Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-12


| SHARP TRIcK-A few days since sor,
person went TO Mrs. Williams boarding house
| on Pennsylvania avenue, near ~ street, an
manfred for Mr. Sargent, who was At tina, m J.
ment at tea One of the boardars req ne sted tia,
| the visitor should 60 TO MIR. SarSents room
and wait for him; and Mr.. y, on finishing bis
meal, went to the room, when he discovered
that the visitor had oecamped, taking a valiss
containing about 500. The case was reported
| 10 the police headquarters, and detectice Barry
plseed in charge, who, suspec.inE parrv
| spippdn him, and soon satisfied himself thai
he had sufficient evidence; bat Just As he was
about " closing i'm on his game, the loser re-
| c'ived his money by mail, and refused TO pros.
| eCute. The information obtained l., however,
valuable 10 the detectives, and may hereafter
| lead 10 some good. In tins connection we may
| rtmash that it is quite common for parties no,
| after being robbed, informing the dectec tiyes,
who, after following up the so success
| fully that thr suspected parties send back their
gains, TO decline TO prosecute, thus preventing
the proper punis hTnent Of thieves. l. has hpea
determined that hereafter all cases Will be taken
| to the grand jury, and we should not De sur
! priscd Il some OF this character of persons Will
De indicted Tor " compromising with THE YES
| MONEY LOST AND REcovEREp Last night,
| DIR. Little, surgeon of q New York regiment
| left this city III the o'clock train for Ralu-
| more, and before reaching the latter city he
| discovered that he was minus his pocket
| book, containing s small amount OF money and
| check on the L. $. Treasury for over S2Vv.
He at once took the first train, and this MORN
| ing went to the Treasury to stop the payment
| Of the check, and while there it was brought
| H. TO he caSbsi by soldier connected with
| the SnarG AZ The Depot.
Detective Hogan was called upon and ar
rested lie parry presenting the check ana took
him TO Can't. TCid's Office, where iuyesti-
cation took place, and it appeared that the
POCKET rock minus the money had been found
BY L soldier at the depot The latter not being
able 10 read, and ha wing idea OF the value of
the check, threw il to one OF the guards. The
la tier sold it to the party who attempted to get
II cashPd for $50
A further investigation OF the subject will b
made.
ARRIVAL OF PRIzBs.-The statement yester.
day that the Confederate steamer Antoniga
arrived at this port, in company with the
"Sallie," was incorrect. The Antonica was
aground at the time she was disco versd by our
ste mers. Her crew abandoned their ship and
attempted to make their escape, but failed, and
were captured. A portion OF the cargo of the
captured steamer was placed on DO trd Of ina
schooner SaIlie, (also captured as p~r2a.) which
vessel, in charge of Prize Mast VIM NJ
Swasey. Acting Ensign, attached 10 the L. -
steamer Connecticut, was brought 10 this port
for adjudication. The steamer AntoniCa proved
q total wreck.
The vessel SaIlie and cargo are now in the
hands Of the Commissioners OF Prize for this
District
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-J. II.
scarf, charged with murder: bail for hearing
Mary Mclaughlin, vagrancy: SIS. Mary
Williams. profanity; do. Il. +. Smith, drunk;
dismissed. W. :. Mckee, drunk and disorda-
| "; go. Fl. J. Hill, DO: do. John Hammond,
James NcDevitt, and Samuel Miller, dIs0r-
Derby: - each. Jas Nanigan, drunk and dis
orderly: military. !. Allhouse, do: ), cts. cost
Jno. Baker, drunk; dismissed. Thos. Hair, d..
do. Robert carroll, Ann Butler, VIM. Harris,
| ard Jas. Stevens, disorderly; S2each. A Z.
Chamberlain, using Wi!lards' Hotel for pros
titution; for hearing. Mary J, Nilso", prosf--
tuition; do. Jno. Dickson. disOrderly: -. jas
James, assault and battery: bail for court.
PORT GFpRGETDVS II :
| pa ratively dull at the wharves- there being
few arrivals oD account of the condition OF ne
channel. The steamer Salvor, Mershon. rla~-
ter, from New York, with an assorted car-o,
wis entered tbis morning Size was four days
i'll the ice, and Capt. Nershon pronounced /.
the hardest he ever ane in contact With. Ene
steamer was twice Cut through, but the Ja~-o
was saved from damage of leakage. Cleared
Schooner Shining Light, Walker, master for
Deals Island, light; brig Frindeiar, Eea veneer,
master, for Baltimore, light.
SENT TO JAIL.-Yes:erday afternoon, Rufus
Stanley, colored refugee from North Care
lima, went into James Y. Davis hat store, and
priced the hats as ii wanting to purchase: but
while the salesman was attending TO some
ladies, Stanly slipped three hats and made off
with them. Officer Ssiboid, of the sanitary
force of the Metropolitan Police, caught him
on eth street. and carried him before Justice
johnson, who sent HIM TO jail for court
SELLING LIQUOR ON SUNDAY-Mrs II.
STAFFORD, keeper of a saloon ST No. iRi New
York avenue, was fined S25 this morning, by
Justice Ferguson, for selling liquor on Sunday.
Failing to pay her fine, she was com rni-ted %
the Central GuGrdhouse. Two govern nent
blankets, and a blouse, were found the
premises, and turned over TO the property
geant. The place has been permanen iy closed.
DIsCHARGBD.-D. W. Irving and Lieutenant
Ornick Luke, who, it will be remembered ny
the readers OF the Star, Were committed togeth-
er with Fran els O'Toole. on the charge of being
connected with the murder OF MT. Samuel
Stephenson Of KY, were this morning dis
charged from custody by order OF the grand
Jury.
COMMITTED TO THE CENTRAL GUARD
HOUse.-Francis Grain, Michael Haley, and
Thomas Henshaw were committed to the Cen
trail Guard-house this morning by Capt. Todd,
on suspicion Of being thieves.
RECoyERED,-Capt. +. III. Camp, A. D. q.
who has been confined to his room for several
weeks past by serious illness, has so far recoy-
cred as to be able to resume b is duties.
TAKEN FROM HIM.-Yesterday, Jos. John.
son was arrested by Capt. Dulans detectives
for having government horse in his posses
sion. The horse was taken from him AMI
turned over to the proper authorizes.
TOE REET-Tbree FURNISHED ROOMS, suits
! 4 pie for gentlemen, at ls2 Penn. sverue, nasr
y. o Hotel. is l23'
pane ca ANCF.-sUTLE eHOP For Sale at
IL &, tern Branch Cora. Irquire at the Rail
rca1 fa!k Res'auraut on street NORTH. betwe
Uses al? IyF
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