Evening star., 1869-04-09
fHE COURTS.

OeLN1RAL Cot Rr, Judge Wyl,e.-This morn.
ing VIM. wariieid plead gsiiiy TO q charge OF
print larceny. snd was senteoosd to labor in
guilty to a similar chargs. and was sentenced
to three mostbs I'm Jail at n Dor In two cases
oi eseault ana battery aGsfpst Richard NJ. Hall
ana one AGAINST Peter S,hloseer. q nolie pros.
sseauf ana battery, jury out. Joseph Jack-
son. indeed fer ah assault and battery, plead
guilty. and was sentenced tn pay q nne OF SIS
for new trial overrulsd. Motion for new trial
In the ease Of Nicholas Garter. alias West, con.
victsd of burglary, was overruled.
EouIfY CoURT, Judge Olin-To.day, McEl.
fresh vs.. Nc eEIfresh; attachment for coatsmpt
Wright vs.. Wright ct al; order of reference to
auditor TO report on property OF sale. Multi.
gan e. sl. vs.. MuIligan; decree appointing r.
r. Jackson trustee 70 sell.
OIlCuIr COURT, JUDGE Cartier. To.day.
simmons agf Corporation OF Washington; Mr.
Payne nlee motion 70 strike out iudxment of
non.euit, and for leave to amend declaration
Merrick sons agt Somee; judgment by de.
fsut set aside, on motion Of Mr.. Thompson
Gorsney Rors sst; Koppel; verdict for plaintiff
plalnun. Hume agt Hplmuth; plea Of Offset
judgment on balance. Burke sgf Hayes; mo-
non Ior new trial. Leibstutz agt Baltimore
ano Onio Ratlroad; demurrer sustained. Ds-
Wis agt. lewis; defendant has leave to hle plea
OF set-cf. Dangerfsld agt. Herbert; motion Of
Mr.. Adams overruied.
VISITING FIREMRs PROM MAIHK-Yester.
Gay. James n. Harman, James Noyes, ana
Ezra Cuthr, fire com mmiss sioners, of Portland
M arrived here with view OF witnessing
ne power and efficacy of The Mcclellan fire
plug. and called on the Mayor. after which
t'b'ef Engineer Elwood aud Commissiou-r
HAIRY Gorbutt escorted them TO several of tns
@nglne.houses. To-day they witnessed the
working Of the Mcclellan ire-plug.
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INFoRNATIoS LODGED,-To.day District At
tornry Darlington filed in the Criminal Cour'
an inform alton against II. H. Marsh, Justice
Of the Peace. charging malversation in office
against him I'm charging exhorbifant fees. &c.
Mr.. j. McClery Perkins makes the complaint
AN INTERESTING LECTURE will be given
this evening in the Wangh M. +. Chapel, cor
ner of A street north and Third street east
Capitol Hill, on Bibl. Lands, nv Hon. Israel
Mr.. DWIGHT BLISS. brother of the City Sur.
veyor. died AZ bis residence, POI q street, yes
terday, Of consumption. MIR. had charge Of
he manufacturing Of the bricks for the Howard
University.
FALSE ALARN.-Au alarm of fire was sound.
ed AT :: ) last night, from box 2, by some per-
son unknown, caused by the burning of rub
bish on NJ street south, between 5th and 9th
streets east.
TIE POTOMAC FRONT-Fay's Wharf-Ar.
rlved-Schrs. Great Pirate, King. from Aqua
Creek, with wood for Limbergar; Rapidin,
Winder, with lumber for Z. B. Church & 20.
AT LAUREL FACTORY, Prince Georges
county, Maryland, Mrs. Mary &. Hail is ap-
pointed Postmisstress in place Of George II.
Hall, deceased.
NOMINATION CoNFIRMHO-Fred'k A. Bos.
we'll was yesterday confirmed by the Senate as
Justice Of the Peace for the District of Co.
lumbia.
As WILL BB sRRy by his card elsewhere, DIR.
Helston, formerly well known here. has re.
sumed the practice OF medicine in Washington.