Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1867, Page 1

—————_—_—_——— AT THE STAR eet ae SoTL DTA Ge erst w -- VALLAOQH Bsr mine The STAR is served by the carriers to their mubecribers in the City and District at Tx" OAnTs PER WEEK. Uopiesat thecounter, witD or without wrappers, Two Uzwrs each. PRiCB FOR MAILING :—Three months, One Dolier and Fifty Cents; six months, Three Dol- sors; one year, Five Dollars, No papers are sent from the office longer than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—published on Fri- aay — One Dollar and a Half a Year. . 4.4 oening Stat. ve, XXX WASHINGTON, D. C., 'TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1867. NE, 4,502. BANKERS. JAF COORE 8 CO, BANKERS, Fificenth street, opposite Treasury, uy nnd sell at current market rates, and keep constantly om hand a full eupply ef all GOVERNMENT BONDS, SEVEN-THIRTIES, AND COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. @rders fer STOCKS, BONDS, &c., executed, and Collections made on ail accessible points. cat a i EXRANGE OFFICE, OF WILLIAM HUR- LEY & CO. ‘Weare selling Bills of Exchange on England Irelend and Scotland, for one pound steriing and upwards, at our office, 408 Pennsylvania avenue ap 23m WM. HURLEY & CO. AVINGSBANKE. “A PIN A DAY IS A GROAT A YEAR.” Call at the corner of 19TH STREET AND PENNA. AVEN FR£EDMEN’S SAVINGS AND TRUST CO, CHARTERED BY CONGRESS. The Central Office of this Company is new situated esabove, and is carried on in connection with the Washington Branch. OFFICE OPEN FROM 9 TILL 3. _— ‘ts of ONE DOLLAR and upwarde rece and fatcrest ped onal sumscf FIVE DOLLARS Mavestments are made in UNITED STATES BONDS AND STOCKS ONLY. under the direction of HENRY D. COOKE, F: of JAY COOKE & co. 3, Caiman of the Finance Committee of the ‘The Deposits are now more than $400.00). ITT, of New York, President. emmy ‘DY LO EATON, Actuary, W..J. WILSON, Cashier of Branch Bank. wy 23-W.F&M 6m" First National Bank of Washington B. COOKE, (of Jay Cooke & Co.,) President, WM. S. HUNTINGTON, Cashier. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 15:h street, opposite the Treasury Department, Government Securities with Treasurer United States M7 ONE MILLION DOLLARS We buy and seli all classes of GOVERNMENT SECURITIES at current market rate FURNISH EXCHANGE and make Collections mn ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES. ‘We purchase Government Vouchers onthe MOST FAVORABLE TEKMS, and give careful and prompt attention to ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN and FIRMS and to any other business entrusted to us. FULL INFORMATION in regard to GOVERN- MENT LOANS at all times cheerfully furnished, WM. 8S. HUNTINGTON, Cashier. Washington, March 20. 1965. m 21-tf HOTELS, &e. AN. y known to raveling public. The location is especially ble to merchants and business men; it is imaty to the business part of the city—is | ‘outhern and We travel | the principal Railroad and has liberal accommodati el fur: 1, and r d ilities for the com- fort a Jensure of or guests. je otnr GEO. K. CHASE £ CO., Proprictors, OTICE.—MR. GEG. A. SPRINGMAN, form erly proprietor of the Columbia Hotel, 0 ‘Washington. has opened 4 Hotel on 703 Walnut direct Bhitudephie, Pennsylvania. ie also haa om hand @ large stock of Khinesh Wines of his own importation. The citizens of Washington it not to fail to give him a call. ay 6-Im* ENEY POINT HOTEL, P SALT WATER BATHING. nown resort will be open forthe re- of visitors on the 20ttr of June. “Fours per day... $2. ber week, 8 4 TRAVELLER'S GUIDE. Baltimere and Ohie Railroad. Fox Battimone.—Trains leave daily, except LOCAL NEWS. m Affairs. Oorpe: Sunday, at 7:00and 7:45 m., and 12:15, 2:00,4:3, | Boarp or ALDERWEN, August 12:b, 1567.— and 8:45 p.m. On Sunday, at 7:45a.m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. For ati Way Stations.—Daily, except Sunday, at 7.00 a. m., and 2.00 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday, at 7:45 @. m., and 4:30 and 8:45 p. m. For Way Stations Sout oF ANNAPOLIS JuNC- TION.—6:15 and 7:00 a. m., and 2:00 and 4:35 p. m. For ANNAroLis.—7:(0 a. m., and 4:30 p.m. No train on Sunday. For Att Parts or THz WEsT.—Leave daily, ex- cept Sunday, at 7:45 a. m., and 4:30 and 8:5 p. m. On Sunday, at 4:30 and 8:45 p. m. only, connecting at Relay Houee with Western train: Philadelphia and New York Threugh Line. For New Yorx, without change of cars.—Leave daily, except Sunday, at 7:45 a. m., and 12:18 and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, at7:00 p.m.only. Sleeping cars on7 p.m. train. For Purrap H1a—Daily, except Sunday, at 7:45 a. m., and 12:15, 4:30, and 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, at7 p.m. only. Great Pennsylvania Reute. For tHe NorTuWsst, SouTH AND SoUTRWEST. Trains leave Baltimore and Obio depot at 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. Steambeat Travel. For RicHMOND AND THE SOUTH anD SOUTHWEST. ‘The steamers of the Richmond and Fredericksburg line leave Seventh street wharf daily, except Sun- days,at6a.m.and7p.m. On Sundays atéa.m. only. FoR ALEXANDRIA.—Steamers leave Seventh street wharf every hour trom6a. m. until7 p. m., daily. For Movxt Verxon.—The steamer Wawasret leaves Seventh street wharf Tnesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings of each week at 10 o'clock returning at 3?z p.m. For Bartiwore anv Potomac River Lano- ixcs.—The steamer Columbia leaves Riley's wharf, foot ef Eleveath street, every Wednesday morning at Go'clock. Potomac TRANSPORTATION Line For Bartt- MORE AND Potomac River LaxpInGs,—Steamers jeave Sixth street wharf at 6 a. m. on Wednes- days and Saturd: +2ce+—___. Fire Alarm Telegraph Stations. Atthe enggestion of many of our readers, who do not understand the signal numbers in the striking of the bells to designate the lecali- ties of fires, we publish the following list of the numbers and localittes of the boxes in this Sd street east and L etreet south. Sth street east and Virginia avenue. t ast and Penusylvania avende. th street east and Pennsylvania avenue. ith street east and A etrect south. —ih street east and South Carolina avenue. S—4th street cast and C street north, rth, 9—Eth street east and H street north. 12—2d street east and K street north. \Pitel street. 14 Capitol Hill. 15—24 street west and F street south. 16—Police Station. 43; and ¥ street sonth. 17—435 and M strect south. 1S—iith street west and Maryland avenue. 19—45; street and Marsland aven y ave., (R. RB. 21—C street north aud New Jer 24—No. 7 Hook-and-Ladder Honse, Mass. ave. and 4th street. th street west and 26—Police Station, 7th 7—ith street west and M street no $—l0th street west and H street nor S—7th street west and E street north, Ais etreet and Pennsylvania avenne, few York avenne. dary streets, Washington, Louisi House and N street north, stand I street north. gine-Honse, D st. north and 12th et. Department, }ith st. west and Sst. nerth. Hard’s Hotel. Riggs’ Rank. 1th st. weet and N.Y. 15th street West and K street north. Sth street west and H street north. at atreet west and Pennsylvania avenne. f street weet and Hf street worth. enue. reet west and E street north, 1 gate. 57—Navy d gate. 5-—ith street west and F street north. street south. — Adams’ Express Office, Pennsylvania avenue, 62—Government Printing Office. H strect. 637th street west and T treet north. i—Oth street west and G street south: 65—2ith street west and C street south. 