Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-19
LOCAL NEWS.

case came up 1Or nearing before j uSuCe JOnn-
son, in which Rev. John Lanahan, presiding
elder OF the Methodist Episcopal church, was
plaintiff, and James b. McGin was defendant.
George Smith, a colored servant Of the plain.
tiff, and threats against the plaintiff. It ap-s
peared that the defendants child, playing with
ball lost 1t BY throwing it to the roof Of
10 the top Of the house and got the ball. The
child demanded the ball, and the colored boy
asked rem uneration for his trouble. The pay
was refused, and the boy put the ball back
where he got it. Mrs. McGnI went after the
colored boy, and demanded the ball of him,
and accompanied the demand with some cpl
thets against the boy and his employers. The
boy retorted by applying similar epithets to
Mrs. McGill. She seized the boy, who strug-
gled to get away, and in the struggle Mrs. NC
Two or three days after, when the colored
boy was following his mistress, Mrs. Lana
han, in the street, carrying dish OF butter she
had purchased, Mr.. McGill, the defendant,
followed him, and getting near and pushing
him down smashed the dish, and then boat
him. Mr.. McGill also went to the vicinity of
Mr.. Lanahans house and made threats Of vi
olence. "et
MIR. Norris appeared for the plaintiff and
Mr.. Carusi for the defence, and after hearing
the evidence, the case was submitted.
The Justice remarked that the assault would
be dismissed IL the plaintiff did not desire to
prosecute further. 1t was an occurrence that
would very certainly follow the report of
wife to the husband that she had been as
saulted ~.
Mr.. Lanahan did not desire to prosecute the
case. All he required was the surety Of peace
Under these circumstances, Justice johnson
dismissed the assault and battery case, and
held MI McGin to bail for peace.
boy, who is about sixteen or seventeen years
old, was arrested by officer Sprague, OF the
Fifth Ward, who, it was alleged, made the
charge Of assaulting Mrs. McGfll, a pretext,
and sept the boy confined for two days, in the
hope OF using him as a substitute, and MI.
Lanahan had great difficulty in finding him.
rms part OF the affair was reported to the
Board of Police Commissioners, who have de-
te.mined to investigate the charge, and il the
facts are as stated, the policeman will be
punished. b
The FLAGSHIP DoN.-This fine vessel, cap
tured in attempting to run the blockade some
months since, and purchased by the Govern
the flag. ship Of Commander F. a. Parker,
commanding the Potomac Flotilla, and is now
one of the uimmest vessels afioat. She was
built Of iron, especially for blockade running,
and her rigging was so arranged that 1t could
be let down to her decks, her masts jotnted q
few feet above deck, while her smoke stack
was ON the telescope principle. New station
airy masts have been put into her, and the rig
ging is also all new. 1t was put up under the
direction or the venerable boatswain of the
yard, Mr.. Wilmuth. The sails were made by
is by the mechanics of Messrs. Talbert and
Downings departments, and was done under
the super V is ion OF MIR. Tier, carpenter to the
fotilla. The machinery mas been under the
hands Of Mr.. Wilson, engineer and rnachinist,
and has had a thorough overhauling. and the
boat throughout has been handsomely painted
by the workmen in the department of Mr.. Jno.
II. Peake. aE
All concerned in fitting up this vessel are
entitled to notice, for there is better work to
be found anywhere. It Is thought from trial
OF her engines, that she will make 16 knots per
hour. 7I u
The following are the officers Commander
F. A. Parker, commanding the fotilla, whose
staff consists OF Ensign E. A. Roderick, Secre.
tary; and Acting Ensigns D. A. Hoar and F. S.
Eastman, Aides; Lieut. Commander T, ii. East
man, commanding; Acting Ensign G. E.McCon.
nell, Executive Officer; Acting Ensign E. BIZ
Brice and @. Chase; Assistant Surgeon, James
Wilson; Acting Assistant Paymaster, ]. Hendee;
Acting Masters Mates. J. Reynolds and II.
Eldridge, Chief Engineer, Bentley Third
Assistant Engineers, Jas. Kaler, L. Lyons, and
- Bowie. ~ 49, ~
LARCENY AND FoRaRRY.-Last night Officer
ry. The case was examined by Justice Giber-
son this morning. 1t appeared that Charles IL.
Mastern, a drummer boy, was employed at
Armory Square Hospital TO get the hospital
mail at the Post Office and carry 1t to the hos.
pital. In one of his recent trips, while pour
ing the mail into the bag a;letter dropped out.
He locked the bag and put the letter In ms
meeting with J. F. Quinn, photographer, he
asked him how to get the money Qulnn told
him he would take him to bank where ne
could sell it. They went to the savings BANG
in Semmes, new building. on Louisiana ave-
nue., near the Bank of Washington, where the
boy was told that the draft req uired the en-
dorsement of DR.. Bliss, OF the n hospital, ana OF
the lady upon whom it was drawn. The boy
went to o uiun and told him how matters
stood, and proposed that il he (Quinn)I would
asien the lady's name, the boy would sikn DR..
aIresS - and executed: excentA that the how