Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-14

P'Vcser, goblets, and salver the elegant and elsb.
'"'e artistic work OF Messrs NJ w. Cali and
n'other, were presented TO Commodore Laval
le'ie, by the civil officers, heads Of departmep,<
M ~o' kInen OF the Washington Navy Yard. on
Neuhesday afternoon, the 18th instant a com
hll'tee was appointed from each of I'm. don,-,
lnentS TO make the presentation The foIIowin,,
HS ~ gentlemen comprised the committee viz:
w. = Sanger, r. McNerhany Tbos Cham
pion, Il. Van Reswick n Nj 6fu,t Nj
Wau NJ p Bright, Il Is. CuTran Jas Tucker,
;;,idoSett, John Tucker, Thomas Altemus
R,n,,,Si n y, hoofnaSie John HoirOyd, w. W.
ID'OWhlng WIN. Boyd, J X. MCCathIan James
IhrllPs, Joseph Walsh, Andrew French q w.
0hntt, John w. Richardson. A Leenafd. n.
lewis LEWIS Joseph Humphreys, ard John NJ. Thorn
Having been received at the Commodore's
quarters, Mr.. McNeThany, 10y unanimous request,
maze Few Piihy and appropriate remarks, ex-
pTessive of thu feelings which prompted the pre-
sentation OF this tE+bute from grateful hearts TO
exalted worth
ner, accepting the gift and acknowledging the
compliment, after which the committee partook
of the CommOdore's hospitality and retired
The occasion was characterized by unostenta-
tiouS simplicity and uualloyed pleasure mani
testing Palpably that the generous emotions of
the human heart can, at best, be but fccbly ex-
pressed by language, and that its iTTepressible
Impulses vibrate in most harmonious concord
when waited on the silent gu,hings OF its own
heaven born sympathSs.
The pitcher bears the following ipScrirtion -
IOIu the Civil Officers, Heads of Departments
aud WoTkmen Of the w ashin.ton Navy YaId to
Commodore r.. y F Lavaette. A Spontaneous
,lbnte 81 respect and graft ude 10 eminent worth
May, ISIS
Integrity aud dignity, with ti7mncss in COIN
rnand
Alike promote our country's good Oh SEA and OH
the lard -
The goblcts have simply the name, f.. A F.
LavdleiIe, and date of Presentation
In THE CASE Of the United States rs George
CTeaSer, bird = few days a"o in the Criminal
Court OF this District, the District Attorney
prayed an instruction 10 the jury In pnbiishin.
the same, together with the remarks IF tue Court
upon II, the latter were crToneousIy stated Feel
Ing the full responsibility that attaches to the re-
port cf any opinion Of d Cont, We have Tequ ,st.d
correct statement Of its opinion in the case
Crawford
''in answer to the prayer fthe District Attorney
The Court said-If one man intending, TO xii
another, dcsiEuedly rrovokcs an attack, and
WHICH, II - made according to his wish. he takes
The life of the person be has provoked, he is
guilty Of malicious homicide r murder. How
lar this general legal proposition IL applicable to
the facts disclosed on thl, trial you Uhe jury
VIII say
1T is the duty of the Court, however, TO say in
addition, that II the jury believe, from the evi
denCe, that the prisoner was assaulted aud struck
nv the deceased the, the prisoner. having made
no previous attack on the dsCeasrd.) aud that
such assault and stroke such an adequate
pTovocafion a. would ordinary principles Of
human action, aud in men generally, raiSs such
storm in the blood Of the prisoner as would
overthrow his reason for the time and control nj,
action, under the influence of which transport
Of passion and without malice he killed the de-
ceased, 1t would make The offence nanslaughtCr.' -
THz PROrosED NEW ALMsHoUsE are
told that, through some misunderstanding be-
tween Mr.. Cameron. the contractor, and the
commissions TO surerntend the building or the
new Almshouse for the city of Washington, the
walls thereof at present are not raised more than
fOuf leet from the ground, though two work ina.
months o. The season are past aud gone, and that
vac building bids fair TO bC completed 50 that
u can he occupied the next season, if then
In" meaning OF all this il that the paupers and
petty criminals of this Corporation are likely,
through this misunderstanding. tu have to pass
the next winter in tents, and-for their due pro-
lection from the eiements-veTy insufficient huts
Al present they are scattered over the Corporation
farm, crowded into half buildings of insuttic Gent
accommodations and dimensions ard il is hio IA
time that public opinion compelled the business
IKE completion of the work that should Row be
al least half finished.
"AsHINGroN THEATRE.-rue reproduction of
I" Gny ManneTing'; at the Washington theatre
las; night was much more Of dramatic than
pecunidry success. The audience was smaller
than on the night previous but the actnp =
many points even better. indeed, never have we
witnessed greater perfection in dramatic art than
Miss CuShmal' S noble rendering OF Mig Mer-
riles.' IL took the house cautiyc. meyer once
did she falter, and never appear that applause
did not greet her. At the conclusion of the play
she was again called ont, and received with
listeners.
Tonight Miss Cushmaa takes her farewell
"heht aud VIII appeal Juli2na" In thu.
Honey Moon, - t(ueea Katharine - in the f,urth
act Of Henry viii and 4, lady Citizen ;, j.,
Lesson for the Heart
SAHirARY.-fhe approaching warm weather
adnonishes The authorities to lie active in having
the cutters and alleys cleanScd Square No 253
being large one, with all sides nearly closed nv
buildings. and paved alley passing !hroupb lis
centre, (Which is now very offensive, might fe
Kept clean and healthy IL the pig xtycS and ma,
nuie rms were removed tbeTefrom. Last al. ut
the odor was particularly offensive. OWN, To- the
suns rays heating these pens Of manure and
cal>ln" the ds1grssdble Odor in their diate
vicinity The CUTTERS on G. stfr,t h. fIv,,en ,cFir
'tth'b anu Fourteenth streets. near Epiphany
church, are very offensive, end require im,nr
dldte attention Is there authority for ERECTING
manure and PiC pens in paved alicyS, IL moi
the proper Officer Is respectfully reanrs,cd in ivs
ihla serious matter his Immediate attention.
VERY TIRED This morning a man started a,
an early hour from q and Fourteenth streets to
the Avenue with d wheel barrow upon wbicb
WAY SAnck mattress. Before he had gone
square, he became tired that he had I'm ii,
down to rest. After an hour he started .yaiu
ana rea. he'd the avenue IN about dn hour3th,
LINE OF the trip occupying abouf two hours
me poor fellow WIS ~ exhausted tina, \ n faJI
rom tue Shdft> al the corner of Fourteenth slIee,
ana the Avenue, where he remained aDuarenfIv
unable 10 70 further. Some persons Va Lo wers
standing by said lac was drunk; but the maiori,v
concluded that he was owe rcome by his eYsItions
TO complete his laboriOus Job
SECURITY FOR COURr.-This morniup Officer
ncHenry arrested Johanna CuIbert for a,>anI,
and battery on Johanna COnnor The parties
were taken before Justice DOM The trial mos
Ss>S'd alt the peculidrities of the trials i'm which
females are cOnCerned-all wanted TO talk al once
aud the testimony was directed by the witness To-
the prisoner. The Squire has the knack of oct
ing an understanding from such witne SECS and
ne used u To advantage in this case showing 10
the satisfaction Of the prisoner herself that She
was guilty Of the offence. The Justice decided
10 mold her TO security for court. The scene of
tois little rnmPus Was Hog alley and the parties
are relations - " f
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