Evening star., 1864-12-14

THE TRIAL OF CHARLES f.. WATERS, hard
ware merchant, of Baltimore, charged with
selling goods to blockade runners. to 60 South,
was yesterday continued before the Military
commission, on street, of which Major Gen.
Abner Doubleday Is president and Col. John
a. Fester Judge Advocate.
Charles Gwin and Archibald Sterling ap.
peared SIS counsel for the defence.
Alexander T. Johnson and c.. w. Forneg, resi-
dents of Baltimore, witnesses on tue part OF
the prosecution. The first testified that he
knew Mr.. Waters to be disloyal; and the other
testified the accused was reputed to be dis
loyal, and nothing else.
John III. B. Latrobe, who has been prac-
tising physician in Baltimore for 35 years, and
Intimately acquainted with the accused, on
bshaif OF the accused, testified, he never neard
him spoken of as anything but loyal man.
Hugh l.. Bond, judge OF the criminal court of
Baltimore, witness for the accused, testified he
never heard Mr. Waters classed with the dis
loyal; thought he (witness) would have known
'u-t it been so.
This closed the testimony, and the case will
be argued on Thursday next.
AT Odd Fellows Hall, this evening, the large
and splendid assortment of useful and orna-
mented articles, contributed for the benefit of
the Protestant Orphan Asylum of this city,
will be disposed of at auction, by Nc iuire IL
Co. The majority of these articles will make
admirable Holiday presents, both for old and
young. Let the sale beNwell attended, for the
benefit OF the little orphans, If nothing more.
The sale commences at o'clock.
ACCIDENT.-This morning, as q colored boy
was driving a cart loaded with coke belonging
to MIR. O'Hare, along 18th, near street, the
horsei took a sudden start, and the boy fell
from the cart and the wheel passed over his
thighs, fortunately not breaking the bones, but
so severely injuring him that he could not
stand. There being no opportunity to afford
surgical relief he was placed in q wagon and
sent to his home to be properly attended.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsRs-Morrjs
Curtin, assault and battery; bail for hearing
James Callyn, profanity; $40 SIS. Moses Baux-
baum, selling goods without license; ruled for
a hearing. Sarah Russell, drunk; locked up.
Charles Harold, disorde1ly dismissed. Phillip
Ruperts, insulting ladies on the street; s. SO.
James Fletcher, drunk; dismissed. John Til
man, suspicion of larceny; do; Michael Daily,
drunk and disorderly; 50 so.
WE KNOW OF NOTHING more suitable for
holiday present than q good book or photo
graph album, and all our friends say the best
place to get them is at the Gift Bookstore, 2l0
Pennsylvania avenue, as they have the largest
assortment to select from; and every purchaser
is presented with some article of silver ware
worth from fifty cents to one hundred dollars.
Miss Sarah E. Cameron, with S3 album, re-
ceiyed silver plated ice pitcher, Miss Re-
becca Haughton cake baske-, Mrs. James
McAyoy q gold watch, Is. Martin a silver
watch, and George Kingsley a silver card
basket.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN In want of Beauti-
ful Holiday presents, JeWelry and Silver Pla-
ted Spoons, Cups, Bells, &c, should call at the
Dollar Store, No. i3o Pennsylvania venue, near