Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-27

ve. tot me insult which led 10 the challenge a
son p'ihgs; tnat after the parties got to Warren
led 70 make 1t up again, but that deceased az
IL was TOO late, and went of; that the ofgsnna
g,ssn 70 carver was very trifiing one, not in.
and ,s,t.., an insult and instantly apologzed for
a anu ieuactsd oy Green; that the apology offered
oy nun, as Green's friend in warrenton. was "a
iHn ana as ample as any gentleman could have
desired was astonished that Carver refused 70 be
pa ne naa heard OF the attack made by Carver
Of the late fracas AHe" ho'hihs
S9sn GfeeH, sworn.-Proved that deceased
o,u IN MS presence, when the dificulty first be-
gan, that he meant to get a revolver from Wash
ington, and then the matter would be damned
soon settled W N"''e"
Col Fant stated to the Jury that Mr.. Radcliffe
na9 oneled TO exhibit the contents of the clothes
ana room, but when he went into the room, he
eeciined TO make any search. allow any ex
nlnit The long pocket knife Of deceased was
PICKED up by him (Fant), near the chair on which
here produced. No examination for weapons of
any kind was made.
The above is a summary Of the evidence Mapv
other witnesses were examined to the threats
oy Carver, and his pursuit Of Green about the
Springs. Every one at the Springs, and the
large company present at the examination were
satisfied that the killing was in selt-defence, and
as Green supposed, in the last resort
The jury, in their verdict, were not unanimous
Six believed that the act was excusable; the re-
manning six differing as to the nature of the Of
renee Justice FAINT conceded with the six who
believed the act excusable, and without hesita
ton discharged the prisoner Mr.. Green was.
however, subsequently rearrested, and held to
bail in the sum of 50 600 for his appearance at
further investigation, to take place to-day.
THE CONTEST FOR MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE
DIsTINcrIoN.-A day or two since, we took occa.
sion TO call the attention of city readers to the
goal with which Mr. VIM p. Nahum a Council
man from the Fourth Ward, discharges his OIL
cial duties, as illustrated by his grave resolution
In efect proposing, on the part of the Washing
ton CITY Councils, to grant the President of the
United States authority to egotiate with Britain
Tor the establishment of a new western terminus
of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable somewhere upon
the SOIL OF the United States. To be sure, the
cable Is the property of joint stock company
over whose arrangements Of termni neither Gov
eminent has more control than the man in the
moon; while at the same time the corporate au-
thorlties OF Washington city have quite as much
to do to take due care Of its CUTTERS sewers, &c .
as they can properly attend to- Yet the ardent
zeal OF the young Councilman proposes to be gov
erned by no such narrow considerations or
bounds. Not having enough to do in the gutter
and sewer line, he thus sets about block out a
new path of Washington city mum ,ipal duties.
Not to be outdone, another Of the body-Mr
new municipal legislative G. lead :" proposing to
initiate new style of corporation legislation
That Is 10 say to supsrcede the previous action Of
congress In providing punishmentfor certain mis-.
The act Of Congress duly Furnishes faro bank
Keeping, dealing, &c, with Imprisonment in the
District Penitentiary. But Mr. Wallace virtually
proposes that the Councils shall sub sttute for that
penalty, Imprisonment in the Corporation work
house and a pecuniary fine the authority of the
| Board Of which he is member being evidently,
IN his estimation, superior in this District under
the law, to that OF the Congress of the United
States With due difference to the superior knoyyI-
edge of law of course inherent IN every CITY Coun-
Gilman II strikes us that the distinguished gem
\ fIGFrN aFafy 81 e.
limbs-es, and calves-es," concerning whose suf-
ferinSs, while fettered in the hot sun around the
centre mar ket. he was long since so elou uent-
| ly blatant in the Council Chamber y must have
assmilated his official noddle not little to those
OF some of the objects OF his sympathy on that
memorable occasion.
We call public attention to these instances of
distinguished examples of acumen in the matter
OF pretending the true character of munich pal
legislative duties, being capially illustrative
OF the cause why the affairs of so MANY American
cnles are: In these times, mismanaged. They
should rightly be under the supervision of prac.
teal business men (as Councilmen) of at least
good common sense and average information
rather than of young gentlemen who aspire to
such places as political stepping stones.
LAW QUEsrIoNs.-A subscriber writes us the
following ncte
Editor Of the Star Will you oblige the writer
OF this note by answering, through the columns of
your paper, the following questions, which con
Germ the interests of a majority of our busine
| men:
i... Where a Judgment has been obtained
tether IN circuit court or DrfUIc mdgIstratc) on
q debt, and A writ of execution has been placed
in the hands OF the marshal or constable direct
Ing such officer to levy the goods and chattles
OF the debtor, has the officer (marshal or consta-
be) (legal) right to require of the creditor
bond of indemnity a protection for himself
simply and only on plea that the otfcer is not
satisfied OF the suficiency of the debtors prop
eTty
I'd. Shall the creditor, in the above case re-
tHSs TO give the required bond. and the officer ION
account OF such refusal neg lect decline TO levy
on The goods OF the debtor has has the cred
lor remedy against the officer for such neglect
I'D Can II party, doing business extensively in
his own name, (as set forth by signs his door
and by general buying and selling in his own
naInS, and on his own unit, defeat the execu-
tioo Of a judgmsnt by pleading ownership in
the goods found in his possession If so, is b e
not liable 10 charge OF obtaining goods under
false pretenses! x&*
In answer to the above, we have simply to
refer the inquirer to some one of the many COM
petent members of the legal profession among
US. The conductor Of a daily newspaper is Of
course expected to know every thing, from the
name of Victora's last born baby and the color
of its hair, to the precise scientific arrangements
(appliances) necessary for Il e inter-communica.
ton OF thought over the Atlantic Telegraph
Cable with as much facility and promptnrss as
over the wire between Washington and Balti-
more. Nevertheless, we do distrust our ability
to give legal advice in the matters concerning
which our friend writes us; which, IL followed
might cause him to founder in the meshes
OF the law, only to be extricated therefrom by
paying some competent attorney ten times as
much as IL would cost him II by being guided
bv proper professional advice at first he had not
got himself entangled in proceedings certain in
the end to cost him far more than he could pos
sibly make by them.
The NORTHERN MARKET was this morning
quite busy place, being very well attended by
hrckstsrs, country people and customers The
very best of order prevailed throughout; the
regulations were pretty generally complied with
and sales were quite brisk up to late hour. The
supply OF garden stuffs large and the articles
displayed for sale appeared fresh, and the butch
eFs stalls displayed some tempting looking meats
to the hungry befOre-break fast-walkers Our
attention was attracted Dy the number Of country
people who attended this market for whom no
stalls are provided. There must he mistake
somewhere, for when the country folks have an
equal show with the hucksters then we have
something like fair prices. We noticed with
regret, goodly number Of country people with
line vegetables, fruits, etc, piled along on the
art and Nth, who, IL was evident, were placed
at disadvantage In dealing with customers in