Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-11

| nfteen months
John Frere, night Waterman. was tried for an
| assault upon John Bleigh and James Bleigh
| while efecting the arrest Of James Bleigh. The
jury had returned 10 verdict when the court ad-
journed
| Daniel Rady, John Lenady, Patrick MYERS and
| David Boyle, were placed on trial charge Of
riot and assauiting and resisting officer They
| were all found guilty and sentenced-Rady, Len.
ady, and Myers, to pay fine Of s., and Boyle a
On motion by NJ. Thompson, Esq Geo. F.
an attorney and counsellor of this court,
habeas corpus having been obtained for the
purpose, Daniel Keenan,, held by the Marshal of
th me U,stic. OF Columbia on warrant charging
him with murder in Baltimore, was brought be-
lore Judge Merrick, of the circuit court sitting in
cnamDers The case for Keenan, was argued by
mas Lee ZONES; Esq and for the United States.
IN comfy to the State Of MARYLAND by the District
Attorney OF the District Of Columbia Some ten
or Twelve witnesses were examined and an alibi
satisfactorily proven, the Judge therefore dis
To-day Henry Williams was placed on trial
Tor an assault and battery with intent to kin Isaac
fntwlstle, on the night of the Dist of March 1858
Inc circumstances of this assault by Barrett and
W liIlans upon Mr.. Entwistle and the lamented
Reeve Lewis, who afterwards died from the
wounds then received, are well known to this
community, having been given in detail in the
local columns OF the Star, during the trial. March
'erHi, 1905 In which Barrett was convicted of
murder and Williams of manslaughter Entwstle
was also, as will be remembered, severely wound
ed In that assault, and was for many months con-
nned TO his bed, and his life even despairpd Of
and he perhaps owes his life more to the fact of
having vigorous constitution, sufficient to with
stand the influence of the injuries, than to any
other circumstance
MIR. Maury appeared as counsel for the defend
ant The case was opened by brief address to
the jury from the District Attorney, followed on
the other side by Mr.. Maury
Mr.. Entwistle was then called 10 the stand and
teshhed to the circumstances of the assault they
oeIhS Ia substance as previously reported.
rosePn Safrlco, the watchman who the
affray and did not interfere to prevent it, then
tesuned giving substantially the same testi nony
| as was given by him at the former trial The
"iSi was proceeding as our report closed.
Inc Jury In the case of the United States act
John Frere, (watchman.) tried Yesterday for an
| assault and battery upon John Bligh and James
biSh, THIS morning, on the meeting of court re-
arhea verdict OF not guilty as TO James and of
rePrimanded by the Court, and fined $40
| NEW SrEcIMESs.-Amonp the curiosities re-
| celved within few days at the Smithsonian In
| stltuflon for the museum, are the following which
will attract the attention of visitors: cast of the
skull OF the Froglodytes Gorilla or the Gorilla of
| the Gaboon Gdboon country, Africa. The c st
was presented by DR.. Ford. This specimen, to
facilitate comparison is placed next the skull Of
fuilSrOwn black Ourang, in the southeast case of
| the west wing of the museum. The skull is more
than double the size Of that Of the ourang and one
| may Imagine the immense strength Of the animal
II the proportion of the frame to the skull is SINH
lar to that Of the Ourang The tusks are about one
ana quarter inches long, aud are peculiarly fat
on the inner side; the rest OF the teeth adapted
to the manne; OF T edi ~ of the animal they being
grarnnl verors, although so dangerous to the ma,
tlVes OF the country and also to the lion to which
| animal they are fornidab bic antagonists
| specimen of the bark of California redwood
tree was received on Friday last. twas presented
| to- the Smithsonian Institution by Alvin Adams
| Esq. The tree has several titles. 1t is the Sc
quoria Gigantea of Torry Wellingtonia Gigantea
| of l.indley, and the common name is the Giant
| Redwood. The specimen is a very large piece Of
the bark, II is very porus, of color red the
| ordinary tan bark, and about twelve inches in
| thickness. The tree from which it was taken
was computed 10 De three thousand years old; it
| WAS thirty-one feet in diameter and two hundred
and ninety in height
| WINTER BLossoMs-A stroll throuob tho hot.
