Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-25
Preparing for Trial of Homicide Cases.


To-day. IN the Criminal Court. the following
names were drawn 10 ill the jury list preparatory
10 Gaining hoInciio cases for trial Levi Woodbury.,
lhos- H. Wiitberger, Thos. A. Watson. f. F. Mix,
tHas- H0rIhington, John Golden and ". ID. Wy
viii AeSsrS. Woodbury. and Mix were returned
non est, and Nir Nntbnrger was reported az being
on t12 1fdnf jury Judge Nyile dii not examine
them. ana dismissed them until Wednesday direct
lug fhat three OteT names De drawn To I'LL the Va
caiCi'S. Tie c1uT; said the reason for the vacancy
IL Nj. Nntberyer'S case should be entered, and
added that the marsha informed him that 1t was
not HnU>al for the same name To be drawn more
than once from the same box. II this is so. the
july commissioners must act something Ike the
Dietric, Observation-Disclosures Of each ether.
The Clerk drew the following names to I'LL the
vacancies: Geo. courtney. 2l3 + street northwest
Geo. f. SEM. 12e9 5th street northwest; 5. I. g.
AoGseii. @2l ii street
Standard Time in the District.
o2DEI or TIE COMMISSIONERS FOR A CHANGE
MARCH ISL
The District Commissioners have ordered: ssThat
or ana after March l, 1851 the time Indicated by
hclis T'.nE NJ the several school, fire, other bu-
ings belonging 10 the District shall he that OF the
90 Il Sttrt meridian. which time shall be also the
Rents Of tAe District goycrnment.'
Dr. Ambler's Funeral.
TIE LAST RITES PAID TO THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF
TIE JEANETTE EXPEDITION AN IMPRESSIVE
SCENE Al MARKHAM, VA.
III" remains OF the late Passed Assistant Sur
gecu james Marshall Amber L. S ~. one of the
Y!ciliiiS arrived at the b. and Z. depot yesterday
morning, under the escort OF Chief Engineer Mel
Vile. surgeon Gravatt. Lieuts. Jaques Danenhower
and ScherItzc. and Passed Assistant surgeons Har-
iaol. G11ueS, EiNey and NcCiurg. They were
Joined at Baltimore 10y representatives, Of the
Inetic0-chirufgical faculty oi the state OF Mary
Eiiiti, The faculty OF the University OF Maryland,
anu the Clinical society OF Baltimore; Prof. L. VI.
I1idny y. d., one OF DR.. Amhers instructors: g.
Guy Holiday, W. D.. his former associate in prsc-
tce; James McHenry Howard VI. d. Ridgely How
art, W d.. and Henry Howard. esq. They Were met
the depot here by Medical Directors Browne and
GitCn, surgeons Van Reopen and White, and
Passed ASSISTANT; surgeons Streets Green and Nash.
and InaitrTd to the special train which had been
tenterc3 by the Hon. John :. Barbour NJ c.. preSi
dent "a the Virginia Midland The train lett at
Il. M, ana was joined at AleXanGra by MesSrS. E.
t. MARSHALL cf Alexandria, and John Amber, Of
AAntrst county, cousins, and {. +. Taylor. lr.. of
A2San;!Fi;;. ciaaaIGate of DIR. Amber. The
fun raj traln reached Markham al O'Clock. Where
Ia" body WIS placed in hcarSc and covered with
the Union J&ch ant the wreathS which had been
accuUl'iati8G ali the way from Siberia. The pail
be.rers we're Medical Director John NJ. Browne,
Medical Director Albert l. GihUn. surgeon VIM. X.
Van keypen, acting chief of the bureau OF medicine
and surgery; Surgeon Chas, H. White, Chief Ens-
neer Geo. W Melville and Lieut.. John ". Danen-
hover. his surviving comrades aboard the Jean
net-c; Lieut. y Ia IL schcJljZe, who brought his
BODY home from SIBERIA. and Lieut.. VIM. II. Jacques,
representing tie secretary OF the Navy. The funeral
PROGRESSION Was very long. the carriages being iol-
lowed by several hundred Residents OF Fauquier
county. mounted among them many of Dr. AM
D.ef FORMER cumraico liz Ashby'S confederate
airy. The ceremonies took place at Leeds Episcopal
church. which was reached about O'Clock the
service b"a2 performed 10y Rev. III. i. Lee, class
Inate Oi Dr. Amber at Washington and Lee IlniVcr-
silly. Er. AInbltr'S sister ana two brothers were
present, but thcir mOIher unable TO attend. on
account OF her grief and lnnrnitleS. After the
grave was iilivd II was covered by the Russian,
German and American wreaths and offerings, form
Ing a large EDral mound The party returned TO
washington at 93J p. ILL.,. Chief Engineer Melville
ana LlcGtS. DlnelnOWer and SCheCJxc continuing
TO Philadelphia, where the sesan, Boyd, is To be
Inferred to-day.