Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1871, Page 4

~ EVENING STAR. -August 9, 1871. LOCAL NEWS. Board of School Trustees. RATHER PERSONAL The Election of Teachers Postponed. Jar meeting of the Board of Tri oC Pante Sekeote was i inst evening at the Franklin School Building; Wm. J. Murtagh in ‘the chair. APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERSHIPS »esented from Alice A. Cole, Marion Pyles Francis H. Bal Gerard, Ella G. ‘Kelly, Elizabeth Closkey, James N. Harn and Ella H. Fields, all of which were referred to the commitice on the examination of candi- dates, RESIGNATIONS. ws of Maria ¥. Davis, Sallie M. Chapin, teachers in the second district, Annie M. Bailey, of the fourth district, were received and accepted. PRIZES FOR SCROLAR: A communication trom August Schmedtie, oftering eight gold medals for proficiency in German stu ing the ensuing year, was r jiitee on German studies. Dalton a Mar: A m A. Cluss, offering eight silver medal : study. Also, one from H. ©. Spencer, ofiering simiiar prizes in the busi- ness college to those given by him last year. FIS ANCIAL. The Chair stated that he had been notified that the Socicty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals had in their possesion certain moneys Belonging to the .chool fund, which will be pald ‘over on the first of September. Mr. Hart, trem committee on accounts, Presented an ¢s*imate of expenses for the comin Fear, as sy £5,600; rent of chi = tures ‘and fuel, $5,090; care of school-rooms, 8.60%; general ‘supplics, $6,000; contingent ex- penses, $140; concingent expences of beard, $10,000; permanent improvements, $11,0. Total, $155 He also stated that provisions must ve made for $130,000, which will become due during the year tor school buildings. Mr.Champ!in moved that the board proceed to the ELECTIO’ for the ensuing year. Mr. Fanst objected. as he had not been con- or h's district. trict, suid that he had net been consulted either. Mr. Richards, of the second district, made a Bimilar statement. Mr. Hart explained that he had called "pon Mr. Faust, but did not find him in, and had Jett word for him to meet him at the Frarklin school building. The list was compo.ed of the old teachers, who had been in the service for years, and he had heard of no objection fcom his colleagues wntil now. Mr. Weodward said he had been out of the city, and that the list of teachers for his distric*, with une or two exceptions, wus the same ss last cas. = Mr. Evans felt sore upon the subject, and thought it a deliberate attempt on the part of the old members to slight the new ones. Mr. Woodward said as far os that remark was intended for him, it was A DELINERATE FALSEHOOD, ‘and he hurled it back into the teeth of the one Who uttered . The Chair demanded order, and notified the lemen that personalities must not be in- in. 8 OF TEACHERS el that Mr. Woodward int-nded any slight towards him. The whole subject was then postponed until Say baer = next. ‘Mr. Murtagh wos, on motion of Mr. Champlin, lected President pro t-m. of the board. Mr. Evans objected to one member of the beard in his district employing a carpenter with- out consulting his colleagues. The Cha‘r replied that the carpenter referred to was the same one employed by him a vear ago, and Mr. Champlin, who recentlyemployed him again, was acting in accordance with the views of the speaker. After some further debate in relation to consultation between the sub-boards, the board adjourned. Saosin Base Ball. TRE BOSTON BOYS DEFEAT THE OLYMPICS. The fifth game between the Boston Club and the Olympics, of this city, for the championship, took piace at the grounds of the Olympic Club [emery m, and was witnessed by a ‘ge interested throng of spectators. The game is d as one of the finest ever played in thisecity The folowing is the BO-TON. B. G. Wrights. o es. 2b. 1 3 1 e i 2 Burrows. | 1 B. Wricht, 2. f 1 n 9 7 ot Barrows, 5; H. Wrig! ; Burroughs. 4; Hall, 3; ‘oul bound catches— Base play—Put out by 1; Gould, i Waterman, 1. ‘ rman, 1 isted_by Fores, 2: Leonara, 3; 1 rd Arlington and Allen. OLyurics vensvs OLYwrics—BALTIMoRE AGAINST WasHinoton.—T. day the name- sakes of our blue legs, the crack pine from the Monumental City, will meet our boys on their | own grounds, t» contend for a ball, when it is to be hoped the tide of batue will be tarnedazainst having, it will be remem- vy a score of 16 to 10. <ion Oly mpics will muster in stiong “Force,” waile the Marylanders will also be fell handed. Altogether there isno doabt but that it will be a stubborn aud hotly contested geome. Tour oF THE Ware StockrNas.—The White Btocking Boese-ball , who will start from Chicazo on their second eastorn tour on the 24th instant, «iM play the Oly mpics, of Philadelphia, on the 26th; the Mutuals, in New York, on Mon- jeties, in Philadelphia, on Nationa's, in Wash- then home. The tri feven gamcs, three of them for th ship, and it “expected that the Bovturs and M while another game will have to b the Athieces in Chicago. This pre Liable to alteration, so as to emurace a game with the Hay mak Tr Aw Ussare Brit rintendeut of Br Pp involves am i corner of 6thand F 2a very ursafe condition, ai the laborers employed in digging a ce'ar had dug ceveral icet below the foundation. A yor.ion of the cellar wall had already. fail quence, and the whole ‘ous ‘condition. Mr. ately ordered the people in the ¢T> vac.te the premis-=, and Mr. lannan, he owner of the ursufe building, was directed to employ a competent builler, which he did, scent the serviecs of Baldwin & Bro. A sabstantial fence was then erected around the prem'se=, and the property placed in charge of she Metropolitan police. The builders are at Work to-day underpinning the vusafe building. ges Wasuiveroxtaxs—The fol- lowing patents were i.