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Disturbance near the Old Market. --Lieut. Stephen Hawley had a dispute yesterday evening with Sergeant John Walls. of the 10th Virginia cavalry, near the Old Market House, and struck Walls over the sconce with a pistol, producing an indentation and flow of blood. The pistol exploded, but the ball with which it was loaded did not hit anybody. The parties were arrested. During the excitement another row occurred, and the participants in that were likewise arrested. The last disturbance was scarcely quieted, before a row was announced as in progress in Dublin, a locality on Cary, between 17th and 18th streets, and the police repaired in force to the scene of disorder. The result of their action will appear before the police court this morning.
Police Court. --Yesterday, Lieut. Stephen Hawley and John Wall, charged with fighting in the street and shooting pistols at each other, were bailed to appear to-day.--John Conners and John Liman, who engaged in a fight in consequence of the above muss, were admonished and let off.--Robin Tyler, charged with stealing sundry articles from H. A. Pearce, was committed.--Martin Walsh, charged with drunkenness in the street, was let off — John McMahon, for the same offence, coupled with disorderly conduct, was committed.--Case of Henry Thompson, for being drunk and having in his possession a hat stolen from James Riley, was continued.--Augustus, slave of Dr. Davies, was sent to prison as a runaway.--Richard Mundin and Chas. Deneger were fined for huckstering in the Second Market.
Tenth Virginia cavalry. --This fine regiment (connected last summer with the Wise Legion, where it did good service in the West has recently been reorganized and assigned to the first brigade of cavalry, under General Wade Hampton. The following is a list of field officers and captains: Colonel — J Lucius Davis. Lieutenant-Colonel--Z S McGruder. Major — J T Rosser. Adjutant — M E Dimmock. Quartermaster — Capt H Dugan. Commissary--Capt Pannill. Surgeons — A Atkinson and M S Warren. Chaplain — Rev J B Taylor, Jr. Captains — Caskie, Tucker, Dettor, Flood, Dickinson, Hawley, Clements, Hopkins, Pennebaker, an
e the Provost Marshal.--William Roe, charged with feloniously shooting at Patrick Mackin, on Main street, with intent to deprive him of existence, was set to the bar, but the witnesses not being ready, the case was laid over until to-day--Lieut. Stephen Hawley, charged with assaulting and shooting at Jno. Wall, near the Old Market, Tuesday, was sent before the Provost Marshal Jno. Wall, a member of the 10th Virginia cavalry, who had resisted Hawley and at tempted to shoot him with a gun, was diHawley and at tempted to shoot him with a gun, was dispatched in the same direction.--Jas. Butler, from Petersburg, said he was free, but had no papers to show the fact. Ordered twenty five lashed, and required to give security for his good behavior. --Lucy Smith, free negro, charged with keeping an ill-governed and disorderly house, was ordered twenty lashes, and committed in default of surety.--A number of fines were imposed on parties for violating the sanitary regulations.--Edward and Fleming, members of the colored fraternity, charged with s