Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1871, Page 4

EVENING STAR. TUESDAY.... LOCAL NEWS. KILLING OF JOUN McCARTHY. | He is Shot by Dennis Darden, Desperate Encounter on the Aven with Four McCarthy is — y Pistol Balls «| ARREST OF DARDEN. ‘THE INQUEST TO-DAY. CAUSE OF THE 4FP4IR. Antecedents of the Principals. ‘Washington was startled last night by a des ‘Perate affray on Pennsylvania avenne, between two well-known sporting men, John McCarthy and Dennis D. Darden, the former of whom was fatally shot the melee by the latter. It street, and then to Miss ~ iitwood’s, where they | Porgy about free minutes. They went | back to 13th oto and on the way met the eee ceh zie and James,) but no word | was sroker., This was abont 19 o'clock. They | started rowants home, and as they bah cremer’s Darden ‘came up ta McCarthy «ithout a word and grabbed him by the ears, and then they went to fighting. When witness looked around he saw James with tnis = one abont three inches in diameter—in his and he was about to strike McCarthy, whon wit. ness grabbed him from behind, saying, “James, don’t do it; don’t hit him,” and out of bis hand. Witness called ‘‘ watch,” hold- ing James. A pistol was pulled, and be heard the cap burst, when McCarthy said, “Ob ! you are going to shoot me.” Witness had at this time ‘the stone he took from James in his han, and in the meantime MeCarthy left Darien and came towards James, hauling eff and striking at him (J.), but does not know if he strack hin. Daren then drew the pistol and shot at Mc- Carthy, and witness thinks the first shot took cffect somewhere about the breast. There were five shots fired, the first twosingly and the others in succession. "McCarthy backed himself in the door, where he received the Inst wound. Wit- nest went towards him, when he said «‘ Oh, Tony, T am shot.” The came around, ap: he was taken to the drug store. During this time witness lost t of dames. Sppears that about 10 o'clock: MeCarthy, in ompany with Anthony Lalley, left Godtrey's saloon, on E street, and passing down the ave- Bue, turned up 12th street, and thence along the south side of F street, when they were passed bj . who made no remark. MeCarthy ani Lulley then pewed down 13th street, ard thence along the avenue, and when near the corner of 32th street they were met by Darden, who was accompanied by Wm. P. James. Therehad been sume ill-feeling, it is stated, between McCarthy or te & wine tea a of the former in having the gaz raided on by the police last winter. At any rate, when they encountered, as above stated, Dar den walked deliberately up to McCarthy and SEIZED HIM BY THE EARS McCarthy struck him, and they clinched and several blows were exchanged. Policeman Melson, who was about a hundred yards heard the noise of the conflict and hastening 6 fo have the advantage of Darden. “Darden fred three hee ‘nts BMcCaxthy while the jatter = Snetionr vi [eCartay nelzed Darden ty ‘the arms, and while attempting to hold him he (Darden) fired one or two shots more, enly one en een eee. Pcp Umeped last shot, staggered across the pavement te the door of a house, where he fell, sasing “1 AM KILLED.” He was taken up at once and conveyed into En- twistle’s drug store, om the corner of 12th street and the Avenne, the blood flowing hie wounds in streams. Hewas in the drug store three minutes when he breathed his last, Drs. Sylvester and Duncan had been swmmmozed in the mean- time, and on their they examined the arrival Dedy and found that lite was extipet. The body ‘Was pierced with tour balls,and Mr. McCarthy shots pistol close to the bedy, as the shirt was burned and blackened by the powder. While the body of McCarthy was lying on the floor of the drug- store, WBLL MILLWARD, oman With whom his name was connected in late trial berore the Criminal Court, was ad- and ber soe and crics indicated genuine distress at his untimely taki: om ra the ‘of the affaira large crowd had ane and there was great excitement. It re. I sembled in many respects the scene the night Sonny” James was shot by Horatio bolster. ‘The stretcher used by the police for such pur- poses was brought into the store beside the corpse. The deceased was placed thereon, and carried by ten police officers to the central guard-house. Anticipating that the remains Were to be taken to that station, a large crowd made way thereto, aud at once the entra: were bioc! , and with difficulty a clearan: ‘was made. Upon the arrival of the body it was taken to the east room of that police precinct and deposited therein. ‘THE WEAPONS. peted up. oe asl Derringer, bel rd One a > i ther a bear mony aoe in ne pattern contents of wi been dis- charged. It is known that the Adams of Darden, were ! f and that during the scuitie i 3 DARDEN AND HIS WOUNDS. Darden’s forehead gives evidence that he badly beaten. He was taken, as above stated, into Entwistle’s drag-store, and sub- sequently was taken to the central guard- house, where Dr. Sylvester rendered medical aid. Later, he was removed toa cell. Darden is well known in the city. His tirst business en- | terprise was as a druggist on the corner of 7th H streets, but which, several years ago, he sbandoned. He served in the confederate army during the war with Mosby’s