-ued by the Patent Office last week f ycitize For hoist- ewksbory, assignor of one half of his right to 8S. H. Sweetiand, of Washington; apparatus for Siow carbonic acid gas, t> James D. card envelope harles Rowland, to James A. McCrea, August Prea and Harry Cox; fog alarm, to Samuel G. Cabell, Quiney, Ilinois, assignot to himself and George P. Este; croquet arch, to Frederick M. Clarke; shoe fastening to Franklin D. Ford, New Bedford, Mass., and Elmer D. Mcintosh’ Ww breech loading fire arm, to rrel-pitching’ machine, to poeta aeons Stastz Bersep sy 4 Cartp.—This at nine o'clock an alarm ‘No. 3, corner of tith and I sireets southeast, caused by the burning of a hay stable belo morning was turned in irom box to Thomas F. Clark, on the corner of I and streets; damage ©300—no insurance. The fir-- ™men were prompt in_aitendance and extin- the flames. The stable is sx) b e been set on fire by Mr. Clark's little child. —p———— ‘Twe Cownrrrse oy Ratt moans of the House Of Delegates to-day had under consideration the bill to ald the Washington and Ohio railroad by subscribing t> $1 {00,000 worth of the fore the commitive and urged the passage of the the court in special term Drvorces—In oe Heintaler was divorced from , convict xd of bigamy, and Emily Chabbuck from Hollis Chubback, on the ground of cruel ireatment and desertion. eee From the author we have a copy of Towers’ Premium Tabics. Itis high'y endorsed by all the financial authoriiics im the city, and csen"s to us @ most vsetul dealing in gold, bonds, ——S——— Fro the National News Company 323 Penn- iwanig avenue, we have the illustrated Police ‘ews for Atigust 10, the Day's Doings for August 42th and the Chimney Corner for August 19. Publication to all persons stock. Mr. be | | With the Monument Lot. | stone, THE WASHINGTON CANAL. | ITS PAST AND PRESENT CONDITION Plan for Its Thorough Improvement. a Being Narrowed from Sixth to Seventeenth Streets—Stzx Feet of Water Varigable by River Bente hen Wharf Propert: i ee a. Phe James (Other Im= procements, Satisfactory Progress of the Work. All to be Done by December Ist. ‘The ditch and common sewer, known as tbe Washington Canal, which has been a by-word | % t last about to be | and reproach to this cit subjected to a system of thorough improvement which, if lest aree trom injunctions and oth dire calamities, will cha its character m: terially. With its foul condition for many years 4x street sewer will be extended, and a large addition made to the contemplated park, and the James creek canal has beon contracted for and | will probably be opened ied. chase city east of the saus oni others afin illing and relief of John 0 Connor, D. m,D. P. Hickling, St. Ann's ph Swartz, EV. B. Boswell Joweph A. Daw. J Line we: ed. ancil bill to equalize the salarics of police off taken np. fund the House amendments th » station-houses, past the public are only too familiar, especially those who are obliged to pass over it dail ‘That part between Ith and 7th streets is ina high state of nauseous fermentation about eight months ot the twelve, and myriads of bubbies continually ooze up dur'ng those months through a thick coating of green scum, diftusin through- out the atmosphere in its neighvorhood poison- ons gasses, which are waited in every direction by the winds, spreading disease throughout the city. That part between 7th and 4¥ streets, forsome time familiarly known as “the meadows,” from its wild and swampy character, is perhaps less dangerous, as there is not so much unwholesome water for evaporation; portions of it being almost dry land, except in eases of nigh tjde or freshet, when it is nearly ail submerged, small mud islands tufted with wild grass and weeds cropping out here and there only. That portion from 434 street to Maryland avo- nue was known as the “Cow Pasture” until the revent raids of the poundmaster in that direc- tion. At the present time it is covered with a dense growth of wild oats and rank weeds, the lurking place of hybrid ducks, polly-wogs and mosquitoes. th of Maryland avenue, as far down as Virginia avenue, little is now known of its con- dition, as few per-ons at this season of t venture very near it. The name it goes this neighborhood is the “Long Old Field It will be remembered that about a year ago the long-talked of CONTRACT FOR CLEANING THE CANAL was finally awarded to Messrs. Teemyer & Co., of Philadelphia, and that later in the season three dredging machines were brought here ard putto work at the eastern terminus of the ditch. At that time the mud was thrown out on the banks, to be carted away, but the weight was too much for the sustaining walls, which com- menced tumbling in. The next plan resorted to was to float it away on scows to a cove between the mouth of the canal aud Buzzard’s Point. ‘This was afterwards stopped on necount of its filing up the channel of the Eastern Branch, and the contractors soon afterwards hauled up for the season, frst, however dri ditch up to the bridge for sewerage pury that neighborhood.” Considerable trouble was experienced, it will be seen, in finding a suita- ble place for the deposits. The contractors ob- tained a tugboat and towed the scows down be- | low Alexandria, to dump them for a while, but were prevented by the authorities. PEOMPT ACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORK When the Board of Public Works of the Dis- trict of Columbia entered upon their duties one of the first things they did was to order the work to be commenced at the western terminus of the canal, and the dredging-machines were floated around to