Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-22
DEFERRED LOCAL ARTICLES.

wAsHissros SCIENTIFIC AtsoeIkfras -Atthe
last meeting 6f this Association, Mr.. Il. 4. Hos
rner read psper, On the Discovery of America
prove that the antiduitles Of North America Tete
erected by them % The eader quoted from a
History pnblished by the Royal Antiquarian So
ciety Of Copenhagen tending to prove that N orth.
men had wandered TO Labrador, Nova Scotia,
and Naragansett Bay and cited a number Of evi.
dences, such az the tower Of Newport the ske e.
ton found at Mount Hope, &c; and arg ued that II
iness ss ss,ceSsss no proved sy SicStet at all thcs
reader proceeded to the consideration of the differ
ent items OF evidence In this country as comrared
with ancient lcelandic and Scandinavia an records
and the ability Of the Northmsn to rnate Shh re-
cord these evidences. Under the first head. be
referred to the mounds and tumulI found In this
country, and which resembled those of the north
of Europe, and whics ~as part OF odin wor,hip o;
ana anu qn1tee TOra ancient poets and writers r
buried In trmuti 0.het evidences were cumpar-
Ing ancient hoft5cations Ith those discovered in
thi: country and in proximity TO- mounds. Ia
scriptions en- stones found In tbs nl6inds were
evidently ScshdiasSian; and sometimes these n-
sehrtiohs united the Runic, Old Saxon and Ro-
man alphabet, Of all which the No-th,pek were
familiar; Kelics tetet Tom some Of the mounds
% crossee, GS., indicated knowledge Of Christ
anitv, with which the Mortimer Were cquainted
as was proven by reference to ancient authors
The Northmen were hardy, energetic, seafaring
people; and consequently there YVES nothing 10
Of the New World. They wete also people bent
on conquest, and that accounts fof their efnigra-
tions to the West They selected the shores Of
the lakes, en- account Of the fishing grounds aud
the good quality of the timber for ship building
The objections that could be urged against This
theory were mentioned and refuted, such as that
these relies denoted higher antiquity than those
cf Iceland; that these antiquities do not Indicate
an acquaintance with peaceful arts; that the evil
dsnces prove too numerous a people; that the
Indians built them; that they are co-equal with
the antiquity Of the Egyptian pyramids, that they
form part OF the Mexican antiquities; that nc
knowledge Of the fate Of the mound builder.
exists; and that the correspondence Of habit In
building between the mound builders and the
Mortimer is not suficien
That they were capable Of making the record Of
these evidences, 10 proven by the fact that II :
Mortimer were the nsyigstord aid adventurers Of
the ninth and tefth centuries. The question here
rscurfed, did Columbus know Of the Nortbmen's
discoveries There was much in his conduct 10
induce the belief that he was aware of il HIS
visit to Iceland; his perseverance,; bis positive
certainty Of a new world to balance tie old: hie
strange visions; and his lulling the feafs OF his
mariners by promising bis own lie, u the discov.
cry was not made IN given time; all thi, proved
that Columbus was either buoyed up with the
courage Of desperate snthusias', or that he was
aware OF the previous discovery. But the speaker
would not abate one jot Of the honor due Coium.
bus, or pluck one Hover from the wreath that
enc.rcled his brow.
Showers, drunk; delivered to military John
smith, do; do. John Brown, assault and ba.-
terv; do.
Second Prsenet-Joseph Whitney, causing
nuisance; ruled for trial. William Bell, taking
wood; do. John johnson, drunk taken t. camp.
John Yenger, do do. VIM. Chaper, do; do.
Peter Hug hman, drunk and insulting ladies; do.
Michael Mclean and Robert Cartrei, drunk and
disorderly; fined S2.9i. Lewis Dehlmsn, fast
driving; fined SIS. Alfred Turner, shooting S.
Bladen; committed for a further hearing A.
Cooaner, drunk; taken to camp Jos. Whitney,
causing nuisance; hned $40. Thomas Carbpry,
drunk and hghtingj taken to camp. Michael
sherlock. drunk taken to lookup.
7h'rd Prseinet.-Iohn Dorsey, disnrderly fned
: "A Sophia Jackson, doi do. Alfred Snow
den. do.i do. 81 So The patrolmen OF this pre-
cinct also arrested over thirty Of the dealers Of
Georgetown for selling without license, but on
their taking out the same and paying costs they
Were dismissed.
Fourth Prscinet-Thos Mitchell, drunk and
discrdeIly; hn-d 30. John Hitchcock, do do.
Daniel Hartegen, larceny; held for further hear
Ing. Henry Slime, drunk, fined 81 IS NJ Fitz-
do. VIM. Fcgerty, disorderlyi nned 81 20 Ma.
grinder Waters threats; security to keep the peace
Eighth P,ecinet Joseph Bell, disorderly cun.
duct; fined IS Sc, Lucy Webster, do; hned sl.5s.
VIM. Cooper, drunk and disorderly; fined 81 81.
James Hood, drunk; turned over to the military.
Henry Graham, do do. Mary Lyons, di,orderly;
hned s. So. samuel Stewart, drunk; turned over
to the military. Joseph Andrews, disorderly;
fined s2A. Henry Greer drunk and disorderly;
turned over to the military. John Carr, do !;
workhouse; w T. Dant do; fued S5 SO. Jno.
Cook, drunk; turned over TO the. military. John
Newman, do; do.
Nisth Prsetaet Catherine Rodgers, drunk and
disordeTly, workhouse 60 days. WIN. Young
do; fined se 5s. VIM. Mclean, drunk; locked
mp T. A. Talson, fast driving; hned 90 IS Jno
White, disorderly; fned s19i. VIM. Bart!n,
larceny; security for court. Michael O'Btien,
disorderlyj fined 81 .e4. James M. Hagg, assault
and battery; security for court.
Tenth PTeeiRet.-Daniel Bragden, indecent ex-
Posure; hned s5.9i Henry Hipp, disoTd Tderly and
Proianei sent to the guardhouse. VIM Heilz-
man, do do. Owen Sullivan, drunk; fined
Sl.9L w: II. Mangum, assault and battery; sent
TO jail VIM. Buckly, drunk and disorderly;
fined 80 81. John Callan, do do. Thomas
Fields, do delivered to the military. Sergeant
Stewart, do; do sergesnt Delevan, do do. A.
profane; fned So "a. James McGraw, diaorderly,
fned 80 80. Cathsrine Gormley, sellirg goods
without license, selling liquor In less Quantities
than pint, and selling on Sunday; workhouse.
fined 50 "a. James Williams, drunk and disor.
derly; fined 81. John Collins, do /; turned over
TO the Provost Guard Thomas Fignan, do, dc.
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Ing the rebellion, every person who shall offer to
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Notwithstanding, and that do this with full
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