Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-29
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


GoFzAGA HALF street. between nth and
ttth sts.-Fair for the benefit of st. Aloysius
Church. Music, rare fancy articles, and Gle.
giant supper and a host Of other attractions.
OXFORD HAIL. Fanchop, the Cricket"
Miss Kate Pennoyer, the favorits danseuse,
billet, songs, fun and sentiment Matinee this
afternoon
WASHINGTON THEATRR.-Sharpley's min
stIels In huge programme of ballads, dances
and negro deliReatiOns.
STATION HALL.-The great picture by Bier.
q ait, 1.-THE Rocky Mountains" None should
tail seeing this great production.
CANTERBURY Drama, buriesque, ballet,
songs by the entire great company. Matinee
this afternoon.
THE ATTRMPT TO FIRB THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOUSE, CORNER OF NEW YORK AVENUE AND
sixth STRBBT.-Yesterday afternoon, at four
O'Clock. Justice Thompson entered upon an
investigation of the firing Of the public school
house in thst second district Suspicion had
rested on two little boys, Benjamin thinner
man and J. 7. Walker, who were arrested by
erection OF Sergeant Skppon, of the Third
Ward
Mr. W. J. Redstroke testified that he was
stsncin z in his store about 5 o'clock Saturday
Right and heard the alarm of fire. He went 10
his door and saw the light blaze in the lower
room Of the school house Some boys came TO
him ft< buckets to carry water Soon after the
firemen came, and the little boy Zimmerman
. with another boy went to his store and astled
Tor lamp to enable the fremen to fad the
plug. Fearful that the wind would put the
i
some matches.
James Harrison, Reuben Broapn and Ed,rard
L'iaeton, school boys, testified. but neither of
them knew anything of the affair except from
the statements OF other boys.
mr. w. J. Rhees, OF the School Trustees,
made a statement, showing that he did not
appear there as prosecutor of these boys, but
merely to hear the examination He had Wis.
tied the schools after the fire. and inQuiring
about it, concluded from the circumstances
that IT must have been The act of some one
acquainted with the premises; and the state
1rents of the boys he examined pointed to Benz.
Zimmerman and Albert Winn as concerned in
IL. Those boys are not present
Mr.. Norris, who appeared in behalf OF Zin-
Norman thought he had evidence to show
that his client could not hay' committed the
act.
Mr.. Rhees though, if that could be done it
" as ali that is necessary.
JOSEPH Mil6ura, an intelligent lad, testified,
that after the fire broke cut he saw Benny Tim.
norman going from his fathers house towards
the fire.
Re5ccca Ferry, eolored. sefvant in MI Zim.
mermSn's house, testified that Benny was
, playing about the door most of the evening,
; until X OF O'Clock. Half an hour after, as
witness was going home, met the engines on
gth street going to the fire.
The justice admitted that the evidence before
him was nos very weighty, but other evidence
had been alluded TO which was not present,
and in justice TO the boys, as well as to dis
cover, il pOss bic, by investigation. who are the
real perpetrators of the act, he deemed it his
duty TO continue the investigation. The case
was postponed till to-day at 3 O'Clock p m
THE WILEY BROWN CAsE.-In the Circuit
court lChief Justice Cartter) this celebrated
case is on trial. The opening concluded
by argument before Ii jurors and the remaining
juror chosen being excused, MIR. A. j. Jofce
was empannelled iii his stead. This case comes
up Oh the folio wing issues from the Orphans
Court: l. Whether the petitioner, Emily +.
Wiley, is the child of Tillotson 2. Brown. 2.
Whether the said Tillotson p. Brown was ever
married 10 the mother Of the said Emily +. Wi
ley. Whether. after the said marriage,
SAID Tillotson =. Brown ever acknowledged
the said Emily +. Wiley to be his child.