command. Upon the close of the war he returned to Washington. ber-shop, on E street, near the National Theater. Latterly, he became aseociated in partnership with the late “Son” James, Who was killed by Bolster. and to James addremed his last words, “Dennis, I am shot.” He looks to be about thirty-six years of mn of short, and thick statire, and in personal appearance. JOHN MCCARTHY was about forty-four years of age, and was a man of very fine appearance. He came to this city from New York about the commencement of the war. He was engaged more or less in trafficking with the army and as a substitute Broker, but known and zed a8 a gambier and sporting man. He was invariably neatly reseed, im all his habits was fast and ex- . His address was a good one, and although an ignorant man he was an adept in ing himself into the favor of those whose jations were better than his, so much so in that during the last two or three ye: he has quite active the lobby- been the halls of Con; me three ears since, he began. to | 55 i iH : ad g y alliance against and their interests with the Superintendent Police, and they believed he was iustrumen- tal in causing several arrests of the gamblers to | be made. On this account | i every means within their power to make trouble for him, going even so iar as to mpt his arrest far’ stealing money from one Beice C. Ball, and furnishing means for his fon. It will be recollected, it is so re- this crime, and afterwards secured, through the ediorts of his | counsel, Judge Moore, a new trial, and, | curing bail, Le was a free man again. Since time be has been comparatively quiet, | ——s & good portion of his time at the St. | james Hotel. It is possible that during yester- | day deceased and Darden had had some words, and it may be that the fatalenconnter last night was the result of words which bad passed bo tween them earlier in the day. ‘The Coroner's I At an early boar this mo assembled at the Guardhouse to get av them Nellie Millward. N umbers Of the accused also called. Ad- mission to the interior of the prison was, how- | ever, refused to all save the medical gentlemen And & brother of the prisoner; who was allowed lew minutes to 5 ith him. Darden but was confined in one of the cells, and his face was | much disSgured this morning, especially about | the eyes, which were so much swelled that he i to see, ‘of deceased, which had remained in during the } ban W. P. James was an accessory to the kill | said MeCarth: | _ There were some witnesses present whe were not sworn. | tional society, which has bee: James and Darden were together. ‘The pistolon which the capexploded was in Darden‘s bands he believes, bat he did not sce it. They were both down at this time struggling, but regained their feet in a short time. He could not sa) which one etruck first. Did not see MeUarth: with a pistol. McCarthy when he received the first shot was about five feetfrom the door of the hair dremer's, and backed towards the door. Darden was five or six feet distant at the time he fired the first shot. Witness did not hear any pistol drop. : OTHER wITNEsses. Madame Marie De Bois, who resides at nu Penmylvania avenue, opposite which house the, shooting vecurred, testified, but no new facts were elicited. c nay C. Clinton—Knew McCarthy ht as also the priconer (Darden.) “Witness was on the sonih side of the Avenue about 10-0 last. nights heard 4 pistol shot fired, looked acound, saw the second thot, and ran acrows the strect. This witness corroborated the statements given above. Joseph B. Me » who was sitting on the Kirkwood steps, was sworn, but nothing new Was elicited. Dr. J.P. Hartigan testified as to the result of the Bak Mortem ‘examination made by him, de- seril the wounds, &c. There was a slight abrasure im the center of the forehead, one an inch long im thetemple;slight contusion on right side of neck; four openings, evidently made by pistol ¢ im the left thigh, which divided some twoor three of the femoral artery, One near the top of the right hip, lodging in the pelvis; one about the four inches left of middle line, with downward course into the pelvis, and one leftof the spinal column, between 6th and sm tie, Fedetperte She th rib and tra- ‘Versing the lower lobe left lung, lodging between the second aud third ribs, divsetly ane der the skin. Either of the wounds in the chest would have caused death; that in the thigh would not bave necessarily eaused death. The imme- diate cause of death was internal hemorrhage. ‘There were no well marked powder burns on the body. After examining the clgth: r the ceased, witness aakl @hé two #hots in the abdo- men were fired close to the body, for the parts were scorched, and the other two several fect from the body. | There are two abrasures in the right hand—on the wrist and middie finger. Also two contusions of the seal; Jomes L. Fairey was sworn, but there was nothing new in hisevidence. Dr. J. M. Duncan testitied that when he ar- rived at Entwistle’s drag store found deceased in a dying condition; the heart gaye one or two feeble beats. Witness assisted Dr. Hartigan in the post mortem, and corroborated his testi- mony. Dr. George Sylvester:— Witness wason thésonth side of the Avenne at the time of the