The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-13
THE REPUBLIC.
Local Matters.


Charles Welding, peGury-rentence deferred.
II. Medisperria, rape-sentcnce deferred.
Samuel Hall, forgery-one year in The peniten-
tiary.
Samuel Hall, false pretences-onc year in the
penitentiary.
Isaiah Contee, free negro, larceny-two years in
the penitentiary.
Bable Seymour, free negro, assault with intent
TO kill-three years in the penitentiary.
David Robinson, free negro, mayhem--onc year
in Jail.
Thomas Harry, two of assault with intent
to kill - three years in the penitentiary in each
case.
Henry Young, larceny, three cases-one year in
the penitentiary in each case.
Ellen Lindsey, free negroes, larceny-three
years in the penitentiary.
Harriet Johnson, negroes, assault with intent TO
kill-two years in the penitentiary.
William Brown, free negro, larceny-one year
in the penitentiary.
Chew Dorsey, free negro, larceny-eighteen
months in the penitentiary.
Mary j. Wheeler, free negress, larceny-one
year in the penitentiary.
Joanna Proctor, free negroes, larceny, two cases
one year in the penitentiary in each case.
Frederick Hickman. larceny-two years in the
penitentiary
Joseph Brown and Joseph Alexander, larceny
hive cases against each, and each two years in the
penitentiary in each making ten years each.
Patrick Finnegan, larceny-eighteen months in
the pententary.
large number Of cases yet remain to be tried,
among which are several for perjury, forgery. one
murder case, and numerous cases of larceny and
robbery. Ninety five cases have, up to this time
been tried by the court and jury, besides some
thirty cases where the parties have pleaded guilty
On the whole. the court, at this time, has a very
heavy docket. 1t may be well to remark in or
der to prevent Misrepresentation abroad, that but a
very few Of our own white population are concerned
III these cases. The vast majority of the parties are
free negroes, who have come, within few years
past, to reside in the District. White offenders
are, for the most part, persons who have been at
tracted to the metropolis from the several States
and Territories of the Union and the remainder
are principally boys, for whom, with all respect to
the laws of the land, we suggest that house of
refuge would be more suitable than the jail or pen
itentiary.
The docket, up to Friday night, numbered as
follows
Criminal trials Observation-Disclosures, Is cases.
Criminal appearances ......... 10
Presentments at this term -. 100
Making total Of .......... PSI
And the grand jury is still engaged
On Saturday last, Sandy Sprigg, free negro,
was on trial for an assault with intent to kill Mr.
Hutchinson. There is another charge pending
against him for highway robbery.
1t appears also, from the foregoing list, that
Brown and Alexander, the sver-plate thieves,
have been sentenced for the comfortable period of
ten years
BEGGARs.-We are requested to state that the
prevalence OF begging in our public streets calls
for the notice Of the police People whom nobody
knows-poor, detected looking people, with printed
or written petitions--are ON every thoroughfare
appealing to tie compassion of the passers-by, and
not unfrcquentiy presenting most disgusting APP
pearance. They enter stores, and, in defiance of
the commands Of the storekeepers to leave persist
in remaining, and 'beseeching every customer, un-
I'll they obtain gift the customer to leave
the store to get rid of their opportunities This
may appear improbable; but we are assured by
storekeepers who are entirely reliable, that they
have been obliged to submit to the imposition
we describe.
FIVE have the ability to provide, in the usual and
proper way, for the paupers of our community and
those who come amongst u.s. these public annoy
ances are unnecessary, and should be suppressed.
If we have not this ability, it will be better for us
to become beggars of other communities, for the
VI supporting tnese WretCneS, imam 10
tolerate them in this manner any longer.
| 1t is but just, however, to add, that beggar
who has been raised in this city or ncighborhood
is rare sight and that probably forty nine out of
each fifty from foreign climes
SABBATH SCHooLs.-The Rev T. l.. Hammer,
| agent Of the American Sunday School Union de-
hvcred able and very interesting addresses in the
| Third and Fourth Presbyterian churches yester-
day. He is the guest of the Rev. w. McIane,
whose residence is On street. and will remain in
this city for day or two. Although Mr. Hammer
has in happy manner represented to citizens
The merits Of the of Sabbath Schools, he has
we believe, asked nothing at our hands II may
be, however, that there are some amongst who
will not therefore withhold the offerings they can
| 80 well afford for such a cause.
REcHRpITE CELEBRATIoN.-Thc anniversary of
the institution of Eagle Tent will be celebrated on
Thursday evening next, by procession, and suit
able exercises in the Episcopal church near the
Navy Yard. We understand that among the speak
invited to deliver addresses on the occasion is
LEWIS F. THOMAS, esq, gentleman whose elo-
quence and abilities are adequate to grace any
cause to which they may be devoted We hope
such omnibus arrangements may be made as will
enable the people of other portions of the city to
attend.
The FOUNDRY CHuRoH.-The Rev. DR.. DuRBIN
| preached an able and eloquent sermon at this
church yesterday, based upon the questions, "What
is the Goepel ?-whence is its power"
| AT the commencement of the exercises, when DR..
d. was about to read the first hymn, a sudden
crash was heard at the opposite end of the church
In an instant the whole congregation was in tu-
mutt Terror and dismay appeared to seize every
ono, and amid shrieks and cries of " the gallery is
falling" "the roof is falling!'' =" fire, fret the
house was soon empded by way of the doors and
windows, number Of ladies' jumping from win
| dows eight or ten feet high.
| In few moments confidence was restored the
church was again densely filled, and the services
| proceeded.
| During the afternoon and evening reports were
extensively circulated throughout the city to the
effect that the gallery had sunk several inches;
that the floor had sunk eight inches; that the roof
| itself had yielded. We vsited the premises and