Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-23


scrs, who are especially voeiierons in their
cries on lowering mornings, Most Of them
share the msnoIouous cry, TIMBER eiiers to-
Ineudr '.Umber.eiers to mend" One mem.
Der Of The profession, aBd who Is said 10 bail
from Edinburgh. appears To rank cens,der-
ably above his tr ide IN intelligence aud Guilt
ing ornate style, always dra wing q ere wd by
his unique style OF appeal
IHusfyfoas WarFare- do you rejoice in the
possession OF an athletic umorsNt? mas
m uch as it 10 provident investment, this is
az important question. Or has the destroy ing
hard CT Time and usage reduced it to q con-
d!tsop OF inutluty and abandonment IL 1t
diiapidatedl Is PROSTATE with fractured
T,b, disiocated neck or broken spine = Has
any unexpounced calamity tended to debiii-
tate Its nerves, or paralyZeits rnuscularia! Is
II aihioted with damaged crenated attach
Tnent. or rfptured veJicle convergentum?
has any visitation OF paralysis arrested or de.
st-eyed the fecile action OF the motive pow
er? Does there exist any manifestation OF
an abrasion. or inaccurate tension OF the cpl
dennis Is the tippeous extension Of the epi-
deIms unimpaired In its attachment? Is the
pedaheous extremity intact or has prolonged
attritior. against terr acecus substances reduced
il to state Of stun piferous deformity? Is the
diRitarial appendage without flaw or fracture,
Is the eccluse and expansive action uniIter-
Eup'ed Is the octahegenous osseonsisy IN
sometricnlly aBgulated Is its centrifu yal 70.
tundity uudeformed by depression. sinicol.
laIse, or protusionr is its polyhedral confor-
nation ccTrectg and its circumambent pro.
D.
iiong Is it loaned. lost. ievanted misappro.
priated. or used up? Are its METEOROLOGICAL, .
vegetable, and animal elements, still IN COM
biEation? OR is it SAIL ovER WITH IT -
1ppassioned heaIer! il you are mentally
embarrassed in the labyrinth Of these inQui.
ries: II your technical knowledge fails 70 rec
oenise their logical appiieahiilty suffice it,
mat tor any contingency. ample provision Is
supplied by your humble servant, the re.
noWned umbrella surgeon.
A SINGULAR CAsE.-This morning. about
half an hour previous to the hour OF departure
OF the steamer q. Vanderbilt for Aqua Creek,
G o'clock,) attention was drawn to the Singh.
lar conduct Of passenger, who was seated by
HIM for the purpose of ascertaining il be was
ill, and what should be done, but could obtain
no response 10 any questions he asked The
man seemed TO be utterly dumb, and but little
better than an aItomaton. On raising his
hands, he let them stay in the same position to
winch they were lifted: and upon examining
his mouth 1t remained expanded. as il he could
exercise no control over his muscles. Not a
syllable could be drawn from him, and the
only sign of life was silly leer Of the counte.
nance and a perpetual shiver OF his whole
ers departure, Second Officer Qnnn deemed
II advisable to make some provision for the
care OF the stranger, and therefore SEM for Po-
lice man II. A. Garrett. who came on board and
mace an examination. In the pockets Of the
man were found ticket purchased to Freder-
icksburg. and one dollar and half in money.
ont nothing by which has identity could be
aScertalned. He was taken to The 4 =. street
station house. TO be held till such time rs his
Identity and status can be made out. In ap-
peaIance he is rather genteel. about 40 years of
age, and quite genteeliy dressed. The suppo-
sitloh is that he is either an escaped inmate of
a hospital or some insane asylum.
