Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-03

CRIMINAL CoURr-The December term of
thtS Oourt commenced this morning. The fol-
lowing are the names of the grand jurors
Thomas Carbery, foreman; Geo S. Gideon,
buckner Bayliss, VIM. Thompson, VIM. Will
son, Benedict I. Semmes. Samuel Drury, c.
W. Pairo. Darius Ulagett, VIM. F. Bayley,
Thomas Miller, Judson Mitchell, Stephen p.
franklin, Selby Scaggs, Robert White, Edw.
III Linthicum, George w. Riggs, Matthew q
Emery, Anon Baldwin, Thos. Berry, Samuel
Humphrey, Aaron w. Miller, Jehiel Brooks,
Thomas Blagden.
The following are names of the petit jury:
Jedediah Cuttings, Theodore Meade, Leoni-
das Bowen, Jacob Smull, Jno. w. OFT, Dan'I.
LightfOot, Anton Grinder, Fras. J. Murii y,
Humphrey o. Whitmo.e, J. B. Hollnead, Ed
ward TOlsOn, Patrick McKcnney, j. W Bar
neclo, S Williams, VIM. Goldipg, Joshua
Higton, John ]. Joice, Jno. Harrison, John
W. Burns, A. Davis, w. T. Drury, MiCh1
Quigley, E. II. Edelin,, w. A. Wallace, X.
Mitchell, Thos. Tanner, Thos A. Scott j.
Simmons, Ezekiel Young, Jas. A. Burns.
ANNUAL MKErrNe.-The Columbia Typo
graphical Society held its annual meeting on
Saturday night, and elected the following
| officers VIM. Woodward, President; VIM.
| NJ. Belt, Vice President; Thomas Rich, Re-
| cording Secretary. VIM. X. Mclean, Cores
| ponding Secretary; Michael Cation, Treasurer.
A resolution was adopted, we learn, to have
| a suitable celebration Of their forty-frst an
| nlversary In January next, and a committee
| appointed to make tho necessary inquiries on
the subject, and report to an adjourned meet
ing OF the Society on Saturday evening next.
| CoBTISG.-Yesterday a man named Malichi
Ryan was sent to Jail, for some alleged offence
| 1t is said there is a law or rule among the
| prisoners of that institution to make every
newcomer pay 4" a footing of fifty cents, or,
in default Of this, to be "cobbed" Ryan
had no money, so, therefore, he was cobbcd.
his body being much bruised by the operation
1t is probable the general assault Of the pris-
oners on the unfortunate man will be brought
to the attention of the grand jury.
OFFICER WV. BELL made an arrest, in the
| Northern Liberties, on Saturday night of a
man fer fighting and was conveying him t;
the watch house, summoning others to assist
him, when he was tripped, falling on the pris
Oner, who was rescued from his grasp. Mr.
Bell had his clothes torn, and his body seriously
| bruised, besides losing valuable papers.
ELEXIUs JONES and his wife, Charlotte
drunk disorderly, fighting, ETC., were sent t,
the workhouse, by Justice Bates, for sixt,
days. John NcCauslin, drunk in the streets
work house sixty days by the same polio,
magistrate.
Two YOUNG MBN were arrested by officer G
N. Davis, on Saturday night, on the charge o
stealing two coats from Mr. Seldner, Capt
Birch held thcm to bail for court.
ALONG LIST Of arrivals at the several hotel
will be found on the fourth page of today
Star, to which We direct the attention of th,
reader.
TnE CANAL Boar HOPE arrived to day Will
coal for the Gas Company, from the Lonacon
ing Mines
| WATCH RErURNs.-Yesterday the following
cases were disposed of: VIM. Finley, old &C.
quaintance Of the guard, drunk and disor-
derby; workhouse thirty days. Robert Bleyer
vagrant; do. John Cotello, drunk and dis
orderly do.