shooting; crossed the street when he heard the pistol shots, and saw the body of McCarthy taken into En- twistle’s. | Witness examined it; could not detect any pulse; the heart beat feebly for about two minutes. “Witness described the wounds, ant gave the opinion that the immediate caise of death was internal hemorthage. The testimony was hete closed, and the jury, after deliberation, returned the fullowing VERDICT. “That the said John McCarthy came to his death about 10 0'e! m.; and they farther that the cause of death of said Johw Me. Carthy was hemorrhage within the cavities of the abdomen and thorax, caused by four pistol wands inflicted by a pistol in the hands of Dennis D. Darden; and they further DARDEN'S STATEMENT OF THE APFRAY. The aceused states that McCarthy first grab- bed him by the whiskers and pulled some o: commenced ort him, and he fought as best he could, and McC. drew his pistol a attempted to fire before he had any thoug! <a and seeing that MéCarthy was attempting his life he drew bis weapon aud fired. He shows that some of his whiskers have been torn out by the roots, and also several marks on_his forehead, which he states were made by McC.’s fist and head (by butting.) JAMES” STATEMENT. Wm. P. S, Who was with Darden, is not a relative of “Sonny” James, who was killed in February last by Bolster. He states that th were parsing along, and the first notice they of McCarthy being near he came up, gr: Darden by the whiskers, and commenced strikin; him, and pushed him against the tree. Darden Jobn, don't,” and McCarthy kept on beating him. He (James) attempted to inter- fere and separate them, when McCarthy turned on and struck at him; Lully grabbed his, (J., when McCarthy turned toward Darden, drew & pistol, and attempted to fire, snapping ‘the cap; Darden immediately drew his weapon and com menced firing. His statement of the occurrence after this co: the testimony of the other witnesses. ‘This morning a telegram was sent to a brother of deceased, and some of his friends called on Messrs. Harvey & Marr, who took charge of the corpse and conveyed it to Mrs. Lully's, from whence the funeral will take place. DARDEN AND JAMES TAKEN TO JAIL. Coroner Potter, on the rendition of the verdict, Sy j filled up a commitment to the warden of the jail, and the prisoners,—Darden and James,— after receiving the visits of a few friends, were conveyed in a carriage to the prison. ee Catholic Benevolent Societies. THE CONVENTION TO-DAY. A convention of delegates from the various Catholic benevolent societies of this District met at Carroll Hall, on @ street, this morning, for the pu of fo: union of all the so- cictics of this District, to be attached to the na- een in existence some time, and meets again in Louisville on the 19th of October next. ‘The object of the union is to members in need, promote the cause of temperance, &e. ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. C. C. Callan, and J. D. Clark, Esq., was elected tem- porary chairman, with Mr. Callan as temporary secretary. The address of the last convention, calling upon all the Catholic benevole: ties to form State and District orga m order that they might work together harmoni- ously, was read. Dr. Jos. Walsh and Join D. Clark. Esq., then addressed the delegates as to the good which could be accomptished by a har- quonious union of all the societies. A commit- tee on credentials was appointed, also the tol- lowing committee on permanent organization and io draft business for the evening session: C. . Cailan, Jno. H. Greene, Dr. Jos. Walsh, A. R. Cavanaugh, E. 8. O'Connor, Geo. Sav and F. McNerhany. The convention then ad- journed to met at 43 o'clock this evening. poe B ae cee Rea. Estate SALEs.—Messrs, Fitch & Fox, Teai estate brokers, have sold to Prof. A. G. Mackey lots 11 and 12, subdivision of square 214, fronting 49 feet 7 inches ou M street, between Mth and 15th, with a depth of 110 feet, tor $4,090.62. Also, for the Columbian College, lot 53, subdivision’ of grounds, containing 7,500 square fect, to Wm. A. Suiphia, for $1,350. Also, lot 69, subdivision of south grounds, con- feet, to Wm. Murphy, for 67, subdivision ached the | | whieb comm The Pol}.ce Court Investigation. RERORT OF THE COMMITTER. OTheir Conctustone and Recommendations. Mr. Moore, from the Committee on Indebted- ness Of the District, of the House of Delegates was charged with the duty o! contacting an investigation into the affairs Of the Police Court, yesterday submitted the | report to the House. ‘THE PINANCIAL EXUTRIT. | Itembodies the report of Judge Snellof June Bt which presents an official exhibit of the res pis, expenditures, and business of the court, and which Was pablishedin Tux Stax at the ti it Was prepared. : thfs, is a letter from the treasurer of Followin, | the Metropolitan Police, givinga detailed report of the receipt and expenditures under the | former system, giving a comparison with the | financial he Marsbal of the Police 1G | vicati | pariso of large revenue has so dwindled as to entail a public expense; for the cost uf an assistant attor- hey toattend to business before the Polics Court, to say nothing of other { more than absorb the hundred dollars which the judge pre- sumes to be to the