houses of the Government at the foot of the Capitol
in these times of snow, mud and ice ia vastly
| pleasant In addition to the always attractive
appearance OF the plants here collected a variety
/ OF rare specimens usually called winter flowers
| are now in full bloom, and send forth their fra
GRANGE and display the beauty of their colors in a
| manner exceedingly refreshing I'm view of the
general scarcity of such things elsewhere at this
time. The Euphorbia Poinsetta, or Christmas
Flower, lAle1can) is at present the great attrac-
| ton, and is OF itself well worth a visit The
| flower is a most beautiful scarlet in color and
contrasts well with the bright green leaves Of the
| stalk. The Strelitzia Reginea. or Queen Plant
(CaPe OF Good Hope,) the Justicia and Australian
Il
| SONS, and the Acacia having beautiful wavy
| feathery foliage, and covered with clusters Of
| bright yellow pea-shaped blossoms,) and numer-
/ GUS others, unite to sCduCe the mind away from
leafess frosty January.
| THE Notwithstanding the Presi-
dents Levee, last evening, Mr.. James f.. Muir
dOCh and the Holiday street Theatre comDapy
/ We're welcomed, al our Theatre, by large and
| fashionable audience. Among the visiting COM
pany are the old Washington favorites Mrs w
| &. GladStane, Mr.. F. Williams. and Mr. Stuart
| Robson As we have already stated, 1t is cener-
| ally conceded that Mr.. Murdoch is tie only actor
| OF modern times that can play Rover, in iWid
OaS,. as II should be played, and he was partic-
ularly happy IN the character last night I'm fact
| the play was we'll performed throug hout, Mrs
| Gladstane appearing to excellent ADVANTAGE rs
| Lady Amaranth, and the rest of the cast gener-
| ally sustaining we'll their parts The perform
| ance tonight will be particularly interesting be-
| ing "The lnconstant,' Mr. Murdoch in the prin
| cipal character, and a favorite farce.
| A SMAsu.-A crowd of some two hundred per
| sons collected in the middle Of Pennsylvania ave
| nue. near the Capitol gate, yesterday evening to
look at the remains of what had been Just previ-
| ously decent looking hackney sarriage but
what was now reduced to All undoubted wreck
| The forward axle broke in coming down CAPITOL
| Hill, and let the driver over the washboard the
horses trottlng along very quietly, and dragging
| the spunkey driver, who wouldn't let 90, thrOuy h
| the mud for considerable distance. Finally the
| animals d. scovered what was TO pay and stopped
|
| scattered parts of the demolished vehicle into
| pile, he departed in quest Of clean pond in
which to leave the mud accumulated upon his
| person. An old gentleman who was in the hack
at the time left in haste at early stage of the
proceedings.
DESPERATE ASSAULT AND BATTERY. - Last
night, officers Carter and Belt arrested colored
man named Antony ObletOn for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill a colored girl named Ann
Taylor. The affair occurred In Bates Alley, in
the Fourth Ward, where number of persons
were engaged in hog killing. The girl and Oble-
| ton got to quarreling about the proper way of
killing, and he took the butcher knife which
had been sharpened for use, and cut her, inhict
Ing terrible cash to the bone upon her arm from
her elbow downward to the wrist. Justice Dom
committed him for trial at court He is des-
perate fellow, and perfectly reckless to the re-
suit Of the case.
RELIGIOUS On Sunday morning Right Rev
Bishop Nottingham confirmed I'm ST Johns
| Church tthirty-fve persons-making in the two
churches 60.
The congregation of Shiloh Baptist Church
| 60 School Baptist have purchased lot Of
ground on Massachusetts avenue. opposite Nc
Kendree Chapel, and intend to build thereon
during the approaching spring neat house of