Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1873, Page 4

| STILL UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. H TUE CASE OF OERIEN. | The Motien fer a EVEN Trial Over. NEWS. LOCAL Amusements, &c., To-night. All is not Gold that Glit in the Courtin General Term, ~ Wylie, @lin, MacArthar and Hain- plreys, the court announced its decision in the harles H. O'Brien, convicted of the der of Bammuet Cunningham, at tie Cine Springs pavillion, near & wn, in July et, overt the motion for's now trial. livered the opinion of the court, ‘ings in the case offered by the defence, and tere” and “Little Tre © of Alcantara” by the | last. overrnlin and after reciting the proceed! Reanion of Washington F Condensed Lecals, See aclvertisement of the Washington Library a degree of excitement arising fror recelved as net to Be " mable doubt as to whether th berate or well-formed intent he human life at the tine of firing the fatal shat, ir verdict will be only mansiaugl Aud the counsel for the defend mart tisay tothe Jury ae follows, viz: That if it was the nniversal custom of eof their duty to Se he defendant kilted't . if ey pl . if otherwise it would be manslanghter. And the counsel for the defendant ag: ek ‘The Corcoran Zouaves propose visiting Alex- andria on the 22d. The block of sculpt the city of Philadelp hi ficnal monument, will bu forwarded to this city General J. H. Wilson, the inauguration proc: marble donated by ae to the Washington na- dant again asked be cemen in the dischar, he marshal-in-chief of he m deceased with cue canno has established his ‘ nor’s office, corner Pennsylvania avenue and I7th streets. Sewe unknown thie last night, robbed the shoe shop of Mr. Piles; on D strect, near sth. of sexeral pairs of boots, left there to be repaired. ¥, that the locai t’ Shuralay’s Star, headed “Whe Good Samaritan,” wasincorreet instating that the family with whom Miss Jennie Bow- Wan was staying turned her into the street be- cause ber litile sister had the smallpox. can association perfected bt, by electing Judge fr. Cromwell, first vice We are satis paragraph ip “Prayer first is based w ‘man may be thrown into suc! excitement by mere spoken words as ni master of his understanding, and therefore incapable of forming any deli take the life of the offending party, a does take the life of his adversary, but manslaughter. This novel doc man may become excited by mere spoken words that he ean safely kill the s] other liability than the pains and manstanghter, is, so far as I am adv! first time serious! It has been uni words canmot in law or a battery of oner was” lal by reason of the by Cunningham. answer to this excuse or justify violence which no man shall be justified or excused trom the consequences of his acts resulting from passion ken to him or of ‘The Virginia re an organization Williamson president: president: P. H. Montagne, second vice presi- dent; N. Davidson, recording secretary Moore, financial secretary; J. O. Hawley ‘aker, and ineur no The Indiana republican association met last evening, and Gen. Terrill, the president, read a nm from the chairman of the inan- iting the association to he invitation was in a court of justice. ormly held that mere spoken or excuse an assandt ut it is said the pris- mder great excitement age addressed to him e plain and that the la guration committee accepted by a s merous snd dramatic readin Apna D. Ware aud Mr. John Tw th street Presbyterian eburch, on Thursday evening, for the benefit of the church, will be interspersed with music by the Mendelsohn Quintette Cinb, making altogether a very en- able entertainment. has been announced that the commanderies of Knights Templar of this District are to take REEL 2 the inaugural proce bh next. This is that it is contrary to the rules and customs of any branch of masonry to appear in public as cept in discharge of masonic ¢ bonor of some distingu excited merel; law that a man ma: add 1a passions | render him ineapable to form a tention to take while the law will not lence provoked by or Cot hance beck entirel ture of ie ; that it make that mansian; wise be murder. py as it is well known deliberate in- This is = effect saying that farched member of the fra- A large majority of the members wil however join with other organizations in the tin other words maya which would , howe the facts in this case that O’Brien first | language complained of in its most offensive ‘unningham, so that he brou; upon himself by his own words any provocation arising from language. He cannot justify or ex- | cuse his acts by reason of a provoea: his own conduct produced. Such we think is The second prayer asked for is, if possible, still more erroneous than the first. stance of it is, if the | ham by a pistol shot, Bee Cororep Orera—The announcement @f the intended performance of « Alcantara” by a colored opera company at Lin- | last evening attracted a ver audience, embracing nearly all the M the District and mat ‘The Doetor of | sore towards a formance it was a deckled success, and the ven with a force whieh bas not been excelled by any whieh has sung th female performers were very good, and there choruses were isoner killed Cunning- | crime to murder, if otherwise it would be man- Letus illustrate the absurdity of this proposition by some of the facts proven in this case. Suppose at the time the deceased used the