The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

A WnL-oRdAsInD CTY. As with ice and milk, music
Is daily brought TO doors; but 10 the quality of the
astnaed commodity every Is enabled to judge for
himself and hence especial opinion need be here gra
tuitousiy expressed. The latest mporations are two
women, evidently German their toilet to say the
least IL Is not tasteful They have not yet arrived at that
point Of fashion which requires crnones the substitu
ton OF steel OF rattan hoops Perhaps this ques
ton which exclusively themselves it charita
bic TO conclude that such cagewor would interfere with
the pursuit Of their profession for Of them dexerous
B fourishes and enthusiastically literally beats the
BOURNE while the other, following the eerad pur
suit turns the crank of machine which produces music
The organ Is propped high up silt The mere po-
tical economist might while viewing the labor thus
pended to produce the harmonious sounds calculate what
amount OF butter might be chuned by the expendi
ture oil strength However, this would be gross,
pared with the musical elbow science AS il the piping
were not sufficiently charming, these peripatec enter
tanners add without charge, generous unstinted
seasoning of voeaisma mixture of German and Anglo
American words; and sometimes the unadutemted lam
guage OF their " faderand " by way of variety With
out being heded presenting no long array Of polished
newspaper pulls and unattended by "a business man "
they give, unsolicited touch of their professional quail
tes and pass round the tmbourine during the pause
in the conccrtor rather, the interval that
noisy, vibrating juggling instrument for the OCCASION
into constitution box The way they are treated
times by being rudely ordered off by some nervous lady
or gentleman certainly moi complimentary to their arts
tic skill however great may be the respect for their per-
The concert ended the prop the organ is unhnged
and the performer dexerousy harnesses the instrument
to her back which, it is evident from her manner has
become accustomed to the burden
But these are not the only two who travel to-
gether, and, with organ, and tambourne, and human
voice. endeavor to charm the inhabitants Of this metrop
oils The competition among the wandering musicians
in that line is rife but superior depends more
upon perseverance and industry than on the quality of
the instrumental and vocal sounds
woman with harp, accompanied by n boy with an
accordion, (Which needs repair and with her voice. which,
perhaps not cracked in her curly years has recently
entered the musical circle Besides occasionally
in various parts Of unfinished city AS for them
they are the least entertaining Each is oblvous to
Juvenile and African taste to be ignorant of the fact
that the exhibition Of monkeyn red jacket-,vould
at place his organization of talent in the rank
of popular commentator and encouragement!
THE CRIMINAL CouRT To-pAY,--EIEvESrH DAY OF THE
ELECTION RoT CAsE.-Mr. Key District Attorney asked
the court to instruct the jury that if they believed
that the marines ordered out to assist in preserving
the public peace they at the polls legally and the
act of closing the polls in consequence of their arrival
Illegal that all persons who acted in violent and tur
buent guilty of riot Also that, if they
believed from the evidence, that the commissioners of
election said polls had closed the polls of
presence Of the marines, the act Illegal and the
mayor by virtue of his office hadthe authority order the
polls to be opened; and that all persons acting
gether in creating necessity for calling out the marines
were guilty Of riot
The instructions objected to by the counsel for the
defence, and their adnissby argued at length by Mr.
Key in favor Of them, and Messrs Scott, Bradley and
Ellis against them The gist of the argument against
them that there necessity of calling out the
marines that consequently, they Illegally the
ground and that the citizens had right to resist them
In to the statement Of the defence that there
had been but little violence used by the mob and that
peace and quiet rcned when the marines arrived ON
ground, Mr. Key used the following language 81 do
not know what the gentlemen call little violence. In
this armed mob had surrounded the polls had
assaulted the voters with deadly weapons and put them
to flight had terrified and put to flight the judges of the
election. What the when the mayor arrived
Broken barcades and closed polls Peace and quiet in
deed Such quiet succeeds pestilence spreading
desoation in its track Such peace peryadcs the bat
te-eld when the victory won, and the conquering
party have nothing more to contend against"
At the close Of the arguments these instructions the
court adjourned until Monday morning the Judge reserv-
ing his decision until that time.
The NORTHERN LIBERTIES MARKET HousE-We have
been informed that the receipts of the Northern Liberties
Market for the present year have been 81 6S more than
they were last year.
1t will be recollected that this market house UNDER
went considerable repairs last year. New stands were
erected new ceiling put up and the whole building has
been painted The markethouse presents beauti-
full appearance at night being lit with gas of which there
more than fifty burners The market itself is attend
cd by crowds, who well pleased with the many i'm
provements that have been made for their accommoda
ton
Much credit is due to the commissioners kIessrs
George HI Jones and ]. +. Divine, and the market
master, Mr. George H. Spencer for the zeal with which
they have pushed forward these improvements.
cusion of the pending before naval court No L. and
the transmission of the finding of the court to the Sec
rotary of the Navy the court adjourned until the It'll Of
November Two of the courts have taken recesses
and understand that the remaining will also adj
josrn for at the conclusion of the case now be-
fore 1t.
CASE OF srABprSG-A young man named Drisooll
received dangerous wound from knife in scuffle
which took place Pennsylvania avenue near Tenth
street, about one o'clock this morning He received a
severe stab in his side DR. Blanchard who dressed the
wound thinks the wounded is in a dangerous stua-
ton,