismissed
Patrick III. Raridan, do; s1.5S. Thomas Mack
and Edw'd Reeves, disorderly; locked up. Jas.
Welsh, do and drunk; for hearing. Also, for
an assault with intentato kill; iail for court.
David Roach, abusive language; 1888. Nor
rls Roach, assault and battery; for hearing.
Jas Welsh, highway robbery and assault and
battery; jail for court. VIM. Frederick and
Alex. Mitchell, drunk; dismissed. Mark Full.
ford, disorderly for a hearing John Holmes,
drunk, disorderly and resisting officers in a
street ear; 1854. Peter Strap, di7orderly in
street car; do. Sias w. Wood, John Evans,
out number; dismissed. Also, driving hack
without badge S2.5s. Sarah A. Davis, drunk
and disorderly; $l.5s.
RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE PoroMAo
CoMPLETRD.-The new bridge of the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad
day, and VIII be ready for the passage Of trains
in very few days. This completes direct
line of railroad from Mobile, Alabama, to
Portland, Maine. The company also propose
pushing the building OF the road from Alex
andria to Fredericksburg, which will shorten
the distance hence to Richmond about seventy
miles.
In few days regular passenger trains will
be run between Washington and Alexandria
every half hour: and passengers will be able
to ride from Penn'a avenue to King street, Al
exandfia, in Is minutes, and at q cheap rate OF
fare.
FIRs.-Yesterday afternoon, the stables at
tached to the residence of DR.. JOS. Walsh on
E street south, between 9Th and 9TH streets east
Were destroyed by IRE, as IS supposed from
spot, and refused to take the apparatus from
the houses; but some Of the police brought up
the Anacostia suction and reel. Some OF the
iad anrrz
but by the time they had got to the ground the
danger was over, the police and neigh hav.
ing prevented the spread of the flames by tear
ing down the fencing. IT the apparatus had
been got out in time there would have been
little no loss; and as it was, there was loss
Of about S259-the horses and harness having
been saved.
GROWERS THEATER will be re-opened on
Wednesday evening next, for q term of two
weeks, under the auspices Of Mr. S. W. Glenn,
who has effected an arrangement with Mr..
Grover for that purpose. Mr. Glenn's COM
pany will consist of many of the leading mem
bers OF MIR. Growers late, company, besides q
number of popular actors and actresses from
northern theaters. New ana attractive pieces
will be performed, and there can be no doubt
OF Mr.. Glenn's success. Grip Van Winkle'
will constitute the open ing Play On Wednes-
day, and ws~suppose MI. Glenn himself will
appear in his irresistible Dutch character.
SECOND WARD STA ZION CAsEs.-John
Norton, drunk; 81. J. W. Hill, do; dismissed.
Charles H. Butler, assault and battery; do.
Ellen Thomas, disorderIy; s.. John Francis,
drunk and fast drivin e; s.. Rose Miller,
dressed in male attire; SIS. Jonas Ward, dis
orderly; 81. Loaisa Wo edward, profane and
creating nuisance; further hearing Jas. Nov
Ian. drunk: military. larry Dermot, do: 30
VIM. Nichols, violating city ordnance; locked
up. y. II. Perkins, drunk; dismissed. Albert
Foster, disorderiy; srnissed Sarah Clark
drunk and disorderly; 81. Stephen Larkin, do;
military. VIM. kerney, drunk; S15e. r. T.
Tasey, do; dismissed
THE Battle GROlJND.-Yesterday after.
noon quite q number OH our citizens visited the
battle field in front of ort Stevens, and viewed
the places which are now of interest in that
locality, including the cemetery where the
thirty.seyen soldiers who were killed in the
fight of the 18th instant are buried in circle,
which is located on the right hand side of the
road a short distance beyoYld the fort