Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-27

/ POLICE WoRK-The police yesterday made
eleven arresis-one upon suspicion OF stealing
nance, one for enticing prcstitn ton, i've for
disordeT1y conduct and intoIication, two for
vagrApcy, and one for dese-tion. Fines were
imposed amounting TO $3.50.
THE ALEXANDRIA AouRpUCT-It is again
rumored that owu ers of property. and others
doing business above the aqueduct bridge
mere are about ID lay an injunction on the re-
construction Of that bridge by the Alexandra
Canal Company. Some time since $1,000 was
appropriated by our Corporation to test the
matter before the courts.
TURNED OVER TO THE MILITARY.-Ofice
Harper. at * O'clock last evening, arrested
and took to the station house q soldier named
Levy Williams, for having deserted the ranks
He is said to belong to the Sd u s cavalry,
and has made previous attsmp 10 desert the
service. He was tnrned over to the military
authorities.
SENT TO WoRK.-Oficer Hess at a late
hour last evening. took into CT 5tody a woman
of q free and easy character. named Mary
Holland, and took her 20 the sta,ionhouse
where she was locked up in tie cell for the
night, end brought ont this morning before
Justice Buckley, charged with yagrancy and
Welsh, a female OF bad repute, was ARE sted a,
still later hour lest evening by Officer
Harper, and after spending the n, ut in the
lookup, was brought out before Justice
Buckley, charged with in .oxication, disorderly
conduct and vagrancy, and she too was given
pass allowing her the PRIVILEGES ST the
IL e.
Ca'harine Thompson, Is ye.rs old, was taken
In charge by the same officer, for pairolIing
the street at the late hour of If O'Clock last
night and accssting whom she met of The
masculine gender She too was arraiened be-
fore Justice Buckley this morning, after
having the experiences Of a night n a CELL"
upon the charge Of enticing prostitution.
DIsoRDRRLY CONDUCT-MathewM cCrossen
was last night arrested by officer Harry, and
this morning fined by Justice Buckley 50 SO,
by officer Harker, was fined 81 so for disor.
DERBY conduct, and VIM. E. barnes, arrested
by sfhcer Brown, was fined 3 80 for intoxica-
ton
W. w. Semmes, was yesterday arrested by
officer Noble, on suspicion OF the larceny of a
horse, and taken before Justice VIM. II. Craig,
who found nothing by which the charge could
be sustained, and the accused was therefore
dismissed.
THE PoRT.-The steamer Express, Nicho.
las captain, has arrived with general mer-
chandIse from Baltimore. The steamer Val
ley City, Tomlln capt in, left to- day for New
York with merchandise. among which was
1,6UO barrels OF flour.
STRAY MILK.-Oficer Harry Volkman YES.
terday evening took to the Station house a
horse attached 10 q dairyman's wagon, wherein
was several milk cans, some Of which were
well supplied with milk. The horse, wagon,
and CANS are at the Station house awaiting the
appearance OF the owner.
THE FLOUR KARKET.-The ruling prices for
flour are as follows: High grades city make
Sl2haSi3 extra, S1laS12; cut extra, S1Oh ASH;
superior, S9KaSlO
SANITARY.-The town Is considered in an
excellent sanitary condition. Sanitary Officer
Sebastian is each day busy in serving written
and verbal notices on persons harboring nuts.
aDces, as soon as the fact is made known, and
thus such nuisances are speedily abated.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From the Borden
company to-day, 325 tons; from Rays docks,
/, 100 tons.
stated meeting OF Fountain Division, No. 9,
Sons of Temperance, held last evening the fol-
lowing were elected officers for the ensuing
quarter w. p, VIM. H. Craig; w A., James
Films: K. s. John Mankins; A. R. S. James
WEIGH; +. S, Gladman; Treas, James Fen :
wick; Chaplain, Julius Soper, Con, Alfred
Hurdle; A. c., Walter Sebastian; /. s., j.
Mitchell, 0. s., A. l.. Grimes.
REAL ESTATE SALEs-Thomas bowling,
auctioneer, yesterday sold part of lot No -, in
Beatty Il hawkins addition of GEORGETOWN,
street, and rum ne back IS feet, improved
with frame building south of the residence
OF Mr.. John Fowler, TO T. A. Newman for
S63U; also, lot 21 in Old Georgetown, fronting
on the south Side OF Prospect street, and being
20 By 100 feet, impro we'd with q two story frame
house, to Maria Brown for $3.50.
THE CANAL Only Ia boats have come down
the canal since our last report, and they were
impeded by low water and sand bar in the
canal, about half mile above Georgeto wn.
Twenty -thres boats have gone out, all lig It
but one
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE-The following
sale were made this morAing on Change
900 bushels OF red wheat, at S24O and 500
bushels OF white corn, at 81 81.