Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-12
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LiH~ofn HIH.-Concert BY me sci GLARS Of che
Grammar and Primary schools OF the fourth lis
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Odd FSUos-s' R1ll, Ed-y Tdrd.-Fair bv the
Ladies' f'ebekah Degrte Association, No. 1.
MARTIN Ia TRUITR PARpoNEp-Yesterdav
Ihe fTtslCent granted a pardon TO Martin La
Irulte. recently convicted of keeping a gam
bling house and SENTENCED 20 one wear in the
AitdHy pen.tentIary bv Judge Cartier, in the
Criminal Court. La 1Tuite was ther euIou re-
leased tTCm Jail, where be has teen held since
his sentence. awaiting the action OF the Court
IN General Term. and was soon afterwards re-
Celving the congratulations OF his friends. The
petition on which the pardon WAS granted set
forth n at the sentence was in conflict with th,,
9Th article of the constitution OF the United
States winch prohibits the eXactiOn Of excessive
bail, or The infection Of unusual fines or excess
i've YuUisE1nentl: that he was not the rrincipaI
Iut dealer that during the forty years exist
ense OF the statute under which the conviction
was had there has been hut one conviction.
The Ietrion Tor pardon was signed by the
jury " kO tried the case, several officers of the
court, an5 number Of members OF the Iegis-
lature and prominent business men. This peti-
uOu SeS prepared by Messrs. Moore and Bright
who with a relative of La Turtle rad several
interviews with the President and Attorney
&c neral on the subject.
u = stated that when the case was referred to
Judce Fisher, District Attorney. he promptly
reported adversely 20 the granting OF a pardon
but subsequently recommended a communication.
ne slSrtlng men were very active in working
l'I lhi> iaICoil ana are now in good spirits, the
OIiEiOn prevailing among them that the eases
aga I,t al those now under indIctm ent '. in be
allowed 20 sleep a few yeaTs, and then lie closed
by no Il pres, a. were the OF j. NJ. Stew
an y. H. Marcus. James Thompson. Il. +.
Schofeld. George HodgkiEs, and James II.
Ain. indicted at the December term, 1S5}. ard
closed by 50ts pros. IN May, 1>js. The cOnyic-
tiCn referred 20 in the petition is that OF Mr.
Marcus. indicted at the December term. Is59,
convicted and sentenced TO three wears in the
Ptnlts ntiaIy, August 1th. istU. sentence COM
muted 20 one year in Jail. January, 1861 and
fully pardOned. Nav DIST lsCl IL is understood
lsa Trnrlr aGss-r
tfat the remaiTder OF the gambling house cases
have been dropped. that Judge Fisher intends
to prosecute TIE m at the next term OF the court,
ana perhaps the list viii be even larger than at
present.
DECISION IN 4 CoAr FEEICHr CAsE-Con.
SlgnstS 70 Pay Freight Only on tie QHanfif,s
actually DeliUeTed.-JudGe Humphreys, in the
Admiralty Court las had befor, him recsntIv
the case OF Edward Miller against +. l.. Aexan-
der. Miller is the master OF a schooner and
some months since arrived here with a cargo of
Goa! said in the bills OF lading to be Ig2 tons)
siEned to Nh. Alexander. ON She cargo being
lande d the weigheT reported bat 22l tons. Miller
elalined freight on the amount contained in the
Oh! OF ladiEg-4f2 tOHs.-Which Alexander re-
fused 70 pay, and the case was taken to court
MI Davis appearing for the captain and Mr.
Lloyd Tor Alexander. A large amount OF testi-
lnCny WaS taken IN the case, nearly all the coal
DC alerS being summoned, and testiFving as to
The usage OF the trade sut to the fact that in
consequence OF coal falling short they are
made 10 suffer great loss and Inconvenience
TIE questions involved were argued at some
lsrgth before Judge iIIumphreVs last week.
ana The decision was reserved until yesterday,
when be decided that the ConSignee was liable
for TIE freight on the coal delivered. and that
the Eboliant Miller was not entitled to recover
freight ON what he had lot delivered. Habit
ottn shown that the coal was short th rough the
negligence Of the Captain lie might be held re-
spGl>itle for the amount short, but there Uas
no such proof, and The conSignee should look TO
the oOnsgnCr for this loss. He therefor M de a
decree that Alexander pay to Miller sol. freight
on 81 cons delyered.) This morning the par
mes appeared in court, and the amount rendered
by Alexander having been paid, exclusive of
costs, the case was thercupon entered a. settled
by arGueH ent and compromise. 1t is understood
mar another case OF the same character is
about 10 be entered, with q view to obtaining a
fnL decision on all questions involved.