credit of ‘the court. s law organizing the court Prorides for one judge at a salary ot $3,000, and one clerk at a salary of £2,0. The judge has the privilege of appointing two Dailifts, each at $3 per day, say 32,190, and the cle uas the privilege of ap inting one dep Tl of these ‘o though, as the committee thin rT ty clerk at $1,000 per year. have been appvinted, k, two or thre: aggreg: t ntire court per year cacnot exceed, under the law of Congress, ‘£5,190, ; the Marshal alluded to em- me less forty days, and shows a total expenditure of & absorbing from rnearly the entire receipts of othing to be trans- treasury. All the disburse- he court 1X CONTEMPT OP That law expr altics, costs, Police Court Letces of the marsh for the payment of these iy Je, as will he seen by reference to the general ypropriation bill; but nevertheless, accord to the statement of the clerk of t art, mad to the corp December 12, Tudge, took into ite ot the mon i of Washington, ungler date of court, on the order of the own hands the disbursement received, in order to pay the nl other off comm: trary to law. 2 remade says that “the marshel as the agent pri corporations to avoid the pense incident to the » wiige has of the committee tuat the made with the consent of } committes have made no ing of ” Mayor Emery, but they incline to t nion that ma- gesterial of may be their positions, : zenyand th agreement 5! made by them in ylolation of an act of Congress. ‘The evi} eifeets of this assumption are disclosed u committee thing more; and the pull ary cousidera~ tion, if at ali i The committ 0: this Dis serted alert the earliest should urge its prompt own honor, that its to meet t) Ithas fail to six hun- in explanation marshal of the after fines hart Y but the committee have ses in which the fines were paid, is no record on either the court found man of which there or on his report © the A 7 eof tht 5 and costs, Wz ueut of the ch & way as to have a record of the fa de i ket in which his first de has not been ittee also LAKGE DISCREPANCIES exist between the report of tines and costs col- lected in United States cases, as submitted by the marshal and certified to’ by his honor the judge of the parties Who paid the fi ‘Take, for instance, the case of the Hocke brothers, (see testimony the deputy marshal admits is unaccoa: in each case; the court docket and the marshal’s public docket each show that the figures “30” have been bunglingly altered from while the ies them- (John E. Norris, esq.,) and lerk of the court each swear’ posi- fiity dollars was the amount of fine McCarthy paid his fine to Deputy Mar- shal Thomas, after having given notice of an appeal, and held a receipt for the same; and yet he was forced to pay an additional $19 costs be. cause of the culpable negligence of Mr. Thomas in sending the case up after the fine had been thus compelling Mr. MeCarthy to pay for unas’ carelessness. in the cases of arrests of proprietors of houses of il-tame there will be found many GROSS BRR In some cases they were ¢ with and paid one rate of costs, and the record, return, and Looks of the court show another rate. In home cases thé costs were enormous. Aud the evi- dence of these people does not show that there was much sincerity in the pretense of the ofticers of the court that they desired to break up the business of prostitution. On the contrary, it seems that the parties arrested were virtual licensed by the court or by Deputy Marshal where the fine imposed was beyond the moment, they have pen their houses under an arrangement with the court for the payment of the penalty in installments. The accommodation thus afforded had the effect of | ~ ENCOURAGING VICE instead of suppressing it. Attention is called to the testimony of Annie Wilson, who testifies that she paid fine and $20 costs, while the records of the court credit her with only 5100 fine and $14 costs. Also, the case of Jennie Howard, whose second install- ment of $0 the Marshal testified to having re- ceived some time prior to the actual receipt, but no record of which was found on either the court or 8 docket. They also call attention to the fact that the attorney for the court and others have made raids on these people and transeended of law and common their ease found a ee. a summons with the apers. They also find that im many cases j Hes ob from justices of the peace ‘United | ‘States warrants and piace them in the hands of the Metropolitan police, by whom ‘hey are duty served and returned to the conrt. ‘Bach war- rants are in every case torn up and new ones Written out by the officers of the court at a charge of one dollar eagn inst the corporation or the United States, all of which shows conclu- sively that the public are being bled without meréy by the officers of the court for THEIR OWN PERSONAL GAIN, ‘Witnesses were subpe:naed and kept in custody for weeks at boarding-houses and hotels at the expense of defendants, in direct violation of the law, which says that’ when witnesses refus to respond they shail be arrested on an attachment and locked up in jail, unless they give boxd. STARVING THE PRISONERS. Attention is invited to the fact that the are kept in the several stution-honses from early Saturday afternoon until Monday