Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1859, Page 3

LOCAL NEWS. THE MADISON PLACE MURDER. Trial of Daniel E. Sickles for the killing of Philip Barton Key. SaaS Sets Caiminat Covat—T. H. Crawrorp, Judge. palin rns When our first eilition was putto press yesterday, Mr. Brady was arguing the point raised by Mr. Carlisle, whether the Court would admit as com- petent evidence facts tending to show the previous adultery of the prisoner's wife with tue deceased. Mr_ Brady said they offered to prove— First. That just before Sickles left his house and home on the 27th of February, and shortly before be met Key, the latter had used his - kerchief in front of said house, as a signal to procure her to leave the house and join eo ot ceed to said honse in Fifteenth street. and e have adulterous intercourse with said Key—and that Sickles saw the said Key so use his said hand- kerchief, and knew what was the meaning of such use, as is above st- ted. Second. That Key had hired a honse on Fif- teenth strect, in the city of Washington, for the exclusive purpose of committing adultery therein with Mrs. Sickles, and the key of such house was found on the person of the deceased after his death. and was one of those which have been pro- duced ia this trial. Third. That said house was rented for the unlaw- fal and bebe 2 2 er aforesaid, that such kev in the possession of deceased was one of those found in his pocket after his decease and need on this trial, aad that Sickles knew of the aforesaid de- sign, intent, and ccaation of said Key. Pourth. ‘That at the time Sickles met Rey on the ‘27th of February, at the corner of Madisoa aveaue, and _ just before any shot. Key ‘was on his way to the home and honse of Mr. Sickles, with the un- jawfal and wicked design to cause and procare her to leave said house, and proceed with him to the afuresaid house on Fifteenth street, and then and there to bave adulterous connection with bim,said Key having the key of the frout door lock of said house in his possession to be nsed in procuring admittance Fifth. That Key was in the habit of exhibiting and using his handkerchief before Mr. kles’s house and home asa siznal. on perceiving which sue was to leave said house and proc to the house on Fiftecuth street, and there Lave adulte- rous connection with Mrs. Si done so in pursuance of such s' facts had shortly before the meeting between Key and Sickles, ou the 27th of February. come to the know ledge of said Sickies,who immediately before the killing had himself seen the said Key using his handkerchief before the residence of said Sic- kles for the adulterous purpose above said. [At this point, by permission of the Court, the jury took a short recess. Mr. Carlisle. ‘Phis question is of great impor- tance to the administration of justice generaily The co ences of the court's decision up will stretch far beyond this case. ‘The court is asked to establish a new era in the administration of law in cases of homicide—to leave the old paths of the law for new aad devious ones. The de- fence will seek to induce the court to believe that they merely ask the application of old principles toa new case. If they show that the ‘imony they offer is admissable on any weil defined prin- ciples of the common law. the prosecution would He had expressed iat, hear not object to its introduction. the prosecution's views of the law on the and should yo little farther until he shoul the wh arguments of the defe the court to decide that the plain rt y ap- p ed in all such cases, is not the rule applicable in his case. He would not trouble the Court with references ia so plain a s that to reduce the offeuce from woarder to x hter fer a lulleryanust be an open and apparent om ¢ immediately ander the eves of the bu such killing must tuke plice at that io: . the law holds it to be a killing for reven 179 of Wharton on ) where it adultery—that is, “killin: for revenge, and murder. He also ese of Fisher inthe Eighth of Car- and Payne, page IX2. Though not a case a » it was one appealing quite as power- fally to the hatman heart. Here Mr. C. read the details of that case, whe- the prisoner declared that he bad valy done winat any Englisiman and father would have done with one who bad taken unnataral liberties with his sou, and bad not seen the man killed uatil two minutes before the killing. [ ‘This was a case so shocking as that he did not desire to comment fully on A father finds that his son, a youth of fifteen year<. had been reduced to this ant erable condition c€ -rime and disgrace by the party killed. It woula forever destroy the boy, aud blast the hopes of the father, and the otfeuce of the boy‘was panishable wita death; so that for the father to bring the person killed to jastice would bave consigned his own son to the yallews lle (Fisher) was found in acondition of pro- found grief. Under these circumstances, when luis eyes first rested on the party killed, who could not even plead the impulses of uature fur the crime, he slew Lim. in summing up this case, Mr. Justice Park said there would be exceeding wild work in the land of every man mizht lnwfully right himself in such eases, and that there must be instant killing whea the discovery was made to reduce the crime to manslaughter; and that in case of adujtery the killer must kill in the tirst transport of ion on himself discovering the actual perpetration of the act. And, further, ery ae of the proper time for the cooling of the blood was one not for the jury, but for the Court to decide. ‘That. ar- cording to Mr. Justice Park, was a ease in which the crime wus not lawfully reduced from murder to manslaughter, and much less did it embrace grounds for an acquittal. Mr. Graham. ‘ The verdict in this case was One of manslaughter.” Mr. Carlisle, admitting that fact, went on to show that the evidence in the case did not make 4 verdict of murder absulutely necessary. Jar- boe's case was net one, as lad been urged. to justify the jury in this case in setting the law at dediance. He should deplore that he had been s; to live to see the day when this Court wou claims the doctrine as law asked by the defence through 7mat high power. (pointing to the jury box.) fie had such confidence in the jurymen of this com- swunity as to satisfy him that they would not be seduced jato the belief that this was a case parallel with that of Jarboe. 