Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-11
LO AL AFNE' Airs.

BOARD OF TRADE DIREcrORs.-A meeting
ofthe Directors Of the Board Of Trade was held
last evening ut their rooms corner Of Sixth street
aud Pennsylvania avenue; the vicn president
John II. Semmes, In the chair, and Mr. X. b. Mo
hun secretary.
DR.. Magruder, on behalf Of the committee ap
pointed by the Board OF Aldermen, stated that he
had appeared to confer with the Board concern
Ing the protest against the use Of steam cars on
the streets OF the city Of Washington, but al the
members Of the Board of Aldermen were not
aware OF tho time and place Of meeting, aud 10
few were present, he thought 1t advisable to d"
nothing IN the premises at present He would
sugges! that night be set apart for that purpose
"wednesday night was accordingly fixed for the
next meeting of the Board.
Non motion OF Mr.. Shepherd committee of
three was appointed to present the views Of the
Board to tho Alderman Committee.
The motion was adopted, and the chair appoint e
ed Messrs, A. r. Shepherd, Samuel Bacon, and W
ii. Clsgett, az the Committee.
The by laws as presented on ThursdRy night,
for tho government Of the Board, after being
slightly amended were adopted, and II was or
dered that ave hundred copies be printed
The 70 lowing named persons were elected to
membership in the Board J. Russell Barr, T.
Trobiner,F. G. lIiberser, G. 2. shafOr, aud Jay
Cooke 4 Co
Tho President appointed Messrs s. Bacon. J.w
Colley, and z. d. Gilman, Committee on Fl.
nance.
He appointed, also, Messrs 4. r. Shepherd, W
u. Clagett, and John r. Evans, Committee on
Rooms.
On motion OF Mr.. shepherd, permission was
granted to the Bankers and Brokers' Telegraph
Company TO established u branch office Ia the
rooms Of the Board and the Board adjourned.
CRIMINAL COURT.-JudgG Wyhe - Ed.
ward C, Carriugton, District Attorney, Prose.
cuting.-Yesterday afternoon the jury IN the case
Of John Martin, indicted for the murder Of his
wife Margaret Martin, rendered q verdict of NOT
gu lty, and the prisoner was discharged.
To-day the case Of William Lambert, indicted
for murder, was taken uP, aud 1t appearing to
the court that the prisoner was probably Insane,
ordered that Jury DO sworn to diligently in
quire and true verdict return on behalf OF the
United States whether the prisoner at the bar
who now stands indicted for murder be of sound
memory or not according to the evidence. The
jury having been sworn returned the following
verdict "Tho Jury find the prisoner insane and
INDECENT. ~
The Court having certified the finding Of the
Jury to the Secretary Of the Interior, the follow
ing order was made:
DEPARTAEST oF THE INTERIOR,
November II, 1855. !
The Superintendent Of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane Is hereby auth TiZed to ro-
esiye and treat the within uRmed WIN Lambert
as an iu'Rue Paupor, at the public expense.
W r. OrTO, Assistant Secretary.
Maria Hick, alias Pitt, indicted for stealing
coat and hat from Hester Tanner verdict guilty,
aud sentenced to Abacy for one year.
VIM. Henry, indicted for stealing ona pair Of
pantaloUns from Gerson ErsmRr; verdict guilty
and sentencrd to Alb my for Que yeur
Edward L Andrews, indicted for larceGy;
verdict not guilty.
The court then adjourned until Monday.
oRPHANs' CoURT -JRdgs PurceH-This
morning letters Of adm nisIrIliun were l,sual 10
Walter S. Cox as executor Of James K YOung
Let ers Of administration were issued TO Alex.
apder Hamilt Loughborough on the estate Of
Ham ltvn LOughborough,
Ths balance aud distribution Of the personal