offensive 1 the prisoner's wife, a opera in’ this erty. e he did respecting O'Brien, proven to be & powerful and athletic man, strikes with his tit thedeceased, a small and feeble man as com- ed with O"Brien, the blow occasioned the th of Cunningham. This would have been a iter, but scarcely one of use death under such the usual or natural consequences of such an act, and it could rot be presumed that the party intended to hill because the means used were not such as would usually and naturally producedeath. But when paded gun and aims it at a vital ges it, and death ensues, the law and common sense ‘say he intended to kill the man, becanse he used the means best adapted roducedeath. God uman breast, full; and neted “the Doctor” fair voice; but the tenor, Henry A. Grant,did not make as good an im_ i His stage action is low the mark, and his voice is not as strong It would not be fair with the disadvantages of a first appearance and the é accommedations D to judge these fessional standard, but as we have already stated. for a first performance, it was a success, roniise of better things in futur. Mr. John Esputa, aself a thoroughly sical director. and to Mr. Harry management. The Tession a8 Was clear case of manslat ae te dedtrad! cireumstances was For this much credit is du and haturally cal alone can look into the know the motives and intentions which contr buman conduct; but we can only judge of the | intention and p and actions, and the rule that lies at the founda tion for ascertaining the motive is that men shall be presumed to have intended the natural | or ordinary consequences of their acts. ‘The third prayer it {= hardly necessary to © i im substance is that if an —that is, without avy reason— ered, he may shoot had the stage ‘THe Wasnrxetoy City Orraax Asyirw.— ersary of the Washi phan Asylum was h ‘The titty-seventh am ton City Protestant Or ‘a last evening in the New York avenue Presby terian church, Rev. 8. studge Casey presided, with Mr. Olcott as secre- tary. The annual report was read, showing that in the asylum there Eve children, tifty-two unreasonabl believes his fi down the victim of b be only guilty of manslaughter. No man can justify or exense a homicide e: grounds of a reasonable il or that he is in i third prayer against the murder, This yi e at present eighty- IF seven boys and six gir homes provided for them by the board. There were two deaths during the year. Seventy-six instruction im the day ‘iss Wannell, the matron. and thanks are tendered Drs. - Drinkard and Clark, and Messrs. J. Hackett for services, and tructing the children in 's report shows receipts, nts, $1,116.46; balance on Rev. Dr. Cuth- eruing the fount. ts oljects and the suc- ers of the laly manageys, have been sent out to e@hikiren are receivin, le asserted in this of manslaughter as that of yer, we think, was very prop- We have thus shown, we think, there was no grant the three prayers ¢ instructions to the jury is set out in vctions cover ali the questions in the could arise npon the facts recited as roven in the bills of exception; here to say. if there was any error on the of the justice in refusing to grant any or allot pri} asked, the error was cured by the tnstruction of the court to the jury, if these instructions were right and cove: ground or the legal principles involy wrayer. This, we think, the charge Tully does. twas hardly seriously contended by the cottn- sel for the nrieoner that there was anythin, iustructions of the justice to the jury whi erroneous. It was, indeed, coniended that the law he truly declared ought to be otherwise than itis. If that were so we cannot help it. We are | here to aminister, not to make law. We have looked over the instru: presiding justice to the jury with that | ane carefnl attention which the Interests of the | public and those of the prisoner demand, and mu is that no error was committed c in his instructions judicial 1 Whe rights of th —2—_ Arrest of an Express Agéiti | LOVE OF GAMBLING BROUGHT HIM TO GRIF! ‘The detectives of this city i arresting G. K. Tidball, alias J. H. Myers, who hatis from Alliance, Obio, where he is charged | with having abstracted ‘several packages of money from the Adams Express Company. He ad been in the employment of the company fer even years, tl last four which he has beer gent Poe states that some bo years ago he made the acquaintance of several | fast an men, from whom he received lessons hich resulted in his present + to make his losses good he take money from the expre: company, which practice he kept up until 100, which he found it is nd, dreading the exposure nust follow, he left that place been wanderin, ing but a shor eteetives of Cin- been on the alert for him since that ition was sent to the detectives h resulted in hisarrest here. mgltivermight visit this W. Nairn and W. to Mr. Sleemon for error in the refus before mentional. hard January 31, 1973, $691.03. bert made a few remarks ¢ Uxwrrcome Scxpar V: To THE ScnvETzEN wumber of our German cit mther usual social en jo law, were about to enier the gate ey were refused arlinission: the rules of a excluding everybody except mem- bers of the association. ‘They left. but soon at- terwards returned with Ser, ant Poole, and admittance. Sergeant mped the fence. but was met by | Br. Simon w Mr. Wolfe led Officers at police he Will doubties be investizn ph an tint