Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-11
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT,

Hall retains It's front ranks as a place of resort
The grand baIlet as Eets n IA will
be performed tonight among other acts. Og-
den, the "1rish Ambassador" will be on hand
again,
CHRIsTY's MINISTRIES still entertain large
audiences al Ford s. Their budget Of amuse.
ment is splendid one. 1t is scarcely necss-
sary to state this fact for it is well kno wn that
the Christy's have a leading reputation in this
line of amusement. George Christy, J. w
Raynor, and alY the others appear tonight
ExoURsioN AND Pic MIC TO-DAY AT five
O'CLOCK I'm to-day the steamer Phenix will
teayFSeventh street wharf for an excursion to
.s}ymont, and will return to. morrow morning
-.esrly. There will be refreshments on board
TIE boat and at the pavilion, and there will
$50 oe opportunities for dance. No passes
The French and italians residing in the city
dive a PIC mic at Jueneman's Garden, this af-
ernoon and Tonight The Fire King, Buono
core, will be in attendance, and will perform
I daring feat.
POLICE REPoRTs-Second Precinct-James
Kenney. drunk; military.
laird Precinct.-Wm II. Holt. trespass; SIS So
John Donaldson, lighting; sio56 Chapman
Dale, do: 50 Sc, Frances Robinson, disor-
derry, $3.50. VIM. DAVIS, do 80 as William
Graves, drunk; dismissed. John Frizell, lar
ceny; for hearing
Fourth Precinct.-Rand Gordan, assault and
battery. bail for court. Thomas Foston, do;
dismissed. Pat Goings, disorderly, and Geo
McCallion, vsgrancy; dismissed.
missed. Joseph George, assault ann battery;
do. Christian W1dmayer, fast driving, SO s..
Tenth Irecinct.-Barney Clinket, disorderly;
b. Sarn1 Hart, do; Nellie Bride, do; do. !.
Mack, do; IS. John Wallace, do; dismissed
Ennie f. Smith. drunk and dsorderlv; So NJ.
CulIinan, do; IS Also. assault and battery;
bail for court. Jacob Elm, nuisance; 80. w.
English, hackman, refusing his number; IS.
Ida Earnest, keeping bawdy house; deferred.
Lizzie Pierce, assault and battery; bail for
peace. Mary jackson, do; bail for court.
CARELESS observation-disclosures ResMt-This
morning, while Center Market Space was much
crowded, and ladies were constantly passing
and repassing at the crossings of the streets, q
man named christopher Witmayer, a butcher,
drove furiously with his horse and wagon
toward the crowd, and in his route Knocked
lady down ana the wagon passed over her.
She was very severely injured, and was taken
away insensible. Captain ]. r. Stone, of : h
sHeet barracks, V. r. o., followed Witmayer
and had him arrested by Off Ger ]. O. Johnson,
Third Ward, who carried him before Justice
g .Glberson, who M acting for Jn-tioe Thompson,
of the Sixth Precinct. Witmayer was fined
1858 for fast driving. and was held to bail In
Sl,dO 10 appear at court to answer the charge
OF recElessly knocking down and driving over
the lady. The name of the lady has not yet
been ascertained.
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN-A Mad Dog
hhted-un Tuesday, officer White was called
upon to kill dog suffering with hydrophobia
IN the stable of the Union Hotel. Il was gen.
.uine case, and whether the animal had bitten
others is not known. The officer promptly per-
formed his duty.
named James Milstead was arrested for the
larceny of horse belonging to III T Baker
The horse was taken from an alley in the rear
of Bakers feed store, on High street. Milstead
was followed by officer Jones, who arrested
him nth the colt about a mile ABOVE TeEnal-
lytown. The owner values his colt at $500,
and Milsteao said he was going TO Rockville,
Mo, where he Intended TO advertise the ami.
NAL as an estray. Justice Buckley sent Mill
stead TO Jail for court
GRAND LARCRNY-Last night William F.
Brown paid q visit to a house in 18th street,
Hooker 8 Division, kept by Jane McCutchen,
and applied for lodging. He was charged ten
dollars, but he plead that he only had seven,
though he had f1ve-dollar note besides in his
pocket, which he intended to use to purchase
q pair of boots. A female named Lucinda
Jones occupied the room with him; and this
morning Brown found her lying on the floor,
with his pants for pillow, and his money
gone. He had his room mate arrested. She
admitted that she picked up a note from the
floor and put it under the mating. Search
was made, but the money was not found. At
ter hearing OF the .VideRce, Justice CLAYTON
deferred judgment
The RAECHE BURNT.-LaSt night, about OK
O'Clock, the notorious rancho kept by Jake
Fejgh, at the corner Of 18th and T Streets was
burned 10 the ground. This was the rancho
from whence the parties were taken who were
suspected OF the murder Of the wounded SOL
at the. gate Of Kalorama hospital, on the ID
inst. There was no poaItye evidence, and the
case was dismissed; but the men were turned
over to the military. The house was an Old
brick two story basement, and the fire was
doubtless caused by an incendiary. The loss
is small.
GRAND LARCENY.-Tuesc afternoon, John
Fremont. colored was arrested by officer
Boose.- on the charge of stealing $50 from Mary
johnson, colored, residing In the neighborhood
IN ha nnli gs(in nfroI, Hall
(l1th and BOundary.) The parties reside next
TO each other, and during the absence OF the
woman her room was entered, and trunk
opened and robbed Of the above amount, and
some persons saw Fremont in the room. He
was taken before Justice Barnaclo, who held
him to bail for court
SOCIAL PICNIC.-It Is said "there is nothing
in a name" but This term OF osocial" sounds
so genial, promises something extra, and is so
new term nat IL attracts at once the readers
attention. By reference to our columns it will
be seen that s'socfal" picnic comes off az the
Park, on 9TH street, next Tuesday, for the BEN
18th street and New York avenue. O.; course
all the patrons and friends will be there and
all are promised q good time.
BITTEN BY MAD DoG.-Yesterdav after
neon, mad dos ran into the yard Of Mr. Wal
ter Nicholson, on Sd street, near M south and
bit one OF his children through the hand. Sur
Rical attendance was promptly secured, and
1t is TO be hoped that the poison has not taken
tull effect, although the hand and arm has
swollen dreadfully Officer Gordon, short
Time after the occurrence, shot the dog This
othcer put some eighteen or twenty dogs ont Of
the way yesterday.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Testerdaya AFTER
nocn, as an old colored man named William
Thompson, was passing along second street,
near T. street south, with two buckets of water,
ne was net by Mich'i Cuilinan " no Knocked
him down and kicked him. Officer Gibson
saw the occurrence, and gave chase to Guilt
nan, and after running several squares
rested HIM. sCullinan was taken before j US
ice Boswell. who fined hum s. for disorderly
conduct and held him TO security to court for
assault and battery.
STOLEN GooDs FoUED.-Otficer Greer, of
the Third Ward, carried 3 lot of tobacco and
segars 70 the station house, which were found
under the porch Of the mouse corner OF Four
Nntn and streets west, occupied by jacob
pdscn, coIored The goods are supposed to
- been stolan an saora,os ~ 90, -,