Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-28

| Crduc committee, representing that old great
party, under which the flag Of the Constitution
the Union, and the equality of states has so often
| oeen borne on to victory over sectionalisn and
over the many-hued varieties of opposition Ia
oemocratlc principles and measures made a call
yesterday on the President Of the United States
having finished their business Of organization,
ana appointed their executive committees. &c .
&c, they proceeded in body from willards'
hotel 70 the Executive Mansion. Arriving during
the usual reception hour when Mr. Buchanan Il
accustomed TO receive his friends quite a num-
Der OF ladies and gentlemen were present; and
| the Committee Were welcomed in the most bea rtv
manner Each Of the members having been In
| Hoduced TO the President, who had warm grasp
OF the hand and word of Kindness for every
one, Mr. Wright addressed him on behalf of the
committee, expressing the pleasure they felt In
having this opportunity Of manifesting their re-
| vices.
The President replied with his customary
| promptness, and felicity. He thanked the Com
mlttee for the honor of this visit he felt il to be
| great honor, and the more sensibiy on account
| OF the very complimentary manner in which the
| feeling Of the Committee After abiding briefly
10 this territorial question which has occupied 50
| large snare Of public attention, the President
expressed his most hearty appreciation of the prin-
| ciples which had been proclaimed and the nomi-
i nations which had been made by the National
Democratic Convention
| very pleasant informal conversation between
| tue President and the different members Of the
committee followed; in the course of which Mr.
Buchanans cordiality and earnestness in the cause
impressed every one present Upon their taking
bless you, gentlemen, one and all. You go home
| to YOUR different States; and there 4 am sure YOU
VIII do your whole duty; and | ferventy trust
| that you may be successful -
| One OF the committee turned and said, with
| emotion, " Think not, sir, that in going eagerly
INTO the struggle to secure the ascendency of
Candidates, we shall ever cherish the less
| ton and devotion for the setting sun"
| The whole Interview most agreeable and
we feel confident that every member of the COM
mittee left the presence Of the President with the
denomination to do his dsrotr In the great battle
that Is coming on for the Constitution. the Union
and the equality Of the States under the banners
Of Breckenridge and Lane --ConStitption.
| TO-ddy.-The case Of United States rs Marion
Ward, for stealing 80 boxes of segars from Mr.
Mcdonnell, was continued. Mr. Smith argued
the case before the jury the District Attorney fol-
lowed, after which the was given TO the iury
VINO returned verdict of not guilty
Inc Court then took up the case Of the United
states Us. Marion Ward, for stealing two dead
hogs, valued at 500, from Samuel Doolev on the
public highway. The jury returned verdict of
not guilty.
The next case was the United states rs Richard
haryman, for burglariously stealing snndrv arti-
Giles from Mr.. Burdine. This case was pendinq
when our report closed.
CRIMINAL COURT AFTER our report closed ves
tc'daY, the jury In the of the United states
as,, helry Turner, charged with stealing a one
huhofeo dollar note from man named Crozier
returned verdict Of guilty as indicted
hlchdld Marryman was then placed on trial on
charge OF burglary, by breaking into the shoe
store kept by Edmund Riley and stealing there
from several boxes of shoes The evidence n,
the prosecution In this was that of an accom-
Pllce named John Locke, whose testimony was
consequence, the jury, under instructions returned
| a verdict of aCquttal
Marion Ward, charged with participating in
me aforementioned robbery, was then tried and
4 AZ he fpSfir r.
rated by that of Il man named John CLARK tn
whom Ward confessed that he had taken mart
IN the robbery of Rilley's store The Jury re-
turned verdict Of guilty as indicted
The same party was then tried for burDlariousIv
entering the house of Morris Mcdonnell ON Can
| 1tol Hill, and stealing cigars therefrom This
case was pending when the court adjourned
| EOITOR STAR: communication we sent Won
| day or two ago (Which was very kindly pub
lshedl having promptly had the desired effect,
we take the liberty to send you line upon another
| subject, the publication of which we hone will
be equally as effective.
great nuisance exists in this CITY in the wav
1 OF owners Of dogs permitting them to run out
after every horse or vehicle that passes along the
| street We know Of many instances where horses
| have been frightened and serious Injuries have
resulted tnerefrom, and even, sometimes, the pro-
prletors OF these worthless ours, while seated at
| their front doors, smile at the sudden fright of
horse and the displacement of his rider as a
j good Joke Now, as there seems 10 be no other
Il IN
| timely notify all those who place anv value unon
their canine possessions that they had better kc,p
sharp lookout after them, there are several
| equestrans OF this city who, having experienced
| much annoyance from this source have fnIlv
made up their minds to shoot down hereafter
| every one of the brutes given to this delectabIe
| prachce without any regard as to whom they
| belong or The extent Of their value
June 10th, 1860. AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
RATHER VExATIoUs.-This morning a little in.
/ occurred he If
| Market that afforded abundant food for the Cos
| sips around A lady was mat by another al a
stand and accused Of taking cape belonging TO
| the accuser from room, on the occ asi on of the
| Orphan Boys Pic Mic. The accused looked
frightened, while the accuser as cool as possible
went OH to detail the proofs Of ownership The
| aitercaUon grew exceedingly exciting, and the
| crowd looked for a display Of skill I'm the use of
hn2ernails; for torn robes, and scattered hairpns
| fortunately, however, the affair ended with only
the tongue-lashings which were administered
| freely by each party.
| WASTE OF WATER Mr.. Editor: If Il ia an,
| Dody's business to prevent the waste Of aoueduct
water at this dry seafon that officer sboid US y,
the northwest corner Of Pennsy lvania avenue and
Eighteenth street, whence be can trace the sources
OF two streams flowing constantly. and thereby
preventing the water from ascending to the second
and third stories of houses where il is required 10,
| domestic purposes. A large number Of citizens
have been at considerable expense in putting mr.
water fixtures and are obliged 10 pay the annual
water tax, and the city authorities should secure
to them as far as possible, the Of the water by
/ P,,sehHng waste. Sits
| June o. 1850.
1 CENTER MARKET.-The appearance of III,
/ Market space this morning was as lively as usual
| The dealers and purchasers were co ualIy acti We
| this morning, the latter being anxious To get
| through with their business as soon as possibl,
aud get to some more pleasant and retired SPOT
| where the air was more agreeable The pro.
visions were of excellent quality in all the epart
| ments, and fully sufficient to supply the demand
| The hay mari ei, as usual at this season was moi
crowded with wagons; the prices for hay average
| from nifty to eighty cents, according to quality
| The RESULT OF FRoLIc -Yesterday tn,
| young man Charles Werner, who with a com
| panion named Uncker, was arrested by detective
| ofncers Reese and Busher, and charged with the
| larceny Of watch from Mr.. r Wilkerson as we
heve before stated, sent for Mr. Reese and gave
up the watch. He says that they took IT In q
| drunken frolic, and he was too drunk to know the
position In which he was placed at the time The
case has already gone to the grand jury
4 The PRIZE EXHIBITION AT ODD Fellows
| HALL To-NIGHr.-By an adverts ement in anothe,
column II will be seen that Sanderson proposes
4 to distribute gold watches and other valuable ar
| teles by lot among his patrons this evening Our
/ citizens, no doubt, rem enber the fairness Iih