Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-09


answer the charge, and Cox as an accessory,
| and Berry was remanded to Jail, the latter
| giving $1,000 bail for his appearance.
QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE 5TH PRECINCT.
| The report Of the 5th precinct, Metropolitan
| police, for the quarter ending December 3lst,
lssi Sergeant TAFT reports the number OF ar
For offences against persons: assault. 6; as
| sault and battery, 81; disorderly conduct 25O
desertion, 1s; fast driving, 2; fighting. 35 intox-
| icaticn, 1876; intoxication and disorderly, 1879;
keeping bawdy houses, Il miscellaneous mis-
| demeaner, 4; threats, 81; vagrancy, g; selling
! liquor to soldiers, 3; insanity, ?.
Orences against property: cruelty to AMI
| mails, 1; gambling. 1; grand larceny, 10; malic-
| ious mischief 2; false pretenees, |; highway
robbery, 1; receiving stolen goods, 4; suspicion,
| 90; trespass, l; violating Corporation ordinance,
T Of these were dismissed, 2o7; fined, 49i; Jail
peace, pa Jail in default of bail, 1; workhouse,
T.! Sc; military, 40; escaped from the station, L;
sent to Naval authorities, i sent to Superin.
| Amount of fines paid, S2,4l2.77; amount su-
| perceded, S35; amount RENTED by the Mayor,
| $40. Value of property returned at the Sta
ton, 81, 9}5. 10; turned over to Property Clerk,
| S1,1s3 s. to the United States, 1905.
Horses taken up estray or stolen, 49, dodgers
accommodated, 50: lost children returned to
their parents, S; bawdy houses closed, L: in.
quest in the precinct, l. fires in the precinct, .
| The Sergeant compared the records and found
that the mum Der OF arrests was 122 less than the
\
| amount of cash about SLIGO greater than In
| any former quarter.
| EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR TRAcH.
| ERsHIPs.-On Saturday last the examining
| committee Of the Board of Public School Trus-
tees-Messrs. F. s. Walsh, nj. H Miller, J. o.
| Wilson and J. Z. Holmead-examined IS ap-
| plicants for appointment and applicants for
promotion in the corps of teachers Of our public
| schools in the Council Chamber. There were
| 25 persons under examination, all OF them fe-
| males but one, who is an applicant for male
! intermediate school leadership.
The following is list OF those who remained
| ana were examined sitter over one dozen, most
| ly pupils In our public schools, were turned
away On account OF not being OF the req uired
| IL. Tyson. Kate Tyson, Emma Spear. Emma
| p. Morse Anna Bailey, Fanny Simkins, India
Winneberger, Mary Armstead, Hattie O. Dem
nison, Hannah johnson, Cynthia Hildebrand,
H. Maria Morse, Homenia F. Ellis, susie e.
TIliey. Amelia Z. Hubbard, Hrs. A. b. Wood,
Mary Van Wyck. Alberta Bright, Semphrenia
Lusbt, Sallie H. Stone, Julia A. Brown, AIDE
laide Ricketts,, and Mr.. o. o. Spicer
This examination was very rigid, and lasted
from 10 O'Clock to half past O'Clock, and was
the largest one in point OF numbers yet held.
On the list there are some Of our public sch DOL
graduates, but the most of them were educated
at the North There is at least ene-Mtss Van
being employed as a teacher in Albany, was on
. visit here during the holidays, and made an
application asking for an examination At that
time, which was not sranted-the trustees de-
Ginning to depart from their ruls-aad she re.
turned home. Seeing the notice, she left her
school ia Albany on Friday afternoon, and
tion Immediately started homeWard, to be In
time for her school this morning.
SERIOUS AcCIpEsTs-Friday afternoon,
about O'Clock, as Charles Howard, porter for
Havenner's bakery, was driving along eth
street, near l, with his delivery wagon, his
unprotected, and MI Howard was thrown out
Of the wagon. The horse extricated himself
and ran off. dragging Mr.. Howard consid.
severely. The horse was finally stopped, and
MI. Howard extricated from his dangerous
position, and he was kindly attended by DR..
Saturday evening, gentleman named Ram.
cay, was standing near the Post Office, at the
corner OF and 7th streets, some ladies ap.
preached him, and Mr.. Ramsay, ia turning to
give them the path. slipped and fell into the
area, cutting his head very severely. He was
taken up In an insensibie condition and con:
18th streets, where DIR. Evans attended him, and
recommended his immediate removal to q hos
pital. Officer Maxwell. OF the Third Ward,
carried the wounded man to his boarding
house on H, between 9th and 9TH streets, the
keeper OF which was very indignant at the re-
moyal OF the wounded man there, but the
police insisted upon his being allowed to re-.
main. The attending physician was OF the
opinion that the fall had produced conclusion
OF the brain.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Fisher.-Ou Satur-
day. Fanny Quinn, charged with larceny,
This morning, Mary Dano, indicted for lar.
ceny, was tried, and the Jury being unable to
agree, Were discharged.
W. H. Light, alias Wright, indicted for lar
ceny, was found guilty. In another case of a
like character, against the same party, noNe
pros. was entered.
In two cases against Sally Austin for keeping
bawdy house, 7sotts pros. was entered. On
q third indictment for the same offeuse she
submitted her case, and was sentenced to paw
a fine Of two thousand dollars.
The case OF w. ]. Iron, alias Reddy indicted
for the murder of Daniel Lahiye, on I'd of No.
. vember last was set for tomorrow.
CORRECTION OF THE ESRoLLMENr.-Th
names Of the following parties not subject to
draft were stricken from the list to. day by the
Commissioners OF Enrolment:
First Sub. District.-Robert Seip, enrolled In
Maryland; John Smith, over age; John Wood
land, furnished substitute September Q, 1863.
for three years; John T. Varnell, fracture OF
ankle joint
Second Sub. District.-John b. TNlor, fur
Third Sub. District-H Loekman, alien.
Fourth Sub. Distict.-J. A. Rolla. over age;
Mack LensberR, alien; John H. Wallis, heart
FifN SUB DisTict.-J. r. Zimmerman, heart
0'S S;aM Sub District-Edward Brownie, two
years In service.
CoRRECTIoN.-Wew were in error, we are In.
formed, In saying that N III. Miller, Esq, was
removed from his Office of Justice OF tho Peace
by the Supreme Court Of the District, .on the
ground Of maifeasance In ofnce.a He was re.
judicial authority, as appears by reference to
the decision OF the Court, as published in the
Star. The Judges OF the Court, or q majority
that injustice had been done Mr. Ntiler, rec.
ON m nded his reappOintment. Tho President