67—U. 8. Observatory GS—8th st. west and K st. north, (residence of Sa- perintendent of Police.) WOOD AND COAL. Ceres AND WooD AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. 14. L. Proprictor. Steamers leave Washington every Tuesday, ‘Wednesday. Friday and Saturday at 6 0 clock a. m. and Baltimore every Tuesday, F day at 40’clock p.m. ing at the Point CARD. ‘he underst the public that he sold out his Restaurant. 501 7th street. to Mr. F. BOHR. He avatis himself of this opporta: nity to thank his friends for the mauy favors whic for wo many years they have been pleased to bestow pon bin, hoping that they will continue to extend je same to his successor. + CHARLES KLOMAN. Washington, D. C., April 13, 1867. take pleavure to inform the public that I have Well-known establishment known ay Restaurant. It shall be my duty to do * win my power to gain the custom and ‘esteem of the citi: Distriet of Columbia. m of the citizens of the Lof Colnmbia. DENTISTRY. D® LEW & vavis\ DENTAL assvcta. TIO No. 260 PENN’A AVE, Between 12th and 13th streets. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. No charge will be made for extracting where Ar- tificial Teeth are inserted. although the Patient will be required to n perfor a the Teeth are made. The u ssociation is now prepared to make Teeth on Gold, Eilver aud Rubber nt New York, Philalelphia and aton prices. | All persons wishing dental work 0 can have itascheap a8 in the above-named ies. All work will be done in the neatest and cities. beet manner, aud warranted to give ent! satis- faction. Persons will do well te call and examine our work before getting it elsewhere ay 18-tf NEETH. us | M. LOOMIS. M. D.. ‘The Inyentor and Patentee of the MINERAL PLATE TEETH. attends personally at, bie office in this city. Many persons can’ Wear these teeth who cannot wear others, = be person can wear others who cannot wear ene. Persons calling at my office can be accommodated with style and price of Teeth they may desire, joxe Who are particular, ong bab bor oo eat, cleanest, strongest and most fect dentul thet art can procure, the MIN ERAL TEETH will be more fully warranted. Roomz tn this city—No, 235 Penn’a avenue, be- een Sthand loth sts. Also. 9O7 Arch street tw Philadeiph: co De MERCHANT TAILOR. Metropolitan Hotel, (late Brown’s,) jy10-tf No. 362 Penn. avenue, Washington. CLOTHING, &. F. J. HEIBERGER, * (Successor to H.F. Lovpon & € CITIZENS, ARMY AND NAVY (OVED—P. H. WELCH Wy tick of TOBACCO and CIGAR ry ‘tPenusylvania avenue. between 17th and Bath sitvets, where he wil be glad to son hls friends old castornene. HS ed to hiss Uf the choicest brands of "Tobacco and Cigars, and willuril at Baltimore and New York prices. au 3-tf —Taw and Practice of United Courts-Martial. By A. A. Har- “| Tbe eign of Law. By the D 1 vo ondou. The Vegetable World. By Loris Fizuie’ “London. Elsie Mi ®, fire. Frances Dana Gage. al fn Li Eablisn? or, Popalat ido Emerson. Good English; or, Be the St ler. Harrison on PPANGK TAYLOR. ancuage. 2 1 xtensive arrangements for man- etacturing BRICKS of ery description, Machine nd pressed, and will soon be prepared proposals tor tural ng, them in any Oo Be ad door north ee , r NO) Ofice Isth street, 2d dgor north of LOCKS11 Locks! ‘OF LOOKS AND BUILD- DEST as HARDWARE IN THR CITY. BUILDERS’ DEPOT, 562 8 TH 8 =~ Opposite Contre Market. 7m) . W.HAMILTON & 00, I am now receiving all the varions kinds of COAL from the most approved minca, purchased direct from miners for cash. — I have taken a portion of Riley’s wharf, foot of Hth street, for the purpese of storing Coal on it, thereby saving hauling to Yard. It can be deliv’ ered direct from the wharf for fifty cents per ton less than if haved to the ya Having all th ering Coal, Iw price. - i Where persons use large quantities, a deduction will be made in price. Ailkindect WOOD at low prices. BF Coal aud Sawed an ‘ood kept under cover. H. CLAY STEWART, Ther H aud 12th sts. Janal. Coal wharf, foot a fer obtaining and deliv- I sell it at the lowest possible ce Wood Yard, 15th et. and of 1th street 2.240 pounds tothe ton guaranteed, by & sworn nu weigh Cc ° A L EDUCTION IN PRICE tae OF AUGUST ¢ For the benefit of persons desiring to purchase their winter's supply oR THE MONTH NLY White Ash Red Au 3 Lykeus Vaiiey Soit Red Asi Faltimore Company’s superior Chestnut Summer Cooking Coal Cumberland (rin of mine Cumberland Lump. Allkinds and sizes. tosuit customers. We are the sole agents for the celebrated Balti- more Company's, and can supply in any quantity. 2.240 POUNDS TO THE TON GUARANTEED. Persons desiring to avail themselves of the above low priven. by ordering thelr coal and paying for it. can bave it delivered any time during the winter. Checks will be given for coal xo ordered, and will be delivered upon the surrendering of said checks. 8. P. BROWN & SON, 465 oth street, Branch Office at our Yard and Wharf, at the foot of 7th street. iy 20-teep) Wiite “KS BRAIN TILE! D DRAIN TILE! ‘The only reliable DRAIN, and the cheapest. 90.000, all sizes, just arrived at Bartholow’s Vharf.andforsaleby J.P PARTHULOW, 555 Seventh street. ARROW ROOT. ARED BARLEY and SAGO, SCOTCH OAT MEAL ba pee GRITS, DURYEA’S MAIZENA : AND COBN STARC! HECKER'S FARING as All fresh, and at lowest Wee cH: LL, PRPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPrEE | NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE, GEO. B. WILSON, Late of the firm of Burns & Wilson, No. 502 SEVENTH STREET, Under Odd Fellowa’ Hall, edddddddddddddddddddddddd WH fry " Ww a A BARE CHANCE. 7eeee AT LEAST 50 PER CENT SAVED, received BYE WHI xine From Se “baarey lot of fine BE NS hich J wall ofos AE the following reduced price it, ($2.50, 4 i. from the above ‘prices, "twill also Gin at retail, rior to Ser Than at this house Tor less thak Quaomne gallon, tHeceived besides @ large lot R- ieee eset from ‘Europe, ted ia ew J “_ Sette 100 casks of ‘'SHERB. neat of Cette or French SuaRRY, The Cett cas 4 the New York. ‘nd cit 5 tl baeste*aRte Qiy die, al 8 por ean | iat aig sr apes eas ey hd by acl “}usporter, 362 Penn’a avenue, Mr. Elvane presented the petition of Q F. Ro- senthal for remiesion of a fine; referred to ct mittee on claime. Aleo, petition af Oharies ‘Wood and others, praying for the closing of barber shops on the Sabbath day; referred to the eommittee on police. Also, petition of J. Bowdinot tor erection of a briege at intersec_ ton of ist street east and Boundary street; re- ferred to the committee on tmprovements Also, petition of Edward Léfly, praying re- Miseion of @ fine; referred to committee on ¢ Mr. Grinder preseted the petition of certain property owners, praying for the re- placing of corner stones of equares removed during the war, with a bi} to carry out the object of petitioners; referred to the committee on improvements. Also, tatrodnced a bill en- Acting that hereafterall Guckster licenses ehall be paid in the following manner, to wit:—All huckstere’ licenses talen out before the Ist of April sbali be $20: the same license after the Ist of April shall be $15; the same license after the Ist cf July shal be $10: after the ist of October, $5. Referred to the committee on markets. Mr. Noyes introducea a bill making an ap- propriation of fifty dollars to repair the bridge over James Creek, at N street south; passed. Also, introduced 1 resolution requesting the Surveyor to furnish to the committee «n im- provementsa platof the alley in equare 491. which Rey. ©. ©. Meador and others asked to have condemned. ‘Mr. Noyes said there seemed to be consider- able difficulty in getting plats frum the Sur- veyor’s office for the use of the improvements committee, and be knew of no other way of remedying the matter than by some action on the part of the Board. Mr. Elvans advocated the passage of the resolution, stating that the committee on im- provements of this Board could not, it seemed, obtain any information required from the Sur- veyor’s office promptly, without payment of the fees required from individaals. 