Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-07

I CRNrNIE6ouRr:-fester VIM Parbsrp==;
| eounty constable, who was on trial ON a charge =
sovislng and Inducing Elizabeth Hoffey. wh
II summoned as witness before magistrate
not to appear, when our report. closed Was con-
, ..eu oy tne jury The court sentenced Parhan
nd da.ee weeks In the county Jail and fine Of 81
Daniel Hickey was charged with vioIen,,v =.
anung VIM; Donaldson with hickory Sic
sno suomltted his case to the court who fine.
MIN $40 and costs. Adjourned
Isfddy-Tobias Brown was afra,pbed n, a,
l9alc.ment charging him with stealing ten pounds
"a C Eu..ef ana can Plea mot gufity.
nlfca ~ a. VIC selgn was arraigned as an accom-
pice IN the above larceny; same plea
brown was then placed on trial for the abov.
charge and convicted by the jury. -
zine District Attorney stated that the case of tbs
t,;n1 =, S.d'es agt Edmund French was set fol
ulaI Today, but he had heard that the defends M
was deceased this morning
MI. bradley, counsel for Mr.. French, stated to
.ne coat' that he had been requested by the coun.
| SCI WIN wnom he In associated in that case tn
sate mat when the case was called up two DAYS
| ago, they had fully expected to 90 on with II to-
day- put the sickness under which the defendant
E,a .deh ha9o,ing mad terminated fatally. Major
| rtehcn died about u O'Clock this morning The
4 physician who attended him and was nyesent
4 ~nen ne died CDR Thomas Miller) was In court
ana would state to the court the cause Of his
Mr. b SAID that he announced the death ~ Naio,
\ French with great regret and pain not only on
account or his many friends and relatives but he
was requested to say by his associates and in Their
On 'neit account also, for upon full in
! vtstlgation of the charges against him, himself
ano associate in the cause Were fully prenared 10
| Wy IL, with every confidence of bis ac0uittal.
md|V h french S,I was gentleman of middle age,
ana had nued many high and important and re.
sponsible situations with honor and inteo,ity
ana until within the past year without a stain
| upon his character
His counsel had, with the consent of the Dis.
1 Attorney. taken
gentlemen well known to the country, and of the
honor, as to the high estimation in which
~ tue aesease =. was held by them, and he begged
70 request the Court that these deposttio ns NAV
De placed On the files of the court and that EXON
| Grafton be entered as to his bail.
| ,MI Stanton said that, as one of the counsel of
nlt. French he concufred with his colleague in
deep regret that by the dispensation of Providence
MI French had been depfi we'd of an opportunitv
OF vndicatng b, innoc nee, IN public trial be-
fore jury Of his country. That after cayef,l
eximnat on Of the Use, the counsel of the accused
believed that upon such trial he would have been
dequitted by the impartial verdict of fIrv sane
"Tneu 2y Ine ellberate judgment of this Court
Dr Miller stated to the Court that Mai French
nad been affected several times with attac ks sim
lIar 70 the one OF which he died. He had sub
aeu.e lnnamaion, with congestion Of the mucus
membrane OF the stomach and iHtestnes and liver
mere was an accumulation of dark 6uid. Icoffee
grounds) In his stomach, which he was vomitinp
when 4 first visited him. He was very muc6
Jaundiced, as the effect Of the disease Of The
digestive organs The fluid was absoYbed fnfo
the circulation, affected the brain Produced coma
rom winch he never recovered. He died coma,
a1se. ! nrSt visited him on Thursday morning,
ABOUT O'Clock. | understood that he had been
| SICK severafdaYs- His death was from natural
causes was present at his death which occurred
about a. IN. to-day =
l. The Court ordered the clerk tn record The hon
oraole acquittal of Mr. French by death, hut re-
fused to permit the deposi tons above alluded 10
70 De placed on file, holding that the court could
not consistently take anyacf on or MAKE anv order
m nj xxyifb
70 the charges against the deceased ',Il igIf7iTI
Cnaries NC elgh was then placed on trial on a
cna1ge OF completely with Tobias Brown in the
stealing OF ten pounds of butter and a tin can
rhe case was pending when our report closed
ALEXANDRA MATfERs-A large and entbu-
siastie Douglas meeting was held at Liberty Hail
Aiexandfia, on Thursday evening, which was
addressed by ar. Sehnable. Ss.s osaaEiI..s..tT.
