Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-06

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IsDIcrxEsr FOR FALSE PRErENcEs-It will be
recollected that few months ago w. w. Mann,
Of Buffalo, New York, was indicted by the grand
jury for obtaining large sum of money upon false
pretences, from the late firm of Statham Smithson,
& Co.
This morning the defendant appeared in court,
and by his counsel (Mr. Gillett) moved to have
the indictment quashed, for the alleged insufficient
cy of evidence to support the indictment.
Judge Crawford assigned Saturday next, at 12
o'clock, the time to hear argument upon the mo-
ton. p. B. Key for the United States r. H. Gil
let for the defendant.
This is a very interesting case to large portion
of our citizens-thc decision settling whether a
man who has obtained money which has been to
him as would gold and silver, can, upon the plea
that said money was issued contrary to law evade
solemn obligation to repay it. fit ia settled in
this manner, person need consider himself under
no obligation to our banks and bankers to repay
money received Of them; for the same plea that
it not money, it was issued contrary to law,
can be put in, and payment cvaded, although the
same money for practical purposes was the same
asspecie.
THE YEAR WE LIVE IS.-This question does not
appear to be settled yet This year. according to
the Mahometan theory Of time, is the 1910; ac-
cording to the Jewish, 56l5, and according to the
Christian, 1858. This is dated from the creation
of the world, in the Jewish and Christian compu-
tation, and from the Hegira or Flight of Mahomet,
in the first. The Alphonsine tables however,
make this year the 7ossth from the creation; while
the Greek Church dates this year as 1852, and
some of the Eastern Churches date it sixteen years
later than the Greek Church. The Chinese adopt
the Sexagenary Cycle Of so years, giving a name
TO each year. Seventy-fve cycles have elapsed,
their era commencing in POO b. G., SO that they
now deem themselves in the year 1854. BY the
Hindoo era of the Caliguy this year is 1855. The
Mexican era dates this year as 2s44, only COM
mcncing 1920 years B. c. The Mexican year is
correctly astronomical. The Talmud makes this
year 7lss; the Septuagint, 1925; and the Sauna
rtan Pentateuch, 1864.
DIR. Halcs, the eminent chronologist fixes this
year at 1895, but the Catholic church adopt the
best settled authorities and designate this year as
1858, Ammo Mundi, or creation OF the world, and
1884, Ammo Domni. If the Roman Empire haG
existed as il was under the Empcrors, this year
would be 2eo7, dating from the foundation Of
Rome.
There is as much uncertainty regarding the date
Of the food, as Of the creation. The Septuagint
makes il S426 A. NJ; Josephus, 3l4e; the Sauna
ritan Pentateuch, 2s97, and the modern Jews,
2l04 Some Of the profane writer's make il 2S4S
A. NJ.
Amid all the abstruse and painful calculations
which have been made relative to these epochs,
the Christian era is undoubtedly the most correct
and authentic. According TO that, the world was
created 1888 years ago. the delugc swept the earth
1910 years ago, and 2S4s years before Christ, and
that We are now living in the year 1854, dating
from the birth of Christ.
WATCH REruRss--Thomas Conner, Irish, va
grancy, workhouse 90 days. Catherine Fleming,
Irish, vagrancy, workhouse 80 days. This woman
was picked up in the street beastly drunk with
child only few months old at her breast by some
strangers, and would probably hate died during
the night were it not for their kind interference.
She had the usual companion, bottle Of vile wbis-
key. H. Sanderson, Dutch, lodging. O. Sina Ger
man, lodging. Jacob Plaskey, s. G., only is years
old, was furnished with lodging.
CRIMINAL County, esterday there we're severa'
unimportant cases disposed Of Thos. ID. Larner
was acquitted upon the charge Of assault upon
Mr.. Robinson, the well known editor Of the
Truth Mr.. Robinson viii entertain as poor an
opinion Of justice hereafter as he now does upon
many popular topics Of the day.
Isaac Jones, man of eighty-seven years Of age,
was then tried upon the absurd charge of rape upon
girl Of ten years OF age. His age was the best
defence to the Indictment and the jury very prop
erly acquitted him. He. was defended by Mr.. Rat
cliffe.
John B. Hammond, for an assault, was also &C
quilted.
John Wade was put upon trial to-day for keep
ing noisy and dsorderly house, and was acquit-
ted. The evidence was SO meagre that Mr.. Pleas
ants for the defendant, submitted the case 10 the
jury without argument P, Barton Key prosccu-
ting attorney,