Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-11

Smith, assault and battery; for hearing.
Third Precinet-R. G. Benhan, drunk; dis
missed.
Fourth Precinct-Thornas German and Marv
GoFman, assault; bail tor peace. John Thomp.
SOD, drunk and disorderly military. Isaac
Williams, selling unlicensed; dismissed Also,
for threats; bail for peace.
Fyh Prec1nct.-James Lyons and Patrick
Healy, drunk and disorderly; S15s. Patrick
keney, William Common, drunk; do. Hannah
Jackson, Mary Willet, Louisa Mason, drunk
and dlsorderly: 80. Jas. Gibbs, fighting; 81 SO
John THOMPSON. drunk; do. ]. Montgomery,
do; Isaac Wright, sleeping in street; J. H. Lee
Ben Scrobald, ]. w. Cortell, disorderly; dis
missed.
Saith frecinct.-Isaiah Lowe and David Bow.
en-, disorderly; SO each. Rich'd Williams and
Jane Williams, grand larceny: Jail for court.
James Barr, assault and battery; dismissed.
John Mcmahon, suspicious character; mill
tary. -
Tenth Precinct. Bridget Mccarthy. assault
and battery: bail for peace-for disorderly con.
duct; fined So Jno. Keefe. drunk; dismissed.
Mary Jane Johnson, prostitution; $40. Eliza
beth Butler. nuisance; So. John Holly, disor-
derly; "a. CIV: Winfield, assault and battery;
bail for peace. Emma Jane Reardon, drunk
and disorderly; sI25e y. F. Daily, grand
larceny dismissed VIM. Mason, disorderiy:
81. Rebecca Mason, do; do.
TIE GOLD CAsE.-In the Circuit Court
(Judge Wylie,) the case of J. W. Thomson
& Bro. agt. Riggs & KeickGffer is on trial
This is an action to recover an amount of gold
the ban liking house Of the defendants since the
suspension OF specie payments, which the lat.
ter refuse TO pay in kind, rendering in lieu
thereof legal tender notes; assuming that un-
der the law Of July 18th, 1862, they are not
obliged to pay coin for coin. This morning
the plaintiff offered to show that it was the
custom in other banks to pay ont coin for coin
deposited, but this offer was refused as frrel.
evant: A tender Of the amount in legal tender
was also made this morning, but was refused
~ fne plaintiffs Messrs J. H, Bradley and
and w. S. Cox for defendants.
FILLING THE CANAL WITH SLoPs.-This
morning. Samuel Taylor, colored was arrest
ed by officer Pendel tor throwing two wagon
loads OF slops into the canal. Taylor slead
that he was employed at the Armorv Hospital
dered by Capt, Cowen to throw it in the canal.
Justice Giberson fined him 81 SO. His state.
ment was corroborated by an officer from the
hospital, who stated that it was done ignorant
~. mayor Wallach ordered the dismissal of
the case, and the Seventh Ward Commissioner
will designate such a place for the deposite of
the Stops as will not cause violation Of law.
and will save the inmates Of the hospital from
enduring the stencil that would arise from the
canal during the hot weather.
AFFAIRS IN GEoRGETowN.-Canal.-T re-
celpts OF coal continue to be frequent and
heavy, and the hands at derricks are constantly
employed. Since our last report the receipts
were as follows: Central NJ. & M. Co, SIC
653 $500 tons; Consolidation Co., OBJ 29.lOO
tons; American Co., i25 &c. loo tons; New Hope
%, ITO 2-1OO; Cumberland G. &c I. Co., 66i
6l.1Oo TONS Hieston & Co. 100 s.1Oo tons;
Hampsh. and Bait. Co., III 3-1OO tons.
The agents are shipping large quantities of
coal, much OF it to northern ports A large
number Of vessels have been freighted during
the week, and others remain at the vharyes to
receive their cargoes.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsas Emma
nyOn
dismissed Jonathan Rowland, assault and
battery; Jail for court Also, for threats; jail
in default OF bail. Abraham Kaufman, pass
ing counterfeit money. Amos Galloway. lar
ceny; for hearing. Jas Sullivan, Jas Hops,
Horace Bill. drunk: IS each. George H. Buck
ingham, vagrancy; dismissed. Chas. Jenkins,
larceny for hearing.
DEPREDATIoNs IN HOWARD CouNrY-We
are informed that the farmers in Howard Co.,
Maryland, have sustained serious loss recently
by their horses being spirited away. Itissup-
posed that the thieves take the horses across
the Potomac into Virginia and dispose Of them
for Confederate army purposes. by reference
to our advertising columns it will be seen that
large rewards are offered for the recovery Of
some Of these stolen horses.
REAL Estate SALEs.-James G. Mcclure
sold yesterday afternoon six lots on 18th street.
between Nd and streets, to F. s. Wilson, for
II cents per foot.
Lot at the corner of nth street and Rhode
Island avenue, to Jacob H. Frank, at IA cents
per foot
Lot at L street north, near aOth street, to
Jas. Carpenter, at 32k cents per foot.
APPoINTRD-Mr. James W. Spalding has
been appointed Commissioner of Improve.
ments for the Second Ward, vice VIM. Ruth.
erford removed. q.
Mr. Spalding has resigned his position of
assessor to enter upon the discharge Of his
new duties.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-Abraham
kaufman was arrested yesterday by officer
MICHIGAN for passing an altered greeuback on
joseph Capalta. The note " as a two altered
to fifty. The case was ruled for hearing this
afternoon before Justice Giberson.
STATE OF THE THRRMoNHTH1.-At Frank.
lin &c Co.'s, opticians, No. Pa Pennsylvania
avenue, the theI mometer stood to-day ut
o'clock 20 In the shade; 81 In the sun.
ORPHANS CoURT.-In consequence of the
OF Judge Purcell this Court was
not In session to-day.
MISS CHARLOTTE Opinions Of
the Press-A sensation has been created at the
St Louis Theater. Never, since Matilda
Heron played her first enga cement in this city,
have we Witnessed so much enthusiasm in q
thpater, ~ ia now elicited by the unique per.
formances of Miss Charlotts Thompson. We
are entirely unacquanted with the
past history OF this young lady, nor
would our present purpose be served BY know.
ing 1t infinitely. She came here perfect
stranger and che has RAPIDLY won her way In.