Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-26

CIRCUIT CouRr.-The court have been eng aged
since Wednesday last, in hearing the facts ir.
volved in suit brought against the Corporation
of Washington by Gen. Roger C.Weightman, to
recover damages for injuries sustained, in MAY,
1851, by the falling Of the iron bridge at the
t.on OF Rock creek ana X st. near Georgetown.
The facts adduced TO sustain the smit were, that
0en elghtInan was passing over the brid ge in
an omnibus, when the structure gave way and
the omnibus and those in il were precipitated a
considerable distance TO the bed Of the stream
and the left arm Of the plaintiff was broken, and
the hand so badly crushed and mutilated as 10 be
entirely useless since that time. Some eighteen
witnesses were examined. The defence set ND
was, that the casualty by which the plaintiff re-
ceiyed the injuries was entirely fortuitous, and
could not have been foreseen nor avoided by any
action OF the Corporation. The case will proba-
bly, occupy the court during the remainder of the
week. Damages laid at $1,000 Bradley, ~.
Carlisle and MauTy for plaintiff; Davidge and
LenOX for defence.
TRIALS At THE GUARD-HoUsx-Ye Yesterday
morning, n party Of Young men were arrested and
taken to the guardhouse, for an unlawful assem-
bly, They Were docksted as John Bowling, VIM.
Haait, John Sprigg, Geo. Brown, WI m. Atwood,
and fined Is each
This morning the trials summed up as follows:
Anthony Simms, colored drunk and disord.rIv.
line and costs, SO IS Stephen Calhoun. drnnk
and indecent exposure; SO 10 Lewis Gibsyn. A
Robinson, Washington Lee, Alfred Stewart. Ann
hasoh, 7" IN ldSlof and Robert Hawkins All
coFd, unlawful assembly; Robinson and Na.on
were dismissed, the others were nned each as
aud costs James Hayes and Joe Johnson disar
derlyi nae and costs, So IS zach Robert WINS.
drunk and disorderly; S2.I5 A. Adams, col;
do; - Is Frank Newton, cold, do 81 Is r.
Brown, diso'derly 81. Is, John Jackson, col,d
disordeFly, and carrying concealed weapons; a ne
and costs, $50 IS In one case 81 Is In the OF her
MAMNoTHs.-A friend sends to our ONCE va.
rious specimens Of the vegetable growth Of the
great West, In the way Of turnips and beet.
weig hing each about fifteen pounds, a cabbass
weig ling twenty -one pounds and potatoes weigh.
ing from pound to pound and q half. They
wefe gGowa in the immediate vicinity OF SUI
PerioT city, where the land is evidently as pro-
ductive In its present and natural state as the
fimous az icultural portions Of California, from
moth vegetables. - As agricultural curiosities
they are worth being looked at. So we shall
keep them for few days at the Star ONCE for the
inspection of the curious. u 800 ~ -
DISCHARGED Yesterday, the ten months sen.
tence Of Charl Hurdle and lanes Slatfosd, C n
yicted Of riot In Swampooele, expired, and the,
were discharged from the Gust, DIV Of the Mar.
shall and released from the county iail. Charlie,
walked ouf As boldly a. he went in, appa reutl,
proud Of his release on Thanksgiving dsy nj,
long iaearceration may change bis dispoSition q
riot iwe trust u wiz For we learn, from thoss
who have known him from Infancy, that he IN
good traits Charley y. cute ? young p-n.