Daily American organ., 1856-05-12
INTELLIGENCE.

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THs HoMcIDr CAsE.-On Saturday the follow
ing Judgment was given by justices Smith and
Birch:
s'Ater careful examination of the evidence,
we feel it TO be duty we owe, alike to the de-
fendant aud the government that the ends Of JUS
tce may be fully met, TO send the matter to the
Criminal Court of this District. That tribunal We
conceive TO be the proper one TO grant refuse
the application Of the defendant for discharge.
Az TO the application for bail, we divided in
opinion, and we therefore commit the defendant 10
the custody of the Marshal until he be discharged
by due course of law
In Saturdays paper we said that Mr.. Smith was
In favor of discharging the defendant, and that Mr.
Birch thought he should be committed. We are
requested by those gentlemen 10 correct the state
ment as they had not expressed themselves.
Mr. Herbert was brought before Judge Craw-
ford, the same afternoon, on writ OF habeas cor
pus, his counsel praying for his discharge The
xaminaton of witnesses occupied seven hours,
the testimony being about the same as that before
the magistrates. The Judge announced that he
would give his decision on Monday. There is an
understanding between both parties that the Meth
erlands Minister may then be examined, should he
assent to the request to appear as witness.
In the case OF Hon. Mr.. Herbert examined on
ha5eas corpus befnre Judge Crawford, upon the
charge of killing Thomas Keating, the Judge ad-
mitted him 10 bail in the sum OF $40 900, with two
sureties. Col. Berrett, city postmaster, and ano-
ther gentleman entered rs his bail With view
to prevent loss Of foreign votes to the Forney
and Pierce candidates in this CITY, growing out Of
the act of MI Herbert the Forneyites are circula-
ting a report that Mr.. Herbert is a Know-Nothing.
Now we opine that were this so, he would not have
steadily voted for Richardson for Speaker, nor have
asked Col Berrett to be his bail. That game won't
win.
THE SUNDAY School CELEBRATIoN.--The long
procession that occupied ten minutes in passing
our Office this morning on their way to the Smith
sonian Grounds were but small portion of the
whole number of children gathered from all parts
Of the city, making the Smithsonian the point
where they all assembled
From thence they marched via Twelfth street to
Pennsylvania avenue thence to Four-and-a-half
street. one part going to the n street Baptist
Church, the other TO the First Presbyterian The
exercises in both places were at the same hour.
Rev. DIR. Gurley, of the F street Presbyterian,
Rev. VIM. Krebs, of Wesley Chapel and George
W. Samson, of the + street Baptist Church, de.
ivered the addresses
The presidents of the day were John @. Haik-
mesa, Of McKendree station, and VIM Ell. Camp
bell, OF First Presbyterian. The entire singing ex-
ercises were under the direction of Messrs Thos.
J. Magruder and Joseph III. Daniel, of Wesley
Chapel station. 0. c. Wight, Esq, the secretary,
read the annual report.
Everything passed off pleasantly, and the little
folks and all concerned seemed TO enjoy themselves
highly,
MEETINGS. Yesterday, Rev. L. +. Morgan. Of
Alexandria, preached at Wesley Chapel IL was
quarterly meeting.
Yesterday commenced series Of meetings at
the Navy Yard Protestant Church. Rev j. r.
,nl,, 10 Yaauf< nI
sermons, and gave out meetings for every night
during the present week. We see ne is keeping
up his character a revivalist.
The Unitarian congregation and the Disciples
(Campbellites) still worship at Temperance Hall.
The Methodist Church South still occupies Old
Trinity Church on Fifth street. We understand
that as soon as the Southern Church is fitted up
for worship 30 that its congregation can return to
it, that the Wesley Chapel congregation will re-
move TO that chuch while their own is being re-
built.
The sunrise prayer meetings are still kept up at
the Methodist Protestant Church on 9th street
We understand that the rebuilding of the -Four
and-a-half street Pr .sbyterian Church is now un-
der consideration.
At special meeting of the Columbia Active As
sociaton, held at their rooms the following reso-
iutions were unanimously adopted, and ordered to
be published in the daily papers of the city:
Whereas il has pleased an All-wise Providence,
in its wisdom, to remove from our midst our we'll
beloved Vice President, brother and associate,
BENJAMIN O. GREENUP, struck by the hand of death
in the pride of bis health and manhood therefore,
Be IL ycsoiped, That whilst yielding with sub
mission to the dispensation of Divine Providence,
which has bereft us of one whom we loved and re-
spected, not only as fireman but as true friend
and brother, we cannot refrain from expressing
our sincere grief for the loss We have sustained,
and for the painful and afiicting manner in which
it occurred.
Resolned, That we shall ever cherish, with pride
and emulation the noble example furnished by our
deceased brother of everything that constitutes the
character of noble, active, and disnterested fire.
man.
Resoiued, That we tender to the bereaved father
of the deceased our heartfelt sympathies for the
loss of a son who was the prop of his old ago.
Resolved, That the rooms of the Active Asso-
citation be draped in mourning, and that the mem
berg thereof wear the badge of mourning on their
hats for the space of Elk months and that copy OF
these proceedings be sent to the father of the de-
ceased, and they be published in the daily papers
of the city.
PHILIP j. ENNIS,
cacrntsrv of tho Active As=sOciotion of