thatpoint,and aspacewestof the old food-gates cut through the dyke sufficient! ide to admit the machines into the basin. mud had formed here so that it was impossible to get a flat-boat over this basin except at high tide, and the machines had to cut their way foct by foot. Aud here, again, the same difti- culties were encountered as in the Eastern Branch—the finding ofa suitable place for de Posits. A suggested plan was the filling up of the White Lot; also, the low grounds west of With street and north’ of the canal up as far as the Skating Park; but as this wonld involve a heavy expense for carting, far beyond the fig- ures “named in the appropriation bill, it was abandoned. THE NEXT AND MORE PEASIRLE PLAN of the board, which was finally adopted, was to dispose of the dredged matter at a point’ neater the scene of operations, and at the same time to utilize it; and, through the advice of competent engineers, a wall is now being constructed each side of the channel, commencing at the point of entrance to the basin of the old dike on the west side, and extending due rorth to the southeast corner of Galt’s wharf, and rmnning in a direct line with it, making a continuous line of wall from Canal strect to the dike w This w ‘on rows of piles cut off below low 7 were c m, An was pas Mr committee on Health. Asy lums . reported back the bill to erect pu king fountains, recommending its pass. age; the bill was thea passed. House amendment to bill for furnishing station-houses was concurred in, and the bill passed. Bill in relation to farmers and butchers’ marke was, on motion of Mr. Hall, recommitted to th mn om Markets. Concurrent resolution for adjournment on the 16th instant wae taken up and passed. oe mea racing noe on Finance, re- orted back th providing for whitewas Bollce station Tousen withametdayute, wc depted. aud the mesed . oe Gulick rep orted bac the bill to pay the W = Rockville an ‘olambia Turnpike nk { their roads, declared free by which was fead a third time P*Smith, froma the Committes on Drainaize, re ed back the bill transterring the powers of t Water Board to the Boand of Pubiic Wor mending its passage. Laid over, Mr. Bri trom the committee of ec otes of the tw: Te bill, $0 as to f appointment entirely with the sport Was agreed to. Mr. Gray called up the bill in relation to certifi cates of interment, with amendments; which were agreed to, and the b 4 Mr. Browne «ut Lar n that the House of Delegates be respectfully requested to transmit to the Couneil vouchers of a large ending The re - 4 Addo ‘The Honse bill anthorizing the Governor ticipate the revenue to the eatentof 33 purposes of improvements in the D iumbia was read a first time and Ja <The Chair appointed Mchnight asa conter- of the House on the disa- oViding fur ,the ustices of the peace. Mr. Hall enbmutted a resolution that the C Poiice detail an adlitional todo duty in 1 ief of number of the police county, both day and night; w rn Teferred. Also, joint resolution em the Mu y an land for Bo firemen for the Mr. 1 a bill that each of the steam: fire comp: ‘sof the fire de: t of th Disirict be herea A. in pomph Govern resol. let form and Board n a. adding the arcumente Mr, Bosweii's res. bill ith A. Webs! uth memorial from roperty. inst the railroad pa: passing ution to provide for nt of counsel in t overner’s reply, w parte paper, 18 to be printed at the exp isan ex nee Weil moved tu l.y Uhe motion on the table. air. Murray introduced bill to lay a water-main in between G Reterr Ce al Rela- a7 Bs, reported m to the establishment of the American Priuting House and University for the Biind.. Read and laid over. N RE F ir. McKnight @ favorably a bill e Committee on Claims, re- for the relief of W. A. ed that it be recommitied to the Mr. Moore said in view of this action he must say he wistrusted the member from the fifteenth dis trict, and telt he was interested in the measure. It was Only in accordance with the man's busi- ness as A PROPES: NAL LOBBYIST, Nd show. guage would not he knew it was a tender point, but decuments to prove wind water mark, and when completed, and the between it and the old causeway’ filled | form A CONTINUOYS LINE OF WHARF all the way down to the river channel, making a most valuable wharf property for the District. On the east fide of the channel (which is to be 1€0 feet wide) a similar wall is now nearly com- pleted, running on a parallel line with the west wall to a point near the northwest part of Eldo- rado Island. Here an angle of about forty-five degrees is made northeasterly a distance of about one hundred feet, when a course is then taken due east, and continued to the point where the south wall of the canal terminates west of lith street bridge. The whole lengih of this is to be of wood, and is made with the view of answering vresent purposes, and at the same time to form the foundation for a more perma- nent wall at some suture da: The manner of constructing it is by driving two rows of piles, the 5 in the front rows being five feet apart, and driven down to a solid foundation. Behind this is another row, for the purpose of tying, which is done by means of rolled iron rods seven-eighths of an inch in diameter, which pass through from the fiont to the rear piles. The front row are cut off about on a level with the north wall, and a terant made on the end of each, which fits in a mortice cut in 12-inch bridge timbers, which run longi- tudinally the entire length, forming a capping or plate. Behind this, and close together, are then driven sheet piles, which run about twenty feet to a solid elay bottom. ‘These are all spiked to the capping at the Ges Heavy logs are then placed in the rear of the