Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-30

CIRCUIT Court -'fhe case Of MAYO rs Gid
con, which was pending when our report closed
on saturday, occupied the Court up to the hour
Of adjournment, and was concluded. but not
given TO the jury.
This morning the Court met pursuant TO ad
J o1Lnnleh,' and the jury in the above case was
The case OF Clarke Mills rs Geo w. Talbot
was then taken up liz was an action OF tresnas,
brought to recover the value OF an eli ALLEGED 10
Lave been killed by the defendant
SIT stone, for PLAINTIFF stated to the Cont and
jury that tue elk IN question had been Drocured nv
tlr piaihtIn at great expense, for the purpose Of
using ~ rs model in the practice OF his brofes
sion, and that its destruction "a was .fIe1s5
Ldd Osen peculiar loss to him not onIy In q a :
Hdhclal point " view, but that the animals in
tHes'IOh were very rare, and could not be re-
paced without much delay and great trouble
ne stated that the animal had been obtained FOR
SPECIFIC parpose In the prosecution OF a woTk
ABOUT which he was then employed for the Gov
rIhi~hi' ana had caused the said work to be de-
and damage ""ie
Carlisle and Maury for defence.
Inc Case was pending when this report closed
The RIvEE.-During yesterday some six hum
dred head Of fine beeves were driven aeros. tb.
Long bridge from the mountain pastures OF Viz
GINA, on their way to the Baltimore market
They were said TO have been the latest OF the
season.
Captain Joy arrived up from the Bav last nigbt
with one hundred pairs OF very fne due Ks. The
product OF three days shooting whereabouts; thew
the Centre Market ~
AT Gait YOung's wharf. arrived schr. John
fouder, Tor Capt EliingswOrth, from PhiladeI-
Pkia. with li6 tons coal.
At Riley's wharf, arrived schooner sta,ss,n.n
from the Eastern Shore Of Marylan with Iumber
Tor Riley.
At same wharf arrived steamer Columbia. from
DaHihhore' win coH'i2nments Of msrc handize
Tor d Lindsey. Murray & Semmes, Wall q
Barnard, W G. Hunter, e. White Middleton A
Beall, l. TOusey, VIM II. Upperman Kennedy
Pugh, +. Fegan, +. White, r Donnelly, Bates
Brother, Is. |. Nedle, r. II. EiIicou
A dense fog which oversprrad the river de-
tanned the river steamers at Alexandria. and up
10 O'Clock a. m, neither Of the boats had ar.
rived at our wharyes.
ENFORCING THE LLw.-The law recently en-
acted by the City Councils against CARVING dan.
gerous weapons, Is being strictly enforced by all
tie police magistrates. Every person taken 10
the guard house for violation OF law Is examined
win view 10 the enforcement Of this Tepulation
The nnc In such cases Is not less than twenty nor
more thah INV dollars, and the weapons are con-
nsc1teu PREVIOUS To the Passage OF this law the
Mayor had between three and four hund red vea-
pOhs Ia hts possession. taken from various pris-
oheTs arrested during year past and since then
The srHory has had considerable additions
SOMETHING PRETrY.-The Perseverance Fire
Company have been having their suction and
hose reel painted and put in thorough repair
me hose reel has just been finished of in beautI
iul style, at The carriage manufactOry OF Messrs
MeDeimott, where, we understand, the some
Hhdt mculi process Of painting and gliding OF
nre apparatus j. done In a style equal to ANYTHING
OF ne KIND IN New York, or any Northern city,
ana al saving Of something like 37x per cent
INK SToNZ-CurTESs turned out ia procession,
Yesterday afternoon, preceded by E,puta's Brass
Band, and marched TO the vault Of ~ patricf,S
church, where the remains OF Michael Murphy,
Tie young man who was murdered on Saturday
Alght week, had been deposited The conc
containing bis remains, was removed 10 a be,rss
and taken to St Patrick's burial ground Tor inter
lnent. The hearse was followed By a large tbTon
Of the frllOw-eraftsmen Of the deceased
FRE-The alarm Of fire on Saturday evening
was caused by the burning Of d shed near the
shops Of the Capitol extension. The loss was
not great.