Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-09

THE RIVER FRONT, October 9th 1ss7.-The
Potomac presents lively appearance to. day,
full sail for the w ashington whsrves, whittier.
wards they are rapidly driven, by a fair wind
and full tide. Below will be found q sum.
mary Of the arrivals s. and departurss:
art, Oman. for Alexandria, Va, light; e. wa.
terman, Edeell, for Baltimore, light
Riley's Whayf.-Arrived-Schrs. j ohm Yves.
ley, Bausman. Eastern Shore, VT, oysters for
market; Merchant Beitchell, Gone river. oys.
ters for market Cuba, Barnes, Eastern Shore,
Va. oysters and sweet potatoes for market;
Dolphin. Deugheriy, Eastern Shore, Va, oys.
Pullin, Cone river, oysters for market; Hot
Spur, Chishire, st Marys river, oysters for
Turner & Nolan.
Todd, pine wood for market sioop Ann Nc.
Carthy, oak wood for market
Stackpole's Wharf -Arrived-Sehr. Charles
A. Jones, Goodspeed, from Gardner, Maine,
with al tons of lee, $1,000 lathes, tor Stack
pole & Hall. f--s >
Si1fh Street Wzarf.Arrived-Schr Six Sous,
Palmer. wood to George l.. Sheriff; O. J. En-.
lesson, Smith, coal to 81. Charles Hotel: Sarah
Steamer Kinnebec, Talbot, from Baltimore
Two vessels in the stream with wood for mar.
ket.
GAMBLING-Patrick Quirk, charged with
keeping a gambling house, and John Con-
noday, Michael Kane and Henry Raidy,
j
Walter, at the seventh precinct station house,
day before yesterday, when the charges were
sustained, and the foImer fined $50 and the
latter SO each.
KREfING BAD HoUsK.-Kitty Rosin, COL
ored, came before Justice Harper Tuesday
charged with keeping house of i'll fame, and
was required to give bail for court.
ALEXANDRIA ITRMs.-The Gazette of yester
day has the following
Circuit Court oaday-The grand Jury
made the following indictments, viz: Against
Randall Rainey, for nuisance, true bill; Ran
dali Rainey, assault and battery, a true bill:
Mary Odell, petit larceny, true bill; Richard
VIM. Blackwell, riot, a true bill; VIM. Jack
son. riot, true bill: John Williams, riot, q
tlue bill; Chas. Parker, riot, true bill; Geo.
Mahony, riot, true bill; Norval Robinson,
for nuisance, true bill; Martha Williams,
petit larceny, q true biil Ala Strong, assault
and battery, true bill; Edward Davis, assault
and battery, true bill George Henson, petit
larceny, true bill; Andrew Veitch, assault
and battery, true bill; August Behrend.
grand larceny, true bill: Samuel Proctor, for
aiding prisoners to escape, true bill; Samuel
ProctoS, grand larceny, a true bill; Robert +.
Wade, Tor aiding prisoners to escape, a true
bill; John FL. Devaughn, acting agent without
license true bill; VIM. H. Price, for feloni-
Gus burning, true bill; Joseph Gheen, assault
and battery. not a true bill; James f. Johnson,
for lascivious cohabtation, mot true BILL Emir
Davis. fer lasclvIous cohabitaion. not true bill;
Francis Turner, petit larceny; not a true bill;
Zip johnson, petit larceny, not true bill;
Daniel Moody, petit larceny. a true bill; Terry
Ryan, for nuisance, a true bill The grand
jury having nothing further to present, were
discharged.
The last will ana estament of G. o. Smoot,
deceased, was proved in open court. Admin
istration on the estate of John b. Carson de.
ceased, was granted to John S. Green. Ad-
min istration on the estate of James Caraher
deceased. was granted to Michael Caraher.
Henry W. Febrey, a justice of the peace for
the fifth district, rendered his resignation in
writing, which was accepted; James Clifford
was naturalized citizen of the United States.
Two accounts OF James T Burnett, special
police, were allowed. The court then adj
lourned.
Tuesday Joseph Broders was appointed
one Of the Board of Pilot Commissioners, in
place OF Joseph q. Moore, Diseased. Martina
Ella DeVaughn was chosen guardian of Add
son W. Devaughn. The license heretofore
granted TO Robert w. Rainey as proprietor of
the City Hotel, was transferred to w. H. Fran
els. The case of the Common wealth VS. Sam.
uel Proctor ON an indictment for grand
larceny was taken up and tried, and the Jury
rendered verdict Of guilty and fixed the term
OF imprisonment in the penitentiary at five
years.
city Hotel.-The lease of the City Hotel, with
the furniture, fixtures, &c, has been pur-
chased from Mr.. Robert Ralney by Mr. w. H.
Francis. OF Loudoun county, who has taken
pos -esslon, and will, in q few days, reopen the
hotel to the public.
Registrations Registration for Alexandra
city and county was reopened at the court
house this morning, and will continue four
more days. Up to noon to-day there had bsen
ten names added to the lst-eight white and
two coloret.
Radical Non,inution-At Radical Con ven.
ton held at Fairfax Court House YESTERDAY,
E. 0. Hine, a recent settler in that county, and
residing at Vienna, was nominated as the Radi.
cal candidate for the State Convention.
another Nomination-We learn that the Con.
vention OF Radical delegates from this aud
Fairfax counties, which met at West End to-
day at noon, to nominate candidate from the
counties jointly, for the State Convention,
fixeo upon l.. NJ. Nickerson, of Falls Church,
a recent settler as their choice.