Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-02

IN RE cIRsUIr coulr, the afruments on
either side In the case Of Leiberman w. william
were closed yesterday evening Just before the
Court adjourned, and the case was given 10 the
jury this morning
This morning, the case Of Hartley VS.. The Trus
80. 49, oi .ne Mecnanics' Bank Of Georgetown was
taken up, and the trial entered upon, Carlisle
ana Keddin for plaintiff, and Bradley. sen and
mowoerry FOR defendants In this case action 10
brought to recover from the bank the sum of
9t4Z IL seems that Hartley Il Brother were
merchants in Georgetown and kent their account
al the above bank; that all checks drawn on the
odhk Were peculiar and remarkably uniform in
appearance; that last wear sometime i'm the
spring, Hartley's brother and partner in business
ufu, ana Hartley still continued the business;
that all checks drawn by him after the brothers.
eea'n Were also peculiar in appearance, and diff
ierent from the signature of the firm: that one
day Hartley got notice from the bank that bis
account was overdrawn, and investigating the
matter, forged check for seven hundred dollars
ana upwards was discovered by him TO have
been paid by the cashier This check was made
payable to Eldridge of Alexandria, or bearer
ana bore the signature of the firm being dated
uoseq uent to the death Of the brother and to the
tiihe wnen the new signature had been adoped
by Hartley The whole question involved in the
trial Is the genuineness OF this check.
A PLEASANT PARTY was given by Mrs. Led
YARD last evening, at the residence of her father
Secretary Cass, where she presides as the lady
Of the household. II was attended nv nearly ali
the gentlemen connected with reign levations
In washington, the ladies of their families and
many other noted gentlemen and ladies' soiourn
eLs and citizens All were highly gratifed with
tnelr GENIAL reception and entertainment by their
hostess and her father, and not less nv an in
spectton OF the fine collection Of statuarv Drin-
cipaily antique, with which General c IS spa
clous parlors ale graced
flRK-Tbls morning, about o'clock Ire was
discovered in the drying house belonging TO MT
L. fotentlni's extensive confectionery establish
msnt, on pennsylvania avenue, between Tenth
and Eleventh streets. The driving bouse con-
tainrd large quantity of articles used in the
business, and was constructed over the oven
The IRE was fortunately extipyuIshrd before n
could spread to the main building The loss by
the fire is about 5000 insured
Odd FELLOWS HALL The Russian War n.
iustratlons continue to be attended by audiences
as numerous and respectable as ever. This bean.
tlful exhibition will be open eyery niybt this
week, and to secure seats, we commend an early
visit. '
liz You WANT a good, stout, serviceable wagon.
ready made, or made to order, call on Charles G.
Charles c. Anderson, Maryland Avenue near
seventh street, Island
WATCH RETURNs.-Brid2et Carry alias Lee,
drunk in the market; workhouse 90 DAYS LANES
Doogan, drunk and disorderly; fine and costs
s3.i5 James McCarty, assault and battery: Sc.
curly Tor court. Twenty-seven dodgers were
accommodated
DOCTORS do not dsaers as to the ficqcy ofpurs
inpor ed d Ia IN o,ses of drop ~ psia Ihenms
ism ana general debility and the faculty here with
VI. valentine Mott, of ew York, as their seokes
man, accG.c the palm Of purit, wet as of pslata
hIl,y to Char es' :Ondon Cordial GIN.
" ". b: Carke Herman, J. b. Wilson, X. J. RyOn,
n nalnl tPh@ Leach and others. EDM'D G.CHARIEs
"eneral Agent, A. Broadway, New York. IL
LAMENrkBLE SUIcIDEs.-We see thousands IN
our ttretts dying by Inches, coughing Themselves
Rss sne grave, when Mrs. H. N. Gardner ILdiau
tne cough and cure the disease preylns upon them
IL may he found at ali the druggists. fe s-iw
IHE HooT OF ALL EVIL is the venom of diseas.
Insieu INTO ne sJstsm by early abuse l. duIs ence
alu excess OF any kind. This must bs eradlclted
IIoin the system without delay not moment
o ne lost. Inc pernIcIOus of mercury will
to- r 10 ~ nay, IL VIII lnjure rather than cure
Irriesemar J. 2 and i. your only chance perussi
% tne DOCK Human FraIty. or Phy siolog zeal Re
sefIches, Illustrated with colored enEravings will
eIpaln every thing. 10 will only cost yOu q cents
10 % had OF DIR. harrow, I57 Prince street New
fork; sent free Of postage everywhere.
OPTloiAS AND OCULIsT DIR. WoLFsoN 9Th st
coLhercl fennsylvanIe avenue, continues TO fur.
nlsh AL requiring them with his celebrated Venezu
clean and BRAZILIAN Crystal Spec,acles and Eye
"6rld's Fair. Many thousands have tried them
and ali approve them. No charge to his Customers
ios congratulations rs an oculIst. The reputation of
MS gsSses 10 remedy near sghtedness, failing
slght from The approach Of age. from increasing
cataract Co., is universally sstablI ed mont
Europe as welas the United States. HIS charges
de lb-law3m
WELDING CANES, very pretty and very cheap At
me hiiaqeIpna Confectionery, corner 18th and r
suart. ia film