Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-29

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The above named suit was resumed from yesterday.
Previously, however, to its being taken up on the
opening Of the Court, Mr. Marbury, of the coun-
and children Morris Adler, administrator OF Mr..
Turner, made application that the petitions oil me
children Of the slave for freedom, should be put on
hearing until next term. The reason alleged being
the difficulty Of producing in the witness box Miss
Kitty Magruder. whose written dispositions had been
put in evidence. already mentioned In our re-
port of the suit The application was granted by
the Court
Philip H. Minor in the above mentioned action, re-
plied to MIR. II. w. Davis, of Baltimore, one Of the
defendants counsel, who had argued the question
for his client on yesterday. and had not finished
when we went to press. Mr.. Carlisle read printed
account from Ho,cards Reports Of the transaction
namely, the terms OF agreement by which the pairl-
tiff was engaged by the Marshal, TO which the brother
of the plaintiff, Daniel Minor, was a party The
latter suggesting that his brothers. salary should be
increased. The point of argument, The counsel said
was whether the agreement was limited to one ear
or for any length Of time that Hunter was i'm Office
In either he commended that the decision of the
Supreme Court was contrary to all law and Justice
The learned counsel continued to read the rep0u of
the case, As given in HoWdrd's Repoats making his
comments thereupon where it was preudicial to hi.
client The entries made i'm the account book by
DAME, Minor, he maintained did not prove that the
plaintiff, Philip Minor, had been receiving for four
teen ears, salary Of $500 per annum. The entries
only showed that certain had been received by
the Plaintiff The above and other arguments Were
adduced by the counsel MR. Carlisle to rcbut the
testimony produced before the Supreme Court, and
TO show tine errors OF its decision. He eontended
that special agreement, limited to one year, was
made by the defendant, Hunter, with the proyiso
that the salary should afterwards be increased at
reasonable rate. There nothing in the conduct
of General Hunter TO show that it his intention
to dispute the claims ofthe plaintiff.
MIR. tH7'sle then took up the documentary evil
IN no fof
me ii. .dant, consisting of receipts and vouchers
for MOI y received in payment of services. lie
maintain ed that the papers produced from the 1rea-
fury dated lS45 and 1886 evidence for the defend
ant formed no part OF the contract, and did not har
IaOnze with it. They were certainly evidence, but
did not support the defendants case, by the law
Hunter was obliged 10 make return of emoluments,
amounting to more than So 600 per annum By the
receipts Of money paid TO Philip ii. Minor the fees
OF General Hunter reduced to below this sum
alter paying his expenses, as required by the law,
the surplus, he being entitled TO pay into the Trea
suTy. The counsel maintained that this was the
reason of paying these sums to his Jerk, Philip Fl.
Minor, FOR which the receipts had been produced,
that he might bring down his fees to the amount re-
CURED by law, and therefore. the sums of money re-
celved by the plaintiff and accounted for, were
merely for such a purpose. He contended that the
instructions prayed tor by Mr.. Davis the counsel for
the defendant. could not b. granted unless with Ger
tain conditions which he then read.
Snsdh.-We perceive, on reading the columns of
the Georgetown Independent of to day, that its ed
or Is down upon the Rev. DIR. Smith, of this city,
for some remarks made by the latter in Il sermon
preached on THANKSGIVING day, a sketch, of which
was given in yesterdays Star. We have looked
over the paragraphs alluded by the religious editor
and cannot see any Of the basphenIy with which he
coverily designs to charge the reverend gentleman.
Considering tie source from which this piou. hor-
nor proceeds, and the deep attachment felt by him for
holy ,hngs, we should have deemed the editor Of
that paper, the last person in the world inipugn
improper motives to the reverend gentleman Az
lar a. we are concerned. the report of the sernan
a. gwen N the Star, i. correct but we really think
that tile attack made by the Georgetown independent
upon DR.. Smith and hi+ discourse, was unwarrantcd
and that contain. nothing Justify the remarks OF
liz editor.
GG-Thc Baltimore Patriot thus speaks OF DIR. Hun
ter, who is now in Washington
DR.. Hmfcr.-We take pleasure in again calling
The attention of our readers TO the card of this gen
tleRIan in 10 days paper. The treatment OF bron-
chitis and consumption by inhalation il exciting
good deal of attention at thhs time, and we sincerely
trust may prove Ia lie Instrumental in diminishing
the melancholy fatality of these diseases. which in
orr variable climate are our greatest scOurgr. In
tins city, according To- The bills of mortality, about
one thousand deaths occur annually from cOnsump
ton aione and yet in this respect Baltimore is
hlghiy favored IMAM most Northern cities. The pre-
valcnce and generally the hOpelessness OF consump-
ton, renders, we conceive, any new plan Of treat
ment. which carries with il reasonable chance OF
dong good, an object of importance to the whole
community, end such We regard the treatment by
'iiiaihg mPdcafed air into the lungs "a advised by
Dr. Hunter 10 be, independent of the SUCCESS with
wsich IL appears to have been attended.
-Ieicy-The cars from Baltimore were detained
last night till near ten O'Clock by meeting another
'raiu on the road; causing the Washington ears 10
put back 10 let the others pass.
TIE Dinner st Fields Hoie.-It was Mr.. Towers
and rot DIR. Frary, who proposed at the above dn-
ner that Major Field should be promoted 10
CoIoncicy for his hospitality.