The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-18
Local Matters.

Local Matters.
CRIMINAL CouRT-SATuRpAy, March TO- United
States VS.. Samuel Cooper, free negro-indicted for
an assault and battery. Verdict not guilty. Rat
cliff, for the defence.
United States George Euans, free negro
| charged with having stolen from the store of Mr..
Vincent Mass two hundred dollars worth of jew
ery. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to be imprisoned
in the penitentiary for the period of three years.
Ratcliff and McKim, for the defence.
United States VS.. George Gray, free negro-in-
dicted for an assault and battery. Verdict guilty.
Sentenced to be imprisoned in the county Jail for
the period of one week. Laskey, for the defence.
United States VS.. WiAiam Robinson-indcted for
an assault and battery. Submitted, and sentenced
to pay fine Of five dollars. Morgan, for the de-
fence.
United States John Mahony-indicted for an
assault and battery upon his wife. Submitted, and
sentenced to pay a fine Of dollar Laskey, for
the defence.
The BALTIMORE CONFERENCE of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, after being in session for ten
days in Alexandria, adjourned on Friday night, at
twelve O'Clock. Among the business transacted
was the appointment of a committee of five, in
GLIDING the preachers in Alexandria, Georgetown,
and Wesley Chapel, of Washington, (Messrs. Will
son, Lanahan, and Edwards,) to superintend the
publication Of paper in the frstnamed city, de-
voted to the interests of the church, TO be called the
Baltimore Conference Christian advocate aud Tin
Grant" The next annual conference will be held
at Winchester, Virginia, on the 9th of March, 1851
| The following appointments were made for the
| Potomac district, viz:
w. E. Hamilton, Presiding Elder.
| Alexandria -Norval Wilson, Andrew j. Myers
| 4.l., II L.
| gan, Job G uest Wesley Chapei-Wm. b. Edwards
| MeRendree Chapel-S. A. Roszel. Ebenezer-Tho-
mas Myers; M. A. Turner, Sup. Ryland Chapel-
| John s. Gorsuch; J. NJ. Hanson, Sup. Union Cha
pei-Charles McElfresh.
| Euory-James Bunting, Sup.
Gsorgefotcn- John Lanahan, Samuel Rodgers.
FaiDfar-Wm. Prcttyman, J. III. Ryand.
Slgford-John NJ. Green.
| Ffedeieksttng-B. N. Brown.
81. MHys-Thomas Cornelius.
CharIes-Thomas MCGEE, d. Castleman.
Biadersb,ug-J. Smith, J. Landstrcet; j. Tur-
ner, Sup.
| RockpiHe-R Brown, J. S. Deal; b. Barry, Sup
Agent American Bible socicty-John Poisal.
| Mr. G. VASpESHoFF's REApINos-Mr George
vandenhof, who deservedly occupies, both socially
and professionally, the highest rank a gentle.
man and an actor, has favored the citizens o
Washington with three Shaksperean readings.
The very great success that attended Mr.. Van.
denhoff in the North led us TO look forward 10
his appearance here with very high expectations.
These expectations have been more than realized
| His reading Of Hamlet on Tuesday commanded the
highest admiration. But Of this VIC need hardly
speak, as his representation Of this piece is, VIC be-
| lieve universally allowed TO be an unrivalled per-
| e. LID az he
On Wednesday, he gratiied his audience by a
medley, illustrating the characters Of Shylock,
FalstafI and wolsey But his most brilliant effort
was ON Thursday, in reading Macbeth. On that
occasion he read TO large and select audience,
which, in point Of numbers, talent and beauty,
reminded us Of the asscmblages which have re-
Gently crowded the floor and galleries Of the Senate
chamber, who expressed unboundcd admiration.
One Of our most distinguished orators, himself
possessing extraordinary histrionic powers, pro-
nounced the whole performance ga triumph
And this, we may say, without going into details,
was the uniform judgment Of every hcarer.
II gives us great pleasure TO learn that number
of distinguished gentlemen have solicited Mr.. Van
denhoff 10 give another reading Monday even
ing and that he will consent to do We are
that the interest he has excited is such 10 in
sure him a crowded audience ON that occasion.
Destructive FrRE.-Yestcrday morning. abou
o'clock, fire broke out in the coach factory Of
Mr.. Allison Nsylor, on Thirteen and-a-half street,
between and Pennsylvania avenue, and before
the destructive element could be arrested, il
sumcd the coach factory, together with the large
livery stable fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, and
occupied by Mr.. John Brown; the brick stable on
Fourteenth street, owned by Mr.. u. o. Tayloe and
in the occupancy Of Mr. James Mahcr; the work
shops Of Mr.. G. Green, granite cutter; and did con-
siderable damage to a dwelling house on ID street,
| owned by Mr.. Naylor. The principal sufferer by
this fire is Mr.. A.. Nnylor, who owned the coach
factory, Tin which there was a quantity Of finished
work. the large stable occupied by Mr.. Brown,
and the dwelling house ID street II will be re-
collected, that few weeks since Mr.. Ne stable,
other vehicles, consumed by fire, which, like
the ono Of yesterday, wac the work Of an incen-
diary.
The entire loss by this fire is estimated at 900,
upon which there was no insurance, VIC could
learn.
The conduct Of the Fire department ON this occa-
sion is deserving Of all praise Al one time the de
struction Of all the houses ON street seemed inev-
table but the noble exertions Of the remcn arrest
cd the flames after the partial destruction of one
house II was gratifying to Observe the orderly
conduct and good feeling among the hrenen on
| this occasion