8 of the Corporation snould be made to under- stand that it is theirduty to furnish the Boards of Aldermen and Commor Council and their committees, with any necessary official in- formation which may be properly called for, without expecting a fe therefor. If the mat- ler was not remedied he should tavor suspend- ing the Surveyor for non-performance of his duties. He felt it bis duty the more especially to take this ground from the tact that the in- cumbent was of the same political faith as himeelf. The resolution was pasced. The Cheir laid before the Board the petition of True Putney. complaining of the unjust manner of levying and collecting sewerage taxes. &c.; relerred to finance committee. Mr. Moore introduced the following : ‘Whereas the charter of this corporation pro- vides “tbat no person shall be eligible toa seat in he Board of Aldermen or Board of Com- mon Courctl, unless be shall be more than twenty-five years of age, a free white male eltizen of thé United States, and shal hi been a resident of the city of Washington for one year next preceding the day ot election, and shall at the time of bis election be a resi- dent of the ward for which he shall be elect. ed, and be the ona fide owner of a freehold estate in the said ciiy (of Washington], and shall bave been assessed on the books of the corporation for the year ending the 3is: day of December next preceding the day of elec- tion.” And whereas it appears by the tax books of the corporation that OU. S. Baker, of the First Ward, is not assessed for any proper‘y, either personal of reai estate; that Henry H. Tilley, cf the First Ward, is not assessed tor any Teal estate, but te assessed only for per- sonal property: that William M. Siewen, of the First Ward, is not assessed for any prop- erty, either personal or rea! estate that Thos, ©. Connolly, of the Third Ward, is not as- se.sed for reat esisie, but only for per- sonal property: that Appleton P. Clark, of the Fitth Ward, is not assessed for any prop- erty, either personal or reat estate; that John Arrison, of the Fifth Ward, ts not assessed for any property, ercher personal or real estate; that L B.S. Mitler, of the Fifth Ward, is not assersed for any property, either pereonal or real estate; that M.T. Parker. of the Seventh Ward, is not assessed for any Teal estate, but only for personal property : that 8.8. Baker, of the Seventh Warc, is not aseessed for any property. either personal or real estate; and wherens xil of the said persons are now in the exercise of the duties and privileges of mem- bers of the Board of Common Council, ana constitute nearly @ majority of the said Board, which has thus tar shown no disposition to determine the question of the eligibility of Its members as is Tequired by the oath of each “1aitBtully toexecute the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge ahd ability.” And whereas the period ba arrived when the general assessments for the current yearshould be made in order to supply means for the sup- Port of the officers of the Corporation, as well as tor the support of the officers and men of tbe Metropolitan Police. of the Pablic Schools, of the Fire Department, and of the Alms-house. and aleo for the repairing and cleaning o: streets, and various other purposes affecting the health and comfort of our citizens; there- fere, Be it resolved by the Board of Aldermen, That the Corporation Attorney be, and he is hereby, Tespectiully requested to advise this Board ‘whether. under the law, this Corporation can enforce the collection of any taxes. either for general or especial purposes, if imposed by a Couneil thus illegally constituted, by reason of 8 large prepertion of its members being non- tax payers, metead of freeboiders, a8 18 re- quired by the charter. Mr. Moore stated that he offered this reso- lotion in a more modest form some weeks ago. The revolniion was then rejected. He bad all the information then he bas now; mformation obtained from the tax books. He is now co pelled, no action having been taken, to name the ineligible members, of whom there are nine, two more would make a majority of that Board. One other he had heard of since. and if he was ineligible there would be ten. When the colored men talked of rnnning colored men it was opposed because they could not qualify under the charter. The same objection would apply to the men named in this resolution. ‘Mr. Kichards said that if the resolntion wag, as he understood it, merely to inquire into the legality of the acts passed by the present councils, he ehould not oppose it. Mr. Elvans said that wou!d be the proper course, if the premises were correct. But ke objected to this board undertaking to decideas to the eligibility of members of the lower board while the matier is in the hands of the com- mittee of elections in that board, end he Bndersiood that committee wus to make a report this evening. This matter had been roperly voted down in this board before, and e thought it should be left to that board to Gecide the eligibility of its own members. The gentlemen hojding the position of Uorpo- ration Attorney, had been dismissed from practice before the Uriminal Conrt, and it was 2 question now whether he was still competent to act as attorney for this Corporation. Mr. Elvans said that be would state on his own hag arene that two of the mem- bers of the Board of Commen Council named in the resolution owned real estate, and did own it previous to the recent election—M. T. Parker and S.S. Baker. He thougnt the sui jeet ought to be postponed for further and more careful consideration. When a member of the Board of Aldermen states on bis own respon- sibility that two of the members of the lower Board, reported to be ineligible, are properly qualified, to his own knowledge, it was mat- ter of courtesy at least to have the question turther considered before action is taken. Mr. Moore stated that he introduced his for- Mer more modest resolution without meation- img names, but it was voted down. His oaly ‘objeet was to get information from the Uorpo- ration Attorney whether our legislation is I . if Bearly & majority of the members of thi Gee re ineligible. He didn’t deny ‘what his friend (Mr. Evans) stated. The in- formation was obtained srom the books of the corporation, which show that the members wamed im the resolution were not on: the tax books at the time of theelection. According tw these books they were not qualified. That wasall. The reeolntion only states that fact, The committee om elections in the lower board ie composed of Messrs. Arrison, Piau and Slowen. On two occasions resolutions ré quiring them to repert on the quulifications of members had been voted down. This resolu- tion was not intended to ecandalize that board but tostop all legislation which may be ill esl. One of the members from