Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper.l
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WAsBINGT ON, July IA, 1876.


The extreme heat of the weather for several
days past, but especially on last Saturday, has
been attended with fatal results in two or three
instances IN this city. The drinking of ice wa
ter and cold water from the pump, when the
parties were over heated, have doubtless caused
two sudden deaths, which occurred last Sdtur.
day. In ono Oflhese cases, Mr.. Charles Nj Her
OF the Navy Yurd, lost valuable servant
Mr.. Robert MclIeuahan, of this city, a native
Ut Ireland, was the other victim TO his own i'm
prudence IN drinking cold water. Such, learn
was the opinion Of the Coroner's Jury, as ex.
pressed by their verdict last Saturday evening,
when Thomas Woodward, Esq, held all in.
on st. 1t is remarkable, that within the last
week four persons have died in this city, and
two Of them in an awtully sudden manner, all
OF whom were natives Of Ireland.


The Hon. Judge Crawford, of the Criminal
Court, a, Twelve O'Clock to-day made his deci-
sion on the motion of General Jones for an ar
rest Of judgment in the case Of the u. States
VS.. John Bush, noticed in my last communica-
ton. Bush was tried and convicted at the
March term of lS4i, for aiding certain slaves
to make their escape from their masters in this
cIty. He was charged with a violation of GER
tain old statutes of Maryland, that were in force





mens was sustained by Judge Crawford. 1t
appears there were four indictments, all of
which charged several distinct offences pun
ishable in different modes. The verdict of the
jury was that Of guilty generally. Owing TO
this inconsistency in The counts of the indict-
ment, the Court could not pronounce judgment,
and therefore arrested the proceedings. In the
interesting argument on this important case,
MIR ia Ud 4 Hall tVoS aSSooiafnd yuth Cana.
| raj Jones. Nh. Key, the District Attorney,
appeared and argued for the United States -
Tho Court was adjourned, after this decision
was made known, until December term.


The National Blues, CLpt Tucker, one of
ouI handsome volunteer companies, paraded
yesterday in front Of the City Hall, and on
Pennsylvania Avenue. They are now making
liberal preparations for their Annual Civil and
Military Excursion which takes place on the
2lst inst.


The weather to-day in this city is moderate
lY hot, and not therefore unpleasant and OPP
pressive.