Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-21

ticket.
One of the resolves is as follows:
Resolced, That il is The duty OF all loyal cti.
gems TO support tbs Administration. ami that ii
is unpstrio{ic, Il not reasonable now TO divide
the people INTO parties on the ground OF poiit-
| caidiaerences artifcialiy called FOR.
(Some Of the Richards men looked a little
queer during the reading Of this resolution. rs
| If wsomebody had blundered" in drawing il
up, and as il 1t were shot into their own
| The President asked whether anybody want
ed to speak on the resolutions. As there was
no desire expressed, the passage of the rasots.-
| lions was moved and carried. but not unani.
| mously, two or three voting "nein.'
Mr.. Charles Walter ian influential Germany
! had voted against the passage, and would ex-
| plain. He heartily endorsed all the patriotic
! sentiments Of the resolutions, but could not
! vote for Messrs. Ellwood and Schaumbcrger
| The question-Who is Ellwood! had never
| been answered yet; and as for Schaumbcrger,
! he was against man who, able enough to do
| So never had shown as much interest in the
| alairs OF this city as TO spend few dollars in
| the purchase OF enough ground even TO quail
! lily HIM to hold the position he sought. At the
! last election when he run for the place. 4 lot
had been donated him to enable aim to fill up
the blank in his qualifications for the Office.
! In the meantime Schaumberger, il worthy of
support would have taken measures to stand
on his own legs, and if not otherwise, then,
with the aid of his liberal pay as a volunteer
officer.
Next followed Mr. Dietman, who declared
himself to be q stranger, Mailing from Pennsyi-
vsnia, he had been brought here by the man
ayers OF the meeting, and would therefore give
them speech. Mr.. Walter had objected to
persons. but he would speak of principles; per-
sons Were nothing. were dying away, but
principles would live forever, forever. The
red vein, running through history, showed up
q splendid array of names in Courteous, Zorro
asier, Aristotle, Cicero and Schiller. Scharn-
berger. though not weil-known to him, would
| re a good addition to the list. Mr. Diet
man made a lengthy speech, manufactured
for the last Pres dential campaign, when ithad
formed the stock in trade OF the gentleman, AS
was explained BY some Germans sitting near
us
Mr. Dieinlan had evidently tired out the au-
dience, and after his closing remarks. Mr.
Fitzke came forth, declaring a Presidential
campaign speech as ont OF place in a city cleo
lion. We did care about persons, and though
Elwood wss unknown TO all OF us, he had
been put forward by our coincidence men,
{NetrarenSmaenner.l sand as good party men
we had 10 swallow him. Let us trust, trust
Ii Schaumberger had no lot, he was sure to
Turn up with a lot before election day. There
was plenty Of time for reforming those pecca-
diilCs, and with the lot his permanent interest
i'll the city would loom up
Mr. Walter Teioinad with few pertinent re-
marks; and the meeting adjourned
Mr.. Richards, the candidate tor collector,
WhoI:ls present, med to have a tnl; of il.
II the fist place the whole proceedings were
?tehiS rtrsteA 10 him, but it would never do for
candidate not 20 appear knowing: thus he was
pat III lie cruel position OF being compelled to
listen with an air of clatiied and intelligent
interest to speakers that. for ought he knew
to the contrary, night be giving him Iesseein
high dutch. hr. Lliy:ood also scratched his
head with an air OF discontinue, sinder the
same emoarr assments, that won Tor him the
profound condolelsce of disiuterested by-stan-
derS.
1t was quite yident from the paucity OF mum
hers af TAis ana the preceding meeting, that
The intelligent Germans OF this City have not the
slightest idea OF being IluInDugsed into the
support OF The Richards candidates by such
n JnC:p 81 this n-rnOsp
A DIVORCE CAsE.-1his morning the Su-
prcme Ccurt, Chief Justice Cuitter presiding,
granted q cecree OF divorce rtacpio marsmoaai,
iii Inc CTS" o. John M Brannan against Eliza
EraGnan: and the petitioner was granted the
guardianship o! his child Aida L. T. Bran
nan The petition OH which this case came mp
Was fled III the january term OF the court, ant;
sets forth that the petitioner was married at
Port Cclum3ns. New York, on Sept. 18th.