morni at nine o'clock without food except that which is given them by police officers or citizens. In this connection we recommend that the court be compelled to sit morning and evening of each day, and on Sunday morning for the trial of persons arrested on Saturday night. THE COMMITTER THINKS TAERE ARE MANY UNNECESSARY EXPENSES ( es of $240 hack hire &c.,) attached ‘to the court, that if the clerk can find time to act as judge at an extra sslary of $10 per day, there can be no excuse for the employment of a. deputy clerk. In their opinion, one clerk, with a detail of three or four Metropolitan police offi- cers, (it needed,) taken from the station-houses daily, would be sufficient to keep up all ihe business, and thus save the expenses of clerk, deputy clerk, deputy marshal, assistant deputy marshal, and bailiffs, which now clog the busi- ness and absorb the revenue of the court. i REFORM RECOMMENDED. They concluded by offering a series of resolu- tions: ‘That the Speaker of the Honse commu- nicate to the lion. Wm. B. Snell, judge of the Police Court, ac ipy of this report and the testi- mony accompanying the same, that in view thereot he may consider the propriety of refor- mation in the officers of the said court. That the Committee on National Relations be, and are hereby instructed to urge upon Congress the propriety of reducing the personnel of the said ‘olice Court to one judge and one clerk, leaving the bailift’s dutics to be performed by the Me- tropolitan police; and also to urge upon Congress the necessity of repealing so much of the act poiae® government for the District of umbia as permits the officers of the court to dis- Durse the moneys received by it in payment o- the salaries of its officers and of other expenses and that all moneys received by said court shal, be paid into the treasury of the District of Col Iumbia. That the Comimittee an National Re- lations also urge upon Congress to consider the expediency of so modifying the law creating the said Police Court as to place the-same under the control of the government of the District of Co- lumbia. ——$—$ LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. NCIL.—Mr. Browne introduced a the practice of the courts in the Columbia as to allow the husband or wife, upon re- Quest, to be decined a competent witness vither for or against the other in any trial where either may be charged id over. Mr. Gray rep: giving the control of the latups to the Board uf Public Works. Mr. Browne reported back the bill for the relief St. Ann's Infant Asylum, with an amendment, h was not agreed to, and the bill was laid street r. Mr. Browne reported back the Dill relating to hacks and backnien, with sundry amendments. (Bit Gulick moved to strike out the firat four sec- tions Mr iso requiring keepers of livery obuain a certificate showing that the own- let by them in the same manner as by ordinary hackmen, have paid the license required by law, and to place such certificate ina conspieu. ous position in all carriages so let by them, Agreed t om A number of other amendments were made to the Lill. when its farther cousideration was postponed until to-day. House bill fixing the time for holding the regular anunal stssions of the Legislative Assembly was reported back by Mr. Browne, with an amend: © Ne the tune trom the third Monday of Octo: sin the original bill, to the fourth Monday of on of cach year. Agreed to, and the bill was passed. "pouse bill transferring the Romer of ths Water Board to the Beard of Public Works was taken up, sidered, and passed. Several bills of the House were read a first time and laid over. THE DISTRICT OFFICES. Mr. Gulick called up the House bili creating cer. tain offices in and for the District of Columbia. and suthorizing appointments thereto. lick store the clause providing aty collectors of taxes; agreed to. to increase the number of asagssors from: ven to twerty-two; agreed to. The number of superintendents of echools was reduced toone, whose powers were limited to the city of Washington. On motionof Mr. Browne, the number of school from three to five for each district motion of Mr. Gulick, the provision for a com- Iniesioner of the Wa: ton canal was stricken out. Mr. Bro red a substitute for the second au third sections, which “OW that the Governor shall appo all the officers provided for in the bill, the incumbents. when so appointed, to hold said offices for the «pace of two years, Agreed to The emergency clause was then added to the bill, and it was passed. 10) OF DELEGATES.