ABOUT A HORSE Officer VIM Cunningham
OF the Georgetown police force yes terday came
scross horse which he thought to be the same
that was stolen from him ia 1864, and the horse
answering the description of his, even by the
closest scrutiny, he caused the arrest Of the
cC'oIed man having the horse in charge. the
animal bel ing elaine d as the property Of MT
7. X. Zingley, residing on eth Street, near the
toll gaze The case came up before Justice
Chaplin in the morning, aud again at evening.
when the owner OF the horse made his appear.
ance and testified that he purchased the ami
nal In 1863, and several witnesses testified
that they had known the horse to be in his
possession since that year. The magistrate
thought the horse rightfuily belonged to Mr.
IinRley, and rendered his decision accord
Ingly.
A RAID ON A GRAVEL BANK-For some
time past men have been at work hauling
gravel from 10th street, between and o
streets, and this morning Messrs L1rman and
Sowen, of the City CouB ellis, came to the con.
clusion that the gravel would be needed on
that street, and that the PAL ties had no right to
informed the officers of the Fourth First
Wsrd,) Precinct and accompanied them to
the place. where they arrested abou: 25 men,
and with their carts and sho wells they were es.
corted to the station house where the case was
heard by Justice Morsell, who fined Dennis
Gleason, q foreman over the men, IS, and dis.
missed the others with warning not to Of.
fend again.
COTTAGE Row.-Four handsome four.room
cottsges have for some time stood on Il street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, which
have been occupied by genteel families a; mod
crate rates. Now. the square is about being
completed. Mr. John Petiibone has contract.
ed with Messrs. Ragan Il Talbot for the cree.
ton OF eigh: more wooden cottages, and ground
has been broken tor the same. These buildings
front sixteen feet each. and run back sixty
rooms apiece. are we'll adapted to the comfort
Of small families The work on these build.
ings will be rapidly hurried through, so that
In few weeks they will be ready for occu-
pancy.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT About half past four
O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon, as Mr. Andrew
l. Rock, draw-keeper at the nertnern end of
The Long Bridge, was In the act OF ascending
frem lower TO al upper abutment of the
bridge, the projecting step gave way, and in
falling MS under chin struck against the sharp
corner OF a three.inch s:ationary plank, where.
by he was Knocked insensible to the floating
raft beneath and seriously injured. Shortly
after wards. Mr. Rock partially recovered and
proceeded To his residence, where his condition
became worse, and this morning he was con.
sidered to be in a very critical condition.
SMASH UP.-Attwo O'Clock this afternoon,
the tWo.horse team Of Mr.. H. Naylor, ran off,
and coming into collision with chain post in
front Of the Lawn restaurant, on D, bet ween
18th and 18th streets. the while tree and shaft
were broken. Mr.. Naylor had alighted from
his buggy in front Of the Krkwood House, and
surrendered bis horse into the hands of
colored boy. Becoming frightened AT some
object, the animals dashed south wardly across
the street, and were making towards the Lawn
saloon, when Andrew Johnson. q colored man,
stopped them. One Of the ANNALS beautiful.
gray-was severely Rashed amid his launches
MARITAL lNF1DELlTY.-Oficer Bre wer, o.
the seventh precinct, yesterday arrested
coiored man named Henry Smms, who came
before Justice Walter, charged by Amelia
Sinms with adultery. The charge being sus.
tanned, SimIns was committed to jail for court
Amelia Slmms then caused the arrest Of a col.
ored woman named Elizabeth Adams, charg.
Ing her before the same Justice with enticinR
prostitu ton, winch charge was proven, and
she fined SIS, and IN default OF payment com.
United to the workhouse.
VIOLATING The HARBoR LAw.-Cnarles F..
Barnes d Son, sail makers, dong business on
the Island, were yesterday evening arraigned
before Justice Boswell. charged by r. F.
Magee. harbor master, with violation OF the
harbor law. and were required 70 pay fine
OF s3l10. Not being satisfied with the dtspo.
sftion OF the case. the accused took an appeal
TO court The harbor master also charged q
boatmau named Robert Miller, with a viola.
ton of the harbor laws. who had hearing be.
lore Justice Tucker. who fined him 5000.
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