Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-12

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for action Of grand jury.
Samuel Stephenson, colored, charged with
unlawful assembly on 18th and G streets; fined
IS and costs.
Thurman Edmonson and william Dimes, col
Ored, charged with having been drunk and dis
orderly, and unlawful assembly in 19ta street:
Richard Adamson, charged with occupyiny
stall in the Northern Market-holse with Jut
having rented the same from the corporation;
lined SO.
Daniel Mcclure, charged with having been
drunk and disorderly on the street; d led s. and
costs.
Joseph Giddings and Andrew Boston. colored,
street; fined 50 each, and costs.
"JoHN SMITH" MOL EST.
John Smith, charged with being drunk and
feited his recognizance fined IS and costs.
Henry Harris, charged With profanity in the
street, did not appear, and forfeited his recog
George Wilmer and George johnson, charged
with profanity on the street; fined s3 and costs
each.
Daniel Haggerty, charged with throwing
stones on TIE streets; fined % and costs
Mary Make, coloTed, charged with being dis
orderly ON the street; fined 81 and costs.
John Rawlings, Charged with being drunk and
disol derry on the street; tined s. and costs.
Samuel Stewart and John jackson colorel
boys, charged with having been found asleep On
the street, and not being able to give good sc
count of themselves; fined.
Richard Walker, charged with profanity on
the street; fined 50 and costs
NEW RULE IN SMALL LARCENY CASES.
United states We. Mary Wilson, charged with
stealing two pieces of bacon, the property OF j.
j. Harold, in the market-house; fined as and
costs. The Judge remarked that he proposed to
dispose OF these small larceny cases without
senclng them to the grand jury, and when the
property was returned and no objection m lde
he saw no use in sending such cases to them.
d. W. Mouldin, charged with committing an
assauIt on l. Swindle; fined $40 and costs.
Michael Cavanaugh and John Evans, charged
Win committing malicious uespass on the
premises OF MI: Myers, corner OF Sd aud
streets. by entering yard aud stealing grapes;
fined s. each and costs.
Corporation Of Georgetown vs. Molly John
son, charged with being drunk and disorderly
wOrkhouse 30 DAYS.
W. Moaldin, charged with throwing stones
on the streets; fined So and costs
Julius johnson, colored, charged with fisor
deriy conduct in the streets OF Georgetown:
fined So and costs N'
John Smoot and Anna Smoot coloret. charyed
with using profane language in the street and
acting in disordcrly manner, fined s. each and
costs. "
Whitfield Street, colored, charged with being
a disorderly person; required to give bond in the
sum OF 500 10 keep the peace, or workhoase
thirty days.
Margaret Russell, charged with being drunk
anu dlsoTderly on the street; fined So and costs,
OF orkhouse sixty days.
Julia French, colored, charged with using
profane and indecent language in the streets;
tned 60 and costs.
TALE OF A SHIRT.
after Recess.-A. W. COllamon, CHARGED with
The larceny OF a shirt from VIM. HIggs ar
rested by officer g. w. Nokes, was arraigned
and plead not guilty. Collamon said that Hioys
came to his house, staid five days and left taking
his Clothes with him, with the exception of the
shirt, and leaving hill Of sixty cents for wash
ing. The case was dismissed, the shlrtto e, to
the owner.
ANNIVERSARY SERMON.-Rev. ,Jno. G. Smith,
DID, pastor Of the Fourth PRESBYTERIAN Church.
large congregation his thirty-frst Anniversary
sermon, he having assumed the pastoral care Of
that church on the 10th of September, 1850 His
I Iam VAS, Co., G l5n" BY the grace of God
De sad that The population of Washington,
which was in 1870 q 1854 is now in 151O III ,Iaj
anu as laoors have increased on this scale and
IN the same ratio. The number OF communi-
cants Of this church, as reported to the Presby-
terry IN April, 1870, is COS. OF these three ware
original members of the church, and thirty-one
were added under the ministry OF his predeces-
sCrs, the Rev. MeSsTs. DanfOrth and Noble
Only three deaths had occurred in the PASTORAL
year. The average deaths for the SIX years pre-
VlOuS have been log per year. He had preached
seyenty-one sermons and delivered min steen lee
tures, besides attending prayer meetings two or
three times week. The Lords supper vas
POSTPONED or omitted. The Doctor stated MAJ
he Lad been absent from but one comuunion
in the thirty-o enc years, and then he was de-
tained by an injury oecasiOned by a fall. He
mad Iaid 90 PASTORAL visits during the wear and
4Od visits 10 the sick, making in all 900 visits
besides calls, writing letters 10 absent members
and on business connected with the church.
MARROW ESCAPE PROM RAILROAD AcCI-
DENT dangerous Nan 10 be At L1rge.-Yester-
day morning, as the Philadelphia tram due here
at CLOVES approaching Beltsvile, pile of rail-
road ties on the track was encountered, but for
tunately the ties were showed of, and no acct
dent resulted. The engine proceeded with cav
ton, and very soon afterwards the fireman no
ticed a man IN the act of placing large stone
on the track, and, jumping of, soon took the
and brought to this city, when he was turned
over to officers of the seventh precinct. On
being questioned he gave the name of John b.
Cannon. stating that he saw the stone on the
track, and vas trying TO remove it when the
train approached, and in a few moments contra
dicted that statement. Yesterday afternoon an
officer arrived from Bladensburg with warrant
for Cannon's arrest, when he cheerfully agreed
TO go with him and stand his trial, claiming
that he Is perfectly innocent. Cannon has until
recently resided in the Seventh Ward, and has
been under treatment in the insane asylum,
from which he was released not long since
About two weeks ago he was caught in the act
of placing stones ON the track of the w, and G.
X r., and being asked what he was doing, said
he was trying TO stop the Sunday travel, Which
President Grant had not yet done.
Cannon to-day had an examination before
squire " dlLc, III DldUtnsDuEg, anu was COM
mitted to the Marlboro jail for the action of the
next grand jury.
THE PARKING OF X SrRKEr-CompIesion of
tie WoTk.-The work Of parking street north
from 18th to 18th streets west, was on SATURDAY.
completed by the contractor, Mr.. Albert Glea-
son, and the work has received the approval of
Mr.. Forsyth, Superintendent of Streets, &C.,
the special commission, Messrs. Willard, Hodge
and Evans, and the Commissioner OF Improve
ments, MIR. Fisher. Mr.. Forsyth highly compii-
ments the manner in which the work has been
done, and the commissioners say that the con-
tractor has fulfilled his contract In every mar
ticular. On either side Of the street thirty.four
feet have been parked of, leaving a Carriage
way of 40 feet, and although there are some
Presidents of other localities) who do not Ike
the plan, the work, rs far rs the propsrtv-
holders interested are concerned, is satisfactorv
There Is already project ON foot to extend the
parking to 9th street, and q bill will likely soon
be introduced for that purpose Now that the
parking has been completed, the public can oct
q good idea as to whether not IL Is a Desirable
Improvement. There are many, however who
advocate the parking OF streets in the center.
and IL has been proposed to try the expert,
ment on south A street, Capitol Hill.
GEORGE W. DE HAvKN's SENSATION ctRcus
viii arrive in Washington on Thursday next,
and perform for two days on the lot at the cor
of 18th and M II com prises a f,Il