Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-01

CRIMINAL Court Judge Craicford - The
March term Of the Criminal Court commenced to-
day. The District Attorney, p. b Key, ESQ
appeared in the court room at the usual hour,
looking very much improved in health, and re-
sumed his seat and entered upon the duties of his
Office for the term Tine and Jury was called
I'd duly sworn, as follows:
Thomas Carbery, foreman; Stephen p. Frank
| lin, Richard X. Crawford. Thomas Donoho Jno
M. Brodhead, Robert Beal, Nicholas Callan. DR..
Thomas Miller. william T. Stone, George Mat
tingly, George McCeney, George Lowry, Angus
| tus F.. Perry. Benjamin J. Semmes, Leonidas
Coyle, Elijah Edmondson, George A Bohrer,
William Wilson, Peter II Hooe, Adolphus II
PickrelI. John l. Kidwell, George w. Beall.
Samuel Pumphrev, Joshua Pierce
Judge Crawford then proceeded to charge the
g and Jury at considerable length, after which
| they retired to their room.
The District Attorney, P. b. Key, ESQ, here
presented Daniel Major, Esq formerly of the
New York bar. to the Court who was duly ad f.
| District of Columbia
The Petit Jurors for this term were then called
and emPanneled, and are as follows:
William Cooper, Christopher Gill, Daniel
ard Butt. Thomas D. I.arner, Joshua Hilton
| Thomas Bartlev. George = Moves, Washington
Wallingsford, William F.. Spalding, John
Tnrton, William n. Perkins, George d. Spence,
Thomas PROXY, John +. Barker. John Trunnel
| William Slater, William Fl. Gilman, Edwin
Knowles, n artin P. King, Benedict Hutchins
| Seraphim Mast. Thomas Baker, Theodore Meade
jeremiah smith: James Rhodes, Thomas Rug
| giles, and Peter Hepburn
| The Court was waiting for business when oul
| report closed
| WASHINGTON THEATRE-The Managers of the
new Theatre seem determined to deserve success.
as we see they have engaged not only Mr. C. w
| Couidock-an actor Of reputation on both sides
Of the Atlantic-but have secured also for this
| week, Miss Sallie st. Clair, one Of the mos
| chfrInlng actresses now upon the stage.
Tonight will be presented play Of most vivid
interest; as all who have seen 1t will admit
| "The Willow COpse, - and in which Mr. Coui
dock takes the mastery drawn character O.
'Luke Fielding" The play is thus cast:
=, Luke Fielding, MIR. Couldock; Sir Richard
vaughan, Mr. Howe; Col. Vanguard, Mr. Whit
Ting; Dick Hulks, Mr.. Bangs; Staggers, Mr. Rus
sell; Arthur, Mr.. Howard; Augustus, Mr. Daw
son: Bubblemere, Mr. ]. Whiting Fungus NJ r
Corby' Geo-ge, Mr.. Sommers; Joseph, Mr. New
ION Lynx; Mr.. Tree Waiter, Mr.. smthson
| Miss { Carman Lucy Vanguard, Mrs Stoneall
Georgina, Miss Tree; Miss Apsley, Mrs Howe
| Meg, Mrs. Sloan.
SAD ACCIDENT - Yesterday afternoon, P.of
Henry A Washington, lately professor II
William and Mary College at Williamsburg
| Va. but who has been stopping in Washington
t-ly, came to his death thra u h the Academia
| discharge Of an air-gun with which he was ex
perimenting The ball entered his forehead
penet atinG to the brain and caused his Amos
NJ
and was called to the dreadful scene by hearin.
him fall heavily upon the floor. Mr. w was
gentleman of scholarship and fine abilities an,
was the editor Of the last edition Of the Jefferson
| Papers. He was between 80 and 10 wears of aye
The FINE CHOIR of the Foundry Church will
| give Concert tomorrow evening, on which oc
casion the new sacred oratorio Of g Esther or tn
Beautiful Queen" by William B. Bradbury
| will be presented for the first time in tbi, CITY
4 The DrOyTamme for the casio IL,
variety OF the finest musical compositions
| RoBsERY.-On Saturday night the gun shop o
q H. Munck, on Sixth street. was entered b
thieves, and rifles, revolvers. and small pistol
stolen, amounting in value to about S225 Tn
entrance, 1t is supposed, was made first to Mr.
Reese TN shop, in the same house. from w enc
they obtained the tools to force Mr. Munck'
door.
| The COMMENCEMENT of the National Mpdica
College will take place at O'Clock p. m Of
Wednesday next, at the College
Aux o'clock, on Tuesday evening, Mr. Rober
>. Bernard, OF Norfolk. Virginia, one of tn
graduating class, will deliver an address befor
the whole school, to which the public are invited
LOOKOUT for the Concert of the ssYoung Folks,
at the Ninth street Methodist Protestant Church
tomorrow night;
| THE ISLAND Mr. Editor: Allow me to sny
gest, through your valuable paper, that the Com
missioner Of Public Build ngs or the CITY autho
rites take measures to have the sidewalks of tn
streets running through the Mall raised an,
| reP1rSd In wet weather, and especially in tn
winter season, they are impossible for psdestri
ans-particularlyt the pavements on s. venth street
This street is the principal thoroughfare to ant
| from the Island As to Twelfth street but on,
| side Of it through the Mall has been paved-th,
east side; and, although the curb has been set q,
| the west side, II does not deter cartmen and
| others from infringing the law by driving tbei
| vehicles upon the sidewalk / earnestly bop
| the proper authorities will take this matter II
hand and try to get an appropriation for thes,
necessary repairs at All early day. ISLANDER
WATCH HETuRSs This morning, there weT,
no cases for trial at the central guard house
| Ieste day, the following cases were DISPOSED
Of; Hess, disordeIly conduct; fine and costs
| 81 ~. l. King. do do. Chas RAYMOND. do
| do Margaret Russell, dunk and disorderly
| workhouse ~ days. Jas. Mohan, do; do Jno
| Outlay, do; do. ThOs. Taylor, do do.
| MARRIED,
| On tn 20th of August, 1857. BY the Rev Mr.
| Smith, THOMAS I.IDDELL to Miss JULIA
| XII SSELI, both Of this city.