4 Here Mr. C. detailed that case as being one of a young iri of sixteen, deliberately seduced under @ promise of age. Im it, the killer, in the wor! always fancied that persons were derid- ing bim about the disgrace of his sister. He was with the sister in the street, and meeting the per- sou killed, asked him mildly what be would do to repair the wrong he bad done, and was an- swered insultingly, and with a refusal to do aught; and further, it was proved that before the shot was fired. the party killed drew a pistol on the killer, carried about him in anticipation of such a rencountei In the case of the State against John, the homi- cide took place instantly; when the killer break- jag open the door, found the adulterers actually im bed together. Mr. C. next referred to another case in Carring- ton and Kerwen, wherein the Court laid down the rule that in the ease of adultery the husband must find the parties actually im the act of adul- ate the killing to manslaughter. ‘There the Court most emphatically instructed the jary that to kill upon aught else than catehing the ‘ties in flagrante delictw. was murder. Mr. Graham. *That wasa case in which the Woman was the Killer's mistress.” Mr. Carlisie, continuing. had referred toit only so far as it laid dowa the lew with reference to aduitery. This case was to be decided by the law, as anbappily as that law might resultto the accus- ed. The defence now propose to show au adul- tery going on, and that't ough the*prisoner never saw it, he knew it beyond doabt. Mr. C. granted that, for ament’s sake. He yranted that the prisoner coolly and delib- erately tracked the parties. and as coolly and de- liberately tried and condemned them. ‘That, however, did not prove that he caught them in the act. He (the prisoner) had been satistied that adultery had been committed; but that embraced no legal justitication for the killing. Atall any times for perlaps a year. this act of adultery being all the lime guing o«. according to the position of the defence. the husband was in a condition in whieh he could legally have taken the lives of beth ; and the defence had urged that it wax the Court's duty to rale so. Now, this was all entirely new law to his, (Mr. Carlisle.) {Here a short recess took place } Carlisle (continuing) narrated the points made by the defence to be that the parties were living iu open and flagrant adultery. Even if this were so, ILinvolved ne justification in law of the kill- ‘The 4 busband could not lawfully ife of the mau or woman at any the notorious adulterous connection of the parties. He bad never before heard of such law, aud doubted not that the Court had never read tu the books any acconnt of such law. ‘The facts of the wa’ of the handkerchief; of the key of the house being found on him; and that om the Wednesday before the homicide took the fact eden took place; also, that when the howicide ovcurred the deceased was on the way to the house of the prisoner to induce his wife to re- the weekly or daily adultery; and that the risoncr knew bis purpose ere killiag him, had all ween urged. These fiets might be called facts tending to show & continuous state of adultery; also ® specitic fact of adultery known to the prisouer on the day before the Killing; also a fact tht the deceased was about to inflict a terrible wrong on the prisoner, (according to the state- went of the defence,) yet they embraced no legal justitie cate parse killing. einmsiooe tion He wow in ig '; swerve the principles of cada trath and Christianity. He would not comment ow the facts to prove the continuous course oF the specific act of ~ ee + bs ra ad . As for the third was in Sic be tesa knew tl bie Wife wabercgne firmed adulteress, fe hand on child's head, answered with the other answered signal: from her paramour, who had made his child Motherless. Now this was the position of the de- fence. He (Mr. C,) acceded to the prisoner his claim of capability to realize and — all the obli- gations of marital rights. ing, too. that he ‘was a man capable, fron: bis nice sense of honor. of being so wrought up asthe defence claimed; yet he had coolly tracked the whole thing. He was aware that this offer of evidence embraced no sach facts, bot he was addressing a judge who knew that the paper offered asthe woman’s con- fession was drawn np on the Saturday night before PEL ET DET EMM See + Sepia from Ist Cushing, 391, to show what setts to convict of mag | Pickering, 513; Putnain ustice, &e., &c. The ru is the same in other States and in the ee courts. He referred to the State agt. Ww: in 9th New Hampshire, and from the Res ok te teeceetic oe in “poh eae ppg 7A; }, to the open Stowell, ia Green- teats evidence. "ite woald now asl ir the kag ls under the act; also, 14 poncho pene the of the husband is requi than by a jury passing the fact? Should an excital ‘mbabd be nies ed to have stronger evidence than a caliu reflect- ing jury? Hie referred to the case of ¢ John, slave. in North Carolina, . who killed his wife, he having the killing, who knew that the adultery had been | no marital rights under the law that Stite. alleged by the defence to be habitual, and that the | Would there be no distinction in morals between homieide took place on the waving of the flag, | the case of a white man having marital rights and when the husband the knowledge of | the slave who has no marital Fights Will he not previous facts he detailed, which knowledge feel more? made it clear that no outrage could then be com- | Coming back to the question of provocation, he mitted on him. conte: that if this was exch and the de- Did the defence mean that the prisoner had con- digned the worian’s offence, and that he would oe ber mg a at cpp neces yen flag 2 Presence on ? He e not now asto the character of the fact, but in view of the letter of the law. What was there to make bim rash out and inflict sumunary punishment onthe de- ceased? It was.con on the other side that he had committed no crime which the law_pun- ished. That they were remitted to the higher law. They contended that society had not kept its compact with Daniel K. Sickles. They say he made bis terms with society. One term was that sion # should protect him from the sofferin, brought upon him should his wife commit adul- tery. Pirese were the terms. and society failed to per- form its part of te contract. Here he brought his wife, in the pursuit of bis aspiring