Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-02


v1'Is hrs nor -,l.J cen seq ueoc- "a ~
ese ~ m Tes1elts ID sailiLg -sssssls.-ex.,-pt
ander lo$ase ct rlss. The ste ,ner w. n.
non s1 No ~. sr nsTsas v Ss Gsloek ms
ana cons lGeTabta fIplenr. among which Is 4
supply of .UrHtturA for the accomn I'd atom nf
visitors AT Pciut Lookout Yesterday after
. son TIE steamer Wsvaset Fawka, srri we'd n
Potomac Ferry wharf. from U)oe River and
intermediate Landings. with passengers, coun-
Try produce sod other freight Capt. Stack
Mount Vernon at 10 o'c ock lsrge list of pas
seDgeJs Al d mails for Marshall L sndiug
Foplers WAarf-Arrived -Schr. Thunder,
skinner. rom th- lower Potomac. with wool,
for me washington and Georgetown Ice and
Fay's WAoyf-Arrived.- f. Guam.
berlin, Frere, from Baltimore. with mercnan-
disc from Washington merchants; Schr Ben.
nette, johnson, from the 10 wer Potomac with
20 cords Of wood for w. H NARROW
Sherif's Wood and Cool Wharf, foot Of Sirth
street -ArrIved.-Schr. Maid OF the Mist. Cook
from Hayre. de-Grace, with Coal for George
Harreys Wharf-Arrived-Schr. Alfred E.
smith, Jones. from Havre- Grace, with coal
for Harvey, Ciarke & Given.
Cdrters Wharf.-Arrived-Sch Sarah Jane,
Love, and Carrier. Fluerv, from Broad Gre sk,
with wood for John Il. Lord; Samuel II. Ira
vers. AppIegarth. rrom Havra de Grace, with
l5s tons of coal for l.. Falconer; America.
Paul, from the same port, with 6 tors of coal
for Edward Campbell; Edw'd Thomas, Sew
u,
for James T. Miller.
Eitey's rS-Arrived-Steamer Columbia a.
Harper, from Blltiuore, with merchandiZ'
and PASSENGERS; schr: Robert H. Kemp. Sew
ell. from Havre- de-Cfrace, with coal for Il
Clay Stewart E1st New Market, Jones. from
Havre-de.Grace, with coal for Marshall & z ;.
CUTTING APFRAY. - Yesterday morning.
atout one O'Clock, Ms~srs. John OBriea, !,
printer, and samuel Digs, had a din nifty
with party of might line" M ckmen, in from,
of Oyster Bay. on Pennsylvsnia avenue, dur
O'Brien was badly stabbed In The b1ck OF his
neck, back Of the shoulder, and alvo received
a severe wound in the small of the back. A
to his residence Oh q street, near the gas works
where his wounds were dressed by Dr. Brene.
man. DIggs, his companion, who Is a resident
of Georgetown, is al o taid TO have been seri.
ousiy wounded. No arres's have yet been
made, nor has any thing as 10 the origin OF the
difficulty transpired.
FUNRRAL.-About one hundred and fifty
mem hers OF the Bncklayers Union, under the
marshalship Of Walter Dobson, and preceded
by the Marine Band, yesterday morning at
tended the funeral of deceased member
Robert Patterson, from his late residence, on
Capitol Hill. The funeral services took place
at 81. Peters Church. after which the members
OF the Union passed around to take a last vie "
OF their deceased comrade, while the baud.
under Prof. Scala, occu pied the choir gallery,
and rendered the .'Miserere' and other choice
tciecuuh> VI ftueic Win spichufn eHcct Inc
interMent took place at the Congressional
Cemetery.
SUIT FOR 7 BRL Yesterday, Hon. VIM F.
Purcell, Judge of the Orphans Court, CON-
menced an action for alleged libel against tie
proprietor of the National Republican, VIM.
j. Murrangh for the publication in that o tper
OF two malicious and false iIbels, which ap-
Ie.rsd in MS prints of tue 10Th and Dist ultimo
The dana ges laid, in each case, ara for S!0,Cp
The counsel for the complainant were " ster-
day engaged in preparing the dsclaratory
counts In the suit ChrOrtct yeSterddl
The abOve ray BE- ali true, for we are pre-
pared for almost anything from certain
quarter. Has not Judge Purcell had en- 1u n
Of this business, or dos he want to pu oils
new facts, of which the people are not fully
advised.-RepuIltcda today.