Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-20
EVENING ST AR.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Criminal Court.-The June term of
this Court commenced this morning.
Below will be found the names of the
Grand and Petit Jurors for the term; and
our new Marshal deserves great credit
for the selections he has made, for they
are among Our best citizens, and if the
Court does it's duty, we know the Juries
will do theirs.
Grand Jury.-R. G. Weightman, fore
man; VIM. Selden, Darius Clagett, Jas.
] Edwards, Benjamin Beall, William Fl.
Campbell, jeremiah Orme, John III. King,
Zach. Walker, William Mex. Osborne.
William Orme, Leonard Storm, George
Parker, William G. Deal, Jehiel Brooks,
Washington Adams, Henry Eaw, Eleazer
lindley, George Poe, Rich. Jones, Chas.
R. Belt, Thomas ,sBlagden, George Page,
and John c. Lewis.
Petit Jurors.-Charles Dodge, David
lines, Gregory Ennis, L. ". Northing-
ton, Jesse Plowman, Igna. Atchison.
Charles Stott, David Koones, John Ball,
John Scrivener, John T. Killrnon, W. F.
Seymour, Aaron Divine, VIM. Flenner,
John McCutchen, Dcarbon b. Johnson,
Edmund Brooke, H. p. Mohun, O.. II.
BestOr. John F.. Dement,, John L. Drlrv,
James Espey, John t. Bradley, Samuel
$. Taylor, Wm. P. Shedd, r. H. Carver,
I. W. johnson, and Augustus Davis.
Little RoUdies-The gangs of children
who are associated together for the pur-
pose of committing dcpredations Of various
kinds are growing worse. The want of
proper attention by the parents is the
cause of all this. Washington contains
too many parents whose kindness ~ to
their children exceeds their Justice. Too
many children are allowed to run about
the city at very late hours Of the night.
Some are allowed keys to get in at home
when their parents have retired to rest.
Would it not be better for those parents
to furnish such amusements for their chill
drcn as will keep them nearer home and
out Of mischief! Is it not injustice to al
low them to run through the city, in all
kinds OF company, cursing, swearing,
gambling and drinking? We think Sc
and really believe that if many would re-
verse their regulations there would be no
Use for Corporation Laws on the subject.
The School Examinations for the week
past were those of Miss Frances L. Hen
shaw and the junior department of Mrs.
NJ. Freeman's school at the Navy Yard,
under the charge Of Miss Mccarthy as as
sistant.
The first named was conducted in the
basement of the Ninth street PRESBYTERIAN
Church, (Rev. J. c. Smith's,) before a
Goodly array Of trustees, city officers, and
ylsiters of both sexes. The exhibit made
of the progress of Miss Henshaw's pupils
met with general and unequiyocal praise
and at the close drew forth an expression
ofapprObation from members of the Board
of Trustees of very decided character.
Owing to Mrs. Freeman's personal in
disposition, her particular branch of the
schOOlWas not examined, but stands post
poned to Tuesday next. The section I'M
der Miss Mccarthy was, however, gone
through with, and TO the satisfaction OF
the examiners and visitors generally
Miss McCarthy's exertiOns in this school
are acknowledged by the Trustees.
teNigencer.
Sound Nccpers.-At an carly hour this
morning, an attempt was made to burn a
house corner of 9th and VI streets, occu-
pied by colored man named Haggerty
The alarm was given and the neighbors
around extinguished the fire the inmates
fthe dwelling remaining quietly sleeping.
not dreaming of danger at hand. The
fire was the work of some daring villain,
for no green hand would run the risk
which it was evident the perpetrator OF
this crime had to encounter. In order to
insure his work, the incendiary had torn
of some planks from the house and kin
died the fire between the pIastering and
the weatherboards.
Ten O'cIocE. By the third section OF
''an act regulating the sale of spirituous
or Intoxicating liquors" approved, June
sd, 1858, it is made unlawful for any