Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-23

ments, reported back favorably ioInt ,.soSns,"r
from upper board, making APPROXIMATION n, ,.1
pair Of roof Of CITY Hall; passed. Also a bin "a
repair alley In square ASIA passed
Mr.. Edmonston aid he wonl1 III. a, A A..
imP,ovemenu Committee a few Questions Be
would he TO know when thev intend a n ,.nort
OIL Ior sne repair Of the chamber that they were
he .,t.ie 1ugnt disgrace to any set Of men to
''nsr tolnss In Keeping with It. y
ra,,.a ci s,, rom improvements committee, re.
Ser.eq oiI to trim and gravel Tenth street wrst,
IRON l. 70 n ST. north; passed. =, ---t-17s %
mf; Mohun, from the committee on drainage
.na distribution OF winter, reported q bill to Law
Sete, mains along st. north, from Seventh to
Ninth Ut .wtst passed. - ~ 81 - -ss..
Also, bin from the Board Of Abdomen to lay
north; passed = s5tf'ssFssTs Is'r17I-
Also, a bill to connect water main In reservation
with the United States main In Pa av for the
purposes OF circ ulation; passed = 1880
hf. Obef, from the same committee reported
bill to place enc Of Meigs' sidewalk nre-plue hy-
dranta at the northwest corner Of NJ street south
and Eleventh street east; passed. - 49,
MI; oeer moved to take up the joint resolution
authorizing the public school trustees to give the
use Of the school house Of primary school No. 2,
OF the third district, to The East Washington
Methodist Protestant Church for the purposes Of
and the resolution was adopted. :, -
Mr. Jones moved 70 reconsider the vote by which
the claim Of James Towles was rejected at the last
meettng OF the board.
,Withou. acting on this motion, the board, on
LIST OF CoNsIGNRRs per steamer Monticello.
rom New York, Morgan Rhinehart agent -
Army Shinn, @. w. Andrews, C. H Anderson,
T.. w Angus, Alexander & Cook, DR.. w. Bart.
ieu, w. Bradley, Barnes 4 Mitchell, B. A, w.
VIM; Ballantyne, c. w. Boteler, Bradley & Berry,
z. w. Bennett, Prof. A. d. Bacbe. s. F,ucR
wv w M; Brown, Campbell Son, w. A. Camp,
S Sell = d Cay c. w Cunning ham, w. W.
Co, James Cruit, J. Clements. p. A. Carroll.
Eossse ) NJ Davis, W: T. Dove, J. F. EMS,
French Il Reichinstine, c. 8. Fowler, a Co
franklin q Rothrock, Peter Fegan, VIM. M.
Flynn. w Falconer, z. d. Gilman, w. n. Cooley.
C. 81 Green, w. L. Green, J. h. Graham, Jas. +.
w. Horton, Holmead & Co, Hutchins Munroe'
Hfooe, Bro e Co, w. M. 8 Hopkins, VIM.
aance, 3: N: Hilton, John Hart, e. Hari, F. M.
Harvey, c. 9. Hall, r. r Hall, Holstead L Co,
lost, Jackson, Bro q Co, King L Burcheli' g.
Luiz. Larc0mb 4 English, C. H. List, F. Lamb,
Lewis E. M Linthicum, w. 8. Mitchell 4
Rhinehart, Miller & Coats, Moore & SisseIi.
McGregor Co., w. L. Maury, Capt. M. f.
sManry, NJ. MERCER, Mcintyre. b. Moore, Geo.
Mccoy, :. Al Owens, L. F.: Perry & Co Parker
III
I hos. Purcell, II. c. Purdy, Geo & Thos Parker
CO., j c. Rives, III. Rock, G. Rumbv. w
Richards Co., 2. Richards, Smithsonian Insti-
s Sihin, u. L. shoemaker, Jno. shafer Il Co,
Steuart, w. o. Shreeves, j. Skirvfns, ]. l..
savage, Smoot Burroughs, d Smith & Son. III
b Smith, l., II. G. C. Schneider, G. Scott j.
