Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-04

cRE1NAL Yesterday. after we went
70 press VIM. oBrien. Maurice Rady, and
VIM Murphy, were found guilty of assault
and battery, end each sentenced to two weeL.
In jail. Ratclif and Morgan for defence.
Sarah O'Brien was acquitted of assault and
battery. Morgan fer defence
mary Heating, for keeping a disorderly
house, was acquitted Ratio if for defence
John Swan, John Liverpool, VIM Burke.
! and John Barnes, all negroes, were tried for
riot, and found guilty.
Jno. II. Craig, fer assault, was submitted,
and fined S1s.
VIM Mason, negro, for assault was submit
led t. the court, and was sentenced to ray a
| hne Of 81. Darlington for defence
To day, W. s. Albsan, for assault on Mar,
| K. Morris, was found guilty, and sentenced to
pay a fine Of 81 md Imprisonment for six
months. Wharton for defence
| When re left the court room, the csss of
Chas O'Donnell for forgery on John S.a7tga
to the amount of Ave dollars was up for trial
Radcliffe and Woodward for defence
| COMMUNICATED.
| 2 Town CLOCK FOR TEE CITY OF WASHING
TOn.-Ihere IL nov large eicck good and
true, and we'll finished in all its parts, at the
isrelry store of Mrs. L Vo,s, which could
aud should be placed in a central bull ding of
the city, and in high and Commanding posi-
tion-perbaps in the highest steeple of 4
church, or in one Of the towers Of the Smith
sOnian 1nstitute-with a large bell, which
might be heard tollisg out the hours of time,
to be heard from Georgetown to the Navy
Yard, and from the steamboat wharf to the
Northern Liberties. Possibly, Congress may
appropriate SUN sufficient to secure it !; and
| if NOT, may OF the contribution of half a
| dime by e,ch of our inhabitants do it?
90, 600 x $50 500 contributed by our popula-
! ton will give VS. the desiJeratule-" the city
clock " GIVES
A HOP AS WAS A Hor Last evening a gay
and merry scene was preseu cd in the paIlor
and long corridor of Willard's Hotel BY those
| Who met fer the purpose OF miugling in the
delightful hop which came off there The
| beautiful women, happy mon, sweet music,
rich dresses snd bright lights as the szhiler-
ating danes vent en-, presented sight such
| as is Eot often seen. 4. they went on with
| the dance, an hundrcd hearts beat happily,
AID while the music rose with its volup .uo1s
| swell, the passing hours were chased with fly
ing feet, and all went merry ~ a marriage
| bol
These dances at Wiliard's deserve tn 3 nam ,
of g Assemblies rather than "Hops," 70.
quite an assembly wns thore.
| SUMNARf OF TEACHERS REPORT presented
st the meeting Of the Beard Of Trus ees of the
Public Schools last evening:
Number of reports received, Sc number CT
pupil. on the rolls, 2,039; entered, "a; sus-
pended, 7 Withdrawn 113; transferred IL
sorporeally punt she'd 81 waiti1g admission
l0e, OF VIII m ~ are in tie third district
present every school day, a48 aseregata
average attendance, 1444. In the first dig
tict, one day was lost by the absence Of g
teacher; 10 the second, days; In the third,
a. d.ys The best attendance was Nv the ru-
pills in Ms. Parsons school, the aggregate of
| attendance being 100; of absence, 20; il The
first district the attendance was pt9; sbsenos
Sc; in the third, attendance, 776; absence.
2l2; and in the fourth, at Guidance, 49,; ab-
sence 100
ADJUSTMENTS. caroline Rousets's testino-
NAL benefit takes place tonight at the Ma
tional a new and sp,oAdid bill is offered
I Let al pi'1 love the darco, and are DESTROYS
CT Icwarling nerit0rious artist 60
| GTsi and Msrio, it is now defnitiyeIy set
! tied will give one conceEt IN Wasl ington, al
! the National on Monday night mex As tiese
eminen' artists appear but once in our city,
we predict for them en- overwhelming house
! The Peak Family, noted fo1 their dexterity
; in ringing the bells mike their appearance,
: On Monday evening next; at OdA Fellows
] Hill.
The statue Of the Dying Gladiator is S Ill
drawing crowds to SIC it al the exhibition
i room on Four ard-a half s:.eet
: TIE DISTRICT PESITssTIARY-Tho number
OF conVicts in tto pepjeltiary on the list of
| December, 1853, vas 90; number of conycts
received from the lst Of January to the aCth
OF September, 1854, %; number discharged
/ BY expiration Ct service, "a number gar
doned s. number escaped. 9, (ANenandcl
; aud Camper y remaining in the pententi.ry
! September 50, 1894, ~ these are arpor
toned u, follows, viz shosmakrg, SIS car
pen'e-ing, &, 2 picking oakum l barber,
! | cooking. 2 baking, .iosar1, / {; tailor
! irg, sboeblnding 81 -. 10; lsbor, 3-7y TIE
female (3j COW icts are employed in Washing
: mcndirg clothes, sEoeb ding, &c.
| HOUSE CARPENTERS NEETI~G.-Y OK crd q y
haI dbills were pos,e1 in Ii sncst pubic place
: il tbc city, calling upon the i.urneynan cac-
! reLterd to meet at he City Hall, to consider
! what course to pursGa To- prevc ut the en- Joy
+ lnent Of convict labor. They charge thai CON
! yicts in the Feuitoat!ary arr employed at tho
rate Of forty cents Per diem, to the exclusion
| Of honest laboripg men. We learn from =
! gentleman who was present, that u committee
! q three was, appointed to Wat on tho Pres-
! don't and Secretary OF the Interior, and try to
cbtain relief frcm hat s,uree; if they Ill
| hey will then petition Congress for the reno
sal of tia prison.
DESPERATE FELLow.-I osterlsy Z fight
occurred in the SsFeath Ward bet. cen Mr L.
Grinder and 2 coIored Il il naped Bill Beckett,
well known 10 the police Mr.. Grinder WA
badly h1 on he back of the head b. a blow
FIR III c!ub, ar! had cash e7er BIS eve, sat
With brick, ard many other severe bruises.
BecFct vas arrested by Officer Staddard, and
committed % Jail by ia. ice Ashford.
The OEAsGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILRoAp
The receipts Of TIE Orange aGd alex ndr
Railroad for the month Of January exceed
those of December, and by very consdera
Bile amount go ahead Of the amounts receive
| gear ago. This augurs we'll for tho road
| LATfAM's I1ag ---Lathan's line of stages
for Alexandra run regularly TO Alexandra,
| starting Fl ON Pennsylvania a. venue. Latham
| coaches are large his horses fast, and his
drivers cieFer fellows