Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-27

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ring Yesterday with the case OF z. Jones rs. Ann
Dermott .Brsdisy, csslfsae and Maury for plain.
I'M Nj andrJ. 9. Brent for defence. afT
: Names OF cJsry AJaimes A. Kenneay. John
Shaw, Thomas Riggles, Geo. ID. Spencer, WIN.
Drnry, Thomas F itSam, Daniel r. Berry, Alex
ander Jackson, George b Smith, Michael r.
Sg Thrs,, Edgar ~ Bates, William Kennedy.
ON VINO was followed ON the part sf the defence
ny MIX j. Brent, and the examination of the
witnesses was entered upon ... ,3 -
This morning the Court met nj ten o'clock and
The examination Of Mr. - Hardness for plain
TN, was resumed from Yesterday, and cont nued
up to the time when this report closed. -
DIsMIssED.-This. morning, Mary ,HeissIer APP
Peared before Justice Dom, for hearing on a
charge Of larceny, brought against her on Satur-
day The larceny was committed about month
before, hut the charge was made but recently
There being no evidence of guilt on the part Of
the accused, the case was dismissed. 80 p.
The boys arrested last night by Watchman
Homer, on a charge of larceny fsee watch re-
Ports,) were this morning ia ken before Justice
Dom 1t appeared that the two named Daniels
had taken the money belonging to their parents
and bought clothes with ID, which the mother re-
garded as proper. The balance found in their
possession was returned to the mother; the bows
were dismissed. The worst feature in their case
was the purchase, by them, Of a pair Of pistols.
}" Il ksTERDAY MORNING, an old soaker walked
into the trial room of the guard house and SO
pestered the officers by his interference with bu.
siness that Capt. Mills was compelled to get rid
Of him, TO commit him as a vacrant The soaker
who gave his name VIM. Mcpherson did not
seem particularly broken hearted at the prospect
OF workhouse accommodations, and said he had
been there before. ...r...
OYSTERS The oysters brought to this market
were never before so fine early in season as
at present. Indeed, they are already equal to
any that we might look for in December. We
obtained some from our neighbor, Schwartz, a
few days ago, that would well niph have shamed
the finest saddle rocks Of New Y ork, or even Gar
rison's best Linhaven bays ~
The MAGNIFICENT NEW BUILDING of Messrs
Wall Il Stephens is to-day receiving its finishing
touches and tonight 1t will be brilliantly iIIu-
minated, and between the hours of seven and
eleven O'Clock thrown open for the reception of
their friends and customers by the enterprisjng
Proprietors. .r.-.
The INTRODUCTORY LECTURE opening the 3Glh
annual course of the National Medical College
was delivered last evening by Dr. w p. John
ston. IL was an able review of the aims of medi-
cine, the proper objects of the student, and his
best course Of study.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE complains of the
irrsgularity with which the boats plying between
Washington and that city now run Can IL he
Iuot thc tiidud1tIS Oh the TWO lines have
violated their promises to maintain regular hours1
The FAILURE OF the northern mail this morn
ing was occasioned, we hear from passenger,
by the running off the track of the philadelphia
train about eighteen miles beyond Baltimore.
CENTRE MARKET-The attendance this morn
ing was small, both of dealers and customers in
consequence Of the unpleasant weather. Prices
were about as on Saturday.
STEALING BY WHOLESALE is that practised by
some OF our contemporaries, upon our reports of
the proceedings of the Virginia Synod
TONIGHT, another performance of the ever
pleasing Juvenile Comedians at Odd Fellows,
Hall
BLITz performs tonight at Odd Fellows, Hall
Navy Yard. Nuf ced.
WATCH RETURNs.-Elzabeth Johnson, ID. c.
disorderly and indecent conduct; workhouse so
days. VIM. Barton, colored, Md, do f; fined 80
and costs. Josephus Collins Conn -, drunk and
disorderly; dismissed, to leave the CITY George
Simnis, colored, ID. C., disorderIy; work house
90 days. Edward Daniels, Jos. Daniels Michael
Cronig, Joseph Swigert, boys, ID. c., suspicion
of larceny; held for further hearing. Ten lodges
accommodated, only one of whom belonged to