Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-21
Letter. from the Peeple.

The MARKET LAw.-Edissr Star The en-
iocSsmeet OF Tue law in reIatioa TO market
country dealers, who are forced, II their pro-
duee is not SOLD by 10 or IL o'clock a. m ac-
cordIDe 10 the month, to take it home again.
throw it away, or sell IL at q sacrifice 70 the
hucksters. III the object OF the law Is to ca
courage country dealers and restrict the opsr-
atoms IF the hucksters. IL defeats ITSELF for its
enforcement Is operating most disa.trously
porate authorizes will take the matter into
consideration OkR OF THE SUFFERERS.
BY the name OF Vim. A. Butler residing on
Mary land avenue, between 9th and 10th streets
east, committed suicide BY taxing landanum
and strychnine. II appears from the evidence
Butler was in the habit OF drinking to excess,
and yesterday about 10 o'clock common ced tax.
1pg Iaudunum and stry chm Inc ~ N tier walls, untA
about 10 O'Clock nst night when he expired,
Decreased was about 40 years OF age, and leaves
q family consisting OF wife and six children.
Justice CharIes Walter held an inquest this
summoned:-Wm. B. Brashear, foreman; Coas.
Schneider, Patrick Fitzgerald, Thos. Francis,
John Crown, A. H. Elton, Robert johnson,
kinsey Brewer, Frederick thinner, Jacob
Knight. Alter bearing the evidence in the case,
the jury returned the following verdicr: THAT
&c ceased, VIM. A. Butler, came to his death by
."hins iouoouum unu suyCuhine, gwen oy us
own hands,
RKCKLYss SHooTING-Nan WOanded.-Sev-
eral Instances of the reckle s. use of firearms
have occurred Of late, such as should call forth
extra vigilance TO discover the perpetrators
ana bring them to punishment. Ye3terday
morning while Mr.. Mcintosh, an employe on
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, was
standing on Kings wharf, at Alexa ndria, watt
for the Terry steiner bs;-ring the name of that
place to start for Washington, he YVES sudden.
ly struck in one Of his knee caps with a rifle
bill, which Pc tsed through the socket and
lodged against the skin In the opposite side.
state an alb renee o. several days from business
even should amputation not result there,rom
He Is q resident Of Alexandria, and was sum-
moped TO his home soon sitter the occurrence.
No report preceding the striking of the ball
YVES hea ard but the supposltion is, that it must
have been fir ID IRON rifle at BATTERY Rogers,
located some distance below the wharf
MARRIAGE ExTRAoRDINARY.-OuS SATURDAY.
evening a Tarriage ceremony took place very
unexp; etc dly in the room OF young lady. near
the NoIihera Market, In the presence OF SER
GENT Greer, Rev. VIM. Krebs, Of Mckendree
Cnapel. being the oficiaing minister About
Il week since TIE girl was confined with a male
child, and the reputed father refusing to .come
level" she sent for Justice ]. T. o. Clark and
made an sfiidavit, on which a warrant for bas-
taIty was issued. Sergeant Greer ON Saturday
morning arrested the young man, when he
seemed much astonished but asked to see the
complainant. Sergeant Greer took hlm to ace
the girl, and, after some conversation, he agreed
scnt for Rev VIM Krebs Of McKe1drce Chan.
Ell, and he united the couple in marriage, and.
to make complete affair, the child was chris
tened.