against the » and the affair to the jury pres yuer."” coat with four on vest and plain pa 1 proof cap, simils -plated, with an appropriat tons will be nic’ evice in the center, and the letters #4 in the outer circle. ‘Bids for making the uni- forms were received from Roman & Cox and Wall, Kobinwn & Co., the former at a cost of Bss. ani the latter at $36.50 per su agent at Alliance. e left in the office, and it was | dd be allowed the Fample suits w | possible to replace, which he kue: amendments strik . Vs 8 ie Proportion of school mon Sora tice | city on his travels, and he according! cers on the alert, the result of whic! tives Sargent and MeElfresh on g last, while Tidball was a A telegram was sent to Mr. Rhodes, super tendent of Adams’ Express company at Cin- | ciunati, and in response a request was receiv | to hold the prisoner until } Hazens, of that ei these emancipated Uestrates the magn its power to move au audience thai fehed prodnetion=et the great masters. mony of the company in these song» and pertect as to satisfy ev the arrival of Detec- The officer arrived ho will aecompass city to-night. ‘The prisoner ix about 25 years of age, six feet high, of genteel has recelved a tolerable educa- y the most critic: Masoxte Parsey Peutaipha Lodge. No. 3, last night, Mr. Lew G. Stephens war presented with Of this city, P At a meeting of a eee . MANAGER SAVILLE was complimented with a mug benefit at Willard hall last night, aud being called before the curtain by his ar: sympathizing friends presen speech, expressing hi t Grandmaster Donaldson made pon behalf of the Letge. ‘Treasurer H. 0. Hool was alwy presented with a set of hamisomety engrossed resolutions express- fing the sense of ihe Lodge for vices, in response to why appropriate acknowledement. tification at the com- citizens of Wi ton, and bis thanks for the past two years’ pa- tronage, and thew said:—“ There is a move- ment on foot to erect middie of next October, the han house south of New York, of In the meantime, net to be without your lar dramatic performances, and kindness of my friend, Mr. C; ena! beautiful little ball a I ment than you have with all the accessories of appointments which have management. Mr. Hood male an tion committee won i pr gen three wh Mattingly and Kilbourn, met yesterday after- af headquarters and decided to appoint a: e inauguration bal! committ-es Congres, from the Jutges the Sap: ‘Court. from officers of the army ea resident of each state, to have mest opera jich your bum- management. noon at hea of presegt to ther class and navy. and a accustomed entire control of the same. pf some Da. Hexion returned this morning froma bas visit to Rochester, N. ¥., where he ‘was called to see Colonel Streeter’s wife. for Bbich he recived the sm shows what estima: Cities who Know Dr. Hi eseional skill. The next two even! present the same programme as to-1 a Svusriciow or Caitp Murper.—y¥ afternoon Officer found a dead ored infant andlor 1482 0 Street, on os bose ng 5x the house. An investigation is being Coroner this afternoon. little sum of $4». people in other ‘The Doctor 1s to 12 13th street, where heean be consulted trom a.m. to’p.m. Consultation free. Sateseniporere Fing Last Ni@ut.—Gantz & Biendon’sliquor 4th street, between D strect gud Ubio avense northwest, 5 er, frame, was holly destre 9 night, abomt pact Nock. The loss of the building and | nerof Baltimore ai Scck amounts to about $5,000; insured for make 000. male » which evident- The hay PREPARING FOR THE InavGURATION.—The Sold a sect! at Grand Army: i mg. at pods re iad Gay streets, this (T ments for attendii nt Grant, on Mare: ith.— Bait. Americ ——__——__ Frexcu Girt and Jets ani ornaments for the hair, beautiful styles, received at Prigg’s fewelry store, No. 457 Pennsylvania avenue, Bar dy strcet. —S Jcnors Drawy.—The following jurors were drawn yesterday to fill vacsucies in the cicenit eourt juries: Edward M. ¥ dames P. Willet, Ben Stewart, Robert Talliaserro. BLOODY WORK OF A HUSBAND AND FATHER. He Cuts the Threats ef Himself, his Wife, and his lufant Child —forta- nately, of the Wounds are Abont 4x o’¢lock this mornmg, cries of “mur- der” alarmed the residents on ith street, bq tween E and F streets, and the policemen on | that beat (Officers Burr and MeMahbon), to- | gether with Sergeant Sry gor then to going his rounds), haste: from whence the cries proceeded, No. street, cceupied by Mrs. BM. §. V. Brown, who sublets a number of the rooms furnished.” The officers | found the inmates of the house in astate of | great alarm and consternation, in consequence of an attempt having been made by Mr. Hard- KG er of Mrs. Brown) to imself, fis wite, and hie infant child about 18 months ‘The officers immediately took possession remises and sent for physicians, and Dr. ed. In the meantime, Mr. throat was a wound from oozing, had been removed to the fourth of the building, and Mrs. Hardgrove and her child to her room, on the second floor of the back building. Mr. Hard- grove was found to have a ent across one side of the threat, and the child had a small cut on the back of the neck. Dr. Tree immedi- ately dressed the wounds, and found that none of them were of a very serious nature (although the wound on Hardgrove’s throat was @ very extensive one), and states his opinion that, with care, all of them will recover. It appears that while the inmates of the