Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-22

- m'LtfAkf Nist1ss--The Mount Vernon f3ua M.
oi AieAandria, Va, under the command of
APT DesauShn, this morning, after paradinp
through the principal thoroughfares of this
N.Y. N.Y. S,s'eI the President at the Executive
Ian ansiSn. They were introduced to his Excel
,Kency oy their former commander, Can't. Turner
;afsnoy, (oi their town. in a neat and appro-
b,nn;I speech; 70 which President B. replied most
corps introduced to the President in person, as
well as quite a number of Alexandrian who &C
col. them all Of whom enjoyed the plea
Chief Magistrate Of the United states =
Afterwards they marched to the War Depart
ment, where they paid similar honors to their
| tellow-citizen, the Hon. John B. Floyd Secreta-
ry Of War, who likewise responded with great
FELICITY to brief speech on their behalf delivered
by Capt. Ashby.
In the course of the morning they were enter.
tanned by VIM. Morgan, Esq :, the newly-eiected
| Register of the Corporation of Washington al
! his residence, who was formerly Lieutenant of
the corps; Ineir nne appearance elected uni
ny. hdttor The storm OF the 2lst literally
| caIlleu OUT the words Of Scripture "And He
gave them haistones for rain, and fire mingled
with the hail ran along the ground - and t1uly
.he noOd gates OF heaven We're opened, and heavy
| thunder and wind added to the Chorus for surely
such a storm as visited us yesterday has seldom
Deen known Ii came up from the northwest
Win tremendous black clouds, which, shortly
|
heavy Thunder and vivid lightning, ACCOMPANIED
with rain, which continued all the afternoon and
| night l.believe speak in bounds when state
INA, INA puii quo Panes Of glass were broken here.
| MI FaiFo alone had 500 lasses broke. That we
shall hear Of sad havoc from the storm fear and
heavy Hoods and freshets will be the consequence
Inc hopes OF the farmer are also paralyzed for a
| time But our trust Is still in Him who temp
eTs The wind to the shorn lamb"
The thermometer at IL O'Clock, in the shade
stood at 81 and at SHUTDOWN at 7O5 in the sun at
flnKtr It,,
| stood at 1902. Many hailstones were az inches
! IN circumference, most of them presenting a
small white spot in the middle, surrounded with
| Ice. Il.
GEORGETOWN, June p, 1857.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-On Saturday, J. McLaugE-
lin was found guilty of petty Larceny, and Judge
Crawford, with al expression of regret that a
person, at the time of life of the prisoner should
have been guilty of such an act sentenced him
to Imprisonment in the county Jail for one wear,
and TO pay fine of 81 and costs
Thomas Fletcher (colored) was found guilty
OF assault and battery on Ellen Bruce (colored)
with feloniOus intent, and sentenced to hard la
Dor In the penitentiary for three years. Swami
for defence. Key for Government
AdolPhns Barker (colored,) indicted for mali
Cious mischief, submitted his case and was SEN
fenced to pay fine of S. and costs.
| The next case considered was that Of Joseph
| Penny, brought up on charge of larceny of one
pair OF boots, valued at So 80 one pair of shoes
| at S25Oi and one pair of CATERS at S3 So the
| prope ty of Francis Thomas shoemaker Penny.
who seems to be bad penny, having already
served term In the penitentiaTy for larceny was
found guilty and sentenced to a term Of eighteen
| months.
This morning the Court took up first the case of
nited States IS. W m. Talbot, indted for recpiv-
! Ing stolen goods, property Of Washington Bell
The case had just gone to the jury when this re-
port closed.
| HEALTH REPoRT.-F rom the office Of the Com
missioner Of Health we have received the follow
ing reports of deaths in this city for May, 1857:
Abcess j; asthma !; brain, congestion of, 3; brain,
Inflammation OF, /; bronchitis 2; cholera infantum
]; congestiye chill !; consumption 10; commissions
Group, cronic, l; decline I; teething I; diarrha
CHROME, droPsy |; erysipelas 1; fever, scarlet,
:; lever, typhoid, J.; Inflammation of bowels /;
heart, disease Of Il dropsy of chest /; indigestion
j intemPerance 2; osteo-cephalonia j; peritonitis
II whooplng cough s. pneumonia =; pneumonia
typhoid, j rheumatism Il still-born ?; stomach,
liberation of, /; syphilis congenital ]; syphilitic
ported =
OF this number there were of the aye Of s wears
and under, ~; from to 10 years !; from 10 TO 20
years, .; from 20 TO 4O years l3; from 40 to 60
years, 10; from GO to 90 years, 5; still born2
whole number Of deaths from all causes, 81.
HORSE STEALING.-On Saturday afternoon Mr.
Warren Lowe, Of Prince Georges county, Nd. ).
had horse and rOckaway stolen from him He
LETT his horse and carriage under some shade
trees on Sixth street near the Avenue and went
| 10 dttenu 10 some business. During his absence
| some boys Were seen examining the carriage wit h
| much interest, and on his return both horse and
| carriage were gone.
| The Police were Immediately informed of the
TACT and a search instituted but, up to this time
the stolen property has not been found 1t IL
supposed that the boys about the carriage
have taken 1t and gone on .'bust"
| COMMUNICATED
| Mr.. Editor: The hailstorm of Yesterday has
caused great destruction OF glass in our city. IL
Is unquestionably the duty Of the landlord to re-
| place the glass in the windows where there were
not shutters or blinds. Please inform your read
| efs upon whom, in your opinion, should the ex-
! Pense fall where the windows were provided
with shutters or blinds, and the tenant failed to
| close them, A
| AHSUsT-Our impression is, that if the blinds
or shutters were left open by the tenant he would
have to stand the damages
UNLAWFUL GATHERIHG.-Saturday night, a
number of colored persons took possession OF an
unoccupied hall in this neighborhood and COM
| menced pretty noisy demonstration therein at
tracing the attention OF the Auxiliary Guards on
that beat With the assistance OF several citizens
Of the Second WaId they succeeded in arresting
five of the party. Two of them were fined each
| IS and costs, and the remainder sent TO the work
house for thirty days.
AN APPROPRIATE TExr.-Rev Smith Pyne,
OF 81. Johns church. Episcopal. delivered YES
4 IN.
| taking Tor his text 80 Fire and hail snow and
| vapoufi stormy wind fulfilling his word -
IL was urged that the storm though apparently
disastrous, mig ut be the agent for avertn9 deadly
Pestilence.
CAUTIoN-THE NEW CENr.-We learn that
Or. Johnson has had under successful treatment.
an infant daughter OF Col ID. NJ Bull. who
swallowed one OF the new cent pieces on Satur-
! day last. His remedies were simple, and we are
pleased to learn, the little sufferer tlis nn-uin0
got rid OF its incumbrance which had been given
to her as plaything.
SPANKING TuRSour.-Our enterprising old
friend, Latham, Of Alexandria, made a magnia-
cent display on Saturday afternoon last, upon the
| Avenue, with new six horse omnibus recently
placed upon his line, running to the George Page
| Coach. team and harness could not have been eY-
| celled in any American city.
MAD Docs ABouT.-Saturday gentleman was
Obliged 10 kill favorite and valuable dog. the