the Fourth ‘Ward in that board owns no real es! bac bis wite holds property in her own neme. If bis life interest @ces not qualify him, thea there are ten members of the lower board in- eligible—witbin ope of & majority of the board. ‘Mr. Elvans contended that these were ques- tions which the Board bad nothing to do wiih. Our business was 10 g0 On with our Jegislation| ‘and leave the tax payers to contest the legality of ovr action if they feel aggrieved, It was a, question for the Courts +0 settle. ter pul sue that course than have ft appear that this | Board is suampting to regulate the affairs of! more Richards explained that when he asked, if this resolution was peal, feeb eat A the; Corporation Attorney if our legislation is | if one, two, three, four oF more ineli wembere are 1m tbe Conngiie, he was answered, i e in the aMrmative, and there stated that he had nO objection toa resolation Making that sim- ple inquiry. This resolution, however, now Be had beard it read the second time, he could BOt vote for, because tt takes for granted that the lower Board is illegally constitated. if the preamble was thrown ont he would vote for a simple resolution of inquiry. Mr. Moore had no objection to eliminating the words "illegally constituted.” When he in- troduced his former resolution he had all the imformation be has now. In that resolution the report wae only stated that eleven mem- bers were ineligivie. 1m this resolution the ineligible members were named, that the Cor- poration Attorney anJ every one else seeking information, might know the facts in the case. He didn’t know how be could meet the views of the gentlemen who objected to this res tion, except by revising the old ome which they had voted down. He then took up the arga- ment of Mr. Elvans. that Mr. Bradley was no longer law officer of this Corporation, because he had been dismissed (illegally Mr. Moore thought) from the Criminal Uourt by one of the Judges of that court Such dismissal, if legal, did not affect him im the Circuit Court where he appeared for the Corporation in civil suits, Mr. Elvans though! the Corporation Attor- ney might have suits of the Corporation to attend to in the Uriminal Court: nuisance cases, &e..and he could not appear in that indeed be (Mr. E.) thought it was a question whether Mr. Bradley had power to act as Corporation Attorney now at all. Hi ‘would suggest a further consideration, and investigation by a jom: committee oi the two Boards, and then, if it is shown that the lower Board is shirking, or there is an intention to Tetain members not legally qualified, he would go SE far as any property-bolaer or any mem- ber of the Board, but onr action ought to be euch as not to interfere with the prerogatives of the lower Board. if they shirx their duty in the premises, the gentlemen who favor this resolution will find that the members who now oppore it will co-operate with them in proper action Mr. Moore read bis former reeolntion which was vored down, contending that it was merely a resclation of inquiry. Mr. Richards said ihat was not so, That Teeolution said ii was currently reported that ten or eleven members of the lower Board were not qualified. Currently reported where? He was in the currevt,and hd no: heard it, except trom a few partisans It iben the mutter with the Mayor. That was a very dif- ferent thing from asking the Corporation Al- torney tor his legal opinion. Mr. Eivai ‘anied to know whether this was @ legislative or judicial body, and con- tended thie Board bad nothing to do with the Jegatity cf measures passed by thetwo Boards. ‘That was a matter for the courts. If we passed laws we have performed our entire duty, and any tax payer who feels aggrieved can take the matter into court. Mr. Kicharde though: the object could be accomplished by simply inquirme, with- out mentioning names, ns to the validity of our legislation if there are members in the lower board not qualified according to the charier. He believed al} legislation bere ‘was legal if there was a quorum of members properly qualified. Mr. Gives thovght ita very imporiant part cf the duty of this board to ascertain whether the joint action of the two boards as at present constituted is legal During the time he bad been a member of the «5th Council, he had been doubtful whether allits action was not legal i consequence of nearly @ majority of the lower boara being ineligible. They ac- knowledge the fact themeel ves, some of them, tbat they are not qualified. The cnarter re- quires ther to be assessed on the books of the Corporation for the year previous to the elec- tion, and it was no use cavilling about the question, whether they owned property on the Gay of the election. Whether Mr. Bradiey ‘was still law officer of this Corporation or not. he should vote for 8 reselnuon like this every bight, if necessary, until this question is settled Mr. Moore then read trom the law the duties of tbe Corporation Atiorney, and was referred by Mr. Elvans to the act of May 23th, 1853. who asked bow Mr. Bradley could attend to bis auties if he did noi have access te the certs, Mr. Noyes said he had voted against the previcus resolution of the gentlemen from tae ‘ourth Ward thinking it a matter of courtesy to allow the committees of tlections of the two Boarde due time to examine and report upon the qualifications ofmembers. The committee ofthe upper Board baa done so, and set the Bosrd right upon the record. He regretted very much to see that ihe committee in the Lower Board bad failed to act, and it wonid soon become necessary for the Board of Aid: r- men te take some aciion. He was informed that the committee would probably report to-night, and to give tnem op- portunity todo so he was willing to postpene action on this resolution until next week. Mr. Tait hoped the resolution would pase, and briefly advocated itas simply one of in- quiry. Mr. Moore said they could amend his resolu- tuon if they thought proper. He believed that withinone of a majority of the lower board were ineligible. 80 the tax books show, but members may have been placed in a different Position just previons to the election as to the Property qualification: rT. Richards offered the following substi- tute a8 an amendment: Resolved by the Board of Aldermen, That the Corporation Attorney be, and he is hereby, re- spectfuly requested to advise tbis Board whether, under the Jaw, this Corporation can enforce the collection of any taxes either for GeueTal OF special purposes, imposed by & Oonncell, 2 minority of whom are holding seats not according to the charter, Mr. Richards said if motion to postpone prevailed, he would waive his amendment; otherwise be would press 11. Be Noyes moved to postpone action one week. Mr. Moore said he would endeavor to get a direct vote on his resolution as offered. The opinion of the Corporauon Attorney will be of interest now and in the future. 