ambition, and Lere Le found no law to protect him from the aduiterer. So says the defeuce. We are instructed that in this benighted District the law provided no punishment for the adulterer. We are told that woman must be pieces. from herself, and because the iaw does not protect her, she must be shut up in a dungeon. Because she is frailty, and ‘justly’? frailty, her husband mast stand in his door, and with bowie-knife slay the adulterer, or else the aduiterer has ouly to wave the flag, and only show her how to bring desolation to her household, and shell do it. Not this woman, but all women. Ac- cording to the law under which the Court sat, there was uv law to punish the commission of a felony. This was the position of the defence, but they were mistaken. ‘here was law here to pu adultery. The speaker remembered several cases of adul- tery which Lad been tried in this court since Judge Crawford sat on the bench. It wasa misdemeanor here, and one punishable under our law under an act of Maryland. Some writers said this was not an indictable case under the common jaw and otuers that it was. Writers differed as to this. Mr. Magruder mentioned. incidentally, that the penalty for adultery under the statute of Maryland alladed to by Mr. Carlisle was the fine of tive hun- dred pounds of tobacco. Mr Phillips followed on the other side, con- trasting the spi:it of Mr. Carlisle’s remarks with the pointat issue. It had been the object*of that address to exclude from the jury the truth of the character of the provocation which led to the commission of the alleged crime. He gave the warning to thi ee there was not in this land a jury which would render such a verdict as bad been demanded by bin. Mr. Phillips proceeded to examine the evidence adduced as to the provocation under which the prisoner acted. Is it competent under any cir cumstances to prove the adullery? Noting the technica! words of the indictment indicating i he proceeded upon a definition of the murder and mansla ~ da reference to is presence is detected in th jon of a He cla i between an ce and the killing, the was referred to the last provocation, ard not to the malice, its person deliberately bent om misebie that if a fresh provocation interve old ri by the uer may relieve himself of the pre- mof malice by two modes—by showing new provocaiion and by proving frieudly feelings exiting between the prisoner and the deceased prior to the killing. When they attempted to show the provocation justifying the act, they were met by the proseeution denying the admissability of such evidence. Mr. Philips quoted from the Commonwealth vs. Bell, Harrison's Reports, p. 162, to show that pas- sion, arising from sutficlent provocation is evi dence of absence of malice. It isadmitted that if a father had killed one who had beaten his son, and was indicted for murder, the provocation may be shown in evidence; but here, where the husband slays the seducer of his wife, the provocation for the under which the act The law says adultery is a greater provocation than that where the son is beaten, yet the argu- ment is that this provocation cannot shown, a8 in that of the latter case. Itis maintained on the other side that if the husband sees the aduiterer in the act, it mitivates the crime of kil 3, but if he does not see it, he has no provucation in the eye of the law. ‘The busband must see with his eyes the act of adulte- ry. Now, what is the eye? The eye, the ear, the touch, are messengers of the mind. Why is it that only one messenger, the eye, is to direct the action of the mind. Why not the ear. Ifa man through his ear or his touch discovers the fact of adultery, why is not this evidence? At Mobile @ stevedore returning to his home at night entered his bedrvom in darkness and found aman in his bed. He drew his stevedore kaife and stabbed the man repeated blows till he fell dead. He called for alight and found, as in the case here, that the man who had wronged him was a dear friend. 1t was the touch here that fur- nished the proof. It was as conclusive usif fur- nished by the eye. Itnow being oear three o'clock, Mr. Philips gave way fur an adjournment SATURDAY—TWELFTH DAY. April 16 —At 1 o’clock this morning, the jury came into Conrt.and about the same time the public catrance opened, and ayain there was an instant stampede on the part of the outsiders for desirable “promenade seats’’ near the rail. Within the bar the seats tilied more leisurely. ‘The elder Sickles was, as usual, among the first arrivals. Judge Crawford came into court at 20 minutes past 10 o'clock, and the usual order for the pris- oner to be brought in was made. The Court announced that among the notes on his desk there were two addressed to two of the jurors. He supy that there would be no ob- jection to their being handed to the gentlemen to whom they were addr 3 Mr. Brady. Certainly not. The notes were then delivered by Deputy Mar- shal Phillips At25 minutes to IL the prisoner came in, and the jury were called. Mr. Brady asked leave at this point to examine a single witness, who belongs in Albany, and Wishes to return to that city. . Permission was granted, and Mr. Mee: was PETER CAGGER placed on the stand TESTIMONY OF W ituess is a member of the bar. and resides in Albany, N.Y. Has known Mr. Sickles twelve years and upwards. Saw Mr. Key once in June, ISS. professionally: was introduced te him through a letter from Mr. kles, and on that letter wit- ness eng: Mr. Key's professional services. Mr. Ould, rising, cited some pa es from Nortii Carolina Law reports. 