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EVENING STAR. LOCAL NEWS. CORPORATION AFFAIRS. Proceedings of the City Couac'ls—A Lively Time im th~ Beard of Aldermen—Twenty Minutes of Pandemeniam Broke Loo 80 dasorderly a charac’ r tae ing, aud the confusion Was 80 grrat, that the followlag r°- | aimee: gee ; 88 fer 9s It goes, coaveys + & sehut ides of all the ssyings and doings on the Oceasion; [WO ox three voices being ex- excised Stonce, mos. of the time, each trying 4@ drown the ours. No report could do yus- peccntan ane, Which is ly _withoat a Precedent'ta the bistory of ‘Washington c'ty.) Halt-past 7 o'clock ‘esi ev. being the time des'gna’ 4 by law for .he r-gular meeting of the doi Aider.aca, he members—B - Publicen and Conserve: ve—co.nnen > d to Ps- semble abgat ib:.t lout, aud iu a few minus the follow.ug members + «te pres ou :—M's cs. Bak-r,Clark,Cook, Fenw ck Gisnder, Knight. Lamas, Lioyd, McCa.'r 1, Moo-e, Morsell, Talbert, aou tue Fresi‘eat (Rickards) Mr. Crocker e) ted du St Bond ee eee pro- credings, making a tu! 5 +. Richards took the President's char, and Mr. H. A. Hall— the Secr- ary elected by the P > ublic_n organ‘ zatioR—-was at the Scietary’s “ple. Mr. S.V. Noyes—tae S ocre.ery elecied by the Coa.e:va- uve Wing—w sno. pv eat. Al twenty minutes beiore § o'clock Mr. Moore bistly wounsd tae pis io .n. ed standing onm «he r tht of Mv. FE cards, who was seared, ened the Boira *) 0 ce’, and Wes himself c_lied 1») order by M~. Rich «rds, who, Tapping with bis,avel, loudly cv'l 4 “Ur- der! order, geat'emen! orde**’ “Mr. Moore — Reediess of the imterrap ‘01—proce-1 4 saa loud voice to sta'> thac he breil caele. t President by amxjor wy of 1e Eo ~d of Alde- neu, sud \-Oulu remain Mere Cial-niny Ce po- sie, unl the emir wrs vaca od by ie Usurprrnew init. They hal come tnersin ore F 0 «ee—_ The rest of his remarks were inaudible = consequence of Mr. Kicherds cali'rg to or Rising w.iha manure: pt im Dis uand, say+w; be was about to anvonuce the onm 't. le"s appointed by him. Mr. K. rom rec 4 + a: twe het, when Mr. Moo, cca: calatirs violeathy, exclaimed lovety: Loa have ro y ght to apmovnce any co alitees; you ~e vo. #1 ident of wis Board: yourre act’ 1¢12 vie- 1. om of the rnlesos o the m° vuser.pt in Mr. RicPard’s 2.0m it @ smPa'l picce, Which he threw on tre floor. Mr. Rickards, a: ic s point, e.ctaimed: “all a police ran; will some one ealla polic’ - Tan to Keep order hye.” He ben r: :om- mene i ume, we MM ret scfte~ this violation o law. You have noright to appo‘at the Com- mit*-es of this Eoard. ‘They wit ‘the ‘ntecrupions, Mr. i bes voice to the Dithee: pitch, iv “ord-s! o-der! ov ie=P ad then made ano‘ver crab at the r “user > Mr. Richards held in bis haxd,from which tr: gentleman was resd ‘Was succes fulin geirn, paper.ond jerk | off quite ‘which he proceed-d to ‘~~ into very smali Pieces and scatier ov * the platiorz. all the Ume shouting, “Yo2 cannot si: orace the Com wit-res of thes Foard. You abr" rot doit. ou he an esr and have mo s cht to’ ia. chair. ac,z0 7 Mr. Fenwick_—“Yes, it is usurpation. That's the word. Every citizen of Washington kno -s itis so. Mr. Richards, collecting what was left of: + hist, conunurd bis reading, during which Mr. Mooreg addressing the Board, s*d he had mere- ly got up tere (on the pla..c-m) to assert his Tight to the chr'r, eid declare ‘ie gentleman Cir. Rcvares) a rsurper, ead be thea intend- od to take his seat on the floor and let the Board decide. Mr. Lioyd and otber me nbers.—«Do not do is, Take your seatas E-esident of tae Bo -d. You were elected,” &¢ Mr Richards contimued bis re-d'ng- Wr. Moore calling out loudiy “order! order ! or- dev! You sB9ii noi do it.” Mr. Fenwick to Mr. Richards. you take the .ense ox the Board you are Ps. dent or not?” Mr. R-en Iw proceed to aupounce 1 id do wot wish *o be in srrapt Voiees.—~Take the sense of the bo.rd.” Mr. Moore patting the question as to whether Mr. Richards should be allow-d to p-oc :d, and ca!ne foradivision none of the Kepub- lic: a monbers (“here were (hea even present, Mr. Crocker no. Baying an.ved,) vo.ed “1 the affit mative. bot the s*x # »p_erva ‘ve nembe.s Why don to whethe wit Mr. Larms., srore when ‘Se yo + in the | negative was called, and Mr. Moore thereupoa not apnoon ¢ the cormitices.” Mr. R‘chards proceed’ 1 with his readirg. Mr. Moore.—“-Order! order! Youc-n’tdoi:. Cries trom the Conse-vatives members “I: is illegal. You cea’. do it Mr. Ri-hards.—“Orde-, orde>; ‘will co ne to orde: Mr. Moore.