Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18

after noon oficer Wallinestord observsd M
oeeeaSed On the south side Of Penns N yania
IN der an alteration Of mind, and ,ook nim -
police headquarters, where he was ssssd A..
name, and mentioned the names Of RolI,n,
oianey and Harlan, and from other remarks
tas ONE inferred that he was a clerk in the
Internal Revenue Bureau He reoue.tsd
them to send TO the residence OF Mr. HarIsr
on street, but the officers did not succeed m
Hnp Mns, nm M They. however. found Mr.. j.
"a, -. Mo.., oL tne same office, and upon relating
.ne iaee, mr.. Mott wrote note TO Cant. RAID
sisung know MI O. p Freelaud TO he a
S s IN the Internal Revenue Once and that
ne Is respectable and good YOUNG man. and
tnat there is nothing trron q abont MIN yth.,
ever. he Is simply a victim of intern perance
arc aside from that habit is one of the finest
young men in the city ,, '
hen this note was received NJ ba.a,r.
IsIs freeland was released About O'CLOCK
omeers Barley and hardwood observed MIN
IN the neighborhood OF the Central Guard.
rennsst anu JOCK MIN 70 the station, aud At his
nest procured him some food, for whic b
ne PAID twenty-five cents. He re uested that
ne oe allowed to stay in the prison all night,
ano inns request was granted. Oficer Proc
was not an ordinary ledger, procured some
Dian kets and made him q bed upon the floor
OF the lodgers' cell. In this cell was a man
n t.a Ste wart, who had "tramped" from Bal
TIM ore yesterday, and had been provided with
ioognes Stewart states Freeland laid on his
ped a. the o6icer was leaving the CELL and in
a very few moments he (Stewart) heard q CUR.
elng sound, and thought that Freeland was
somiung, but going towards him he was horri-
ned 70 see the blood spouting from his throat
70 the wall. He at once cried ont, and
and in the glare of his lantern the suicidal
Act was apparent FreeIand had cut his throa.
nom ear to ear with q common penknife, max
was oozing fast. He died in about Ave min.
utes. IL seemed strange that with such q small
weapon the act coHld have been committed at
one cash Mr.. Mott was notified Of the sad
occurrence, and appeared much surprised
and HORNED. Mr.. Freeland had been sec.
ond-class clerk in the Internal Revenue Once
for over three years. He was weil-known to
universally beloved by his fellow clerks for
his Kindness OF heart. He was a native of New
FORK, about twenty EIGHT years of age, Young
nan OF much talent, and save that he was q
slave 10 intemperance, he was without fault
80 strong was this appetite upon him that his
friends have been fearful that he would either
DIE by his own hands, under a temporary
alteration OF mind, or become a victim to the
disease OF delirium tremeus.
This morning Justice Harper, acting as
coroner, held an inquest on the body Of the
of several witnesses was taken ana YER
eict rendered thai be came to his death from
the effects Of a wound in his throat made by a
smsli poeket-knife in his own hand while
iaooring uncer temporary a berration OF mind
ne fatner OF the deceased, who we believe is
the president of the La ayette Insurance Com.
pany OF New FORK, has been telegraphed to,
and Mr. Harlan, Deputy Commissioner of In.
ternaI Revenue. has given directions to Mr.
Bue My, under Ak +, to prepare the body for
6url al, and 1t Will probably be sent to New
N'rk to- night or to- morrow.
The RIVER FRONT Nov. 1S-Harrs.,s
oTT-Arrived-Steamer Pioneer, Captain
Oictn, rom Aecotink, with wood for Harvey
CLARKE Il Given.
CGTter's WhdTf.-Arrived-Schr Jas Mapee
Captain Lynch. irom Philadelphia, with coal
for the Smithsonian Institution.
h'.cy's WhaT.-Arrived-Schrs Madeira,
captain Evans, with oysters for market; Ten
lessee, Captain DrummoDd, with oysters and
potatoes for markel; Gen Pike, Capt Bailey
WIN oysters for market: steamer Columbia
captain Harper. from Baltimore and interme-
q ate Ia ndIngs, with merchandise and passen-
gers
Fc'rleT's Wharf -Arrived-Schrs. C,berub.
captain lehman, from Philadelphia, with
coal FOR Washington and Georgetown Ice
company; Founder, Captain Skinner, and
James Il uthrie, Captain Frere, with wood for
was nlpeton and GEORGETOWN Ice Company.
