Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-25
The Courts.


day, Elizabeth West was convicted OF petit lar
ceny and received a nominal sentence. In the
case of james Rollins, convicted of grand lar
ceny, q motion was made to set aside verdict.
Jacob Brown, in jail for breach Of peace, was
ordered to be discharged.
This morning, james Roliugs was tried for
petit larceny and found not guilty; Browne for
defense.
The ORPHANS CouRr.-Judge wyiie, of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia, to-
day attended to the business Of the late Orphans
Court of this District, which was abolished by q
recent act of Congress.
THE FINANCE CoMMIssIoN-TAe Corporation
Stock and Bonds-Yesterday, the Register, Mr..
The Ss t.
following statement Of the amount necessary to
pay holders Of corporation stock the interest
dine on the 3oth instant:-Canal stock, s4s, 800
interest; water stock, si55,ooO quarterly inter
est, 81 ,325 five per cent stock, s5i ,s interest,
S6s503; six per cent. stock 1855 q, interest,
slo 2s27i total, ssA ,l2 % principal, ga, 1854
Also, report that e44s, 300 worth of ten-year
bonds have been issued out Of the $500 900 an.
thori1ed, leaving balance on hand Of e51 200.
Tho interest payable July LIST will amount to
81, 449. There Is to the credit Of this fund in
bank s96, 1873 .9l-from per centage of the gen.
eral tax funded by law for the redemption OF
From these statements it will be seen that the
total amount Of corporation stock and bonds is
81 4242, the interest on which is $50, 40o74.
Moses. din WHOSE estabisSmsnt IRON w Me- p.
Knight, ex-member of Common Council, is en-
ployed,) for S61.5i, for furnishing the house OF
steam fire-engine No. As. j. Bowen, in which
bill are III yards Of ingram carpet at $50 per
yard; carpet lining, dozen oak arm chairs, at
$3.50 each; an oak extension table, $3.50; 6 cane
seat chairs, 50 each; II gutta percha spittoons,
bill is approved by Chas. King and K. H. Book
er, commissioners.
The ward commissioners rolls have been foot
ed up, the grand total amount due being $751;
409.1s. The First Ward roll (Himber) fOots up
s2ssis.eS; the Second, lPeteIs,) sl6, 4liO6; the
Third, lWright,l s14 1883; the fourth, (Mur
ply, s4 1914 the Fifth, (Atkinson,y sl7 ,2O3 80;
(Gunnell,) sl5,9s4.S7.
Ar THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES at
awarded to Misses May Campbell and Jennie
Richards, for punctuality, scholarship and de-
pertinent. First premiums were received by
Humphreys, and Alice Townshend, for scholar
ship and department. Second prizes were re-
ceived by Misses Mary Gadsby, Addie Slack.
Jennie jackson, Lille Hall and Fannie Hall,
Prizes in French were awarded to Miss Nellie
Beckwith and Miss Alice TOwnshend.
THE ORDINATION CEREMONIES at the p. E.
Seminary, near Alexandria. Va, took place
yesterday, in the presence OF q large number of
ciergymen. The ceremony was conducted by
Bishops Johns and Whipple, and the ordination
sermon was preached by Rev. DIR. Gibson, of
Petersburg. Eight ministers and four deacons
were ordained. A number Of prominent minis
tiers from Washington, Georgetown, and Balti-
more were present.
POLICE ITKNs.-Henry Thomas, for peddling
without license, was arrested yesterday by of
nicer Reed, and fined $50 and costs by Justice
battery on Peter Jouvenal, was arrested yes
terday, and tined $40 by Justice Wall.
MR.. JOHN BOWLING, one of our oldest and
most respected citizens, left New York at IL
O'Clock to-day in the steamer Australia, en- route
for Europe on pleasure trip.