Evening star., 1865-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.

The SEASON OF LKNT.-The Lenten season.
observed by the christian community, espe.
cially the Catholic and Episcopal Churches,
commenced yesterday and was scrupulousy
observed. The following regulations for the
observnee OF Lent have been published by the
Archbishop
GAN the faithful who have completed their
twenty first year, are, unless legtimately dis
pensed, bound to observe the Fast OF Lent.
ing SUNDAYS. The meal allowed on fast days
is not to be taken till about noon. at that
meal, il on any day permission should
be granted for eating flesh, both flesh and f sh
are not to be used at the same time, even by
seasoning. A small refreshment, commonly
called collation., Is allowed in the evening: no
general rule as to the quantity of food permit.
ted at this time Is or can be made. But the
practice OF the most regular Christian is, never
TO let 1t exceed the fourth part of an ordinary
meal. The quality OF food allowed at the col
lation Is, in this diocese, bread butter, cheese,
all kinds OF fruits, salads, vegetables and fish.
Milk and eggs are prohibited. General usage
has made IL lawful to drink in the morning
some warm liquid, as tea, coffee, or thin ehoc-
olate, made with water Necessity and custom
have authorized the use Of hogs lard instead Of
butter, in preparing fish, vegetables, &c. The
following persons are exempted from the obli-
CATION OF fasting: Young persons under
twenty-one years Of age, the sick, Nursing
women, those who are obliged to do hard labor,
all who, through weakness, cannot fast with
out great prejudice to their health. BY dis
pensation, the use Of flesh meat will be allowed
at any time on Sunday, and once day on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur-
days, with the exception Of Holy Thursday
and the second and last Saturdays Of Lent"
POLICE RRrORTs-Second Precinct.-Susan
Lewis. assault and battery: dismissed. Francis
Lomaz, disorderly; SO. Susan Lewis, do; ss
Agnes White, do; dismissed.
Third Precinct Geo. Knott, drunk; VIM. E.
Thomas, assault and battery; Margaret Daisey,
drunk; Tobe Johnson, robbing till; dismissed.
Margaret Hughes, Kate Donnelly, disorderly;
Mary Barry, vagrancyi Tobe johnson, dsor-
derly; workhouse. w. G. Donnell, drunK
!. Foa,t8 Preeinct-samuel R. Hoffman, homi.
eide; bail for court. Thos. Brady, drunk and
disorderly; dismissed.
SerenM Precinct Hannah Conners. violat.
ing corporation law; ss:ss: Patrick Casran,
drunk and disorderly; $3.50. Edward Hay,
disorderly; S1.25. Douglas Tolson, disorderly
house; bail for court. Jas Murphy, grand
larceny; jail for court. Robert La Belle, as
Murphy, disordeIly and profane; for hearing.
Edward Peach, fugitive from justices sent to
seventh precinct: John Dunagan, Andrew
in the street; bail for hearing. Battle Paine,
drunk; 81 So.
Tenth Precinct.-Smith Mudd, assault and
$3 80. Mary Griffin, yagrancy; workhouse.
Cornelius Cation, desertion: sent 10 Navy Yard.
Chas. Warwick, keeping open FOR business on
Sunday; s209O
FATAL ACCIDBNT.-Yesterday about 3H p.
m. heavy Government wagon, driven by
Wm Fitzgerald, of the 4th n Y: heavy artil.
lery, was stuck in the mud at the corner Of
18th and q streets. opposite the Treasury
building. The driver stood upon the foot.
board and whipped his horses. They started
the wagon, and the wheels striking upon q
stone on the street railway, jolted the driver
off, and he fell with his head before the wheels.
A wheel passed over his head, ana crushed
the skull so that the brain gushed ont. Tie
unfortunate man died in about fifteen minutes.
The body was taken in charge by the military
and carried to Carver Barracks for burial.
SUPPOSED INPANTIoIDE.-This morning the
body of q white infant, in q raisin box, was
found In Crittenden's brick yard. between u
and p and 9th and 10th streets " est. The- body
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