1t will proba- bly prevent any of our fellow citizens from committing like blunders in future. The question was then taken on Mr. Noyes? motion to postpone and print, and it failed by the following vote: Yeas—Messrs. Grinder, Noyes. and Kichards—3. Nays—Mesers, E) xane,Given, Larman, Moore, Talbert, Tait, Turton. and President, (Barr)—s. The ques- tion was then taken on Mr. Richards’ amend- Medt, and it feiled by the following vot Yes—Mr. Richards—i. Nays—Messrs. El- yans, Given, Grinder, Larman, Moore, Noyes, Talbert, Tait, Turton, and President—10. The question then recurred on the preamble and resolution of Mr Moore, which pa:sed by thi following vote: Yeas—Mesers. Given, Grin- der, Moore. Noves, Talbert, Tait, Turton, and President—s. Naye—Messrs. Elvans, Larman, and Richards—3. Mr. Tait presented a communication from the market.master of Center market, asking an brags Petes of 8700 for hose. for use of = ter ‘Ket; reserred to committee on markets. Mr. Moore, irom the committee oo improve- ments. reported bills to set the curbstones, and paye the footways and gutters on the north ide ef R street north, between 14th and 15th ‘reets west; ou the north side of N street north, between ith aud 15th streets west: an the north side of © street south, between 2d and 3d streets west; on the south side of A street south, between 3d street enst, and thealley im aquare 7S*; on the south side of D street, be- tween 14th street and New Jersey avenue; and on the east side of 8th street west, between B and D streets south; all of which were passed. Also introduced a bill to change the grade of the side-walk on the north side of East Oapi- tol street, between 4th and Sth streets eas!: . Tait, from the committee on police asked to be discharged from further consideration of the petition of s. M. McKean in reerence toa nuisance alleged to be created by the Metropol- itan railroad company on 17th street west from Fistreet north to New York aveane, that being steriipg point for tbe cars and “a place for 200 horses ioempty themselves.” Mr. Tait said the president of thefcompany assured him monn ould. be created. The committee ‘w&e discharged. Also, reported back, without Fecommendntion, the petition of the hackmen. an yelation to the Jocation of their stands on Pennsylvavia avenue, praying that they may be allowed. to ocoupy their siande in ‘ront of the:hotels on that venue from which the: wom removed snort | ae Aan with sme tition of property hol e effect, oung thet he did eo thatthe board might take Proper action in the premises. Mr. Elvans thonght if the property holders moe, vicinity | of the pr de were Willig tohavethe bseketande to their old itions this Beard should not object. Mr. Tait said tat Gen. Michler, uperintendent of pablic build- 2 Po rol Over the avenue, | mgs, had si a he was, be understood, posed to the location of the stands in front ot ue bo- tels on the a: It would requires con- ference of the Mayor with that officer. Mr. | the ing: Teceived from the Mayor ve cation—on 6th B gested that the Mayor already possei right to designate the hack stands, and read the law giving him such authority. He had Ro objection to any action on the part of the Board, but the propesed action was superero- gatory. The Chair suggested that the resolu- tion, &8 amended, only designated one stand. Mr. Elvans ‘withdrew h amendment, and the Tesolution was adopted. Mr. Given moved that tl etitions be forwarded to the Mayor with the resolation; agreed to. Mr. Elvans, tgom the committee on claims, reported un- favorably on Council bill for relief of Mrs. Catharine Carberry, and it was rejected. Al- BO, reported favorably on Council bill for re- hetot Mrs. Keough; paseed. Also, reported unfaverably on. the tition of Benjamin Cooley, tor remission of a fine;and the com- mittee were discharged from its further con- sideration. Mr. Noyes, trom the committee on Public schools, reported a bill making appre- priations for the support of the Public Schools tor the fiscal year ending June 30th; 1s6g. [The estimates on which the appropria- tion is based, was published in the Star of Tuesday, in'the proceedings of the Board ot Aldermen at their last meeting, as follow: Salaries of teachers, $56,550; care of school rooms, $1.50; rents, $11,000; fuel and -tove fixtures, $6,000: contingent expenses, $36,000; contingent expenses of Beard of Trustees, $6,100; eesary or ecra anys $2v0; salary of treas- urer, 500. Whole amount, $120,750.) On mo- tion of Mr. Moore, it was ordered that ‘he bill be pripted with the proceedings, and made the special order for next monday. Mr. Noyee, from the same committee, re- ported back the bill ++ providing for the educa- Mon of the children of colored parents in the city of Washington,” with amendments as tollows: The original bill enacts « That from aud after the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the Board ot Trastees of public schoois of the city of Washington to proceed at once to estabjih as many schools for the eaucation of the children of colored parents as may, in the judgment ot the said Board, be necessary. “Sec. 2. That the schools established in accordance wiih the provisions of this act shail be subject to the same rules and regula- tions as those now governing the white public schools of the said city: Provided, That no distinction sball be made in the employment of teachers for the same on account of color; that ail acts or paris of acts inconsistent with thie actbe, and the same are hereby, repeaied.”” The amendments were: In firat line strike ont «that from and after the passage of this act,” and insert: “That so soon after the pas- sage of tbis act as the Government shall re- linguish to the Corporation of Washington the control of the colered schools, and of thefunds now required by the act of Congress to be paid over by the Corporation to the trustees of the colored schools.” in tenth line strike out the word “same” and insert the words “colored schools. ‘The amendments were adopted; and on mo- tion ot Mr. Moore, the bill was ordered to be printed with the proceedings, and its consid- eration postponed one week Mr. Tait, from tne committee on police. reported favorably on the bill to abolish the Folice department of the city of Washington. Mr. Moore wanted to know if the police had BO daties to perform. Mr. Tatt said the Chef of the Corporatien Police handed some printed forms to the Metropolitan Police, which was about all the duty performed. Mr. Turton thought the Corporation police magistrates ‘were necessary. iT. Tait said he knew of one of these magistrates who lived in the country snd attended to no business. The police officers Teceived @ salary for doing nothing. Mr.Givyen said he introduced the bill. We have been paymg the Corporation Police about $14,000 annually, and paying the Metropolitan Poltce jor performing the same duty. This annual tax of $1!.000 on the property-holders was totally unnecessary. We were paying two eets Of men for the same duties. The police magistrates of the Corporation did not nave more than one or two cases & day, and the police officers were performing duty as bailiffs, for which they are paid, and are doing nothing for tbe money they receive from the Corpora- tion These were ihe reasons why he should vote for the bill. Mr. Moore said it was made the duty of these officers to collect the personal taxes due the Corporation. Whether they bad rendered any service in that capacity he did mot ksow. It was also a part of their duty to examine the books in the Register’s office and see what parties doing business were licensed. Mr. Tait was confident they performed no auty. Mr. Talbert said th= Corporation Police collected fines, and the Metropeliran Police did not. Mr. Tait said the Metropolitan Police would do all that was necessary. Mr. Richards eaid if the Metrepu- liten Police could not coilect fines, there ought to be come officers to perform thateuty. Mr Given