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

debsrred frsm practicing in any of the courts
under Its control. i hereby resign my ON Ice as
Attorney ior tie Corporation. Several cases
In which the Corporation is Interested will
probably be called next week, and IL is there
fore important tEat the nomiu aiion of my sue.
cessor sbsll be sent in on Monday evening.
1 am, very respectfully, &c.
9Th Nov, 1867, Jos. Il. BRADLEY.
THE PRIZE FIGHTs.--To- morrow the much
talked of mills be ween Charley Mclaughlin
and Rashe Bolster, white, for $500 aside, aud
Tom Bowie and Tom Sorrell, coiored. for 500
aside, will take place on the sacred soil OF old
Virginia, short distance beyond the Long
Bridge. The fights will take place between
seven and ten, and the colored "gentIemen'
will first 60 at 1t. Extensive preparations
have been made, and a full attendance is OF.
have not yet arrived. From the hour of 3 a.
m 70 the hour Of a. m. OF the morning OF
Tuesday next conveyances will run from the
following named places to the spot on which
the fights are expected to take place: John o..
BTien's Cottage restaurant, on Four-and a. half
street; corner u Thirteenth street west and
street north; and from Sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. An amphitheatre has been
erected for spectators to the number Of three
be 30
Cottage Restaurant. ~ street, Island, and 9th
and Pennsy vania avenue. from 3 to o'clock
number OF the colored fancy from Baltimore
are already here. among them one who is anx-
NEW CoUNTERFRITs.-Yesterd and to. da
quite q number OF aqueer'' TWENTY-FIVE cent
fractional currency notes were "shoved" in
this city, and many have been bit by them
They are the best executed counterfeits on this
denomination yet out. and are calculated to
deceive The most careful money takers. The
bogus may be known by the paper being q
trif1e thicker than the genuine, and the green
on the back trifie lighter. The vignette of
Fessenden is at first glance fully as correct as
that In the genuine, but close scrutiny sho ws
that it is an admirable wood-cut and not steel
engraving.
THE NEW JAIL.-Mr John G.. Stafford, the
contractor for excavating for the new JAIL to
be erected on the Government reser vation, on
the west side Of New Jersey avenue and north
Of Virginia avenue, has broker ground, and
has quite large gang Of labOrers at work
upon 1t. ana should the weather prove favor
able he will have 1t ready for the foundation
shortly. The ground plan Of the structure is
something in the shape OF Greek cross, with
projections on the ends, and will be about $40
feet In ieng. 1t is expected that the work of
erection Of the building will be speedily
pushed forward.
SUSPICION OF LARCENY.-James Dent. Har-
riet Rector, Harriet and Catharine Berry,
colored, came before Justice Gull at the Eight
precinct stationhouse, on Saturday at ernoon,
arrested on the complaint OF Kate Miller, on
suspicion of larceny. After hearing the evil
dence IN the case, the Justice committed the
three were fined - each, and in default of pay.
ment committed to the workhouse for 30 days
ARRKsTED.-On Saturday afternoon Lieut.
| Ecklof arrested DIR. Barby, a physic an on 9TH
street, on a warrant charging him with issu-
| ing and circulating obscene pictaral adver-
Using cards. He was taken before Justice
| Waller, who held him to bail for a hearing
| Among the Witnesses are a justice of the peace
and a lawyer. and the examination will pro.
| baby be an unusually interesting one.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Hiram Allen a
boatman, had q hearing before Justice Tucker
on Saturday, charged with assauItipg VIM.
Jones, and was fined 81. John III. Evans,
charged with assaulting Margaret Foster, had