piling, and ihe iron reds are run through a skirting of oak plank on the face of the sheet piles, and co on through the heavy timbers laying on the ground in the rear of the ties. ‘The mud when thrown over presses the timber down deep behind the ties, and the | whole forms a firm wall. THE DESIGN 18 to filltp the whole of this low marsh between the wall and the Monument grounds. ‘This, it will be remembered, was the plan” proyo: years ago by Mr. Wm. Wise, former caual com- issioner; and an area of some | SEVENTEEN ACRES OP GROUND WILL BE RE- | CLAIMED thvz,and added to Uncle Sam’s domain, at the same time affording a most convenient place of deposit for the mud. As before stated, this wall js not made so much with reference to a perma- nent structure, but as an expedient, and may at any future time be replaced by a stone wall, simply by driving a row of piles in front, and cutting off both the new and old piles below water, onthe topsof which the plank may be laid as a foundation for a permanent wall. The most important featr-e, however, of the whole work is the plan adopted of NARROWING THE CANAL from the angle at Ivth street all the way to 6th street. This work has already been commenced, and is done by sinking a front row of piles 70 feet from the north wall, bringing the row near the present center of the canal, and is to continue to 6th sticet. The piles are about four feet apart, the best spruce pine, and are driven home to @ solid foundation, behind, and about four feet from this row, is another at the same d'stance, —_ both rows are to be cut off under water, on of which and longitudinally is acappl izinch Susquehannal ‘bridge Umber? Ok corporation pro; 3 row of heavy: piles, ten feet apart, and in the rear will be driven, as ties, exactiy like that befure described on the opposite side, and to be tied with iron rods with screws, nuts, ec. The canal, betw. it, and arranged to free passage to vemcls, and ze. is can be very easily done said. He bi pts, which 3 charges 745 (Mr. Moore) cow th n any member of ld Mr. Moore —Well, Ican prove all I say from the recoris of the city Mr. McKuight —I repeat, it ia AN INFAMOUS LIE, At this po‘nt the confusion wils great, the rapping of the Sovaker and the calls to order mingling wita the exc Wo members, but the gavel - and comparative qniet ensaed, bell moved to suspend the rules to | appropriating he Prope Mi. Compbeti said tha agr substitute offered he pr: Boswell, hem k at w bill was passed bsent, Messrs. ante AD a the ¢ <8. fee of conference on ‘of the peace, made a ali relating to contirma. Dn motion of Mr. Cagsin, the Har! um Mr. Burgess, fr he bill in relation t Council bill imposing TAXE* TOR THE YEAR 157) was taken from the table and referred to the Com- mittee on Laws and Judiciary. ion of Mr. Boswell, the rules were suspend consideration of ssmient bill r. gous. The bill authorizing the National Junction Rail. road Company to tunnel N street whe taken up and several ments proposed, which were ordered id the Dill laid over informally. in relation to the Georgetown peurred in . : . from the Committee on Appropria- cl iavorably « bill appropriating $6.00 ent expenses of the House and $5,000 Also. bill appropriating $10.00 fur ing PennsyTvauia avenne. Alwo, biil appropet- ating $54 J for (he expenses of the Board of Health. Rex d time and laid over. introduced @ resolution instructing the ¥ Laws and Judiciary to baad into and report what changes are ry inthe p tice dud jurlediction of the District courts. Adupted. geca bertees Lo nwoaend: Assessments and Taxes. AN IMPORTANT BILL PASSED. Tazatle Property under the New Government. ‘The Dill provid'ng for the appointment of su- perintendent of a:se-sments and taxes and as- sersors, and for the immediate assessment and valuation of real, mixed and personal propert, in the District of Columbia, which tinally passe both houses of the Legislature evening, auihorizes the Governor to appoint a superiutendent vf ssments and taxes anu 2% assessors ally Il real estate, and fix i ally inspect all real estate, and fix ite make a return thercol to the superintendent. they Shall also ascertain from each tdividual what pro- rty other thau Tal he may be the owner of or EIny old in trust. aud value the aame as nearly as possi. Ule at the public or marketable value thereof, ‘Th ball z of tae asseastuent and valuation freal, personal,and mixed property, without un cecaniry delay, "and at each Kime oF Umer as the Superintendent iaay prescribe. ‘Scction 2 provides that ail real. mixed and per- sonal property in the District of Columbia, which Tay be owned or held by auy inhabitant thereof, cither in his own right oras tho agent, attorney. frustee, goardian, or administrator or cxeeutor of ‘all ct red ee any and her persons or estates, be, and the same ir ¥. made and declared taxable property, and liable to assessment and valuation: Provided, ‘That nothing contained in the act shall be construed fo authorize the asseecment arid valuation of, or the levying of any tax upon any beds, bedding, house- hold furniture, Moves a ud (Cooking! Stensits, not ex- ji val fen om far f ii librariessof the value of four? hundred dollars; on onecow, ope ‘crip; hospitals, ther | Ae bg and destitute: burying 9g ing to the y | fares, and mere usndiee, or other, article of fore: or deanestic tl the hands ge gre Uy ew i zempicd = jurisdiction such banking. OF other incor- feeilled ee ey gable een fg THE EASTERN HALP. Eaat of 7th street the work of improvement willbe jast as thorough. The Tiber arch aud ive oF J ‘ection § provides that the nesessment of al! lon § provides shall be made in (he name of the owners het . or iu the bames uf the