Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-23

N.Y. then he comes under the proclamation
but there is difference; a person may go into
an enemyis country aud yet not aid them.
Under the Constitution their are two kinds of
treason leyyIng war and adhering to the enc.
my. A citizen my go abroad and his govern
ment call him home, and he refuse to come and
That would not be treason. In England il
would be held that he is guilty. If party
went into an eaemy's country and did not aid
them. ne could not be convicted. 1t does not
appear from the record that the prisoner ad.
hered TO the enemy or that he committed
treason, and therefore he does not come within
the proclamation, The offence is a mi de.
meanor, sud is not covered by the terms of tbs
proclamation. He for these reasons susta mel
the demurrer.
Mr.. Merrick asked leave to amend the ple1,
so that the case should appear IN proper shap,
on the record; 10 which the Court answered
that it had been so agreed by counsel, I'd in.
quirei If he should proceed to pass sente. ce.
Mr.. Merrick asked If he could no; plead over;
and some discussion on this question took
place; after which the Court adrourne1. TO give
The counsel an opportunity to consult.
providence HOSPITAL AND THE SISTERS OF
CHARITY.-Under the special energy aud do.
nation o. Sistr Mary Carroll, the Sisters of
CHARITY vent AIRED in 1863 to lay the foundations
OF an asylum on Capitol Hill. To this erd
they purchased of GerTit Smith, for s7,5Oa
the old original residence of Daniel Carroll,
ear the msnsiou which he subsequently built
and which is now Known as the Carroll Nah
sion. GerrIt Smith resid d in this house while
he was a member of Congress, Judge Cranch
at one time resided there, and In this hon e
Mrs. Carroll di:d. On completing the pur.
chase, the Sisters of Charity Immediately fillcd
the house with the sick and solate which the
carnage Of the war brought them, and con.
tinued to give their whole energies to this
Christian work rs long as the war lasted
Their work attracted the attention OF The au-
thorties OF the Government, and SNnatn John
p. Hale and Hon. Thaddeus Stevens brought
their hunPne enterprise 10 the attention of
Congress. which in 1861 gave them n liberia,
charts r, and, IN 's66, 81 appropr,ailop OF $500
to rid IN erecting a new end ITrger building
Mr. Stevens continued to watch with the deep.
est interest the wants of this institution 10 the
day OF his death one of the lest things he did
being the securing Tor hen another appropri-
ation of SJ0.U,O in The IL 81 sess on OF CopgTe s.
to enable tnem to go forward in completing
their building.
Since the original purchase, they have added
TWO ad iacent lots, and the premises are now 10
by $50 f. ct in dimensions, the addition costing
about $500, and making the whole, incluring
the old house, stand at $4,000. Their new
building WIS completed, With the exception of
the western wing, in 1so7, and has since Al
now torn away the old Carroll House. aud are
ppti'pg in the fou ndations of the westet wing:
and when this is completed the structlre viii
be some $50 feet long, with a wing at each end
some 90 feet deep. 1t is four stories high, aud
has, since its occupation last year, bad con-
stantly from seventy-fve to one hund~cd
patients. II is full now. Congress supports
maintained entirely by the benevoIen e of he
institution and its friends. The poor are always
received, none being refused. The Providen e
Hospital is now under the supervision OF Sis ar
Loi etto, superior. Sister Mary Carroll is now
at the Mother House, Emmitsburg. The
building, which has already cost more tban
Sky thousand dollars, Will when this wing is
fnlshsd, have cost, We presume, quite enc
hundred thousand dollars.
IMPORTANT ARREST Or HORSE AND CATTLE
THIEVES IN MARYLAND.-Last Saturday
night, two valuable s.eers (worih 500 elchb
WIS stole rom the fIrm of Mr. Isa &c Sra-cs,
nCar Eet.sville, i'll Prince Georges county GA
Sunday morning, M. PInkney A. Scaggs a.
rived in this city and commupicatrd to L ieu-
tenant johnson, at the Second Precinct s'at on
house the TACT OF thIs robbery aud cert3in CIR
cpmsfanccs herewith connected, which in
ducci the Lieutepaut TO believe that one OF he
thieves could be found aud arrested in his
city. Setung Off "ers McDermott and Be1Il 10
work Immediately. the Lieutenant giving these
y'giiant officers proper directions, the stolen
cattle were found in The yard Of Nj John Jo-
accur, on nor Ii Capitol ST. ct. From Nj. Jo-
accrm, the officers lear hcd mat the .wo SOS
Were brought 10 his place about three O'Clock
on Sunday morning, by John Whit, p colored
man, and that he (Joaccpm) suspected me
steers 10 nave been stolen. The steers
Were brought to the station shcuSe and
tclen char-e OF bv Leutena1t johnson
On Monday morning tney were identified aad
swern 20 by Mr.. james Sc1rgs. before Justice
thompson, aud We're gwen mp 20 the owner.
On Tuesday morning. n colored man named
Melvin, susnecf ed of being Concerned 10 The
robbery. was arrested bv Lieut. johnson az
Joaccums grocery, on North Capitol street
While under arrest the prisoner denied tai lac
was concerned in The robbery, bul con ieSsn1 20
the lieutenant that a cololed nan named Joua
Whi'e, bayIIg Charce of Mr.. w. Ii. Squife's
place, near Beltsville, had committed the ROB.
bely. On receiving this information, / teut
Johnson Immediately proceeded by cars o
Beltsvillei officer Eelll taking Melvin wI,h
him in carryai1 TO the same place Wb,e
manen yeied a good deal to avoid he lipU.euaat
3nd officer Beall, hut he was finally cIp,arcd
by the latter and taL en- before Justice Lee ,er d.
Moore. who now holds the Two coored prs
oDers In close custody Tor a turth her hearing.
Welearn from the officers that several of hP
farmers and plant re IN Priuce George and
Montgomery counties, have been robJad ror
some time past OF nor ss 91u cGt.'P, dc, by
hitherto undiscovered thieves. There wrs no
little excitement and sa;isflc ION mauifested at
BeltsyIile when Tue Prisoners were clptrred
yesterday, end great credit wss given by Marv-
land citizens present TO the Netropoll IN Po-
lice officers for heir energy and promptnnss 10
making hose arrests. L Is thought that hay
will lead TO the breaking mp OF a gang OF thieves
and OF receptacle for stolen property.
A STEEET Acknowledgements afternoon
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