The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-09
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TnE Roppgas or rns PArEsr Oppics.--whlle Tom
Hand Is lying In jail await his trial on the charge o. sea
ton among his late associates without First Jim Webb Is
arrested in New York. brought 70 Washington and then
permitted depart exffollows The arrest offhe ions
and the bringing them this city, and private conference
with them saturday As the parties Implicated IT.
Captain Goddard Of the Auxiliary Guard. again len the
city New York day before yesterday on business Which
he wisely kspto himself All his time, Hand, repeat
is In jail awaiting his trial which may take place some
day next week HE wife being The only really TO com
fort him 10 said thai the fnh box coins, and sword
case have been melted into bars, The oar Of two
dollar drop put into another bottle the diamonds and
posfessio Of The Government There proof enough to
convict Hand bn, Justice would mol weep Certain others
were 70 share similarly Some things which are now hid
den cannot be revealed Roaues another
wAsnlssros Cry CAsAL--ln the eonrse ofa few days
he contractors Will commence cleaning out the canal
Congress and the City Councils having made ample appro
priaons for that purpose la September Las; G b cis
key, Esq, the Architect and Engineer made able re-
port showing the condition OF this branch Of Internal i'm
prosemenlF, and making important suggestions Thai
gentleman observes "Whru there shall be aconneetne
link between HE navigabe OF the Potomac an i'm
rotani point and thai stap,ndos work the Chesapeake
pleiion and by which Warrington VII be largely benefited
not only 10 commercial point Of view, by the coal
spirit Of enterprise which IL will nfse into every class
o. society me patronage Of the Government and us dep.n
yanlaeea, u point Of location, when add TO This
boundary OF The city, from the Navy Yard the basin
9TH street and thence Easbys point requires bu 10 be
properly wharved and the channel Improved tlo make Il
SOL Ia not TOO much say thar u requires but the proper
effort 10 obtain all that ia desirable.
THOMAS GODDARD, THR IscREDIARY, One day last
week, Indictment against this boy Iashed by The
efforts Of his counsel Mr. Radcliffe II beine general In
lie termssatng that he fired "a certain house. Another
Indictment was provided, continuing Two counfa, viz that
he set fire house, and that he set fire building
"adionina dwelling house, This done meet the
wording Of alaw OF Congress, On Saturday morning,
Judge Crawford, who had had the objections counsel
futlx His
10 appuItennnt To dwelling house. The building OF Mr.
Ale annder, occupied solely printing Office therefore
was not an out house The printing office, Which was
destroyed, was not adjoining dwelling home; IL 20
feet OF the fence made difference lthe jury he said
believed WIN him. they must acguit the prisoner i not
they must convict him. The jury In the course Of Two
minutes, without leaving their seats brought in verdict
Of mol guilty nder tle saiuie) The Judge the hoy
some excellent advice, and reprimanded him severely
lie likewise recommended his parens, who pres nj
70 see 70 the morals If their child before II should he
late So by knk, loophole ia The law hoy proved
TO be the ncendary and by whose act thousand dollars
worth Of property was destroyed, was set ut liberty.
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