Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-06

ell, City Hall, with pretty full attendance Of
persons having business pending before Il.
The following is list Of the panel Of Grand
Jurors for this term, who were called and duly
sworn:
George w; Riggs, foreman, Judson Mitchell,
lanes JANIS I9owiss, Gregory Ennis, G. Chapman,
Bnckn MrG Bsyli'' Wm stone. sr:, Geo Bohrer,
dieton, VIM; Bayly, Enos Ray, Charles r.
Belt, Joshua Pearce, John Purdy, jos N Fear
son, Charles L. Coltman, Charles Nichols, Geo.
George Mattinely, Hamilton oughborough.
Tne grand Jurors were duly charged by His
Honor, Judge Crawford.
The petit Jurors were then called, az follows
Motley MoreIand, WIN. Cleary, Edward n Ed.
elm, VIM. tlenner, w Evans, John r. Mnr.
raw, Thomas Young, John Bright, Vincent
M Mas David avid A. Gardiner, Francis Maltngly,
Robert hewitt, John b Turton, Jpo Van RiS,
wick, John s Magee, John T. Clements. Peter
Be. I,; James Te, R9odeT, John TIunnen George
I,eonidas Bowen, James Murray, Robert w Al.
kins, and James S. Barnard.
On motion OF w. ID. Davidge, Esq Chas H.
Uuermehle and w. L. Dunlop, Esors. were ad.
mitted as attorneys and counselIors b.fore the
criminal courts of the District of Columbia, and
were duly sworn.
The trial docket was being called ,,,ha, orr
report closed W"
TRIALS AT THE GUAED- MORTAR
ty: Thomas Bennett, Alfred Green, cold. drunk
a. w
carpenter, unlawful assembly; fine and costs Sc
i9i Thos droom, cold, Sc. Is; Jas Sewell COLD
DO, w days Moses Brown, cold, MARY Brown
eord, Eleanor Davis, cold, 81 days each John
l. hoss, drunk and disorderly; 81 Is, fine and
costs VIM Booth, carrying weapons; 90 DAYS
Jos Jenkins, ID. Richards, Josephine TAYLOR
all coiored, drunk and disorderly; 90 DAYS each
John Slime; disorderly, 90 Is VIM. Brenner
ID: b. Moran, drunk and disorderly; Odavs each
WIN Looney and James keenan,; disorderly and
Ploitne, % 10 each James Humphrey, 90 days.
h 1sIi, Massilla, yagrant, 81 Is Thomas Hart,
Jeremiah Connolly drunk and disorderly; 80 Is
each; Curtis Rathbun, do s2.15. Jas John
son, Dennis Burgess, Jane Weir, and Mary Lee,
core, unlawful assembly; fine and costs, IS Is
were retained to give them opportunity to pay the
fine and costs. fN' 'A'
INK GREAT FALLS MANUFACTURING ComPA-
NT-The case between the United States and the
ABOVE company in respect to the inquisition for
damages came on before Judge Brewer Of the
Montgomery County Court, on Wednesday last
Witnesses were first examined and several MEM
Ders OF Inc jury were questioned as TO their nm.
derstanding Of the law and the grounds on which
they made their verdict On FRIDAY MT Cane
ton, for the United States, addressed the Cont
a ais was followed by Mr. Darlington on the same
SIDE on saturday Besides these two gentlemen
the nited States is represented by Messrs Ould
and Brewer. To-day the COUNSEL on behalf of
Ine company will commence their reply, and
after they have spoken Mr. OuId will conc ude
Inc Company has eight gentlemen present as
legal advisers aud advocates. viz. Ne..rs
SHother, Bouic, Bowie. Perdleton, Lowe, HAYES,
ana vincent; Messrs. Scott and Lowe are moi
present. The arguments will not be closed he
fore Tuesday evening.
COMMUNICATED.
NY bdHor: Can you inform me the name or
the street running from the corner of Louisiana
avenue and Seventh street to the corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and Ninth street, Ills gen.,.
ally called Pennsylvania avenue, but its numbers
DO not correspond with those on the Avenue
proper. Also, the names Of the streets bounding
lafayette square on the East, West and South
That on the South is usually considered portion
OF fennsylvanta avenue; but an old resident in
forms me that its proper name is Executive street
ana was so written upon former charts of the
city. III Commissioner Blake or the city author
tiles would cause sign boards, with the proper
names OF these streets, 10 be affixed 10 the cor
hers thereof, much confusion would be avoided
"AshlNGrON Dec CIvIs.
THE CoLrMBIA TYPoGRAPHIcAL socIErY-At
the meeting Of this Society on Saturday eve ming
last, the following gentlemen were elected off,
GERS for the ensuing year: John n. Thorn, Presi
dent-re-elected; Joel Brown, Vice President.
VIM X Mclean, Corresponding Secretary-re-
elected; n. :. Bowen, Recording Secretary-re-
elected Michael Cation, TreasHrer-rp-eI.cted
for the twenty fourth time
The forty-fourth Anniversary OF the Society
Will be celebrated on the 3D. Of January neYt
delivered
poem read, promenade concert Of vocal and
instrumental music given and termn Mating with
a ball, the management Of which has been en-
trusted 10 committee an fIit in such matters
RIvER.-The steamer Columbia had not ar
rived at Riiey's wharf on her usual trip up to
O'Clock this morning 1t is supposed that she
mus, have been detained in the bay by the fog
which prevailed last night
large lot OF furniture addressed to John Nit
chell has been lying in Riley's warerooms un-
called for for several days.
Al Magruder Il Stones wharf arrived schr Ann
ID Mott Bedell line, Capt Newton with CON,
SHIPMENTS to Washington and GEORGETOWN mer-
chants. Also arrived schr Mary p stevens with
100 tons of coal for Magruder & Stone; and schr
1anthe with 100 tons to same
AccIDEsT.-On Friday night last, man living
on Seventh street, near the Park, was playing
with loaded pistol in the presence Of boy
named Wilson, when the weapon was accident
ally discharged, the ball ytriking the lads head
AID fracturng the skull, and producing IL was
feared, fatal wound In the absence of the fam
lily physician, DR.. Duhammel was called in, and
administered TO the sufferer. This is but another
case OF the effect Of careless handling Of deadly
weapons, and should be a warning to all persons
In future who are iven to this foolish and dan
gerous habit.
Az ISLAND BALL young friends of the
Mount Vernon Association propose to make to-
night merry, at Island Hall. They are capital
hands in the amusement line, and we cordially
advise every one who desires an evening fuII of
fun to spend this evening at Island Hall
THK GOLD FOLKS are coming They will
be here Tomorrow night, at Philharmonic Hall,
thifty-seven In number, with their grand orches-
tia, all clad in the costumes Of a hundred wears
ago, and representing the " home eirclesr or
=" Preside Rehearsals" OF the same date
The THEATRE.-To-night Is the opening night
OF the regular season, under the auspices of the
regular managers. The performance Is Lytton,s
play Of F." Money" in which Mr. Chas Fisher,
the favorite New York actor, makes his rst ap-
Pearance in this city.
The POLICE REvIEw.-rhe police, auxiliary
guards, and special police, assembled at the CITY
Hall this morning for their regular monthly re-
view oy the Mayor after which they returned to
their beats.
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