Evening star., 1866-05-29
LOCAL NEWS.

ARREST OF FBURGLARS-Durings some weeks
pasi number of bUrglaries have been D .rpe-
Iracd in various parts of the city. In some
cases the burglars narrowly escaped with their
lives; i'll others they were successful an getting
of wIth their plunder.
Yesterday, detectives Clarvoe and McDeyitt.
aided by Sergeant Reed, arrested James san.
ders and Charles Roby. colored, and another
who, being innocent was dismissed. Sanders
and Roby were arrested for entering the house
of J. II. Halves, 1a3 street north. and stealing
a mantel clock valued 1t SlUO. five hats and
other articles OF little value. The detectives
recovered the clock yesterday.
Ii has also been shown that Sanders. who
was pursued and fired at by the Third Ward
police, when he dropped his plunder. which
he had stolen from Mrs. Coltman's, on NJ street,
near 14th, last week. Sanders and Roby are
the same who entered a law office on q street.
occupied by Judge Hughes, we are informed.
here they had a lot OF goods packed up for
officers Bresnahan and Wilson, but made their
escape, Roby being somewhat injured by q
fall. When Sanders was arrested he prepared
for run, but pistol presented at his head
tied his feet. When secured, he had a razor
and fifteen house keys in a pocket in an under
shirt Sanders and Roby lived with girl on
lot between p and q and 14th and 18th streets.
The detectives searched the premises, and
found lot Of ladies' clothing, q silver spoon
marked X. H., some stockings marked H., and
flour bucket from which the name had been
rubbed of. The parties were examined by
Superintendent Richards, who committed them
10 Jail for court.
SINGULAR SUIcIDE-On Saturday we pub.
Lewis Rhinehardr, employed In Mr. Herma-' s
clothing store, on 4 street, Island, attempting
to commit suicide by shooting because ne had
been accused Of stealing some clothing which
some that the joo had been "put up," and tha,
another clerk In the store named Jacob Bur.
Wanger was the guilty party, and on Satur.
day fellow clerk swore out warrant before
Justice Boswell charging Burwanger with .he
larceny of the goods found in Rhinehardt's $
trunk, which was placed in the hands of Off
aware of the fact. and Saturday afternoon he
lett the store, but was followed by officer Wal.
Hngsford in the direction OF the steamboat
wharf, where he was lost sight Of Not re-
turning al night, inquiry was made for him.
put without success. This morning about sun
rise his body was seen floating near the end OF
one OF the wharves, and officers Shell and
WaiIIngsiord being informed, they brought
the body to the store 10 await an inquest The
deceased had on his person q silver watch
(Which had stopped AT 20 minutes past one
o'cI2ek) and some small change. He has
br9zher and some other relatives living in
georgetown, but we believe he came here
rom Baltimore. He was about Is years Of age
ACCIDENT AT THE TREAsURY.-Yesterday
afternoon, between and o'clock. an accident
occurred in one OF the vaults under the west
wing OF the Treasury, by which one of the
employees was badly scalded and two others
receiver for the fragments Of the Cancelled
notes, where, by the use of an alkali, which is
heated by steam, the ink is eradicated and the
notes are converted into pulp, which is sub.
sequently made into paper. Yesterday, at the
hour above named, the commissioners an.
pointed for the purpose We're anxious TO see
the pulp then IN the cylinder, and Messrs.
John Z. Larmon, the foreman, and two OF the
employees-Wm. Waller and VIM. Burch-
got on the cylinder to take off the man.hele
that it might be seen. The man. hale was
lifted, and Immediately some of the pulp with
hot water and alkali, was thrown out Mr.
Waller slipped and fell, and the hot water
saturated his clothes, and he was badly scaIded
The fluid striking the hands Of the other two.
they were also scalded, but only slightly
Mr.. Waller was Immediately sent 10 his resi-.
dence, on street, above 10Th, and Mr. Burch
to his residence, on 14th street. Mr.. Larmon
was not injured so badly as to nscessitate him
to stop work. Mr.. Burch will be able to be
out in a few days, but Mr. Waller will prob
ably not be able to resume work for several
weeks.
BIDS OPENED.-To.day, at noon, proposals
FOR grading and gravelling 9th street east, be.
tween Pa. avenue and q street south, were
opened at the Mayors ONCE, City Hall. The
bids were as follows: John w. Laughlin, lax
cents per cubic yard for grading. 2 cents per
square yard for gravelling; p. Philips, lie,
&c.; ID. Murphy & Co., 1sc., lOc.; A. Gleason &
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