Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-19
fHE COURTS.


!. CRIMINAL CouRr, Judge Ffster-This morn
Ing the Grand Jury was empanneled, Dr.
Charles H. Cfagin. OF GEORGETOWN, being worn
as foreman, and Judge Fisher. in charging
them, referred specially to the dusiiine &C and
called attention to previous instructions 20
Grand Juries.
The case Of James H. A. Schuremau, indicted
for passing counterfeit MONEY, was called this
morning, when the counsel for the defense,
Messrs. Riddle and Phillip, stated that their
client was quite sick, and DIR. Grouse was
sworn and testified that s. had been q ute sick.
and as yet was unable to attend court. After
some discussion, Judge Fisher set the case for
70. day four weeks, November 18TH and there
being no cases for trial, the court sajourned till
Mr.. w. Onutt, one Of those drawn for the
Grand Jury, could not take the iron. clad oath,
and Mr.. w. A. Boss was summoned IN his
stead.
ing the last will OF sarah Moore was fully
proven. The will Of the late Mary Crutten.
don was filed and partially proven. She di.
reefs that her personal property b sold, and
Susan Kle,her, Lucretia Kieiber, Geo. walker,
Mary Ann Stilley, and Margaret Kleiber, ex-
ceptIne certain articles to Elizabeth ID. Oole-
man, who she nominstes as executor. Letters
Of administration on the estate of Lswis Ken
gla were issued to Jacob Il. Kengia-bond
$4,000. Sarah NJ. Williams was appoin ted
guardian Of the orphans OF Lemuei d. Will
liams-oond $4,000 An account Of personal
estate Of Henry Oensrich; first and final OF ex.
ecutors OF John Morgan; first Of guardian 10
orphan OF Jonn o Halloran; do. Of administra.
tor OF NJ. Kelleher.
The DRIuEcr MERCHANTS NATIONAL
bANK.-Sometime since, IL will be re nembered,
ceased operations and was wound up by the
Treasury Department. large amount of
securities that 1t ought to have had in it's vaults
that they had been, by fraudulent coIIusion.
transferred to the custody Of the Ocean
National Bank of New York. A SUIT was
commenced by the Government against the
latter Dank 10 recover the amount of the .ecuris
ties. By arrangement between Government
counsel and counsel for the Ocean Bank, the
SUIT was TO be discontinued, unless steps were
taken on the opening of the United STATES Cur.
Court, for the Southern District Of New York
for the October term, to bring the suit to trial
Subsequently District Attorney Pierrepont was
arrangement, and bring the suit to trial at an
early day. On the first Of October term Judge
BENEDICT, sitting in the United States Circuit
court , announced his intention OF taking mp
time ne will hold court, SO that although DIS.
rIict Attorney Pierrepont is anxious TO have
the matter disposed OF at an early day, Il viii
nave TO be put over for the present.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT on rHs WASHINGTON
AND BALTIMORE RAILROADS.&C. the tram
this morning was nearing the iron bridge over
small stream two miles this side OF Balti.
more me engineer discovered two men walking
aIoneslde the track, and Just before the train
came up one OF them, named Thomas Deal a.
II stepping out OF the way of some obetru ction
GOT on the track, and before the train could be
stopped ne was caught under the wheels, run
over, and then knocked insensible AGAINST a
pie OF Old railroad ties. The train, which had
gone some distance, was backed up 20 the snor
ana t was found that the man Is legs were hor-
rioiy mangled and broken in two or three
places, and he was, besides, injured in the head
and body. A physician on the tram said The
ran could not possibly survive. The sufferer
was LETT In charge of an employee Of the road
to be removed to Baltimore, and the tram pro'
ceeded on Its way.
THE NEW BRIreR on RocK Cnrrx
afternoon Mayor Sweeney, Of GEORGETOWN
mad q consultation with Mayor Bowen ia ref,
erencs 70 the proposed bridge over Rock Greek,
connectng west street, Georgetown, with p
street IN this city. which is to be built Jointly
by the Corporations. The other member, ~
the committees are Messrs. Cooke, Dunlop and
Venable, of this city. Mr. Davis was the onIv
one present this morning. The meeting Vas a
preliminary one only. and the different STYLES
OF oridge were discussed. 1t seems to be the
impression that one similar to that at X street
will be adopted.
night, probably the largest train which has
ever passed through the city, was drawn
across the railroad bridge over the Potomac.
there being 60 burden cars, most OF them con-
tanning cattle from West Virginia. Most of the
cars were consigned to Baltimore, and a few
were destined to New York. These heavily
laden trains passing through so frequently
afford conclusive ., idence of the increasing
prosperity OF the South.
KEW DR. SOUTHGATB, who has for some
time past been officiating at Ascen sion Churcb
n tnis city, has accepted call OF ST. Anne's
EpisScPai Church, Annapolis, the pulpit of
wnlcn was made vacant in Aug ust hast bv the
retirement of Rev. J. Pinkney Hammond
SALE OF REAL EsrATR-Fitch 4 Fox rea,
estate brokers and auctioneers, have sold part
OF lot IL, in square -. fronting ~ feet on DIST
between l. and NJ streets, and 70 feet Deep 10