The advocates of Breckenridge and Lane in
Alexandria propose holding. mass meeting at
Liberty Hall on Tuesday evening next Several
eminent speakers are expected to be present
Inc Letcher Guards, of Alexandria will give
grand cotllon party at their armorv on Tuesday
evening next. Esptrta's band rs to furnish the
music, -0
BY reference to the advertisement in another
column Of to-day's Star; IL will be seen that the
Mount Vernon Guards, Of Alexandra. will hold
agrand tournament and ball at C olnm bia springs
on Monday, July 10th, the proceeds to beapplied
70 me Aierapdfia Male Orphan. Asylum. Twenty
knights have already signifed their Intention to
De present. and. compete for the hopors, and from
present appearances we venture the assertion that
ms tournament will prove one Of the best, If not
the best thing, of the kind which has taken place
| Tor some time in this vicinity.
Rows ON ENGLISH HILL--Yesterday, Messrs.
Pugh and Hill, two of the city contractors were
walking In the neighborhood Of II st north and
| were attacked by party of men who stoned
| them, and they Were Obliged to make their escape
as they best could. Officer Allen went TO their
relief, but they could not identify the parties
Al later hour fight occurred in that reg ion
which called for the interference of Lit McHenry
The party resisted the officer and threw stones at
| him, and GUardsman Sutton came to his assist
ance. The result was, that two of the fighters
Were very freely bled, and the officers had their
| clothes torn and soiled in the fight Two of them
1 (Thomas and Patrick O'DonnelD were taken he
fore Justice Dom and held to bail for court
CENTRE MARKET.-The market place was very
| nmnerOusly attended this morning. and the bust
ness transacted appeared to be up to the average
| OF the season. The demand is not SO heavy as
month since, owing to the number Of residents
| who have left for more pleasant quarters In the
country, as well as the departure Of strangers who
| were sojOurning here for their homes The
| country dealers appeared in their places this
| morning. and offered very fair supply Of pro-
| visions produced on the farms and gardens of
/ Maryland and Virginia. The licensed dealers
| also exhibited tie products Of distant farms The
/ gangways were not crowded, but well filed with
purchasers.
REoPENING OF THE RIVER AND BAY RourK-
Il
/ will gladly learn, from an advertisement in an
/ other column, that Commodore Mattingly has
again placed one Of the fine steamers Of his line
on the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay route,
between this city and Norfolk the vessel to stop
| both going and returning, at every bathing and
watering place and frequented landing upon the
| whole route. The commodious steamer Balt-
| more is the vessel selected. Her accommodate ions
are all the journeying public can desire and her
| ofhcers most agreeable and accommodating gen
temen. ~.
Il
/ BUsISEss.-The business localities presented a
| lively appearance again this morning The auc-
| honeers were busy from an early hour In dispos-
Ing of miscellaneous goods TO the groups Of bid
| ders who thronged the streets in the vicinity of
| the salesrooIns. Other merchants appeared to
| have their share Of the trade Wagons carriages
carts and horses standing on the streets iea
| the market spaces, evidently belonging to resi-
| dents Of the surrounding country, who have
visited the city for the purpose of laying in stores
1 for use at their farms. ~.
PUBLIC ScHooLs.-An adjourned meeting OF
| the Board Of Trustees Of the Public Schools was
| held yesterday afternoon to consider a resolution
passed by the Board Of Common Council making
inquiry as TO ..the approximate number Of child
rem excluded from the public schools for the want