Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-22
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at Liberty Hall, was Que Vi tiie III SesV S"'h
erinrs ever assembled in that spacious saloon.
VIM. II. Fowe. esq, presided, and intro
dueed TO the assembly Hon. IL. Maynard, of
Tennessee. who made most eloquent speech
which was received with loud applause. =
Hon. Il. B. Vance, of n. g., followed IN
one of the most entertaining, humorous,
sound and searching speeches ever delivered
in this city. The meeting adjourned with
three cheers for North Carolina and Tennes-
see and three for Bell and Everett During
the meeting delegation appeared from the
First Ward with music, flags, and transpa-
rencies and were received with enthusiasm.
CIRCUIT CouRr-FIRsT DAy.-The Spring
term of the Circuit Court for this county,
commenced yesterday, Judge }. W. Tyler,
presiding.
p. III. Hooff foreman, and John Ashford,
G. Simpson, j. S. Emerson, G. 5. Halloweli
w. w. Adam, P. q. Uhler, }. /. Creigh-
ton, VIM. Buckingham, Samuel Barnes, w.
B. Richards, ST., Thomas Davy, James w.
Nails, David Appich NJ. NJ. Mankin, and
j. 6. Peach, were sworn grand jury OF
inquest for the county, who found an lndlct-
ment against Michael Bergen, for grand lar
ceny; and two indictments, one tor grand
larceny, and the other for obtaining money
under false pretences, against Charles Wiley;
and were adjourned until this morning at
ten o'clock.
Albert Stuart, assisted by L. &. Taylor,
in the necessary absence OF Cha>. L. Stuart,
is acting AS the Attorney for the Common
wealth.
d. l.. Smoot and O. s. Y. Peck, qualified
as Attorneys and Counsellors ut Law
- Patrick OCamot, Bartholomew Ahcrn,
Thomas Hartley, Edmund CartiSan, Oliver
SharteI, and Michael Downey, natives OF
Ireland, John Schmidt, Martin Schmidt
John Abendshaire, Geo Swope, and Chris
toph Dickinson, natives ct Germany, were
admitted to become citizens OF the United
States.
In the case OF the Commonwealth against
Michael Bergen. charged witt. grand iarcen-
rv, the jury found the prisoner guilty. and
asccrta,ned the term of his confinement IN
the penitentiary to be one year; aud the
court pronounced sentence against HIM, ac-
cording to the verdict, when the prisoner
was remandcd to Jail to await the rising oil
the Court, and then the Sheriff will convey
him to Richmond, TO receive the penalty oi
attended law. Brent and knZcr appeared
for the prisoner.
The civil docket was then called, and L
number ot cases set Tor trial. when the Court
adjourned until this morning at 10 O'clock
WAsluNGTpN lTEMS.--SERENADE AND DIS
oRpER.--On Saturday night last il band OF
49,. has, # rho friends at
TIE Chicago nominees, to Screnade the Hon
Mr. IIamlin ut his clearinghouse on Third
street. After TINS was over the party pro-
cnpdp,i 10 the residence of Mr. Senator lrum-
bull on Eighth street, near f., from whose
porch some remarks were addressed to them
us Mr.. TrunhuIi hm>clt, and also by the
li,n. Mr.. Washharmc, Of Illinois, on the
General political topics ot the day, ana par
ticulariy is to the character and Iualitca-
tiuns Of the nominees. Whilst the latter
gentleman VA, Speaking, y number persons,
many Of whom were youag men, undertook
to disturb lhr proceedings by hootlnS ana
to throw >ion, at the party, 50 rs to break
up the a~>cmba@r.
Rev Dr. Stockton preached on Sunday
morning in the Hail "t the House Of Repre-
Scntaliyc>, 10 Il very large aSsemblagc. Al
Sixth street Presbyterian, DR.. Noble !
church, notice is gwen that the Rev. David
Smith. of Connecticut, will preach. This
venerable gentleman is ROW III his 9+th
wear. lie was IL soldier in the revolutionary
war, and retains vivid recollection OF the
person Of Washington, us he appeared on
The field of battle.
The Sisters of Charity and ladies connect
ed with the late festival for the orphans,
gratefully announce that their receipts, clear
of all expenses, amount to $500.
An ExoDvs.-Thc pleasant breeze which
tempered what would have otherwise been
the sultry weather Of Yesterday, drew
crowds into the open air to ENJOY the ge-
NAL day. The excursion to the White
House took of Il large number. All day
long the Washington Ferry steamers were
crowded with passengers, who sought the
sighrs--the Sunday School professions, the
Japanese, the President, and Congress IN
the Federal city. 1t is estimated that more
than two thousand Aicxundrlans spent the
day abroad. Towards evening the crowds
came in and soon everybody WAS resting from
the pleasures and iatigucS oi what was to
all we hope "a day we'll spent"
The JAPANESE EMBASSY was represented
on Saturday evening ut the open ar concert
by the Marine Band, Ill the Presidents
grounds. by some eight or ten OF their num-
ber- barring the performance OF the music
they occupied the balcony OF the semI-clrcu-
lar cnloniaie on the south oi the house, where
they continued seated most OF the time. Sey-
eral OF them were busiy employed IN sketch
ing the scene before them, 81 which the \ir-
milia hills were in tie Farther and the PUto-
mae river in the nearer distance, wlth the
relocated band and five or six thousand OF
the sovereign people Of both sexes and all
ares and zes, gathered Immediately III the
pleasure or unds below. NJ doubt it WAS
Il sight we'll worthy Of Il good picture, but
whether such was really made OF 1t by the
.Japanesc artists, is more than we should like
to say. In the course of their sitting tor the
double purpose II seeing and being seen,
the President and Miss lane paid them
brief visit. during which mutual Fluctuations
and cnurtesics were exchanged, the members
OF the Embassy conducting themselves
throughout with equal dignity, poiitencs',
and grace.
Yesterday afternoon about twenty OF the
japanesr attendanrs OF the Embassy walked
r ,und the western part of the city i'll charge
Of three or four white mcn VIII" are employ
eel t. attend them. They We're quite "IScr-