Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-08
The Courts


CRIMINAL CoURT. Judse CaT5.er-To-day.
on molten Of Mr. PasChal, Mr.. Benz. T. Grafton
was admitted to tie bar. Timothy Smith.
charged With robbery, was found not guilty;
ceIy. nd offence; guilty. and sentenced TO
three years in the pententiary.
CIRCUIT CoTRE. Judge H2caTftar.-To-da y,
LOwerbaCk * Bro. AT Brandner; judgment by
default. Holmes sgt. Hempier; do. confessed.
Mitchell agt kng. and same agt- Huestis; judg-
merits by default final. Naisak agt. Drury *
CLARK; inqUi>itiOn for S22.Oi. Sykes " Chad
wick agt. Milbourn * Lstta; submitted.
Police Court, Judge .SneIl.-To- day, John
Mullen according TO the statement OF the no.
lice man, got drunk, cursed publicly, went to the
station house involuntarily, and lett SO as col
lateral So of which was forfeited in the Poliee
Count this morning, as Mullen did not like To
appear. Henry Halves, charged with carrying
a razor about the streets in violation o. law was
fined so. Reuben Lewis, disorderly in the
western market, was fined 50. Winston Barnes
drunk and lTofane; fined -. Sarah Jane Viii
Hams and Robert johnson, two Migrants were
sSnt 10 Hodssons farm. Il. II. Magee, George
Brown and Henry II. Brown. a trio OF cornwall
young men, were caught by Officer Crump on
Saturday night drunk and stOning windows, 50
the officer testified, and they were lined SO each
Frances Smith WAS caught In the Smithsonian
grounds on Saturday night in cOmpany with
clerk in store on Pennsiy Eania avenue under
rather disreputable circumstances. The clerk
ESCAPED, but Frances was taken to the s-atinr,
Louse, ana this morning taxed So at the Police
court. VIM H. Butter, charged with an as
sault on Frederick SeitZ, paid fine of =
Sem Y Lee, assault and battery on Samuel
jackson; fined IS ard cost. joseph Brooks as
sault and battery on Samuel Jackson. These
as-adlts sr u of a difficulty which occflf rel
nttwten these parties "a a political meeting in
the eth IistIict on Thursday night last-fned 3
and costs. Samuel Jackson, charged with A.
sault and battery on Joseph Brooks. fined =
and costs. Michael Morey. charged with assault
and battery on Michael Shea giving him ALL
COlOrod eye; fined : - and costs Julia StaraIt
got drunk yesterday and disturbed tie onieto ~
South I sire t, for which offence Markwooj
walked her Up 70 theECaptain'E Office and t5;s
morning she PAID - ard departed on hervay
AFFAIRS IN PRINCE GEORGES C0ryTy Mn
Inc WORK on tie railroad is progressing rani,Ilr
below here. both in eur own and ChsrIes roInty
ana II Is now very confidently asserted that the
respective forces will reach Mattawoin an SWap1n
belSre great While. a train laden with tie,
ana rails arrives here almost dailv the fine
weather enabling the track-layers nov to work
them NJ very rapidly. Colonel Hill is pushing
ms hSi'ge over the COllngton TO completion
win his ustOmed energy. We are daily ex-
the depot buildings. VI
=, Burgio'y gad Assaul.-.On Friday night last.
thc tOIlEate house OF the Washington and Mari
uoTO turnpike was broken into, Mr. ParmaIee
the toll EatheTer, hTutaily beaten. and the house
robbed or over ninety dollars in money, the
LICpeTtE OF himself and the turnpike COMPANY
Mhen tLe entrance to the house was effected
MI. P.was asleep, but aroEsing saw four col
oied men IN the room, by one of whom he was
Immediately struck over the head and knocked
lnsersible. He tailed 10 recognize either of fine
party in the dim light, nor has lie any suspiciC1
&s 10 who they were, the circumstance that the
foiicWl ing was the day when he was required 10
turn over 10 the treasurer the tolls of the mast
two weeks indicating that some one was impIi-
Gated III the robbery who knew that fact The
county commissioners offer a reward OF : 100 for
the aIftStoi the burglaTs-PTincs Georgian, 9Th.
RAILROAD MATTERs.-There is much warmth
OF feeling By our farmers in London and others
interested IN direct communication with
Washington and Georgetown. Those who FIRST
called upon the President of the Washington and
OHIO road had assurances that this road wouId
'ld every aid II could to effect that result il an
arrangement con d be made with the Washing
ton and AieXan !Tia road, and when called upOD
the Ircsldtnto OF the latter road readily accCdcd
y tie proposition, and all that is necessary now
Is 10 erect an arrangement with these two COM
ranlcs, and then the farmers OF Fairfax and
hCGd'n VII enjoy Tree competition Of the
trace Of Georgetown, Washington, and Alex
al jTia, and all be mutually benefited b. the
arrangement. The Washington and Ohio road
IS On The record in favor OF this connection
Le'SJarg WaShingtonicn.
CANAL TRADE.-Business on the canal at this
place continues brisk Thirty-seven boats were
IoaCtd Yesterday carrying a total OF 4OSjO9
tons Cumt'ri0nd Netrs 6th inst
~ Comfort is better than shininess" in 4
home.
nEA young woman's commemorative Is our
faVoIitC Roman hero? Marius.
a." Tiu-Toof umbrellas, TO keep off the Planta.
sSA Savannah alderman who is minus
$1,000. blamCs il on the rats.
NJ The New York Germans will have peace
jubilee on the 10th inst.
~ The Iowa senate hos rGssed the ho--n
liquor hil! "a measure even more stringent than
the Ohio law.
81 jury, consisting OF six white and six col
oTtd NJ II. was Cmpaneied in Jersey city ON Sat
HIHaY IN the case OF a colored man against a
white man.
o. Charles and James Jones, aged I and G
wears, were horribly m8ng!ed at louisville by
me failing OF an old brick wall. Both will prob
ably die.
81 They have begun 10 enforce the new liauor
'lw ia Maine with rlgOr characteristic of the
climate. In Danger many OF the bars have been
dressed in mourning.
RIA Connecticut man is engaged in working
up saw-lOg thirty feet long into a fife for Gil
mOreIs jubilee. Ii will he bowed by nitro-pIy-
cerine, says the Norwich Bulletin.
sFThey propose In New York TO utilize a de-
faulter Just arrested in Canada. "Utilize" is
coed. Utilize HIM as a witness to convict other
rOgues, and then utilize him at Sing Sing in the
way OF honest labor for the public benefit