Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-01

Highland Mary the second, and the others as
follows: Grpyhouno. National. Perseverance,
Little Kate and r. T.. Lee; and about IL o'clock
word W as given, and the boats started with 8
light breeze. ar$I O. -.2'k .. ~ :
The National led eff in good style, hut there
was little or NO wind at the time, At IL. 10 the
wind bad fTesbened up from the North west
and the boats in passing the Arsenal wharf
presented ute pretty sight, all being under
= fine breeze. The Kate was then some dis.
lance ahead, and bid fair TO have Kept he,
place, but failed The other boats at that time
were in the following order; yPerse verance
Minnie Clark, National, Greyhound, Rober,
T.. Lee, and Highland Mary. ,a--.
At one O'Clock, the Lee having passed the
Others in succession. passed Alexandria
some 100 yards ahead of the Greyhound, be.
tween which anu the Little Kate there was q
came fourth, but was making good speed,
while the National, Perseverance,, and the
Highland Mary brought up the rear. H
The boats. should the wind be favorable. are
expected at from five to seven O'Clock, and the
crews will be treated to a COLLATION. by Major
John Watt of the Cottage. in the evening.
THE RIVER FRONT, Der /, 1s67.-The fine
breeze yesterday iuiled into dead calm as
night approached, and this morning the Pc.
tomac glisrened in the sun as bright and
smoothe as sheet Of glass. We append a
summary: -f -5.s. -.-f-i
Corter's Whorf.-Arriyed-Schrs T. Water
man, EGgen, from Hayre de Grace. with
206H tons of coal for e. Faiconer; Bersheba,
r.
S. Bletz and G. w. Linnelle Sailed-Schr.
Julia Wilson, Caviller. for Georgetown. to
ship cargo Of coal for Wareham, Mass
hitey's Nhurf- Arrived - schrs Access,
Moore, Havre de.Grace, coal for E. Falconer;
Armada, Palmer, Chickahoniny, lumber for
Mohunn & Son. Sailed-Schr. Loon, Edmund
son, bound down the river, light . .-'-' -,
FGwier's Hhdrf.-Arriyed-Sc Hazard
Reed, Mattoax creek. wood for Il. +. Haley;
Porto Rico, St. Mary's, wood for mar.
ket. Sailed-Schr VIM. Peters. Eastern shore,
light.
.Sirtt STREET WHorf.-Arri ved-Schr Anne T..
BaIlantine, Bayhss. New York, forage for the
Government. F-
From the Eastern Branch wharres we have
ITiIliams e Jolley's VAarf-Arrived-Sc
Isabel, Grager, from Malta W man, pine wood
for market Mary Eliza. Harris. Havre- de-
Grace. 100 tons OF coal for VIM. II Barbour;
pine and oak wood for market.
Gpfnands HhoTf.-ATrived-Schrs Protec-
tor, Ash ton, from W AIDES Bay. with pine wood
tor market: Packet Conklin. from Boyd's
Hole. with pine wood for market: Pilot, Gea-
ten. from ST. Clements Bay. with pine wood
for Guinand; Industry. Hammond, from No
Hunt from Wade's Bay. with pine wood for
market Mechanic, Stuart. from Wade's Bay.
with pine wood for market.
Green's Whorf-Arrived-PuD Regulator,
Garrison, from Ieocomico, with oak wood for
market Schooners Samuel MARS, Bailey, ST.
Clements Bay. with pine wood for market:
Sarah bray. s.. Clements Bay, with pine
Barthoiow's Wharf-Arrived- Sloop John
Hording, Burgess, with pine wood. Depar-
tures-Scbrs. Martha Ann. Morris, bound
down light: David Currie, Parrot, for George.
