Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-30

OF Gen Sol Hinkle, Horace q. Biddle, ESQ Of
Delaware, was admitted to the bar.
The case Of the State of Ohio agt James @.
Wetmore was taken up, and argued by Gen.
Hinkle for the STATE. and Mr.. Riddle for the
respondent This is the case known as the
Ohio State Agency case, the defendant having
A few mchths ago he was ordered to turn over
the books and papers TO an officer OF the State,
but certain OF them he refused, on the ground
that they were his private property.
The motion made yesterday by Mr.. Ingle for
rule on Joseph II. Bradley, jr, to show
cause why an attachment for con tempt should
not ne, sets forth that Joseph h. Bradley jr,
has wilfully, maliciously, and fraudulenuy
mutilated and spoliated one OF the records of
the Court in that he did purloin and suppress,
or attempt to purloin and suppress, paper,
writing, which had been filed among the rec
ords Of the Court, IN cause pending in
which W. E Carr is petitioner and Eliza
beth +. Carr is respondent. He therefore
prays that rule may be laid on the
ment should not issue for contempt. This
motion he bases on affidavit, in which he
states that upon the cross examination Of Mr..
Carr, Mr. b: asked MIN (Carr) who wrote
but counsel, instead of handing the paper to
the witness, showed HIM the words, holding
the paper folded. He a. desired the paper to
be read. to which Mr.. B. replied that he had
not offered itin evidence. Mr.. b. held the
paper off at a distance, and repeated the
question. He a. reminded him that
his question alluded to the paper when
be placed it in the hands OF witness:
Witness handedit to Mr.. Ingle, who took itand
and was about to read it, when MT b. said
he should not read 1t, and that 1t be returned,
aminer. With that Mr.. B. attempted to snatch
the paper, and Carr jumped up and threw his
arms around his (B.'s) neck and a scuffie en-
sued in which both fell-B uppermost. The
afidavit further states taat until after the
scufle he was unaware that B. had got the
paper from him, and that Carr had taken 1t
from B.. and, at considerable length, speaks Of
the manner in which the case has been con-
Quoted by Mr. b.
THE RIVER FRONT. OCTOBER 80, 1867
Carriers Whagf.-Sailed-Herm brig
Charles V. Williams, Thompson, for GEORGE
town, to load with coal for an eastern port;
schr Ennelons. Rollins, down the river light;
schr. Tropic, Banks, for Salisbury. Md, light.
Riley's Wharf.-Arrived-Schrs John S.
Havens, Capt. Lewis; Thomas Owens. Capt.
Lewis; David Wilson, Capt Russell, from
Accomac, with oysters for William Turner;
Peer Lambert. Capt. Trice, from st Georges,
haven Bay, with oysters for VIM. Turner;
schr. Elizabeth Washburn, Washburn, master,
from Baltimore, with lumber for Mohun 81
Son. Salled.-Schrs. Forward. Jones, for
for Salisbury, light
Si1th Street raf.-Arrived-Schr. John T.
Tracy, with lumber for q. b. Church 81 Go.
This is her first trip. on which she has estab-
/ shed reputation as fast craft, having made
the voyage from the mouth of Penobscot river
in 20 hours Schr. Oregon McCracker, with
wood for Hunt q Clark; schr;; Re gulator, -.
with wood for Maginnis Also, two schoon-
ers in the river with wood tor market.
FATHER OF TWENTY.NINE EOYs AND
GIRL-A dimIn utlve colored man, about fifty
years OF age, living in trogtown, south west of
the Capitol, well known 10 many OF the resi-
dents OF that locality as cleft and who is
an ndefatigable plasterer and whitewasher, is
h thrrd 70 heny,
the father of thirty children, and expects soon
TO see his thirty first offspring. OF the thirty
all were boys with one exception. jeff,
Notwithstanding the weight OF family cares,
looks hearty, and Will no doubt live many
years yet. to add to his already large stock of
SOLVE branches"
FINE STocK.-Mr. Joseph Heise, so we'll
known as the prince of good fello VS. to all old
residents of Washngton-for he was born,
bred. and resided here until four years ago, has
brought from Philadelphia perhaps the largest
and most valuable lot Of ''fast uns'' that will
be exhibited at the current fair. It. consists of
the brown Patchen mare Mary. May Queen
Fanny Allen, Lizzie Littlefield, Polly Ann 1.-THE
PAGER that beat Dexter last year,, the California
brown stallion, Frank Doble, and Confidence.
Brown Mary won $4,000 in purses last year
for her owner. The whole Of Mr.. Hiese's stable
are magnificent ANIMALS indeed.
NARROWLY ESCAPED DROWNING -Yester.
day afternoon, Mr.. William II. Robbins, a
r.. j ".
lumber dealer. made a narrow escape from
drowning at FowIer's wharf, foot Of Tenth
street. he was engaged In experimenting the
removal of a cargo Of lumber. when his foot
tripped and be was thrown frsm the wharf
into the Potomac, where he foundered about
for sometime before he was enabled to get
purchase to support his head above water till
assistance could come to him.
OPEN ON SCNDAY.-Oficer Calhoun, OF the
Fourth precinct: Yesterday arrested and took
Bridget Barrett, charged with keeping her
place OF business open on Sunday. She was
fined ISl0s5. The same officer also arrested
woman named Mary Mckinney, who keeps a
grocery store in the First Ward, and took her
before Justice Morsell to answer like charge
as was preferred against the above. She, 100,
was fined Sl0.S5.
The CONTRIBUTION CAsEs-Yesterday in
the Court in General Term, when the cases of
the property OF H. b. Tyler and Cornelius
Boyle were called, MI: Wilson, Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney, moved to quash the wrlts of
error from the Court in General Term to the
District Court on technical grounds, they hav.
ing been tested In the name of Chief Justice
Chase, and not by one of the Justices Of the
District Supreme Court. The motion was
granted. These cases Will be taken to the Uni
ted States Supreme Court
WRIT OF HABKAs CoRPUs-Yesterday az
ternoon. Judge Wylie granted an order for a
writ of hdbeos corpus directed to the Warden
Of the Jail, commanding him to bring into
Court the body Of Henry johnson, charged
with the killing of Thomas S Smoot who it
will be rememb ered was shot in room in
house on Sixth street, while with Johnson's
wife, which was made re turnable on Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Messrs. Davidge and
johnson appear for petitioner.
BASE BALL.-The return game between the
Jefferson and Interior clubs will take place
t'-msrrow afternoon at three O'Clock, on the
Jeffsrson's grounds white Lot.)
The Union Club OF Washington will visit
Baltimore to-day for the purpose of playing a
match game with the Pastimes Of that city. A
closely contested game, judgin from the repu.
tation OF both climbs, may be expected.
SUDDEN DRATH.-Last night, Mr. Luther
M. Cord, a clerk in the First AUDITORS Office,
boarding with Mr.. NJ. Poole, on Massachu-
sets avenue, near the truck.house OF the
Metropolitan Hook and Ladder 90. died
very suddenly as Is supposed from disease OF
the heart The deceased hailed from Mis-
souri, and had been in the Treasury Depart
ments several years.
COMMITTED Ellen O'Donnell, woman of
terday charged with being intox icated and en-
ticing prostitution. The charge having been
subsiantiated, the Justice fined her SIS, and in
default OF payment committed her to the work.
house for thirty days.
VIOLATION OF CORPORATION ORDINANCE.
Officer Crump, of the fonrth precinct, ar
raIgned before Justice Morssll yesterday even.
Ing, ANTHONY Bell and Henry Helmsey hotfr