Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-02
Quarterly Police Reports.


Richards. Superintendent of the Metropolitan
| Police. for the quarter ending September 3Oth,
| is67. of which the following are abstracts:
! Lieutenant Johnson, In charge OF the Second
| Precinct, reports the whole number of arrests
| made by the men Of that precinct as 49, OF
| which ,197 were married and 2I3 single: 2sa
| males and 124 females; GA were white and 1876
| colored; 2G9 could read and write, 2O1 could
not; 900 were Americans Irish, 40 German, 3
| Spanish, Italian and Scotch. The amount
| OF fines imposed was $685. number OF cases in
which fines were imposed, loS; number dis
TIE Third Precinct was reported in our
Georgetown columns yesterday. --..
| Lisnt, l.. III. Sklppon, of the Fourth Precinct,
| reports the whole number Of arrests made by
the efhcers of that precinct as 5li, of which 3s1
| were males and 1873 females; 270 were m arried
| 51a were not; 3is were white and 166 colored;
| the amount of fines imposed was SLIGO IS; the
| amount paid 5000 05
| Lieut.. Alexander TAFT reports the nm Der of
| arrests made by the men of the Fifth Precinct
! as 1,G3l 500 OF whom were males and 23l
females; $50 were married and 7iS single: 729
were able to read and write, Bug were not; 49l
| We're Americans, 15S Irish, 7s Germans, s
/ English, French. Canadian, and 3 Scotch
| The amount Of fines paid was 81, 738 81 amount
| of property taken from and returned to per-
sons at the station, 81, 6Gl as amount OF property
turned over to the property clerk. Ss92.2O.
Lieut.. A. Ecklof reports the number of
| arrests made by the men Of the Seventh Pre-
clnct AS 913, $50 OF whom are married and Ala
single; 515 could read and write, ASS could not;
| y were Americans, 2S3 Irish. los German, II
English, 5 Italian, and Frenchmen; the
amount OF Corporation fines paid was Sl,3l5 SIS;
| amour, OF money and property turned over to
| the property clerk S214 So; the amount taken
iron m, p and returned to the same
Lieut.. r. A. Milstead of the Eighth Precinct
reports the number Of arrests made by the men
OF that precinct as 6l7, 4s5 males, and 1872
females; 261 OF whom were married and $50
single: 4l3 were able to read and write, 2O4
were not; 4Of were white and 2I0 colored 254
were Americans, 81 Irish. Italian, AZ Ger
man, English, Scotch, French, and Rus.
sian; the amount Of fines paid was 1924 90:
smount OF money and property turned over to
1ne property clerk : IS; amount of money
Al, 622 CO.
Lieut.. Jos. W. Gessford, of the Tenth Pre-
clnct reports the number Of arrests made by
the men of that precinct as 7Os-4l6 white, and
2s2 colored; 319 OF whom were married. and
$50 single: 379 were able to read and write; 329
were not; SIS were Americans, III Irish, Sc
Germans. Scotch, Canadian. 1 Frenchman
| Belgian, Russian. and Swede; the amount
Of fines imposed was so 3S6.s5; amount paid
S1,633.95 amount taken from prisoners and re.
turned to the same, 81 ,2e4.54, which includes
the amount turned over to the property clerk
TEMPERANCE ITEMs.-At Metropolitan Di.
vision, No. Is. last evening the officers elected
at the meeting last week were duly installed,
the Division room was crowded to excess.
there being present q delegation from Potomac
Division, No. 6, OF Georgetown, and the In
staflatlOn ceremonies were conducted with the
utmost solemnity and decorum on the part OF
the officers and me mbers OF thelDivislon The
evening, after theEtransaction of the regular
buslnesswa spent in vocal and instrumental
music, executed by the ladies and gentlemen
present, and encouraging addresses from sew.
eral gentlemen.
