Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-01

NoTIcH.-Dtsfy,ef of Columbia ldr.,,;,.-,
10 os inserted IN the BALTIMORE SuN az. ,,,,,r.s
ct and fortcardsd from THE STAR Office.
SMITHSONIAN LKcruRKs-Dr. Hunt asl,,.,.,
s Smithsonian last evening the fourth lectn,s
% MS us course on geology. He began by speakine
OF the distribution Of the rock formations o .uS
Slooe, their varying thickness and the .h.sn s
newer rocks from great part f this Continent
ne iut.her spoke Of the attempts which had been
70 Sr tn. tin's az chronology for the earth, and
successive formations The slow processes of con-
tlhen'ai upheavai, and the chemical chances
So.ng on In the composition Of the sediments and
80 -" waters, may, he thinks. one day furnish
.a lot a more satisfactory solution than has vet
zen eoesined Of this great problem He thar
IA 70 speak Of metals and metallic deposits
suH explained their distribution in nature in the
So ana the water In dissolved or oxydized
So IRON, ne showed, has been removed from
of organic mats s.0,v Iva and deo1ydzing action
are so mary evidences Of the former existence
80 =. 20. &C ameanS OF organic matters which have
Wv he .,nn0aa In It's formation. In the same
ay =. opposed organic matter to have been con-
cerncd in the production OF the ,n.taIin III
pnutes and the native metals He neyt IT, a.
rns.in between beds of contemporaneous for
.naNIoh ana veins newer than the strata which
tnev traverse, the former being due to the nrecina
IIduon OF metals In the basins where the rocks
were being deposited, while the latter were formed
pS tne organization assures I'm the strata of the
metallic matters which ooEed from the adjacent
strata, or were brought I'D from NOR d.eniv
buried strata by mineral waters. The agency Of
alkaline cafbonates and sulphufets in dissolying
and again depositing the metallic ores and tbei,
accompanying spars was then explained. and II
was shown that these same solutions had PLAYED
an important part in altering and rendering Gus
tallne the sedimentary strata In the fifth and
concluding lecture the subject of metanornhic
ana lgneous rocks, together with the theory of
he explained. VIII
the man hall Of the Central Guard house was
crowded with the members of Municinal Police
ard auxiliary Guard, who have determined TO
organize themselves into a taryet comn,nv ,rbe
meeting was organized by calling Mr. r. d Kiono
Ter 70 TIE chair and appointing John NJ Thornton
secretary The selection Of a suitable name for
.ne Uoai Pany was referred to committee which
fePor'ed several names; but as the object of the
corps is not to attach themselves to the milita,v
organization Of the District, and only to constitute
an inaspenaent organization as target company,
none OF the titles reported suited and the sci ct on
was relerreo 70 the meeting, and the name ..City
Target Company" was adopted. The meeting
PfGfeeaea 10 inc election Of officers for the corps
win the following result: Captain, John H. God
d,rd; First Lieutenant, ~ j. Thomas: Second
Edward McHsnry; Third, John NJ Thornton;
Rn'n'1ss s.c n dPeSges; First Sergean,, J.. w.