—“Yon will have 1» vacate that Chair tefore you can haveorder in th’ Bos=d.” Mr. Lioyd bep 4 Mr. Moore would take bis reat rs President of the Board. [About this poi’ or shorty before, Major Bicaards. @nperintendent of the Me ropoli.aa Police, who bad beea sur non 1 appeired im the Chamber, ner-iy out of breath and king his stand out ide the ber wr~ a speciater of ihe sub eqnest pro «dass. Jleut aeat J. Z Kelly and De ctive McDevitt came in about th> same . me. Mr. Richares, m the meantime hed finish 4 reading bis Ist of commit ~-s, (append 41> this repor’.) rad ca’l-d upon the S cretary to reed the jortcal, which he roe td to do: While the rev ng of the jousoni was going on, Mr. Ltoyd ez*'n appcai-d to Mr. M ove 1 tae the Chir, 10 . ke the sense of tie Board, Xe, sad fine'l: ogee lh the qurstion whe her Mr. should take the Obair ‘The s*< Corseryative members sud Mr. Lo-- man vot -d in the offi. .rative—none of the Re- publicars, except Mr. Lai.omn, vo:ing at s'l— and Mr. Lloyd ~ ‘vorzeed cever vot-s in the aiMmav, moe ' the r-ga-.ve,and there. upon reques i Mr. Ricbards to vacats the heir. Mr. Richards satd he bad been legally elected President of the Board, and fey would not remove bim ‘om that chair except by violence. He would now gall the wards for petitions, Ac, which be proe“ded > do Mr. Fenwick 1d it was the most om cageors thes ever done. Mr. Lioyd said: “Yes, sevei out of ively members vol against Den, (Mr, K..) cad sii! be will ro vaca™> the che'™ impos-tion on th’s his Boord Mr. Moore.—“It ts Beard sud on the p ph Mr. Richards cor.imucd his col of the wards. Mr Cook saxt he had nothing to present from that (the First) ward, and ‘id mot believe brs colleag ae (Mr. Larman) bad. The call of wards proce “ng, Mr. Fenwick exelsnr 4, addressing Mr. Kicharos: «It isan outrage for you to ocempy (bat cbair. 1 would bev decency.” (Laughter tm ths lobar. ‘The Fifth Werd having been reeched. Mr. lark pr-~ented the petitions of Priestly Young and otters for g28 ligh’s on L street norin, betweea 6:b oad 7b stree’s west, aud J. P. Freeman fad otbers foc a sewer on L sireet noa.b, between Gib ead 7th s “e's west. On the recep. on of ese petitions, another scene of -o@tusion ersucd. Mr. Moore loud'y pro st “< “orp: the Berd receiving each one 2s it was reed, and Mut DE the ques. on. deeisting the decision ot the Board to be dat stsbowla not be received: while Mr. Rict-rds pe.cng the question on (e'r reference.in ‘ch ease, announced them referred to the Comm t- t 2 on Improvenen’s. ‘The S+venth Ward having been reached, Mr. Baker ‘mtrocueed bills to open, grade, aud | gravel F str st-outh, from fith 0 Wt; to open, gre fe, and gravel W from Tth to 14th sir-et west: and to open, grade, ard gravel strc st west, from Maryland aveaue to Water sir-et. The seme proceedings were gone throvgh as to the recep.ion of “ach of th se bil T. Moore declaring them uot r. ceived, Richards aunoancing ‘heir reterence 1 miitt > on Improvemen’s. Mr. Lloyd.—I move that this board now ad- Moore put the qu stop. and declared d adjous:d to Mouday evening nex’ at 7 o'clock. As the Corsery the room,Mr. Richi approved, I belie: ‘h: Moore, (im the act of Ieavivg, and wid Dis bat on.) ee or vd. ‘Mr. Richards sunounccd the minutes ap- proved. Mr. ive mem? »rs arose tol ave wés stid “the minu.s were joore.—It is tase. It 1s faise. ‘The six Conservative members sud Mr. L*-- men, whe sc -d with them throrghout the even Tre-eupes le. the cham. :r, lar ~bing joudly as they p-ss d out of the room snd down the pr ssrge, raving seven P publican members peeseut, (Mr. Crocker baying «one im some ime beZore;) one less shan a quorem. [Tne above proc” dings did notoccupy anite twenty miauies, the Conservative m+moers leav! ig the cbamber & few miau! ‘t sore exght Oates short r-c~ s, Mr. Rich--¢s calt-4 the board to o:der, (about balf-pest e‘¢ht o’clock,) aad announcid that they were xgvia without & guoran ir. €o0k.—“ Appr-eatly withont s quo- *“On motion of Mr. Clark, the board then ad- journed to next Monday evening st Bc':-past seven o'clock. ‘The Commi ces.—The following is the list of cormit. = appointed by Mr. Richards :—On Firauc —M “rs. Crocker, Cook and Fenwick. On Improvements—Messrs. Grinder, Kaight and Moore. On Drainage, &c.—Mes rs. Baker, Larman snd Talbert. On Markets—M~.szs. Cook, Crocker aud Morsell. Messts. Knight, McCathran and Qook. Un Ciaims—Messrs. Larman, Lloyd and Talbert. Op Public Schools—Mesers. Clark, Cooz and Lam President of thi: Bo rd. | “sers. Baker, Fenwick ru Poor. ro atrias w the int >t of the > On Jong. -8—, Loyd end Grinder. ©” *F Claris Commox Coumcit.—President Fow'er in the chair, and all tae members pr cnt except ‘Messrs. Dalton the issue of Londs to pay the flouting deb: ihe ci-y, urging immediate action; veferr” t. Also, one vrgirg ihe pr sage of an act ie rel- tion to ibe rele se of hogsand goz.e from tie asylum; reteired. Also, ove transmitiing thi Teport= of the mareaties of the F.rsi an Secoud Wards, forthe quarter ending Jane 4&0 2: referred. Also, a communication trom J. R. Wrighb:, Commis iover of the Third Wand, ‘on of $2,500 to repl 3 saat, Ewen Qand R; ni referred. Also. from H>n-y Com- m* sioaer of the First Ward, 8>kii ‘sat S100 Ode Me be appropriated ‘o relay =e sonry on 18th sixcet, between L and M siree.s; the th ‘d:—By BP. Ta jollowing were present-d:—By B.t. Tay- ‘Petiaon of Thomas Ie Salkeld. asking that the law in relat.on to the m asuring be amend- «18 it is useless, ac applicd to the district to which he hes boea el cied mearurer; refere By Mr. Davis—Peti.ioa of Mr. ’Scho: