Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-04


TOR penitentiary, jail and house Of correction,
all upon contiguous territory. Said officials
are TO contract for the construction OF them.
with the appur 'enances, or such parts thereof
as may answer for the time being. skilful
architect shall to employed to prepare plans
and decide upon the manner in which the work
given to the lowest responsible bidders, who
shall fu nish security, &c When the contract
ts entere y 7on, the Secretary OF the Interior
shall have general supervision Of the con-
structien, al s2500G0 is appropriated. Pris-
oners MY be removed from Albany, 1.-THE peni-
tertiary where criminals are now sent from
the District,) to work on the building Is, and
the contractor shall allow them S1-50 per day,
and each prisoner shall be credited upon his
term of Imprisonment five days for every
month. The contractor may use materials
in the old penitentiary, giving due credit there
for. Washington shall pay, by tax, $4,000,
GEORGETOWN, S13,500, Washington county,
$3.50, which sums the CORPORATIONS of SAID
cities are authorized to borrow. If the tax is
not taised by said corporations, then the Score
tary OF the Interior may appoint assessors and
collectors. The buildings, when constructed,
shall be the property OF the District.
~
TER SEARCH FOR No. "a On Friday, 4 very
unpalatable first Of April joke was perpetra tod
upon sundry newspaper correspondents Of
northern papers, who were summoned per note
to NEE: some returned. from Libby prison cor.
respondents, who were to be found at No. 81,
of ties Friday, and away went the newspa-
per folks pell-mell to Wizards, thinking to
strike vein. p. of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
and A OF the New York Herald, led the van; and
p. having the best wind of the 70, distanced his
competitor, and without eausing to make in
quiries at the Office, shot up stairs to head of
the crowd in getting the first news from Rich.
mond; and meeting pretty chambermaid as
he holted along the ps ssase in hot haste, he
called ont, . Where is No. 81; l want to find
No 81 immediately!'' Pretty chambermaid
blushed like q beet, and on his repeatn 2 the in
quiry, informed him with some acerbity OF
manner that gentlemen had no business in No.
81 P. smelt a rat and skedaddIed, omlMing,
however, to post his compatriots as to the sell,
who BE they in turn came hurrying up stairs,
assaiied the pretty chanbermaid with fresh
Inquiries for sNo. a." until she, thinking 1t
concerted thing for her annoyance, denoun ced
them all as set Of impudent blackguards. and
vanished in pet. Il is probable the gang will
give 81 a " ide birth hereafter.
ANOTHER RobBER's SToRKHousg DIsCov-
ERED.-Last night, officer Steele, of the Second
tBoundary) Precinct came upon a colored
man, named Edward Weir, alias West, un-
loading goods at his (Wests) house, at the
corner Of N and Ith streets. AS soon az Wisr
discovered that Steele was n'offi Ger he iunl ped
into the wagon and drove OF, and so escaped
Anne liza West, wife OF the fug itive, was arrested
and the house searched, and a large quantity OF
goods We're recovered, as follows: large cans
OF linseed oil; DO. coal oil; l can of liquor; 9
paint cans, empty; kegs OF paint a lot of
pound cans Of paint boxes window glass; s
store drsw:rs; / barrel of lamp chimneys, un-
packed; 3 glass lamps; | set OF store scales; all
of " hich were identified by ] w. Morsell. Six
bundles of laths, the property Of VIM Sibrey,
plasterer; and two window frames, not yet
Identified
West was the porter for J. ". Morsell, paint
and oil dealer, and was intrusted with the keys
of the store by his employer The horse and
wagon used by West in carrying the goods
were the property of Mr.. Morsell The wife Of
WEST was held in custody, and it is hoped that
her husband may be speedily captured.
PORT OF GEoReETowN.-Cleared - sohrs.
Challenge, White, Dighton; Mary d. Gran
mer, CraRmer, Weymouth; l.. Phleger, bre.
by, PENIS Grove; l.. f. Smith, Cobb, Tan
gier Sound; VIM Peters, Haley, ST. Mary's;
barge Greyhound, Tilley. Swans Greek; W.
G Rice, West, New York; Harriet, Travers,
do; ]. w. Bowen, Furguson, Philadelphia;
Elizabeth, BarroWs, do McGregor, Patrick,
do.
Arrtrols by Csnal.-Boats C.. Slack, Ida
Marmaduke, Thomas Patons ]. b. Cazeaux,
with coal to American CO.; Gov. Shaw, M. E.
MeCay, J. F. Sterling, do. to Cumberland q.
and ]. Co; Hibernia, do. to Central M: apd M
Co.; Peter q uiPlv. do. to FrOstburg Co; VIM
Stanhope, do. to Bait. and Hamp. Co.; Jacob
Kroon, NJ. E. and M. V Kroon, do to Bord>
Co.: Gen. w. Worth, limestone to Cooley.
The departure since Saturday were thirteen
all light except the General WoriTl bound :.
Antietsr~. aquedpet With groceries.
, The total number Of arrivals Tor the month o
March was 2O3; departures i76. Tolls colIsc,-,
at the GsosY,.nHn ..:i1s daring the rannff
amount to s6,47i76.
1t was reported to the office that the boa
tonemaugh en- route for Georgetown, with Goa
for the American Company, broke ID half IL
the canal about midway to Cumberland. TIL,
boatInen say 1t will obstruct the canal fo
several days.
morning. as Daniel Black well, a colored man
was passing through the hall in front OF thu
supreme Court room, at the Capitol, some
words passed between him and John Uade, Q
pO1Crpd od in tho
when the former drew pistol and fired at the
latter, but fortunately without effect. Mr.. H
q. Vanderwerken, one OF the Capitol police,
arrested Blackwell, who WAS taken before
Justice Ferguson, when it appeared that the
pistol was fired through mischief, and not
to ipjure Dsde, but the Justice deeming it ne.
ceseary that leseon should be taught Black.
well, fined him S25.5s for carrying q deadly
weapon.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsKs-Margare,
Kirby, Emma Carroll, disorderlv; 81 each
Betsy Johnson, John Claiborne, Horace Cortsr
Osborn FontlerQy, Anna Watkins. William
Payne, suspicion; for hearing. Richard La.
zenby, Mary Lazenby, receiving stolen goods
do. Joseph Frank, violating city law; So. J
Pierce. larceny; dismissed. Danl Doughertv
disorderly; &l5S. Richard Ogers, drunk; mil.
itary.
ASSAULT AND BArrsRY.-on Thursday las
Frank Hank, alias John Booker, and anothe,
Lcng, q very old colored woman, without any
pIovocation assaulted her, using their whips
on her. Hank was arrested BY Officer Max well
and taken before Justice Boswell, who com.
mitted him 10 Jail for court
LIQUOR SRLLERs FINED-This morning the
following parties were arrested by Capt. Do
lan's detectives and fined $40 each by Justice
Ferguson for selling liquor ON Sunday: Henry
Harden, corner Of 18th street aud Penn. avenue
+. Butler, 14th street, below Penn. avenue; and
G. L. Thomas, corner Of 9Th street and Penn
avenue.
CRIMINAL CoURr, Judge Esher.-There wa;
no business transacted in this court 70 day.