Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-18
CITY INTELIIGENCE.

A
o. rHE ISLAND rms Evssso-By referring to
advertisement IN this psper Il WIN b seen thst
RaIard's celebrated panorama Of New York City
exhibits In island Hall this evening and tomorrow
afternoon and evening, at IL and IL o'clock.
Take your family and sea it, and you viii not regret
il, 1t drew full houses at Georgetown and the Navy
Yard well as at Odd Fellows Hall, seventh street.
II exhibits at Liberty Hail. Alexandria, Wednesday
evening.
SrAsLEYs most interesting representation Of our
Western country still continues at Odd Fellows
Hail. During the past week ii attracted and
charmed many hundreds Of persons, and win yet
do so. twill be seen by the advertisement that
only one afternoon exhibition win be given Ton
Wednesday, for schools. Let US particularly call
the attention of parents and teachers to this fact
while we assure them that the exhibition win prove
most advantageous to their youthful charge.
.wewould invite the attention Of ourreaders to the
large and extensive assortment of furniture crock
eryware, dry goods, and fancy articles At the new
and handsome store of Rothwell 4 Brown, on Lou
isiana avenue, opposite the Bank Of Washington.
They sell at auction every evening this week, at
their auction store, various articles suitable for the
holidays, and we would invite our friends to call
and see them, and they viii be sure to get their
moneys worth. 3o ayra gH is
We would also invite our friends who may have
any sales Of household furniture or any other goods
to sell, to give them call and they will indythe
to attend to any sales promptly, and to the best
advantage. f64 aF3
NAcr M pup ax,lsa IL
mentioned in Saturdays paper came up before
Magistrate Dom this morning, The charge
alleged is, that Mr. Van Patten, the defendant sold
a lot Of land to Lloyd Hicks, negro, for SITS,
for which Hicks gave $50 in cash. and his note for
the balance, agreeing to pay at monthly Intervals
as large sum Of money he could furnish during
| that time-that Mr.. Van Patten disposed Of the
note without the knowledge Of Hicks but still con-
tinued to receive the money to the amount Of ;
that when the note became due it was protested,
and that Mr.. Van Patten refused to pay it--that
Hicks, still being liable for the whole amount Of
the note, Van Patten was guilty Of obtaining and
receiving money under false pretences, from Hicks
Mr.. Darlington for the United States and Mr.. Gil
berson for the defendant. ~ t.s nv i.rg, X +
Mr.. James Adams was the first witness, and
stated substantially as follows: XII .. II.
About week after the date of this note 1.-THE
note produced, dated April 20, 1853, for $lb0,)
Mr.. Marshall came to me with it, and purchased
the note of him. The note was payable in one
year, and when due was protested Protest pro-
duced.) About that time the prosecutor Lloyd
Hicks came to me with list Of receipts of Mr.
Van Patterf, (receipt produced, mentioning various
sums to the amount of $1l5, as paid on certain
note due in twelve months, and mentioning the
contract for, the land.) fsfA
The last receipt was on ApIil "a, of $40, the
day after the note was protested. called on
Mr.. Van Patten with the receipt, and told him of
my astonishment at his receiving money upon
note which was my property. He said he had re-
ceived some money, but not one-halfo of that sum,
$ll5. told him had his own receipt, and he at
last said he would settle it. but insisted he had not
received 80 much, and did 80 within three days !;
and also that he had never received more than IS
at time but on one occasion. (The receipts are
for sums of$10, $40, and $26, and but one SO low
as $5.) He has promised to pay it, but has not
| attempted to settle with me up to this time. At
this point the case was postponed.
| We intend to give full report of the evidence
in this case as Mr.. Van Patten called on us this
morning, and intimated suits of libel, &C., which
he might bring against US if we drew false infer
ences, or made false statements. We will let the
public judge for themselves and be but transcribers
| of what is said and done. We viii give the full
benefit of all the evidence, pro and con, to him
and the public.
| PREPARATIONS FOR THE FAIR.-We learn that
preparations are making for the Fair to be held
at the Smithsonian Institution, of the Metropo-
Titan Mechanics Institute Tenth street is to be
cleansed, the sidewalks repaired and all necessary
arrangements for the cleanliness of the streets for
passengers to be completed, and the bridge over
the canal which is thought to be insecure, is to be
propped up and made safe by the Corporation. On
the Institution side, Mr.. Connolly, the superintend
bridge 70 the very doors of the building SO that
"mud and mire,n the usual accompaniment of
lady's walk win be made impossible, and the aten-
der sex |" 90 10 the Fair with all the ease in the
world. 1900
CRIMINAL uRr-SAruRDAr.--Edward L. John
son, Isaiah Countee, John 0gleton, and Henrietta
johnson, all blacks, for larcenies were sentenced to
the Jail and fine Of one dollar.
Mordecai Carpenter and Thomas Hansen, for as
sault, were sentenced each to one month in jail.
James oSulliyan was sent to jail for the term of
six months, for larceny.
William Cropscy, for assaulting slave, was sent
to jail for three months. de
James Brcsnehan, Cornelius Bresnehan, John
Bresnehan, and Cornelius Sullivan were put upon
trial this morning. charge OF riot and the case
was going on when we left. P. B. Key, Esq, pros
ccuting attorney Radcliffe, for the defendant.
Warren RrzUnSs-Jacob Smith, from New Jer-
sey, and Samuel Hoover, from Pennsylvania, were
furnished with lodging. John Jones, aged 10,
was kept in the watch-house for short time,
for being disorderly at the Theatre Friday eve
ming and was then dismissed. J. w. Mott, for
assaulting hackman, and otherwise disturbing
the peace, and II. A. Christy, for disturbing the
peace, we're both fined, and they paid. Aleran-
der Smeales, scotchman, James Costell Of New
York, and G.. w. johnson Of Virginia, were fur
nisbed with lodging gratis. George Rsglin, free
negro, for being disorderly at the market, was i'm
prisoned a short time and discharged with the