hld"eli; Fourth, j. 5. Smith; Corporals, b. Don
nelly, H. 5 Norris, H. G. Narrower and lanes
u,nnIV. Inc list OF members inc udes the names
OF seVenty-one Of the most active members Of the
police. " 'no
4, IL may not be improper to say that it was some
une before Captain Goddard consented to take the
command OF the corps, thinking 1t best that some
younger person should be selected: but being in
formed by the committee Of his election he con-
scented; Lieut.. McHenry also desired to be con-
uered high private" but his objectons were
overruled. "'io
AN OYSTER SHE'LL FRACAs.-On Tuesday after
hooh, d oelllgerent offender, Martin Connor by
name, was brought by officer Ross before Justice
I1I"iLpSon, under the charge of rotous and dis
o.ueriy conduct on Pennsylvania avenue and in
osher streets OF the nth police district Ii ap-
Peared from the evidence that Martin who de-
ciared himself to have made the official acouaint
aace OF tue Justice some months ago. had kicked
mp row about parcel of oyster shells which he
charged rival oyster shell gaherer with stall no
fro:n restaurant keeper. On this provoking and
uniounoed charge quarrel and disordery scene
ehsned, which soon drew together a large crowd
Two or three Of whom testified before the Justice
10 the very disOrderly conduct of the defendant
VINO was thereupon fined So and ST. is costs
BelnS then discharged and admonshsd az to his
Iuture conduct In the street, the defendant went
away. In less than half an hour he was how
ever, brought again before the Justice, and the
complainant having again charged Conner with
arePetihon of his disordrriy conduct and cursinq
In the street, he was again fined So and OF cents
costs. " '
CIRCUIT CouRT.-Yesterday, in the Circnit
court, the case OF the United States agt A. G
seaman, late superintendent of Public Printing
indicted for mafeasance in Office was taken M
The question involved in the discussion hat,,.pn
s alI- ouid, Tor the government, and Mr. Carlisle,
LOT the defendant, yesterday, was as to the iuris
dlcnon in the case, Mr.. Onld arguing that IN tho
circuit Court be lOnged the jurisdiction and Mr.
Carlls!e conendtng that the trial Of the case be-
nZed alone to the District Court 1t will lie
remembered that the law Of Cong ress proyidin no
the penalty for the case Of malfeasince CHARGED
aians' Seaman says that the offence shall be tried
by the "District Court At the last term of the
District Court held by Judge Dunlop in january
last the case came up, and the Judge not desiring
10 uy tne case as sole judge, availed himself of
- anthn 70 Of
circuit Court. After the hearing Yesterday the
Court finally 30 decided, and the trial will be held
before that court during its next May term
THE MOUNT VERNON FUNp-Our morning
contemporaries yesterday published a brief but
io.cloie appeal from number of citizens of
ashlngton, asking aid from this city towards
making up the sum necessary to complete the paw
ment for the home and grave of Washington
SuoscriPtio will be received 4. the Mayors
once and at the clearinghouse of Riggs Co.
Mr. George w. Riggs being the Treasurer of the.
Mount Vernon Association in whose behalf the
appeal is made. The following are the names of
rue gentlemen who sign the card. Viz: Ness-s
James q. Berret, P. Force, Silas n. Hill, w. w.
Seaton X. G. Weightrnan, Benz. Ogle Tavloe
Geo. w Riggs George Thos Parker, Richard
Smith, H. b. Sweeny, W. G. Freeman. Robert
Ould, VIM. T. Dove
SUPREME COURT, YEsrERDAY.-No 100 An
This cause was argued by Mr. vinton for the ap.
Pelee, and submitted on a printed argument by
Mr.; b; ,1 X Curt. for the appellants.
No i2 George u. Morewood ct al appellants
at Lorenzo y. Enequst. owner Of the brig
Gothlsnd, lbellant. This cause was submitted
To the consideration of the Court on the record
and printed arguments by Mr.. Dodge for the an
peilants. and by MIR. Donohue for the appellee
No. 14. Thomas l. Green, plaintiff in error
at. William Custard. This cause was al yued NV
Mr.. F. p. stanton for the plaintiffs In error AID.
journed.
CoNsRxssroxAL ADJUSTMENTS The Washing
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette saws that
a member Of Congress from one of the northwest
ern states, who the other day drew pay and mile
aye to the amount of s. 500, went in the evening
TO a gambling hell. Here he drank, and as he
drank he played. ''Luck' was against him.
End when the gray dawn stole through the WIN
dows. hs 81 500 had gone into the man Of the
.sryer" He was so drunk, too, that he could he
got home only by stratagem. He was made to
believe that he had been challenged. and was led
away to prepare for the meeting at Bladensburg.