s¢_venger of First Ward, erkiot the remission ofa fi.e; referred. Also, 1 solu-‘on requesting te Surveyor to e-timaie the cos: of grading, ravelling, and br.dgiog 19h str +t, com S to Boundary adopied. ‘Alvo, rsolution request~ ing the Commities on Ways aud Mean: with the Finance Uormmitte of the Bo.rd of Alder. ren, to examine the books and of the ‘Wairr Registrar's office. Also, pet eeking for the grading and gravelliag of 19h streci: red. By Ilr. Kelsey—Resoluiivn to tare ‘sh a copy of Webb's Digest to the Commi-- svoners of the several wards; reterr d. By Mr. Strdo—Petition of F. U. Cais and othess wih bill for placiy g @ sewer drop ai -ue corer of 9thand Grant sie >ts: referr.d. Also, peti.iot som same parties with bill fo- 1oolways on Grant stree:: referred. Also, petition for ‘Water main 0.1 160 sireet-, betw a L and R Surceis north; relerred, Aiso, peliuon asi ag that am examinaion of Creal se. 2, becws on 14ih and 15th erect, be made wilh’ a view of improving its saritarv condition; rovers 4. By Mr. Ball Bill repeairg can pov.‘ons of the acis relat'ng to hogs and ge se; receir 1. Also, protest against the laying of a Side-waik omgie weet side of Delaware ayeaue, irom | w K street north: refered. By Mr. A-risoa— Resolution requ~" tng the Surveyor to estimate the dsm se of the sewer m 2d Stree: east, be- tw sa © and D streets south; pass:d. Also, petition of J-H. Mecrill for the remissioa ot a ine: referred. Also, resolution in retation to payicg the expenses of the late election; ra- jerced. Also, bill to lay flag foot-ways ‘and gutters at the interscction of Sth sirect east and Dsireet south: passed. By Mr. & B.S. Mil- ler—R-solution that the communication of the M_yor. im reference to the issu‘ng of bonds, be referred toa committes compos dof the Mayor, two members of the Aldermen, and three mem- bers of the Common Council: adopted. By Mr. Ruseell—Rvsolution requesting the Mayor to inform the Board of the number of men, horses, carts. and foremen employed at day's labor in the Sixth Wed: passed—yeas 16, nays 1—Mr. Arrison. By Mr. Stews -t—Resolution inqu'r. ing what paper the officist proc dings of the Bord are publsned in; agcecd to, By Bali—Resolution gr siting the use of “re ch ber to the Jouraeymen icbinters’ Socie 0a the first W dnesday im nex: month; ad p By Mr. Sardo—Resolution for the appoin. "m1 of a commi.t'e 19 quire what steps have been taken ior the corstrac:ion of K street bride; nmi. ses, | adopt-4: and Me rs. S.rdo, Bat>s, aud Rus- sell were appointed. ‘The agg, Mt rb i Bi from comnit tees:—By M>. Taylor, (improvement-)—Bill for foot pavement on sou.h side of E str >t norib betwen New Jersey averne and Nore Capitol streat, passed. “Also, for toot pavemea: on north »de K street, botw on Nor 1. and Ist sireet east, and for other purp: p-seed. Also, bili to grade snd gravel zist | S:reet west, from Peansylys: a te announerd: “Sever vo'-sagainst it. You shall | (ori ges Bourdary; pessed. Alo, to Iny .vo: sate at ome sides of Grant street, bs. ‘9th end 10.8 stree.s west; passed. Also, change the direction of al! im square $21: which wes Isid over informally. Also, bi!" for footway om west eide of 3d street trom Pennsylvania avenue to € siret; passed. Mr. Kel.ey called up the bill, reporid here- tofore by him trom the Committ-e on H-al.h for "ie more effectual removal of garouze. Mr. Ball moved to Iay the bill on the ‘ible Ss there was Inw enongh on the subj ct, but withdrew it until after Mr. &. had explained ae bill, and xt was lost. Mr. Rusvell said that they had sufficient law on th® subject im bis werd. ond mov d to ex {mPe the Sixth Ward from the provisions the bill, Mr. rae bench ge oni winter quire p-rti-s to provide separate ve-sels garbege and kitchen offal. Mr. L. B.S. Miller moved to lay the amend- meat on the table; which was agrevd to—y~as 13, pays 3; and the Chair decid-d that the mo- tion esrricd the ball with it. Mr. Bats comeiced with the decision, and he was glad the bill was di=poted of, as the law work d very well. Mr. Kelsey questioned the correctnoss of the decision. and gave notice of his iniention to move 3 reconsideration of the vote laying the amendment of Mr. Chsse om the table. Mr. Hine, from the Commit’ 2e on Police, re- a bill amending the law in refer. ace to ind ge-se, by providing that tho-e taken up and impounded at the almshouse may be rcelaymed within three days by the parent of 81 for the former and 25 cents for the latter Mr. Taylor moved to fix the amoun's at 81.50 and 40 cents. Mr. Bates moved to insert “all Deo ssary expenses.” Both amendmeats were Tey cied, and the bill passed. ‘r. Bats offer.d a resolution directing the Committ >on Ways and Means to inquire inio the expediency of abolishing tae ward tuod system: which was agreed to. Al 10.45 the Bo..rd ¢ you: a MEETING OF THE SOLDIERS’ AND SatLor-’ Umiow.