Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-01

DRUNK. BEATEs AND RoBBEp esterdsT
morning q report was sent the second Ward
station that man was lying in = beat an the
canal, between 18Th sad nth street,, and rhat
Il was diticult 10 ascertain whether he Wa
dead or only drunk. Oficers were sent 70 the
spot, and took possession OF the msn, who
gave has name as smith He bad been badly
beaten, was very drunk. and had been robbed
OF some money, probably SIC or si3. liz con-
sideration of the Circumstances be was dis
missed. The officers OF the Third Ward found
atruuk in the street Sunday night which was
supposed TO belong 10 tSis man, and this morn
ing be appeared AZ the central guardhouse and
Identified the trunk as his property but IN or
der 10 do SO he had 20 give his right name,
Smith being a name assumed Tor the former
occasion The property was delivered 10 him
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO
hlLL.-festerday. Mrs. Ellen Kelly was ar
rested by officer Fuss on. the charge OF an as
sault and battery with intent 10 kill James
Rainy by stabbing him in the abdomen. Mrs.
depot, ane Rainy, who is an odd man, aged
about seventy years, commenced to board with
her. A fficulty occurred about his not paw
ing board, and yesterday RAINY went 70 "a,
house and applied some Insulting language 10
her' passing on 10 a house in the neig hborhood
MIS- Kelly follow ed. and attacked ham while
ne Wss sitting at the table, INJECTING an ugly
wound with dirk knife. Justice Ferguson.
before when she was taken, held her to bail
for court.
TIE SUNDAY LAw-ThtsI Morning Jaroas
Widdenann, keeper Of a restaurant on ION
street, near police headquarters having beer
arrested by officer Howard, OF the Second
Ward, appeared before Justice Thompson 90
answer the charge of disorderly Conduct ana
keeping open his bar last Sunday night Tha
evidence showed that there was considerab,a
noise in the bar and some smashing OF glassas
The justice fined the accused - for disorderly
conduct. and assuming that the parties in thu
bar could rot have got in unless the bar was
opened, fined HIM $40 for keeping open Sur-
day.
PLAYING BALL ~ THE STRRET-NesterdAy.
officers Clements. Gordon. and Harbin, OF the
eth precinct, arrested thirteen young men for
playing ba II in the streets They were taken
o. ing able, he stated. to find the law appIica-
bic TO the csse. This will not deter the Officers
from making such arrests as they think AZ very
probable that the Justice will find the law tor
IN other precincts should be very CAREFUL aE
the Justices ,n those precincts have copies of
section l., of the act approved June 3, Is53.
OBsTRUCTING THE STREETs-The cttizers
W no are placing sign boards boxes and show
cases on the walks, obstructing The streets,
contrary 10 the municipal law, will do well 70
regard the warnings repeated nearly every day
by the arrest and punishment of persons for
this violation OF law. The officers intend 70
enforce the law strictly, and IL some eseapa a
day or two longer than others IL l. net because
they are favored. but because the officers are
busy with other duties that prevent their i'm
mediate arrest.
DIsCoNT1NUED.-An order was issued by
MrJor General Augur yesterday directing the
Soldiers Rest at the depot of the Raltlmore
and Ohio Railroad to be discontin ued, and tha
Quartermaster and CommIssary property 90
De tnrned over TO the Depot Quar-ermastar