Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-17

Gardiner cases were again brought on the ia
pis in the criminal court, Messrs. Bradley
and Carlisle urging continuance, and Messrs
Fendall and May opposing the notion Judge
Crawford desired counsel to arrange the mat
ter, when it was agreed to fix the first day OF
the December term for the commencement OF
the trials Pressing engagements OF the eoun-
sci for the GARDENERS in the Circuit Court,
winch meets in September in special session.
and in regular session in October, were the
grounds of the continuance.
The case of Mccarthy was concluded and
given to TIE jury.
! That of Humphrey charged by James Robin
son. editor of the Truth, with assault, was
| next taken up, testimony showing that the ae-
cuscd had united in throwing water on him
while eating dinner at Walker Schad's.
putting flour on his wet head, making kind
| of paste board of his broad front, or some
| thing like an Eastern Shore johnny cake
board, barring that there was no corn in the
application, except on the part of the ''corned'
sacreligious assaulters on the high priest of
Truth.
The court adjourned, and the jury in the case,
after the court met this morning, did not agree
until about II O'Clock, then bringing in YER
diet of g not guilty" Shocking. Danl Rad
cliffe, Esq, got him off.
The jury in McCafthy's case not agreeing,
were discharged at 12a, o'clock to- day 1t
will be remembered that Rawlings, alias
Mccarthy, is charged with assault with intent
to kill Robert Lee, colored The jury is re-
ported to have stood eleven for a common
assault, and one for assault with intent to
kill. The charge is a serious one
A new jury was sworn in the case which
will be commenced de moro tomorrow. The
balance Of the jurors were finally discharged
and the grand jury having been dismissed
! last week, the court will close the regular bu-
siness of the term when the Mccarthy case is
| over. Adjournment till 10 o'clock to- morrow
morning.
! Military SPIRIT There is something in
| the composition of an American that cannot
| be found in any other nation on the face of
the earth We may truly be called an aspiring
people Hardly have we been weaned, and
capable of walking without help, than we at
| once begin to copy the sayings and doings of
others. And though in some instances, such
as chewing tobacco or smoking a cigar, sub.
jects him at first to little inconvenience
! still there is that indomitable spirit within
him to conquer all difficulties, that on reach
ing the age of nine years he may be able to
say, 81 have attained manhood
ing always that we are very precocious race
| We have been led to these remarks, by wit
Messing new military company lately organ
lied in this city, under the euphonius name of
the Washington Guards. Its members are
composed of entirc juveniles, not having
| reached the age of manhood as indicated
above. We paid our respects to the captain.
by touch of the hat and a bow, which he re-
turned, a la m'iftoire. when we entered into
conversation with him, and enquired where
they obtained their accoutrements when to
our great. astonishment, he informed us that
they were made entirely by their own hands.
Fearing to express our disbelief therein, with
such an tnUtncibte force before us, we forbore
observing our embarrassment, explained by
telling Us that the dresses they then wore
were their regular city dress, and that the
stripes on leach side of their pantaloons, and
the trappings on their jackets, were put on by
! themselves, and could be removed Mt pleasure
Have We not established, by what we set out
in relation to the foregoing, that we are a
/ wonderful people-and may we not hope that
! this company as they advance in years,
may acquire knowledge, and become able and
useful citizens in this our happy Republic.
THE GradeS.-The property owners on Penn
| slyvania, and other principal thoroughfares,
are taking the subject of the grades into Sc
rious consideration. There appears to be con-
siderable difference of opinion as to the proper
| elevation of the side walks. In some places.
where the grade was given by the City Sur
veyor, and the pavements laid accordingly,
two years since, the entire sidewalks are to be
taken up and made to conform with the adj
joining pavements, which have been recently
laid, and are several inckes higher The ques-
! tions with the property owners are Which is
the proper grade land, if the alteration is to
be made, who should pay for it, the corpora
ton or themselves? These questions should
be settled, and property owners should know
upon what to depend. Houses have been built
recently, and the piwements in front laid ac-
coriing to what has been considered the
proper grade, and if the older pavements are
made to conform with those in front of the
new, the sidewalks will be pitched above the
door stills.