—At a meeting of theSoldiers’ and Sail- ors’ Union. beld a: Union League Hall les: evening—Major W. S. Morse in the enrir, Captain Young, chairman of the Uivil Service Committee, moved that, as they Bad performed the duty for which they had been appointed, they be discharged: curried. A resolution wis offered by the Chsir, and adopted, exoressing grautication at the renominacion to Congres of Hon. Hamilton Ward, of New York. An invi.ation was Teeeived and accepted to attend & public m: eting of the Grant and Colfax Club at Union League Hall. on Wednesday evening. Attention was called by Mr.W. A. Short to the discharge, on Saturday, of miue View wen -four clerks from the Quartermaster General’s office, eighty-tour of whom bad been Union soldiers: which caused a protracteg discussion. parcici- pated in by Majors Morse, Welt!s, and Doughty Captains G. A, Brock and Wm.Y oung; Messrs. Th A. McPherson, W. A. Short, sad others. (On mouon, & committee of three wes apposated to confer with Geueral Schotield. and prepare a detailed account of the cauces leading to such discharge. The Chair appointed as his col- icagues Maior Wells and Captain Brock. Ad- journed. —— RELIEVED.— Yesterday, a colored man, with misery depicted in his cour-tenance, called at the Centre station-house to inquire if the police had scen or heard anything of a colored boy, named Paine, 9 bad disappeared, with a wheelbarrow his possession, about two weeks since. Lieutenant Hurley, with other members of the force, Who were pre-ent, ques- toned the applicant with reference to the Missing party, and received such Wers as brought to the.r mind the circunstence of bis arrest and commitment to tLe workhouse oa the charge of steal a wheelbarrow. This great glee and clapp-ng in, Who, in explanation of his conduct, said the missing boy wrs hi stepson, and he had been accused by his wife snd her relations with having made way with him: that they believed he had sold him, hag “biled him up,” &e, and threatened to have him arrest-d if he did not find his whereabouts —_e——. Opgssa Patgyt CoLtarsine Skimt.—This povelty for the Indies is advertised by the agents, Douglass & Bro., 5U3 9th street, bet ween Dand E streets, who say its peculiarity is that can be altered into any shape or ‘size the wearer may desire. By its collapsing prop. ertics the skirt will sdjust itself to any size of the hips, so as to perfectly fit all ladies, and its construction 18 such that it canngt come apart, a8 the ends of the wire are fastencd securely to the tapes. Ladies will also find at their esiab- lishment 4 complete assortment of hoop skirts and corsets, skirt covers, skirt snpporters, breast protectors, pads. bustles, Duplex corset stvels, whalebones, &c., &c., all at very low prices —— SALE oF ConPiscaTED ToBacco.—L. Ule- = Internal Revenue Collector, CH this | ina week. i fies Hy iH A ton, ry, pertiining to the well lighting of the o collect iro for. ‘Sec. 4. ‘I bat in the event of the fatlure of the Mayor and City Councils to levy a1d_colicet the tax herein suthor.zd, or to heht the cad city a> here'n direet7d, then the Secretary of the Iptevior be, snd he is herevg, _gurrovia d ond ih yor eid City C ouncifs to light ss herein di. rec.ed. and to fally execute the provisions of at resolution in the Ung and stead of Sec. 5. That nothing herein couty‘ned shall trned to relieve the srd Wrehinzton Company from piying the internal revenue tax impos-d by law. ——_—— Taz Potomac Front.—Matters are more active slong the wharves to-day, aud consider. tansact d. The follow- arrivals and departures —Arrived—Schrs, Chappawamsic, with lumber ; Avis, Hitea, from able busiae.s is bei ing is the report 01 com tor George W. Linville & C Havre-de- Grace, with 131 tops of coal for John hn Withered, Jones, from the same Wy feet of Lawner for F. 8. Blitz. Rivey's Wao f.—Artived—Schrs. Ocean Bird, Jonss, from Nasticoke, with 700 large sizod watermelons for McCrel~. from West Point. with lumt.or for M. B. Fozi.t, ste.mer Colvmbit, Hsrper, trom Baltimore, with pes.engers. Disirict mercbants; sloop .com ( one Tiver, With 1sait for E. U. Adams; steamnes Virginio, Gregg, com Aqnia Creek with wood, for W E. Brown. Suiled—Sch~. ury, Tyler, tor Eastern Shore, Maryland, sloop Bluebell, Advms, for St. Mary’s .—Arriv d—Sehr. Silver Ben, jarduer, Me.. with ice sor the etywa lke Compt Mystic Circk, . and -reight to ). S. Page, DeAtley, Washington and Gi Sailed—Schr. Georgetown, to load with cos! for Bostoa. —Sailed—Senr. Grace Girdi- toa, with wheels, scrap tron, ess 8 Waorf.— Ar cived—Sebr. S27, Stack. elford, with wood fo~ Magina's. S..iled— Scr. Mary, —, for Alexandria, to load for sn east- nsca’t Wharf—Avsived —“chrs, Rebecca, C. Faunce, f'om the fishing grounds, with 1,500 ches of tre-h fish for Thomas Rea zan: Federal Hall, Whceler, irom with lumber for Willet & Redgrave; American. Ramsey. .rom Hayre-ae-Grace, w.th 15) tons of Lyken’s Valley co.t for Geo. L. Sheri mands Wharf.—S-'kel—Sebrs. Pandorr ligut; S xe) Eien, Maddox, licht; Aan Jane, Beache-u, light: Ann Matilda, Comps: Wiliams & Jolly’s Wharf.— Arrived—Schrs. Union, Moore, with wood fur marke:; Fish Hawk, Obre, sith wo. for merket. Sail i— oe Pilot, Norris, light: Ben Vox, Franklin, t. ht. S's Waarf.