Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-28

AOCAA n IL WIS.,
Brown, drunk; military.
Ihtrd frecinct-Edmond PIunket, j, Nc.
| nnew, ais soIderiy; dismissed. John KENNEDY,
prostitution; do. Timothy Hurley, bench war,
rant; sent to jail. Samuel Carter, disorderly:
1sc nooen. Mai1fs, Alfred Francis, Eli White,
| Fourth Preefnct.-Jas. E. Sommerneid, RIch,d
| WnIisms, oencn warrant; delivered to the
n.;sl at nai. III. Naugnton, desertion: military.
6rioget Keenan,, drunk; workaouse. Mary
Epler, selling without license; dismissed. jas.
Gsslin, drunk and disorderly; So Danforth
| Sizih Frecinct-H W. Bartels and Christian
Aekman. creating nuisance; s23 35 each Albert
Lock ard John Simpson. throwing stones: ~
saen. Mary Long and Catharine Mcdonald,
Martin, suspicious character; workhouse p.
Campbell, disorderiy; do; Wesley Turner,
selling hquor unlcensed; 800.
Tefh Prectnct.-Hugh Haughey, assault and
| battery; escaped from the cell Thos Carroll.
do Jail ior court Sarah Smith. disorderly;
herd, do; s1.OO. James Tyson, drunk; work
house. Henry Peters, bench warrant: lan
henry Gayle, assault and battery dismissed.
Mary Knox, dsorderly ard profane; $500
James r. Powers, disorderiy; military J. T.
Maeruder. larceny of a horse Jail for hearing.
W. T. Elmop, do; do. Thos. Patton, disorder
Diges, disorderiy; dismissed. Mary Knox,
drunsard bail for good behavior.
THE JURY Box.-On Monday next, the Regis
ter of Washington, the Clerk Of Georgetown
and the Clerk Of the Levy Court will deposit
in the jury box the names of persons from
the law requiring that the box shall be can
yassed every two years prior t, the lst of Feb
ruary The number required to be placed in
the hox is $40; of which 400 are to be taken from
w Washngton, 90 from Georgetown, anr 10 from
the county. The law under which iuries are
orawn was approved June l6, 1862 since
October, 1862, for Circuit Court; November,
1s62 grand and pe tit jurors for Criminal ;onr,:
January, 1853, for Circuit Court; February,
1863, for special term Criminal Court, (grand
al petit jurors;l March, 1863 for Circuit court:
May, 1868, for Criminal Court; May. ls63 for
Criminal Court; June, 1868, for CIrcui. Court;
June, 1863, for special term Circuit Court; Sep
tember, 1868, for Criminal Court; October, 1853,
for special term Circuit Court; November, 1861
for Criminal Court; January. 1854, for Circuit
Court. Thus IL will be ssen that since the
passage of the law juries ha va been Srawn for
thirteen terms OF the court, uumbering in all
522 persons, which exceeds The number placed
in the box, but it must b0 D. - IN mind that
since the names were IrsL piased L.. he box
the judges, under authority % the law, ordered
one hundred additional nam to be placed
therein The new system OF dTa wing the juries
is great improvement upon the old one.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsss-Robert
Adsms, running over q lady with a hack;
Edward Copness, threats; dismissed. John
Flynn, assault and battery; do Iannis Shea.
drunk SI and disorderly; military. u. Butcher,
larceny; Jail. Mary E. Cant, tareats: ,a,h
Margaret Smith, malicious mis- hef as So.
Elisha Gray, vagraacy; dismissed Frances
O'Neil, drunk; do. Chas. Hnntberger drunk
and disorderly; sl5s Jno W. Valentine, do;
S1.5s. Thos. Flynn, malicious mischief dis
missed. B F. Jefers, r. L. Jeffers, s. M.
Taylor, swindling; bail for court.
AN OWNER WANTED-Last week q hoy
found pocket. book on the Island, which ap-
peared to be filled with money, but before he
opened it a man keeping a store near by TOOK
1t from him, and went into the store. In few
minutes he returned the pocket. book to the
boy with but fifteen cents in it. The book cen
taiGs the name of Margaret Conner, and il is
thought that it contained much more money
than was returned in it. The Seventh Ward
officers wish to find an owner for ii.
RoBBERIEs.-Tuesday night, Mr.w L. Mint
ger, OF Philadelphia, was robbed, while asleep
in his room, at the New York Eating House,
9TH street, opposite the Post Office, Of a watch
valued at S75, $40 Canadian bank note a
prcmisory note for sl,500, and another for sa5.
MI A. Hanley, at the same house, lost from his
room S297 in Treasury notes. He had a gold
watch in his pocket and the thieves took all
his change. but left the watch. No clue to the
thief has been obtained.
To BE RETURNED TO THEIR RRGIMENrs-
The following named soldiers, having served
out their term Of sentence by court martial.
arrived here yesterday from Fort Delaware, to
be returned to their regiments Patrick Spahr,
Sd Virginia Vols /; Lawson E. Price, sth Vir,
ginia Vols; Columbus Vermillion, 1st Virginia
Artillery; John White, John q uinn and David
Dalton, I'd Virginia Vols.
BOLD RoBBRRY.-Tuesday night, some dr.
ing burglar entered the residence of Mrs. Leo
nard Harbaugh, on F street, between 9th and
7th, and proceeded to the sleeping apartments of
the inmates, and searched the drawers, steal
ing thereFcm jewelry and silver ware, amount
ing to between $500 and $400. Among the ar
ticles stolen was handsome gold watch,
valued at 1925.
Louis Warrenton, O. M. d. messenger, whilst
on top OF an clubhouse at the Government
Lumber Yard, foot OF 9th street wharf, accl-
dentally slipped and was precipitated into the
Potomac. Being an expert swimmer he sue
ceeded in reaching the shore safely. The fall
caused severe injuries OF his thigh and neck
TRADE WITH THE ARMY LINEs.-The fl e.
lot OF goods under the order establishing a
trade district for the benefit OF citizens within
the lines Of the Federal army, was taken ont
from Alexandria on Friday, and few of the
citizens OF Culpeper have already availed
themselves of the advantages offered.-Aler-
Gazette, Jan. %.
EXAMINING OFFICER.-Cap ain Parker the
examining officer at Forrest Hall prison, having
resigned, the duties performed by that officer
now devolve upon Capt. Montgom. ry, OF G,n.
Martindale's staff.
AFFAIRS IN MARLBoRo'.-The report or a
case Of smallpox in this village, turned out to
be correct. A carpenter named Baird, OF
Baltimore, died on Friday night, having coa-
tracted the disease in that city or Washington.
He was taken to Baltimore for interment by
those who nursed him. No other ease has oc-
CURED, and as there is very little communi-
cation between Washington and this village,
there need be no fear on the subject. 1t is i'm
portant, however, that persons should be vac
cinated
The Commissioners of this county, at their
meeting on Tuesday, appointed John III. Selby
Supervisor Of Marlboro district, vice James
Duckett, deceased. And Benjamin Baden,
vicnr nf
oceasioned by the non. election in that district.
Marlboro Gazette, Jan. %.
IAt recent temperance meeting in Scot
land, q convert got mp to speak. eMy frienis,,
sald he, ssthree months ago signed the pledge
G(yheersl In a month afterwar nv friends,
had a sovereign in my pocket. a thing ne ver
had before. Loud cheers.l In another month
my friends, bad good coat on my back, q
thing ne Yer hat before. (Uheers much loud
erl A fortnight after that, my friends,
bought coffin, because Ielt pretty certain