Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-02
The Drummers Of Baltimore.


In regard to the tax on commercial drum
mers." it is amusing to see these noble Balti-
mOreans signing petitions to abolish our tax.
when they haze one of the same character in
force. As for their signing, they will sign any
thing that costs nothing. They did not sign the
order for the ice-bOat last winter; they did sign
the telegram, however, for our fire department
a few years ago. Do you remember it? s.
BUSINESS AT THE RIVER FRONT.-The follow
ing arrivals at the river front are reported
Schr. Howard Dale, Capt. Phillips. coal for Clark
d Given pungy E. ID. Daniel, Creation, coal for J.
Miller; pungy Cadet Starr, coal for same: schr
Charm. Creation coal for same; schr Banner
Chiseltine. wood for Johnson Bros; schr j. H.
Traverse. Wheatley. coal for s. Emery: pungy r.
S. Bowen. Candif. coal for Geo. Bogus; long
boat POcahOntas, Kendrick, wood for H. L. Bis
cOe; steamer Norfolk, Lawson, merchandise for
Johnson Il Bro; steamer Sue. GOhegan mer-
chandiZe for Stephenson Bros: schr Walter
Jones, coal for Geo. Bogus; schf. E. s. Lee. Lee.
coal for various owners: long boat Richard Ia
cey, Olden, wood for j. o. Carter; long boat Sill
yer Star, wood same; long boat Mount Vernon.
WOOD same; long boat Rising Sun. wood same:
long boat Greyhound, wood same; schr. Black
Hawk. Edwards, wood same; pungy Thomas
Franklin. Smith, wood same; long boat Mary
Ann, wood for johnson Bros; long boat Frank
Hodges. vineyard, wood same; long boat Oliver
Underwood, Cissell, wood same: schr. Mary Van
Solver Gallagher, wood same; schr. John Teyay
Corsey, coal for Johnson Bros: schr Brave. Gas
tin. ~, 600 feet lumber for f. f. Jackson & Co :.
schr. Martha l.. Barton, 10000 feet lumber for
same; schr. Rosa Lee, Diggs, 600 shingles for
j. II. johnson Bros.
HELD POR BURGLARY.-Yesterday in the
Police Court, Peter Laws, cOlored, was charged
with burglary in having, on Sunday night
broken into the dwelling house of Mr. Samuel
Bensinger, No. Cos street southwest, who
testified that he was awakened early SUNDAY
morning by smoke, and, on making an exam
NATION OF the premises. he found that the house
had been broken into by thieves, who had placed
lighted candle on pillow and robe in baby
carriage, which set fire to them. On further ex-
animation he found that several articles of
clothing. &c, had been stolen. Sergeant Leech
and Officer COtter testified to finding Laws
about half block from Mr.. Rensinger's house
with all of these articles with him. The case
was sent to the grand jury under $500 bonds.
Laws was also charged with the larceny of lot
Of butter, eggs lard. tongue, sausage &C.. and
the dishes that contained them. from the re-
frgerator of DIR. Geo. p. Fenwick and was
sentenced to six months additional in Jail.
STOPPED BY THE Law FROM TEARING DowS !.
HOUsE.-An injunction against tearing down a
house was made yesterday by Judge Hagner in
the suit of Ryan and Earnshaw against Jasper
Scott. The plaintiffs are benefcaries by the
provisions of certain deed of trust. under which
a sale was advertised to have taken place to-
day. and it is alleged that Scott then threatened
II they did not pay him 500 he would tear
down the house. Plaintiffs refused to pay this
sum. and at $50 o'clock yesterday the defendant
went to tearing down the house. Plaintiffs
then. through F. T. Browning fled bill for
restraining order on the ground that the demol-
ishmeot Of the structure reduced their security.
ana temporary restraining order having been
granted It was served at $50 o'clock and the
work stopped.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to F. C.