The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-29

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Of case as on the docket which relates to the principal
riot Of the day at the first precinct polls Of the Fourth
ward and in which the following defendants answered
Daniel Stewart Isaiah Stewart, Alexander Eggieston,
George Johnson William Garner, Charles Hurdle, Robert
Stafford, VIM Jones' Charles Spencer, yanloman john
son, George g. Wilson, William b Wilson, and Michael
Hoover Besides these parties, large number Of persons
embraced in the Indictment that hsye not been found
Mr. Key appeared for the United States, and Messrs
Bradley Ellis, Scott Cof warrenton yirginia) Ratclie
carngton and Martin for the defendants Messrs FL
lis and Scott being admitted to practice.
! The following jury empanelled for the trial
Of the John w Oft VIM. Il. Jones VIM. Van Res
wick Daniel Lightfoot James w Taylor, John T. Brad
| ley John H. Neale George Sothoron, Samuel stott,
Abraham Butler John L. Kendall, and James Barnes.
/ The first witness called John II Goddard, who tes-
tilted in substance as follows Went to the first precinct
polls of the Fourth ward about the time of their being
opened the morning of the election stad there until
9 or 81 o'clock, a. m, time between and
clock the .pug uglies from Baltimore arrived ON the
ground numbering about eighteen twenty and halted
some forty feet south of the polls where they remained
short time and then went up Seventh street TO the north
of polls they returned in short time increased 10y
an addition OF washngtonas to about double their hrst
number and took position in the middle OF Seventh street
opposite the polls and commenced talking about bghtng
and breaking the line of voters that had been formed
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tee Of the peace and seeing the disposition Of the crowd
in the street went out front OF them and commenced
expostulating with them while doing he was struck
with brick on the breast and with soiie on the heads
about this time he heard several voices in the cruwd
Ls 90 into hen zoe &c stood here long enough At this
time rush made by the crowd in the street at the
! line of voters the sidewalk The assault was made
with pistols, stones and clubs The voters scat
tered and fed except that In the pens at the
A. fba l;echa mist
and threw stones the persons the inside STOPPING and
dodging behind the boards to themselves as best
they could Witness into the middle of the street
towards street A friend took hold of him and pulled
him down towards the corner Of street He was here
Joined by Mr. Emery and they walked down It'll street
together talking of the outrageous proceedings that had
Just transpred Witness remembered the following per-
sons having acted with the crowd that assaulted the
line of voters Alex Eggleston among Others said that
the line must be broken VIM Sibley VIM. Hurdle,
Daniel Stewart and Hynes in and acting with the
crowd the latter being very active and Isaiah Stewart
was looking in the outskirts Of the crowd On their
arrival the marines formed line the tagging the
east side of Seventh street. opposite the market The
crowd Of rowdes at this time congregated around
in the market sheds Mr. Carlisle who
ed to have been cxpostulang with this crowd turned to
the mayor who standing near and said, Ihe sooner
we can have that gun taken the better Seen after
platoon of marines charged the cannon and took It,
Immediately after this charge made, several pistols
were fred from the crowd the marines and of the
marines was wounded in the face by ball On this
portion of the marines lowered their muskes and fired
across the at the crowd who dispersed in all drec
4 tons One part down the street and another up
both parties firing back at the marines At these par
ties thus retreating and firing, the marines who had
not already fred discharged their pieces.
Here the testimony Of Mr.. Goddard closed, and the
court adjourned.
NUT ron THE ABoIIrroxIsTs. Sunday morning last
an interesting and lovely child little year old of
Mr. Paulus ThySon grocer 7th street in this city, died
after few days illness. The nurse, negro slave who
was devotedy attached to her little charge was present
when its angel spirit took its fight happier realms and
was SO completely stricken down with grief and anguish
that she had be borne away from the chamber of death
almost in state of insensbility Every and at
tention Immediately avshed upon this faithful slave
that good master and mistress could bcstow. ply
stefan called in and all the relief his art could
render united to the tenderest soctude of her
ters family 1t in vain, however for before the in
ants corpse removed from the house the spirit of
the faithful nurse had taken its fight from this earth
The remains of this devoted slave were Yesterday fol-
lowed to the grave by the members of the family she
had SO faithfully served, with every suitable denonstIa
ton of respect and sorrow The deceased not over
| 80 years of age
This is not unusual example of the
relations existing between masters and slaves the South
though it is not often have to record such instances
tender devoiednes the part Of the latter Such cases.
however worthy Of being recorded for they speak
lesson truth and reality where there much OF c-
| ton to mislead and deceive
/ WASHINGTON AsYLuM-H appears from report made
in the Board of Aldermen Monday last that the num-
Der of persons in the Inrmary the 2lst of May
forty five and the number received during the month of
June was twenty making total of sixty-ivc. During
the month of June twelve were discharged and one
diedlcaying tytwo in the house up to the 30t of
june OF the twenty persons received in the Infmary
during the month Of June only were natives of the
District of Columbia. The number of disorderly and va
grant persons in the work house the 3st OF MAY was
fortysx, and the number committed during the month
of juno cghtytwo, fifty white and thirty-two col
ored) making total of hundred and twenty eight
During the mouth of June sixty were discharged and
seven eoped-leaving sxty-one persons in the work.
house the 30th of June OF the one hundred and
twenyeght persons committed to the work house tu-
ring the month, but thirty item white and twenty color
ed) were natives Of the District of Columbia
The WASHINGTON AouEprrT The hardness with which
the work upon the Washington aqueduct goes forward
Is owing in degree to the difficulty getting all the
contractors to operations according to the
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