Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


mans somewhat concerned upon this subject
The lecture, Of course, abounded in pungent
hits. and we noticed some poutinp thereat upon
some fair lips, and that preterpatural solemnity
came over some ma sculine faces. Perhaps they
felt hit. He poured hot shot into the Blimber
hot house, forcing system of education. % Mrs
PaTtington,, was more than half right when she
advised +" Ike'' never 90 take a wife from A
cemetery seminary" in the opinion OF the
lecturer, rejecting wife from modern srmina
" was about equivalent to taking one from a
cemetery No woman Was a ut candidate for
matrimony. who was unhealthy and the maiaT;
~ Of American girls likely to be unheaithv
until another educational system for them is in.
stituted- -..'..
The marriage Of cousins was STRONGLY dsnre
Gated DIS likely tn entail depIorable conseotIenc,s
upOn the offspring of such unions He educated
aTtscu 70 Phrenoiogy as guide in selecting
harmonious partner Thiswas sometimes sneer-
lngly termed counting by the bumps and II
was further objected that by IL the philosophy of
love substituted for its poetry. bnt he ARMED
that philosophy was the real basis of The noetrv
Of love. and that the latter can have no perms.
nency unless founded upon the former solemn
warning was uttered against matrimony being
entered upon without regard being paid 10 the
hereditary qualities likely to be transmitted TO
the children ConsumPtive people should never
marry eonSumPtive people, but persons having
tendency that way should mate with those having
healthy, fully developed lungs, as II is a heredi,
tary law that children take on the strongest anal.
lilies OF thelr parents. Exctable people should
not marry excitable people, and so on
As did Lola Montez in her late lecture he
raised d note of warning to inattentive hus bands
and advised Benedicts in California to write
nome ny every steamer at least Woman,s love
once raised must have an object for that love,
Then the women caught il. all about the accursed
fashions. No man or woman serve two mas
tiers, and II she loves dress she cannot love her
husband. Further no woman who scolds him
loves bel husband, and contrawise no man loves
his wife who finds fault with her for love and
fault finding antipodal
Examination Of heads closed the lecture and
Prof. F. announced that tonight the subject of
''CourtshiP and Marriage would be further
treated
We have, of course, been able 10 Dive only
mere outline of some of the interesting points
made by the speaker.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-After our report closed YES.
tcTday the jury, in the case of Robert Strong use
of ThOs. J. Fisher, rs. the Etna Insurance Com
Pany found a verdict for the plaintiff and as
sessed the damages at 81 SEQ, with interest from
18th September, 1856
The Court then took up the case of Hugh Dow
ling ~. John u Adams and Louisa Adams Adj
miDistFators of Richard Raglan an action of tres
pass to recover damages for fence DESTROYED as
alleged The jury brought in verdict for the
plaintiff and assessed the damages at SO.
The Court here gave notice that the trial dock
Ct was gone through with, and that orders for to-
morrow (to-day) would be the law and chancery
doCkett
The Court then'adjourned.
the Court this morning took I'D the law and
chsnceTy docket. as per order
The case of Robert = Patterson rs Samnel
DeVaus an came up first on motion for new trial.
on plea that the jury in the former trial who had
gwen verdict fof plaintiff and assessed damages
at 500, mad made d mistake as to the under
standing of the evidence. Mr.. Stone, for plain
I'M addressed the Court on his motion for a new
trial al some length, stating the law points in
volved, but the Court finally overruled the mo-
ton.
The Court then took ND the case Of the limited
states rS Joseph Bryan, suit by the United States
against Joseph Bryan. aS one of the surcties of J .
d. Ming, late Surveyor General of California TO
recover the sum OF So, 100 alleged To have been
found due the Government on the Anal settlement
Of said Kings account. The District Attorney
and chiffon for the United States, Carlisle and
Bradley for defence
The defence stated by Mr. Bradley in demurrer
10 the declaration was, that the official bond of
Ming was valid and binding upon his sureties
ne objection TO the bond was that the condition
was not such as the act of Congress of the eth of
May, lc2s2. Statutes at Large, volume g. page CO.
requires. That act provides that SURVEYORS Gen
eral shall give bond, with suretes in the penalty
CT SoOOUO, conditional for the faithful disburse-
meBt OF all public moneys that shall come into
their hands, and for the faithful Performance of
The duties of their Offices. The bond in this case
does not contain the part Of this prescribed con-
dlhon which relates TO the disbursement of pub
lie money, but only the portion of it which re-
ldits TO the performance OF duties.
he case was pending when this report closed
THE RIvER.-At the Long Bridge yesterday
the passage of good number of heavy teams
over the northern draw disclosed some danger
Gus places in the underpinnng, and accordingly
the travel was suspended for Il time, and an in
v"stigaiiOn had Of the condition of things An
examination brought to ligh. the fact that some
cl the st1ngers were very much decayed, and
Lad begun In settle dOwn. WoTkmen were i'm
medIateiy dispatched to repair the daRgerou,
place which was done; but the opinion of the
boss carpenter IL. that. by another Fall, a new
draw will he necessary
AT Magruder stones wharf-Schooner 8. 8
a. lina 4 prra AZ a
View York, with consignmsnts for Barbour &
Semnes, Murray Semmes, George = Gideon
thompson, Hamilton & Co. WaTder & Killmon,
George and Thomas Parker & Co, r.. &. Dyer,
Jackson, Bro Co, John H. ButhmaDn. Chas
McGuire- b Jost, e Finckman, c Kloman
Murray Randolph, Perry, J. w. Thompson
Bro, Maestro, A. Il Houghten, ID. C. Law
renee. V. L. MOner-GeorgetOwn consi nmeDts TO
JaS, II Croker, NJ. A. Thomas
From Capt. Bowen, Of the steam tug Jas Guy
we saye information OF tue arrival at Alexandria
Yesterday of the schr. Sylvester Allen, Boston
cities.
The Barque Horace Beal arrived at the West
efn WHAT on Monday last with a cargo of granite
Tor the public works. During the last eip 6ty-tye
days the Horace Beal has made ten trips from
Dicks Island TO Georgetown, including one trip
10 Baltimore This is considered the fastest sail
ing on record
Several vessels sailed from the pert of Alexan-
dria yesterday for Northern ports laden with
flour, corn, coal, etc.
The Washington and Alexandria Railroad Is
10 b- opened on next Morday under the conduc-
t"rshiP OF Capt Job Cor on, formerly commander
OF the steamer George W dshInuIon This road
mas been put in apple pie order, and will no
doubt do brisk business the fact of
It's being IN operation becomes generally known
LEVY COURT-MoHfhly Meeting -OL Monday
the Levy Court met.
All the members present. and the Secretary.
Mr. n. Callan
Mr. Carberry reported that he had an interview
with Mr.. Boscbke, in relation to the map Of the
county prepared by him, aud that Mr. b. had
agreed To take 500 for the same.
Tha deed conveying a piece Of ground to the
United states for a county road to connect with
The broad road was read, accepted and ordered
TO be received.
Mr.. Clendenin'S account for grading and grav-
cling the Cemetery road was presented and laid
over Tor further examination
The pension heretofore paid to Charles Muir
ply, was continued. and the payment hereafter
orderfd TO be made to SaylTs Bowen, ESQ
The several accounts Of the Orphans Court
were ordered to be paid