Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-26

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'uiia Bigley, white, with intent to kiln, returned
verdict Of guilty as indicted and sbs 49,
"nceo 10 De imprisoned in the penitentiarv for
term Of three years io'
,u me court then understanding from the absent
July IA the case OF John ESSEX that they had not
agreed upon verdict, adjourned
euay, the Court met at one O'Clock n nm
anu messenger being dispatched to the iury
room 10 see whether the absent iurv wers n,e
uu 10 oIing In verdict, returned with a note
IN wnIch 'hey informed the Court that there was
no chance OF their coming to verdict not,ri,be
sIdhuIhg the long. earnest, and vet friendly in
rs",,s.,sS OF sentiment between them. So they
adjourned """ 'ue Court
To-day, the District Attorney ordered the wit,
hesses In the case Of the United States rs Benia.
min Ogie to be called. All the witnesses an
~, ,s on both sides except one, and the counsel
ior the defence stated that II was importan, 70
nave that witness present before going into the
uldl, ana asked the Court to indulge them mill
100 nu tnsss IN question, Mr. George Wissinger,
could be summoned The Court granted tbe
request, giving the defence until tomorrow 10
get the witness. So the case was postponed tiIJ
o-morrow at 10 o'clock a. m VIA
The case Of the United States We Alsx.,5ar
h2Sleston was then taken up, in which the mis-
oneI was charged with assault and battery with
intent To XIII jeremiah Toomey ~
ny rooney WAS sworn and tesfi6sd that -,
Itst election day he was at the Fourth Ward eIsc
uuH- mere was riot, and the mob drove the
%mce,s away they went down to the Second
Ndlu polls, and a crowd OF some two bund rcd
lOliowsd; witness was running across the street
anu was met by Eggleston; witness Thought Eg-
go WOULD shoot at him, so he shot at Eggle-
SION, witness then ran, and shots We're fred at
MIN; thinks Eggleston red at him Int does NOT
Ano" had no time to look behink to see
- oIkdrf, sworn. All the shooting was
over before witness got there
Tue jury returned a verdict of not ,,uilty
Inc Jury was then sworn in two cases against
LII He sd one charging the defendant with
nm M 4
Champion. y" "'
w. H. Fanning, sworn.-Received a United
states variant to arrest Eggleston on cbarue OF
assault and battery on VIM. CHAMPION; we pt after
MIN; found him at Burch' 5 tavern and served il;
mggies SION tnen struck witness, and clenched
WIN MIN, throwing him down; other officers
then came and assisted in taking Egpleston to
the magistrde 's Office
WIN. C!an'Pto's sworn.-was at the polls on
last erection day; met crowd, at the head of
winch was .EgglestOn. who as soon as he Saw
witness nred two pistol charges at witness; this
was IN the Second Ward; Eggleston was about
twelve yards from witness when he fired: the
pistol was pointed directly at witness
Inc jury lad retired in this case when our re-
port closed.
The jury in the case of E,sey had not ,greed
Oh verdict at the last accounts
NATIONAL MUSICAL CoSvKN1IoS-Tbe Con.
veHtion met this morning at ten O'Clock, in the
lecture hall OF the Smithsonian Institution with
quite numerous attendance of delegates from
various musical associations
Tue Convention was called to order by Mr.
Howell, the president being absent
After prayer by the Rev DR. Bocock the busi-
ness Was commenced by the appointment Of the
following committees:
., COMMITTEE on Reception of Delegates-Capt
a Incker, j Il Dawson and - White
committee ON Business of the Convention-Drs
MGnson aGd MeClery, and Messrs. Reilly, Me-
Gill and Hunter
Committee to select Music and assign Parts to
SinSers-Messrs. Magruder, Dawson and Ball.
Committee TO have charge of BookS-Messrs
Sherln, Campbell, McGill, MeCIery and Fu2i lit
On motion, II was resolved to hold their ses-
slons dally-hom I'D o'clock a. IN. till IL IN. from
q too p m, and from = to : TO 10 p. M
The Chair introduced Professors Root and
Bradbury, the conductors OF the Convention
MI Root congratulated the Convention upon
seeing 50 many present again, and expressed
hope that the Convention NAV he as pleasant as
those he las previously attended here He intro
hu"ed Professor Bradbury, who with a few re-
Eir ks relative 20 the distinction between sec uIar
a'd sacred music, and the objects Of the COnven.
hOn- called upon TIE Convention TO perform sew
eTal pieces Of sacred music.
FIGHr.-On Saturday afternoon last, Just as
the President OF the United States passed that
point on foot, fight took place at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street between
James Allen and Benj. Eccleston Tor Egyleston,)
employed As messenger or packer in the Stale
Department. TbSs were the centre of n proup
discussing municipal politics and on having an
OpprobiOus epithet applied to him. Allen struck
who IN turn knocked him down. In falling
Allen received very ugly cut from the pave
nIrntI Oh the back of the 6ead causing him TO
bleed profusely ere he WAS conveyed to his home
We are Informed h. bystaDdrrs that Waterman
Donneily stood near by, with his arms folded
until the fight was concluded when IL aTresfs6
John Campbell Zone of tue rroWd) for SWEARING
II II alleged. and conveyed him to a ma1istrate5s
Office. subsequently, he was permitted 10 depzrt
This occurrence Is bad enough in all con-
science, without TRANSPORTING In the Immediate
4ILssence of the President OF the United States
ssS have every reason tn believe that II will
cdnSs tue Mayor to station az the corner of Penn
syiv2nia avenue and Sixth street policemen who
can be relied on to prevent brewing violations of
s'be public peace.
ThE NORTHERN DRAwER.-Applicatio has
been made TO the Commissioner of Public Build
ings to cause the northern drawer of the Long
Bridge to be- opened for passing long boats that
may BIZ unladen, well for those laden as
under the existing regulation. We hear that he
has declined accedng to il, insomuch as /. gives
much less trouble to the boatmcn to lower their
masts when nd Laden than to the travel over the
bridge TO halt for from five minutes to half an
hour IN order to save the former the trouble OF
lowering their masts when unladen. Twelve
years ago IL was attempted to carry out what the
bJatInen recently petitoned for, IA explained
above, and the attempt resulted even then with
less than half the existing travel over the bridge
IN interminable endorsements. This decision
OF the Commissioner is therefore very proper
The RIvER.-This has been, on all sides an
unfortunate season for the proPr-tors of the fish
ing landings. No one engaged in the fisheries,
far We have heard, has cleared expenses
except the gill-neite
At RiIey's wLsn-Arriyed scBr. W Leyere
from Port walthaii, with III tons gas coal Hen.
ristta, from Savannah, with 100 UD feet lumber
to p COyle; Lovely Dove and Widows Son.
from Port Deposit, with $500 and IL, 900 feet
Tmber TO Lanman stmr. Columbia, from Balti-
InOre, with cOnsignments to Thompson. Hamil-
ton K Co, ), Bacon, j. Brusman, J. w Marin.
II Han tine, f.. F. Queen, w. II Upperman and
n GaIlag her
AT stone K MagTuder's wharf-ArTived schr
Elite, from r Philadelphia. with 1872 tons coal.
wAsHIxsTON THEATKE We are glad to say
that this pleasant little temple of the drama r. to
reopen tonight for the summer season We are
happy 10 add that gifted young Washington
actress. Miss Ayonia Jones, IS appear to- night
She takes the part Of Blanche, in Mrs. Mowatt
a