Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-05
LOCAL NEWS.

POLICE REPORTS - First Precinct.-Nelson
Birmingham, stealing, lunatic; military.
Second Prectnct.-Julia Griffin and John
1uinegar, stealing wood; dismissed. Lemuel
Snowden threats; bail for peace.
Third I'recinct-Joanna Colling, disoraerly;
s2f4 Augusta Wheeler, do. and drunk; mill
tary James Robertson, offering spoiled meat
for sale: 1851. Ellen O'Conpar, street walker;
workhouse.
Fourth Precinet-Lemuel Beckert, assault;
bail tor peace. Mary Fife, larceny; bail for
court. William Barnes, assault; bail for
peace. James Reckert, assault; dismissed
James Eagan, drunk and disorderly; military
barbara Pfeifer. assault bail for peace. E. B.
Meyer, cruelty to animals; So. VIM Go Ady,
larceny; for trial. Owen Wood, drunk and
dieorderly: So. John b. Weager, obtaining
money by false pretences; dismiss ed. Also
peddling unlicensed, $50.
Tenth PrecfRet.-Priscllla Hawkins, disorder
"; 81. John Potter, drunk; military. Benz.
Solomon, disorderly; Jacob Browanger. do :
$40 each; also for threats, each gave bail for
peace. Eliza Jackson, drunk and dtsorderiy;
Alexander Lomax, do 80. James Bryan, as
sault and battery Jail for court
A DENIAL-Mrs. Barry called at our Office
this morning 70 say that the item published in
the city papers day or two ago as to her hav-
ing kept girl, named Margaret Kennedy, in 8
shanty in the I'd police precinct, for the pur-
poses Of prostitution, and abandoned her after
she had become diseased, was not correct.
Mrs. Barry says that the girl came to her
in wretchedly i'll and filthy condition. and
her in out Of charity. Mrs. Barry being poor
and about to remove, saws she applied to police
officer with permit to have the girl sent to the
almshouse, which was not attended TO, and the
girl was sent TO a colored woman, and by her
put out on the commons. Subsequently she
was conveyed 10 the almshouse by the police.
This is Mrs. BIS statement.
PORT OF GEoRGRrowE-Entered-
Chamberlin, Bristow, from Philadelphia.
bury; W. L. Dayton, Layfeld, Baltimore; Me-
chanic, Beacham, St. Mary's; H. Anna, Chase,
do; w. ]. Hammill, Chiseldine, do Laurel,
more; w. II. Dawson, johnson, do Messen-
ger, Holden, New York; Arlington, Weaver,
do; Mary Ann, Disney, Accotink: Farmers
Friend, Moore; Laurel Meehaoic' Jones, st
Norris, do Sarah Ellen, Wheeler, do; NJ.
Pleasant, Leatherbury, Havre de-Grace; AIDE.
ne s..
St Georges. Boats G.. Pira.e, Bolden, Acco.
tnk; Wild Ranger, Harris, Piscataway; Gen.
Worth, Quander, Accottnk
THR SroNR CUTTERs.-About four weeks
ago the Stone Cutters Association passed
resolution demanding that their pay. which
had previously been 20 per day. should be in
creased to "a, and, in consequence OF sons OF
the bosses refusing to comply, quite a number
refused to work, and for time some of the
shops were idle, and the workmen employed
by Messrs Provost Winter & 90. on the mar
BILE work at the Capitol, numbering about 50,
ceased WORK also MT Emery, however, coIn-
piled at once with the demand, aud some OF the
o. her shops also came into me. sures, as we'll as
Messrs. Provost, w inter Il Co, and to-day over
thirty of the old hands at the Capitol have re-
turned to work.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ritter, q boy ~ years OF
age, attempte TO Jump upon street car NO z,
this morning, when near the 14th street juno
ton, but missed his hold and fell. Tne car was
In motion at the time, and the wheels struck MS
arms ana head, seriously fnjuring them. We
have lot lesrned whether any benes were pro
ken, as The boy was taken home at once NO
blame can be attached to the conductor OF dri
yer of the car. Charlie is one OF the Star ne VS.
BOYS, q general favorite about the pressfoon
and with the boys, and one whose face ID IA
miliar 10 all In the neignbornood.
Poor REvESGE.-Satarday, a man named
Edward he Meyer drove up to the door OF
Perrv's store corner 9th street ana fensvlye-
mia avenue and q colored boy, driving for Mr..
Stubbs, of Mary and, had the curo. DE never
drove violently against the veuifie OF nj
Stnhs. but the driver being IN waitiaR tor hrs
employer, would not give way DE Meyer,
after abusing the boy, beat Mr.. Stubo's horse
brutalIy ON the head. Justice Thorn pson fined
him 80.
On A SrRIKR.-The Coopsrs employed At the
NAVY Yard who have hitherto been racet vim z
81 SO and S2.75. now demand - per day, aud
their demand no. having been complied with.
they are to-day "working for Walker and
Eaton"
THE LICENSE LAw-Joha NJ. Wasser has
been fined $50 by Justice Thorn psOn for seliing
articles OF foreign growth and msnufacSure
without license.
STATE or aHs tn sRAoxzrss,-At Frank.
lin & Co.'S, opticians, No. "a PeapsylvsniS
avenue. the Thermometer esoea ee-dAy u
o'clock, " In tbs shade.