house were asleep gave himself the wound on the mn kuife, and then at- jeand child with the same weapon. Mrs. Brown says ‘that Hardgrove is about 33 years of age, that he was formerly in good cir- cumstances in Nelson county, Va., but that during the late war his property was burned, by which he lost aimost everything he owned. He has since been pecuniarily embarrassed, A few months ago, with his family—wite and four children—he Came here expecting to get employment, but has failed so far, and for a few weeks past has been depressed in spirits. Mrs. Brown also states that reeently he has made remarks which show that his mind was not sound. Once he said: +‘ Mrs, Wharton did not kal Van Ness, I did it.” And this morning, on jgrove,on whose which the blood was being questioned as to what led him to attempt his life and the lives of his wite and child, he replied "ve just been shedding a little 01 blood.” There is no doubt that he was suffering from aberation of mind, caused probably by pecuniary embarrasemen’ paren Construction and Mx: of oa nagement VIEWS OF ARCHITECT CLU! letter Another from Mr. Adolf Cluss on the construction of theaters appears in a morning fter giving statistics relative to Splrtevorary. 4: the destru of theaters by firein Washington within twelve years past, he says that the aver- age life of five Washington theaters been seven , and that the coroner's monotonous report is «Died of fire.” ‘This is full of lessons for the world at , where a capital of more than one hundred millions, inv in theaters, has been destroyed by fires during the preseni century, with a concomitant loss of more than a thousand ae lives, whilst many thousands ave eseay @ danger merel gooblack, and have In part been maimed or © ippled for life, After explaining why theaters are pecu- Marly liable to take fire, and naming structures of this kind which have been burned, he says: «The unscrupulous erection of tinder-boxes, honored by name of theaters, justities Ue trite saying that destruction by fire is THE NATURAL DEATH OF THEATERS; and it is clear that the authorities incar a fear- ful Temponsibitity if they do not profit from the long list of catastrophes by enforcing the strietest regulations in the construction and management of theaters, After givin; statistics relative to the destrugtion of theaters 3 ,. Mr. Cluss, gives sofhe suggestions ag te how such edifices shonkt be constructed and Fs arded. He says the stage must be isolated ‘rom the auditory by fire-proof constructions. A heavy fire-wall to reach up above the roof, to have as few doors in it as possible, and where they are, let them be closed by wronght-iron doorsof double thickness, constructed with an intermediate air-space. THE LARGE OPENING FOR THE CURTATN, which secures the view on the stage to the an- dience requires special care, because the public must have time to retire in case of fire, aml because, by the strong current of air directed toward the chandelier, the smoke and the fire from the stage would be directly drawn in the auditory. For these reasons a wire curtain, properly constructed of a network of tlat iron of wirework, is to be fitted directly against the firewall. It is lifted entire during the perform- ances.in part during rehearsals, and can be rapidly lowered during both in urgent cases. A door in the lower part of the curtain, swinging both ways, might give an exit to actors when caught, or access from the anditory when necessaty. The whole area of the stage should be commanded from numbers of small aper- tures in the tire-wall parting the stage from the auditory, with fire-plugs in’ the rear, which ordinarily should be closed by fire-proof shut- ters. Passages and stairs should again be separated by heavy walls from the anditory, thus forming three tire-proof compartments. ELECTRIC SIGNAL TELEGRAPHS and speaking tubes ought to be used for com- municating @ threatened point instanter and quietly to ail parts of the honse, and a fire- alarm box inside the theater should communi- cate directly with the engine-houses, All the apparatus for extinguishing fire should be sub- jected to a reguiar—say weekly— revision. Matehes should be used throughout the house which only ignite under special conditions, THE WALLS OF THEATERS should be built solid, with an interior thin briek lining, separated from the main wall by anair- space, so that expansion, in eongequence of the intense heat of a fire, acts simply on the elastic inner lining and does not tend to throw the walls. Let fire-proof stairs, spacious corridors, and doors, opening outward, be ampty provided, to facilitate the EXE Qc the audience. Al rhe, exits should be opened after every performance, so that in case of alarm the aidience is well posted and does not blindly seek the one routine many FVERY PLOOR . ought to have its separate spacious staircase or, staircases; and fer determining the width of these stairs the rule has been alopted safe, standard structures, like the Philadelphia opera house, to calenlate at least two feet in width of stairs for every hundred people. The corridors should be inereased in width in the direction of exit; this principle having been reversed in pub- lie buildings, has caused hundreds of people to be crushed te death, as in the case of @ Kussiqn synagogue a few weeks ago. CHEMISTRY should be able fo provide material for