Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-15
SHOCKING surcrpr.-A few minute. n.., on.


O'Clock to-day, young man, named John
Phillips, about twenty-sevep years of age
committed suicide, at Mrs. Cudlipp's boarding
house. No. 427 Pennsylvania avenue, between
Sd and "a streets, by cutting his throat
A short while before the occurrence, while ut
lunch, he was handed letter, and taklux the
same proceeded 10 HIS room, up stairs, t. read
H. In about the time IL would have taxen TO
pefuse ats contents, a loud noise was he trd as
II some solid parcel hal been thrown on the
noor: put no attention was pad TO the
circumstance, ull few minutes after
wards, when servant girl took
email table TO his room, and found the deceased
!, Ing on the floor dead, with his throat cut
rom ear 10 ear, and his nead and body weller
ing In the blood. She Immediately communi-
Gated the fact to the family, aud Lieut.. Moo
nan, OF the police, was sent for. who repaired
to the scene of the suicide and took charge
OF the body preparatory to holding an inc uest
over IL this afternoon. Mr.. Phillips is an
Englishman by birth, but had been employed
at the FTeedmen's Bureau in this city tor the
past TX months, which po ition ne lost about
ten days since. He had been somewhat dlssi-
pafed lately. but recovered from a spree q
couple Of weeks since, and has remain ed sober
The contents of the letter had not been m ade
known up To the close OF this report; but it is
believed to have something to 40 with the sad
occurrence.
The POTOMAC FRoNT.-Au abundance of
mud along the wharves to-day and quite a
number OF vessels entered port but owing to the
oLfiicuIty OF teams hauling but little discharg-
ing OF cargoes Is going on. The steamer Wa.
W-ssef, Fawke, arrived last night al Potomac
Ferry wharf from Curroman and intermedi-
ate landings, with produce and passengers.
Hdruey's Whdrf.- Arrived-Schrs. Roxanaa,
Laien, from Havre-de-Grace. with l6J tons of
coal for Harvey, Clark, sGiven; MIihsdo,
Carver, from Havre-ue-Grace, with % tons OF
coal for Harvey, Clark, d Given Potomac.
Eidridse, from Philadelphia, with Us tons OF
coal for Harvey, Clark, & Given.
caters Wddrf.-ArrIved-Schrs. Diamond
state, Bennett, from Havre. de-Grace, with IO7
tons of cool for John Wilson; Alexander,
Wesc.tt from Philadelphia, with 200 tons sot
coal for Dickson < King: Julia. Harris, from
Speeut,a Island, with l21 tons of coal tor Thorn
as j. Barclay. Sailed.-Schrs John p Sher.
mand, Harris, for Havre.de-Grace, light.
Thomas j. Tull, Coopee, for Spesutia Island.
Ilsht; Terisa and Alice, Jerrald; down the
river light.
Mm,-Saled from Havre-de Grace, on the
the 18th instant, Schrs. .. III. Tolley, BuntDpe
John J. Crittenaen, Nelson, and VIM. Don,
nelly, Hunter, with coal for George Bogus.
Fdy's Whdrf.-Arrived-Sc Martha Wash.
,ns.9n, Hammei' from Powell Creek, with oak
toWter's Wharf. - Arrived - Schr. Charity,
Hudson, with pine wood, for John Louvre:
Mechanic, Sweet, with pine wood, for Mr..
Cooperation Whacf.--Arrived - Schr. Mis-
souri,, Keys, with pine wood, for George L.
Riley's WEa5.-Arrived-Schrs. James Cor.
nam, Caleb, from Havre- de-tirace, with COAL
for IL. +. Clark; Arthur Wroe, Westcott, from
Hayre-de-Grace, with coal, for Campbell *
Son; 1mogine, Barnes; Stephen A. Douglas
Davis; Pocomoke, Crowder; A. w. Martini
Herbert; Mary Amelia, Evans; Signal, Show.
ers; VIM. Henry, Shreeves, ir.; George r. Dan.
mis-, Tyler; all with oysters, Tor Turner & o.
and Winfield, city agents.
BeTTy's Wharf Arrived - Schr. Ida Jane
Sayres. from New York, with 300 tons of stone
for Berry & Acker Sailed-Steamer Pioneer
Oldeu, for Aecotink, light; schr. Sarah LayIuia
MURDOCH. for Holland Point light.
ttdrks HhIU.-Arrived-Schrs. julia, Della
ney, from Havre-de- Grace, with I60 tons of
coal, for T. T.. Clark &c Co.. Eidorado. Travis
from philadelphia, with III tons of coal, for
Wm. ParLam Go.