Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-12

IA. SAiMlNAL CouRr-On SATURDAY.. Caleb Batson
long list of items from Mr. Patrick Gavin. and
iouno guilty OF petit larceny only was sentenced
!" s.A months In Jail. and to paw a fine OF 81
dozen tro sen !coored tried for stealing three
'ahes Fitzgerald, tried for an assault and bat
teIy upon WIN. Ford, was found guilty, and SEN
t enGed 10 one months imprisonment in the coun-
" Jali, and to pay fne Of IS.
And the Court ad journed
To-day:-The case Of the United States against
w IN. Cuiiom, charging the defendant in several
cases with embezzlement, was called and Messrs.
counsel for the defence Mr. CulIom was in cou,t
and at the request OF counsel the witnesses. some
forty in number were called ''A'e
MI. Ouid, Tor the Government stated that
NUMBER OF witnesses for the United States did not
answer when called, whose testimony II was inn.
Portant TO have in the case He 6esi red tberefc,a
tnaI the case might be laid over till w ednesdav
to go to trial -'"""' was fedoy
The Court preferred to have the case postnoned
until the first Monday in MAY, as he had been
rn.ongn long term of the Circuit Court and was
no' In condition to stand the fatigue of another
long sitting now. However, If counsel insisted
upon IL, The case must either 90 on at once or be
continued to another term
d, Al'er consultation, MIR. Brady announced that
tney nad agreed to a continuance to the next
tein, ana had fixed upon the second Monday In
my next, 1mperatively for the case to 90 on
ne rs order was accordingly made
states agt George Taylor, alias Washington
Iaylor (cOlored,) in which the prisoner was
charged In two cases with obtaining a number of
hams Of bacon from Mallard & Co provision
dealers, false pretences that he was the ser.
want OF MAJOR sutherland, and was obtaining
them for Major IS use The jury found a yer.
t alct Of guilty as indicted, and Taylor was
fenced 10 three years In the penitentiary. Our
report closed here.
THE THEATRE;-Whatac capital performance was
.
OF Mrs. Centlivres comedy, THE Wonder -
How the audience enjoyed the perplexities Of the
Jealous lover. rendered with such Infinite spirit
by Murdoch; and how delip htedly they followed
Mrs. Gladstane through her maze of Kindred dif-
lcultes We apprehend that the company will
De called upon to repeat this play so delig GIFTED
were the audience with Its representation.
Tonight, most enticing bill is presented:
TONED and Jul et' and ..Betsey Baker, Muir
doch will appear as Romeo, and what sweet
juliet Mrs Giadstane will make. The fact s,we
are over head and ears in love with Mrs Glad.
stane. The avowal may raise thunder ;, in onr
own domestic bowef-we rather expect it will
put truth Is magnum and must prelavt She is
tns pretnest woman and all in all the most accept
aoie actress that Washington has seen for MANY
DAY Bear these facts in mind. dear public and
by all means see her Juliet tonight
Bv the way, we hear that Ford proposes to as
tonish the town by a revival Of old standard
dramas, such as 1.-The Elder Brothers, of Beau
mont and Fletcher, and similar PLAYS of firstclass
merit He has the dramatic force now at command
TO 40 this effectively, and they will be brought
out with double company i'm each instance
w It'll the performance Of Romeo and Juliet to-
night, the public will enter upon this extra spread
in the way Of dramatic feast
AN IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-A civil suit was
brought this morning by A. II. Young against G.
Va lderwerken, for the recovery Of So so, the
value Of a bundle lost by one of the defendants
drivers The prosecution proved that the bundle
was given to driver in Vanderwerken g emplov
10 carry 10 the section of the city where he was
going, and that the bundle was lost Mr. F. w
Jones for the defence, put in the plea that the
nnibus drivers are not common carers of freig ht
and so are not amenable to the law as common
C irriers, az the defendant is not
III was proven that they are strictly prohibited
from taking bundles unless the owners are with
tnenl III Il driver receives pay for carving a
bundle 1t is his own, and the proprietor does not
receive It, The case was before Justice Dom.