impreg- nating ail the light articles used on the stage so as to make them incombustible. Isinglass has been tried, but it has not proved a permanent safegnard; it also produces an objectionable loss when nsed for seenery, which refleots the ight and destroys the effect of painting. It ix out of terials hav stay we May save scores of human Ifver, a1 in PF htndred cases Wy n efforts ne rease place to efte the fact that fire-proof ma. If we can tailed in extreme cases that we CoxriscatED Feesitcre—On S: last, Mr. Wm. L. Harris, residing in northern, uot the erty, sold tity of niture, with ousekeeping, to follo} fornia, and emplo of the famity. to f chaser, on K street. wagon stand and employed a colored man remove the goods, and the wagon drove to the, house and loaded up the goods and ced off with them, but instead of delivering them as directed sold them to Mr. Henry A. Arnold, on M street, fr 815. The goods failing to arrive, the parties interested commenced an investiga tion, and found what had been done, and this morning a search warrant was obtained at the police court and the goods recoyered and depos- ted at police headquarters. The case will be brought before the police couxt for a hearing to-morrow. ——* THE Smattrox Casxs reported at the office of the board of health to-day are: One at No, 110 F street northwest; one in alley between 9th and 10th and E and E and F streets southwest; two at No. 4 Goat alley, between 6th and ith and Land M bphary FP maar vb one on > ns] ween ist street and New Jersey avenue south- phe one at No. 488, between 4) and 6th and L and M, southwest; one corner 5th and EB streets sontheast. One death (J. D. Long) at No. 21 G street northwest. Wasnrxcton Lopes, 1.0. 0. F., have their reunion to-night at Odd Fellows’ Hall where there will be music bythe Odd Fellow: Choir, addresses, refre: , and dan = BZA terrible earthquake occurred in the Island of Samos recently causing great destruc- tion of property sk bag ot ie. ata ‘John Galken commit suicide in New Ont yesterday by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. Sg Will strong-minded women chatter about it, because women are condemned to crack stones on the Caraibi ae ‘Not content with punishing liquor dealers forthe deeds of their customers, Ohio has Faroe ay perry kerosene gellers responsi- le for the damage by explosions of their ‘ares. bier at Fishkill Landing left his wife ta eak ae ait went to Indiana. When he ‘ame beck to relieve her from her duties he brought anew wife and a bill ofdivorce with him. wi B7-The spinster of Glasgow petition for the enforcemer igen, y the century, Penalty for any bachelor who should decline an offer of marriage from one of the fair sex. &7-You are appointed a member of the Con- stitutional Convention sitting here—John A. Dix,” le the full text of the comme cation aeeete Teoma in brevity that famons crder—“If any man hauls,” &¢. Carrying Concealed Weapons, Pre and iter of the Stor.—Exeuse the we takes in neing this discussion a epeonica weapons, but ee a notwithstanding, eom- pelled to say something on the sub The use of firearms as an omni-present protector for man, has been the topic of varioas coutro- vercies, pro and con; that is to ay, ee, to be carried by’ man in hisalty voeation; this may seem demi-savage, wi we understand" SembOcessional? mean. “Small Arsenal Carrier” seems to us more Teasonable, i time and place to carry . “ Semi-Occasional” advances the objection that men are too apt to use them in revenge of some fancied wrong, or in a ; this may be aN very well, but we s rare case, and liable’ to exception. He further advances that we are the only civilized class wno deal in the article. Here he is — wrong, for asa gencral thing, they are carri by the majority of refer “Semi-Occasional” to td of its “Semi-Occasional”” wishes to bdo all who CH concealed weapons, without regard to intentions, with unheard of pe We think that a little forethought and judicious ment might have beem better advocated by ‘+ Semi- Occasional,” and to more advantage than his late article. We, like «Small Arsenal Carrier,’” feel greatly indebted for many hours of comfort and ease to our revolvers. Hoping that we haye purged ourselves of the ignominous epithet of arrant cowards, we are truly. Two SMALL ARSENAL CAanizRs. PRO AGATN. Evitor Star: The coutroyersy between ‘‘Semi- Occasional” and “Small Arsenal” has attracted my attention and tempted me to have a word to i on the subject. As [ understand the consti- tution, we as American citizens are entitled to bear arms. either openly or concealed. We often pity the European peasant who is forced to secrete his rusty Towling-piece or i which he needs for his support or protection, yet our municipal governments pass laws quite as arbi- trary, nestionsbty pod results of which our criminal courts will show. ‘The opinion of Recorder Hackett, of New York, that w Trill prevent the dangerous classes carrying “deadly weapons,” is believed by all; and while” using this hackneyed term, would it not be well know what is @ deadly weapon? The law confiseates, and fines the owners of, all pistols, slnng-shots, certain kinds of knives, and, of Jate, razors found on the persons of arrested parties. latter isa favorite with the col- ored “rough,” and is not properly an of- tensive weapon, bein; first carried for that purpose ev: the law. Now, the same