Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-10
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS rO.NIeHr.

tsdies of the Sixth street Pres by terian Church
. conunued at Odd Fellows Hail, and II
oes Win deserved patronage. The fair is
pI me benefit of a worthy congreg tuoR and
10 most delightfui place OF resort. 1t Is he d
at odd Fellows Hall.
TIE CIRCUS of Rivers and Derious, at the
corner of 9th street and New York avenue con
tnues for one week more. Another delightful
Apu interesting performance will be given To.
nlkht and this afternoon The wnole perform
anee-Bedouin Arabs, Master Eddie Madame
Mocarte, and al, of he mem oers of the com
parts. ."'A'' 'Ne'f
foRD's THEATER.-This is announced as
tne fourth and positively last week OF Miss
Maggie MItchells engagement Tonight sne
reyives '.Fanchon." a play which aIthouE a
often produced never fails in interest, in CON
is put on the stage at Ford's.
xGRoVER's TREATISE Mr. and Mrs Barney
Mnliams remain at Growers another week,
an9 .o,nsht they announce Willie Kelley"
rfseter White" The bill is a good one, AMI
oee0yng of an extended patronage. All
~sesef goers arr pleased with the Williams
aug A1nll house Will he the result.
kz5An1ERBURy.-John Denier continues his
engagement here ana Will perform the same
Yenlofs fea's for which he has been so famous
the Past two OF hres weeks Beside him q
uufuber Of song, dance, and Ethiopian actors
are upon the boards, who will appear might.
sSrfPosRD SUICIDE-A Mysterious Case.-On
saturday last, rom No l, of the Central III 1tel,
which il was known WAS occupied by a Iodgar,
nu being opened At ~ O'Clock m, the servant
became alarmed lest something unusual had
happened. She raIied upon Mr.. Scott, bar
keeper at the saloon OF The hotel. and he looked
over the transom, and found friend, b. q. W.
Burnham, dead In fis bed blood being spat-
tered all around The Coroner was at once
summoned, and neld an inque The body of
Mr. Burnnam was lying upon the bid, the
head reclining over the pillow, and the legs
Drawn up, as though The dead man had died in
agony. His clothing and boots were yet upon
him. When Burpham was found it was dis.
covered that dep cash had been cut In both
arms, severing the arteries of each, and the bed
was covered with blood. In the middle of the
room was quantity OF matter indicating that
some one had yomlted, and after wards had
showed blood to run upon the same place.
Nses the bed was slop pail which contained
aH fnnopnt OF blood. and a char near the bed
also bore marks of blood. Upon q table in the
room vVas found bottle marked "Laudanum,"
and aclerk of MT Clark, druggist at the corner
Of4E street and Penn yiyania avenue, testified
that deceased had purchased the Iaudanum the
evening previous. The bottle was empty At
the foot of the bed was found a small pen
kusfe covered with blood-the only instrument
aboatthe room wherewith the deceased could
h9va fdken his own life.
-Atthe, n quest, MIR. Scott, friend of the de-
ceased, testified n At deceased had came to MIN
- Nezk aGo and represented himself as without
vas then much under the
iHfdenee of liquor, and had remained so up TO
fbes4the he was found dead. Witness suDpOsed
thatBuTnham was Iaboring under q fit of tenn
porary insanity, sUperinduced by excessive
drink, at the time he took his life
iady who roomed next door to deceased,
tf<9eed. that Oh Frioay night she heard some
Q84fRt4nrnhams room call for a doctor, but
pemnoheed 10 the call, supposIng some one
nSe,Sfen sick and that a frieRd (of the sick
pAfoYhad gone for a Goctor.
One of the jurors ON the inquest was not sat
isRed with the testimony as given. and asked
t4AfA physician he summoned DIR. Harvey
LHdsiey was consequently called upon, and
1Ranswer TO q question whether a man could
take two ounces of laudanum and afterwards
seat himself III a char and cut the arteries Of
both arms, either OF which was sufficient to
caHse death, be replied that it was possible,
INT not probable that a man could do SO, and
Nerwards get into bed and die, as deceased
h&e died
skr Scott after this again made statement
thar he believed deceased was laboriDg uAdsr
mffia "a potu, and that " lille in that state he
Md committed the suicidal act.
eide
No money was found upon the person of de.
ceaeed but a u cent shinplaster on Newark,
Ns1cJersey, and a large number of reeeipted
Hotel BILLS were founo upon him, and under
h1opnlow was al empty pocket book There
W1041so found pawneroker's card for a ring
tina hAdNeen pa wned on October 9th.
Burnham is said To he a man OF good family,
and leafes wife and child in New York.
.His.brother is a Major on the staff Of Genn
MflaeJlap, and deceased has latterly been en-
ptoSad in the Quartermaster's Department
One of the witnesses testified that his ruin
cauEed by girl named PUN phrey, whose
sobriquet was s.Curley,' and who was for
some time q habitue of q notorious den Of ia
fanny on 9th street, below the avenue.
The body was handed over to MIR. Scott and
q friend OF deceased, VINO PROMISED 10 nave IL
decently inferred
FUNERALs-Yes,erday afternoon the funeral
of the late A q. Herold took place from the
residence on Eighth street east, near the Navy
Yard gate, and was attended by large con-
course of the friends and relatives of the de-
nar xQ,y1I
society and the Independent Order of Odd
Eaaiows, clerks in the Quartermaster's De-
unQoment at Giles Aoro, and numbers of clerks
ard others In the Navy Yard The remains
looked very natural, and were encased in
handsome mahogany coffin, on the breast OF
Which his regalia was placed, with hand
some wreath of flowers.
The ser vices at the house were conducted by
Rev Dr. Morsell, OF Christ Church, assisted
by Rev. p. II. Sweet, Grand Chaplain Of the
Odd Fellows, after which the corpse was
placed in the hearse, the following acting as
pail bearers John Smith and Edward Nc
kenny, of the Navy Yard Beneficial Society;
VIM. WorreIi and w. II Thomas, OF Eastern
Lodge; T. b. Lord, ST and Samuel Nelson, Of
the Encampment and Geo. Brown and John
w. Hodgson, Of the Grand Lodge-and the
procession moved IN the folio wing order to the
fetal Society: Piers Lincoln Hospital Band,
which discoursed appropriate m usic; Eastern
Lodge No. Z, Columbian Encampment No. I,
Grand Encampment, Grand Lodge. The fra
ternity were out in large numbers, p. G. M.
w. X. Mclean acting az chief marshal, assist
ed by brothers r. II. Moore and u. @. Ander-
son.
eat the cemetery the services were conducted
BIZ, Rev. Mr.. Norsell, after which the impress
siVe burial service OF the Odd Fellows was
conducted by Grand Chaplain Sweet.
The funeral or the late James T. Brown,
workman on the Treasury Building, and a
MEMBER Of Lafay cite Lodge No. OF Masons,
OF philadelphia, took place also yesterday al
teSpoon, and was attended by New Jerusalem
Idage No. 9, accompanied by the band OF Fin
ley Hospital, under the marshalship OF J. 7.
Powell, who Inferred the corpse in the Con-
eressiODal Cemetery, where the usual rites
were performed.
A MATRIMONIAL SQUABBLR-On Saturday
afternoon Sergeant Clarke, OF the sixth Ward,
arrested Thos. Murray, Seotchman, who
daIr In IA