Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-06
Daily EVENING STAR
LOCAL INTRLLIGgNCR-

LDS'r CONE Up tn m,
Poiitical lecture ;ch had been pr,miss.i
oi,iAens and residents of Washington nv
-. 5nes, II Michigan, the m err aud pol,.
us'an ava not come of last night a. anununc.
ca. oar friend, the miller and poIi ic;sn
ro9un come Up to the SCRATCH aud az he
hao not come down with the . dust for the
m th ZIG ioou' the proprietor woaldn' light
ue gas. AT least such was the condition
Oh .niDgs when We were there. and from on.
quiries we learned that things remained in
Nfut" gro, after we had left The hill of fare
Put OUT was, perhaps, very sttrsc i've to a ce. .
'@'r Class, Out as gratuiious admission WAS
conhneo 10 Gle ymen. no one seemed inclined
~ pay NIFTY cents for imission to hear a
,o"a OF twaddie and rubbish. The political
ie'tare, In consequence, did not come off and
considering that we have political lectures
every day going on at the CAPITOL except Der.
maps, on Saturday, from Senators an N
Us, With prospect next week of any amount
OF Bunesmbe, it would have been we conclude
rather bad spec" on the part of the Mich
Igan miller and politician to have attemnted
max ng money at the trade. There is no.
thing like lea her." says the proyerb. and "a
hour Is rising, the mil .er had better stick TO
ms trade, aud leave politics 10 the regular NJ.
huelin. The know Nothing" card of ad !.
mission was a good rase ac gxerr, but :.
wouldn't do. No au Hence could be collected
10 iofk out half dollar for such an entertain
ment. Gesse are not 80 abundant in Wash
ihSton as our ffIend the iiler and politician
sopPoses; aud. in conseq uence, il he had mil
for the room. he would nave burnt his 6nrars
A lew lnqui-itlye persons went I'D IS far as the
door OF I'd Fellows Hall, and that was tn q
heisht OF pubic curiosity; bot the fact was .she
Wouidn coue up to the scratch
MORE LIGHT 1t was noticed on Tuesday
ana Hednes iay nights that the gas in the
public streets was not lighted, and Il was dor.
bly, inconvenient to passers along. on the frs,
named evening from the piiehy darkness of
the night, and the stormy nature of the wea
Their. We should like TO know, for general
information. how this happened to be-. and to
whom IL e blame Is attributable Was il the
fault OF the gas company in neg.ee.ing to SUP
PLY suffl,ient quantity of gas, or WIS it BY
the order of the Comns sioner that the lanns
were not Ii GIFTED? However it might be 4,
was very shameful neglect or pars; mony. and
the Q mpldlnts are loud and general about it,
we see no reason why the streets should not
be lighted up on dark Summers night IA
well as on dark winters night and. per
haps, there are better reasons for the former
tnan Tor he latter, from the fict that people
are generally out Of doors at later hour
curing the one season than during tae other.
SIX months lighting and six months non
Hsnun2' IS ridiculous arrangement and so
Is the other economical plan of putting ont
tne gas lights when the moon shines and re.
ignting them when passing cloud comes be
tween the satellite and our earthly planet
Inc large cities have now determined to n, bl
a. '.e year louhd' anu very good plan i. is
Let Us initiate their example.
CRIMISAL CoURT.-The trial Of John Connor
charged with the murder of Patrick IIprIa,
concluded yesterday, the jury re- urDing a ysr
dict or guilty of maDslaughter MIR. Rarcliffs
as counsel Tor Common, occupied great part of
the day with his address, which we arc unabI.
10 give from the iimi cd space devoted to the
suiJ 'ct In eur columns. lie assumed that the
wound might have produced death, as claimed
by the government. the question for the Jury
to decide was, whether this wound was given
by the traveIser, whether the fac of guilt
were not such as mi yht be rec1nciIed will ano-
Their hypothesis Upon this point Mr.. Rat
ellie dwelt for at least an hour and half
assuming the hypothesis to be proved. The
condition of the party and witnesses. and all
the clrcums auceS conneco cd with the case.
would justify and call on the jury to render a
verdict OF - manslaus hter,H and not of muir
der" -
Mr.. Tebbs Of Leesburg Va, the other CONN.,
SCI for the defendant, enforced n considerable
length and with great power, the doctrines
contended for by Mr.. Il. At the conclu.
u. r.
replied. and a verdict was returned as given
above. AT the termination of the proceedings.
the court adjourned until next Monday week.
The SUFPERINGs OF AN EDIroR.-Mr. Robert
son, the Editor of the Truth proprla persona
distributed, yesterday, hand bill about the
Senate, the Capitol. and other publ; places.
nsrrating the trials and grievances to which he
has beeu 51tject, during his poll icaI, editorial
and general carer. lie conclude. his address.
headed "A Brutal Assault AMI Battery" with
tho following piece of pathe ic eloauence:
= have had ten hats DESTROYED by nv perse-
cu'ors, three times have been stripped Of my
clothing, Eve times deprived of nv private
papers, and have been bu Mt out; aiso have
been days WI hut food, and nights without
place to lay my head since my arrest on De-
eember 6sh, 1919, and NY friend. are watch
ing for the action Of the Senate on my case.
whish is now before hat Honorable BODY. a.. d
I am waiting with patience like job to see
what the Senate will do to repair the viola
tion Of that Cor I'll ution, which each of them
have sworn to support. and every honest nan
in the senate will do it. so as to place Ne in a
position to defend myself against the rude and
uarhinking portion Of the community in Wash
ington and elsewhere"
CENTRE MARKET market was better
supplied is-day with vegetables than it has
been for seve al market days past The fish
consis Ell of surgeon, shad, bass, aud behring's.
There was pref good meat market. and at
some OF The sands large supply of beef,
which sold for II and 10 cents per peund
Veal ranged from 10 - IL cents; mutton, legs
and shoulders, l23; fresh pork 10 cents, and
upward The poultry was not abundant the
supply being confined to few dealers, who
asked 81 cents a piece for fowls Hams l2t
Bacon. ditt1: fresh butter, % to 81; egys, per
dozen, 19E. Asparagus sold for 10 and IL
cents per bunch; rhublrb, 4 to 6 cents per
bunch; radishes, TO 6; Lettuce. to 3; SAL
ad, 2 to 6; spring onions, 2; cabbages, 10;
sea kale. 81; cents per peck; potatoes, from
az to 62 cents per peek; apples, 81 new
shalOts. cent per bunch. Shad sold for %
een's per pair; bass, ditto behring's, II! cents
per bunch.
The ASSESSMENT FOR 1854 With regard
20 the assessment for 1854, il cannot bs looked
upon az over valuation of the property OF
the Di strict, nor do We think that the assessors
have been over hard in their estimations. so
that the real value OF the property in the Dis
trict may be set down at hi chez figure than
that announced. Ia one parrIc alar this is very
apparent; namely, in he sum total given of the
value of the horses and carra yes in the District,
whi:h is set down at Sil $40. A very made
.Iuate estima alton when we consider the number
Of carriages and hacks that are in Washington
alone, many of which are very valuable, and
the horses generally superior Snimals. Indeed
upon examination, il will be found that nearly
every one who can afford il, keeps vehicle OF