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| him hear requ uired loud speaking
Mr; Csrringson.-Are you deaf in both ears,
! MI G.-In one a little more than the other
Mr.. CarringLon thought the excuse was not
legal one, He could make him hear.
4 Mr. Bradley said he knew tnat Col G. was
| deaf and had no doubt thar he did not hear
| what be was then saying.
Col G That is so, Judge. ILauahter.l
Judge Fisher.-How long have you been
Col G.-I am not entirely deaf.
] Judge Fisher.-I guess you can DO made TO
hear.
Capt W. w Moore called. He said he was
| very much indisposed, and had been for two
or three weeks. He was engaged IN busi.
u ness-the Metropolitan railread-which must
1 suffer If be was absent The other gentleman
| engaged in the management of the road was
| abseht from the city. There would be no one
| serve on the jury.
/ Mr.. Darlington asked if Capt. NJ. was over
| IS years of age.
| Capt. NJ. replied that he was not quite that
| MIR. Darlington thought that the excuse of
| Capt M. was not sufficient.
Capt. NJ. said he could get a certificate from
physic ian If necessary.
| The Marshal (Judge Goodingl announced
that he had summoned Mr.. j. H Crane in
place OF Mr. Mattingly, who was over the
age. Z
| Judge Fisher said that w p. Dole had
| WTIiIcn tudt ne was not Il citfZen mere.
Mr.. Darlington asked for an attachme nj
against Mr.. Dole.
| Judge Fisher said he heard that Mr. Dole
| paid taxes an unimpreved lot, and di-
| rected that an attachment issue.
| Mr.. John X. Elvans said that he had neg
| lected when his name was called, to state that
he had served q full term during the past two
years on the Grand Jury and asked the Court
II tnat did not excuse him from jury duty for
two years.
Mr Darlington thought 1t did not; he having
i been summoned n talpsmen He roAd
| from 18th Statutes at Large the section pro-
! vding for the selection of jurors here. He
stated there was nothing in the la w about sum-
The Court decided that Mr.. Elvans could
| not be excused.
Mr Carrington said that Capt Moore had
gone for a physicians certificate, and sug-
gested that in such cases the physician and
juror should both appear, and be examined as
| Judge Fisher said that he would see to that.
| Mr.. Bradley said that seven had been ex-
| cassd, and 1t was necessary that the ful panel
OF 26 should be before the Court before they
| could proceed to select Jury.
Judge Ffsher.-Yes, sir. We must have the
| full panel first.
Mr.. Riley A. Shinn said thst he could not
| sit long in one position, and reminded the
Court that he had been granted leave of alb
sence from the grand jury some time since on
Judge Fisher said that the Marshal weuId
require until one O'Clock to summon others in
place OF those who had been excused If there
/ was no OOlecu0n ne would let the Jurors here
| 60 until that hour.
Mr., Merrick SAID he thought 1t would hasten
| the selection OF jury If twenty talesmen
| should be summoned, instead Of seven,
| many would seek to be excused, and no doubt
some would be excused.
| Judge Pierrepont said he had no objection,
| if that agreed with the law.
| Judge Fisher said it might be well to exam
| inc the gentlemen present on their roir dire
and select what Jurors they could from them.
| Mr.. Bradley.-We have a right to a whole
| we get that panel. We ask TO have a larger
number summoned than would complete the
panel.
! Judge Fisher thought that this course would
| not be complying with the law. and directed
| the Marshal to summon seven, and the Court
| took a recess until one O'Clock.
On reassemblinR at one o'clock the Marshal
returned the names OF the following sum
moned w. NJ Shuster, Robert Ball, II. M.
knight, j. +. Ellis, S. Fowler and Terrence
Drury.
Mr. Fowler not answering an attachment
| was ordered to issue. Mr.. Shuster also failed
to answer.
| Judge Fisher said that he had received a
note from physician, certifying that Mr..
| Plant is under medical treatment; as also one
| from DR.. johnson certifying that Mr.. Moores
health would not allsw him to serve as ju-
Tor, and Mr.. Moore was therefore excused.
Mr.. Phillips stated that Mr.. Dole could not
| be found; that Mr.. Plant was in Baltimore,
and he understood that Mr.. Philip had gone to
The Clerk. Mr. Middleton, called the names
| Of those not excused, as follows:-William B.
| Todd, W. II. Tenney. John r. Elvans, Thes.
Blagden, Riley A. Shlnn, Richard NJ. Hail,
| T. }. S. Perry, r. b. Clark, John Van Ris-
| wick, T. ID. Gilman, Jos. +. Brown, @. Wen
dell, Jos. Gerhardt, H N. Easily, Thes Ber-
y, j. II. Crane, Robert Ball. II. M. knight,
John +. Ellis, Terrence Drury.
The Clerk again called the list, when 81 were
found present
Mr. Fowler here entered the Court, and
| after being informed of the attachment, stated
that be had mlstoek the time, and he was ex-
cused under the attachment.
Mr.. Merrick stated that the panel was one
short, counting those for whom attachments
had been issued.
The Marshal was directed to summon q
lumber suffi cient to fill the panel.
At 315 Mr.. Shuster came into court, and the
Marshal returned the names of ]. Russell Barr
and VIM. II: Morrison, making 25 answering
the call OF the clerk. Mr.. Jedediah Cuttings,
was summoned in the coHrt-room-thus ma
Ring the panel complete.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Tne following real
estate sales were made yesterday afternoon by
Messrs. Cooper Il Latimer:-Lots 6, 7, and s.
in Cooper Latimer's subdivision of original
lots 2, 3, 4, and 5, in square west Of square
5S3, fronting on New Jersey avenue and north
street, containing 5000 square feet, to Mr..
MT J. Sauter, at 13H cents per foot; lots 9, 10,
ii, same square, containing 3,46S square feet,
to Mr. j. Low, at II cents per foot; lots 13,
IA, Is, same square, containing 5000 square
feet, to n. J. Sauter, at 9h cents per foot;
lots 16, II, 1s, same square, containing 5000
square feet, to &. A. Kuhn, at OK cents per
FOOT lot II, 80 feet front by 100 feet deep, in
square 447, improved by two two-story frame
houses. being Nos. 500 and 571, on o street
north, between 9th and 9TH streets west, to J.
p. Freeman and -, for S1.O5O and SLIPS.
Messrs. Green & Williams sold parts of lots
Is and II, in square 279 improved by two
frame houses, each fenr rooms and kitchen, to
James King, for $1,400
PosTPoNED.-The match game of base ball
between the Pioneer club Of Alexandria, and
the Potomac club Of this city, which was to
have taken place here Tuesday afternoon, was
postponed.
FROM EUROPE
PARIS, June 12-1t is reported here that
Napoleon and the French Empress intend Wis.
itlDg the Car OF Russia and the King of Prus.
STA at their respective capitals early in the
coming autumn. The proposition for sim.
UltaneOus redu elton of the m ilitarv aS IN hriSh