—The bill appropri- 10000 for sweeping Pennsylvania avenue ad providing for the registration of r The joint resolution in relation to the establishment in the District of the Am Printing House for the Blind, aud Amer- ican University for the Blind, was passed. MK. MOORE EXPLAINS. Mr. Moore desired go make a personal explana- tion, which he deem: eseary in consequence & notice published in a Sunday paper. that there was vant of harmony in the committee investiga sof the Police Court. He did not remem ony ersed with any person outside of the this bali in reference to the testimony, could not have said anything to justi * that there were differences in the mittee. No member had expressed a desire to suppress any portion of the testimony, except such cdingly indelicate, and the names of some aves who liad reluctantly appeared to they did not desire to . action of tl ions, and every membe ‘observed, seemed dixposed to give. t rand impartial investigation, and one had suggested the idea of withholding fram t public a full exposition of the affairs of the court, so far as they came before the committee. ‘Mr. Moore, from the Committee on the Indebted- ness of the District submitted the report of the Com- mittee on the Affairs of the Police Court, which, on motion of Mr. Boswell, was laid over. MR. BOsWELL'S REMARKS. Mr, Boswell made a lengthy specch on the report, in which he said that entering upon the investiga’ lon with hy ., Messrs. Hall, ny th were: thst there wes gross walscoadact om thelt port, and ‘that wrongs were Deing practiced in the court buildings. ‘The investigation did not originate from any malice on the part of his informant or on the rt of the parties asking for the investigation, as his know! as cy Fe, 60 ¢ goes, Intimate and personal friends of the honorable jadge wi atthe court, and they never for iat his good name would be the the investigation, but did expect to prove that officers connected therewith were corrupt. evidence with the report speuke for itself. i. BOSWELL EXPLAINS iS EXPLANATION. Continuing, Mr. Boswell suid: “‘For myself, sir, this w: a << unpleasant duty to perform. d Pentered upou the duty before T found that in my path stocd personal and political friends. Naturally enough 1 expected to eifend sole one, More than one of the officers are ‘persons whom i have always beld iu high esteem, and persons whose pames appear in the testimony. which places them in an improper light, bave been held in high T'meant what 1 said; Mr. Speaker, the ot r Rot as it wasstated by that paper. I stated that there were persone’ nemes publish have been. Iwill explain,as Tae STAR certainly does mean injustice, not intentionally I hope. There : © any other testimony wo in the I put or tried to put my statement hot that all the legitimate testimony did not bole to the public; that which was fit for publication dide ind there wae the in, intention on my part ‘one. part tigiisie oe ec | sat dad made money owte ‘at hotels and bawdy-houses, and Sere eeLoraed cenlast ake United Senter or the de- Sendans in wack cass. see is igeee pe ® ven- : re will Do Oy cccanmented the removal of tee. Fa re crea if the District ie oven Bie ground H ala ‘maxistrat ny peal tothe thy and Prisoners are kept there bg food: # are int! r and are May be Inmocent Ine finances) are compelled ts remain ip podce station celle frees Saturday’ sti Seeing? Rod from It o'clock a. m-of one day in the week until Toclock a.m. the next day. ll denied the stptements in the Sunday in conclusion said the committee's meet- ings have been harmonious in every sense. As for iietntatenyeut of policemen oF ‘persue iu the oni ince of the comunittee, nor per. sons in official position knew what the report would A BILL TO CORRECT SOME OF THE POLICE covRT ABUSES, Mr. Boswell introduced That hereafter it shall be the dut nudge to rity tm addition to the hours designated, to wit, nine o clock #.m. daily, except Sunday, as follows: At ne o'clock &..m.,'and six o'clock pm. euch day in ~ wntil alf the eases brought to the notice of rt shall be disposed of. And each Sunday at tight o'clock s,m. Until ten o'clock a. m-raud on each Sunday evening from five nm to o'clock. ‘And that in po case shall the fee of ten dollars, for counsel or costs for issuing warrants, be charged to the detendants or against the complainants, The bill was lnid over. BILLS PASSED. Bill to condemn and aare 158 can alley in ‘for the relief of the |. as also bill ‘ational Thea . ical i titate. Bills to amend act relating notaries public, and in relation to report of births, &e. NEW BUSINESS, The regular business resumed, and under the ietricte Mr. 1 ubmitted & resolution ap- ating 9:00 io cnable the Fire Department ce and entertain 1 Eagle Steam Fire- pe ee ea ing this city on the 28th of 'September- eo first time. ‘Mr, Campbell introduced a bill for the holding of elections ip the District of Columbia. be ‘ir, Boswell presented inst the ofa bill imposing a tax of 50 cents per barrel ca beer, Nhich they say, will them, one after the ‘other, to close their estal nts, thereby depriving more than one hundred families of their meaus of living,and losing to the District the benefit of a capital of more than $1,000,000. Be- erred. “Murray introduced a bill authorizing the Botri Fablic Works to open and condemn afleys, Mr. Boswell presented a petition of rectifiers, pro- jug against the passage of a bill imy at Seiceeeratered, “alsstpethtinn in sobecomms to ton saarket ywn refer ©'Sdr. Campbell eubmitted « resolution Tequesting to report by ‘Mr. Murray, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill appropriating $1,000 to repair the Washington Armory. ‘Mr. Campbell, from the tte on Appropria- tions, reported 8 substitute for jute. bill oo ing an a} ation for rove t#, provi forthe parment thereat, and ite submiaaon to tse people at the next general election. INTEREST ON THE @4,000,000 BoONDs. Alo, reported a bill fey me, ‘a tax for the payment of the interest, as it shalf annually accrue, on four million dollars of bonds. thorn to be issued by the District of of Columbia by an act entitled “An act authorizing the District of Columbia to create & geUt for special improvements in sald District by is-uing of four millions of bonds, and eyes. athx tor the payment of the interest as it sl annually accrue thereon, and submitting the act, with the question of the issuing of four millions of improve- ment bonds, to a vote of the people at a general election in the said District. Mr. McKnight called up the bill making an appro- Priation to Rey the salary of the Collector of Taxes ond his clerks. Passed. 