Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-16
LOCAL NEWS,


morning, officer Evans, Of the Third Ward,
gave an alarm from box %, corner Of NJ and
IN streets, for fire discovered in the rear Of
Coleman & Co. s extensive hardware and auc-
uon buildings, on 9TH street. between M and N,
which soon brought mp No. steamer and the
no2k and ladder, in whose district the fire was;
aho on their arrival general alarm was rung,
~nleh brought the other apparatus to the
scene: The flames spread very rapidly, and
II mas a snort ume Soleman's place was mass OF
runs. Inc stabling in the rear was burnt, and
tne names also spread to the two-story house
on inc nortn, occupied by Mrs G. Levi, and
owned by Chas. X. Naylor, which, with the
ad)oinIng mouse, owned by the same party, and
occupied by Geo. ID. Grimes, was onsiderabIy
damaged by the flames and water: while the
damaged. Mr.. Grimes estimates his loss AZ
from $50 TO Sl0O, and Mrs. Levi at from 500 10
$500, the latter being fully insured. Adjoining
Colemans on the south, the two-story frame,
owned by Mr.. J. Shorer, the upper portion oc
cupied by Mr.. Chas. Klakring, engraver, and
the lower part by Jacob Kulp, was so badly
| damaged by the flames that what remained
was torn down.
Mr. Kulp was about to open a tobacco and
cigar store, and had commenced to get in his
stock, which was totally destroyed-hs loss
amounting to about $50. Mr.. Klalzrlng lost all
his furniture and clothing, with some Of his
tools, his loss being about SiOO. A number ef
other houses in the same square were some-
what damaged. Coleman & 20. had a large
stock OF hardware, stoves, unwars, besides an
extensive assortment of hospital furniture,
purchased at the recent Government sales,
which they state was worth about $4,000, on
which they have an insurance for $4,000.
The heat OF the fire was intense, and at one
time the piles of furniture in the street were in
danger but the fremen worked nobly, and
succeeded In preventing the spread of flames
further than mentioned above. The police on
the ground rendered valuable Assistance, and
their exertions, with those of the firemen, won
the commentator of the spectators.
THE ACCIDENT THIS MORNING.-All the
additional evidence concerning the collision of
the Orange and Alexandria train with the
street-car this morning goes to show the most
reprehenslble neglect Of ordinary precautions
on the part of those managing the train
1t appears that no lights were TO be seen on
the train, the whistle was not blown, or the
Of the street car had-the morning being dark
of the approach of the train was when he saw
the first car of the train, which at that time
was only few feet from his car.
Mr.. Sayers, the Superintendent of the Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company,
states that Mr.. Hall, the driver of the car, is
of the company; that he is a steady, sober man,
and was put on car No. lit being the first car
out-on account of good department.
Mr.. Riddle, the injured conductor, has also
al excellent reputation, and was put on that car
for good conduct. He is attended by Drs. ScholI
and Elliott. who state his leg has sustained a
compound fracture, and il may be necessary
to amputate ii, but they have strong hopes Of
saving ii. DIR. Dove is attending Miss Hutton.
and states that her most serious injuries seem
TO be internal, and were probably caused by
some heavy person falling against her.
PEBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE CoNGREGA-
TIoNAL CHURCH.-Last evening, the Congre-
gational Council, which met IN this city yester- |
day, publicly recognized the First Congrega-
uonal Church of this city, in the church at the Il
corner Of ID and 9th streets, AT which time the L
church was crowded to OVERLOOKING. Rev. DIR. Il
Leavitt OF Brooklyn, presided, and the follow
ing order OF exercises took place Invocation
and reading the Scripture, by Rev. Mr.. Nichols, Il
of Cincinnati; prayer by Rev. DIR. Foster, Of /
w. Springfield; sermon by Rev. Dr. Thompson,
of New York; reading the articles of faith and /
covenant, by Rev. Mr.. johnson, of Baltimore;
extending the right hand of fellowship to the
church, by Rev. Mr.. Halves, of Philadelphia;
Portland, Maine; Benediction, by Rev. DR.
Boynton, ID. &. /
DIsoRDERLY SQUAD.-Last night, a party of
soldiers Of the Veteran Reserve Corps were
rowing about on 10th street, behaving in a very
disorderly manner, and attacking citizens on
the street without provocation. In one instance
they attacked a citizen who felt inclined TO
defend himself, which he did in a very sue
cessful manner, causing the arrest of four of
them. one of whom had his eye temporarily
closed by blow from the citizens fist. They
were taken to the Central Guardhouse by the
Third Ward police. Subsequently Sergeant
Skippon sent for an officer of the provost
guard, and delivered the riotous soldiers over
to the military authorities. Their names are
Francis p Daugherty, E. s; Cowens, J. W
charges are drunkenness, disorderly conduct
and fighting with citizens.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Wylie-This morn
ing, In the case OF James Garyey, convicted Of
an assault and resisting an officer, the motion
for new trial was overruled.
In the case of John Hossett, indicted for lar
ceny, notle pros was entered.
VIM. Evans, alias Charles Cotton, indicted
for larceny, was found guilty and sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
In the case of John H. Jones, indicted for lar
ceny, nOlle pros was entered
John Burgess, convicted of manslaughter,
VIZ raan nd IN int hn
lit is understood that the jury who convicted
Burgess have signed petition for his pardon,
and that the sentence will not be carried into
effect until the President acts on the petitionl
A
SENT TO JAIL.-Some days ago officer johnson
arrested man named Barney Sails upon sus-
piclon of having stolen a mare which was Ia
ken from him by the police, and which he said
he picked mp estray near White Oak Bottom,
Md Sails was sent 10 Jail for court and the
animal properly cared for. Sergeant Skippon,
Of the Third Ward, caused the circulation in
Baltimore county of the notice of the arrest
and yesterday, MIR. Samuel N. France, Of St
Dennis, Baltimore county, Md, arrived in the
city to see the mare, and at once identified the
animal as one stolen from his stable on the
night OF the 5th inst, and Sails was arrested on
timony and committed Sails to Jail to await a
requIsition from the Governor of Maryland.
THE WITNESSES SUMMoNED-This morn
ing, a summon was served upon j. A. McDev-
lit and ]. A W. Claryoe, the detectives in the
case, and ). Goldsten and Michael Common, to
appear before the grand jury, in Baltimore, in
the case of John Glare. charged with the muir
der of H. b. Grove, the photographer, in that
city, on the 29th October. The detectives, Clar-
Voc and McDevitt went to work nicely in
this case, that, although no important evidence
could be found in Baltimore, evidence of the
first importance was obtained in this city when
Glare was arrested.
THE PARDON BROKERAGE CAsR.-This
morning, the grand Jury presented TO the Court
two indictments against Lafayette g. Baker.
the first charging that on the Sth of November,
1865, he made an assault on one JOS r. Cobb,
and without any legal warrant or unsuitable
cause did 1mprison and detain him for the
space of five hours and the second, that on the
same day he did assault and take from Lucy L,
Cobb four $50 Treasury notes, belonging 10
Joseph X. Cobb. This is the pardon brokerage
case mentioned in yesterdays Star
FIkE--Last night, at $50 o'clock, fire was
discovered in a small frame building in the
alley bounded by II and i and 10th and IIth
streets west, belonging to and occupied by col