The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-14

PEsssxvATsos 10 Connsoonx Law ALLsxrx. "A handsome
siIvu pitcher gobIst saL salver The eisnat week Of
Menss n. w. Gait Bro Of Tins cisy, were presented
to Commodore LAv2etts fIoan the vil e6eSzs hea of
departments and wosknsn Of the Washington nxvy-yxsd
On the evening o. Wednesday. the ftth instant
co,nmistes appointed froa ssrh Of the depart
ments Of the yard combating u the Ilowisrn.sd ssu-
tlenen, viz w. r. 4. sanger. ~ heNerA~ny. Thomas
Champion L. Van Reswick, Il n. 0hut A. Weodw.xd
~ u Bright. B. curran james Tucker, Jos PSdgcts,
John Tucker. Thomas Altsmu~. W. c. Hoofnagle John
Holroyd, w. W. BsownIng, VIM Boyd, j. r. NeCAxA-
ran James Philips, Jos Walsh, A. fresch, w. O0att
John w. Richardson, A. Leonard, NJ Lewis Joseph
Humphreys. aud john n. Thmntoa. sssaR y ~
The committee having been duly received at the COM
moiores quarters, Mr.. AcNerhany made . fsw pstAy
and appropriate remarks expressive the feelings which
prompted the presentation Of this tribute roa. grateful
hearts to exalted worth TO which the commoiorc
sponded in few fslicitoas REMARKS accepting the gift
acknowledging their generosity, and thanking them Tor
their kndness, which should ever. he rid, he cher
ished in his fond remembrance. 1ne party then
usered into apartment where refreshments were par
taken Of after which the committee took their leave
The occasion characterized by transformations SIM
plcity mansting papahy that the generous emotions
Of the human heart can, at best be but Seebly por
trayed by language, aud that its irrepessble impulses
only find expreoa the silent ushings of it, own
Heaven-born sympafhcs.
The pitcher bears the following inscription "Ftom the
civil officers heads of departments and workmen of the
Washington navy yard to Commodore L. A. Lavsllette
May, 1858 spontaneous tribute of respect and graf
ituse to eminent worth
Integrity aud dignity nrmness n command,
Ahke promose our eouniry good aad On tho Land
CRIMINAL Couwr - George Johnson and Augustus Heis-
sler charged with the murder Of MarcciIus Stoops,
yesterday brought into court and srrgned, and
plead not guilty. asa
District Attorney Key wished the postponed until
the June term Of the court for which he believed
to be good and sufficient
Mr. Radcliffe for the defence stated that he could
the propriety Of this proceeding He would be will
ing to postpone 1t until proper day but not to the
time which asked. fa wished some good reason
stated why the application for postponcment made
After spirited argument between Messrs Key Rad
cfe and Norris the entered very infinitely into
the question at issue, and decided that the application
for postponement should he granted The court stated
that it had sufficient confidence the District attorney
not to require him 10 state publicly his for
thereby the ends of justice might lie defeated The prs
then remanded 10 Jail
George creager, aims George williams convicted Of
the murder OF VIM Farrell, brought into court, and
sentenced follows after replying to the question put
the judge to whether he had anything say why
tence should not BIC pronounced upon him. tat he Ind
nothing to sAy -
George Creager you have been convicted of heinous
crime. YoGr trial, it will not be denied by your-
self fair and Your defence conducted with zeal
and great ability by the counsel selected by yourself
your friends. IL IN rad spectacle to young man.
said to be not than nineteen twenty years old
standing up in court to receive felon sentence An ex
ceen characterfor such the proof shows yours to be-
has been destroyed in Amoment and prospect bright
that Of any person of the age and condition OF
life has been blasted and covered with darkness by
great crime from the effects Of which, shape or
other you relieve yourself Time, experience
and reformation your part may bring about rgetL
ness at least induce silence the part Of others bat
you win remember what they may be willing chsrisbIy
to This offence against Divine and human law
pcrpeta at the door of Of those fountains Of
crime which do to destroy good and corrupt
the young than all other combined Whenever
criminal b made OF deadly weapon and death b the
consequence hold it to he the duty Of this court upon
conviction like the present to exercise all the power the
law has conferred upon It, The sentence that you
fer imprisonment and labor in the pcnitentary OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the period OF eight years
The petit jurors then discharged until next Tues
day. there being other business ready trial until that
time.
Ksow-NorHrSG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. On Tuesday eve
ming Captain James, warden of the Baltimore jail,
knocked down the railroad station this CITY, and
III has been very properly conjecture by who
had been prisoner under his charge and who thus
vesged old Jail grudgc. The Raiamore Par,a of
last evening gives minute account Of the assant in
which there intimation that either Captain James or
tho gentleman with him had the slightest idea who the
asailsnt was, and then very coolly remarks sIt
be denied that the attack Captain James
stigated for other than because he lead
ing American from baltimore" ~ sa 4
This not tho first time that this charge of i'll treat
nent OF Batimoreans has been made and trust that
the Patriot will state what Il has for making In
the present instance On the contrary the catalogue
crimes committed In this metropolis within the past
years shows concIusively that indebted to the
Americans from Baltimore for the commission OF the
grossest outrages It is from the piug aglies and othe
organized bands Of Bamorcans wAo exist by crime and
who riot in vice that majority OF the murderrrs rob-
bes and ncsndiAres who have committed such henous
crimes here, have sccreditsd And 10 il to eaec
tually drive them back baltimore by Keeping their
affiliated brethren here oat of power that the dcocrs
and anti know nothings intend b rally man. and
elect Col Berrct to the mayorAly Ths people 81 Wssh
ington Mr. Pia, '.proect the lives OF Stranger
If you will recall your plug ugly satellites
THR Bomos MAIL---The correspondent cf the Boston
Herald makes the following statement about the present
mail arrangements between this metropolis and the city
of notions There Ia room for improvement
Trains for the East leave herr mt s. u instead Of m
AMI 325 instead OF 20 Tha tne Of closing the
ming mails liked 1t tw0 clock Ia the afternoon
hour and fifteen niuwtss earlier than bsre and mail
lsy over 1t New York hour logger fhaa
by the past arrangements The train leaving here ut 5:15