Ashton, for Wade's Bay. hight: Regulator,
Garrison. for Gone River, light; Harvest,
Butler, for Pomunkey Greek, light; John
Cooper, Taylor, for Salisbury, light; Samuel
MARS. Bailey. for ST. Clements Bay, light
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Presentation. James @. McKibbin ex-
member OF Congress from California. but now
OF Florida, and J. G. Loveland. OF the Cleve-
land (Ohio) Herald, are at the KIRK wood
House. Hon. 4. NJ. T. Hunter, of Vir-
ginia; Hon. w. II. Robertson. Of New York;
Gov. l.. E. Parsons, OF Alabama: Hon. Brad
Of New Orleans; J.. r. Bradford. Of Boston;
John E Ward. of New York; Gen James 3,
S,eadman. of New Orleans; George b. Rudd,
OF Montana. are at WIZARDS Hotel. Com
m odore Queen. United States navy; Hon. CAL
houn Berham, OF California; j. S. Briggs, OF
Florida; Major RUFUS King. U. >. A.: Gen A.
J. Alexander. q. :. A: r. J. Crogan, Joseph
Mears, G.. !. Cunningham, OF Charles ton. S.
G.: Commander VIM. Gibson, and Comman.
der Davis, u. S. N; Col. Thomas J. Cor.
prev, OF Norfolk. are stopping at the Ebbett
House. Gen. !: R. Stanley, from Chatta-
noga, and Col A. w. Sheldon, of Iowa, are
at the National.
FELL INTO A SEwzK.-This afternoon, about
.
depot car, No 81. of the avenue line OF cars.
was passing iOth street, on its way to George
town. the driver drove the horses too near the
excavation for a sewer on 10th street, and IN
consequence he was unable to get them loose
from the car In time, and they fell, one into
the excavation. and the other across the rail
road track: The one falling on the track was
scon got OFF, pretty bally hurt about the legs.
The ether was led ont at the end Of the exca
va'ion but little hurt.
Eycu
HamlaiD, ceiored, were arrested by ON Ger
loring this morning, for fighting in the street,
and taken before Justice Bates for hearing.
1t appeared in evidence that Stephen Johnson
accused Walker Hamlain of living with his
wife, VIII ich Walker did not deny, but said
that johnson had deserted her several years
since, and be therefore thought hk was lusri-
fed In marrying her. About this the fight oc-
Cured Both parties were fined and held to
security to keep the peace and be Of good beha-
vior.
THE WRECK OF TIE SACRAMENTO In no.
ticiDR, a few days since, the wreck Of the
United States iron. pla ted steamer Sacramento,
OF the coast of India, In June last, we gave a
list OF the party rescued by The Arabia, aud
stated that the rect Of the officers and ere W
had lett the steamer on rats and bad not peen
heard from. Letters have been recently re-
oeived in this city from some OF the officers
and crew con veying the crafty ing inteiligen &c
that every soul on board was saved.
eral police precincts this morning reported in
all 66 arrests as made yesterday; the amout of
fines imposed by the several police magistrates
was Slll-5O The business of each precin ct
was as folIow:-First. arrests, fines SD; Sec.
ond. arrests, fines 50; Fourth, 10 arrests, dnes
$3.50; Fifth, arrests, fines $40; Sixth, 6 ar
rests, fnes &c. Seventh. IL arrests, fines sis
Eighth, lU arrests, fines 80. II - 49, =.
NEW CARPETS FOR THE CAPfToL.-Our
fellow citizen, John Alexander, Esq, uphoI-
sterer, 2ig Penna. avenue. is now in New York
city purchasing carpets for the u. 5. Capitol,
Some OF the patterns are imported from
Europe. and are costly and beautiful MIR. A.
has the contract for recarpeting both the Sen
ATE and Houee; also, The Offices at the Capitol
The carpets will arrive tomorrow and be
down by the meeting OF Congress. '1f'rf'
SPoRTING.-Messrs. Samuel p. and Richard
smith, Of Tins city, were last week engaged in
cunning On the Patuxent At Mount Calvert,
Judge Berry's PLACED and on three half tides
merous on the shores Of the Patuxent Tue
former brought home with him rare speci.
men in the shape OF a white ortolan, 1.-THE sec.
ond one on record which he has had siuffsd
by taxidermisf. F3 -
DOGS THAT Cost rSoMBTHING.-Hanry
Thompson, Michael Gore, Margaret Callahan,
And Elias Wright were yesterday arraigued
before Justice Harper. charged with keeping
male dogs without Al license. The Justice
nneu them IS each, and Patrick McStay,
charged with keeping q female dog without q
license, vas fined SIO. '4 salf l9D7j