Evening star., 1867-05-23

MARRIAex As "A PREVENTIVE OF LARCENY.
AT nine this morning a marriage took pi zee
At The 9TH Ware STATION bouse The par es
are VIM Marthpws and Ann Eiiza wins w
coured. The parties have been living together
as man and Wife for several years bat recent.
ly an unpleasant incident occurred which
one against the other The facts were such as
10 make itimporsible to show case of larceny,
are 1t was deemed best 10 heal all wounds by
uniting their fortunes. license was secured
for them, anh Rev VIM H. Lea, colored, was
sent for. Sergt. Vernon and oficer Skinner
waited upon the bride and groom. who were
united in holy wediock in the Station. They
now own their property in common. and one
cannot steal from the other. unless TO steal
away.
JOE CoBuRA The sporting fraternity Of
THIS city were thrown into a hign state of ex.
tement on Wednesday afternoon by the ar.
rival OF Joe Coburn, the champioa of America
Ooburn's visit to the city as occasioned oy q
v-rtal challenge recently made by q Wash.
ingtonIan while in New York city that an
unknown" residing at the Capitol would
championship. Coburn was accomp anied by
a few friends from Baltimore, who came pre-.
pared, and offered TO match Coburn ,gainst
any known or sunkHown" man in Washin
ton or the United States for any sum from
two to ten thousand dollars. Coburn left the
left the city without being able to make a
match. .
oTHE CORRECTION OF TIE Poll Lrsrs-In
an advertisement in another column, the
Judges OF election announce that they will be
in session at the City Hall on Thursday and
Friday of next week "to receive evidence of
the qualifications of persons claiming the right
to yote,' and also to make necessary correc.
tions in the poll-lists. All persons whose
names are incorrectly spelled, and those who
were registered and whose names have been
inadvertently omitted frem the lists, may have
such errors rectifed by applying personally
or by letter to the clerk of the board on or be.
fore the 29th inst.
CoLORED SCHOOLS. - Rev. John Kmball,
Superintendent Of colored schools, has made
bis report to General Howard, sho wing the
condition of the schools during the month of
April last. The whole number of day and
night schools in the District of Columbia is 70
under 81 white and 10 colored teachers. with
2,353 male and 1,954 female pupils; 7sI new
pupils have been entered on the roll during
the month. There are also 20 Sabbath schools,
with 1895 pupils reported; 10 schools, with
425 pupils, are not included in the above
report. During The month, LIS books were
drawn from the free library, at the corner of
5th and Z streets. l.0-...
o. THE .TAPANRsR COMMIssIoHBRs.- Com
missIoners, accompanied by their suite and
Mr.. r. =. Chiffon, of the State Department
yesterday visited the Navy Yard and passed
most OF the day inspecting the various shops,
iron clads and other objects of interest about
the yard They have lately purchased num-
Der of carriages for children, and a lot OF bise
balls. bats, which they will take with them to-
Japan. They Will leave this city about the 6ch
of June for New York, ard after visiting sew
el al of the Northern cities will return to japan
by steamer from New York.
THE FISH WHARF.-Yesterday, there were
about 1G2 GOO herring and 2,4U6 shad landed at
the fish wharf, (and the boats arriving to -day
are bringing up very small quanuues,) the
former brought from IS to SO per thousand
and the latter from SO to S12 per hundred
Dealers think the season is nearly over; that
next week nearly all the siene haulers will
'cut OUT
10 MORROW NIGHT the repetition of the
superb May Ball of Prof. Marini will take
pace at his Academy, E street. between 9th
and 10th.