6th Iredell, page 164; also from the ease of State ayt. John G. Ferguson, in the 2d volume of Hill's South Carolina Reports, page 619, as bearing on the question now before | the Court, and to which he desired to cali the at- tention of the Court and the counsel on the other side. Mr. Phillips resumed his arguiment of yesterday, and ju continuation ofthe poiut maintained by him that the other senses as well as siybt should prove adultery. What would be the condition of a blind man who should kill the adulterer in the act in his own house? He came now to the act. It was contended on the other side that the very act of coition must be seen. Now, wg Lerch ons the parties are found in bed together, but quiescent, either before or after the act. and Le slays tue adul- terer. Must he tind him in the very act? Sap- the adulterer is disroblug or clothing himself Un the room of the wife; does this come within the rule? He contended that there is no specific time to which the mitigation fs confined. If they were called upon to prove the very act of coition, let us sce whut coudition Seer were to be placed in. The aduiterer conceals himself in the shades of night and obscurity. How is adultery to be ex- tablished. ‘The tongue of the deceased is silent, the evidence of the wife or me een is a ed be admitted. In the nature of things It would be impossible to get proof to establish the fact under such law. In this case, no more than in the case of the maa who slew in behalf of his son, the ver sight of the act was not uecesmary to be proved. Ben the technicalities of this rule does not re- quire that the killing should take place coneur- rently with the act of coition, He quoted from Russell in proof of this point Mr. Phillips also quoted from the celebrated case of Jubn Manning, (reported in ‘Thomas Ray- mound, p. 212.) charged with murder for killing a man found in adulte: ith his wife, and who was punished by only a ce burning of the hand, and, where it was resolved by the whole court that this was only mansilaugit-r, because there could be no greater provocation. In this case a merely nominal panishment was adjudged, in consequence of the grievousness of the provo- Mr. Phillips claimed that it does not follow that because the provocation in this case, the parties being found in the act, was deemed a mitigation that a case where the state of facts did not quite come up to this should not also justify the killing. if the jury in a case ure satisfied that adultery has been committed, would it be necessary for wit- Resses to swear to actually seeing the act? He | ground rail: quoted from the Revised Statutes of Massschu- | at his ioss, | fence were called poe to rely uj oving the passion, the other side might dial tht the pes sion was a feigned or fictitious one. He insisted that the defence had a right to stiow the trath of the provocation to rebut any assertion on the other side that the passion wae fictitious, He referred to Ist Phillips on Evidence, p. 172; also to lat Greenleaf, 114. How is a jury EG arrive at the fact whether the passion is real or feigned unless the greatness of the provocation can be received as He recited the a: vated facts they offered to Prove making up the provocation up to Saturday night; and also the Bory peevcestion immediately leading to the killing. He insisted that there was imu ately before killing a new provocation. If it is necessary to show evidence of provocation and passion, it is necessary to show both. The | Court occupied a position ih this case which sel dom fell to the lot of a Judze, to apply an analy- sis of the law to the new aspects of tue case now at issue. The defence offer to prove the truth to the jury, and shall the truth relevant to the fact be excluded. If upon this point there should be auv doubt in the minds of the Court, that donbt should be in favor of the prisoner. Mr. Graham followed on the same side, ulating the propositions heretofore stated ou the part of the defence. The question was, whether the evidence should be preju as to its effect before it had been re- ceived? The application of the defence was to extend the line . The prosecution had ex- perimented with the defence, and when they found the avalanche descending upon thein, they asked the Court to exclude the ‘eritience extending the evidence of the commission of the crime of adul- <7. ‘The defence had shown that, immediately before the commission of the alleged crime, Mr ey Was in a state of exasperation which precluded the idea of his weighing the character or effect of his acts. ‘The question before the Court was, whether the defence should take the Parties beyond the door of the house where they Lad heen left by the witness who last testified, and show them in the bie’ act of adult the threshold fs once , there is no power iu this or any other Contierial the door 5 eatin not in the power of the prosecution to experiment with the defence, and then when finding them- selves carrled beyond their depth fall back on the Court, and in aimoment of repentance for their rashness importune the Court to exclude the de- fence from continuing their line of evidence be- yond the door which the prosecution had then- selves opened. Would the prosecution ask the Court to stultify itself? for that was the real poiut at issue now. For the purpose of accomplisting the res t urged against the defence, the prosecution had olfered the doctrine that unless the actual inspec- tion of the guilt was le by the prisoner. he had | no right to slay t n whom he knew had d. | towered his w irtue; that the Lusband must fact of adultery, or he must stand before this Court in the light of a nuurder | Se long as adultery is pursued in secret, so long it will be impossible for the hushba sight towards the adulterer of his w of evidi s that a chain of recapit- he role chais reumnstances to the points in investigation was | ssary to vive justification for any | act of the husband findingand pursuing this ¢ jain {of cirentustanees. Mere Mr. G. read from 2d | Greenleaf on Evidence, sections 41 and 43, in | illustration of the proposition. A great elfort was made on the part of the prose- cation to excite prejud st the defence, for the line of proceed 'y Lup. Now. for bimself, uo iwatter What was his private opinion, he had ea aby | avoided claiming that the killing in cool blood of the adulterer was justifiable. He had said. and would say now, that when a hus- band catches the adulterer of his wife in the act of adultery with that wife, or so near it as to leave ho doubt on his mind of the act, the act of the lusband was but simply the act of the instrument of heaven turacd towards that adulterer to execute its indignation ‘The rule that where the husband only finds the adalterer in the act he is justifiable was promul- gated nearly two centures ago, and had reference toa particular act. He denied its applicability to general cases. Asin the case of individuals as in the case of emmunities. there were cases where it was ne cessary to take the law into their own hands for their own preservation. We had an instance in one of the States of the Union, in one of the prin- cipal cities of whieh the people had to rise up in their mightand take into theirown hands the jaws which they had found were being perverted by those to whom they had eutrnsted thein Here the speaker read from the 5th of Matthew, 38th verse, in the Sermon on the Mount. an an il- lustration, the words used being as follows: “But I say unto you, that whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."