Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-24

THE Potomac FRoNr-The iine autumn
weather causes mnch improvement in the an.
pearance Of matters along the whafves to-day,
and the cry Of the stevedores as they scoop out
and transfer from The vessel to the shore their
assorted cargoes renders the air vocal with
their cheerful music The steamer Arrow.
Capt stackpoie, took down an unusual num-
Der of pleasure seekers for Mount Vernon aud
gnite 10. OF freight and citizen passengers for
Marshalis landing, at which place the ". !.
mail Is also regularly delivered. Below will
be found the regular wharf reports:-
Cartrs WhaJ.-SaIled-Schrs.J no. Cooper,
Taylor, for Havre-de.Grace, light; Roanoke,
Barrett, for Alexandria, TO load for Philade.
pima; lris, Hitch, for Piankatank, Va, to load
lumber for this port. Aenordndam--Saile
from Havre-de .Grace on the 21st instant, schr.
r. II. Kemp, Seward, coal for Lacey and WAL
lace.
Jobnson's harf.-Arriyed-Schrs. Brave,
Bradley. from Norfolk, with 10000 feet of vel.
low pine lumber for N. b. Fugitt; r. o. Stau-
ard, Hubbard, from Norfolk, with 230,OO0
shingles for q Il. Church Go; Ella Douglass,
Ellis, from Havre-de-Grace, with 100 tons OF
%.
Fo,cler's Whaf-The schr Lotne Beard
sailed from Philadelphia on the 10th inst, with
39s tons Of coal for the Washington and George
town Ice Company.
Guinand's Whdrf.-The following is the re-
port from this wharf the current week, ending
To-day: ArrIved-Schr. Forward, Jones, from
Havre de q race, with l. S tons Snamokin coal;
Cor nelia, Mekin, from Havre. de-Grace, with
u -. i.
Philadelphia, with .s7 tons white ash furnace
and egg coli j. Barley, Williams, from Phila.
delphia. with 262 tons red and white ash coal:
Isaac Baker of New York, Pervere, from Phil.
adelpbia, 500 tons furnace coal; VIM. w. Mar
cy. Champion, from Philadelphia, with 81
tons W hite ash egg and Chestnut coal. Total,
1,5OO tons coal, all for Guinand. Sailed-Schs.
Forward and CornelIa, both toc Hayre. de.
Grace, after coal.
AARON AND EDWARDS MATCHED-Barney
md llxyE "A ards rroat rhad
Tuesday evening last, to fight fair stand up
fight, within thirty days from the Goth instant
the fight TO be according 10 the new rules of the
British Ring. 1t appears that soon after Billy
had vanquis he'd Collyer at Cone river, in Au-
gust last, Aaron-who was one of Billy's Sec
onds-gave an exhibition here, and placed Ed
wards name on the bills, as the latter says,
without authority; and this brought ABOUT bad
feeling. Edwards hackers subsequently pub
lished a card that they would match him at 100
pounds and Aaron replied, accepting the chal-
lenge. On the 18th instant the parties met in a
saloon on Broadway, in New York, and some
conversation took place betw them, and
pounds. and Barney said he would make the
match NJ that weight. On Tuesday last, MIC.
Campbell, of Brooklyn, offered to match Ed
wards then in Pittsburg), and friend OF
Aaron's received a telegram from Barney to
match him at 122 pounds-S25O were put u d and
covered, and Tuesday next was appointed for
second meeting, when another similar amount
will be put up, and a time named for another
meeting.
THE RELEASE OF Mr.. OLMsTEAD We stated
in the STAR OF last evening that 4. Il. Olmstead
was released on bail. He Is now at his home
with his family. The following persons be-
came his surety in the sum of SlO,000, E2,ODO
each, for his appearance at the next term OF the
Criminal Court: II. NJ Hall, Hallett Kilbourne
George Chorpenning James NJ. Latta, and
Adele Salger. 1t has transpired that some days
ago Justice T. p. Handy, who is a clerk in the
Treasury department, issued warrant for
Olmsteads arrest, on the oath of Brainard II.
