Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-13

Yesterday, Ofncer A. e. l.. Reese went 70 Raia.
more with bench warrant to arrest Thos O,Don-
nell who stands indicted for an assault and hat.
MS man. Reese gave Information TO Can't Lynch
OF the Balti more police, who detailed Sergeant
Smih, OF the eastern district, to make the arrest
wn.cu was done very soon, and Old. taken to the
| central station Reese was notified and falling
IN with L. ; Deputy Marshal Small who prof,
Iered his services they went 10 the station TO re-
eeive the prisoner. Reese pulled out a pair of
handcuffs, and the prisoner begged him not to
put them on; Reese resisted this request: and
| O'D. appealed to Deputy Small who nsspred
Reese there would be no danger and he would
De responsible for the prisoner, when Reese con-
They started about o'clock when Reese pro
posed to take car Old. asked to 90 to a place
70 get some clothes; Reese refused this; when
| deputy small consented to go for him Reese
| and prisoner had hardly gone two squares when
| they Were overta ken by Sam Dorman the prison
| efs brother -ln-law. and constable with two
| other men. They at once objected IN the arr,st
| the constable saying be knew the right wav 10 do
| tnese thlngs, and insisted on seeing LAWYER
| Reese went with his prisoner when I'm place
new ne was not acquainted with, they passed the
house kept by Wash. Goodrich, Dorman and
his party pushed between Reese and his prisoner
VINO rushed into the house. Old said he only
wanted a drink, and didn't intend to escape
here Reese was surrounded by about twenty of
o,Donneiis chums, who pressed Reese and the
prisoner from one door TO another Reese stuck
close by him. Suddenly the door opened and
nve or six stout men rushed in between Reese and
MS prisoner, the officer being pressed back into
the room and his prisoner out of the door Reese
pursued O'Donnell, but was tripped up as be got
ont OF the door, and as he rose man struck him
coat gave way. The crowd still pressing upon
Reese, O'Donnell succeeded in making his e.-
cape 1t is to be hoped that not only O'DonnelI.
Out oil concerned In his escape, may be punished
| CRIMINAL CouRr.-Yesterday WIN Hall was
rled and convicted Of larceny of pair OF panta-
looms, valued at six dollars He was sentenced tn
eighteen months in the penitentiary
There being no further business ready for the
| court and jury, the petit j:sor, were discharged
until this morning, at 10 o'clock.
To-day.-The case of the United States against
James EcerlY, John Hickman. and John Dogher-
", In which the prisoners wire charged with
committing 4 rape upon Laura Schwingm man was
called up portion of the jury in the case were
sworn when IL was ascertained from the Jail phy-
stefan that the prosecuting witness was living ute
II at the Jail and unable to attend CONT 40
tie uial OF the case was postponed until Thursday
mex.
The Court then took up the case Of John CHS
nev, colored. in which the prisoner was charged
with stealing sofa, pitcher and other articles.
from Joseph Williams. The Jury was sworn and
just as the trial was about TO begin the prosecu-
ting witness in the rape appeared in Court
Order was immediately issued for Recommending
tne ot9et witnesses in the case (who had been dis
The trial of Chisney then proceeded 1t turned
out that the articles which the prisoner wa,
charged with stealing were taken from the Mount
Zion African Church in Georgetown, al ~ O'Clock
| on Saturday night. about three weeks ago The
| jury returned verdict Of acquittal
lanes w alsh alias James Wallace was then
placed ON trial on charge Of larceny Of sundry
coats, hats and W ndow curtains from p w
Browning; The case was pending when our re-
port closed.