—Sried—Schr. Sarah, Pane, ight. —o—— MBETING OF SOLDIER CLERKS.—An adjouic- ed mee ‘ng of the solter and Were Gis miss d irom the Que eral’s Officeon Saturcay las, was held th's A. ny of the Republi MeN?‘r in the ta Hor clerks w 3 Tm*ster Gen- air, and ©. W. Taylor S--re- fie roll of tx0se diemiaced having tm called, it was ascertained that of the ninety-toar dischaiged forsy-pime had been wound. d or Capt'n Brow a, from *he Comm't the wst.er beore een Gentcal Garfte! r olution, bat it was "0 late, - nd could 1 ider-d. General Garfield received com-nit.2¢ very coui’»onsly, and proved him- elt’) be the riend of the soldier. B. reporied he had so visited the See et, who iad he bad the m-. er ander ¢ sideratioa, 9nd was going to 9 what be could forthem. The si Li to be done was to wait uatil #14 leave the whole mater ‘y 2%, Teported they had who bad repo: C .pte‘n Hontoon moved that a committe of “are be sppointed to prepare a correct list of those ciscbarged, the number wovrded. the uomber craw" ig jons, whe bave frmuilies to support, &c. appomted to prepr-w a list of | 1c-e rating whom ba! employment out ‘Lr. Nelson thonght a gor nitice of four conid e both lists. He moved an smendm-nt effect, which was accept-d. . Mr. Wel"s'staied that alarge number of thove, @' ebarged were excellent pensnen, compe.sat clerks as any who remained 10 ise “e. The motion of Capt. Huntoon wes adop'ad, avd the Ubair appoinied as the Cuptan A.J. Hveron, 1. H. G. ¥. Weils, Gapiain W. H. Brown. —_e—__ ARREST OF AN ADVEB1URER.—Last evening, detect’ ves Cle~voe and Bigley arzestod a mau g ving the neme of Capt. Lou's Leaman, of "ie Mexicen nayy, on the charge of obtaining $15 Trom John Lolizer, of the Hotel Luts by frtse representation, sod : Hawlins, (api. d bin for a fmher hearing. He hes been stopping at the hotel for ebout two weeks, representing bimself 9s 2 very wealthy officer of the Mexican navy, dx- Ting whieh time he bas lived bigh, runu’ Dill of about =20 foi since be negotuae d with Mr. Loliger for tar purchase of bis interest in the hotel tor 81,4), part payment a check on the First National Bauk of this elty for $1, Te to be drawn by G. B. Hapson, U ‘s 1s borrowed .rom Mr. Loliger #15. Mr. L. sub_equently a ‘er- ned that the check was wor.) tess. cus d is a tine, bealthy-looking German, of Ai cot thirty years of age, and ivom the pape s im_ his possession appea: . Siderahie business. Among bis papers uwo bills of exebouge,cat d Havana = ielpl ‘a firms, one for $1,000 and the other for Wo letters relative to the purchase of one of which directs a Philadelphia firm to furnish bim 2.600 Sharp's mfles and infantry -S, pants, shirts and shoes for the Mexiesn so paper iu Spanish, purporting to pm*ssiou to Senor Louis commander of the navy of Yucatan. ——_-———— mad? seacion of ie Grand Encampment wss held last night, well attended. ‘The reports irom ordinaie encampments were very sbowing the patriarchal branch of Odd F ship to be in @ prosperous condition. The fol- lowing were elected officers for the year. Thomes W. Fowler,Grand Patriarch; Thom: Greer, Grand High Priost; And Donal son, Grand Senior Warden: Hen: Grand Junior Warden; Uhrries ledge, Grard Scribe; Francis 8. Lord. Grend Treasurer; Wm. T. Fren shal; Solomon L. Hable, Grand ——_—_—_ Bacon Turevgs.—About halls be moti 2d ig grocery siore, corner ith and D streets, each of chem carrying a large bam. The officer, thinking that and gave bun as to beamanof 1. 0. O. F.—The eb, Grand Mar- a ‘olored men enter them honest!, store Goon, om 13th street, when the deur on D street, icaviig the meat Ii Sees eee Cas, GENGAIGIL [RIDTISSALLLATA, FALL AE TILT: LUTEAL 90, Le Serer 3 § OITY ITEMS. = Seecterarse= fe testers fearon ce ee — ‘the ——$ouree for Dress for Men and Boy's, po dak ppemoreee rater wont caucht Rold of her baske:. With great pr senee e, Pansylviaie arene tecae Oa te wey en, eranas ‘ow Tes ‘and gop er . pave acer am for relp, which fel- JuwLry.—Rabber Chains, Braceletts, Studs to scamper and escape, A few and Butvoaé te match. Silver Plated Spoons aad Tecetved this morning at Priggs One Deliat Jewelry Store, No. 436 Pennsylva- chased by pariies answering the same dé- nia avenue, Beur 4} etrvet. - ‘scription, § ——_o—_—_ c-pudt some steps be takea for the better pro- | Bor’s Wrz Liven Bosom Surers, §: tection of og ssing through those b*aug- a2 = si2 half dozen; Gpiiaren s cents to $2.50 rach, Boy's become so .requent there that brown balfho'r, domes.c and English, ‘eto is absol Ft at any (me for dozen; “s Ciothip: of all sorts; at one to visit *he growade. 