Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-16
Affairs In GesrRe.swn.

| VINO KILLED TxcuxsEHy-An old man
| named Captain Torrance Kirby. about 80
| years old, was yesterday arrested by omcer
White, charged with selling pampnlet con
| trary to an ordinance of the corporation, the
book being entitled The Life and Times and
Wonderful Achievements OF the Adventurous
war Of Iaia," written by himself wherein he
asserts that history is at fault In according to
Col. johnson the honor Of shooting Tecum !.
tnat va. ~
in ten feet OF the warrior when he fell he
skinned him, and now has portion OF his
skin as covering to razor strop When
Indians, he says, all turned and fred upon
him, and he fell dead, the worse shot man he
ever saw. Capt. kirby came TO the District,
he says, " with petition to the President
signed by many prominent men of Tennessee,
showing the misruIe Of the people and the
State by Gov. Brownlow." Justice Buckley
dismissed the charge against the Captain, in :
forming him of the laws regulating the SELL
ing of books and pamphlets in Georgetown.
POLICE BgsINEss.-Six arrests were made
by the police on Saturday; for larceny and
imposed was 1924 Only three arrests We're
made by the police yesterday; for violation
OF corporation ordinance, and fer disorder
ly conduct. fine of $3.50 was imposed.
AssAULTING AN OFFICEE.-Oficer Warwick
yesterday arrested man named Arthur
PROXY, for being drunk and disorderly in the
street, and took him to the station house, where
he was locked up to await hearing before
Justice Buckley. 1t appears that the officer had
Il hard time in making the arrest as Arthur
was disposed to resist and used the officer
quite roughly, dealing him several severe
blows. He came out before the Justice who
fined him in the sum OF IS so tor being intoxi-
Gated and disorderly.
Up AsA1N.-Mo!ly johnson, SO wsll.known
to the police as disorderly character was ar
rested again on Saturday afternoon by officer
Robey and taken before Justice Buckley who
fined her 81 so for disorderly condu ct.
NTy
was on Saturday arrested by officer Robey for
being disorderly, and taken before Justice
Buckley, who fined him 50 50. Two colored
women, named Jane Wheaton and Louisa
Chandler, were on Saturday arrested by officer
Sherwood for being disorderly. and taken
before Justice Buckley, who fined them 81 so
each. -.. Es.#
STRUCK RocK-The steam tug Rescue, in
towing the schooner VIM. Fish, loaded with
coal, and another schooner, light, from one of
the coal wharyes yesterday morning, ran the
VIM Fish on rock, near the buoy, opposite
Rays dock. The schooner sustained but slight
injuries, but sailor on board one of the boats
was knocked overheard and was only rescued
from drowning by the exertions of several Of
the sailors on board the boat.
BASE BALL.-AnoIher match game OF base
ball, for keg OF lager beer, will be played to-
morrow afternoon between the Central Club
and Robinson's nine on Dills lot Frederick
street.
The CANAL.-The water in the canal wa 8
quite low this morning, and boatmen found 1t
difficult to get along with their boats. The
water was shut off from the mills To-Day for
about an hour. in order that more water might
accumulate III the canal Twenty boats
have come in since our last report, bringing
coal for the different coal companies, while Ii
boats have gone out, all light but one.
SHIPMENTS OF COAL from RAYS dock
to-day, 1886 tons, and from the Hampshire
and Baltimore company, 500 tons.
ARRIyED.-The steamer Kennebec, Captain
Tolloert. from Baltimore, with general mer-
ChanClse, and the steamer New York, Captain
Marshall. from Philadelphia, with general
merchandise to District merchants
MERCHANTS Observation-Disclosures: 10.2iS
bushels of white wheat: 1900 bushels white
end yellow corn, and bushels Of rye. Sales
5000 bushels OF red wheat at s. As; :, 3i2 BUSH
els OF red wheat at 81. 40: 500 bushels of red
wheat at S2.40: S5e bushels of red wheat at
S2.41 1.SUD bushels OF wheat at 50 40; LOO
bushels of white corn, at SLIP, and 5000 bush.
els OF yellow corn shipped, and price not re-
ported.
TEMPERANCE.-1he usual Sunday evening
temperance meeting was held at the New Mar
ket Hall last evening, under the pieces Of
the United Temperance Society. Ex-Gover-
nor Thomas Ford. VIM. r. Drew and others
were present. and made effective and earnest
speeches in favor OF total abstinence, after
which number signed the pledge.