* iked the Court if the law was benign? was rciful or lenient? ‘This doctrine of the pros- eention was based mainly upon the case quoted in Sd dredci! In that case the relation of husband and wife did not exi: It would be better for justice if our judges would restrain themselves from wandering from the eases presented to out- side and extraneous points. The decision in the ease quoted utterly excluded the idea of morsl in- sanity. In order to apply that rule to this case the Court must refer to its origin. What were juries, then ’? They were mere instruments in the hands of the Court. The jury was not theu the grand palladium itis now, and which he hoped always to see it remain. If this jury were to pass upon the ques- tion of intention, would the Court exclude all evi- dence going to show that intention. Here the speaker read from Foster's Crown Law to show that that learned authority, as far back as his time, doubted its justice, upwards of seveuty years after its promulgation. This is the conmnentary of one of the highest En- lish authorities, and shows that the law holds juat courts must rigidly conserve justice. Has not the law progressed since the time of Hale? ‘Then insanity to etfective must have been entire. Wi not temporary insanity now be effective un- der the law’ The prosecution will not claim that. Hale and the ideas of law prevailing at his time ure the rules of law the prosecution relies on. If the | law relative to insanity has changed since Hale's | time, why may not the law conunon with other | things have changed? If he does not make the law for this Court with reference to insanity, he | does not make the law for it with reference to the rights of the husband. Tie referred to Fester, page 298, where it was laid down that an adulterer stabbed by the hus- ba in the act of adultery was not “within the act,’ and, if indicted for pb ler, would be uitted by direction of the Court to the jui While the British government thus, ‘under the statute of James the Ist,’ refused to bold bim guilty ef murder, it indicted him under the com- thon law for murder, and on testimony that the killing took place when the adulterers were canght in the act, the offence was reduced to manslaughi- ter. He also referred to 2d Leweu’s Crown Cases, ze 216, Pearson’s case, to sustain his point. ayy submitted that the Coustitution of the United States broke up the old practice of special ver- dicts, and that anything tending to show the adultery was aduuiSsable as testimony. Here he refer to Ist vol. of Statutes at Large, es 15 aud 19 wherein it » «8 laid down that all crimes shail be tried by a impartial jury of the State ‘This be held to t a refutation of the soundness of the position of the prosecution, Which amounted toaclaim that D. E. Sickles should be tried not by the jury, but by the court. In several States their C tutions provided that jurics should not be uired to render special verdicts. He denied that there was any rule of law taking the verdict out of the hands of the jury and placing it in those of the court. 7" For a continuation of the proeecdings, see the Second Edition. PainruL Scexs.—Last night, persons walking | on the Avenue near the Guard-house were paincd | by the sight of the watchmen carrying a very re- spectably-clad female to the Guard-house on a | Wheelbarrow, one of the men trundling it, while | others kept it from turning over. A citizen went | | before with a very pretty little boy in his arms, whieh the woman bad with her when she was | found so helplessly drunk as to be unable to walk. | Those who knew her expressed great ety | for er husband, who, while she was tumbling about the streets in this Meas condition, was sit- ting at Lome with several small children, grieving | over the degradation of their mother. | Aw Uxpererotxp Rai.way.—Brown, the in- defatigable contractor for tilling the holes and un- | even places in the streets of the Fifth Ward, went | to his work on First street, where the | Alexandria railroad track is laid, calculating upon ' the track, but u) going about the Sort helacovered ‘mat ne had wot Privilege comply wi } bis cont ement he went to work and ited the ' street, leveling it according to agreement, but at acost to himself greatly ex esti ‘and also stands c! with ”* Brown is his mate, ing # “under: ‘beara all the of his tetts against adultery in proof of this point; also with philosophy, 2S ATOR SRI TRAINER ace eee SS GS et i ee —s m~ po —— = Saas pene ae ee eR OnT TS | THE LATEST NEWS. ag SA hs Seating the choice of the season, the supply ample. The fish market was the of attraction. and 37| Rhubarb, bunch. 50| Cabbage sprouts. $1.50) Fis! DEATH OF ONE OF THE PuBLic GARDENERS.— Mr. James Maher. one of the government garden- ers for the public grounds, died at his residence, the Union Hotel. in this city, yesterday afternoon, about half-past 10 Soletk, aged nearly sixty-seven years. Deceased was to this city from P} istration of Gen. Jackson, who appointed him to the post which he held at the time of his death, and which he retained through all intervening ad- ministrations for a space of nearly thirty years. He was a man of many good qualities, and had agreat many friends in t! unity. Mrs. Maher, bi wife, died in Octobe nn” Ms oo a native of Ireland, and came iladelpbia early in the admin- A Smaster Cacrp.—On Thursday last, George Hammond, a colored individual, paid a visit to Tin-cup alley, a noted locality in the Seventh Ward, in which resides Isabella Penny. George took a notion that she had kept house long enon: “i and went deliberately to work and demoli {sabella’s furniture. Messrs. James McFaul and Thomas Ratcliffe, volunteered as policemen and captured George, and carried him before Justice Rowland, by whom, being unable to exhibit any license for driving such a smashing basiness, he Was sent to jail for trial at court. ‘Tux GENERAL AsskssmeNt.