read from the law to show that the Metropolitan Police had power to collect the fines. Tbe Metropolitan Police Magistrates required parties to “fork over,” to pay atonce. There were no judgments to be collected. ‘There was no security taken by them for the payment of fines. Parties had wo pay. In Answer to a question of Mr. Talbert, it was stuted by Mr. Given that the Police Magis- trates were responsible for fines, and the mat- ter rested wilh them. Ifthey thought proper toassume the responsibility and accept bail they could do so, but were themselves respon- sible for the fines in such cases. This was the law for Corporation Police Magistrates also. it was simply a question whether the Board sbould keep up and pay this fossil institution, ‘which was of no use. The officers them:elves acknowledge there is no utility in the Corpo- ration system. Some of his best friends will be dismissed if this bill passes, bat it was a matter of principle with him. Mr. Moore said he was guided by considerations of public in- terest alone. The Corporation Police retarned last year $9,000: more than one half the fines collected. Mr. Tait thought the gentleman’s argument wrs against him. If they collected only $9,000, they were costing $5,000 more than they collected. Mr. Given gave the experience of Georgetown, which bad dispensed with its Corporation Police, and realized an increase of fines by the measure. Mr. Talbert moved to postpone one week. Lost by the following vote: Yeas—Messrs. Moore, Noyes, Talbert. Turton, and President, (Barr)—5. Nays— Messrs. Eivans. Given, Grinder, Larman Richards; ahd Tait—6. The bill was then ry Mr. Turton introduced resolutions requesi- ing the Mayor to inform this Board why cer- tam pumps and foot pavements in the First Ward beds sereired Mr. oivee a ee take up the general appropriation bill. Mr. Ehvans wanted to know if the legislation on the tax bill will not be legal in consequence of the ineligible members in the lower Board, ‘whether it will be legal on the appropriation bill. After further debate the bill was taken up and amended. On img the section to appropriate $9,000 for compensation io the Su- perintendent and Inspector of sewers, car- yiage ways, new buildings, &c., Mr. Elvans moved to strike out the rame Lost by the fo! lowing vote: Yeas—Messre. Elvane, an, ané Richards, 3; Nays—Messrs.Given, Grind- er, Moore, Noyes, Tait and Turton, 6. a Given moved an amendment appropriating $500 for the contingent expenses-of the Super. perintendent of sewers. Mr, Eivans opposed the amendment, and wanted to know why the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Superintendent of sewers, &c., was greater than that for tbe Surveyor. The Sarveyor’s office had red brick floor, butit might be necessary to carpet the room of this new office. After farther debate, Mr. Elvana moved to amend by striking ont $500 and inserting $250. Mr. Given moved te lay that amendment on the table. Mr. Moore ssid that motion would carry the bill with it. Mr. Given withdrew bis motion. Mr. Eivans amendment failed. Mr. Given’s motion to insert the Spyrcpraian cf £500 was passed. On motion of Mr. Turton the further consideration of the bill was post- poned till Monday night, The Onair an- nonnced that the vacancy om the police com- mittee had been Alled by the nameof Mr. Rich- ards, Adjourned. Conmon CounciL.—President Dulin in the chair, and all the members present except Messrs. Arrison and Tilley. message was the Mayor announcing roval of the following act are in & very unsafe condition, and should not | be ueed less some accident occur. Mayor | Tevommends the apropriation, The f liowing were presented :—By Mr. O. S Baker—Petition of H. ©. Donoghue, for | the remission of & fine; referred. [The peti- tiomer sets forth that he was taken under ar- | reat while asleep on the sidewalk, by two po- licemen; being @ stranger in Washington, ‘waitmg for the departure of the train to Phil- Adelphia, he had laid down to sleep, fatigued from travel, and bad not molested any one, but having a billey in bis coat pocket was taken before Justice Walter, who fined him $20; he not intending todo harm with saia billey, he prays the corporate authorities for a Temission of the fine } Petition of the proper. ty-holders for a footway on the west side of Sth stree: from Q to R street: referred. By Mr. Slowen—Petition of Patrick McUabe for emission of afine. (The petition ot Patrick N. Q. McCabe aske tha: the corporate author- ities will remit a fine of $20, which he con- fiders illegally imposed. and se:s forth that op the 23d of July officer Coomes came to his house making inquiry for perso to him, disguised of hie uniform, and making himeelf very inquisitive avout his domestic affairs; he said he was not well and asked for | some Grink, which was given him more for bumanity’s sake than for money; that said off. cer made two aMfidayits tnat he sold liquor by | the small, whereupon he was fined.} By Mr. Crocker—Bill to repair alley known as Chestnut strest, in square 209: referred. Petition ef R. H. Marsh, agent of the Putnam Insurance Company, aeking that certain moneye be refunded ; referred. Petition of I. ‘Dilli and others tor the drainage of the marsh north of K street, between 14th and 20th sireets. [The petition sets forth that he 1s the owner of lots in square No. 154 which he can dispose, of to actual settlers, provided proper drainag for the water lowing from the eprings near the Boundary street on the north is secured ; that ai present the water from said springs forms & malarious marsh between Iith and 20th streets west, and R and Boundary streets north, highly prejudicial to the health of that part of the city,ind retards and prevents its improvement by actual settlement, and thatas a sanitary regulation for the whole western part of the city, immediate action may save many lives, and greatly increase the value of a large tract of land in the northwestern por- tion of the city; and he asks that effectivestey be tuken to provide drainage above suggested. ( The petition ts signed by several physicians. who tentify to the need of such drainage | By Mr. Piau—Bill for flag footways across 1ith street west, at Rhode Isiand avenue, Q, R.S, T. and U streets on the north sides, aud Rhode Island avenue, P, V, and Boundary | streets on the south sides; referred, Petition tor footway on the north and south sidee of P street, from 13th to 14th streets west: referred. Petition of F. Drake and W. W. Todd, for Permission to erect am iron fence beyond the uilding line: referred. Petition for extension of sewer in 4th street west; referred. By Mr. Bes)i—Bill to grade and pave alley in equare 563; referred. Bill to open alley in equare 38; referred. By Mr. Connolly—Petition in reter- ence to @ sewer on I street, from 6th to 7th;re- ferred. By Mr. A. P. Clark—The following, which was referred to the police committee: Whereas the keeping of carriages and hacks for hire at convenient points upon the streets is a great conventence to the public and a le- gltimate branch of licensed trade by those who keep such vehicles; and whereas an order has been iesued by the Mayor prohibit. ing tbe use of certain spaces, on ‘and near Pennsylvania avenue, as hack stands, on | account of their creating an rnclean and un- heaithy condition of said stands: Therefore Kesolved. That the Mayor be respectiully Tequested to rescind suid order, and instead