'r. Burgess, from the Committee on Laws and Judiciary. reported Couacil bill imposing taxestor the year 1571. REGIETRATION OF VOTERS. Mr. Boswell moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill providing for the of voters in the District of Columbia was laid over; which was agreed to id the bill was passed. ihe biil provides for ‘the appointment of a board of five registration judges—three from Washington, and one each from raetown and the county—by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Pelogn s. That for the purpose of preparing the list of voters the board shall hold sions for the several delegate districts as follow: For the Ist, 2d, $1, and 4th of said delegate districts, " day, and in and for the 5th Sth, the 9h and loth, the lth and }2th. the 13th and lth the 16th and 16th, the 17th and 18th, the J9th and 20th, and 2ist and 224, not lees than one nor more than three days, and they shall give at least five days’ notice in two or more daily newspapers of the city of Washington, of the se¥- eral places and times of their meetings. It shall be the duty of the board to have the lists of voters for all the several delegate districts aforesaid completed on or before the 5th day of November. The shall convene at the City Hall on the 4th in each res} m. till 5 ‘k p.m. the purpose of cerrecting the lists aforesaid, | King offthe names sof persone they may ascertain not to be qualified, and for placing thereon the names of others who are qualified to vote, but which had been omitted in the first in- stance for any cause.} MISCELLANEOUS, Mr. Hulse called up bill to lay a water-main in H rect, from North Capitol to 15th street east. Pave Mr. Cassin offered a resolution, that hereafter the regular order of business shall not be suspended for ang, purpose whatever. | Referred he Council bill in relation to records and reports of marriages in the District of Columbia was re- sted—yea (Mr. Cox) 1, nays 12. authorizing the’ Attorney and Assistant At- torney of the District to administer oaths and affir mations was yeas 12, nays—Mesers. Dixon, Loyd, and Moore—3. House bill fixing the time for the commencement of the fiscal year on the first day of January was taken up. Mr. ell moved to amend by inserting July in place of January, which was agreed to, and the Dill was passed. Bill to regulate the introduction of Potomac water fogntmites or tenements was passed. BBill to lay a water-main in Zid street, between G ‘and H rtreets. was taken up, amended by inserting and in C street, from 7th to lef, and was t lay A tween 436 and 7th inserting in 13th street, to I street south, and in I street, between 1th and 13th streets east,’ was lost—a majority of the dele- Adjourned. gates not voting therefor. Condensed Locals. A New Hampshire hotel keeper is negotiating for the lease of Willard’s Hotek ‘The Seventh street railway below the canal bridge, and especially south of Maryland avenue, is in a rous condition. Major T. H. Bradley and family left for Long Branch yesterday en roule for the West, Dine wikmen nagaped te tauasl workmen ¢1 in tunneling on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad near the navy yard, in this city, recently excavated an Indian canoe at the depth of about forty feet. The Witch of the Wave won the boat race rday, turning the stake-boat at 3:15 p: m. yestet > about eight minutes ahead of the Curlew, which arrived at 3:34 p. m. ‘The one hun anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott is being celebrated to-day by the Sons of Scotia here by an excursion to Mar- shall Hall, where a pic-nic is being held. ‘The trustees of Columbia College have author- ized the expenditure of $20.000 for increasing its Ubraries, purchasing new philosophical appara- us, &e. A new wooden bridge has been placed across the canal at N street southeast, near the Eastern Branch. It is 62 feet long by 22 feet in width. The game of base ball yesterday at Cleveland, Ohio, etween the Olympics, of Washington, and the Forest City Club, of former city. re-~ — in favor of the latter by a score of 22 to3. of the commissioned officers of the eorgetown Railroad, has vee fmt grand pie-nie of te combi ie ic-nic. combined eBnalBerith, of this woders Schuetzen Park on e y evening, when a pleasant time is The —- go to the Orphan ii ev hears it the further ven work on the Wasi andria and Fredericksburg railroad, Turn rT A LARGE EXCURSION PARTY PROM RicH- ‘to the order morning, the day have been engaged in vi ~A and other | oints of MoD, the members of which of Good Samaritans, arrived