law that made the curving. of a razor a misdemeanor, might likewise apply it to athick walking stick, or stout jack knile, or other supposed. je article. Where is the line to be drawn? A person unacquainted with the so-called ‘‘manly art,” or one in feeble health, is unable to defend himself even the fists of bully he may have a difficult: with, euch a person shonld gonsider the ist 5 deadly weapon, and defend himself in the best manner possible. Although we read of many deaths by knife and pistol, I believe there are more real murders committed by other means. We read daily of persons being beaten and kicked, ofttimes to death, but we pass them by. as they are generally less interesting in ticulars, and savor less of the dramatic assassinations of Fisk or O'Neil. Serr Deresce. THE OTHER SIDE. Wasuineoton, D. C., Feb. 3, 1873. Editor Star:—The carrying of concealed deadly Weapons, noticed in your columns on Saturday last, and the subject of discussion for some time past in the correspondence of THE STaR, is one that deserves serious attention. It is an evil that requires a remedy. The bill, alluded to by you, that is awaiting action in the New York assembly, is very as far as it goes, but, in my humble jndgment, it is insufficient. It lacks at least one clause essential for its success. It ought to empower officers to search ser person whom they might suspect of unlawfully carry- ing deadly weapons. A few lively raidson revol- ver carrying ruftians would soon diminish their number, and reduce the long roll of murdersthat at present shock and disgrace the community. ‘The next thing on the programme (strange as it may appear to some) is the abolition of the re- volver as a necessary accompaniment to our police in ordinary city duty. The pitice in other countries get along very well with nothing more deadly than a baton, and in countries where the lawless classes are = as numerous: and demonstrative as here. The armed police- man is an indirect recognition of the disreputa- ble practice. Policemen are but mortals, not preeminent among their fellow men in the ex- ercixe of the qualities of coolness and selt-re- straint, and how many a poor fellow for a trivial offence has been hurled into eternity by some hot-headed officer, having a revolver at hand with which todeal destruction. This class are generally exhonerated from blame on the plea of duty. BasyLoniay. =e Tre Peyxsytvania Coat Trane. principal features in the coal trade the past week has the announcement of tolls and of coal prices by the large ec ducing interests. All the the trade seem to be acting as to the matter of prices, which are being so adjusted as to_cover the increased basis i <9 at the mines. ‘This seems enough. The prices realized at the last public sale were in the same direction, and showed even a eater average advance than that proclaimed by the Delaware and Hudson, the barre coal and iron company, Delaware and Lacka- wanna, and some others. As the coal 0] tors Complain very” generally that ‘thee lone money on their last Season's business when the basis of wages was lower than they promise to be this Pear, Ht seems but natural to expect either igher prices for coalor lower transportation charges, which latter is not probable.— Phila. as par- a the conce: THE CARLISTS MAKING IT LIVELY IN Srary. The Spanish Carlists are frequently conquered bat never subdued. On the southern slope of the Pyrenees they continue aconstant agitation, sometimes breaking out into active wat, and ret ‘on French soil when they are pressed by bodies of government troops in too ‘at numbers for resistance by their smal! forces. Just at present they are meeting with more than usual success, and they are reported through French sources’ as ha collected # strong force, atl as being marching to attack the army of Modtones. Tre Crepir Moswier mw Pryvorra Cuvncu—The pulpit of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, was last evening occupied by Rey. Washington Gladden, who delivered an cloqneyt discourse on the evilsot the day. In alluding to the recent revelations in the credit mobilier, the reverend gentleman said. that he would not offer a word of extennation to those who were tempted to accept bribes, but the one who opened the way by which this corrup- ted deserves the condemnation of this repudlie.—N. ¥. Sun,3d, —The Celestials of San it feast A Qvexr Cr Francisco have a way of preparing # for themselves. ‘Three times @ year the a royal banquet beside the gra parted fricnds, and, aiter a little time, fall to and eat it themselves, On a recent occasionof this kind forty express wagons were employed in transporting hogs, chiekens, rice amd liquo: to the cemetery, and over one hundred wagons were in the procession, Aw IDLinors Porwoxrne Geo. Schu- mann died suddenly at Peoria, M., in Novem- der last. was insured for $2,000, whieh 1 to Mrs. Schumann. Last Friday night Schumann, the only son, died, exhibi being poisoned. Mrs. Schu- doctor named J. P. Welden, with is alleged, Mra, Schumann had im proper relations, have been arrested on suspi- cion of havmg poisoned her husband to obtain the inwirance and her son to sccure some real estate left him by his father. Very Curtovs Lawevit.