—Our heavy prop- erty-owners were in consternation yesterday. It appears that the assessors have got the notion that the property in this city has increased immensely in value since the last assessment. and, cousequent- ly, they have Property at rates which the owners consider extravagant. Some of the prop- erty-owners would be very glad to dispose of their property at the assessed value, and we have heard some proj to take a little less. The appeals from the assessment will be rather numerous. Nort ret Discorerep.—Wee regret to state that as yet no intelligence has been received by bis friends, of Mr. —— Cassell, bricklayer, who left his house on the Island at 12 p.m. on last Tues- day night weck. He bad been laboring under temporary derangement for sometime previous! caused, itis suppose, by bis having become in Ived tu debt by erecting his handsome brick nee atthe corner of Maryland avenue ard uth street. We ryvire attention to the sale by Messrs. McGuire & Co., of that beautiful building site at the corner of Vermont avenne and north M street, to take place on Tuesday afternoon, April isth, at 53 o'clock, on the premises. This sale offers an opportunity to secure one of the most eligible and commanding building sites for sale in that desirable part of cur city. Rowsgry 1x Grorcxrown.—Sometime during last night, the fancy store of Mr. Crandell, on Bridge street, was broken and robbed of a flutina, several revolver pistols, a number of dirks and bowie knives. and other articles. The robber or robbers eifected an entrance by breaking open a door in the rear of the premises. Reat Estate.—Jas. C. McGuire & Co. sold yesterday Lot No. 8, in Square 363, to Wm. Moseley. for 25 cents per foot; Lots 23 and 24, in Redfern’s subdivision, Square 338, to David T. Cissell, for 15 cents per foot; $5,000 Corporation of Alexandria stock at 22 a £3 per cent. Tuirp District Potwce—Before Justice Clark William Bruce was arrested for swearing, and fined $5. G.M. Patna, for occupying a back stand on Sunday, was fined $1. Court oF CLaims.—Yesterday, all the cases ready for hearing having been arzucd and sub- mitted—tbe| Court adjourned till Monday, the 3uth day of May next. Warten Re7erns.—Margaret Enright, vagrant, workhouse % da: Thomas Williams, do.; do Mary Morarity, drunk and disorderly; fine and costs, $4.15. Two lodgers were aecommodated Tur Nationa Poticr Gazerre for this week contains a full report of the Sickles trial, from the eneement up tothe present time.’ For sale at Shillington’s. it Preacuine at THe AsyLum.—Rev. B. Sunder- land will preach at the Washington Asylum to- morrow afternoon at the usual hour, 3 o'clock p.m. Don’t ForGet.—It has become a settled fact that = ean buy Stationery 25 per cent cheaper at Shep- jerd’s, corner of 7th and D streets, than anywhere else in Washington, it* SELLING or Brow Cost —No Humbuc.—1 mast vacate tho store by the #th. Straw Bonnets «nd Ribbons 2 per cent less than cost. Ladies see for ourselves. Shetland Wool at 10 cants an ounce: Zephyr Worsted at 2 cents. Ladies, this is the only change to get bargains. Lewiscon’s, 92 Pa. a Vey ap 15 St bet. 9th and lth sts. A. B. C.—Asthma. Bronchitis and Co} sumption are cured by the great Indian remedy, Mrs. Gard- ner’s Indian Balsam of L.iverwort and Hoarhound, sold by all the druggists in America. General Agents, Weeks & Potter, No. 151 Washington st., Boston, aplt-lw Weopvtne Caxgs, very pretty and very cheap. Ice Creamand Water Tece, at $1.50 per gallon, % the Philadelphia Confectionery, corner 12th and F streets. mar 22-Im* Penntzs.—Those in want of Pennies, for change, can always obtain them on application at the coun- ter of the Star Office. tf No Famity e x Can afford to be without Mustang Liniment in their house. ‘The many accidents we are liable to may render it necessary any moment. and nothing is ca- pablo of performing snch ® certain eure, t Bortract.) “fy lifting the kettle from the fire it caught and sealded my hands and peason very severely—one hand almost toncrisp. The torture was unhear- able. It wasanawful sight. * * "The Mustang Liniment appeared to extract the pain almost _im- mediately. TP itealed raat and leit no scar of ac count, Cwas. Foster Broad street, Philadel- phia,” Itis truly a wonderful article. {t will cure any case of Swelling, Burns, Stiff Joints, Erup- tions, or Rheumatism. For Horses. it should never be disp-nsed with. One dollar’s worth of Mustang pee fi quently saved & valuable pe cares ialds, Sprains, Ringbone, Spavin, and Founders. Beware af smitations. Sokl fa all parts of the hab: be. st Baryes & Park, Prop’rs, New York. Also, Lyon's Celebrated Insect Powders, mar 2-lmeow DD FELLOW® HALs.. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND Pia Littl ox flora Pagerat and Site +: Ox Horn Pinyers {Little EVENING, EVENING By rn RMA. Will give tar Aveient aud Modern Soirees as above. Admission 25 cen! Gifts will be distributed of Gold and Silver Ware. Fokresr HALL, with ney te. ‘Phis Evening, consisting ap i2-s GEORGETOWN, D.C. This commodious Halk tiy neat- modious Hal paving heap recon ge ly fittod . ready 1 Concerts, 5 ramas,and ail other ia iblic: by the officer in SNS: terms ay to B. Seorperters. De ites NAtTioNna 3 L MUSICAL i ORNING. April i be Repeteteree & bril ities will be styles t effect ic f, and iso be treated o Mune illustrated. "These rect style in sing ing will au ng the coming, o : a routing in the ‘icke! the sessions and the closing C. rocured at the Bookstores and of M: iagruder, J. H. Daniel, Dawson, or of the Presiden retary. P. D. F. GiENRoy, Cor. See's. Tye thisnpet INGTON ART AINTI ENGRA lessrs. Sil eGuire’ Several Ww open matic perfor halls. Taconse ‘riiniions Ly cents, entitling the h ‘ay’s, two door csrooms. Adinission 25 cents. Pictures for sale. ig now op Pano sod goat order ti Wir Sete rick For SaT. No. 78 tnt street, apiv-iw* CONVENT! Convention of the Nouonal aes o at by eras The oultivation cf the voi department o! ig. Convention than they coe. by of 6 months. olders to attend a:! They can bo essrs. T. J. P. A. Tucker. Joh or © RCEY Pre ‘oncert. aY, Py SCULPTURE! EXHIBITION of the WASH- NGS, STATUARY, DRAW VINGS . adjourn ION. jusical iv other mu- Present, and assist in all the ‘he row'af muslay Sotirencerd an et the vari ular, with will ling Sec- resident. apis ‘Sal e mar es! GOLDSBOROUGH BRUFF, Seo. HE VIGILANT FIR & town beg leave to a friends and the pudlic generail givea May Ball. ap l6-2w on TUESDAY Particu!ars in a future advertisom. > that they nt. COMM » May Wth. __ BALLS, PARTIES, &c. OMP ANY of Georze- ounce to their ITTrF. T HE ARLINGTON ROVS STILL "The members of the Arlington Clab sake ALIVE.