Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-28
LOCAL NEWS,

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day several OF our business men were bitten
by confidence man, who had Just begun TO
develop MS talent by operating upon the busi-
| ness men OF the metropolis. He is about i've
feet four inches in height, thirty five or forty
wears of age, black hair, and false suit of whis-
| kers. no mousrache. whiskers split on the
| chin. AT plumbing establishment he repre-
| sented himself as the proprietor of the cotton
| factory At Alexandra, and designed TO have
the entire building fitted for gas and water and
| was ready 10 contractor il: and concluded by
| borrowing a small amount for a few minutes
| as be had not the change to pay for something
| he needed while in the city. To merchant
| he represented himself as Arthur Barring.
| captain OF vessel living off the CITY, but
| a junior partner of the firm of Barring Rros
| England. He made angements for the pur-
| chase of about Slu0 worth of stone for the re-
| turn trip 10 Liverpool and during his very
| friendly intercourse with the merchant he
| found II necessary to have a few dollars more
| than he had in his wallet. The merchant who
| previously thought himself proof against the
| confidence game. readily advanced his Gus
| toner SIS or 500 or much as he had need
| for at the time, and was tree to admit this
| morning that he was ''done up" The inter-
| estIDg gentleman is still about Yesterday he
| wac dressed in blue cloth suit, Scotch plaid
| shirt. white collar. and pearl wool hat: but il
Is probable he will lay that aside for the bust
| ness of to-day. Our citizens, the merchants
| especially, Will do well 10 look out for him
CRIMINAL COURT. Judge CGrtfer-Yester-
| day, Matilda Light, indicted for keeping
| baVdy house. was convicted and sentenced TO
| pay fine OF SjC. ana 10 stand committed until
The fine be paid.
John HOloran, ST.. indicted for an assault
| and battery on James Murphy, was found
| guilty.
l. In the case of Fielding A. Patterson. ipdict-
| ed Tor an assault and battery on Hilman A.
| Hail. the District Attorney entered nolle
pTOs:
In the case of Richard Jones, alias Richard
| Grandson. convicted of larceny, a new trial
/ was granted
This morning. Nelson Berry, indicted for an
assault and battery, found guilty and
sentenced 10 pay a fine of $40 and costs
| George Oyster, alias George johnson. in
| dicied for larceny plead guilty for petty lar.
ceny, and was sentenced TO Jail for 80 days.
Charles Williams, alias Asbury Snowden
indicted for the larceny Of si465 worth Of
groceries from Alfred q. Osborn. was con.
vlcted and sentenced TO two years in the Al
bany penitentiary.
James A. Davis and John Peale, indicted
for the larceny of two horses from DR. John
n thompson, was found not guilty. Adams
for defense.
Bryan Munroe, indicted for stealing two
shirts and a shawl was found guilty, aud sem
fenced TO one year In the Albany penitentiary
SCHOOL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES No q
Fourth District, was examined on Tuesday by
Mr.. j. Is. Ellis, the examining trustee, Mr.
Muriagh, being absent from sickness in his
family. The school is situated on Ak, near n
street south, and is one of the first that was
built by the corporation, and is about large
enough for hat and cloak room for the pu.
pills. There were present at the examination
40 pupils, all females, that being the lumber
on the roll They acquitted themselves in all
their exercises, and especially in arithmetic
and spelling, in a manner TO call forth the
highest praise from the examiner. Mrs. Mar
tin is one of the oldest teachers in this school
district, and this year the improvement at shows
that she has maintained her excellent reputa.
ton.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC THE.
WATER CANAL.-A meeting of the corporators
OF the Chesapeake and Potomac Tide
Canal Company was held at the banking house
OF Jay Cooke & Co. yesterday, J. NJ. Frazier in
the chair.
The engineer, Col. Silas Seymour who has
been engaged In surveying the routes from the
Eastern Branch TO the Chesapeake, made a
verbal report that three several routes had
been surveyed, and he had found either one
wouid be practicable and that the work coulI
be done economically and with expedition
The report OF the engineer was ordered to be
published, and IL is expected that in q very
few weeks the company will enter on the
work.
REoRGANIZING.-The Washington Zoua AYES
Company f.. Light In fantry BattaIion,) which
ii will be recoilected was one of the first
companies in the three months service and
many Of whose members remained in the ser.
vice until the close Of the rebellion, IL will be
seen by an advertisements are recognizing and
Will hold meeting for the purpose C. morrow
night.
DEATH OF A MINISTERIAL dispatch was
received In TINS city yesterday. announcing
the death of Rev. J. +. Whiteside, a minister
Of the Maryland Conference of the Methodist
Protestant Church, and Superintendent of
New Market Circuit, Md.
MORE ABOUT MARY BLAKE.-Mary Blake,
who was committed to Jail yesterday after
noon on the charge Of larceny, was this morn.
ing released by the court on bail