thereof to provide that all ench hack stands te thoroughly cleaned every twenty-four hours, and that lime be scattered upon them twice a | week during the warm season. by Mr. G. W. Muller, the following: Resolved. That the committee on police be, and they are hereby, directed to report a bill for the suppression of public excursions with mueic, or pleasure parties, which is now a ee occurrence each and every Sabbath | ay. Mr. Crocker moved to lay the resolution on | the table, stating that it was ridicuions to at- | tempt to stop these excursion: | Mr. Miller stated that these Sunday excur- sions should be stopped, for it was common for | parties attending euch to dance and fight on | the boat, aud oftentimes rows occur after they Inna. y ‘The resolution was referred. | By Mr Dalton—resolution giving permission to Samuel Cross toerectan iron railing be- yond the building line: referred. Resolution giving permission fo geese and goats to run at | large, in certain portions of the 5th and 6th wees ‘with petition signed by 200 citizens; re- ferred. By Mr. Rutherford—Resolution setting forth that there is in the course of erection under the sootway at the northwest corner of Pennsyl. yania avenue and 6th street west a vault, the | arches of which are supported on timber in place of stone or iron; that such imperfect and dangerous construction 1s a manifest violation of an act of the corporation approved by the | President of the United States on the 29th of May, 1945, and that itshould not be permitted to Femain uncorrected: instracting the city surveyor to notify the owner or agent of said . vault that unless the imperfect construction is promptly corrected within ten da; penalnes provided for every violation law will be enforced against said owner or Bgente, and the city surveyor is further in- ‘acted to report his action in the premises to s board at its next meeting. By Mr. Parker—Bill to permit certain parties | to erect 8 wharf on the river side, between ‘Tw eiftb and Thirteenth streete, and for other purpores. The dill provides that Wm. E. Stuart, KR. Winfield, J.H. Johnson, and their | Aseociates, be authorized to erect a wharf on the Potomac river, between Twelfth and ‘Thirteenth streets west, on the ground belong- ing to the Corporation of Washington, and use the same for the period of five years for the purpores of a fish wharf. It also requi: the said corporation to build the wharf ina good, substantial and merchantable man- r 5 width and of ‘sufficient length to extend into the river far enough to allow vessels drawing ten feet ot water to come alongside of it at halt tide. This franchise shal! not accrae until the wharf be completed and approved by a committee of two boards. Referred to a special committee, coneisting of Messrs. 0. S Boker, S.S. Baker, and Parker. By Mr. 8.8. tution of Dr. Boyd asking that the building at the intersection of Half street, Fand Delaware avenue, be par- | chased sor market purposes; referred. The petition sets forth that the market is needed in that locality, for the accommodation of the many brickmakers and othere, and as it is the property of a private individual (Mr. A. Grinder,) who rents it to dealers, country people do not attend it as they would it were & public market. 1. N. B. Clark moved to suspend the rules, to take up the tax bill, which, on examination of the journal, be found was not properly paseed; and it was to. Mr. Clark moved to reconsider the vote by which the eleventh section, givisg the Col- ctor two per cont on collections was stricken out; which was agreed to—yeas, 14; nays, 5—Messrs. Bali, Dalion, G. W. Miller: | who passed the bill red and protested Moore, and Nalley, Mr. Beat! moved to strike out two per cent. end insert one and a haif. Mr. 0.8. Baker favored the proposition to Strike out the eleventh section, arguing that under the law fixing the commission at ene per cent. the Collector wouldgreceive a liberal salary. i. ecreed at the act referred to was pasi T political purposes, but was passed because the Collector was then receiv- ing an enormous s@lary. He argued that the emoluments of the Uollector at twe per cent. commission would be enormous, and some- thing should be done for economy and reform. Mr, Crocker argued tn favor of two per cent., and ¢id not believe that on this the collecter clerks to do the work properly, and so far as the books of the office were. concerned, they have not been posted for thirty years. ‘would not charge this on the clerke, on the want of sufficient force in the office. || He was heartily cick of he: that if a bill -was Bot peared a particulse |) was not it conld £0 upper 2 was Dot the right spirit; they were sent here to ex. ercise their own jué ieee, om Mr. Dalten fay ‘the decrease of the com- Wiesion to the Collector, Knees a Councils com Connolly ergued thatat two loft for a'respect | gold ts a different matter, and those who first | find itare not the men who derive the m list of the F ynpece w7'Some convicts in the Auburn S:ate Prieon have made between $3) sgh by working ever-hours, ©") Sd S100 Clark, N. _B. Clarke, Uonnolly, Crocker, Knight, L. B.S. Miller, Parker, Pfau, Ri erford, Slowen, and the Presiaent—i4. Nay: Merers. Ball, Dalton, G. W. Miller, Moore ana Nalley—s. ner from commit- The following were reported tees: By Mr. Connolly (ways and means,) bili to pay for medicines to the poor of the Ist, 2d, 9d. and 7th wards; passed. By Mr. O.S. Ba. ker, (improvements.) bill for footways aod gutters on sonth side of B street south. from 3d to Gth street west; passed. Do. west side of ‘9th e'reet, from Rhode island avenue and KR street; passed. Do, east side of Ist street wes’, between Va. avenue and © street south; passed Do. wes: side of 13th street west, between N and O streets north; passed. Do. south of N, Detween 10th and ‘I2th streets: passed. 1 south side of N, from 12th to 14th streets wes". passed. Do. south side Virginia avenue, be. tween 7th and Sth streets east; passed. Join: Teeolution for abatement ofa nuisance in lo: 27, square 905; postponed for one week. Bul) to construc’ water closets in the several marke: Rouses; | al gered forone week. By Mr. Ka- ker, (police) adversely on petition te allow geese and goats to run at large in a portion of the 3d ward; repor! adopted. Joint resolution to permit market-men bringing prodnce to ‘he Centre market to occupy Louisiana avenue, 7th, 9th, and C streets. sonth of Pennsylvania avenue, for its sale; adopted. By Mr. Pisa, (drainage, ) resolution requesting the Surveyor to estimate the cest of draining those lots men- tioned in the petition of 1. Diih and others in the 1st ward; adopted. Alo, from election committee. the following repo WASHINGTON, D. C., August 12, 1867 —To th Honorable Board of Common Council of the Cizy of Washington-—Your committee on elections beg leave to report that, having carefully ex- Amined the election retarns and qualifications of the members of your Board, they foand the members elect qualified in conformity to law: and also beg to be discharged from the farther consideration of the protest of Mr. Benjamin F. Moreel] against Mr. T. ©. Connolly holding his seat as a member of the Common Council from the Third Ward, your committe finding said Connolly fully qualified. Mr. Dalton.