Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-05
DaJLY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS.

r.lr, Ycctirs,-On Saturday cresin, last. a
.,..-..e,rrr OF the citizrs. Of Washington WAS
,J,, ,hs Common C6Tpc,i room NJ the CITY Hall.
=. ,hs parpo-e II se,lsin; means whereby they
.t b..i express their sentiments Of rcgaSd to III.
usnrv Nav, their former fellow tUwnsnsn
re- ,,e.suc US advertised To be held in sns Al
,.x,,,,s room, hut on account Of is having been
-,,,r,sirr that evening 10 ID. Use Of the Type
,,b,riI Society, it was h-s,i az mentioned above.
:, the room beionsrHs ~ the other branch of the
r.,r eci.lattrs. J. w. Maury. Esq, the Mnyo-,
-. uo,nIna,rd 10 let a. chairman Of th. ..eelng
- Nv. Webb, Esq, secretary,
T,ssrsine-s commenced hvt.rc Secretary reading
h, .ntice calling the a.eying together as it ap-
.,,.aIcd in the Star of Saturday, after which r
ycNsrhany, ESQ, Offered IN the meeting series of
-..,juiioas expressive NJ their admiration and re-
,rs,r for tn. Hon Henry May, and rropo.irg tha,
owsdurc of fifteen sfros'it lie appointed to earry
o,t arrangements for public dinner to b. give, Ia
M. HELEN, pr, Tswlc, and Mr.. W.. K. W.hb
addressed the meeting IN apwnr-. the resolutions,
which pete unanimously e..fced TO- and it was ac-
rosdirely agree that's committee of fifteen should
s appointed tnsFIy into effect the purpose therein
rrgres.cd, eve addresses Of the above nainex GEN
tIswcs ~@rs expressive Of appreciation for Mr.,
Nit, s"ti their remarks were heard Nth much in
tnS by lho'r assembled. The business fct which
INC meeting was called having heco ttfs> sSueS, the
rIe.tns immediately adioarrsa
TIE CorTfs--Ihc Criminal Court orencd tbi,
morning. The following f list of the Grand and
Petit Jurors:
GraRd 1ury-Wfn. selden, G. Watterston, Cha.
J.. C"t,man, 1.aRr Clark, Samuel Bacon. j G..
NcGuir". HnArrt B-all, Judson Mitchell, J. n Fear
s"E, b. Scmme., II. I,oGghborougb, has. Fletcher
JoshH, Pierce. Joseph Bryan, VIM b. Tofd David
Pnrh.t VIM VI M6rr-o., s.lhy scarr., FIR. Mohnn,
y. r Hor.eII, A. W. Miller, Emo. Ray, Samuel
Brir gt0n. A. Hoover.
crt jury rirkwcIi. Jas Kelley, Chas. s,oit.
\ ". ncaharn. 4. J. InIcc, g. scfhrron H. l..
o'hapIn, e. Queen, Joseph Lyons. Al r Waugh
samuel Duvall, ]. II. Shr-rvc, jeremiah Hepburn
Wm Van Reswck. Joseph Walsh, VIM s. Venable
J. T. Bradley, J. n, Scnmc., J. n. Evans, julius
Metro, ThoS, 4 FOLSOM. VIM. r. Mohun, VIM. Cam
mack, Alfred E7v, :. J. Middleton John Murphy, C.
n WIIih'.s'r, IL. Young, Darid FoJhlc.
In the Circuit CouII, the hearing of the case /, f
Thnr~y Day and others was continued, Mr..
s,ss!-lc plea lin. on behalf nf The pIlintif,
Hss GcTtrr'dc Dc~cs.-Nre are glad To hear thu,
h. lady, thr nos celebrated American Jrrsrr,,
oi tie day, has been engaged to open at Riley.
Vanctc on "Wednesday evening next. Her fort. is
in pieces similar 10 those with which Celeste 70 de
lrahtsd the audiences Of rhi. country. She is. proba
bly,, the mn>i beautiful wo'uaa nov. on the American
stage; crsce elegance and d"racy aboundins in her
every feafnre and moiinn She is, at this nI-, per
fnTn'ns at the "Chcs'nut street." ia Philadelphia,
ER.e she Il nightly drawing crowded houses.
Uc ciH bs attention nj our readers ~ an adver
7isempnt of Peek s Weed, Louisiana urcnue, who
have just received a lars- supply of apples. From
the samples sent tn ~ they cannot te beat and We
~, from experience, that they quite as good
a. ibcy look. Make your psrchase, before they are
al gone.
S"riop1 .7ccidenf.-AIbcrt FObsy, a child three
wear, old, son of Mr.. Robey, residing on G street
south. between 9Th ard 9th west, had both leg.
broken Saturday lust, by two heavy doors falling
urun HIM. III. little sufferer VA, attended by DR..
Mnrg1H, WIN found If necessary tax. some of TIL
fractured bones from The aCeIsted wounds When
shs operation was completed, the brave lille Albert
remarked: You sec, doctor, didn't cry" Tie
CHl.i il ia critical condition. and his recovery i,
considered extremely doubtful.
Rc;ision-Rer John r. ROYAL preached yester
day a. The aew Presbyterian Church in the Northern
Liberties. There was a large attendance, and the
services lasted for long time. Rev. DR.. Tus.iH
PIE cached n The Methodist Church, 9th street. in
the morning.
Rsr d. J. S. Recse, the venerable President o.
'he Maryland Annual Conference of oth. Methodist
Protestant Church, preached in the church on 9th
street art night, and administered the Sacrament Of
the Lords Supper.