Evening star., 1877-09-24
Condensed Locals.

Frm j. c. Parker we have the New York
pepers in advance of the mails.
The District Commissioners granted par
don 10 Hugh CARBON from the workhouse-
Yesterday Officer King found that house
80 street, at present unoccupied, had been
George SmOOt's second trial for bigarny at
LeonsIdIown, Md, has ended by verflct OF
The Mary Washington offer. TO carry free
all visitors 10 the fair OF the WOOtlawn
Agricultural Society at Alexandria, who
purchase tickets OF admission at The boat.
See advt.
An excursion party from Richmond under
(cOlOTed,) Of that city will arrive here this
afternoon. Returning, the train will leave
Washing'on ut 60 p. m. tomorrow.
The Marine Band is To reorgar ized and re-
tuceC 10 thirty men and will give its last
public concert, as at present organized and
The last of the season, at the White House,
grounds next Saturday.
The National Grand Lodge Of the Iniepen-
dent Order of Good Sanaritans and Daugh-
ters OF Samaria Of North America their
recent annual session in Norfolk. Va. elected
and Installed their officers for the term of
two years, among whom were Robert Peale,
of ibis District. national grand treasurer,
anu sOhn 4. Bell, OF the District. y. G.. l. :.
Saturday afternoon an Interesting lille
one year old daughter OF Prof Ray. residing
on - street. between y aHC - streets south
west. got hold % a bottle Of concentrated lye
and swallowed its contents. Tho child was
instantly thrown into cOHvulSiOuS. but med
!SaI sId was promptly rendered, aud il is
thought she may recover
MessTs. Sanders and Stsyman have re-
Gently opeEed their piano and organ ware
room at the Shepherd BuilGing 9TH street
and PenrSy lvaEia avenue. the fnc instru-
meDts together with the exceptionally fine
WaTeTOoIn ccntiu 10 make this most a.
fractlVe place for those desiring Ia purchase
or rent Frch Instruments SIS the Bradbury
piano or the 7 Stey organ
U = Marshal Frederick Douglass and
Minister John VI. Langs ION. who Icft her,
FrldSy on visit 10 Cambridge, Nd whPr,
Ihey made addresses on SATURDAY returned
here yesterday morning. Tie colOred prCDfr
or dorchester county made the occasion "a
holiday. and turned out In crowds to greet
The visitors. Marshal Douglass WaS intro
duced TO many Of the citizens of Cambridge.
and was entertained among Others by Mr.:
Byrne, PRESIDENT OF the Dorchester railroad.
Alleged Treasury Conspiracy Case
TRIAL OF EX-sECRETARY SAWYER AND
OTHERS.
Saturday, the trial of +. A. SAWYER
Haines, Brooks ard Barstow was proceeded
with In the Criminal Court, Judge MacAr-
thur.
The defence called Judge T. w. BARLEY,
VINO testified that he was counsel for Pa 90
and the Commercial Bank OF Memphis fn
relation 70 the compromise with the govern
ment, out of which the Brooks -ROidy claim
arose. In the summer of 1s65 witness obtain
cd the release OF Parsman, Page. Brooks and
Others, and the matter was finally settled by
a negotiation and compromise in which
notes to the United States were given by
larkman and Brooks. These notes were
given ss a condition precedent TO the dis
charge of Brooks and Parkmar.
Nathaniel Cox testified that he is an attor-
ney-at-law in New York; ard acted as
Brooks attorney in his bankruptcy case.
The court declined 10 allow witness u siata
ary advice he gave Brooks and, aIthopoh
Judge Fullerton undertook to give raag,I,g
Tor change In the decision. the court ad
hered 10 its judgment, anG shortly after 8
O'Clock adjourned,