Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-15

lures They are situated on T., between Second
a,,.n,ia st.eets, and cannot fail to attract the
alenuon OF pasSers by
Messrs Baldwin d Brothers have also Just
completed, on their own account four large
.nIee-sIory and attic house, with easements and
With ., nney are beautifully ornamented in front
The fine large houses Of Hon Messrs Rice and
b,sc klnrldge are going on rapidly.
messrs Baldwin Brothers have Just closed
an extensive contract with the Government to
supply the centres for the new Aqueduct, and are
getting out the material with great dispatch.
The Unitarian Church improvement corner of
Sixth street and Louisiana avenue Ia also con-
tracted for by the above firm They are adding
to the old structure by the erection of vestry and
other rooms in the rear, and the whole building
is to be renovated and put in complete order The
plastering is being done by Messrs Stuart & Co.
who are hrstrate workmen in their line and the
church when completed, with the new ffeestone
stone ffont steps, Will be an ornament to that
neighbOrhood.
Mr.: Geo. Naylor, who has the contract for the
new mouse OF Judge Douglas, is pushing the work
OF erection forward with spirit. The first story of
the main building has been erected
M Henry Parker is just completing two three
srory and basement houses on Il street. between
iehth ana Eleventh streets, 60 feet deep by 25
ifont, which are nearly ready for the painter He
Is also erecting for himself two large houses on G
street, In the First Ward, which are covered in
ana Plastered. He has erected a row of small
bricks, eight in number, in the First Ward to-
gether with four small bricks in the same neigh
borhOOd.
ling on III street, between Eleventh and Twelfth,
OF u feet front and IS feet Deep and three stories
| high.
Mr.. George S Kraft baker, is having erected
three-story brick dwelling and bakery which
VIII cover some 5000 feet Of ground. The build
my Is 10 be % feet front and Sc feet deep. He
expects 10 be able to occupy this building by the
Mr.. Daniel Hardness is building for Riess,
music professor, substantial brick dwelling on
= street corner OF Fourteenth. This house IS to
| be four stories in height.
The large brick house now being built by
Messrs. Edmunson & Plant, on street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets has reached
| its fourth story. The cost of erection will be
some 5000; and the structure is of a very sub
| stantial. as we'll as ornamental character.
Mr.. Frank Clark paper hanger, has extended
80 feet, making a connections addition to the
former building.
House building has been greatly retarded in
consequence OF the scarcity of brick this season
through the backward nature Of the Spring.
CRIMINAL CoURr-Judgs Crawford The June
term of this Court commenced to-day. The court
room was crowded by large concourse of peo-
pie interested in the numerous cases which arose
from the late election disturbances in the city.
The Grand Jury was called consisting of the
following gentlemen, who, it will be seen, are
among the most respectable and responsible of
our citizens:
Geo w. Riggs, Geo. McCeeny, VIM A Brad
ley. James Il. Morgan, Geo. -. Gideon, Joshua
Pierce, Robert s Patterson, Geo A Bohrer, w.
Stone, jr., VIM. Il. Dove, John p lngle, Ia
doc w. Mcknew, Jas. c. 6. Kennedy, Buckner
BBayllss, Geo. C. Ames, Lewis Carbury, Darius
Clagett, Alexander III Dodge, Isaac Clarke, T. j.
Calf, Sam. Bacon, w. b. Todd, Jonathan Prout,
and L.. A. Gobright.
The jury Were charged by his honor Judge
Crawford in a most impressive manner. The list
OF petit jurors is As follows:
Daniel Lightfoot, William F. Jones, Se.aphim
Mast, John w. OFT, Robert III. Harrison. George
fhron IN
ley, Robert III. Watkins. James Burns, Thomas
Williams, Jas. NJ. Taylor Samuel Mcknight,
Francis b. Lord, Thomas d. Larner A. Lewis
Newton. Benjamin F.. Gettngs, John E. Kendall
samuel Stott. John E. Neale, H. X Offutt, Abra-
ham Butler, Thomas Davis William Van Res
wick, Southey 5. Parker, James Fulalove, NJ
Boyd Brooks, Alfred Ray, Peter Hepburn, Aaron
After the petit jurors had been sworn Mr. Kew
Tor the United States called several cases which
mad been continued over from the last term, but
In the absence Of witnesses they were postponed
At the time our report closed, the Court was
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
P.S.-The grand jury made report in several
cases to-day, and the Court adjourned until to-
morrow. we presume that the grand Jury first
disposed Of the Jail docket, as heretofore
DEAD.-John B. Kaibel, a German, who was
wounded at the first precinct Of the Fourth ard
on the day Of the election, died last night at the
Infrmary. The wound was fracture of the knee
joint by musket ball, but at first doubts of the
nature OF the wound existed and continued two
days, until amputation was not deemed advisa-
BILE He continued to sink until last night, when
ne dled. The post morton exam nat ion induced
the physicians to believe that when struck he
was running or walking away, and in the act of
lifting his leg the ball entering below the knee
joint and passing upwards.
THE ADDITION TO THE CENTRE MARKET, in
tended for those dealers who have been occupy
ing stands on the sidewalks and others who de-
sire to rent comfortable stands is rapidly ap-
preaching completion under the objection of
ThOS w. Burch. contractor. The potion from
Eighth to Ninth street is under roof and il is in
tended that the entire work shall be completed
by the Ist OF July next, when the stands will be
offered for rent. Ii is presumed there will be an.
plicants for all as soon as offered.
UNITED STATES POLICE REPoRrs-Bsfors
Justice DorH.-One OF the rioters in the recent
homicide case, named William TAYLOR or the
person known from the evidence as 'sthe man with
his arm in the sling,n voluntarily came before
the Justice and entered into bond of $500 for
himself, and like sum for his security for his
appearance at the Criminal Court, this day COM
mencing.
GONE AT LAsT.-By the following obituary
notice. it will be seen that our handsome friend
from the Seventh Ward, has passed to the bliss
ful sphere of married blessedness:
AT Baltimore, by the Rev Mr. Seeley. on the
18th instant. John L.. Smith, Esq of Washing
ton, and virginia G. smith, daughter OF James
Lownds, Of the former place.
MIsUSDERsTANDING.-T morning a quarrel
occurred on Sixth street near c, between Samuel
Robinson, Isaiah Stewart and Joseph F Hodg-
son, and fight was about TO ensue all about DOL
itics The parties were arrested and taken before
Justice Goddard by Watchman DonneIly and
Oficer Watson, where an explanation took place
and an anicable adjustment was made OF the
difficulty.
RAIN FELL in this city on Saturday. June 18th,
from clOudless sky One of our Office BOYS ex-
plains the phenomena; he says that the comet
came along that day according to programme: lii |
in the neighbOrhOOd of the Northern Market got
awJully damned by the hard crowd Of b'hoys
cOngregated there; and went off crying-hence
these rainy tears in the air,
ANOTHER SLUG-sHor WOUxD-It will he re
membered that Commissioner r. B. Owens was |
shot in the arm on election day. and received |
severe wound in the face, ii was supposed from |
DICK Yesterday, the pOultice applied to this |
wound fell from the chin, and with Ii large slug
shot, which had been buried in his face since
election day.