Evening star., 1870-01-14

the Lectures.
wHrTKHuRsr GALLRRY-Mammoth Illumi-
mated War Views, and other Magnificent Repre-
sentanons, every evening att O'Clock.
SMITH & STRoSe's ART GALLERY, as +
street.
MARxRTHR's ART GALLHRY, 4se Tth street.
BARLow's Ant GALLERY, Z7 Pennsylvania
avenue.
THE SENTENCED Man KKLLY-Notiea for q
Ecu TriaI.-Mr. %. ID. Barrett, counsel for Jas.
tenced to death, has filed a motion for a new
trial of his client the ground that " Frederick
g. Newman, one Of the Jurors by whom he was
tried in this court in November last, was not at
the time of said trial a citizen OF the United
States, but was then, and now is, an unnatu-
rallied alien, born in England of English pa
the United States, and an such alien he is ex-
eluded from the right to act as a Juror in this
District by the eighth section of the act of Con-
Press entitled An act providing for the selec-
the District of Columbia approved June Is,
1862, which declares that no person shall be
competent to act as juror unless he be citi-
This motion will probably be argued to-mor-
row, and should the motion be granted and n
new trial ordered, il is likely that he will make
a better defence that at his late trial, and some
OF his friends from Brooklyn will be down to
testify TO his character. He continues in the
same cell at the jail he has occupied since his
conviction, and, as stated yesterday, spends
most Of his time in reading his PRAYER book and
religious works: and writing. From an ac-
euaintance of his We learn that he came to
this country when quite a YOUTH having
been well educated in the old country and
settled IN Williamsburg, or East Brooklyn,
where ne married and two children were
the fruits Of this marriage. Here for several
years, from 1S45 to 80, he lived in North Second
street, and was engaged on the Houston street
ferry. and subsequently he worked at any Kind
Of laboring work he could get, and sometimes
went on short voyage on the coast. His wife
died about 1890 or 81, and he fell into the habit
OF drinking hard, and finally got into the army.
On being discharged he came to this city and
worked about the wharves of Georgetown for a
Time and from thence went to Texas where he
remained short time and returned to Brook
Iyn, where. for some time, he was confined to
MS room by fever. On recovering, his chill
dren having died, he made up his mind to
few months when he committed the fatal
act for which he has been condemned to the
gallows In Brooklyn he bore the character of
a apeaceable and orderly citizen, until after he
>et into hard drinking subsequently, to the death
OF his wife; although all through life he has
shown at times that he has quick and uncon-
fr0lable temper.
We believe that there are but two persons
mere who are well acquainted with him. and
one Of the Al has been quite friendly and Kind to
MN, ana IN case the motion for new trial is
refused, and the appeal is dismissed when IL
goes 10 the Court in General Term, he will take
MT asures TO obtain a Communication of SENTENCE
s,1i N9Hy ma, already been conferred with on this
subject, but does not have much hope that his
Trend VIII be successful. and has, as before
stated, settled down to making preparations for
death.
business MEETING OF THE FIRST PRES
BITERIAs CHURCH-A business meeting of the
members of the First Presbyterian Church was
heic last evening at the church on Four-and-a-
nall street; Elder VIM. III. Campbell i'm the chair
ana u Storrs acted as secretary. The annual
report OF the Board of Trustees was read in
Hheh were recommendations that some i'm
biovements and repairs be made in the church
edhee The report was accepted. The Treas
Hrer, Mr. % Knight. submitted his reuort
shen showed the finances OF the church to be
IN prosperous condition, and that the entire
debt OF Church had been paid off, The report
was accepted The Board then proceeded tn
G sieon1 Ters for the ensuing year: Elder wm II.
Campben was elected President and Mr..