The facts In the case alleged by the plain
tiff, appear to be follows: TnlotsUu p
Brown, son OF Marshal Brown, (of Browns
Hotel) while at school in Alexandria, during
his youth, IN his frequent visits To Washington,
made the acquaintance OF Elizabeth Phillips,
with whom he kept up an intimacy which
lasted his whole life. About a year after this
was treated by Brown his daughter. This
daughter IS the plaintiff, Mrs. Wiley, and it is
claimed that as Tillotson Brown, a few months
previous 70 his death, was united in marriage
90 the mother that she is the heir at.law to the
exclusion of the collateral lines under the
sIGtute which says:
albany n an shall have one or more children
by any woman whom he shall afterwards
marry, such child or Children, il acknowledged
by the man, shall, III virtue OF such marriage
and acknowledgement be iegllm ted and ca
pable in law 10 inherit and transmit inherit
anoe, as If born IN wedlcck.' '-Chompson Di.
sest, Laws IL. o.. page lo2.
Mrs. Wiley cannot be the daughter OF TIllotson
Brown; that the mother, previous 10 the birth
OF the child, was cohabitipg with men other
than the reputed father, making IL questionable
as " no is the father.
This case has now come up the third time for
trial, ca the two previous occasions the jury
failing to agree upon a verdict, and thus far on
this trial there has been but TWO witnesses
sworn, DIR. Condict, who WIS the attending
accoucseur at the birth OF the petitioner in
1855, AID Mr.. Wolf, who for some time acted
as the agent of Mrs. Brown, the administrative.
MessIs. Browning, late Senator from ILL
nois, and Robert J Brent, OF Baltimore, ap-
peaIed tor the petitioners, and Messrs. Brad
ley, ST., and Dayidge, for the respondents.
CENTER MARKET, ToDAY.-Beef, best cuts,
per pound, aua35c.; next, 25c. Salt Beef, 2)a25c:
Dried Beet, Csc. Eea!, 25a3Oc Mutton, chops,
3Oc. Lamb, per pound, 25c. PORK, fresh, 25e.
PORK, corned, 25c. Bacon, hams, uncut 30c.;
sliced. Sc; breasts, &c; shc ders. csc. But
per par, Sl.5Oas2 Eggs, peruozen, Boo Gran
berries, per quart, soc Cucumbers. per dOz
SOC. Green Corn, per can, 6Oe. Apples, per
foat0c. Potatoes Irish, per PIX. 45c sweet 75as0;
Peachee, dried, per ct, soc. Cherries, dried,
Soc Beans, butter, 39c.: " bite, 10a12c Raoishes,
per bunch, case BoetS, 55C. per PIX. Onions,
per PIX, 9Oc .as1. ParsIips, PIX, SOC. Carrots, Sc.
Oyster plants, l0a &c. Cabbage Sprouts, PIX, Acc.
water crosses, per peck, 20c- Land crosses,
i5c Rhucarb, bunch, SC. Asparagus, 15a30c.
kale 9Oc. Lettuce, per Ia, 5aec. Fish
Rock, large, each, 2jc.aS2; small, per ben,
soc; hahout, 10, 3oc. sea bass, l5c.; blue fish.
i5c ;feTIiGgs, dOz,eta25c lobster, l5c:sturgeon,
l5c., pike, bch, 50casl; perch, 25c; Shad, pair.
i0a:5c. Rye, per bushel, SIPS. Corn
Meal, $50. Shipstuff, slasl 10 Brown
SI.75,in the ear, par Dbl, SSasiJ; Oats, per bu.,
81. Hay, per cwt., S2a~2.E5. Straw, Sl.50as2
Glover Hay, Sl.eCaS20O. Spinach, per peck, 2Oc
Small ducks, 75as1 per pair. Small birds. per
bunch, soc. Wild pigeons, per pair. 81 &c. Blue
wing ducks, per pair, 81. Wldgeons, per par,
81. Celery, per bunch, lOc. Krout l5c. qt
Geese, 81 50aS2. Turkeys, So. Fresh venison.
pei pound, SOC
GRAND LARCENY esteIday morning, Off
GERS W alker, hardwood III Hoibrook arres ted
Eliza Brown, Sarah Smith, Ann kennard,
Minnie Watson, Elizabeth Jennings and Ann
Miller, colored, for the larceny OF large guam
titles of groceries. " ines, DC, from Willards
Hotel. They were taken before Justice Miller
who ordered them 10 be locked up and search