Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-05

Ii CHARGE or PERsURY-This morning De
| techves officers Ceomes and Miller arrested
| Marcy Purpcr. colored, charged BY Romulus
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| stephen Greer. Ter brother. To ereby obtaiEsng
the bounty ard back pay amounting 20 $500
Due Stephen Greer theson OF the complain Ant
therebF defsaudinx him, and also bis oihsr
| children Nancy Is the daughter of Romulue
1 Greer,an sister to Stephen G reer, who was
IN the army and died in the service, and il 10
alieeeo that she rnsde the clair, to the boun
~ and back pay, and through the claim cfvi.
sion OF the free6meG's Bureau, obtained the
amount due, to the preindice OF o hers OF the
family. She was taken before Justice Wal.
ker' VINO held Der to bail for hearing to.mor.
row afternoon. tn-ra
THE CASH OF SERGEANT SHRyp John T
SHIELD, sergeant of the police. at the Sixth
before Mr.. rel,sh. Police Commissioner
CHARGED with committing an assault upon
MRS. Crawford. The case will be decided to-
day at the regular weekly meeting OF the
Police Commissioners. s {
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA The Go-etts OF
yesterday afternoon says:
AZ meeting OF the Vestry OF Christ Church.
held this morning, the resignation Of the Rev
A. M Randolph. as Rector, was presented and
accepted, whereupon the Rev E. 7, Perkins,
at present Recorder OF the Church IN Lees
burg, was nominated to MI the vacant Rector
ship. and unanimously called to the charge
preachers
in the Episcopal Church in the State Of pir.
ginia, and should he accept the Rectorship of
Christ Church its congregation will consider
themselves fortunate. 4
There has been no local travel on the Alex.
andria, WashfnE ton and Georgetown Railroad
to-day, in conseq hence OF the running Oft the
track last nigh. about one o'clock when near
the ST. Aeaph street curve, of the locomoti We
President. The engine recei we'd such m iuries
that several days will be required to com plete
the necessary repairs The lessees are nego.
tiatinK for the use OF another locomotive, and
1t is thought that local travel over the road
will be resumed to morrow. Fyp If
ME- Edward Valentine, while angling yes.
terday, from the wharf at the foot OF King
street. caught flsh of the genus osmerus, q
smelt OF large size, which was favored with
two perfectly formed mouths one above the
other, and both Of which it used with ap.
parently equal facility.
John Brian, who Jumped from the Court
House window on MONDAY last, and escaped,
Is still at large Sheriff Steuart and Off GERS
Supple and Burnett, who have been hunting
for him. returned to this city last night, having
been unsuccessful in their search.
The two-story brick dwelling house on
Water street, between Prince and King, the
yesterday, at private sale. by w. G. Yeaton,
Attorney, to James Chatham, for s., 900 cas- .
The Journal OF this morning says:
Four or 1ve persons have been hauled up
before his Honor the Mayor and fined for fail
ing to procure their city licenses by the 3lst of
August. The penalty was IS per day and
costs for every day the license renamed un.
paid after the 31st of August. Amongst the
mum Der thus fined were M essrs. Pepensinger,
Gregory, and the proprietor Of the Railroad
Shades Saloon, King street. and Mr. Nc
Cracker, Prince street wharf.
The regular meeting Of the City Council oe-
cur next Tuesday night, when business ssof
great pith and moment will engage the atten-
ton of the city fathers. They Will have to
make some sort of provision for the class Of
INDECENT persons specified in the recent order
OF Gen. schofield, either by building or rent
ing quarters for them, besides furnishing food
for their daily sustenanca
The lads and lassies Of Alexa ndria are all
agog about the Tournament 10 come off at
Fairfax y. H., on the 9Th. Some Of the lads
are daily practicing with long stick Iances,
riding at q mark in the vacant field beyond
Potomac Garden. They hit the Tycoon's
glasses oftener than they do the ring.
One ofour citizens, Mr.. Jose phi Smith, while
fishing yesterday, foot of King street, caught
an eel five feet long.
Base ball playing on the part of the scholars
of the public schools during pIayLime Is COM
planned OF by the police.
The County Court Is to be asked to abate q
nuisance the house kept near the Alexandria
Canal Aqueduct by one Veitch.
Large numbers Of schooners daily pass A lex
andria on their way to Georgetown for coal