— e great pleasure in announcing to their friends and the public that they will give their Third Grand Cotillon Party at the. ha Engine Company, on . wil Zth. Vasa, Hall of tha Frauk WEDNESDAS EVES Tickets Fitty Conts, ss &. ere ladies. SoM. GRAND EASTER BALL The Columbia Engine Company, No 1, A On EAST A LGIve tkR A MONDAY F to ma tends NN v war Bar TER ENING, April 25, T THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, ntertainment to the publie the ke it one of thi of the seaso: The celebrated Marine Band will be in al the Mr. J.G. Weaver, the experienced Caterer, will serve thy Refreshments, &e. Ticket ONE DOLLARS Ereeutir Jas. A. Tait, ~“DA-¢ Jas. A. Brown, C.C. Edelin, ©, Goltsmith.” Geo. A, Harr METROPOLITAN nounee t will give their Tlurd Gr the season at Thorn DAY. April 95, wtake xreat pleasure EAGL pt ARDS cE OF THE UNION GU Will be held at the WASH Gi For particulars, sec future ad TON ASSEMBLY RO SDAY, eer. HA, 1 vertisemeut. ap 6-tf M comprisin: Ruches, Flowers: &e —t the attention of the indies. ortinent of MILLINERY, Hats, Ribbons which she invites! 4 = Silk and Si their fricnds in general that they jon Party of, simarey 2 on MO W.S.W,S& GRAND MAY BauL N- OMS, RS. C. PREUSS has just received a large as- & Penn. avenua, south side, between 9th and 1th apis-W,SW&sS Columbia MARKET.—The undersigned have in store 5 streets. 50 bas! hel PRIME WHITE MERCER And CARTER POTATOES. For sale cheap _op 1S tawsw LLARD & DUVAL. Wir PLEASE READ. AD. that I have just jad my DREN'S FANCY STRAW. invite their attention before purchasing. At HOPKIN*’ BAZAAR, coner Gth st. and Pa. av. _Ap li-co2w 1ES stoc! Kc HATS, to D REM EMBER ol CHIL SPECIAL ATTE Now ist ation he time, gentieme: NTION. , to prepare for the ensuing summer by replenishing your wardrobes with LINENS, which I am promptly jwakiog t order, and warrant to fit or eve hand. no sale, Si Also, a large lot of BOSOMS. At HOPKINS’ BAZAAR, Ap l4-e02w HIRTS of style, and a!l other kinds of LINENS on corner 6th st. and Pa. ay. COME AND SEE, Tur Largest and best stock of fine FRENCH HAT: ‘h comfort, al full Dress Hat Also, the new style of POCKET HAT. At HOPKINS’ BAZAAR, ap lt cotw = $5,000 Will be sold at auction prices. ap ott Corner of 6th st. and Pa. WORTH OF STRAW BONNETS, HATS and FLATS from auction, and Call at once and choice, at STEVENS’, 336 Penn. avenue, 'S just imported, of every color, combinins, Ithe beauty and eléxnpoe of aS BL get i LAGER DEPOT OF SHULTZ & CO. is at No. 4643¢ 7th strect, near the City ‘ost Of- promptly fill {ree of charge for delivery) a. Th all orders for kegs or bottles, sent to Shem i ei rin)is the best now sold their terms are extremely or received through the Post (manufactured in Alexi in the Uuited State: moderate, pon sortment of HU. N fo 10-Sen IBBI chea, and Wth wtx Office. acer hand ® very fine as- WLNES at low prices. GALTS CITY STEAM F IT it takes 156 feet of split wood Our waxgens are mad ) le e3] kind of wood carrying con IRE V » y for hauling t halt-cords, The wood sawed but not split is ured before’ being sawed. Fuel delivered to any part of Nhe rng ae or Georgetown. Offices N. W. C, Ne 547 ; toot of 17th [* IES, PLEAS " Iv my entire pu hases of th THAT ont e m™ from aaction, and you will find it a rare chance to get bargains. Ever: sented, or no sale, be depended upon im all cas solicit nn early cail ween th sta. ap 9-7t T « H. SPEIR havin: earsas Tuner and ite ders left at ‘the Piano \ at my New Sto: article warranted as repre- ‘rompt and polite attention can most respectfully re, 336 Pa. av., R. C. STEVENS. THALBERG’S TUNER. & practical experience of 15 irer of Pianotortes ‘arerooms of Mr. Or- Richard Davis, Penn. avenue, between Sth and 10th streets, ‘will meet with prompt attention. ap dim URNETT’S COCOAINE, the best article of the da Mrs. Allen's Hair Restorative and Hair Oil. — Flaid Magnesia. for dyspeptics, &c. atand Insect Poison, fair Dy: e8. And a large and general supply of pure Medicines, &e., at low prices. 26 ATT. portati of every style on For sal on salen fi aad FANCY STORE, 356 Penn, OOR F’S Drug Stores, West and Fa: HATS OF THE LAT ns,aud READY-) band, at very moderate ke your selections at STE A avenue. LATEST. DE. BONN rices, ENS’ ap9-7t MARRIED, On the 14th instant, uA the Rev. T. W. Greer, Mr. WILLIAM A. HENDERSON to Miss RE- BECCA T. ST. COR both of this city. (Port Tobacco Times ieee i a, On the 14th instant, by tl ev. J. 1. Lemon, RORERT. ROGERS to Miss CATHARINE ANN SPENCER. <j LAURA FE. My- Cox, of in the 231 year of her age, wile of Heury and daughter of Wim. B.and Julia A. rmerly of Alexandr no) pers please copy. Sudd -nly, last night, at 19 o'clock, of tha disease , Va. f the bh t. the 77th yoar of h age. J. wick SHEPPARD, one of the oldest residente of 1s elty, y. His faneral will take place from the residence of bis foncto-inw. Ronis. Hughes, Esa. No. 607 th street, Island, ‘To-msrrow THORN, N @clock. whero hia friends aud the friends of the family are invited to attend. nia On the afternoon of the, 15th instant, at 8 o’cloek, of scarlet and neryous f-ver, LAURENZ W. J. only child of J. R. B.and Caroline Schwarze, aged Sye rs, 0 months, and 15 days. i funeral! will take place from the residence of ents, on tith street. botween F and G streets hy ‘To-morrow (Sunday) Afterno n, at 2 tre friends ami neyuaintances of the respectfully invited to attend. * ISSES’ AND CHI ee HOOP, SKIRTS, - Wont rae Sea All sizes to suit cw 4to 13 MAXV iL monra ol age; at 308 Pa: avenvo. GRBAT VARIETY, i > in. isin rae ame’) Peavey * OAL COAL!—COAL" L conta ee Radiator, Grate, and Cooking A lunch we are porsi mar 25-1y.r Eyez" to sell at 3. & W. M. G, » WV, corner 12th and C ats. Poot of 17th st.. below War the lowest LT. Depar't. LACE SILKS, all colo: at STEVENS’, 336 Pa. ay., between 9th and eth sts. ap o-7t Telegraph to the Evening Star. The Late U. S$. Mimister te Mexice. Avovsta, April 15.—The Hon. John Fore th, ind ing a complimestry dinner tendered him st Col says that our G had no and that Sille it wes teeta “y — there be was quietly supes Teter is ery severe on the Administration. He bas left egiels,'? reeumethecditorial chair of the Mobile Railread Depot Burnt. Maven Cnunx. Pa. A was badly damaged by fire quence of which there will be sage of coal trains for a week, Mail Robbery and Marder Pants.C. W.. April 15 —The mail carrier tween this place Srantford at te urdered night and ‘the wail robbed. The murderer not yet been arrested. = be. Inst hos Baw April —Flour cicsed TIMO} 16. 