Oetayius Knight, Treasurer. The resignatisns
or Dr H. Lindsly and Colonel n. p. Chapman as
members of the Board of Trustees were received
and accepted Mr.. Y. T.. Robbins was elected
10 HI the unexpired term OF two years OF Colonel
Chipman. Nr. Wilcott Law was chosen Trustee
10 III the unexpired term Ofone year, Oceasioned
BY the resignation of DIR. Lindsly. Messrs A
u Robinson and T. NJ. Galaudet were elected
for three years The Secretary Mr. q. Storrs
holds over at the will Of the congregation. Adj
JcEIned.
CONFIDENCE MAN, OR A LUNATIC?-Yes-
nrday morning, man calling himself Henry
Eoeklibd, alias John People, was arrested by
detectives COomes and THOMPSON at the Il TniteJ
States HOtel, where he was living, representing
hisnsef to be a naval officer just returned from
h"it4kH port Il ne detectives suspected him of
beng the man who forged a check on the pro-
PrletoTs Of Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore After
be " as taken to the police HEADQUARTERS in was
charged against him that he had made An at
tempt TO obtain goods from Mr. DE Wolf a low
eler IN this city. by giving his checks therefor
which were found to be worthless After further
inquiry l: was ascertained that he had been for
some TINE an inmate OF an insane asylum at Al
eany, N V. from which he had escaped Mai
kichards ordered that he be sent back to his
friends in New York. and detective ThOmpson
EEK The civ on the q O'clock train las
with his charge.
TEE PROMINENT AID AssoCIATIoS-The
Board OF Directors of the Provident Aid Asso-
eiation met last night; Hon. Peter Parker i'm the
Shalr, and A. Hart acting Secretary. A. n.
Browne, Esq, submitted his weekly report,
~Ing that Sss2.03 had been expended for fuel
and bread during the week; that the distribu-
ton Of bread was limited to 900 loayes daily.
which appeared TO be wholly Inadequate for
the demands of the deserving poor. ON motion
ef Dr. Boyd, the number Of loayes was increased
10 go for daily distribution. The Chair an
nouneed that he had received a contribution of
go from Mrs. VIM. X. Dikeman which he had
turned over TO the Treasurer. Rev Isaac Crnss
was elected a Director from the Sixth Ward. 10
FL vacancy. After the transaction of routine
business. the meeting sdjourned till next Thurs
o~! hignt, at 80 p. m.
PROPOSED STEAMSHIP LINE BETWEEN WASH
IEGTos, ALEXANDRIA, NORFOLK AND BosToy
On Monday next. il is stated, one of the Massa-
House a bill 10 incorporate the Washington,
Norfolk and Boston Steamship Company, which
company propose to establish permanent line
Of steamship communication between Washing
ton, Alexandria. Norfolk and Boston. The bill
names as incorporatOrs James q. Grinnell
Wendall i. Davis, George w Potter and Henry
MAYO, of Boston; Horatio Browning AIpheus
Middleton, William l. Wall, Edwin A. Ryther,
G. N. Wright, William III. Morrison, George p
Cor, Henry +. Zimmerman. Andrew Potts. ani
Adam Gaddis. jr.. of Washington. ID. C.; Viii
ham Albert King and Edward Hartley, Of
Georgetown, IL. G.
The NATIONAL LABOR UNIOS.-The Execu-
tive Committee OF the National Labor Union
met last night, in this CITY, r. r. TraveIlick
President of the Union, in the chair and Genl
Hugh Cameron, Secretary. The eight-hour law
and the finance question were the points of in
terest under discussion. Ii was announced that
a number of prominent friends of the labor
movement were in this city now. Mr.. Travel
hex has visited number of States since his
election by the Labor Congress in PHILADELPHIA
last August IL is expected that he will deliver
a public address 70 the people of Washington
and Georgetown before he leaves the city on the
subject OF labor.
The SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UNION met last
evening at Union League Hall, and the follow
ing oncers were elected to serve the ensuing
term;-MajOr William =. Morse, President;
Captain M. +. Kelley, Vice President: Will A.