Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-05
LOCAL NEWS.

THE WRATHBR-IheR irer-Last night was
the coolest experienced thus far This winter, the
thermometer standing throughout last night as
low as eleven degrees. At O'Clock this morn.
ing 1t had risen to twelve, and since then IL has
gradually gone up.
The Eastern Branch iseoysred with ice, but
the Leslie broke open the channel this morn
ing and took out q schooner.
The Ella dispatch boat, Acting Master Stone,
has not yet LETT, owing to the state Of the river
The mails for the Hotilla are now being sent
down by land.
Between Indian Head and Maryland Point
the ice is very thick, and several boats. in
cutting their way up to Washington, have had
their copper sheeting torn from their bottoms.
at the mouth OF the Washington and George
town channels the floating ice Is again loading
and pling up, and fears are entertained that
the Washington channel will soon be block
AIDED II the cold weather continues many hours
longer. The new steamer City Point with the
mails and passengers from City Point, due
here yesterday morning, did not come up to the
city, but stopped at Alexandria, fearing to run
the risk OF passing through the ice blocked up
OFT Giesboro Point.
THE STREET CAR CAsE-From our state
ment yesterday In relation to the difficulty be-
tween the hackmen and Metropolitan Railroad
Company. at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Depot, it might perhaps, appear that the Com
pany intend to their track in front OF the
depot as a stand for cars. We are informed
that the stand or stopping place Of the Com.
pany is on Capitol Hill, opposite the north gate
of the Capitol, where they have erected q neat
and comfortable depot, WnlcQ Is Inc present
terminus OF the road. The cars will run past
the railroad depot, ana not stand there The
Company have, at considerable expense, put
down a substantial wooden platform from the
curb Of pavement to the outside OF the track,
to enable passengers wishing hacks 10 pass
over good plank floor in getting from the depot
to hacks. We are assured that the Com pany,
who are all citizens and residents OF Washing
ton, have no disposition to interfere with or
iniure the hackmen or any other class of our
citizens, and only want what their charter
gives them, and what the hackmen have now,
and always have had, viz the right Of way
along the east side of New Jersey avenue.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Fishery esterday,
after our report closed, the case Of VIM. Max
we'll, charged with the IN urder of E. b. Gilbert,
conductor on the city railway, on the 18th OF
February last, was continued
Detective J. A. w. Clarvoe testified that he
arrested the prisoner after getting a.clue on
him, and on his being accused with committing
the deed he stated that ono one saw him
shoot" a.
The defense called witness. who tesu1ed
that on the night OF the occurrence the accused
registered his name at Mades at IL 4 O'Clock,
whereas 1t is alleged that the m urder took place
an hour later.
This morning the case was argued by Mr..
Adams for the accused and District Attor ney
Darlington for the prosecution and given to
the jury about one O'Clock, who after an ao-
/ sence OF about one hour, returned with a yer.
dict Of rguilty Of manslaughter."
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