907 | Gedo. Heoulbgee No bil stv ace oe pa tecin» SMe peda eet Kxieuta oF — rand the United Stata gf thus new order, Hormne, Raye en aon of Sze SE ee Fe eas ple dog rises ." Bie several lodges of thie juris. Grants itis only meceeary t9 wae the Sosodont s nn : PRovisionaL Svurzeus Lovck U. S, Prrmias.. G 1 4 icon were ted, Ss one ; mm being 102 ah “SestpInc’s GLEE,” always up to the stick rg T ” up % one the Dirt will ho! i it ee Soi ian ae hice ae | ee preme hy ————s apd the Supreme Lodge of the Unii d Stites | TO BRAUTIFY arp Dress THE Hair, and re- dems ‘about’ to be formed the repr :ea.ation | Store it to its natural color, and oy wd that -Tom the Stat sis mot very 1: . Tue - | beautiful on, odor, pom g Mrs. S. A. Al- ing sesrion to-day was 0.capi 1 wii preli mi jen’s Improv ‘mew style) Hair Restorer or nary business, and a recc $ was tuken at one | Dressing, im one hottie.) ‘Every Draggist sells o'clock. The Grand budy recumed its sccuon | it. Price Dollar. €0 gt three o’ctnck ths afi-Taoon, and will, be- fore its a ‘am-nt, elect the District Grand —_ oa Corns, Bustons, Bap Natts, and all dis- Officers for the ensninz year. —_——o—— eases of the feet, successfully trented Dr. mani web asatacesinined. | sveses, bteees a mee im aoe Ome a . | avenue, between tng of Orien-d Lodge No- it, 1-0.°G'T. beki | Bours from Sa m.to6 p.m. No charge {or last evening the following. c€lcsca- were elect. | Consultation. Established 1561. rte Ae: — Sele Auaeet iat—swr ee ir. wim E 1H Menas wv. THERE 18 4 Time FOR EVERYTHING, but it che; W. S, Mise is getting high time for you to save your money, ace, W, Tesuae i’ | ane this you ean doo by going to the original ‘M.,M. Driver; W. M., George | Franc, 404 Seventh street, between D and E, , | And buy your gent's Furnishing Goods, ») per ss mre ann 8 ¥ WO. : cont. tone thaw inamy ether enmee im this city. a ‘iss Mat- Fea se cinch: 208; with large pete plows pana ee ETING AND Provamrrr.—Levin O'ark | gb crated Figne nek Beene Goods at F rane, 404 Seventh street, (white) e7d Otho Gent (colored) were arrested | Misia ine rene be ee de ee ite) Ip-day, apovt 12 o'clock, upon the charge ot | Brood White Suitioet at '30);Fine White Shirts, Pro one Janguege and fighting at and in sroat "54; Good Summer Under Shirts, 50, 75, Of We'l’s horse b-zaar. The par.eshadab ur- e ye Summer Drawers, 5), 75, $1 ing be.ore Just: e Clark, whea it was shown | Good Cotton Socks, 1°, 15, 20 cents; Paper; thu. che d fficulty occused about re purchase Collars, 10, 15, 18,25 cents per box: Hand&er- or ce d of Days aoe eet of | chiefs and Suspenders, Ties and Scarfs, in end- wre TO. ane " ws were ez- ular prices. —] changed. The Justice's sing both pr cies vio. | les4 *ariety. at popular pi lgmators lators of law, iupo-ed a fine of ten doliais on | MO>Tamcb stores. ob. AWXINGS AND RUBBER CLorH, for ‘Texts, oe camp meetings and fishing parties; for sale at ConFIDENCE GAME —Sylvester Overton, an Adamson’s, 506 Ninth street. 6 athle''c color dman, wrss-rested at 2% o’ciock —_-—— to-day, charg 1 with playing tw coufidene> the choicest Perfume in the me on a venerable aarkey old enonzh > be | world. t's Florimel close:y resembles is greadiatier, by which his vic.'n wes | the odor of a rare and delicate met of ee ene Lag Bi Sytner by | flowers, and in this respect is unri’ A vsi'ce Clr“k, when it app--r d that a clear | few drops will leave its aliar and delight Swindle hed been perpetvat'd, and the accu ed | fel indi was therefore a. or rece-ving a wholesome leurs .tom the Jusi ce, commited to the —e— workhouse in de_ault of a pay nent of a fine of For Corns, Bunions, Bap NAIts, &o., 850. Visit Dr. White's rooms, No. 424 Pennsylvania —_e-——_ Avenue, between 4% and 6th streets. FOcEsTALLING THE MAarker.—Samnuel ae Shrev », bucksier in tho Oertre Market, was PERsoms wishing to subscribe for Taz Stan convicted before Justice Clark this morning | Who reside on tol Hilland the Na: ‘ard, of an wiempt to fores.all the market by pnr- | Will please leave orders at No. East che ‘ug alo. of tomatoes, out of the usual way, | Capitol street, between éth and sth. tor the pu. po.e of offering them for sale a,ain, Joun Coeerns, Agent. end war fincd $11.90. —o——_ Petit Larceny.—Yesterday, Officers Smith SP. ECIAL N OTICES, and Wilson, of the fifth precinct, arrested R 9b. ert Willisms and John H.bimms, two boot- blacks, charged with the larceny of $20 -wo1th upon the handkerchief for many 0 —__s—__ PHALON’S “pAPHIAN LOTION” oR r of horse sho * from Mr. Dorai, sid Justice Harper committed them to jal for court, BEAUTIFYING as AND COMPLEX. euLThe follows BIIMPLES- MOT BLOTOUES, Teac ae THE WEATHE?.—The following is the ran ze +ete., of tae thermomet sr at the store of Franklin & aud ondera THE SKIN SOFT, »» opticiens, 24! Pannsylvania * LADIES in the NURSERY it is invaluable day: 9 o'clock 'a. m., 76 deg. a.m. 8d 5.; noon, 56 ae; Pp. m., 6 dez. 13 I ” in the enly jah] = edy for diseascs and blemishes of the SKIN. —————s—__ Dam "s ARRESTED ON A BeNcH WARRANT.—Last FHALON'S “PAPHIAN SOAP: evening, Detectives Clarvoe and Bigley arrest- | othe FOULET NURSERY and BATH. will uot ed PLUS. Loucwster, a no.orions colorca charac. oe ree ean oe: "T, on a bench warrant, and to-day banded “RLOR DE MAYO.” him over tagthe Marchal. “FLOR DE MAY. ecu lS agRW, PERFUME FOR THE HANDKER SPoitgp Meat.