The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-01
LOCAL NEWS.

cutting attorney, aud John L. Smith, Darlington,
"a RI. :, defendants Mr. Key, anticipating
from the course of the examnaIp,.. ! ,ha
part of defendants that want of concert Of action
part Of the rioters and the consequent failure Of the
ton for riot to he the main point Of defence spoke
particularly at length on this point He also fotcblt
portrayed the enonity Of the outrage that the rioters
30 committed against the peace OF TIC etv the rights
of their eowctizens and the nw Of the aud in tur-
bulenty and violently taking possession Of the polls ana
interfering with the free suffrage of the people,
He was followed by Mr. Smith in short and pointed
speech handing over one of his clients, VIM Warnoek,
to the tender mercies of the jury and making out the
other Mr. VIM. Williams a very exemplary citizen, VINO
would not have anything 10 do with riot or the world
He was followed by Mr. Darlington, who insisted on
the wa Of concert of action the part of the defend
ants the consequent wrong bringng OF the action and
the trihing nature and not unusual occurrence OF the
offences committed, under whatever action they may
be brought
Mr. Key closed with long and thorough review OF the
points made by the defence and read the following in
strucon TO the jury which approved OF by the court
and acquicsced In by defendants counsel:
"f the Jury believe from the evidence that the de-
PENDANTS were acting together and that their common OBJ
ec was to exclude certain class of citizens FROM the
polls aforesaid Ivy threats and intimidation and by taking
possession of the ground the window where the hal
lots were deposited and by threats and Violence did in
tindate and drive away certain citizens they guilty
Of riot although they had entered into agreement
so to do and were uracqualited one with the other
The Jury after an absence of about hour returned
into court with the following verdict Jesse Williams,
not guilty VIM watnosk John Webster, VIM. Will
son. Isaac Stoddard, and William Williams guilty as
charged in Indictment.
These five being called up to receive their sentence
VIM Warnocs ard VIM. Wilson did not appear, and a
forfeiture Of their recognnce Wds entered The other
three received very impressive lecture IRON the o6rt
the enomity and Nervousness Of their oence, stfi-
king il did, to the very foundation of the govern
mont 2 and were sentenced to one year each in the
county Jail and to pay fine of $40. These defendants
had from first to last expected acquittal and when
convicted, they only expected to be fined; when the
sentence of gears h,prqrnei II ht county jar was
announced they were visiby and powerfully affected.
They were surrounded by their friends with whom
they shook hands leaving with the officers for the jail
Cry ITEMS The steamer Thomas ColIyer is now I'M
dergoing repair Of boilers, &c. at her wharf
The Catholic clergy Of this city have purchased about
forty acres OF land short distance out the old Blt
turnpike for common cemetery fol- the different
Catholic churches of the city.
The dredging machine that was brought from Phadel-
spring clean out the docks of that city, and which has
since been operating at Georgetown, is engaged in
cleaning the docks of tbs city, One Of the govern
ment machines under the management Of Commissioner
WISE Is also doing good service about the canal
A writer in the Potomac Herald Georgetown> suggests
to Congress early survey of the District Of Columbia
outside of the city limits to make the Highways OF
tile country match the streets and OF the city.
He also suggests the early purchase Of domain for Na
tional Park to be 500 III extent and to be equally
divided by Rock creek.
There is to be Methodist camp meeting in Fairfax
county on the lands of Mr. Gibson about the last Of
August.
The Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows in Alexandra are
about to establish school in that city, at which the
children of deceased members to be educated free
expense
| CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON regular meeting of this useful and pros
porous society held Sunday evening, at the Parish
school attached to St Patricks church. Nearly
three hundred members in attendance, and some
twelve fifteen members renowned allegiance tc
the ardent and enrolled their the society
books. Eloquent and stirring addresses were delivered
by the president DIR. 4. J. 0Toolc and H. G. McLaugh
lin esq., first vice president The first speaker in allu
ding to the abors Of Ncale Dow in England remarks
but for American to show how much he loses
year by intemperancc but for ishman it would be
the very worst for he often drinks for the very fun
spending" There is truth in this, we believe.
The society Sunday evening took preliminary steps
for having excursion and procession They will make
quite u large and respectable turnout.
orR SMALL CONS The following paragraph, which We
cut from the Philadelphia Bulletin is applicable to THU
locality:
Despite all that has been done for the greater conve
nence of the public in the way of COINS it Is evident that
the public ut large oah to depart from the old Span
ish system. The flip and levy reign supreme in small
transactions The omnibus ride is ftp grocery placars
exhibit the six and quarter cents in fact if there has
been any general tendency manifested to into the
decimal system it has stopped short at knocking off the
odd quarter of cent The result of this has been that
cents are more in demand than they ever were five
cent piece and cent is the substitute for the ftp unless
two three-cent pieces are at hand. =
CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS. w. H. Stricklin, of Mis-
sissipp has been appointed to temporary cerkship AT
ST. 200 in the Office of the Secretary of the Interior vice
VIM Norman, resigned.
j. L. Elliott of Delaware has been appointed to first
class tSl 200 cerkship in the Post Office Department
William Frenzy appointed aborer in the office of First
Comptroller of the Treasury, at 5000 per annum vice
d. w. G. ourand, removed.
COUNTERFEIT. We yesterday saw good imitation OF
the new cent (Which however does require an ex
traordinary exercise of gens The lettering the bird
and the wreath equally unattacve in the orgi
nal. The only noticeable difference between the two
was Uncle Sam makes such coin Of copper and nickel