Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-21


shRfsADE'-on Saturday evening, the Post.
nc -. "ehefai was serenaded at his residence,
"FH seventeenth street. The serenade bad not
oesn publicly announced, or the crowd would
pave been immense. As il was. some fortv mr.
MY gentlemen were present, mostly visitors from
tne NORTH and Northwest Withers's Band was
In attendance, and discoursed most eioouent
music to the night -
The party, having been invited into the house
was received with the most cordial courtesy by
the distinguished gentleman in whose honor the
ssrenade was given After the usual interch ange
oil congratulations, the dining hail was thrown
open, and splendid collation. spread before the
unexpected but welcome guests. The choice
liquors and viands were freely discussed: and
nothing I'll, occurred to mar the general festivity
The Northwest having been proposed, Or
Lleo, OF Illinois, rose to reply. He pledged his
section OF country In support of DeInocracv "a
represented by the Administrations He declared
that he was but single mouth piece of thousand
OF true hearts, that would cling till death to the
Union and the Constitution He made Some verv
happy hits, and fully confirmed, on this occasion
IN. me mig reputation which he has earned upon
, The Southern press was then toasted, and Mr.
bargy OF this city, was called for. He spoke in
complimentary terms of the gallant Northwest
| EN- Democracy. He said that IL was upon occa-
slons like the present that Southern and Northern
men best learned to know each other, and he de-
claIed that The Southern press would always be
with the voices that could utter and the hands
| that could carry out the noble sentiments pro-
Claimed by his friend from Illinois
| Col Savage, In an able and eloquent strain re-
sponded to toast in honor of Tennessee He
said that the present social intercourse was mere
Ply type OF the great bonds of common feeling
which, In despite Of faction and violence, would
stu bind together the most opposite sections of
the country. ~
| Mr.. McDowall, of Pennsylvania, represented
The keystone state, in an excellent speech and a
most appropriate song 80
| Other toasts were given and responded to by
| gentlemen. w may in
stance Judge MARSHALL, of H., Mr.. Robinson, of
Ohio. and Mr. Woodbury., of N II.
| The ladies', too, gathered in the adjacent par
ioTs and drawing rooms, lent to the scene that
interest which is derived only from the fair
| Take u all In all, this serenade, gotten up by
gentlemen from every part Of the country uniting
| IN honor of an eminent statesman, was the most
brilliant affair Of the kind that has thus far oc.
Cured during the season
CoRoYER's INQUEST About 7 O'Clock yester
| day morning, the body of man was discovered
floating in the canal at the foot of Ninth street
| west. II was taken out and conveyed to the Cen
trail Guard House, where jury was summoned
ana an inquest disclosed the following facts
| The deceased was Gen. David Newlsnd of She
t6oygan, Wisconsin, but formerly of North Caro-
| lima, where be ran for Congress, was defeated
and contested the seat of his opponent
MI Newland was formerly speaker of the
House OF Delegates of Wisconsin. He had been
| IN W aShlngton some five or six months, acting
as agent, IT Is understood for various parties who
were applying for office. He has been Iatterly i'm
very straitened pecuniary circumstances and this
TACT probably gave rise to the suspicion that he
deliberately put an end to his existence but the
facts elected before the jury seemed to indicate
| that his death was accidental, and the Jury
brought in verdict accordingly. The papers
upon his person were not wet through, indicating
that he had been but short time in the water
when discovered Among these papers was a
Free Mason's diploma of twenty years standing,
| ana the body was accordingly taken charge OF
| by members of the Order and convened to their
| hall on Ninth street, from whence he was buried
| at O'Clock this morning.
IL Is hlSh time something was done with that
internal mdn-tTap, the city canal. Let il either
| DE niIed up, Ga contamination devoutly to be
wished, ~ aTched over, or rallied in as is the
case with Jones' Falls in Baltimore. We won
DER the city fathers not afraid to cross the ca
nal after night fall lest they should be confronted
| by some of the pale spectres of the drowned
VINO, If there be any truth in ghost stories, must
| hover over its turbid waters in squadrons
COMMUNICATES.
The CASE OF DoNYELLY.-Mr. Editor: Allow
me, through the medium of your widely circu-
idting paper, to give expression TO the deep
sympathy entertained by myself in common
with many others, for the unfortunate Don
nelly, now under sentence of death Here he
received his collegiate education-here he gradu-
| ated as physician, and long resided among us,
and surely the doubts of his guilt, and the
pity for his situation felt by hundreds Of our cit
lZens, should not remain unspoken. The cir
cumstantial evidence is, indeed, strong. But il
may be asked, has not circumstantiaf evidence
time and again proven falacious. Even when
AT hrst, II had seemed more conclusive and over
whelming than in the present case? Facts an
Nwer, Yes Is it, then, unreasonable when the
only positive evidence against him, is that of a
puted Atheist. when large number of those who
read the reports of the case believe him innocent
| when those who knew him best are strongest in
that belief,-when his trial has ken place in a
community where Moses Wa $ known. but where
"A ST yhpn Aonh -
have arisen on all sides of the fairness of that
trial, and when one-third of the judges to whom
/ he appealed have decided IN favor of new one,
is 1t unreasonable TO ask the Intervention of the
Executive, to save him from what may be an I'M
meTlted doom? Surely not. But suppose him
gnhty-how many extenuating circumstances
arise 10 plead in his behalf Young, talented.
| well-educated, his previous life was blameIess
| He IL no hardened criminal. True his connec-
lions are not wealthy or influential but poverty
soothes not the grief of an aged father nor does
u lessen the pangs Of fond sisters heart IL is
| TO be hoped that these considerations will have
their full weight with his excellency the Cover
| nor OF New Jersey, and joined with the reason
aDle Doubts OF DOnnelly's guilt, will procure for
him some mitigation of his punishment. r '.
VINDEx.
enthusiastically night party OF rowdies
created considerable noise in the western part OF
the city where, for long time, the citizens have
been free from serious disturbances:
| The rioters began their demonstrations near
Boulan2er's restaurant, and went to various To-
caiities, stoning houses, and behaving in dis
| graceful manner.
Young man, barkeeper employed in a res
taurant in that section OF the city, was knoc ked
down with a slung shot, and severely injured
Whether the same persons in the riot are charge
able with the assault and battery, remains to he
seen when the parties are arrested, as they are
likely TO De, their movements having been CLOSELY
watched by one or two person, who can identify
| them.
CRfNINAL CoURT.-After our report closed on
Saturday, the sentence of the Court was passed
| upon VIM. Nicholson, who had been convicted
! Of assault and battery He was sentenced to nine
months Imprisonment in the county Jail, and to
| paw fine of 81
| Anthony Bias was sentenced to one month S
| imprisonment in the Jail aud pay fine of 81
In the case OF Benjamin w atson, charged with
| assault and battery on w. ID. Bell. the Jury re-
| turned a verdict of not guilty.
| To-day, w A. Maury, Esq appeared as pros
ecutlng attorney in place Of the district attorney
| absent from illness