Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE HKRBKRr CABx.-About noon. yesterday,
Judge Crawford received the following from the
jury: ~ sA
TO His Honor, Judge of the CRIMINAL Court
Sir: The jury confined In the case OF the United
States " P. 7. Herbert, after due attention and
consideration Of the case, regret to inform your
Honor that they find il impossible 70 agree 10
verdict and further after several days close con-
fnsment and the indisposition OF several Of the
jurors, respectfully ask 70 be discharged. With
great respect, your osedient,
PErrR +. BACON, Foreman.
The jury returned seven for acquirtal and five
for conviction. One of the latter was disposed 20
render modified verdict, which would attach
considerable amount If censure TO the prisoner,
but no action was taken upon It, The interest," thus
far, has been unprecedented In our city, and we
shall have week of feverish anxiety 70 ASCERTAIN
the result.
The case 10 TO be resumed to-day, with a reason
able prospect of increased trouble TO get jury.
To preclude the antici sted difficulty far pos
sible, however, very large number of talesmen-
between seventy and eighty, have been summoned.
The HKRDrRr CAsE.-Nins jurors had been
obtained in the Herbert case at halfpast one
o'clock, p. NJ, this day, when the court took
recess. & Aa sA1n,
SEcoHD DIsrRIcr MALE ScHooL.--The examine
alton Of this school, under the charge of Mr.. Viii
son, took place yesterday afternoon at the usual
hour. The pupils, in all the subjects examined.
acquitted themselves to their own and teachers
credit, and especially in the important branch of
arithmetic were very ready and expert. They al.
SO read well, evidencing considerable improvement
over last year, and in grammar showed clear and
distinct apprehension of what they had studied.
The attendance of visitors was respectable,
though not large Amongst them were several of
the teachers, of both sexes, Of the other public
Observation-Disclosures
The Acting Justices of the Peace Of Washing
ton county Cd. o. are requested to meet at the
Office of the undersigned on Thursday evening,
the 18th instant at eight o'clock, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the proper course TO
be pursued hereafter In issuing United States war
rants. j. III. GODDARD, j. p.
The Smithsonian Institution has Just received q
panoramic map Of the Isthmus Of Suez and of the
proposed canal to connect the Mediterranean and
Red seas. The number of copies of this map ia
very limited, and the Institution is indebted to NJ.
Ferdinand de l.esseps for this valuable and inter
esting present.
APPoIsrMEsr.-The Mayor, as we are informed
has appointed Benjamin T. Watson Police Officer,
In the room Of Benjamin 7. Hough, rejected.
FRIeArE.-The beautiful frigate Minnesota, II Is
said will leave her present moorngs In about
week or ten days. Destination not known.
WATcH-HousE. - John Gilbert, Nd, lodging,
discharged; James Harris Carssa Ann Lee, and
James Dodge, colored, gambling, fined, with costs,
in default Of which sent to workhouse for thirty
days; Ann Evans colored resisting officers on
duty, committed in default Of s 100 bail
ERRoR.-The Reporter of the "Stdrn is mista.
ken In applying the remarks made by Alderman
Busey to John R. Queen, intendant of the Asylum.
He made no allusion in any manner to Mr.. Queen,
and the remarks quoted were applied to another