.S3r, 70 Miss Eliza Crane: that the issue OF his
marriage was daughter, Aida l.. +. Bran
iian. bora July 18Th 1851; that his wife myste-
riously disappeared deDT tile residence of her
mother, Mrs. Col. Crane. on Staten Island,
July :,0th ISIS: that he made dilisent search
for aer but without success, until the spring OF
l-ju, when he received Information that she
was residing in Italy with Powell L. Wrinan,
O. he u. s. Army. The petition is accompa-
MED by al affidavit OF DR.. q. Ii. Crane, II. S.
Army, brother to the respondent, setting forth
among other facts, that he had received u letter
from Wyman, dated 1T Paris. in which he
stared that he had married his sister, and that
they were living together man and wife.
Judge Cartier, IN reviewing the case briefly,
reciies the circumstances, which the public
VIII remember. and says that the most neian-
choiy part OF the case was, that circumstances
led Gea. Brannan to suppose that she had
committed suicide andtor some months, both
he and her friends were mourning over he.
loss. when information was received that she
was living in adultery with Wynan.
Wyman resigned his commission In the army
ana returned with Mrs. Brannau to Boston:
but his friends persuaded him to accept another
commission, and he came out i'll command of
one OF the Massachusetts, regiments, and WAS
killed ut Fair Oaks, being shot through the
heart.
Mrs. Brannan, we understand, still resides
in Boston.
Walter s. Coke appeared for the petitioner.
This ease, ut the time OF the DISAPPEARANCE of
Mrs. Brannan. created great excitement in
New Eork, from the opposition that aile night
have been abducted and touiIy dealt with.
jury FOR THE CouET.-This morning the
Clerk of the Court, Nr. Meigs, III the presence
OF Mr. Douglas, Register OF Washington. Mr..
Laird, Recorder of Georgetown, and Mr. Cal
Ian, Clerk to The Levy Court, drew the follow
ing to serve as jurors to the next term OF the
Supreme Court, sitting us q Circuit Court,
which win convene on June lsi:
II. w. fleming. Seventh Ward; III. d. Coon
er. Fourth DO; w. r. McKeis:eu, Third do; J.
L. Neale, Fourth do; III. VI. Iiilbron, Sixth
do; q. A. Kiopier, Fourth do; ID. HcQ. uaen,
Seventh do; [. T. Jenkins county: Royas T..
~; ]. q. Johnson. Georgetewn: VIM. Cooper,
Seventh Ward: H. l.. Chaplin, Fourth do; A.
Leophold, Firth do: j. e. McLifresh, Fourth
do; 2. Fenwiek, county; Job W. Angus, Third
Ward; M Harvey, Second do; w T. Dove,
First do; W. j. Redstrake. Fourth do; John
Den aison, Fourth do; ] c. Bryan, Fifth do;
Richd Edmonston. Georgetown: Motley More
land. county; Charles Sionssa, First Ward,
Columbus Fertner, Fourth Go.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge DIN Yesterday
Cornelia Winters was acquitted Oh the charge
OF stealing dress from Mrs o. L. p. Hazard
John Johnson charged with breaking into the
house of VIM. Brown and stealing $500, was
found not guilty.
Charles Rankin was found guilty of stealing
aquantiTy OF clothing valued at S27 from the
house OF Peter Campbell.
The motion raade for new trial in the
case Of Bud Ford, convicted of assault and
battery, was withdrawn.
Samuel Johnson indicted for stealing watch
from ]. 3. DAVIS on was found guilty.
Eliza Green. coiored, charged with stealing
$50 from VIM. Beckett was acquitted
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