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

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house. Wss foakl entity 800
i ESssrs ~ r,s13, FIG
for burEisfy. we're found guilty OF larceny
This SoruiaI. feter K..u.,, indicted for
oursIary. was triedr and the Jury failed to
| agree. The evidence was to the en- ct that the
aelendant got through window into house.
iSr me purpose OF Sleeping with girl. and
the point was raised tn st If he attem pied no
violence to the girl he could net be found
guilty. j. j. johnson for defense.
g.. n AZ case of Harrison WILKINSON. indicted
foIIafeeny, fofle pros. was entered.
Vim. Peters, indicted for an assault an bat.
terry, was found guilty. ..-- ...
Anna Hervin. indicted for keeping a bawdy
house. submitted her case and was fined $40.
KREPIrG A BAwpY HOUSE AND SELLING IL
| oUoR WITHOUT LICENSE This NOR ning, officer
Leach, OF the Second Ward, arrested Chris
uan Myers for keeping bawdy house. on ID,
between 18th and 13x streets, and for selling
h9uor without license. The accused is a
married man, and occupies the house with his
| plainant, and she testified to her own prosti.
tuition with the man from whom the house is
rented, at the direction OF Mrs. Myers, and
also that Mrs Myers was guilty Of prostitu-
| ton. The husband stood by and listened to
the statement with remarkable complacency
out mrs Myers was not so quiet, and gave
| prove reputation Tor virtue. Justice Nor
sell fined the sccused $50 for selling liquor
without license, and held MIN to bail for court
for keeping bawdy house.
SETTLED AT LAST Yesterday morning
Judge DIN, in the Equity Court, made a de-
cree ratifying the report of the auditor in the
case of Zepheniah Jones agt. StrIngfeliow
which has been before the Courts OF the Dis
trict for nearly fifteen years, it having been
originally brought against the late, Ann Der
mott. Jones erected the building on the corner
o. louisiana avenue and eth street for Miss
Dermott. and subsequently, 1t became necessa-
work. This It was alleged by the plaintiff was
not on account OF the workmanship, but be-
cause the defense insisted on altering the plan
OF the building after it had been commenced.
Notwithstanding the protest of thu ar Infect and
others. Mr.. Jones Obtained verdict in his
favor some years since, but by technicalitIes
and appeals the case has been prolonged.
AFRAID OF RoBBERs.-About < o clockthis
morning Officer McColgan saw a person leave
boarding house near the United States Hotel
The officer oveThauled the fugitive, and took
him TO the Fourth Ward station, where he APP
peaTed 10 be laboring under some excitement.
he said he had been drinking, ard having a
large sum of money in his room, imagined
some parties were killing him in order TO com
init robbery, The officer subsequently as
certalped that his name was Balch, haiIIng
from New York. aud also got his Clothes in
which he (Balch) found his money r. OOo) safe
and thereupon he became much more COM
posed. This morning he was dismissed.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-Yesterday afternoon
Lewis SANDERS, well Unknown colored man,
and much esteemed generally, diei at his res
tdence on South Capitol street. yery sudden
ly, as supposed from disease of the heart. The
deceased had an attack in the morning. and
feeling unwell in the afternoon. he drank a
glass OF liquor, and on returning TO bis house
died IN about five min utes. The deceased
formerly belonged to the Hoban family, and
when MIR. James Hoban was District Attor.
ney, was employed about the Court House,
and of late years has been in charge of the
bathrooms at the House of Representatives.
RELIGIOUs-There is an impression in this
city that the Plenary Coun ell of the Catholic
Church, held in Baltimore last faII recon.
nended the erection of new diocese, of which
this city should be the center. This is almost
certainly incorrect, as the Archbisho at Bal
tmore Is near enough to supervise the Church
in this District. The Council, il Is stated.
however. recommended the erection of a new
discese, TO be. composed of the State Of Della
ware and the eastern shores Of Maryland and
Virginia.
CIRCUIT COURT, Chief Justice C,drtier-This
morning, the jury in the case of the United
States agt Jonah ID. and A. p. Hoover, action
to recover $4,000 OF the defendants, that being
the amount Of the bond Of Major Sutherland,
Quartermaster of the Marine Corps, on w hich
they were .sureues, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff for the 1uIl amount. Messrs
Brent and Merck, for the defense, moved for
a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was
not in accordance with the evidence.
The REGIsTRY.-i esterday, the Board of
Registers at the City Hall registered the names
of $50 persons as voters in the Third Ward, of
which number 222 were white and I37 colored
The total thus far in this Ward is 1, lO9 of
which i74 are white ana 635 colored. The reg
istration Will continue in this Ward this after
noon.
THE NEW YORK wERKLY.-Elsewhere in
our paper day will be found an advertise
ment OF the contents of the number Of this pa
per which will be ready Tomorrow. 1t Will
be seen that 1t abounds In stories OF the most
exciting character, calculated to satisfy the
most exacting readers of the sensational school
OF modern fiction.
How TO LIVE LoNG.-If good cookery con-
duces to longelivity, and that IL does so we
have the testimony Of the ablest physicians,
then the patrons OF Hammack's restaurant
have the prospect OF attaining good old age,
free from the perils OF Indigestion. His c1i-
sine is endorsed by strangers and citizens.
BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-Moneys sold at the
Clerical Mutual building Assoc iatIon at forty
per cent. on Monday evening, April LIST Meet
Ings are held on first and third Monday eve.
nings OF each month, at 7th and h streets, In
Queen & AbelIs Hall. Stock can be had at
the meeting, or at the Secretary's, 573 street
| THE AVENUE HoUsE.-Messrs. Green Il
Williams.are now engaged in selling the fur
Diture of the Avenue House, kept Tor some
years past by Mr.. II. King. Mr.. J. Il.
Wilson, " no recently purchased the building,
has leased II for an extensive furniture estab-
lishment.
| FINE CANARY BIRDs.-See elsewhere the an
nouncement of an extra fine importation of
French canary birds Just received at q. Rup.
perts. 522 9TH street. They are said to be the
most exquisite singers and the finest birds ever
brought 10 this city.
The FIsHERIRs.-The Alexandria Gazette
says:-The fine weather is helping the Potomac
fisheries. and we see the increase OF the catch
at the fish wharf and in the market. The run
of herring has commenced.
PERsoNAL.-Mr.C g. Rupert, the we'll known
dealer in fancy goods and toys, SIP 7tn street,
sails Tor Europe to-day IN the steamer New
York, 10 visit the French Exposition and the
great fair at Leipsic.
CARRYING WEAPoNs.-James L. Smith was
arrested by officer Vernon fer carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was tak6n before Justice
Boswell who fined him so.
| THE Circus now here Is pronounced to be
the poorest and worst managed exhibition OF
the kind We have had here for some time