—Officer Drane,oftheseventn | FuMRAwGhe SLE: DELICATE, LASTING p-ecinet, arrested ElirsSo.omon yesterday, for IN & BON, New York. {une polled meat, ud Justice Harper finr1 | je say en Sa wate Setote, 3. deel —_-—_—. A MODERN MIRACLE: No Licensg—A fine ef % was imporrd by Id ard fro Jvs ‘ce Harpez, this moraing on Henry S.)h- | » 7; Qu, Sra Youn, from rich and poor, trom } sh borne. d 'owly, comes the Uaiversal Voice of a, & huckster, charged Rrupning & wazon «ise for . ‘ALL'S VEGETABLE ca the street wigout a license. wae : a aULtAg ave RENEWEn. ConDition oy Carr. Owgmx—Capi. C.F. | baldaces. "Makes halt gree a bone aroun Qu +o, who was 0 |». ibly wad 1 oa be theu apy ‘o:l” or" eomatum ”” Softens bresh. dry eay np cht irs’ was living one o clock o- Bere ait eka nasce seein! Siiken Sromes. Sat, coy: homey vee hich it restores GREY HAIR TO 1fS ORIGI- CoxceRt axp Prize ROLLING at the Schn: Use 1-8 few times, and : 4 sea Park on Fhareday evening next. See atl- PERSTO, CHANGE the whitest and worst looking hair resumes its Jouthful ueauty. It does uot dye the hair, but strikes at the root and filtsit with new lice aud verusement. M je rho ¥ ome WE ie jeagreeadle trial to the truth of thie ibe fret aplication will re matter. = good; you — Bee the NATURA COLOR BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, jecolo; arance of the hair }, Shining and ‘This morving, Crarl~s G. Ly fred Border, policemen, indicted fo the. 5 and battery on Divid P. Giasco, w guilty. The evidence in this case was to the Brey Ee efect that the acct<cd was intoxicat-d on the 3 By Sele pre lect Noe elit Rott night of the assaul: end wes aroused by thee | GHEE So BUT, PLEA SENT Sse es @00D Oficers rad start d towards bie home Maat he aedbawia after wards was found on his porch andarousrd | | ‘There are many imitations. Be sure you procure by them, them he ned harsh language towards | the genuine, red only bY them and defled them fo arrew him, when they nF aL Eg 00, Moabue, 8... Proprietors, eng lag eg sor —— took him to ion. ie urt sai in passimg the sen ence, imposing a fine of <3) AMERICAN HOUSE, each, that he egrecd with the jury, and that no Boston, Massacuvsetts. ublic officer God a right le “drag a man from | |The very important and extensive improvements is ©W 1 promises except fora felony. He did | which have recently been made in this popular Rot know that ihis conviction would operate | Hotel, cue largest in New Be cnable ee pio: to their dismmseal from the police force, because | Fravcling Public’ aconendahene eae the offence was not technically a crime. It | piomces superior to any other, Hotel fe the et, the result of fudiscretion and ‘emper, and ing the past summer additions have been mate jot bcen tor the words used by the pros. | of numerous suites of apartments. oa - at'og wiinces, doubtlris the offence would | Foome, water closets, &c.. attached; one of Tufts Bo. have been committed. This is the first pete ge gessenese Siozetars, tp mover cas. erse of tbe kind which has come before the mo ine oe xe Pcp hen apn Cony, and he did not wish this sentenee tobe | gud richly carpeted, and the eutire howse there, taken fs an example, for after this example to | oughly replepished and refarnished. making it. tn police officers who excved their duvies. those | ail ite appointienta,equsl to any hotel fm the ooita- shat may Le con vicied bereafier before him will - feceive ibe extreme penalty of the law for Sree ert Oce, Billiard Halts. apa Cafe on the bf LEWIS RICE & SON. neb off ces. “Wm. Woody, Edward Woody, and James my 2-laws Proprietors, Shearer, charged with an assault aud battary v : ith eat to hill John W. Frizz. ™ pacer ional rag OaLon of Wetclngten, (ais aeeanl ke | SUPERIOR CCOMMODATION FOR Fanti- the Pesssajpatioa conspirator). order making LIES AMD GENTLEMEN. J.E.St Spoke, orspepennd Beker, comtral t, | $4.90 Per Day, $38 Per Week, $100 for four weeks Ollman agt. Huntly; order on dei t Lo pay nibe: Baggage Master to receive Obecks $r200008 a sixty Gays. Tarkia age Lowtate, | © — aiston, yi rau; order of reierence ag suauter fo reporten | OPEM FROM JUNE dat TO OOTOBER ter. ty of sale. Of faal ratification of sale, Tatiiying auditor's — LELAND SSOTHERS, m 14 Wa8.sw* ee ccrupolitas Hotel. repori, snd order of distribuiton. OrvwaNs’ Court, Jutge Purce!l.—To-day, Gay, the will of the late Aun Crown was filed for proba! 2, bequeatbing her estute to her chil- Gren, and nominating ber daughter, Sarab Elizabeth Crown,27d John J. Johnson ex- ecutors, The will of the late Anna K. Harris ‘wes filed, tully proven, und admitted to pr. hate, She bequeaths her estate to her sisters and meces, and nominat’s Dr. ©. ). Maxwell, U.S.N., ex cutor, to whom letters testamen- tory were isu d; bond $12,000. Letters of administration on the estate of the Inve Joseph P. Sullivan were issued to Auma Sullivan; bond $4.00. Theergument as to the validity of the will of the late Eleanor Miller, t fall, srainst which a caveat was fil d by Sari B. ‘and George Hutton, represented by Col. Thompson, was commeaced by Judge Leech, who repr sents the propounders. The tesiimony im this case, taken last fall, com- prises atout fifty printed pages. and the arga- Ment will likely occupy some days. —_— ALEXANDRIA AND ViCINITY.