States and Union, John Thicker, F. TAYLOR. Jobn
Ire,ner, J. w Thompson, F. Tenney & Co.,
= W.vsrnell, C Walbridge, G. NJ Wight
NJ William, j. C. II. A. willard, Wall
SiePnens Co, Geo. Waters, J. b. Wilson, ].
CIRcuIT CouRr-The Court met to-day at the
usual hour. AL the judges present. Chief Justice
furner, convicted at the last term of the Criminal
Court Of obtaining fraudulent possession OF . one
hundred-dollar note from one Crozier twill be
that the counsel In this case before the
that Court to the Circuit Court A few DAYS AGO
the case came up for argument In the Circuit
Court, Messrs Bradley, sen and Carlisle appear
ing vUt the Appellant The decision is as follows:
record In this case. The testimony Of Dr. Jones,
with the exception Of the words 's6sayd that Tur,
nef had got some money from him, [" and offered
by the ruling Of the Criminal Court, as set forth
In the exceptions, we all think, was pertinent 10
the issue on the trial before the jury, and compe-
tent and proper to be submitted TO their consider
against the accused. IL all related to what was
said and done by the accused and Crozier, at the
time Of the alleged larceny, and ID directly con-
nected with that transaction No part of the o.
fered evidence with the above exception) 90 re-
eeted 10 in any just sense collateral to the issue on
trial. IL tended 70 impeach the accuracy and
credit Of the .prosecutieg witness, az to certain
faen connected With the alleged larceny, and to
explain the motives and intent Of the prisoner
Turner, The jury were the proper judges of its
weight and credit, and the effect they would give
to IT. and ought to have been submitted to them
We reverse the Judgment OF the Criminal Court,
and remand the cause with directions to that
court to award csnSs Jaeias de novo.
Oct Y, lo6O. JAMES DUNLOP
The Court then went into hearing OF several
casss OF inquisitton to recover moneys alleged to
be due on accounts. =
AT TUE DousLAs HEADoEARrKRs, fKimmel
House, y last night. we found moderate gathering
OF tue members Of the Club, who seemed to be
fixing things easy. The speaking was of de-
sultory conversational character The prospect
ahsad was admitted to be somewhat blue: but the
tenor OF the advice administered by the speakers
was, to take things tranquility, and hurrah as II
they s'warn't skeert.n Several accessions of MEM
beers were made; and a motion to adjourn was
Withdrawn for while, on the ground that the
quarters were coming in pretty freely sci, .,-
! Among the bnsiness transacted, leave was
given. to Mr.. James Dunnawin To
withdraw from the association. - .. ~ -7l' I
Mr.. James Henry, Of Ohio. having the door. =
Cdicu tue dttenuon OF the meeting 70 the spirited
time anticipated at the meeting on wednesdavs
night, when they were to be addressed by Major
Tochman and other capital speakers Mr. henry
pafenthetically, that he was glad 10
zee reporters present, and hoped they would con-
tinue to-caiE Their association was willing and
glad TO have their proceedings published, and
there was nothing about their mode Of Cruising
the wind" that they were afraid to zee in the "a,
pers The money might come rather slow some
times with them, but II was sure. IA laugh I
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ARnrsr OF BEAU HICKMAN IN NV YoRx =
The New York Express Of yesterday evening
says: The once gay and gallant beau Hick.,
man, who figured so conspicuouslyi In Washing-
ton Cry Tor many years, noted particularly for
his polifeness TO members of Congress and Others
who would pay handsomely for being shown the
elephant Of Washington and various other cities
TO which he might be invited to accompany poll
tical celebrities was arrested this (onday) morn
ing BY detective Wilson charged with having
perpetrated some condolences swindle ON oentle.
man living about Abingdon Square The parti-
culars Of the Transaction were not ascertained by
our reporter up to - O'Clock, the officers 10 10
that time being absent in search Of the Complain.
ant. Beau was taken to Police Headq uarters and
detained to await further progress In the case
During the absence Of the oficer arresting him,
Beau was very anxious to 60 to the Metropolitan
Hotel to call on some gentleman from Washing.
ton, whom he wished to aid In extgicating him
from his esent difficulties, hnt he was not al
lowed to depart: Hickman, evidently ID now On
the wanes a. his personal appearance fails to in