Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-12

| OF whom have already sIgnIfied their readl-
| ness 40 send picture every year. There will
! also lie a gallery for statuary, and another for
/ water colors. A spacious hall for concerts OF
| lectures on art and science, studious for ar
| usts. scnooi OF instruction, &c. &c, will also
ado 10 the attractions of the Institution, we un-
| derstand.
FRIGHTFUL RrNAwAr.-Yesterday after
| noon, horse attached 10 q buggy IN which
| MI. II. SWAMI and j. III. Thornton were rid
ing, became manageable on Capitol Hui
| AND In turning the corner of LIST aud A streets
MT SWAIN, who was driving. was throw,
out, striking his head against the curb lie
was carried to house near by, and his
Wounos-severe cuts-dressed by DIR. Ford.
AFTER winch he was conveyed to his residence
near the Navy Yard. The horse continued
down Capitol Hill. MIR Thornton being unable
TO get hold OF The reins TO check HIM: and after
running over Andrew Walker, a coiored man.
near I'd street, bruising him badly, his speed
was checked near 18th street. Walker was
picked up in an in sensible condition by officer
russ ana taken into Jones drug store, where
beng attended by DIR. Todd he soon recovered
For THE PARIS ExPosIrIoN.-At the Gov
eminent Binoery, OF which MIR. John TretIer
Is the foreman, there has lust been finished a
piece OF work which is intended for exhibition
| at the Paris Exposition. Ii is said 10 be the
ever done Ia this city. Ii is a large port.
loIo, II by IS inches, and II contains a full set
OF the United States Coast Survey charts. Ii
OF turkey moroeco-green on the outside,
and lined with red-with four clasps of gold
plate on silver. The cover is arranged i'm
panels, IN the center of which is the in
scrip.ion, "United States Charts, Coast Sur
vey once, Treasury Department, Washing
ton, 1850" In the other panels is the finest
scroll work This work was done by Mr..
w. W hite, OF the bindery, under the direction
OF MT Tretler, and is highly creditabIe 10 the
biLdeIy.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED FUGITIVE FROM
JUsTICE-The Baltimore Sun of this morning
says: "On the strength of a teieRraphic dis.
patch from Washington, Detective Wallis, on
a tad IN
erick, charged with having committed forgery
| and robbery in Washington city. He is de-
tanned IN the Dnf prison, awaiting a requisi-
/ ton from the Washington authorities" Bro!
| erick Is one of the parties mentioned i'm th.
/ StdT few days since, charged WITH obtaining
| the autograph Of Mr.. George S. Grillet. sub,
| to obtain that gentleman's coat from his board
/ ing house.
AWARDS OF CONTRACTS FOR FLOuR RID.
were opened on Saturday by Major G. Bell.
Commlssary Of Subsistence, U. 5. A, on pro.
posals to furnish the Subsistence Department
| with -four. The proposals were for -four such
| as known AT the Department as Nos. 1, and 3
l awards were made as follows George T.
/ McGlue 2o barrels, No. /, at SI3s5 30I do at
sl4.S9; ID. L. Shoemaker, 500 barrels, No y A.
| sH.O Messrs. Ross, Ray & Bro, Loo barrels
NO l. at slf IS: do, I,U0O, No. ., at sI465, do
$50, No. 2, at Sl4 20: George f. Webb Goa bar
| ,, at Sl3.20. -'o
|
LEVIED UPoN.-Last week an oficer Ievied
upon the furniture iE the building on Detreet
| near 9th, occupied by the Young Mems Ma
nonal Union Club for arrears of rent Under
| the Young Mems Club the following are ann
| tenants, having more or less property In the
l building - Conservative Army and NAVY
/ Inion: Johnson Departmental Club, and the
Nauohal Union Executive Committee.
~
| LOTTERY CAsEs.-Yesterday Capt Reed ar.
Rested James I. France aud Henry olive FOR
vending lottery tic kets and dealing i'm poIiry
keepinG gambling house
wrhout license. The cases were ruled for
uial this morning before Justice HolIngshead
al police headquarters. At the hour for trial
tie prosecuting witness, George H. Jarboe.
tailed 10 make his appearances, and the cases
Were continued until Wednesday morning.
Aforementioned morning Coroner
Woodward held an inquest in view OF the
body OF a white male infant found in the box
house on NJ street, between 9th eod p.fS
streets west. The jury decided, upon the evil
dence, that the infant was placed where II was
found, shortly after its birth, by some person
or persons unknown, where it persisted from
neglect and exposure.
THE HEALTH RRPoRr.-Dr. Geo M novs
the Secretary of the Board Of Health, has re.
ceiyed the reports Of interments from ali the
undertakers except three. wing that up to
the 10Th inst. there were llS deaths, OF which
SO were whites, 81 blacks, and II color not re-
ported Nineteen deaths were from CONSUME.
tion. four from cholera, and two from sporadic
a
ports will not swell the list 70 over 100.
ROBBED AGAIN-Last night, some thieves
broke into the grocery store OF J. r. Barr A.
Co. 9th street, and carried OF gold watch And
aquantity OF change from the money drawer
The rascals effected an entrance by breakinr
into the rear door from the alley. Thus he the
third or fourth time that Mr. Barr,s stora h.s
been entered by thieves.
ACCIDRNT.-Mr. Edmond H. Thorn pson. son
OF MIR. John L. Thompson, broke his arm on
Friday while pitching ball in practicing with
some friends. The bail slipped while he was
In the act OF throwing IL with force, and the
rebound Of bis arm was such A TO break n
above the elbow.
DxAD.-lAwrence Himsley, q faithful old
coloreo man, employed IN the store Of o. w.
Boteler Son and Boteler & BRO. as a porter
Tor the past thirty -four years, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon.
CASES UNDER THE Doc LAw.-On Friday
the ofcers Of the Eighth Precinct arrested ten
Justice Handy fined eight Of them in sums
ranging from i've to twenty dollars each.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Ftsher-TAis MORN
ing the petit jurors were discharged until
Thursday.
r 20 Q = IS.
| 10 barrels prime nsv Labrador HERRINos
Is barrels prime ~ No. MACK BREL
barrel: prime prime Pc SS "a sEsi
| 1000 pounds New York BUCKWHEAT
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