—A curious suit was begun in the superior court at Hartford, by & man hamed Conway, to recover $3,000 for the death of a child who ied in 1876 from the effects tions in the cabin or elsewhere, and that th =e exposure was cause of the jeath. A Catuoric Prorest—A manifesto of the Irish Catholic Bishops has just been issued in Ireland, in which tt sets forth the persecutions Pare sab Sacer ih Sant a er ir ‘4 festo also contains a demand for sectarian edu- cation in Ireland. ——$——_—$_—$$___—_—— Tue Rev.L. D. Hustow, of Baltimore, whose the subject has been of so much unfavora- ble comment, will have a formal trial before the mnference of the Mi Eiitres Sout Text March. The bel suit for 100,000, institat im against the Balti American, hhas beet postponed the ime. Two ScouNDRELS attacked Connellsville, Pa., on Frida: * bbating and robbing him road track to be run —_ re S= delay in the train time to recover his consciousness and self from the track. The arrested. Quaiis Frozen on THE PRrarEie—After sto 2 : E 8 i Es a : ie i E i Tue covmrs. GEORGETOWN. GROCERS. decision overtal new agt. Meigs; argument commenced CIRCUIT COURT, Jutee brook agt. Cook ‘e wet Verdict “for plaint Jost reoeived and for wale at the following 7 tices, for cash: chests Finest Movrune Ganpowder Tea. to be called the the viet of entiemen as dircetors for the first ya Thomas Dowling oY ipital stock is €2),00 shares of $50 cach. The subscriptic in the hands of Mr. I. L. Parkhurst, and th stock is being rapidly take River News. —On f S.A. Fitzhugh ill annexed, of ill of Benjamin POLICE COURT, Judge last. in the case of Me Hiemor withowt i trix, with the wi cn. _ account of the ice block aig ade, the steamer Amn Eliza, from Philadelphia. had’ to disch Wharf, instead OF af her ResigNaTios.—Rey. Thos. Burrow of Grace-street (P. E.)church, has resigned the position, to take effect at once. SuNDay-Sonoot —On_ Sate “CANNED, Goon BOM so ». tone, » vick, charged with selling ot. 2. Tomatore, at s which the “question of se: jon Was rained defendant and in which be nt, the court, after some argue motion to be entered wharf in this city rest counsel, ordered the records and dismissed the acc Yesterday, George Calvert, $5. Jamon ewig. cl h carrying away the fence about aed. aesault and battery on ; harged bia was held last night in Ohrist’s P. E. Church. » Cuamperns ¢ spon Pr on to discuss the subject of Sw Mr. Harry C. € collateral, and an attachment was ordered. sned to bring him inte court. [Officer M. has been watching for these Saturday night in the act} Theophilus rk. colored, char; jued at $8: sixty dy oor mat fron the he 5 ol firms, arta yesterday ifornia, where he e of re- rating his bealthe aia INSPECTION OF FLocr.—Inspector MeCann reports his i parties, and ca d with stealing two door mats, Ale ard with Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 1213 Serenm Stree Northwest, between Me rels; middlings, total, 4,197 Darrels. Inspector Peters reporix Sa6 barrels; supe 981 barrels; extra, barrels; fine, 92 barrels; middlings, 6& barrels; total, 3.2% barrels. Entire inspections for the ‘month, Waren The pump on Frederick street, be- SUGARS, MOLASSES, &c laced and Powdered Sagare, 7% ibe. TO-DAY hens Alexander, assault and battery on Etiza ricans Molares is handsome Eatre quaitty Drip Syrop. the hydrants were frozen citizens in dose local ities had a hard time getting water. Will the public works have compassion ou their wus arraigned for ca mie. LEAP La e three billiard tables, and the other for fie seouing of the warrant the and obtained Ins license, a fine of @5 in each A tetate agents. were charged with failinee ¥ snow from in front of an unocen pied hts ti gents forthe sale nthe grommd that ther a SOAP! SOAP! Proctor & Gamble’: Oicine Somp, bar, 5%: cents per Ib. for box Georgetown Advertisements. aie NANT LODGE. No.1 wall be held THIS EV arrangements for (ire T. 8. NEWMAN, N.G ERNIAN SOCIETY ty of our regular mie u regular meeting wi Charehs on, WEDNESDAY Sh, at Te o'clock SUPPER” SUPPER Beaeht of the Wax Candles! Wax Candies! Wax Candies! 1G at Theo hoe! patsine, ae. funeral of Brother Past EORGETOWN HIB! Owing to the insecurt GULAR STORY OF A re Apple Cider, per Engene Sweeney was arraigned ares 46 and I streets southeast, and to have taken place on the 2th of J: testified to seeing Mary Small of the place with a yeast bottie of yy and ts oning her te appear at court to testity on the wing: bt on ber failure: to appen owt and an attachinent i to court. This worning Ma Se SUFER Corner of Fayette and 7th streets, Georgetow S. OHARE & 80%, tN. W.. between Bf ant —— ee ot B PRICE List whiskey, and to jaW0-tr_ 1213 7th stroe cents; Ladies 3 ce BY THOMAS DOWLING, ELEGANT STOCK : wai yt “Twill sell without reserve, at aucti: street, bear High, t ock of Sil -er-ware and Catle1 it turday morning, the 22H of January, the day on which she was summoned eeney amt two colored men to her to appear, Mr. Sw, house to induc: GROCERIES ELPHONZO YOUNGS & cos. no) Salvers, Waiters take her to Alexandria; mer and Bre: ot go with them. but fi Of to go, they forced her to go to station with them, where protest she was forced on the train aud Ianded in Alexandria, when Johnson took her to where she was 'detained against her will week. ‘The officers, wiecantine, getting an inkling of what had t jace, went in search of Mai her in the tavet and b pnght listening to thi Fy and discovered HE RUSH IS OVER, THE ACCU: for delivery; regreti opcerned in this t ALEXANDRIA. Berxep To Deatu—Catharine Hamilton, the aged colored woman, wife of Philip Hamil- ton, mentioned in Saturday’s Gazette as having been accidentally burned, the effects of the Injuries Tue riyéR still continues frozen over from shore to shore from the fallsto Quantico. Many skaters were on it yesterday, and the ice sailuoat of Capt. Fair was making railroad time. SMALL-Pox.