—The Journal of this morning has the following items Temperance Meeting.—Temperance, or rather total abstinence woamegs.cn 6 Beneay, = Den in this city Speaking Eobata at the Market House on this rec Tue Caral Basin—There about s dopen UB DIFFERENT STYLES. coal boats in the basin yes we ae - yy. The level Satur a al a ad J LE PARIER ELIPTIC SKIRTS, Jn Frison.—Wmm. Erooks, colored, from Fair- fax county, hes arrived at the Penitentiary FROM $1 UP TO 91.50, condemued to 14 years imprisonment for horse sealing. at BAUM'S, Milburn’s Polar ‘Goda. * CORSET FacToRY, — 49 LODISIANA AVENUE, ‘THR COLDEST AND THR BRST. svat Detween 6th and 7th streets. No. 480 FIFTEENTH STREET, [eGR ER Cee Tm ae Oprosirs TaxasvRy. CNN CRAY 8 00., ae =t ‘MaNUVACTURERS ‘DRALERS MIN: ON DRAUGHT. my Soa AL WATERS WOOD AND WILLOW WazE BROOMS, TWInEs. OOBDAGE, as, as. 16 YULTON AND 909 FRONT STERETs, ARyAno RRATE, WILLIAM AGRA . { ° F a f t & >| i cy i BB. LAWRENCE'S r4 j i 3 a & * Cy 3 COMPOUND EXTRACT OF ri 498 ROSADALIS: i rf 4 847E AND CEETAIN OUBB (43D TBE ONLY ORE YET DICOVERER) Rr eee wi ine, 31 is are Striving a8 UsuN! . there werv over twenty arri SCROFULA, IN ITS VARIOUS FORM 8, MERCHANTS’ Excnancu — Yesterda: bushe’s choice wheat old at 2 + amore, as OW 4,000 wh merchants, arcived this mari iy = bo $2.45 per bashel, Front. — Entered — Seamer New trom Philadelphia: Jambia, Harper, B-itiwore; steamer John Gib- son, Winter, New York: schooner Joseph Eaxter, Myrick, Hoste. wits plaster fo Hart. 0.; sloop ‘ing, Alexandria, wi ps oe to George Shoemaker. Menonaxpa.—The schooner Joseph N. Bit- mia, WAS fined $0 for neglecting ongumption, tn its Early Stages, Bulargemen. fend Ulceration of the Glande. Jciats, Bones, Kidneys, and Uterus, Obronic Bbeumatiem. Eruptions of the Skin, Chronic Bore Byes, ac. tng, Philadel to have a mapifest. Conrigxp.—The Senate yesterday firmed *he nominatron of Robert White, of thas place, to b2 a justice of the peace for the Di tr_ct of Columb.a. _@RORGETOWN ADVERTISEMENTS, B* THOS. DOWLING, Anuct.; Georgetown. Ons ¥ SALE iM PROV. EAL me = y ~3 Ff ‘sie, of upreme | in Nliot et al. va. DAY. August 6th, TH ALL ITS VAR10U8 FORMS, ISEASES OF WOMEN, woot peas op eaeties prove GENERAL ILL HEALTA, ‘Add 61) Diseases of BLOOD, LIVER, KIDNE AND BLADDER. chase money at time of sale. B™ THOS. DOWLING, Auctioneer; Georgetown. BLE IMPBOVED ET, GEOBGE. ‘EES SALE OF V. ON BRIDGE sT' of a deed of trast, beari: ber. Li O.B. No. 23, at folio 229, and at the request of secu: thereby, Wythe sth day of & : ). M.. Bt the premises, the wi WD Used and endorsed by the Leading Payor Mans everywhere 16 15 known. ‘The following, among many hundreds of our bee? eitizens, testify to ite wonderful efficacy: CEBTIFICATES FROM PHYSICIANS. . 4 1p., March 4. 1968. the Bast ALTERATIVE IX Wsx, and OMAB J. BOYKIN, M.D. ison Bridge vison Be manroved with a comionten ‘he Lotis pee gg 1 deposited at time of sale; the resi ite at six and twelve months, @ deed of trust w amcing and stamps at p: the e deposit to be forteited and five daya’ notice, at chases THOMAS DOWLING, Auct” BB™ THUS. DOWLING. Auctioneer: Georgetown ISTEE'S SALE OF :~ pp BOBGETOWN. OPPOSITE THE ¥ virtue of two decas of trast to the under- . beari chaser s expense. Should ith in ive days, the roperty resold at ROSADALIS WILL CURE THE WORST CASES OF SUROFLULA BEAD THE ATEMENTS BE! Dasrais hor. SLOW AND om P gust, 1565. at 6 o'clock = ot 3, in Pi . hrelkeld's eddition reget thirty (30) feet on Bridge street, and ly, and will prove’ cash; of which #1 residue in <2 to be secured ~~ ag 8, como og a Re ge Le Scena eisee forfeited and the qT THOS. DOWLING. BY THOS. BOWLING, Auctionecr; Georgetown. PROVED AT PUBLIC Im KORGETOWN By virtue of deed o REMEDY iN aL jwabia. knewn as het part of Loot numbered fen, (10. in lawkins’ addition town. contain ‘the following metes and boun: A side of High street fifty- CHBON1O LIVEB OOMPLAINT CURED. erms ef sale: One-balf cash mont! pe: with interest: aren day of satisfaction of Trustee, SW0 lose of sale. © o to de paid op the rms are Bot complied with in ‘Traste: °Titnow ct severe! A FAVOBABLE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY CHEAP DBY GOODS —We are about having Store Boom enlarged and redtted. and ia view of this will run of our re aad Po rgetowa, D. —WANTED TO B . at fied hedeans -2 ms BANKRUPTCY NOTICES. W BANKRUPTCY, I Distarer oF Cou apa, «8 of Washington, on the lvtm “sy of ia the City of Washingt cai ai 4 on, 0 han been adjuage! n Baki Fr BANKRUPTCY. fb istRICT OF CoLcwatA, ‘At the City of Wasb! > auth ¢ 0B the 29th day of ge? emerer> gs seageractrs Jeuvary 7, 1858. Ee a gentlemen of respectability and st Commanity. January M7, 1868. POLLAN BUSURE EREEEE Ro"? Z Fpageperrs. Va., Bebruary 25, 1958. ax PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPR PP Pe ‘THOMAS H. BARRON, BUILDER, CONTRACTOR, AND SUPERINTENDENT.

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