SMITHSONIAN LECTUREs.-The lecture of Bish-
oP Spaldlng, at the Smithsonian, last evening, on
| 'Clvll Llberty-its origin and early history
was very largely attended, and was listened to
with much interest Civil liberty II seemed
like civilization itself, had been contemporaneous
with Christianity, and had struggled and fuc-
tuated With that divine institution on earth
w herever the people and their rulers had been
imbued with the spirit of the Christian religion
| there had civil liberty fourished and personal
rights been respected, whatever the form If polit-
lcal government, whether monarchial or republi-
can. As an illustration, France which was at the
present day in fact as absolute monarchy as ever
existed, the will Of the Emperor being virtually
The law OF the land, was as free and safe country
TO live i'm as the American Republic I'm fact he
questioned whether life and property were not
safer in that Empire than in this boasted land Of
liberty, where liberty in a great measure assumed
the shape of licentousness This state of affairs
in European monarches the lecturer attrir uted TO
the benign spirit Of Christianity which peryade d
the people and the institutions Of the country
| acting upon the temporal governors, and reacting
upon the governed.
Il
morning with fair supply Of provisions peculiar
| to the season. Notwithstanding the cold bluster-
| Ing night, the country dealers were well repre-
| sented. The wind and dust made the market
space uncomfortable; but the gangways were filled
| with purchasers I'm the earlv sale hours Prices
Were about as quoted in the Star of Saturday
| FALSE ALARM.-Last night about @ o'clock. an
alarm OF fire originated in the western part of the
| city. and as the wind was blowing hard from that
direction. il caused much uneasiness in the cen
fnr cd nttnr
dragging their heavy apparatus the thick clouds
OF dust to the First Ward only to learn that the
alarm was false.
| MARYLAND CONFERENCE The clergy and laity
composing this large Legislative BODY Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, which begins its session
tomorrow In Baltimore, are rapidly arriving from
the distant stations and circuits Of the MARYLAND
| district.
WATCH RETURNs.-Thomas Brown, drunk and
dlsorderly; hne and costs. 81 Is. Kate Williams
cold, do; workhouse 90 days. Henry Davis do:
do 30 days. Nine dodgers were accommodated
in aoueEkKsPERs, if you want your uses painted
rlaIs, call al the corner OF 18th and SITS.
IL SCoIT CRossFIELD.
CURED By VIsrAR's BsLsAM
Mead the toli,oTins from the Kinderhook, IN. W
"A rsmarkable cure of Consumption has re ,ently
e.n eli .crnd by this medicine IN the TOW Of Cha
DR.. Herrics an eminent Mysticism of that town to
whom we have p rm ssion to refer. A young lady
who had long tbOred under an Gec.ion Of the
lnngs was considered by her friends as be,ond the
reach OF medicine. and she was informed BY her
medical attendant that she must die. She was IN
dmced II send for a hutte of WiMar'S BnlSa1n OF
Wttd Cherry, rs a last resort. The young adv ex-
psrIenced great relief and two more bottles were
successfully procured and admii istered. She is
now happy IN the restoration of health"
None genuine unless Gig ned l. Butts u the wrap-
per.
Prepared by 3: w. Fowle & Co., Boston, .rd for
sale by ID: ID 6llman, s. G. Ford, jr 9. Waite,
u. Stott, John Schwartz Nairn Palmer Wash
lnstoI; and by dealers everywhere. mar Is lw,r
| BARRY's TRIcOPHBRoUs is the best and cheapes
article for Dressing, Beautiy ing, CLEANSING Curl,
| ing, Preserving and Restoring the Hair. Ladie-
| try IT. Sold by al Druggists and Perfumes.
| mar ~ en-
| No; lO.-FAIR FLOWERS ARE FADING, and our
daug hters are dy ing The nsldious Cold leads them
| to Consumption. and Consumption to the grave.
Why neg lect the pr-monitiOns of nature, When
| the symptoms come, take Mrs. nj. N. Garjner's
inhIan Medicine. 1t is sure In its effects Ind may
be found at the stores of all druggists mar Iwr
WEDDING CAKES, very pretty and very cheap
b'st Ice Cream and W alter Ices at low ice, at
The Phiiade PhIa Confectionery, corner Nth and r
cts. mar 8 lms
MIn's DRESS SJI1s,