Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-25


when attacked With the small -pox They are
generally crowded in small temporary shanties
in every section OF the city, and some of them
are hired out in private families, while others
take in washing as livelihood. Shonld the
small pox exist in one Of these shanties, those
who are hired pass and repass frequently
between their friends and their places of EN-.
p!oyment, and thus Internationally spread the
disease.
Domiciliary visits should be made by the po-
lice once a week to each of these abodes, and
when cases of small -pox are discovered they
should at once be removed to hospitals, where
they can be properly treated, cared for, aud
prevented from spreading the disease. This.
i'll my opinion, is not only demanded BY pro-
per consideration for the health OF the city, but
also as an act of humanity to the ignorant and
helpless contrabands. Additional suggestions
bers of the profession. / would therefore re-
commend the establishment OF temporary
board, composed Of some of our most ex peri
enced physicians and army surgeons, to take
the whole matter into consideration, and order
the adoption of such means as, in their opinion,
may be deemed most effectual. For this pur-
pose a proper appropriation should be made
by the corporation.
Very truly your otedlent servant,
JANIS E. MORGAN, NJ d.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Ju1ge Olin.-This morn
ing VIM. ington, charged with stealing
cCrnet from M. Trojsi, a mus iCian, was found
guilty and recommended to the mercy of the
court. After the rendition of the verdict,
Darlington was asked TO what regiment he be-
longed, to which he answered tScott's 900''
Judge Olin said that he wished the exigencies
of the service would demand that regiment
should be disbanded, or reno we'd out of the
District, as the courts had more trouble with
them than with the thieves and vagabOnds of
the city. He had never seen such band of
men copgreg ated before in one regiment, and
if they were not soon ordered away from here,
he was afraid he would have TO sentence the
larger portion to the Albany penitentiary. He
would, however, suspend the sentence in this
case for few days and inquire into the matter.
This ateTr con a jury Is being empannelled
to try the case of Fran els O'Toole, charged with
the murder of Samuel Stevenson, of Kentucky.
in front of the house of Susan Cremlein, on
Twelfth street; the evidence in the preliminary
examination before Justice G Iberson, was pub
llshed in the Star on the 22d ult.
PORT OF GEORGETowN.-Entere
Globe, CrocBer, meIChan die to merchants
schooner Alma Audlin, Billings, from New
York, stores for Government
Cleared-Schr. a. E. Willard, Comfy, for
baltimore: str. Union, Chapman, for Philadel-
phia; schr. Elizabeth, Groves, for New York;
barge j. Z. Shaw. Allen, do; sloop A. +. ] Ohm
son, Collins, for New York; barge Great West
ern, Spencer, for Philadelphia; brig Sea Foam,
Coombs, and brig III. Dutch, Coombs, BALTIC.
schr. Carol, Major; schr. Alma, Audlin, for
New York; schr. Bachelor, Knight, Persimmon
Point; schr. Francis Barron, Caster, for ST.
Washington; sloop Bangor, Cumberland forSt
Marys; schr. }. V. Wilmington, Doane, for
BeSen Esnr OroeS MITCHELL and s0op Me
Ragnor, for st. Mary's schr. Borden, Borden,
for Fall river. n. Y.
STABBING A CoLoRED MAN.-Last night,
about ten O'Clock, cries Of murder were heard
on street, between 21st and 22d. Officers CAL
houn and Sunchcomb, on going to the spot,
discovered two men beating Richard Mere
dlth, colored. The officers succeeded in ar
resting one. named James Marion, but the
other made his escape. Meredith states
that the two men approached him, and asked
him what regiment he belonged, but before he
could reply one OF them placed his hand over
his (M.'s) mouth and held him, while the other
stabbed him several times with large knife.
morning he was unable to appear at the exam
ination. Marion was committed to Jail for
court by Justice Drury.
GOODS RBCOvERRD.-Saturday, DR.. Brown,
of the firm Of Brown & Alexander, applied to
the police headquarters for aid in recovering
certain goods, supposed to have been stolen
from the baggage belong ing to lady who had
died The trunks were sent to New YORK with
the corpse, but number of articles were
missed when they arrived there. Officer
Frazier, Of the Fourth Ward, searched the
house OF Ella Lane, colored, and recovered a
lot of goods, supposed to be the stolen property.
Ella was arrested at nigh. by Officer Howard,
and was sent to Jail for further hearing by JUS
tice Giberson.
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS TO TRAVEL.
company, in order to give all the accommoda-
tions TO the public in their power, will to NOR
row morning commence to run twelve addi-
ticnal cars between the War Department and
the east front of the Capitol. By this arrange
ment passengers may take a car about every
minute and q half; but passengers to the Navy
enter Navy yard or Georgetown cars. as
transfers VIII only be gwen from the extra
cars to the Fourteenth and Seventh street lines.
a 81 N a
of dozen or more armed cOlored men, from
Giestoro' Point, came over to the city, and
proceeded to Tin Cup alley, where they raised
G. rumpus, and were about to fire into q house,
when officers Boyle and Maxwell made their
appearance, and the party decamped. The
officers, however, succeeded in arresting James
Ayus and Charles Hartman, who were taken
to the station, and this morning they were
committed to the workhouse by Justice STRAIT
ton. A few nights ago they went to the same
locality, and fired several shots into the houses,
but fortunately struck no one.
GAMBLING FOR WHISKY.-Last night, Den
mis- Mahoney, Michael O'Brien and Michael
Crotty, in company from a wake, stopped at
the house OF James Sweeny, on south A street,
near Carroll prison, where they essayed to stop
to have game Of cards. They were discovered
by officers Par.shurst and Pierce quarreling
hrout the whisky they were playing for, and
they were taken to the fifth ward station, and
this morning Sweeny was fined S2.9, Mahoney
and Crotty S1.94 each, and O'Bfien was dis
missed.
HANDS DIscHARGED.-On Saturday, twenty
mechanics in the ordnance foundry at the
Nayy-Yard were discharged for want OF work,
the Government at this time having as large
supply of ammunition on hand as 1T at present
needs. Arumor is afloat that these hands were
discharged on the ground Of fncompetency, and
that the Govern ment had made arrangements
to have shell for the Navy made by contract,
which is untrue, the discharged hands, SO far
from being incompetent, being all irst-class
hands.
ORDINATIoE.-Lastn night, President Nichols,
Of tho Mary land Conference, assisted by Revs.
Z. Russ, Oliver Cox, and q. T. Cochel, admin
istered the right Of ordination to Rev. Parker
H. Sweet, in the Congress street church.
Georgetown. President Nichols delivered
very Interesting and practical discourse, after
which the rite WAS administered in the pre-
tence of the congregation. The newly or
dained elder is not OF the ftinerancy; but Is
highly estee med aS usefui and devoted min.
lister Of the local class.
/ FREE FIeHr.-Iast night, TIL Wade, the
keeper Of a notorious house IN Ffgnting Aiey,
GOT iato muss with Mag Russell, one OF nsr
ducks, and the latter, during the scrtmma Ses
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