WHO gave Judgment for the defendant This de.
cison is important to our citizens as it informs
them that when they put package in the hands
OF an omnibus driver the proprietor in not respon-
sible for il.
DEATH OF Mr.. JOSEPH ADAMs-The death of
oseph Adams, the active and efficient teller of
the Bank of Washington, and son of James
Adams Esq for many years cashier Of that bank
was announced yesterday to his numerous friends
causing general sorrow. Mr.. Adams had previ-
ously been unwell with pneumonia. but had re-
covered On the 22d Of February he took cold
from exposure that day and again recovered sutti-
clenly to resume his duties at the bank and he
was in his office until w Wednesday. He was again
taken sick, and his disease proved to be the
typhoid fever, which resulted fatally Yesterday
Mr. Adams was highly esteemed by his large
circle Of acquaintance The loss will be deeply
isl by the bank, as twill be no easy matter to fiji
the position with one as competent to perform all
the duties In consequence of his death the
bank is closed to-day.
RIvrR.-Oysters continue to arrive at the fish
wharves in large quantities, and are bringing
remuGeratve prices
The first arrival of coal at Washington this
Spring was made this morning by the schr s F.
Sollidav, Captain Neuman, from Philadelphia.
which brought 33l tons of coal for Messrs Har-
vey Co.
At Riley's wharf, arrived this morning, steamer
Columbia from Baltimore, bringing freghts for
+ Nj Dubant, Browning 4 Heating, F. w
Gerecke. Bates Bro. Dr. Ed wards s. Bacon &
Co. II c. Purdy, Murray & Semmes A Gavo-
Co w. Lord, Griffith & Shields. r. G Etchison,
'" H. Mack, Geo. and Thos. Parker & Co
WATCH RETURNs-March 10-Daniel Miller.
drunk and in the canal: taken out and sent home
Henry Williams, carrying concealed weapons;
security for hearing. Thos Dedrick, drunk and
dlsorderly; fine and costs. sails John Warner
col drunk; do, SO Is. Six dodgers were accom-
modated
March 11.-Mary Cochran. taken out of the
canal; sent home Daniel Downey. drunk and
stoning houses; fine and costs, 81 10 Geo Nor
beck, engaged in stone fight; dismissed Am
brose Wall, do; do. James Williams col. do
do. William III. Thomas, col, drunk and disor.
derry; fine and costs, 81 Is. Daniel Radv, drunk
and fighting; do, Sc Is. Morris Sullivan do;
do S6.l5. William H. Munson COL slave; for
safe keeping. Five dodgers were accommodated.
PRESENTATIONS OF SILVER CUP.-On Thursday
evening last. Franklin Hall, corner Of Ninth and
ID streets, was filled with large and int lligent
assembiage of cOOred persons, to witness the pre-
sentation of asilver cupto Mrs William Thomas,
ny the trustees Of Union Bethel Church. The
presentation on the part of the doners was made
by the Rev. M. Sluby, of Washington, I'm an ap-
propriate address, which was responded to on the
part OF Mrs Thomas by ID. J. Norris of Mary
and, in few remarks, which were approvinoly
received by the company; after which those
present, under sound of music, marched to the
festival table, where the night was spent until
4 late hour in social chat and friendly gratula-
tons.
RUFFIANIsM RErEATED.-Some time ago we
stated that some ill-bred boys had been in the
habit Of throwing stones at the window of the nj
p. Church, Ninth street, during service Last
night it occurred again, and several persons i'm
started out to discover the ruffian
They succeeded In obtaining sufficient evidence
to clear the youth of this city rom the charge and
fixing It to the satisfaction of the committee upon
two lads of Western education. We are not
aware what the church trustees propose 10 do i'm
the premises, but 1t is desirable in order to clear