trastecs oF thersur, S| property. Ci eames wintertime etalon eeiieilieteeereaeeel and ir washington and Georgetown, on real estate, " ding to the number of the squares and lots J the number of square or suy erficial feet hb square of lot, or parts of alot. ‘he improve- on each are or lot shall be assessed and 4 eeparately from the squares or lots on which ay be erected, and the ch: = Kp ton shall i pr: perty shall be made, y and one of personal and mixed ms 4,5and 6 prescribe the oaths to be taken “ superintenient and assessors, and by the perty rescribes the daties of owners in regard roperty, according to, penalty ata fine of th oF more than $10 for neglect or Lof property to make such trne lists. At N CASE ALY person at Whose residence rh shall have been left shall neglect or ase f real to fll up the same and return so required, ewch assessor shall, within five days after the period ignated for a return, call at the residence of the person where the form of retarn may have been left, and ascertain * son tor whom it was lett wax at aiter in said District, and at his residence, and ifs. he shall, on his own knowledge, or on the best infor- mation he may obtain, assess with such property, mixed and personal, a8 he may decm just, und such r r ects, be regarded as ¢ it shail, in v3 sal to make the required + the same under oath axes, who f the Dis- “m trict of Columt the complaint Seainat in the Px t roceedind for in Section 9 makes it incumbent an each assessor to render returns to the auperintendent of assessments and taxes within five days after the reception of re- turne. Section 10 makes the sn; and taxes, with four of th by the Governor, a board of appeals, who sh mediately after the reception of the returns of the sessions for the purpase of correcting rors which may be brought to their attention. 11 provides that the superintendent shall, tely after hi fntment and qualifieation, rea form for mixed and personal property, which shal Jn enumeration sched nile of such property m 3 le by this bill, class. ifte ing to the several k: u r sufficient number o tendent of assessment sors, to be desi d id rms printed fo rs to enable them to vitants with acony thereof. rintendent and assessors sity of an immedi a" taxable proper tid District, this act shall take ellect immedi- upon its pastage and approval. gees ty ately Condensed Locals. Sergeant Franklin killed a mad dog on 13th, near I street northwest, last night. Gen. Chipman will be serenaded to-night by the Ordway Guards, Col. Wm. Bowen. ‘The students of the medical department of Georgetown College “excurse” down the river to-morrow afternoon on the steamer Express. The race for a purse of 2200 between the yachts utlew and Witch of the Wave, on Monday next, is exciting a great deal of interest. The hackmen say that twelve of the principal livery stable men oniy pay $405 annually for li- censes; not 000, as published. A camp meeting commences at Good Hope, about one mile from the Eastern Branch bridge, on the i6th instant. The statement that the German daily this city had: paper of adsuspended isonty half trae. A halt sheet will be issued for afew days, when the paper will resume its full siz joward Division, S. of T., paid a visit to the U.S. M. A. Temperance Society at the Sol- diers’ Home last evening, and had a pleasant time. C. H, Holden has commenced the erection of a block of twenty four-story brick on the west side of 11th, between O and P streets northwest. A colored laborer named Johnson was killed at Hyattsville, Md., yesterday, by the falling of a building in process of erection. Several other men were severely injured. The Cooke Rittes held a meeting last evening; atter which, they were drilled by Capt. Tyler. This company now numbers ‘about ninety mem- pers. The Board of Public Works have directed that Carroll Spring, east of New Jersey avenue and north of Virginia avenue, on Capitol Hill, be put in good repair, as far as regards its surround- ings. itiker ought to improve the shining hours while the aqueduct bridge is undergoing repairs, by taking up and resetting his abominable cobble- stone arrangement on the Georgetown side of that bridge; but will he ? Mr. Geo. A. Lane, who advertised four houses for sale in Tue Srar recently, sold three of them to persons who saw the ‘advertisement within three days after it appeared. Who says advertising don’ ? A bay mare, attached toa no-top buggy, the proper John Bligh, was stolen yesterday trom the corner of 12th and C street. Another horse, the property of Mr. H. Greer, was stolen from the corner 8th and M streets last eveni Ata meeting of the Fourth Ward Wor! a men’s Republican Club last night, several of dresses on the subject of improvements were made, and a series of resolutions adopted en- dorsing the action of the citizens’ meeting held at Lincoln Hall on Mond: ight. pct The Injunction usiness Not Yet Complete. Postponement Uniil the September Term. The injunction case came up again yesterday before Judge Wylie, for the purpose of making the formal injunction on the Board of Public Works not to issue the $4,900,000 improvement bonds. The injunction was about to be issued, when the complainants’ counsel stated that owing to the absence of some of the injunction- ists from the District it would not be possible to complete and file the engagement of indemnity for all damages resulting from the injunction, as required by the court. Time was granted them until the first Tuesday in September for this purpose, and the court, after continuing in force the preliminary. restricting order of July 25th, adjourned until its September term. hose who have so far signed the stipulation are George