Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-06
EVENING STAR.



saws -" Among the distinguished strangers
now in our city is Mr.. George Bancroft, the
eminent and talented historian. He is on a
visit of few days, and contemplates we un-
derstand, an excursion to some of the loo ali
ties in our neighbOrhood, connected with that
period of our revolutionary history which will
form the subject Of the next volume of his
brilliant work
The ESCAPE OF ESSEX Yesterday, a war
. rant was issued by Justice Offutt for the ar
rest Of Justice Jno. S Hollingshead charged.
on the oath Of Officer II. I. L Wilson, with
suspicion Of completely in the escape of John
Essex when under the charge of murder The
warrant was directed to Officer Charles KIM
ball. and served by him, and returned before
Justice Jno. d. Clark.
A hearing of the case was commenced at 10
o'clock this morning before Justice Clark at
his Office.
Officer III L. Wilson was sworn. Heard
the outcry of murder, while he was sitting in
Justice Donn's Office he was sick with bad
headache; ran in pursuit Of the prisoner. but
when he reached him he had already been
arrested by other officers. The prisoner asked
to go to HOllingshead's office witness said he
could 90 to Hollingshesd's if he wished the
prisoner did not belong to witness, and he had
nothing to do with him. When We entered
the office, Mr.. Hollingshead inquired Whist
charge the prisoner was brought up on. 1t
was remarked that it was upon suspicion
of murder. News was brought in that the
man was dead The only conversation wit
ness had with John Essex, the prisoner, WIS
that Essex asked witness what was the news.
witness told him the man was dead; this was all
witness said to prisoner; witness said to Justice
HOllingshesd, 81 would commit him, SQUIRE"
the Justice said he wanted further evidence
Mr.. HOlliDgshead and Officer Duyall went into
the other room, and had a conversation TO-
vafh ar not L
10 the prisoner; they allowed Essex's father
to take the prisoner out in the yard; witness
did not see mr Hollingshead acting with the
appearance Of completely; Duvall was the
officer IN charge of the prisoner; did not see
Mr.. HOllingshead in conversation with the
prisoner In the opinion of witness old Mr.
Essex, the prisoners father, could tell as
much about the escape Of the prisoner as any.
body. Daring the trial, the prisoner was be-
fore the Magistrate in the front office; it was
only during the suspension of the trial that
the prisoner was in the back room. Holdings
head declined to take bail when witness asked
him; witness saw no completely on the part of
M; Hollingshead with the prisoner himself;
had heard Officer Parham say that he told
Mr.. HOllingshead the prisoner was charged
with the murder, but did not know it of his
own knowledge.
In consequence Of the absence of other wit
nesses the further consideration of the case
was deferred until FIVE o'clock this evening
ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE AMERICAN INsrI-
TUTE OF HOMEOPATHY The Institute held its
thirteenth annual meeting at the Smithsonian
Institute, commencing lis sessions on ednes-
day morning, and completing i:s business yes
terday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order by DR.. J.
p. Dake Of Pittsburg, Pa. DR.. Geo. W. p.
Swe2Zey Of Springfield, Mass, was elected
chairman; DR.. F. X. McManus Of Baltimore,
was elected general secretary for the next
year; DR.. John I. Middleton of Baltimore,
provisional secretary; DR.. S. 5. Guy of
Brooklyn, N Y, treasurer, and Drs William
son, Piper, Green, Gardner and Jsnney, the
Board Of Censors.
The Treasurer's report showed assets in
hand TO the amount of Sl,lS4
Alter the transaction of further business,
the meeting adjourned until o'clock in the
evening, when the annual address was deliy-
cred by DR.. ID. NJ. Dske subject 90 Reasons
why certltude in science, and stability IN the
art Of medicine, have been precluded through
preceding ages, as cultivated by the old or
empirical school " The lecturer presented
the claims Of Homeopathy with clearness and
force The characteristics of the new and
Old schools were given. The tests by which
facts are elected; the course Of observation
pursued, and the logical formula by which
facts are construed for scientific purposes, in
the respective schools, were pointed out The
lecturer undertook TO show by analogy how
medical science must be built up to become
the hxed basis Of therapeutics; and how, by
all the accepted tests, methods Of observation
and logical formulas Of the old schools, pro
gress has been impossible Blind adherence
TO medical authority was severely dealt with ;
and slavery Of mind to mind repudiated as
the surest brake upon the wheels of progress
IN any branch Of learning
Yesterday, the Convention concluded its
proceedings BY the appointment Of commit
tees on various scientific subjects to report at
their next meeting TO be held at Chicago one
year from this time. Much interest was man
hested in the proceedings of the Convention,
and Its audiences were Intelligent and appre-
Ci2tiVe
TIE COLONEL CAPrURED-We receiyld On
Tuesday, two cards, enclosed in a neat enyel-
ope; the one bearing the engraved words,
Joseph ShillingtOn," and the other. " Liz
Zle Cummings, Central Presbyterian Church,
thursday morning, 5th June, "a o'clock
Now, this was TO us a compliment as we'll
as surprise for although nothing was said
about wedding. the wording Of the cards
was significant of such an event. We had ,
for long time, thought that the Colonel was
too sensitive to the tender passion to live in
perpetual singleness; in other words, to adopt
the idea that celibscy was like f. in the
heart OF an apple, living in perpetual sweet
ness When, however, he was recently &C.
cused Of design to commit mstrimOny,
hlushes would appear on his honest face,
which betrayed, as we thought, the truth Of
his cOmmendable design. He had travelled
In Europe within the past year had seen the
demoiselles of Ia belle France, the buxom
English lasses, aud the fair girls of his own nj
tive Erin, and, for aught we know, waltzed
with the maidens Of the Rhine but, after all,
the Colonel has rushed to arms, and won a
victory ia Baltimore, securing a partner for
life worthy Of his generous heart. Col Shil-
IingtOn-Joe ShillingtOn-is really married
de has TINS set an example worthy to be fol-
lowed, aud has wheeled handsomely into the
matrimonial ranks We must be permitted,
thus publicly to congratulate him upon the
happy event. flour hopes could be realised,
he would never know q Ihrob Of sorrow.
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING Yesterday. during