Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-01

TRIAL OF No. STEAM ENGINR.-The steam
fire engine, from the works at Manchester, N.
H., built for No. company OF our steam paid
hre department., located at the Union engine
house, 2lst street and Pennsylvania avenue,
was subjected 10 a trial yesterday afternoon at
the corner OF f and eth streets, in the presence
OF large number of persons. Its trial was
more satisfactory than either Of the Others
throwing stream OF over an inch 253 feet
horizontally
On Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock, all thres
engines, which have not yet been formally
delivered over TO the city by the builders, will
be tried in front of the City Hall, when the
Fire Commissioners will take charge OF them.
NAVY YARD.-The Don, flagship Of the Po-
tomac fiotilla, left the yard yesterday for be-
low, and the Ella, dispatch steamer this
morning.
frigate Constellation, now fitting out at the
Norfolk yard as the practice ship of the navy
The u =. steamer Mohican Is having her
boilers repaired and takingin coal preparatory
to leaving for Boston. where she will be taken
into the dry dock, an examination having re.
vealed the fact that some of her timbers and
planking will have to be removed.
The double ender Ascutney is still on the
ways, but the work is progressing finely on
her She is hereafter TO be used as an ordnance
boat.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Olin.-Yesterday,
the jury in the case OF II ugh Mcmahon, indicted
for keeping disorderly house, rendered a
verdict OF guilty.
Henry 7. Bevans. indicted for an assault and
battery. was found not guilty.
washington Taylor, indicted for the larceny
OF SOW and pigs, was found guilty, and sem
fenced to three years in the penitentIary-the
Judge making the sentence longer than it
would otherwise have been because Taylor
lied about the affair.
-, This morning the motion for new trial in
was argued and oyerruled.
A YOUNG BEGINNER On Wednesday nigh,
while Mr. Moses Sigels, who keeps a shop on
Az street, below Maryland avenue, was at tea,
his store was entered and the till robbed OF
SlG0. Officer Weeden was informed OF the
fact, and suspected boy named VIM. Will
liams, aged about eight years, whom he ar
$50, which was identified by Mr. Sigels. He
had given $50 note to cOlored woman,
which was recovered, and had divided the
balance among party OF boys. On Thursday
he was brought before Justice Handy, who
dismissed him on account of his tender age.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Purcell. To-day
letters of administration were issued to Mrs
Beall, deceased.
The will of the late John Fletcher was ad-
mitted to probate.
James ii. Gulick was appointed guardian TO
the orphan of the late James LHkens.
EXPLosION.-Yesterday afternoon, about 1
O'Clock, the cupola Of the foundry OF j. I.
Close, at the foot of eth street south, burst,
from some unknown cause. One of the men
employed In the foundry, named Clark. was
seriously injured. He was Immediately at
tended by his friends, who removed him to his
home.
THE MRHAGRRIR.-VanA mburghs menage.
RE paraded yesterday, exceeding anything of
the kind ever in Washington before. Hannibal
erayely led the procession, evidently feeling
all the weight OF his responsibility. The per-
tormances last night were attended by an i'm.
mense throng, hundreds being unable to get in.
THB TREASURY TRAGRDY.-The trial OF
Judson Burroughs, in the Treasury Depart
nent on the 30th January last, 10 which, on
Thursday, she plead not guilty, has been set
for trial ON Wednesday, April Goth.