Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-11

1ihcuir Corxf.-The case Of the United State,
%. Joseph Bryan, which was pending when our
report closed yesterday, was closed and submitted
70 'ne Court just previous TO adjournment The
over for consideration
Today the Court took up the case Of Hewitt
cs. MARSHALL and Tillotson Brown. This case
was an action to recover the value of a trunk al
legged to be lost through the carelessness of the
defendants' porter, and was decided at former
trial for plaintiff The defendants counsel ap
peared this morning, on motion for a new trial.
and Mr. Magrudsr was addressing the Court for
plaintiff when this report closed.
Previous, however, TO the motion, the Cont
sci In the case Of the United States rs. Joseph w
Bryan. So the case will 90 before a iurv Al tbe
next term of the Circuit Court.
CRIMINAL COURT Judge Crd,cford. - The
court met at 10 O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Jos.
bradley Jr., appeared as prosecuting attorney In
Inc absence of District Attorney, m b Kcv.
Esq y who is confined to his home by illness
ueo' SIMPLIFY, Esq, formerly of Lima, Allen
county, Ohio, was presented by MIR. Chiffon, and
admitted to practice in this Court -
The case OF the United States rs John Tbomp
son (coiored) was then taken up. The defendant
was charged with stealing, on the fourth day of
last August, clothes to the amount of about
s2o62 from the dwelling house of Dr. Owen
NJ unsoh, 3J5 Pennsy lvania avenue county of
w ashlngton. The clothes Were stolen and con
Veyrd TO the store Of MIR. Meld on Louisiana
avenue, and sold for 81, and were afterwards
found there by DR.. Munson.
This case was closed and went to the iury a,
our report closed.
ThE CONCERT FOR the poor, by the children of
the Western Mission Sunday School of the Y oung
Mems Christian Association, In connection with
several amateur performers, was held last mig ht
al Union Chapel, and was attended by six or
seven hundred persons. The Concert was ad
Inirable, and though " is almost invidions to
paIuculdrlze when all Was good, we cannot re-
ffain from mentioning the beautifully Sung duet
:. Come where the violets blow" performed by
Mrs NJ r. King and Mr.. Landon OF Troy,
Addresses, very much 10 the purnosc wore d.
Hyde.
MRS FRANK X. WRIGHT AT CARUsI's.-Odd-
ly enough the recitation OF 90 Nothing to Wear, ,,
at Carusi's, last night, was made by a LADY,
dressed with remarkable elegance, and who had
personal charms by the way, amply sufficient Ia
set up half-a-dOzen handsome women She
| reads well, and recited some passages of dignity
with hne effect In humorous passages she was
not so successful
Mrs. Wright is, doubtless known To MANY of
our readers as, formerly, Miss Louise Reeder the
author OF several literary works D.
Prov O. 5. FowLER's lecture last night upon
"CourtshiP and Marriage was so much to the
taste Of his audience that, by unanimous resolu-
ton, he was iavited TO repeat 1t, which we be-
lieve he has consented to do on some future eve
ming
The lecture tonight is upon intellect and mem.
DRY, the education OF children, &c
CoURT OF CLAIMS YKsrERDAY.-B. p. Smith
Esq, Of Washington, was sworn an attorney OF
| this Court.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson opened the closing
argument in the case Of Richard w Meade adj
ministrator and, without concluding the Court
adjourned.
SEE ADVERTISEMENT Of Philbrick's great Gift
book enterprise.
WATCH RETURNs.-James Roach, N. Y, riot
security for Court. Prank McDevitt Md, do
| do. John Lee, colored, d. c., disorderly gather
ing; workhOuse OOdays. Flora Ann Lee, colored
Md, do do. A. McWilliams, 8. c., do; do
George Moe abee, ID. c., do dismissed Henry
Kendall, colored, ID. c., do; workhouse 90 DAYS
Daniel Davis, England, drunk in the street; do
Seth Lunsford, Va, drunk and disorderly; fine
and costs, S3A. Charles Magee, Ireland, as.
sanit and battery on his wife; Jail for Court.
4 TWENTY sir lOhuprs-all M