4 * Howard street $6.1 2n86 25. er teeag ara closed dull; white $1 621.75; red $1.40 Corn closed firm; white $1.75; yellow S0aSie Provisions closed dull; bacon mdes ¥3,¢. Whisky closed steady; Ohio Qe oo firm; of 2,000 bales; Rio lix al — New York Markets. New York, April 16.—Plour closed buoyant; State $5.20a$5.50; Obio 86 40a86.60; Southern $62 6.50. Wheat closed firm. sales unim; nt; Southern white $1.70a$1 Su; Western red $1 40a81.46. Corn losed dull; yellow S3a87c; mixed is nomi- Med tery, em EEL, pe ce vy; mess 7; $12.50. Ss | Lard closed dull. Whiskey clofed dull at 26\¢ —_—_—_——— GEORGETOWN ADVERTISENTS. HALL OF VIGILANT FIR - NY, April 7th, 10 At & amestign at tho April 7h, the wing igilant Fire Company, held resolutions were unanimously Resolved, That the Company $3 seni 2 inform*tion that may the person or persons who stoned and hred at the members who the reel at the alarm of fire on the night of the 6th of Apri! ; and be st Resoleed, That this Company will net fire beyond Market street west, after night, unless — — house is on fire or in danger re. order ap ost CHAS. A. LITTLEJOHN, See. D NOTICE. ISSOLUTION OF COPART to any NERSHIP—The under the firm and ved by for and agai fon the a for lelted to the firm are most to settle their auth firm. All persons i. de earnestly one respectfully requested bills by caeh, or notes at shortdate, {> The subscisber will continue the business at the old stand—No, 120 Bridge street. GEO. W. BEALL, ap 15-3t" Merchant Tailor. T* bE FAST AND COMMODIOLUS STFAMER ANTELOPE, Capt. B. Weis, leaves Georgetown every Tuesday, yng and Saturda: at7o’clock lor Harper's Ferry leaves Har ry every Monday and Friday, at 6 o'clock a.m. Throug! Fare $15). rPosacco, SNUFF, i2 hours. ap iz im* AND SEGARS. AT WHOLESALE. As the Subscriber intends giving his attention more particuintly) to the Wholessle - ‘Trade,"he would’ respectfully inform, js cnstome; ve mentioned articles, that he bas ju received another addition to his stock. I have now on hand— 140 boxes of CHEWING TOBACCO. sume of the finest brands known; nd | cet, Pow teade. lores and email twlete’ ie, fal 150,00 SEGA RS—Havana, Principe, German, and fine cut, Goodwin's do. de tie, Fa cihsea of Garrett's SCOTCH SNUFF, in bottles, 0. howe, jars YELLOW RAPPEE, Lm boxe: ia Ni Pires Killiekinick SMOKING ‘FoRacco, L, aphburch a ‘codwin’s fine-cut do., Bischoif jo., do, Gail’s do., do. 75 gross SHANGHAI and GERMAN MATCHES. nd all other articles usva'ly k=pt by thetrate, ail of me yt oietet atthe lowe-t wholesale ces ts be street, Georgetown. “apie JAMES WALLACE. 12 lw ENRY BARRON & SON, * ._ . WOOD AND COAL DEALERS, Respectfully inform their customers, b ¢ generally, that they have removed to the and yard formerly occupicl by Orme & Kurtz, om t he south sade of the Canal, eorge- teictattacet WOU wed Boa tnd Rigs Strict attention to the orders of their friends, to's cure a liberal share of patronage. They most 7 eaiueat all their old customers ve not their old accounts to come forward and do so without delay,asit is very im- portant for them at tius time to ave the money to enable them to iay in their stock for mesa - son ap 12-lw Pix. WHITE MERCER. POTATOES.— The undersigned have on hand as nee | of prime White Mercer POTATOES, which wi be sold at reduced prices. Apply to ARNV & SHINN, No. 5 reen street, Georgetown. mar26 ‘OR RENT—The three-sto; F IRE N BRICK BUILD- . 84 Bridge street. formerly occu: as Arny’s Confectionery, and of Inte . © This property isin geod order, having di house and stabi wipscaeee b % atebiing ; > Si ck seemage ra sol 0 estab! ent. om Te 4 > Ately, Apply to ARNY & SHINN, No.&? street. = mar 2 D2; GOSGS VELLS NEW MEDICAL SALT 18 for sale in Georgetown by R. S. 3. B. Barnard & Co., and J. W. Sothron, Those ai- jicted with Inflammatory diseases should give i tr in the advertisement mar t3-tr D STREET. PAPERHANGINGS—New stock, cheap for cash. Paper hang by experienced workmen, and satis- MOP RING SEAT LOUNGES 83, CARVED. WALAURTETE A TETES, $2. ‘DID ROCKING CHAIRS, $7.5. LEEPY-HOLLOW CHAIRS, #12. I~ All the Furniture is manufactured in thie > Sud guaranterd A No. 1. ee JOS. T.-K. PLANT & CO., Parporhanzers and Upholsterers, 430 D st., bet. Sth and loth. U7~ Furniture Repa’ dand Varnished. ap l4ty ESH GOSHEN BUTTER! sc pcammecs War HH GOBHEN BUTTER & * f the Season.—1 have just cursed, dusect from the dawnies ta New Waste kages 1 this justiy celel BUTTER, which Fran Fecommend to my friends and enstomers es the very best table Butter HH sor M OTSTER apls-st*___ Contre Market, bet. 7th and &h sb JR, FLOUR. GRAIN. AND OTHER FOe®: COON P RRObete! Just reeeived on consizi 100 ba rels best Faguly and Extra Flour, do: firstqualty Rye Flours 2 do. quality Rye Flour, Family, Extra and 500 sacks superior Family. Sop ay aac suitable bushels choice Oats, suits! a} ‘do. Northern Mercer Potatoes, Bacon Hams, Butter, Lard, Pegs, &e. Vitae and for sale very low for cash, to suit the are es- times purchaser: and a 3. pecially invited to Gomes creel DER, Commission it, Corner Sth atreet the i, _ap iw ACESLEEVES AND COLLARS, in | designs, just received at STE! 4 beauti! 336 Pa. avenue. arriving to keep up a . HOOD. at No. 338 Pa. av., th + and Lith sts. chore guontiotueedanatio ries of FINE WATCHES. apis ITE AND BLACK SILK RUCHF pte A ay RTEVENS’, latest style nN. RVENVA, of t0t ot ‘Roft ‘ap? 7 ©, HOOD, at No, 33% Pa. a» het ut pia sts., in now selling all Kiodsof FINE JEWELRY very cheap. np ls 3 : G*"T*®" stove AND LING WOOD. KIN WOOD prepared all lensth +— and mize. ‘Northwest cornor 12th and C streets No. on ioe of 17th street, below War man! CERI NEX' LUMBING—GAS FITT: LUM BING—GAS Fi GAS FIXTURES, G48 FIATURES: ; ‘STOV ap ‘Aud 8 1 aven Sth and loch tie ee Btw aR FIXTURES, 4 WATER FIXTU. EEE YRON Wake COLORE reoet' anaes UL NG STORE—The constantly NSW, PA ERHANG nd a |i Saal cone < wae OeAPERS, yOR iy IRES. vt PFER TIES PS, sold at the lowest cach PUES" Paper put on in the perk styloand wreprpated. Pee rere Fat Re ne _AMBROTY PES. SANDS is now prepare te take the “ BADR VES Cat siangs fe mere 1 lection of new styles fways on hand © She, wen Sth and och ste. °h. Kigu of the Bix 16. [LJ 0. HOOD, at No. 335 or: Hee ee rae