PARroNFD ny 1HE GovERYOR.-Gov. Cooke
Yesterday issued a pardon 10 Elizabeth Oates
Who was convicted ia the Police Court of selling
IliuoT without license, and sentenced to paw a
hne Of - C5. She appealed from this Judgment
10 The Criminal Court. bat the jurv fUurd her
guli;y, and the Judgment below was affirmed
Tie principle evidence in this case was that of
two eolOTt q men. Who acknowledged that they
went INTO tie store for the purpose of prosecut-
ING her II paey got liquor Tims was granted
LtT 20 Pay ler tne, aud her counsel. MT. T. F.
amer GRATED a petition for her pardon to the
SO'tIncr, which lie granted in consideration OF
the circumstances, thus relieving her OF the
PAYNE 1T OF the fine.
Tie text OF the pardon l. as follows:
kTseHt.rs Ctcc, DiyfTict 4 Columbia, Wash
TSton, April 9Th, 1,12-Whereas from repre-
t4tiS iilaNt 70 " Ill at f!Z 4tefl
tait> Was On the s. OF March, a. ID. IS12 in
tie Criminal Court Of the District OF Columbia,
convicted ''ot selling distilled and fermented
Ia in less quantities than one mint which
Nas drank upon the pre- misses contrary to Iaw:aua
whereas y appears fTC N papers presented to me
andfed in tins of that the case is one in which
TIE executive prcTogative OF pardon NAV lie
properly exercised: Now therefore T. Henry ID
Cooke, Governor OF the District OF Columbia I.y
virtue Of the power vested IN me do pardon the
said Elizabeth Oates for the violation OF law
committed aforesaid ISigned II ID
Cooke, Governor. BY the Governor, Edwin L.
stsnton, Secretary.
BoOT AND SHOE MANFFACTTRINGC o,rP,N,,.
A meeting Of the members OF the proposed Boot
and Shoe Manufacturing Company wa< held
last night at Union League Hall; James John
son IN the chair, and James Randall secretary
The chair stated the object of the meeting
and after explaining the plans of the oDer!-
h.n>prOposed, he invited all who felt fren ily 20
take stock; that IL was proposed to sell 1000
shares, which, at S12 per share. would give a
MoIkiEg capital Of s24 900 TO start with. He
stated that 800 shares had already been soil and
The re naming shares will soon be disposed of
He urged upon each one to bring in his neighbOr
10 take share OF stock, and showed the a5ivan-
rage such an establishment would be 20 the city
Uncle Sam has not got offices enough for al.
and such an enterprise should be encouraged
ne read letter from gentleman in Baltimore
giving some account Of the running of a similar
enterprise in that city. After some debate the
chaT " a. authorize TO appoint a committee OF
live 10 nominate tW entv members to act as in
= ~ ".
heley, and Hickey were chosen the committee.
FISH AND OYSTER MAEKET-BOdTd Of HsOTA
nIsct.oHs-lnspectOr General Gatchef reports
the arrival and sale of marine products as fol-
ICws; schooner NJ. Elizabeth 10 shad sold AT
81 PER hundred; 5000 herring. S7aST5O per
thousand SlOop Luckett, $50 shad. SIP Der
hundredi Gee herring, - per thousand. SIoOp
Robert Miller, 40 shad. SO per hundred, 10 600
herring, = per thousand. Long Boat, 100 shad,
from SO 10 >i2 per hundred; 5000 herring -
Per thousand Schooner Empire, 2CO shad SI2
per hundred; 800 herring, - per thousand:
b0at from jackson City, 2U0 shad, SIP per hun
dIed' 3,COO herring, - per thousand SIoOp
tharle, LEGO shad, SO per hundred; 5000 her
Ilng, - per thousand. SlOop Reindeer I 100
shad, $40 Per hundred: 300 herring. $3.50 per
thousand. schooner NJ. Washington 600 shsd
SO PeT hundred; Il, GOO herring, - 80 per tbOu.
sand Stony Point boat, 43O shad and : 900 her
ring; not sold at the close of our report Few
oysters at wharf. Fish market brisk.
IHE ANNUAL MEETING OF the National Can
l.Oi Lie Insurance Company was held vester-
Gay afternoon for election of board OF directors
subsequently the new board met and elected
the following officers for the ensuing wear =
PRESIDENT, NJ. q. Emery; vice president, John
Il. NeIree, OF Philadelphia; secretary and treas
HTeT. u. Il Patterson. xU