W. Riggs, H.'S. Davis, James B. Dodson, J. B. Mohun, George H. Plant, Thomas L. Hume, James B! Bryan, dohn Purdy, A. Grant, J. Van Riswick, and W. G. Metzerott. gost ata, A Case Unper THE FiFTEn Henry Moxon, charged with refusing to serve Marcellus West with eatables and drinables at his restaurant—West being a black man—was arraigned before Judg Gray to-day. Marcellus testified that he applieu at the bar for drinks, and was refused; that he asked for his reason, which he refused to give; that he (West) charged upon him that it was by reason of his being a black man; that several white men came in at that time t drinks. Mr. Cahill, corpora- tion attorne y Himber, and other gentle- men were with him at the time. His object was to see whether or not Moxon would refuse him. At this point the court ruled that the warrant was defective, and Mr. Cahill asked leave to “Ths = ited, and that lati: is was granted, and that portion rela‘ to race and color was stricken out. cal itnesses for defence testified to the disor- derly conduct of West on the occasion, and that he threatened to make it cost Moxon £50. Mr. Hine, counsel for defence, argued that it had not been proved that Moxon is the proprie- tor of the place. The Court ruled that it is in- evumbenton the | pokey to prove that the place iskept by Moxon, which not being done, e dismissed the case. Sete Boarp or HeaLtu.—The committee of the Board of Health on deodorizing night soil b; the earth system submitted a favorable report at the meeting of the board last night. ‘The re- port was adopted. The appointment of officers for the new bureau of inspection was discussed at some length, when finally the further consid- eration of the subject was postponed. Dr. Bliss, from the committee to inv. @ sewer near Howard University, and also ‘Trobriner’s bone Pactoey, reported that they were nuisances, and should be abated. His report was referred to the sanitary officers for immediate remedy. A number of communications were read and re- ferred. Dr. Verdi offered a resolution, which was adopted, that the commissioners of the Washington Asylum be informed that it is the desire of this d that they should make a rmanent rule providing that small-pox ients be supplied with a new suit of eiotalng when leaving said hospital, for the purpose which they should enter an item in return bill of appropriation for the support of the small-pox ‘hospital. —— Tue Wasnincton Rirves held a meeting last evenin; men from the Eons bor saree al bi Me See ge The follo el i: Dr. Wm. T. presi civil organization; Hon. H. D. Cooke, . W. F. Morse, W. W. more, Gen. O. O. % vice ts; N. 5 tary, M. sont * Saiteary re! 5 Captain L. 5 Ist H. i. brevet Arnold; 2d leutenant, T.’ John Newton, second, C. T. Davis, 5 sat Mane Chief Ruler Thomas B. Marche, of the Po. h, of which the deceased was a prominent member. | | GEORGETOWN. ANOTHER BREAK IN THE CANAL.—Collector Blunt received a telegram last night from a Hook, Md., stating that another break hb: occurred about eighty miles up the canal, on Federal Level, Mercerville, near the Burnt Warehouse. A subseqnent dispatch brought the intelligences cat the present break is just below the last break near Sharpeburg and is consider- ably larger. Itoccurred at 5:3) yesterday morn- ing. Nothing further has been received at the Collector's oflice to indicate the length of time which will be required to repair the damage. Mr. George Waters has received advices from the break, dated yesterday morning, which state that at that time it was one hundred and fifty yards wide, and that it was hourly becoming wider. Kecerrts oF Graty.—Mr. George Waters has received, per canal boat, 3,100 bushels of wheat; Hartley Brother have received, per canal boat E. B. Hartley, 3,800 bushels of wheat; per schooner Hazard, from Alexandria, 1,100 bush- els of wheat; and pet schooner Margaret Ella, from the tame place, 1,200 bushels of wheat aud corn; B. Talbott lias Feceived by canal, 750 bushels of wheat. Tue Briver STREET BRipce.—Workmen are engaged to-day in removing a portion ot the fooringof this structure and replacing it with new material. Travel is not interreupted by these repairs, which will be completed to-day. Tue Boat Rack on Tae i9rn ryst.—Three boats have been entered for the race on the river between the Three Sisters and Analostan Island on the 19th inst. The different crews are practising over the course every evening, and derable interest in the result is exhibited. CHANGE.—Offerings to-day, les, 89 bushels at $1.315 ats f. bushels at $1.40, $1.41, 150 bushels at #1.45, 275 bushels ; and 160 bushels at $1.50. iELD & Hreston are in receipt of coal per canal boats Antietam and George Washing- ton, MERCHANTS 7 ALEXANDRIA. Morr Swaxes.—The killing of a mocasin snake on Washington street was mentioned a few days ago. One morning since then a snake of the same species crawled out of a log of wood that a wood sawyer was sawing in the yard of a gentleman Tesiding on Cameron Street, and a short time afterwards, while the wife of the same gentleman was arranging some fern thatshe had purchased from a market man, she was very much alarmed at the sight of the head of another of the same sort of reptiles pro- truding from the leaves she was handling—and it wasn'ta snaky morning either. Rartroap Stock Bins. by the B. & O. R. R. for the 200 of common stock and the $5000 of dividend scrip of the O, & A. R. R., offerred for sale by the corporation. The Pennsylvania Central, it is said, made an offer for the same interest, and also for the 1000 shares of preferred stock adver- tised, but itis not known how much they offered. APPLICATION FoR AN INJUNCTION.