The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-20
LOCAL Z DEPARTMENT.

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ofWm. Eidridssl II. murder ofdeo wiils srs
= Criminal court yesterday. = = ''.
ne SpenfTa he s M,n.,s N Ssn
Ia soldier ~ the same reriment with The
| prisoner, and on the night Of the homicide he
asnk 'ess,S %e' With the .Ss
the night Of the homicide. They took ten or
twelve drlsl. .toSsthsr. AZ the Te.tsurant the
him down. As he arose he saw Sesnion, a
deceased with his eye Sissdins Witss. s sei.es
but did mo-, Know AZ The time hat the S deceased
II had been stabbed, nor did he recoilect anything
when n s ns q
III murder .p", - = = $500 " ~
Corporal Tucker. knew the deceased to be |.
To. Wiiis' Scrnlon IN . member of the ,ame
Ii company with fhe deccaaed ~
Here the defence rested.
sSs' ss tss sSnnio1 int
homicide: He wanted something to eat, but did
md sMeGisiisn sparriSS. I DURING he timS he
was there Scanion had no weapon in his hand.
!, Mr.. Darlington sought an Instruction to the
without a provocation sufficient to excite yio-
II lent PASSION or II acting under such p.ovoca-
resentment extent
/ cruel and brutal az to evince maiignity, he ia
guilty Of murder.
The eSuIt fssS:sd .syi.s that there could be
law would punish such an act, but not with the
halter.
I The Court charged the jury to in9u nrst ii
7 Them that the law not only reouired thai pss.
sio1. should Be deprayed, ba. that reason should
saa Fl that P 3.
der. II they did not deem him guilty OF murder,
,nsy then e Inquire he were guilty q
punished for suffering his passions to control
\ rs acts, % a e make human life unsafe. As
selfdefence, II the Jury could see in the evidence
proof that the prisoner was In danger OF his own
and struck the blows to save his Iife they should
ncguit him..
The Jury then retired, and after few minutes
I 4 slaughter. -
n ,ao. THE sE EN- DEyEssED,
he was thirty-nine years Of age; was born in
u Orange county, Ohio, and was a member OF the
sSS @ MH Ws. sSss oS be @
Tered TO save Mcclellan; that he pushed vii.
Sass before :Sa % W dl.% nj. fs hi" three
The Court deferred sentence until this morn.
''ns' and adjourned the court.
p,rnoss or HusnANpnr.-In Harvest Grange
No. 2, on Wednesday evening, about sixty were
late ' degrees in due form. The tide of POPULAR
Patrons" are a decided success, and we con.
iratuate the denzen. Of the rural districts, par.
Sicularly the ladies', that the order has been In
rsdussa In regard to the csre s in the
LAY they are spiendid-mag nifcent better CON
b!eys the ides-a grand combustion OF instruc-
q ofass ana are Sw
,ndsry matter, the great good designed to be &C.
srMers only but with ali INTERESTED In The pro-
;re.s q agriculture: We are pleased to notice
vealth-a sure guarantee OF prosperity. 1t is
Intended, as soon as a suitable hall can be OBJ.
aimed, to 1T up expressly for the US. Sc Of the
When we can assure our readers there will be no
acre agreeable place to spend social evening.
SEuIous CHAnaE-A few DAYS since Sins from
he Richmond Eraminer, containing a communal.
Strong, OF this City, whose ease was pending in
he Bankruptcy Court, and which had been re.
Sur Justices ofihe District suprems Iesr 70
adEs 0llp said That :. TIL. soanaSs.ti9n was
e aS saa s o MhO
shed. Yesterday morning a Mr.. Waugh asccr-
Waugh persuaded him to go before Judge 0iin
a chambers. He ackno wlsdged that he had di-
nswer what was incloseu, ana the Judge Or
ered RUE NE m aSnuh nm 70 snow cause
~ NV ~
pr contempt OF court
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BIDS ron TIE REPAIR OF PUMPS, HYpGANTs,
c.-Yesterday. at u o'clock, M, bids were
pened, at the Mayors Office, for the repair of
jumps, hydrants, &c., during the ensuing year,
ere being three districts: The first, c0mpos ed
tho First and Second ward the second, CON.
osed Of the Third, Fourth and Seventh wards;
ards John N. Tucker, John W. Tucker, r. r.
azatd' ". H. dreenweil, j. H. Greenwell and
m u; Jones, each bidding 10 repair the pumps
the three districts, and Henry Hudson Il 20.
seond districts.
For the repair OF MIGRANTS bids were received
ON McLinden q Ecklof, Thos; W. Miller,
imes Emerson, Cruitt Campbell, T.. W. Hil-
ary, and O'Hare Noonan. The above bids
auay OF Two
, S. m p,., .,a s,..,
nAtp "a kkps,-S. r.. batthoioW, oos seventh
reet, peioW rennsyyahla avenue, eails par
,u n at tt 70 ms iaise Stock on garden
eas, oene s.ns men W DC ,he nhest anu best
h"yS ueu" III " vi "a ,ne puo,,u ut many
Ls. Mt y; has hso niaue anBemeh,sWith
ho " sss Ssst NJ, IN .ns te