The pubic installation of the officers of Hope
Division, Nc. 10. Sons of Temperance, took
place last night at Island Hall. and was quite
success. the hall being crowded with ladies
and gentlemen. The officers installed were
w. F.. r. r. Magure: w A. L. T., Kidwe.,
X. s., G. W. Watkins; Asst r. ) J H Pleas
ants; F. S, L. A. Baker; 7 reas. J. W. Busey:
Kelly; Asst Conductor, A. NJ. Boswell;I. S,
FL. Delavan O. s.. J. A. Cooksy. Lady Con-
| ductor, Miss Sale Moore; Asst. lady Conduc.
TOT, Mrs. F. d. Ingold. The installation cere.
monies were conducted by Deputy Grand W.
P p assisted by Deputy Grand Con-
dus,or' -. G9n1al Ives; Al Addrssses were de-
ard Division, and Bro. J Highlands Of Hope
Division. The exercises were eniivened by
vocal and instrumental music by the
S'pes,) assisted by Mrs. M artin OF Equal Divi-
sion. recitation entitled, sExpounding
The Law" was admirably rendered bv Bro.
was received with roars Of laughter Every
one seemed pleased with the evenings enter
tainment. Hope Division seems to be in a
nourishing condition. Their regular public
Temperance meetings will be continued on
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock, in front Of
Island Hall.
PREPARING FOR THE APPROACHING SESSION
OF CoNGRRss-Mr. John Alexander, we'll
known here as an enterprising and expert
enced upholsterer, having been Intrust,d with
The duty OF refurnIshing the halls of Con gres5,
the committee rooms, and other apartments at
the Capitol, for the approaching session, is
| making satisfactory progress with the work
| and expects to complete 1t by the first Monday
! in November, when Congress assemblies. He
| purchased OF Stewart the carpets for the com.
| miitee rooms. They are imported velvet carpets
| OF rich patterns, and will arrive here Today,
| and be put down at once. The carpet for the
Senate CHAMBER is being made to order by
| Crosley d Son. the celebrated English manu-
| tacturers. 1t is Of velvet, with red ground,
| pattern, and will arrive in New York on the
steamer which is expected about the both in
slant. The same steamer will bring SINH
| lar carpets for the Senate corridor and
the marble room, which are also manu-
| featured to order by Crosley & Son.
The Senate chamber will be refur nished pre-
| sofas and chairs are of black walnut, uphoi-
| stored with red material, ornamented with
| neat gold figures. They will be very rich in
appearance, and will harmonic admirably
! with the walls, ceiling and carpet. Our fair
| readers will be glad to learn that the ladies'
| reception room is to be tastefully fitted up and
| provement which was much needed, as the
stone floor (Which is now to be carpeted) and
| the bare walls have heretofore been sugges-
| tive of snything but comfort. AS MIR. Alexan.
| der is gentleman OF sound Judgment and good
| taste, we have no doubt the apartment will be
| worthy of the object for which it is intended,
and To at the ladies will have no reason to COM
plain the coming winter of the unsightlv ap.
pearance of the only apartment set apart for
their use in the north wing of the Capitol.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-About noon yester
day Off Ger b. +. Taylor, of the First Ward,
broke open house on 22d street, between L
and NJ in which was found the body of a man
in an advanced state of decomposition. The
body was Identified as that Of John N. Curtis,
who returned about week ago from Fortress
Monroe, and was seen to enter the house.
Nothing was seen of b m afterward, and the
house remained closed, the Deig hbors INFORM
| ed thefoffcer above mentioned who entered 1t
| as above stated. The wife CT the deceased is
now in the work house, to which she was
committed some weeks ago. Coroner Wood.
ward was summoned, but 1t being generally
| supposed that Curtis died of disease OF the
| heart, he did not deem 1t necessary TO hold an
| inquest. Officer Harris. OF the sanitary COM
pany. had the remains inferred at the expense
| of the corporation.
SCHOOL HOUSES FOR THE CoLoRED CHILD.
RRN-Some time since q substantial two story
brick school house for colored children was
| finished at the corner Of Ninth and streets,
| South w ashington, and another located on 0
| street north, between 4th and 5th, OF the same
| siZe-A by 81 feet, con tainipg rooms, IS feet
| by 20, each calculated 20 accomm odate between
500 and 600 pupiIs-is about being completed