—Argu- ments in the case of an application for an In- junction restraining the Western Union Tele- yh Company from removing the line ot the Southern Atlantic Company from the route of the 0., A. & M. R. R., were heard to-day bj Judge Underwood at Chambers. Judge Wil- loughby appeared for the Southern Atlantic, and F.'L. Smith for the Western Union. The decision was postponed until the 5th of Septem- ber.— Gazette, last evening. Vesseis WaANTED.—Vessels are now scarce at this port, and coal and other freight plentiful in supply, ‘Treights are consequently good particularly for light draft vessels.—Standard & Sentinel, yesterday, CITY ITEMS. Tue TEAS, CorFEES AND Spices to be found atthe American Tea Store, corner 7th and I streets, are always of the treshest and purest description, and ‘the prices at which they are sold are such as to entitle the enterprising pro- prietor to the distinguished title of “the poor man’s friend.” Buy of Dowling, and save your money. ————— Lewis Rice for more than a generation has catered to the public, (a most exacting critic,) as proprietor of the Amcrican Howe, Boston. To-day, as ever during that long test, the house ef which he is the head stands at the headof the New England hotels. <6 Dysrepsta Destroys THE TEETH, unless its effects are counteracted by that pure vegetable tonic and antiseptic Sozodont. No bodily disease can impair them if this antidote to all corrosive elements that act upon the enamel is regularly applied. ws. ees THERE IS NO EXCUSE tor those who drag their weary and diseased bodies into our company, when a few doses of Ayer's Sarsaparilla would cleanse their murky blood and estore thelr health and vigor. Ye muddy victims of bilions disease, have some regard for your neighbors, if not for yourselves. ee WEAK HAIR Is strengthened by the use of Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer. Dr. Write, Chivopodist, extracts Corn relieves and cures Bunions, Bad Nails, &c., Sito. ‘Treasury, Washington, en te see site Tre: Dn Charles street, Baltimore. , Ice Cream.—Harvey & Holden, corner 11th atreet and Pennsylvania avenue, deliver the finest quality of Ice Cream to all’ parts of the city, in quantities to suit the purchaser. tf CLOTHING. During the Prevailing Hard Times {t becomes every one to economize in their ex- penditures. In the article of Cong 4 alone, a sufficient saving can be effected to mitigate in a measure the prevailing scarcity of money, at P. WaALLAcn’s, corner 4 st.and Pa. ave. He offers this opportunity to the public by selling the best icles of clothing that can be obtained, at from 15 to 20 per cent. cheaper than any other house. 't fail to give me a call. P. Wattaca, 631 Penn. avenue, corner 4% st o Lapres’ UNDERGARMENTS of all descri er, at very reasonable on hand and to order, at Prices, at C. Baca’s Under mt Faatory, th street, Intelligencer Buil es Ove Dottar Kip Gloves are the best im. ported, and always the largest assortment of sizes and co C. Bavm’s Kid Glove Depot, ith street, Intelligencer Building. EVER StNCE the sewing machine was invented many attempts have been to construct a first-class machine that could be sold at a rea- sonable price. To the McLean & Hooper and to the Wilson Sewing Machine companies Langs the credit of having succeeded in attaining object. The McLean Hooper-Company has pro- duced a machine which sews directly from two pools, forms the elastic lock-stitch, and runs lighter than any other machine using two Palm of excellence as a Aret-clam tailoring mass of excellence as a first-c ma~ chine, being more durable in construction and better in the arrangement of its working parts, thereby Lstenenip A alighter running and more easily managed shuttle machine than any ot its competitors. Price list:—_McLean & Hoo ines, $40, $45, $55 and 875; Wilsen’s, 'y $45, $50, $75, 2105 and $125. A. & I. Rosen- thal, No. 4047th street, are the agents, and sell these machines on very accommodating terms. ‘Two SHOW CASES 10r sale at Prince’s Bazar, 1006 Pennsylvania avenue. Hoor Sxrets of the best oan at ree naa it C. Baum’s Hi sold at reasonal at C. Baum’s Heop Skirt Factory, “Tthstreet, Intelligencer Building ‘EC! holesale and retail, 431 7th street, between ‘stores. the D and E. No Georgetown Advertisements. OOK! LOOK L aoe aera eek eta yeral fine Pianos very low. premier elt-w, 05 FAMILY SUPPLIES, &e. Fr DOWN! FAMILY SUPPLIES, Ete. WE Paorzcr THE PUBLIC AGAINST BIGH PRICES AND ALL IMPOSITION! FLOUR DOWN! FLOUR DOWN! Cc. 8. O'HARE & SON. FLOUR STILL LOWER! DO NOT BE DECEIVED. Superiog Family Flour, caval to ans, in the city, per —every basrel Fioar. ous FLOUR HAS DECLINED, AND THOSE WHO cal eeerane PATRONIZE US WILL RECEIVE THE Welch's Best Family Flour, $2.8 per \ barrel sack. BENEFIT OF THE DECLINE. ear, pow: ». PRICE REDUCED FROM 50c.T0 $1 PERBBL,| — Pynunnd’ Powand and’ Gianni ince, ACCORDING TO BRAND, GREEN GINGER. GREEN GINGER. GREEN GINGER GREEN GINGER FRENCH WHITE WINE VINEGAR. PURE CIDER VINEGAR. Large Arrival of HAMS AND BACON, SPARKLING CATAWBA, ANGELICA, ‘We have jnst received several very heavy invoice , And other WINBS. and quote : HAMS, AMS. HAMS, | is. HAMS, HAMS, t Quality i cured, a3. 88. eee ae Buyers will take notice that their Actual Weight. Other de: hams on arrival, as they lose considerably to weight. consumers will seethe advantage of buying rom na. augs-tr c. 8.011 ARE « SON. SUG “<yts ALL 80, a TO SEE!” a BRAY & BRO. REST GOODS IN THE MARKE: ENNA. AVENUE, ( North Sido.) Light Brown Sugar. eee Te var, $2. vutitul Family Fi. , O22. Beet in the world: $2.45" 7 Cassard’s Best Cincinnati brand Sagar-cared Hams Ise. per ib. Cassard's best Breakfast Bacon, sugar-eared,)i ge ice. perl nd xtra Fi Cassard 6 bust Shoalders, Be. 5 JABAN, Good an OUG-dsrectgrseay) Ze. porte, eT 3 Old G. J: . ( Poasted.) 