Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-01
LreIsIATuyE ASSEMBLY,

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.--Att the session
yesterday, Mr.. Campbell moved to suspend The
rules and take up the resolution to amend the
rules in relation to increasing the number of
me mbers of committees; which vas agreed to.
After several motions to adjourn, postpone, &C.,
had been voted down, MIR. Murray moved to
amend so as to make all standing committees
consist of five members, which was agreed to,
and the resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Murray moved to suspend the rules and
take up q resolution requesting the Delegate in
Congress to oppose the repeal of the eight-hOur
law; lost. Adjourned.
The CRANE DoyoHo libel case was con-
tnued in the police court (Judge SHELL after
cur report closed yesterday. After Mr.. Cahill
Cook followed on the part of the defence say
ing there was no evidence before the court to
warrant a conviction. He read from Greenleaf
on evidence, section "a, TO show that presump-
also, from Hasted on evidence, that the bal
ance of proof does not shift to the defence, but
that 1t rests upon the government. There had
been no evidence to overcome this presumption
OF innocence on the part of his client. No proof
bad been shown of his completely in this alleged
libel charged The basis OF the alleged offence
Is an affidavit sworn to before legal officer
appointed for that purpose by the state.
The counsel then went on to show that without
the certificate OF John III. Crane no payment
could have been made for the defective ard
fraudulent work; and when Crane signed that
certificate that the work was properly con
structed it was little else than false swt airing on
era witnesses, by raising the hand to the he adj.
ard the exclamation that "the country is not
safe, !" on the approach of Crane, was proof pos
itive that Crane was aware of the frauds, and
that he did nothing TO prevent them. He pro-
duce the book of receipts kept by the proper
officials OF the old city government, which con-
talIed francs signature, certifying that this
sewer had been constructed in conformity to
law, which he (counsel) cOntended was perjury.
And Row comes this immaculate ex-otfi cial. and
asks that the courts convict Mr.. Donoho of libel
Alter the counsel had concluded his argument,
Mr.. Gloss, for the prosecution, submitted the
case without argument, and the judge reserved
his decision
IHE BODY OF THE BEAUTIFUL oCrORooN
GIRL, Kate Jacobs, ian account of whose death
ana the arrest Of G. Ii. Fisher on suspicion of
having been concerned in causing it, and his
suhse quent honorable discharge was published
ia The STARS OF the 2ith and 25th } was this
morning removed from the Young Mems New
Burial Ground, about half mile beyond the
head of Goth street, to the burial lot of the family
ia HaTmonal Cemetery, on the Burr road, in the
county, where 1t was inferred. The deceased was
originally inferred under the name of Brown.
The cofin was opened and the body found in a
good state OF preservation.
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Tor the spring trade; Buttons. Stads and Chains
IN frst quality of Oroide, received at Prigg's
Jewelry Store, No. 457 Pennsylvania avenue,
between " and 9th SITS.