Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-21

country.
From the report it appears that the Third
Prssbytery Of Philadelphia contributed 1852,
Fourth Presbytery Of Philadeipaia, S3,S q;
Harrisburg Presby lery, S22s; Wilmington Pres
si2a. Thus making the entire contribution
S9..s6; which is about S3,3S5 more than the con-
Intuition of last year.
The report was accepted and on motion the
committee which consists of Rev. John Nc Leod
Thomas ]. Shepherd, Thomas ~. Robinson,
Halsey Cunning and III. ]. Gaylord was re
elected. and the report was recommitted with
instruction TO the committee to make certain
recomme ndations.
Reasons We're assigned for the absence from
last Synod of Rev. Mason Noble and Rev. DIR.
Parker and they were excused.
The names of others were present, and the
excuses of many elected good deal of discus
sion, the older members OF the Synod deploring
the too common practice of members either not
coming TO the Synod at all or leaving before IL
was over.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, resolution was
ADOPTED instrueting the stated clerk TO notify
such M mbers of Synod as have been absent
one or more years that q written statement of
the reasons Of the delinquency will be required
at next meeting of Synoi,
The Syrod then adjourned until half past
o'clock this evening.
FULLY CoMMITTED-To-day, att o'clock.
Justice thompson had further hearing of the
cases OF John McGinnis and John Shphan, for
the shooting of James Sullivan and John Con-
ners at the house of Mrs. Curtin, near stanton
Hospital, last Monday morning. The evidence
at the first hearing has already been published
in the Star, and the evidence to-day is chiefly
with regard to the subsaque death of Sulli-
van.
Dr. Corolaus CarraEo sworn.-Testified taa.
James Sullivan was brought to Douglas Hos
pital about 6x O'Clock Monday morning, and
witness found him in the ward under my
charge. He had just been removed from the
stretcher upon which he was carried. The
wound was on the right side, blow the ribs
The course of the wound was upward,
inward, and backward. 1t was done by
!. pistol ball. Witness thought at the time
cessarily fatal But after cons ultauon with
DIR. Thomson, seven hours after, they con-
cluded that the wound was fatal. Sullivan died
about Tx O'Clock Monday night. Twelve
hours after death held a post mprtem examina-
ton W hlch de veloped the fact that the Ii yer id
been perforated from before backward, and the
ball, after passing the liver, entered the body
of the eleventh vertebra, and, injuring the spi-
nal cord, il lodged obliquely upward about the
ninth yertebra.
The witness here exhibited the liver, which
he had brought for the purpose OF explanation,
and pronounced the wound the cause OF death.
George Matthews, sworn.-Testihed that he
was at Mrs. Curtin's house after twelve click,
Monday, when the shots were fred. Witness
was IN one apartment and the firing was ia
another. AfIeT the firing witness went into
:..a roofi, and saw q man lying on the fioor,
who he recognized as Sheehan. DID not
identify McGinnis az one he saw there nj all.
arm drawn back immediately after the s9nt
fired; he did not see pistol in tie hand, and
could not say whose arm 1t wGs. S'itae'S
knew nothing OF any previous quarrel.
justice ihomr son closed the examination,
and committed Jno. MC(Iimnis Tor t"iaI At
Court for the murder of James sullivan, aul
John Shannon for assault and battery with IN.
tent 20 Kill Jno. Conner.
The ESTATE OF THE LATE THoa CARBPR-
Rf.-The parties interested In the will OF tao
late Thomas CarbeTry, which, 1t viii - rtcul-
iected, made provision for has two 81 .ers, and
made bequests to the Catholic ssylums and
provision tor converting the pro aeeds IntJ 4
charity fund 70 be expended under tia ciraa-
ton of tie Sisters of Charity, have araicably
settled the disputed questions. and he ComDFo-
mise has been put in force by decree nSde by
the court.
The charitable requests were all believed to
have been null and void, bat by this com pro-
mise between the heirs and the trustees OF St.
Nincent's Asylum, that Institution will receive
about fifteen thousand dollars.
This compromise does away with the char
ity fund which the testatoT proposed to found.
The estate is to be divided among the heirs-at-
law.
CRIMINAL Court, Judge Fisisr-Yesterday,
Richard Brown and Edward johnson convict
ed OF riot were sentenced to pay 4 fine of so
and Costs each.
Thomas Mari, alias Meagher, indicted for
burglary by entering the premises OF Michael
O'Conner and stealing segars and tobacco, was
1onno not guilty.
This morning, Charles Jitt, indicted for tho
larceny OF 1899 from Zachariah Baker, was
acquitted by reason OF insanity.
Michael Sostio, Santo Strixiollo and Raphael
cold coin and Treasury notes from Barthol-
ameo Dondero, on September 18th, were then
tried. Messrs. Williams and W. Y Fendall
appeared for the prisoners.
ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS morning
the body of newly born child was found in
the canal at the foot of Nineteenth street west.
Sergeant Hurley sent for Coroner Woodward,
who Immediately summoned a jury and held
an inquest at O'Clock p. m. The verdict Of
the jury was ssthat the child had been born
alive, and was smothered to death Immediate
~ after birth and thrown into the canal by
some person unknown TO the jury" The body
was buried by the corporation authorities.
resumed this morning the examination of Mr..
Charles Wilson. On the conclusion of Mr.
Wilson'S examin alton, MIR. Ulysses Ward was
called to the witness stand and examined as to
the handwriting of the accused. Several other
witnesses We're examined on the same point;
after which the court adjourned.
SUPREME CoURT.-This Court was in session
this morning, and adopted rules regulating the
practice before the courts, W hich they ordered
TO be published, and adjourned over to Satur-
day. These rules were prepared by commit
tee composed Of Messrs. William Redin, Joseph
ii. Bradley, ST., W. u. Dayidge, r. H. Gillett,
and the Clerk, MIR. Meigs,) appointed in May
last.
THEFT.-On Saturday last, a colored girl
giving the name Of Emma, aged about thirteen
years, hired herself In the family OF Mr. NJ
ALLAN, on + street, and left at an early hour
this morning, taking with her large quantity
Of ladies' wearing apparel, inconveniencing
the ladies OF the family considerably.
CeMMuTATIoE MONEY!. Clephana, Esq,
the receiver of communication money under the
draft, has received ninety -one thousand FIVE
hundred dollars from three hundred and five
persons W no were drafted.
SER DR. LOOMS advertisement in another
column, for administering new anastheria in
extracting teeth. The forcep is robbed of its
terror!
p0Y WANTED-One capable of taking care OF
IL and driving q horse Must give good refer
ences apply TO JOS. VI. DAVIS, corner 9th and
streets Its