330. Ib. Mocha: (ereen.) 380. per ib. Extra Fine ENGLISH BREAKFAST, Choice ca—gont St : . Prime Japan Tea, Sc. per Ib. Best in Uy arket, $1 per Ib. New Patent of Precerving Jars at a choap price. Also. just received, in oil, Sager-cared Beet. iva prises sixteen different varicties, of which we hare alarge supply now on hand, and are constantly re- ceiving fresh invoices,and our facilities for obtain- ing and receiving the same are such as that we have no hesitancy in asserting that we are able to compete fully with any house this side of New York, HM. TENNEY'S * BEST FAMILY FLOUR, Made by W. H. TENNEY & SONS, from ‘selectod wheat. Equal in quality to any in the Distriet. For sale in Washington by BROWNING & MIDDLETO COFFEE. - FOOLE 4 HUME, B. Our stock in this line is also Large and Complete, | BEALL FAFA —Old Government Roasted. -.nnnmemnnew 390 | GEO, W. CISSEL, = {Haste PO LITTLE & C0. EE WLITE, = RIGGLES & GADSBY. In Georgetown, by W. T. HERRON, A. GARGLE O. W ORME, MR. GODDARD. CA UPPERMAN, — THOS. KNOW LE. ay Frees. MEAL, MILL FEED, AT VERY LOW RATES, ELEGANT OATS, some of the finest ever bronght to this market, AT VERY LOW RATES. Sentara peat nent stroot SoM) Near Balto. and Ohio Railroad Depat. BREAK FAST BACON —Boncleas, In short, we make a specialty of the FAMILY TRADE, and make it our stndy to furnish the very dest of everything in the way of family supplies generally. Our facilities for buying and freighting are nnsur- passed, and we guarantes to sell as low as any other house in the city, as also to give HAMS—Sugar-curei—old and new. the article—quatity and quan- SOR ak, tity—as represented, or Granulated. MONEY REFUNDED, Ret 1, ELPHONZO YOUNGS €@ ©0., EW WHEAT FLOUR. 75 CENTS PER BA’ KEL LOWER Tu-D z LCH'S CHOICEST BRAND OF R, am getting in constantly, and guarantee it to give perfect satisfaction; will deliver yw charge. " a N. W. BURCHELL, au7-coltt 332 F street. STEAMBOAT LINES. “pione EE LINE.® STEAMER AKROW leaves GROCERS, MASONIC TEMPLE, NINTH STREET, OPPOSITE PATENT OFFICE. r EVERY MORNING fits Bette FeawUw Sct ELPHONZO YO 5 SHA 7 : wary ea Eg ones 4 ssueer MARSHALL BALL, stopping at all Ao landings. soing oa... jor freight or apply on board to*Captain THOS. STACKPOLE. or te” od JAMES SYKES, _i729_ General Superintendent, Willard « NEW EXPRESS LINE, VIA CANAL, BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA. ALEXANDRIA, VA., WASB- INGT , c. ‘UN AND GEORGETOWN, D. lar sailing day from 14 Ne w phinidgpie sre RD AY a a From ©3 Water street, Georgetown, WEDNES- DAY. at 5 p.m. Freight receive’ at any time. Apply to HYDE & TYLER, 63 Water strest Georgetown. D.C; M ELDRIDGE & CO.. Alexan- *, CLYDE &CO.,14 North bel Fy dest = GROCERIES aT SMALL PROFITS. wi to ove Gg reppectfully call the attention of purchases FINE TEAS, COFFEES, &., U 8. MAIL ROUTE TO NORFOLK. Steamer Lady of the Lake, commecti jorfolls which we are selling at a very small advance, ‘with the Seahoard and Keanoke Ratiroad "73 au cian avis of the South. and with the steamers of the M ansportation Company for Boston, and after Monday. May Ist, the Steamer LADY OUR t ‘E BRANDS QF THE LAKE carry = om — “asad remy mail, will leaze mart ot street. every Monday, Wedne WINES, BRANDIES, day and Fri lay ae P.m. for Norfolk, Retursing 5 leave Norfolk Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. at AND WHISEIES, $p.m. Stopping at Alexandria, Fort Washington Pi jot, Point Lookout and Fortress age apply : AT VERY LOW FIGURES, Sorta Vas idridge & Got METZGER & BYLES, bP. BROWN & SON Gon 417 SEVENTH STREE1, Next to Odd Fellows'’s Ha ROWNING & MIDDLETON ily ask a trialo thetr , a8 it has, the finest mh38-tr NCHOR LINE ‘wonld ree} STEAMERS fine OOLONG TEA at $1 per pond SAIL EVERY WEDNESDAY AD % been pronounced by conuolsseure Bry | URDAY TO AND PROM “47 themarket. NEW YORK AND GLASGOW, INEST, WDER, Calling at Londonderry to land Ma: Assongera. FINEST SEST IMPERIAL, he steamers of this favorite line arebuiiten FINEST YOUNG , py for the Atlantic passenger trade, ind TIRES APAN, tied up ib every respect with all the modern improvements FINEST ENGLISH BREAKFAST. * | sure the safety, comforts and conventease of passem- all new crop, and at greatly rednead at : BROWNING © MIDDLETON P Rates, Payable 614 Feausyivaniasrente, | TO GLAEGUW! ‘Tie FePOOU RD Lspon. COFFEES. Firet », $68 78, to locaton; MOCHA, OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA Sabin Return Pickers €1a) esereen Ete location: CEYLON, LAGUAYRA. MARACAIBO, KIO, | dations; Intermediate, B38: Secrage. $28. Partie ROASTED COFFEE ALL GRADES. sending for their friends in ihe Old Country can par For sale low, bs chase tickets at reduced rates. For farther BRowsING & MIDDLETON, DERSON BROTH 14 Pennsylvania avenue, P. 1 ‘MSON © 00., 1449 1. 5 ngton, D.C. ‘mbé-@m ERCHANT’S LINE OF STEAMSHIPS WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. and JOHN GIBSON, will makertenaioy Salone week! ‘ORK, AL- EXA EO H. .1 MESS MACKEREL Ro:] Gronce’s BANK MACKEREL, No.5 FAT MACKEREL, No.1 ECONOMY SHAD, ST. JOHN ALEW: Ns, cop¥isH {and SOALED HERRING. ‘or . 1G & MIDDLETON, meaty jy SAN OIL. Depot for Pratt's Non- losive York prices, by BROWNING & MIDDLETON, and ao eT fe Blanche LOAN OFFICES. (4280'S WASHINGTON LOAN OFFicE AND SALESROOM, 914 Penna. ave., bet. 9th and 10th sts., sonth side. ‘The most ‘hehall ant Gst. apts eee) 42?" mee neers: i 14 JUST RECEIVED. Keller, Baker, Grey, Gall, GIN, SHERRY ‘2o—Best brands. N — Skeet cttgnton pela fo Wines and ivoors for WILLIAM B. REDGRAVE, LUMBER DEALER, A PORE.SECREIES; Corner of Seventh and Q strects N. W. oly Corser esa F, ‘sale at