Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-11

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n n was senssaeedto pay . has Of $50 AID
Arthur Chase. indicted sss larceny. was
found guilty. and sentenced to eleven months
Alex. Gordon. convicted oflarceny. was SEN
fences TO ten days in jail. -. ~ - -
John Steward, indicted for StgAmy. was
found guilty. The accused married slave
woman near Fredericksburg, and during the
VA ne came to this city, where married q
In two cases against James H. Manxum for
passing counterfeit money ao1le Pros. was
VIM Gibbs, colored man of about 20 years
of age, was convicted of the larceny of a
basket OF marketing, and received nomi nal
sentence.
Under SUsrIcIos.-Yesterday. Mr.. Aud'w
Potter, young man employed in the Navy
ard, wishing to send $3.50 70 his parents in
Ohio and not having time to 60 to Adams Ex-
press ONCE, employ ed about noon George T..
but month, TO carry IL to the express office,
and gave him IS to pay the express rates
Leonard returned to Potter At 5K o'clock, and
exhibited his pants cut and his pocket torn.
and sand he had been robbed of the money,
The case was reported to detectives Ciarvoe
and McDevitt, who arrested Leonard In the
AS train for New York, and took him to the
police headquarters. Leonard claimed to be
unable TO explain how and when the act was
perpetrated. TWAS in evidence that he pas ed
the express office soon after receiving the
he discovered that his pants were cut and the
money gone. Justice Tucker held him in de.
fault OF bail for further hearing.
PERsoNAL.-The Home Journal saws: "We
understand that Mr.. Howard, of the British
Legation, is ngaged to the young, very beauti-
ful and cultured Miss Cecilia Riggs, daughter
OF George w. Riggs, Esq, the accomplished
gentleman, and we'll banker at Wash
lHgton. Mr.. Howard is the SON of Sir Henry
Howard. Minister at Dresden and nephew of
the late Phillip Henry Howard M. p, ofCor-
bic Castle. Both Mr.. Howard and Miss Riggs
are Roman Catholics, and the marriage, we
believe, will take place in June.
DECREE OF DIvORCE.-This morning, Judge
DIN, in the Equity Court, made a decree di-
vorcing Sallie Lafarge from bed and board
with Samuel +. Lafarge. giving her the Gus
tody Of the child and the right to acu uire and
hold property in her own name. The parties
were marrled February 9th, 1865 and she
charges that he cruelty beat her, &c. ]. q.
Marbury appeared for the complainant and
the testimony was taken bsfore Mr.. W II.
Woodward.
SoIREE DANsANTE.-One OF Marini's delight
1ul Soirees occurs to morrow night at his FASH
lonable Dancing Academy, on f. street. bet eeu
hh and 10Th streets. The celebrated fashiona-
Die dance the German will be brought ont to-
morrow night at this soiree.
A
The RRGIsTRATIoN IN THE FoURrH WARD
In the ith ward Yesterday the registration was
continued, when Clio names were registered
ga white and 236 colored. The Judges have
decided TO keep the register open on Friday
from foar until eight o'clock p. m.
BASE BALL.-The opening game OF the sea-
son OF the Potomac Base Ball Club will take
place on Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, be-
tween the first and second Mines on the
ground south of the Executive Mansion
The RUSH FOR TICKETS to the grand con-
cert at MetZerott's Hall on Monday evening
next, was great to-day, and Parepa- Rosa.
Brignoli. Ferrsnti, Carl Rosa & Co. will be
greeted with the largest house of the season.
WHERE TO Buy Fish CHEAr-The Alex
andria Gazette of yesterday admits that fish
selis for 2Oper cent. more in that city, than
they do at the fish wharf in Washington,
POLICE REPoRTs.-The police reported IL
cases yesterday, mostly of unimportaut char
acter- The fines amounted to sos TO-