Warren. a clerk in the First Comptroller's
Office, who charges Olmstead with feloniously
embc ZZiing and converting to his own use the
sum of Sli,6l6 of the Government funds. The
case now goes before the grand jury.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD
CAsE-The Alexandria Gazette of last evening
says: The motion to quash the execution in the
case of he Alexandria and Washington railroad
company against the Washington, Alexan-
dTia and Georgetown railroad COMPANY,
which placed the Alexandria and Wash
ton railroad company, Of which James :
French rs president, in possession OF that road,
was argued in Lessburg yesterday before Judge
Thomas, in chambers, by Msssrs. w. Il. Dn-
lany IN favor OF the motion, aud by Iessrs. l..
Is. Taylor aEC II. O. ClauEAton against it. The
Judge declined &c make a decision ut the time,
and holds the question under adyisement.
STUCK IN TIE CHASSEL.-For the past fay
DAYS large tbree-rHast schooner, heavily Ia
den, Las beeu lying in the south channel of the
Potomac, and at a stand-still, because OF the
lack OF water 10 enable her to reach her desyI-
nation at Georgetown. Several attempts have
been made 10 tow her up to that point, but
there not being sufficient depth OF water it is
Il AIRED thar he effort VIII have TO be abandoned
in the present condition OF the vessel, aud that
her freight viii have 20 b transferred to lighter
DRAFT fo"ts. or she viii be compelled 70 draw
up at Alexandria or one OF the Washington
wharyes.
FINE PAISTTNGs.-Mr. A. V. 5 Smith. OF
the Art Gallery, No. 5 4 Pennsylvania avenue,
has Just received and las ON exhibition two
fine pictures by DoTf Of New York, which
attract much attention, and are highly spoken
o. by coonOssrUrs. The first Is & harvest scene,
with wagon drawn by oxen being loaded with
I've m he "Is'aucH, while in the foreground IS
s,rIe, entitled " Driving Home the Cows IN
which the principal figures are a drove of kline
being driven by boy. They are really worth
an inspection by lovers Of art.
Observation-Disclosures Tent No 81, r.
located in the Eirst Ward, completed its organ
preliminary proceedings, the following officers
were elected: shepherd. i. V. OTrell; +. G.. r.,
Chas. Calvert; q. r, q. r. Kiiwell; ID. r., ].
7. Kennedy; X. =, Alex. Girving; ID. r, John
Carroll; T., I. l.. Salkeld l. Jas. Spilman: /.
G., Samuel &. NIckum; y. G., George w. Cor
COTan.
: LIFE ITsURASCE.-We lately referred in our
editorial columns 10 the great advantages of
Life Insurance. Among the companies which
are worthy the confidence of insurers is the
n.y., Of Hartford, whose advertisement will be
found in another column. It's assets are stated
TO be over SlS,0to.CiU.
RENEWAL OF ExREcIsEs.-Encourag by
the success of the experiment on Sunday last
the Young Mems Christian Association will
again hold religions services tomorrow morn
ing az 40 O'Clock, at 6th-street wharf. Should
tie weather Prove inclement, the exercises will
take Place under the Government she'd, at the
foot Of the wharf
ALARM OF FIRE-About one o'clock today
an alarm was sounded because CT the burning
OF pile Of shavings in the vicinity of 18th and
X streets. The fire apparatus was quickly out.
and on the way. near the corner of 18th and X
streets, the Hook and Ladder truck broke
down. one Of the wheels being smashed.
BARE BALL.-The game between the Jeffer.
son ard Union Clubs yesterday afternoon, re.
shifted in decided victory for the jefferson,
after playing seven innings, the score being ~
TO 20. Both clubs had out their best nine, aud
the game was interesting.
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RETURNED FROM EURoPR.-James N. Cal.
Isle, Esq, having, we are glad to learn,
returned from his European trip with his
health, which had been impaired some what by
his professional labors, fully restored.
PosTPoNRD-The serenade to General Ekin
proposed to have been rendered last night by
the Soldiers and Sailors Union, was neces.