—You're a good white-washer, {Laughter } Mr. Pfau said that they had had a goot ceal of trouble to white-wash one of the Demo- craticmembers. [Renewed laughter.) He bad expected that there weuld be some debate on the report, but would simply say that all were | qualified under the sixth section of the char- ter, He would also state that one member of tbe last Council had no property whatever, and the vice president lived out of the ward from which he was elected, but both retained their seats to the close of the Council. The report was adopted by the following vote :—Yeas—Mesers. 0.8. Baker, S.S. Bake A. P. Clark, Connolly. Knight. L. B.S. Milier, Parker, Pfau, Rutherford and Slowen—10. Naye—Mesrrs. Ball, Beall, Dalton, G. W. Mil- ler, Moore, Nalley and Dulin—?. The Aldermen bill to change the grade ot East Capitol street, between Fourth and Fifth streets east, WAS passed: and the Board ad- journed. 2 THESUNKEN STEAMER WILSON SMALL—Tie Peach Trade—Mr. W. DV. Wallach, the owner of the Wilson Small, sunk on Friday morning jast off Poplar Island, on her return trip from the Choptank river, has perfected arrange. ments with Messre. Baker, wreckers, of Nor- folk, ter raieing the vessel at the earliest prac- tical day, when she will at once be pat into complete order. The Mary Angusta, ‘he boat with which the Wilson Small collided, and which was chartered by Mr. Wallach for ne peach rade ot the Choptank. is undergoing ail neceseary repairs. in the meantime. in order that the peach growers along that river may notbe disappointed in getting their present abundant crop to market, Mr. Wallach is per- fectiIng arrangemenis by which he will at once have once have two of the proper class steamers on the route ‘othe Choptank. One ofthese vessels he expects to dispatch this evening, and possibly the other may take ber piace on the line to-morrow. Since the ac dent to his boats Mr. Wallach mas been tnd fatigable in his endeavors to make arrange- mente looking the supplying the demands of the trade, and he expresses a determination thatafter to-day the peach growers of the Choptank and its tributaries shall not be dis- appointed. The pamerous other boats run- ning to different rivers on the Eastern Shore in the peach trade, daily land large quantities on our city wharves, and that delicious frat: never, appsrently, was more abundant in the market. —Baltimore Sun. GoLp aN AnTI-MoRNONIZzER.—The rich gold discoveries Which, it is alleged, have been made by the Mormons on Grande river, will increase the Gentile emigration to that re- gion. Brigham Young is s: to be fizting ons parties for the mines, but if the discoveries are | of any value the Mormons will not be permit- ted to monopolize them. The Gentiles and other unbelievers have never felt disposed to interfere with the polygamy of the Saints, but 108 advantages from it inthe end. The discov- erer of gold in California was almost as rich a man in tarms and flocks as Brigham Young when be first found the hitherto unknown treasures, but was completely ruined hy the flood of gold-hunters whom the intellizence brought into his neighborhood. and they squar- ted on his land and destroyed bie cattle. I: ‘will be an evil day tor Mormonism if there is i enough gold in that region to tempt the tide of Gentle emigration. INMIGRATION—At @ meeting of the Stace } Board ot Immigratian, held in Richmond, on the 9th inst., it was resolved that the Board appoint Gen. G. Tochman and R. Johnson Barbour, eeq., agents to visit Europe for the purpose of promoting immigration; and thar - D. Imboden and Roger J. Page, appointed ba the commissioner and confirmed ard, be domestic agents in this State to a: in conjunctiom with the European agente, and. alco, that in the opinion of the Board the sum. | Of $10,000 will be necessary topay the expenses ot such agencies, and that an appeal be made to the public to subscribe that sum, to be col- | lected by the Commissioner of immigration, | and expended under the direetion of the Board in the promotion of immigration; and that the arents above named he asrocisied with the Commissioner of Immigratien in procarin, said subscriptions. = r : @7-The Maryland Constitutional Conven- tion yesterday adopted the report of the com- mittee on militia affairs. The article providing for a new election of Mayor and Uity Council in Baltimore, in October next, was taxen up, and, after some discussion, rejected by a voie of yeas Sitoll nays. It requires 60 votes to pass an article. A motion to reconsider was made. The reason for the rejection of the ar- ticle was that the time for the election was too sbort an interval between the day fixed npon for the new constitution to get into effect. T. Yeport of the committee on public works, re- Jating to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Omo Railroad, was then taken up and discussed until the hour of ad- journment. THE BREAK IN THEATLANTIO CAnLE.—The steamer Gulnare has returned to St. John's, Newfoundiand. Captain Kerr reports tha: ne examined the position of the cable break, and placed two buoysen the bank where the break occurred. This bank is three mules in diame- terjand trom forty to fifty fathom: beneath the suriace of the sea. It is located at latitude $¢. 26, and longitude 5139. The bed of the ocean rises gradually to itjfrom a depth of ene bun- dred fathi fifteen miles north and east, and from @ depth of ninety fathoms at the same distance to the west. No icebergs had been een. S TuE Catuotics ‘OTLAND.—The Pope Propores to re-establish the Roman Catholic Werarchy in Scotland by giving territorial jurisdiction to the vicars apostolic and by tne appointment of other bishops. an Archbishop of Glosgow, with six suffra- gine, who will taxes shel respective ides from inburgh, een, Perth, Invorness, Stir- ing and Kilmarnock. i wee aan igxchange says conceivable description and degree of potency, which bas been swallowed, fatenti@nally o¢ by accident, may be rendered instantly harm- less by swallowing two gills of sweet oil. An individual with a very strong tation should take twice the quantity. This oil will neutralize every form of vegetableand mineral Poison with which physicians or chemists are acquainted.” pet ee Tt Sa) SZ A new anwsthetic has come into fashion of late. It is a quadrickloride of carbon, ‘Which possesses an agreeable smell of quimces, and can produce insenstbility in lees than & minute. The insensibility may be maintained ‘with or without loss of consctousness; ita ef- fects cease speedily when desired, and are not followed by vomiting. It has also been suc_ cessfully used for obstinate headache, ‘ne best remedy for burns, in any stage, is a strong solution o! water. The application at and healing taxes with marvelous rapidity. Our ex- perience furnishes several instances of re. markable cures Tendy Temes: from the application of this Ss It is siated that by combining ammonia with gun cotten its liability to taneous combustion is ae Without injuring lie ‘A poison of any 8 explosive qi S7-The Red Sulphur Springs, in Virginia, bave been sold for $17,500, Messrs Campbell and Adair the purchasers. mc af 87 The Mormons say that their dissensions amount te nothing, and tha: they are As unite, as it is possible for saints to be. i aT: ‘two: couple had connublal Bnet untied Gy Yue Hartiora (Or acing mission, | Superior Court at its late session. that the Oca ate not be acted tz The “New Dominion” wants to take the fora dollar mark. It thinks ¢ D tands for U.S., and it wants nothing connected with this country, en one ofthe: rie~ ‘rom the