—There were no new cases of xX reported this morning. m that disease has occurred at the hos- pital since Saturday—that of a colored man named Alfred Scott. Tur New Horse Diskase—Several horses the city, among them a valuable animal be- longing to Adams’ express company, are sut- y—one of the sequel of the late prevailing epizootic. Gonz Crazy.—The sufferings of the released kuklux who was cared for here and sent on his way home, have run him mad, and so wild did he me on the Lynchburg train that he had Farm So.p.—Mr. Abraham C. Staats has sold y, 1} milesabove Falis urnpike, to Mr. J. B. for 89,000. morning reported the strects yeeterday = corps of first-class Ringe wah every icity continuance of the same. . - W. H. WHEATLEY'S PREMIUM STEAM DYEING AND SCOUR- ING ESTABLISHMENT, 49 Jefferson street, Georgetown, D.C. died yesterday trom reecived. Call at once, ne we cannot alieted —_——_ his farm in Fairfax cou Dontatiy ates middle Donnelly, of Georgetow Drvunks.—The police this more intoxicated people on than on many a preceding Sunday.—Gazeti>, iast CITY ITEMS. 8 of good styles and figures. - HENNING, No. 416 ith street. For an Inmitarep TH “Brown's Bronchial Trockes fullest confidence in their effica; LOCKWOOD, HUFTY & TAYLOR, 623 PENNA. AVENUE. F°® FAMILY Usk. Indispensable to health Tsons come from tar Dr White, the well-known street, the from corns, Dad halls” 4s to suitable shoes. pee ore Dr. P. SHED, Homeopathist, 903 E st, New York avenae and ith streets pays per ot New York avenue » PAYS 4 for each calender month. » 9tod. Saturdays, 9 tot and € 218, 14016 Wittcox & Ginn’s Sewixe Macuine. The celebrated Bazaar Patterns. Agency at Chas. Baum’s hoo; ‘th street, and Intelligencer Building. THERMOMETERS and are and made to order by Hempler, near 45 street. —_—SSS and near to visit Dr. HALFORD LEICESTERSHIRE ais ben tie TABLE SAUCE, —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—__— INSURANCE COMPANIES. _ ‘THE VERY BEST SACCE ANP BELISH MADE {sees YOUB LIFE Di ANY PART OF THE WORLD. AL BENEFI 0., vi Net a5 Organized 1345. ¥ 99 - BTA: f NES s 2 fos Bit hiker RE YOU INSU A ie'wor a eons S D So badtine ot street northwest, Dr. Jas.0. Hall, Dareciors ae. 0 Hall, Sohn Party. Brediey, ©. HL Wilt TE NLY BRADLEY Sxretary. ' A Vi0Lent TewrEn xo Excuse ror Mur dh ie ub Scam mary. , who was on trial in Syra- cuse, N. Y., for killing one Peter Schafer on the 3d of August last by stabbi bayonet, was last week found in the first degree. counsel show mitigating circumstances on the ground words reported to ffer of the prison- rhis acts. ‘The TO Ee D> ic COMPANY, HALF PINTS. SOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. that Fralich was incensed him to have been saidby Se cr’s wife; thathe became tem and hence was not responsible prisoner testified in his own behalf, sav e was 80 enraged by what he was told that he remembered nothing of the circumstances of the murder. Judge Morgan, in his charge to the jury, said; “It ig no excuse fora man that he as a violent temper. The law does not allow anger asan element of insanity, anda man rand become dangerous, but the law holds him accountable for his acts.” DESTRUCTION oF A FLOURING MILL IN Mar LAND—A Colored Man Burned to Death,—On Sai ast, the large flourii Shearer, at Monrovia, 10 miles Md., was wholly fire, together with nine thousand bushels of wheat, which had been stored aw: One colored mployce, Who was unable vouring element, was G ANDEST SCHEME OF THE AGE: CHARLES BRA 1 NSURANCE. EQUITABLE $500,000 CASH GIFTS! ASBURS NE legislative act of March ow pag oy oe THIRD NTUCKY, to come off may lose his tempe! thority a esectal LET CONCERT. LIBRARY OF K at Liberty Hall, Louisville, By., on The dusiness of ths Company has for years bocn sgeet Of ong stele taba ee EW urday mornin, HEYER & BISHOP, Insurance Age No. $06 SEVENTH STREET, Wasitinoton, D.C. SSURANCE CORPORATION, (¢ Adewt Inenrauce Com- ‘pany tn the world.) TUE AY APRIL 5, 1873. At this Concert the best musical talent that can be rueured frean all of the ILLION DOLLA Ly lot to the tieket -hoiders, as follows: LIST OF GIFTS. burned to death. originated from the friction of ym the —— the flames were amount $5,000, in the machinery, fro first discovered of insurance on the building inty insurance compa ‘ashington con: total loss will probably not CONNECTICU BANCE COMPARY, THADERS’ “Fike ISSURA Casm Asses, ine td US" reg, bomte) 9600000 TIONAL FIRE AXD MARINE INSURAN os ee ACOMPAS Pub Cash ETS... ante Et Pee jew Yous, Ce |} THE CHESAPEAKE AND OnTO CANAL ‘Total, 10,000 Gifts, all Cash... .... ‘ide means for thie D THOUSAND TICKETS ONLY sey ‘portion of which are already PRICE OF TICKETS: e lowest ‘prices . will be found in the main lower than the actual make them.— Williamsport ( Md.) Wrote Tickets yun goes ELE more for presents ot fo eer of ORGANIZED AUGUST 26, 1870. CASH CAPTEAL A nena 1000: Heeeeizum 2 ae Lo B. INGTA‘ Keanttak Poe Weastan GEsEear, EMPLO) ; j | i t CHESAPEAKE AND OnJ0 Ratinoap Connec- Cincinna’ oe: Mout vERxo FRUIT TRERS ADA ALL FRU