CTouchs Whdf.-ArrIved-Stea Virginia
captain Gress, with 3 load Of flour for Mr.
Gait: schrs. Shawnee Tribe, from an unsuc-
eessfui trip down the river to raise a sunken
vessel
Styh Street Whdrf.-Arrived-SchrO Oceans
Captain Satterly, from North ri ver,w with stone
ioI n: AekeI steamer keRnebec. Capt. Tai
oott, from Baltimore, with merchandise and
passengers Sailed-Schooner DART with
iron tor Philadelphia.
POtchdc Ferry Whdrf--Steamer Wawasett.
Captain Fawk, from Cone river and interme-
date landings, with a heavy cargo of produce,
fowls, cattle, and lot Of passengers.
CAPTURE OF COLoRKD BURGLARS AND RE-
c"VERY OF STOLEN PROPRRTY.-This morn
ing about O'Clock, Lieut. johnson and ON
GERS Steele and Westfeld, arrested two colored
men on the charge OF burglary, and also cap
tuIed a large amount goods supposed to have
been stolen The officers Of that precinct have
been for some time past Oh the look out for
such characters. Last night the residence
OF MIR. George Keelan, OK eth street, near
boundary, was robbed OF three fancy vases,
&c, and the officers got On the track of the
thief and followed HIM To a house on 10th
street absye N, when they arrested John
Cartier, alias Addison Triplet, who occupies
the house with his wife and also a man VINO
gave hls name as Malachi Green They also
searched the house and found large LOT of
hour put up in small bags marked p. G. Haw-
ser Co., WHOSE store opposite the Northern
Market was broken into and robbed several
weeks ago. market basket containing meat
supposed TO have been stolen on Saturday
nlght,) large quantity Of female wearing ap-
parel, INCLUDING silk Gresses,) a knife with
the name of b r Warner engraved on 1t, and
q number of other articles. Triplet had a
hearing on the vase burglary before Justice
Thompson, who committed him to Jail, and
both parties were taken with the goods to
Police Headquarters ID sssrs. Hawser Go
Prisons who havej been recently robbed
would con er favor by calling to see the
goods.
TIE WASHINGTON CITY TEMPERANCE So
ETY.-A meeting In advocacy OF the cause of
temperance was held last evening at Temper
alce Hall, on which occasion Mr. John s. Hol-
linEshead presided, and addresses were deIiy-
cred by DIR Brainard, OF the U s. Patent ONCE
DIR. = q. Clayton. Mr.. w. p. Drew. Mr. o. h
Harris, Mr.. Hollingshead. and others The
occasion was a deliR htful one, and partici-
pated IN by quite number of our citizens Of
both sexes. At the close Of the meeting the
president an nounced that at the next meeting
ere would be addresses delivered by Hon
Sic Aey PeTham, Of Maine, Hon. Henry Price,
o. lows, and Gen. Carey Of Ohio. On the
e ening Of Thanksgiving Day. from 6 to II
o och. il 10 proposed 70 have q grand TEN.
perance Jubilee.
THE TRIAL OF SURRATT.-The q ueetion of
he trial Of John II. Surratt is again being dis
used, and II 10 again stated that the case will
re called for trial next month. This il incor.
rect. as Mr.. MeIrick, SQrratt's counsel, has not
teen advised OF any such fact. In answer to
question Saturday, the assistant district at
torney said the case might possibly come no in
January or February. 1t is very doubtful
whether jury OF men who have neither
formed or expressed an opinion can new be
Obtained here.
DEATH OF A WAsBINGTOHIAN AT MRNpBIs
Mr.. william Dougherty, who died at Memphls
on the sth instant was q well-known and en-.
terprising citizen OF Washington. He nlled the
p( sit. on OF superintendent at the Capitol Ex-
tebs,oI, and w as bington Mon ument and bniIt