Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-26

SHoornoEASrAla.AsL sss night. between
AND S;eiSss , AZ =, st5ssy oscurrsd on tAe pave
street. near Penbeyivania avenue, which re-
suited IN theshoottpg and bpating Of Cornelius
, y,seq.; ssisesn. q the AZ srt!lery' sta
coil was taken to the Genital guardhou e,
where his WOUNDS were dressed by DIR. ke' g.
by. The ball entered his face, near the eye
and passed upward and out on the forsheai,
iDfiictlng an ugly but not dangereuslwound.
This morning an investigation was held by
Justice MorseIl. IL appeared from the stae-
'ard several Others were taking about artii cry
practice, and Language OF an offensive cha
Ger caused a collision between the sergean- md
H. q. Leo. The eefceAnt drew n pocket re-
volver and present. ted it, One shot was fired,
and one only Leo Knocked the sergeant do wn,
was beginning TO beat him, when he was IA zen
off by man ann named BSJns; y wa. stated tina,
Leo's friends say the wound on the serKeants
face was not caused by pistol shot, but by
the heel of boot Mr. Norris appeared as
warrant for the arrest of Leo upon a charge OF
shooting with intent to kill Cornelius DriscolI,
which was accordingly issued. The fact that
but one shot was fired, and that Driscoll should
be wounded in the face and Leo in the hand, Is
not ex plained satisfactorily.
Since the warrant was issued Mr.. Leo heard
OF il and went 10 the central guar dhouse and
gave himself up to Justice Morsell, to be held
!. for ahearing " hen the witnesses can be brought
together. ..---... ....-rrr
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ALEXANDRIA, ITEMs-John Lee. who was
arrested at Alexandra on Wednesday for the
shooting. and killing of a negro boy named
WILDER Bowies, as mentioned In the Star yes
terday, was examined by Justice Beach, and
Immediately discharged, 1t being proved that
the casualty was purely and entirely acct
dental. --ra1. rsrry s.lsf'-.-s se....-...-''.
A plank twelve feet long, seven feet four
inches wide, and two inches thick, sawed out
OF Californ tree, was portion of the freight
for Washington OF the steamer New York
which stopped at Alexandra esterday morn
ing, on her way here ---
w. N Madison, arrested some DAYS ago As a
suspicious character. and lodged in the Alex
andria county Jail, was turned over yesterday
morning TO detective Claryoe, of Washington,
a witness in a case to be tried here.
Eleven car loads of fat cattle. mum bering l56
head, were brought dawn on the Orange and
AlexaDdria Railroad, Wednesday, and sent
through to BALTIMORE. '-
The Synod of Baltimore, to which the First
Presbyterian Church in Alexandria is attached,
Will hold its next annual session there in Oc-
tober, 1867 a- ~
Pine wood sold at the Government sale in
Alexandria yesterday at 81 lO per cord; oak at
1926.
Cow OAsKs.-Yesterday afternoon, Patrick
Ford, arrested by officer Morgan, was before
Justice Walter, at the second precinct station,
on the charge OF stealing cow from Philip
Judi The principal evidence against the
johnson and Nj Campbell, who testified that
they had frequently been employed by him to
drive cows of OF the commons IN the western
part of the city, for which he paid them fifty
cents head. The police are salts fed that there
are several other cases of the kind which can
be traced to him, and the Justice committed
him TO jail for a fGEIher hearing. LII.
Several months since cow was stolen from
officer Haines, OF the county, and a few days
since he found her on the commons. He put
her up in Mrs. Holidays yard, and Yesterday
James Sbugree claimed the COW and forcibly
took her out. For this Mr.. Haines arrested
him, and Justice Waiter held him for further
hearing. .- -.t-..- ....... a. ....f.,.-r-
PROPERTY RECOVERED AND PARTIES COM
MITTED.-The case of the negroes Fletcher w
Buriey, VIM Moody and George Conway
who were arrested by officer Campbell for the
larceny of several firk,ps of butter from the
wagon of Lafayette Parker, in the wagon yard
OF Etchison's hotel, as was. stated in the Star
yesterday, had final hearing before Justice
Thompson. The butter was found in the house
of Charles Stewart eoiored, on NJ street north
near 18th west, by Lieut.. Skippon aud officer
johnson. 1t was shown In evidences that
Stewart and Moody carried the butter away:
Burley turned States evidence Conway knew
nothing about the larceny. Conway was dis
missed. Stewsrt, Moody and Burley were
sent TO Jail for court for the larceny.
GRAND LARCENY esterday, off Ger ThomD-