Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-04

i DH6PRRATR As5AULr.-A man named Au
| terday afternoon, arrested By ofirer Harry, 10,
assaultipG . farmer named Wn. II Petit. II
| appears that Petit together with a man named
Garrett was going up the road, near the canal
when the two got into dispute abouta dog
and Petit laid hands OF Garrett. as though hs
were In eaSnest, ana meant some har n to hin,
Tnen Jones appeared and demanded toai
upon difficulty ensued in which Jones strucs
Petit below the eye. cutting deep cash, thres
inches long, with a patr OF metallic kauckes
aswas thgouhtftom the testimony Of little g,i
who said she saw the knuCkies and heard
Jones say hs "done il with these At the same
time exhibiting the kruckles Oticer Harry
vas informed Of the assault aud followed
Jones Oh 10 s. canal boat and breaking open the
cabin door, where he had taken refuge. he ar.
rested him and toek him before Justice Buck
ey, who, after hearing the evidence in the c ase,
comm ;tied Jones TO jail fer court
SELLiha ON SuNDAY.-Ofiicer Warwick
yesterday afternoon brought before Justice
Buckley 6srmsn restaurant keeper named
John Prefer, charged with selling LIQUOR on
Sunday, the Sth OF September. The cha rye
was sustained. and the accused required to
contribute to the corporation fund the sum OF
S2G.50.
NOT RIP VAN WINKLE.-Uficer W hite yes
terday arrested q tobacconist named Joha +
Wrinkle, charged BY q Friten with dsorderly
conduct. He came before Justce Buckley,
who fined him $3.50
PITIABLE Two little girls, from Washing.
ton. came TO the station house this morning in
the rain, poorly clad and without shoes or
stockings, and wet through 10 the SKIN. One
was sick and shiyerng with q chill The OF.
hcers made ny fire for them to warm them.
selves by. and after il had stopped raining
and they had got warm they were sent home
TALKArIyE.-Omeer Sherwood yesterday
evening brought TO the station.house a tailor
named James d. Powers, charged with intox.
ication and disorderly conduct. He was placed
in the cell for the night. where he persisted in
talking very loudly upon various subjects
He came out this morning before Justice
Buckley, and did more talking than all the
other prisoners. II was dismissed, the Justice
thinking that be might be little insane
THE PoRT.-The steamer James S Green,
Capt lnman, has gone out with heavy cargo
for New York. Entered-The schooner James.
town. Maeee captain, from Boston, and the
schooner n. 81. Gould, Crowell captain, from
Boston.
MERCHANTS ExcHANGB.-The following
business was transacted On Change to-day
Oferings-3,'0 bushels Of red wheat and 1920
bushels OF srownstuff Sales-l,3OO bushels Of
red wheat, ar &24G; , 700 bushels of red wheat,
at $3.50; 30 bushels OF W bite wheat, at 81 81: IL
bushels OF red wheat, at 81, and 200 bushels
OF brownstuff, AZ 33 cents.
ELECTION OF Coll &c ToR-In accordanr re
with resolution which passed both boards OF
the Corporation last evening, the two boards
will assembl III Joint meeting TO- morrow eve
ming, at Z o'clock. for the purpose of eIecting
cole 10 collect the unpaid taxes for the
year 1866. Mr.. WEIGH never having been
properly qualified as Collector of Taxes Tor
that year.
For THE RELIEF OF THE YELLOW FEVER
SCFFERERs.-On Monday and Tuesday next
the Orion Association Of GEORGETOWN propose
giving tournament at Analostan Island, the
proceeds TO be applied TO the relief OF tn ose in
the South suffering from yellow fever. The
President and Gen. Grant have been invited
The brass band OF the 10Th Z. S. infantry have
volunteered TO play upon the occasion. and
the Holy Hill String Band has been engaged
for the two days.
THE CANAL--Business on the canal was not
so brisk to-day, owing possibly to the inclem.
ency Of the weather.
FOUNTAIN DIvIsTsN.-At the regular weekly
meeting OF Fountain Division No. 2, Sons OF
Temperance, held at Odd Fellows Hall last
evening the officers elected at the previous
meeting were duly installed. In consequen ce
of the inclemency OF the weather, few were in
attendance
POLICE BUsINEss.-The police made six ar.
rests yesterday-one for assault ans battery,
one for violation OF corporation ordinance
and four for 'utoxication and disorderly con-
du"t. Justice Buckley imposed fines amount.
ing to S2o.