The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
EXCURSION 10 PINEY POINT

marty of about one hundred and fifty ladies aud gem
tlemen members of the Choir Union and their friends
left this city on Wednesday evening last excursion
30 Piney Point with the intention of having good time
and Il may be that Of them did have good time
There were so many drawbacks TO the enjoyment of the
occson however that many of the party pronounced IL
failure and said that, it the first experiment of
The Choir Union in giving excursion TO this place il
would probably be their last The company all ON
board the Powhatan at about eight O'clock and the boat
started IL was then attempted to get up singing
and the members assembled ON the lower deck where
there was a fine piano but 1t impossible to obtain
light enough there 10 the words the notes. and
that attempt was after abandoned Another diff
Guilty and serious too, the absence of ice
board The water and bracxish to be
unfit TO drink, while the heat excessive AS the
hours wore on vexations Some of the gen
emen were vany seeking places sleep all the berths
having been secured and those who could not find any
seemed determined that nobody else should enjoy any
quiet and kept up such noise that slumber was out of
the question Then those who had berths were unable
TO remain in them account of the heat and
on the whole, such catalogue of vexatons would be
difficult to equal All consoed themselves they best
could with antiopaons OF the enjoyment of the coming
day and at about sunrise ON Thursday morning the
boat arrived at her destination Here the first question
was .. when will breakfast be ready 2? for the whole
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bathing was rendered intocrable After waiting with
s,aF, .a ros;an.,;on !, 1ast ,no rf.., In
heard and oil rushed into the dining Some sue
ceeded in satisfying their hunger and others did not for
the accommodations insufficient for tho party and
d.ad = ,nossb,e for ali 70 Obtain attention The w.
tor hor was miserable and no Ice coud no obtained
Tho offeo WAS verv fair but No milk ocomnanied n
wa al, hore ,er.l that We mot several gentlemen from,
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ana we nave no aouot put 'has or hl'eu hummer %
persons the accommodations would be all that could be
desired but for party like this they certainly
inadsouate
uh o ,ros rer,ovcd from, the boat To the wilton
.. p'''o $50 I, : 1891 >. H.,
ana the members u 'io "s'ooa'oh 'Npeo'oo ~ nave
some musical practice out during the whoe day the sing
ing was monopoized by halfdozen amateurs, and
no general practice was until after tea when the
conductor called the marty together who made nm at
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drowned ny 'hc escaping sVea vi tho po'', winch was
ready to start lnls was another failure, and the
party returned beard where the scenes of the pcy
ous night were repeated with additions and variations
a lb If the Growing of chantcleer and va,;ops b;ae
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one or TWO CLOCK IN the morning. however, all became
comparatively quiet and after two or three hours sleep
we arrived at the wharf in Washington fatgued and OK
bousad veyed and disappointed Inf Glad tbnt the flair
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CRIMINAL COURT OF BARRETT AND
WILLIAMS
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Charles Birrett ana henry Wias, hley convicted OF
the murder OF Reeve Lewis were brought from the Jail
into court and placed in the prisoners box.
The court ordered Charles Barrett to be placed at the
bar and asked him if he had ANYTHING to ry why SEN
nce of death should not be passed upon him for the
cr;,ne of which Ia stood convicted
The prisoner replied that he had Watchman Carroo
had sworn falsely against him and had sworn his life away
bv false swearing Carrico had testified at the ia that
he saw him he prisonero cench Entwsle by the collar
and shoot him but he did not know who fired the rest
of the shots and then he had come to the house
after finding out how Enwstle was going to testify and
coroborated his statement He solemnly declared that
he was not guilty of that murder
The court proceeded to pass sentence upoa him MS fol-
lows You have been convicted of one of the greatest
crimes against society known to its laws The life of
fellow being has been DESTROYED Inv vour hand trial al
entire fairness and defence conducted by the counsel
of your salcction with the most v;cont zeal and dis
pnsbed ability and learning has resulted n verdict Of
which the LEGAL consequence Ia Won IL the nenaltv of
de.tb M controverted Questions Of law wore made
on the trial n being too Main far dnute that whoever
ner,erated tho crime VIII which Won yc CHARGED was
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