The national Republican., 1867-09-18

tragedy In oonnsotion with the thinner Dumas
murder one equally % fearful In Its details, and
resulting from the too free use Of that great ap.
pstirsr TO passion--bsd whisky.
Yesterday about noon party Of oolored pcr.
sont Of both sexes, TO the number Of seventy I've
or eighty, left Seventh street wharf on the
steamer Mariner on an excursion 10 the White
House. Everything passed Of quietly enough
until their arrival At the White House landing.
A jug Of whisky hsd been brought on board the
steamer BY Bernard Bell, who had been freely
dispensing IL TO his friends, end whom they
touched the landing nearly all the eIcursionists
went on shore, Bell among the rest, leaving his
lug on board the boat. One Charles Wallace
managed by some means to find the Jug and,
equally Is liberal, served out the trash to his
| friends.
on the return Of Bell row wa, created in
consequence, and Bell and Wallace had q wrangle
| over the matter. John Wallace, q brother Of
Charles, sndsavored TO interfere between the
two, as he saw his brother draw . revolver, and
heard him threaten to shoot. Tho interference
was Of no avail. The pistol was fred, the hrst
bullet going through John Waliaee's hat. Tho
murderer then ran up close to Bell, and fred q
second time, the bullet entering the body Of Bell
below the right nipple. 1mmediately all was in
confusion the boat was started for Alexandria
as quickly - possible. and on the arrival there,
she was kep. In the stream until the police could
be brought on board and Q physician summoned
Tho police oame on board but tho murderer
could not be found, as the boat had, In the
meantime, been taken In to the landing. The
physician who came on board extracted the ball
| from the injured man, which he said had entered
and cut the liver, and that there would DO no
hope Of Balls recovery. Tho boat left Alex
andria and started for Washington--the man
dying few minutes after-and when of Seventh
street wharf, anchored until the arrival Of on /.
GERS, who were at once sent for.
Lieutenant Gessford, with posse, came down
and searched the boat, but Wallace was not to
DO found but four witnesses were arrested, who
will be at the inquest day. The boat was then
allowed to come to the wharf and the party
landed.
Bell was man about rs years Of age, and In
the employ Of Cooper 4 Latimer, auctioneers.
He was represented to be very quiet, inotfsnsive
man.
Charles Wallace, the murderer, 10 we'll known
to many, having kept faro bank at one timo on
R street. He has latterly beon residing within
the purlious Of Murder Bay, and no doubt is q
desperate fellow. The witnesses held BY the au.
thorities are John Wallace, James Myers, Abra-
ham Dyson, and Martha johnson, the hitter q
friend Of Wallace.
An inquest will be held upon the body of Bell
this morning, at the Central guard.house, whom
testimony will be elucidatsd showing more clearly
the cause Of the tragedy.
P. S,-since writing the above We learn that
Charles Wallace appeared before Officer Nash
this morning at the Central guard. house, and
voluntarily gave himself up.
The HORSE CAsE.-We alluded q few
days since to trial before Justice Barnaclo, in.
volving the ownership Of horse, In which sew
sral parties claimed the ownership. The case
was up again yesterday before tho same Justice.
The animal Is In possession of o Mr.. johnson,
and Is claimed on tho one hand Is the property
Of Mrs. Evans, residing on the Island, and on
the other by Mr.. Berry, who resides in Prince
Georges county, Md A number Of witnesses oi
respectability have been examined on both sides,
several Of whom swear positively that the dis
puted property belongs to both claimants. A
witness testified at the hearing yesterday that hs
owned the mother and father Of tho horse; thai
II was foaled on his farm by his mare; and that
he sold 1t to Mr.. Berry when q colt. Other wit
nssses testified that the horse was foaled in the
Seventh ward by Mrs. Evans marc, and was
stolen from that lady. Tho case was further
postponed.
SUDDEN DEAru.-Yesterday morning Q
, soldier by the name Of Carberry McGarvy, at
tached to the 5th U. 8. cavalry. went into tn,
shoe store Of Mr.. Finokman, No. 204 Twentieth
i snSir % TOOK a spssm and died in a isw minute,
, 0ficer Dunn, Of the Fourth precinct, was calle
in, who at once gave the proper notification, an
the body was taken In charge by the com
. manding officer Of the regiment Of the deceased
! Col. Mason, and will be by him inferred. Stroni
drink 10 said to have been the cause Of his sud
den dissolution, and which We hope will bs
warning to all indulging Tho deceased was 4
young man, very intelligent AID Of asreeabl,
disposition, and his demise has been tho result
Of bis own folly.
TRS-PR RoLLIHG.-The Washington
l C.ku ant tarta INN MI n Sav
snth Street Park on Tuesday, when the follow
ing prizes were awarded to the best rollers o
tsn.pins: 1st prize, a heavy gold chain, to l.
Emmerti I'd, ACCORDION, to ]. Albert Sd, sett o.
jswery, to Henry Well; 4th, a fat lamb, Chris
tian Worch; 5th, clock, J. Wagoneri 9Th, q
silver pitcher, John voight; 7th, ono dozen bot.
ties wine, Mr. Blucheri Sth, one dozen wine, Mr
Deevrex; 9th, chamber sett, Mr. Kayseri 10th,
gold per. n.holder, B. Hentzs; lltb, cigar holder,
r. Bleufuss; 18th, chamber sett, Mr.. Frederioki
18th, carpet.sack, V. Hellmuth 18th, ham, +.
Schmidt 18th, pound cake, e. Abner.
Il ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Jacob Brau-
chaser was arrested by 0faosr Boyle on complaint
Of Dr. VIM. Boyd, who charged the defendant
with committing an assault and battery upon
him. Justice Keau fined the accused SO.
Wilson Williams was also arrested for com:
hitting q similar assault upon the person OF
Mary Miner, and was required by Justice Kean
to pay the sum Of $3.50.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND THREATS
Yesterday morning Robert G. Bell, Company @,
44th U. S. regiment, was arrested by Oficer
o. Brisn, Of the First ward, charged with com.
mitting an assault and battery on q man named
VIM Myers, and with threatening his life. The
first charge was dismissed by Justice Bates, who
required the accused to give bail In the sum Of
800 to keep the peace for one year.
STAMPED ON BY A MULE.-Yesterday a.
ternoon a colored man. named Charles Maxwell,
employed In the repairs Of Massachusetts, avenue,
near Fourth street, had two of his toes mashed
In q serious manner, by being stamped on BY a
mule attached to a cart. The bone Of one OF the
toes being crushed, will render amputation ne:
csssary. He was sent home and medical aid
summoned.
PROPOSALS for the gradation and ma
sonry Of the main stem and Washington branch
Of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, through
Anne Arundel and Prince Georges counties,
Nd, will be received until tomorrow at-noon.
After this time the contracts are to be given out
and tho work rapidly pushed forward toward
Marlboro and this city.
AWARD OF CoNrRACT.-Yesterday Major
G. Bell, Commissary OF Subsistence, awarded the
| ,ontra Al % .nnnly the Subsistence Department