Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-21

.tHtory., Jest prevtous 70 ne last election
Ioe eoopty safe in bIs posressea was broker
cp~e end q part or the purivsu-d moneysus~
teQues1y dheever-o IN has se0.~
In sxArsu or ais R.oTyx, y.
morning, German bow, named Frank we,ss.
aged aeoat fifteen. years. who bac recently
arrived IN the country. en- search OF Ina brother
henry Wetss. vas tskea 10 The polrre head
quarters % omcer Gordon. He was cesti
fnte, and complsinsd that his feet were &c
verify frosted. Offcer Grant carried him On
the oAicers OF q GerueA Relief Association.
hut their IN les would not permit them e. take
htm. Toe officer then took him 20 Fzthei Alix
OF the German Catholic Church. who rsce, we'd
him Kindly. and VIII take OF him until
other srrap remenn can Be made fo- him II
Henry weiss 10 IN this locality. he may bna
his brother by ,nq airing Of fateer AIig.
TRu us,oN PRAvHR MEETINGS., growing
Christian world has inst passed, continue
dnly fron 20 O'Clock. "a ~. Paut's Leu
theran Church, corner OF " and nth streets.
For sevesaf years prevtons 10 the war these
daily meetings were great power IN the land,
and IN our city. The hope 81 the friends OF
evangelical piety and CHRISTIAN union IL tnas
power for good. They are nov we'll attended
and full OF snterest. q number of-leadiag pas
tors and lsymen taking part N the services.
The eublect for THIS evening is BSble distribu-
ton In this city and District
BURGLARY AND LARcEIY.-on Saturday.
reeted John ROBIN son, colored upon a canrrr
OF breaking into the hon % Of Ben jamin Cooper
celored, on 12:h street. between M and north,
y stealing a lot OF bian kets and other articles
6<jonGtng TO Cooper, aud a valice and articies
OF ciethinR belonging 20 MARY lane Hall The
Gases were laid before Justice Tucker. and
Robinson confessed the burglary and larceny.
and was committed to Jail In each case Rob
inson FAYE he has served one term OF eighteen
months in the penitentiary. aad he will prooa-
bly, serve another. r..
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The POLICE YESTERDAY The policemen on
outy from p. m yesterday ull 4 O'Clock this
morning had q verv severe time. F,rtun ateIy
the storm. which keptfhem mo ing about from
place TO place in search OF a com Portable nook
also nhned the sabbath law breakers 70 thetr
homes. In the District there were hut arrests
and the naes amounted to SD. In The ID ID
ana Eth precincts there were no arrests; IN the
sth and 10th. each; sfh. ?; and the 5tb, 5 La
the last there was picked up man who was
lying drunk on the pavement with between
$50 and $50 in his pocket
The SuRRArf CAsE.-On Saturday, John
M Lloyd and David Reed were before the
Grand Jury In the case Of John II oarrau
/. who 10 now on bis way 10 this country aud a
enortly expected TO arrive. The first named
viii be remembered, kept the surratt "a vern
Al Surrattsviiie where Booth and Herosd
stopped. Dir. Reed, on the Conspiracy trial
testified that he saw young Surratt IN this csty
on the morning Of the 18th OF April prpeed-
ing the night when the fatal shot was fired.
BiDs OPHSRD.-To-day at noon, the bids for
paving, curling, repairing pavements, nag
footways, cutters, &c. for the wear COM
mencing April LIST next, were opened at toe
Msy or's once, in the presence OF the bidders
Tnere were thirty-seven separate bids, all of
winch were from practical PAYERS. IL will
tske some time TO make the necessary Calcutta
TONS m tha a "a