Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-05

CHANCERY COURT, Judge Wyls-This morn.
ing in the case of En- lish and others agt. Vena-
BILE and others, decree OF sale was made
Lay agt Ives, decree for the appointment
of q new trustee.
Williams ast Brown, order was made ap-
pointing Rebecca Pue guardian, TO take the an
swer to Vim. A. Melntlre.
Morehouse agt. Browning and Waliach, de-
cree appointing new trustee.
Morhouse agt. Sharretts ana Wailach, new
trustee appointed.
Mcknew agt Hanson and Batl new trustee
appointed.
John Pursen agt. Sarah Purscll, petition for
divorce, order to take testimony
Shilling VS.. Hamilton and others, order ap-
pointing commission 10 inquire into the fea-
sibilty OF dividing the estate.
CASES UNDER THE Cow LAw-Last night
ten proprietors of diaries Shugrae, T.
White, David Barry, Thomas DonLsgan, Tim
othy Sullivan, Jerry Lynch, Jno Roach, Jno.
Conner and John Roach-were arrested by
Sergeant SFippon and Rsundsman Shield for
violating the act relating TO cows. The new
law, recently enacted, requires that no one
shall keep a cow-pen or stable within two
hundred yards OF residence other than the
proprietor's own. The arrests We're made in
consequence of the complains of residents in
the northern part of the Third Ward, who
were annoyed by the n atsances. Five were
fined 81 each, and four s. each, after an exam
ination at the Third Ward station, by Justice
Thompson.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsRs.-August
81. Smelling, peddling unlicensed; $50 ~. +
Mcguire drunk and disorcerly workhouse.
Fredk Voigt, selling liquor on Sunday; S25A,
also, assault and battery; bail for hearing.
VIM. Edwards, house breaking; bail for court
Margaret Gates drunk and disorderly; locked
up hours. Bridget Foley, grand larceny;
bail for court John Driskel, assault and bat-
terry; bail for hearing. Charles II. Sailor, dis
Soaf, drunk; b. Minuox, Wilson Watkins, Jas.
Whitney, Andrew McNally, lack Holmes, do;
dismissed. Sarah Ann Ward, suspicious; do.
FoRCIBLE ENTRY.-Yesterday, William Ed
wards was arrested by officer Kelly, of the
Fourth Ward, upon charge Of breaking into
the house of Mary Maloney. The case was
tried before Justice Giberson, when it appear
ed from the evidence that the defendant is the
landlord, and the complainant his tenant Mr..
Edwards forced the door, and went to work
with an axe to tear down part Of the house.
Edwards put in the plea that the house is in
miserable condition, and his object was to
repair it. The Justice sent the case to court,
and held the defendant 10 bail IN $3.50.
CHARGE OF GRAND LARCEzY--Bridgst Fo-
ley,a servant woman employed in the house
of Mr. Thos Murphy, Sd street. Penna.
avenue, was arrested by officer Pendel for the
larceny of a $40 note. The money had Just
been paid 10 Mrs. MURPHY, who laid it
table while she attended to something in haste.
Bridget the only person who was near
enough to take il, and when Mrs Murray
looked for 1t it had disappeared. Bridget was
Se3rChPG, but the money was not 1OuhQ. Jus
lice GiberSon held her to bail for further
hearing.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-Lemuel
Beckett, violating city ordinance; dismissed.
Charles Gould. adultery; for hearing. Fanny
Wheeler, profanity; Si55. Michael Fitzgerald,
disorderly; DO. jos. Tutnell, do. and drink;
dismissed. L. T. Bartlett, drunk; -. John
Hawkins. do and disorderly; 40. Mary Bowen
and Elizabeth King do; so each. Sam
Rabbett, do; dismissed. Edwd, Burch, selling
,fs..-e sod nn a 10
drunk and disorderiy: Sl.5S. George DevIs,
suspicious character; dismissed.
MYSTERIOUS UsAPPgARAroB-On Monday
evening Hast mau named James NJ Bail m
DIcyeG at Geisboro Point a blacksmith, left
has quarters very suddenly sta ing to his bro
Their. who was il the same tent that he was
sick. At he time nothing was thought Of tn
matter, put three days elapsing without LIS re-
turn, his friends lecaule anxious anG instituted
search however, without success. 1t is sup
posed that trouble impaired his mind. al that
III q fit of dependency lie made away with
himself. '-s
CHARGE OF ADULTERY.-YesterGay after
noon. officer Barclay arrested Chas Gould, wis
is chsrged by Geo Markham with committing
sdultery with Mary Jane Markham, the COM
planant's wife. The accused IS a wagon M aste.-
in the Government service. The complain ant
is sutler, at Frederick, Md. The accused was
taken before Justice Clayton, who held the ac-
cused TO bail in $500, for further hearing on
the III instant, at II o'clock.
PERMANENTLY CLosED.-James Flanagan,
proprietor of a drin king saloon, cornUc of 10th
and G. streets, was arrested yesterday, and his
place of business closed for selling liquor to
soldiers. A lot of Government property was
found on the pre- misses and turned over to the
property sergeant
FATAL esterday, as the down
passenger tt an from the front was lAaving r sir
fax Station, William Miller, a private OF ne
New York regiment, was thrown from the
platfoI m of one of the cars, and falling upOn
the track the train passed over him, killing
him instantly,
ALTERING Pass Lewis Laventhall,
citizen. arrested yesterday by order OF
Major Sherburne for altering pass issued from
The headquarters of the Military Governor,
He was committed to the Central Guardh0use.
terday the Secretary OF the
Navy reinstated Mr.. VIM. Z. Hutchinson as
m aster plumber at the Washington Navy Yard,
from which position he was dismissed several
weeks since
E@CR SALE. AND IMMEDIATE POSSESSION
L given, 8 good BRiUk HOUeE containing six
rooms. "a frent 1e feet lot Price 81 $50 For
particulars aoply to MIFCSELL & SON, sOuthcas
corr er Pa avenue and 18th st fe ) ~
uOUsE AND STORE FOB RRNr-On 1t. st.
4 of the very hes. locations IN this cisy for
sny bushes IS eight years lease can be . 7ushl,
Ais other houses for rent ana sll kinds OF proper