here and the pnblic GEORGETOWN. Health to give earl wants of the city. night or early to-morrow. ou! of ‘k, there being no coal or other cana above or below the ool it ‘boats in the canal either lector’s office. aay were 3300 Excnarce—The were bushels CITY ITEMS. Szwnp to R. P. Hall & Co. Proprietors of Hall's Ve; Renewer, for a copy of Hair. A valuable little book, free to all. panied cares Lt De. Wars, extracts Corns, relieves and cures Bi Bad Nails, &., feng Bm Rooms No. Bh : c rma 'B ington, and 7, North Icz C it CLOTRING. It becomes ev to thelr ex- itures. In article of clothing alone, a sufficient saving can be effected to ine measure the of at P. WaLLacn’s, corner 4% st. and Pa. ave. He offers ity to the public by selling the best les of can , at from 15 to 20 per cent. “Don't Jail to give me aval, P. WALLAOR, 631 Penn. avenue, corner 44 st pestiinane > etomaasad Lapigs’ UNDERGARMENTS of all made Our in. , and always the assortment of Eros and oslora a0. Baun’e nid Gere Deoen Tth street, Intelligencer Bi EVER simce the sewing machine was invent @ many attempts have been made to construct a first-class ‘Wilson ine companies —— the credit of bavi succeeded in attaining ol cLean Company has pro- Hoor Skiers of the best material, made to always a assortment on hand; Ne pricey aC. Bava Hoop order, and sold at reasonab! Skirt Factory, 7thstreet, Cavtion—Beware te Tees Se St THE FINEST BUILDING LOTS iN THE MARKET! @25 BACK AY BE PAID -FOR AT $1 A MONTH: ONLY TWENTY MINUTES FROM THE CITY ‘Takes place at Huntington. Car Fare but 11 Cents Per Day! ‘Taxes All Paid to Include 1873. ‘Two Large Public Parks in Centre! OF Ponr, tx sod Bight Rem balt to order Ba-Tithe Perfectly Clear and Rd ufo Aib VULL InFORuS zt Ho, 617 SEVENTH STREET, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE BEN. M. PLUMB, Proprietor, eir Treatise on the Georgetown Advertisements. COST! AT COST!) At . FOR THIRTY DAYS, The entire stock of the G Lom, aud-lm 73 oR LADIES’, GENTS AND Citi bess chet! CLOTHING, LDREN r OOTS, SHOES. ete..at L CRADWOEL 17200 mares. Georgetown. Note il fee ae a attended {2. —— or Washington to. oct ly “apionrrs Line W leaves EVERY MORNING » fre her wharl, foot of Hirsircet te MOUNT VERNON and ects Al ALL, stopping at a! intermediate landings. ging and canine, i : ‘apply op board to Captain hoe SKF ore : JAMES SYKES, 3729 __ General Superintendent, Willard * Hotel. EW EXPRESS LINE, VIA CANAL, orerees Pl PRIA. ALEXAN! AVA. WASD EA CTOR AND GEORURTUWN, D.C. wns. Gay from jon ‘barv = 8. SRD AY at oN galls 7 val > ‘ater street, Georgetown, WEDNES vet at x ASRS TIE, 22 wane street fick a - dria, Va. WM. CLYDE & Wares DRIRGE § Co 00.,14 North Wharves the = ae Fr ___ eat U, © MAIL ROUTE TO NORFOLK. = Steamer Lady ef the Lake, comm at Nerfolp the Seaboard an weeth the Bea 4 Koanoke Ki oa ise Me or Monday. May let the Steamer ee iF jet, er Li THE LAKE. carrying the Unive fed leave wharf, foot, ry Monday. Wakes ‘and Friday. at tie ork leave Norfulk Taeetay Thurwlay ant Saeehee Srna it Pa r'D. Groner, Pa Sas. to Alexandri: or Satond Fort Wastingte joat and Fortress round trip, ; round trip) apeiy LE ERS iL EVERY WEDNESDA Pied ar URDAY TO AND FRO: NEW YORK AND GLASGOW, Caning at to land Maile and Passengers. The: of thie favorite tas are cuilt exmoene: for the A Passenger trade, wid Hacd prin every feerce with at Tse ER modern ‘calculated to in sure the safety, comfort, and convenience of PS Te wn Cerrency RPOOL AS. <DON- ERPOOL AND LONDOW. om Passane Ri To Grasctw? fete at reduced rates. For further partio lars apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS Bowl. ing Green, N.Y. or to ES. SMITH. 225 Pen vania avenue, WILLIAMSON & OU., 1449 street. . Washington, D.C. mike 6m’ OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. Hereafter the Fine St &. 0. KNIGET and JOHN GIBSON, will make regslnr Weekly trips between NEW YORK: AL GRORGETOWN, po lida AS ORG + a8 follo from Pier 39, Bast River. « _Jeli-tf__3.. W. THOMPSON, President. B LAKE SUPERIOR. THE UNION STEAMBOAT COMPANY AND ATLANTIC, DULUTH AND PACIFIC LINE kt sicamers METEOR, INDIA, NTI EWRENAW, AnOTI ST. PAUL = ne and Detroit at 10 Mondays Mor BULUT: SUPERIOR PORTS. Connections are made at Duluth with the Lake Sn- pertor and Mississipg! Railroad to St. Paul. aid all Minnesota. Northern Wisconsin. and Iowa, for the Bed m. daily (except Sundaye 'H and intermediate LAKE acursion Tickets af greatly reduced ratet, wi feraed by all principal railroads Paul by’ Foute returning via ail rail. 1 Rail Rout 3 ‘and Duluth. ‘During the mouthe of June, Jal CURSIOn TRIPs will be made via tl the Silver mines, Fort Wil- tie, 6 nd Pettage, : Grand Porjage, he further information, t as Pe paren CK Gen Agent, Butalo. N. ¥, E.T. EVANS. Manager A.D & P. Line, S.D. CALDWELL, Gen? Manager U. 5. Co, tuth.s3m HORTEST AND QUICKEST via the Hichwona Padoncisbun and Potomac Line —Steamers lea: Seventh street Wharf, twice dail; Gop, B.m. excepted.) at 7a. m. and p.m. OMery 9 Pennsylvania avenne. myk tf SEWING MACHINES. Wittoox « cin : SEWING MACHINE AGENCY. THE SIMPLEST AND LESS Liasy 2 GET OUT OF OKDER. le ‘Agency at CHAS. BAUM'S CORSET AND HOOPSKIRT FACTORY, _jelday Tth street, Intelligencer Building. ‘TS= Flomence IMPROVED NOISELESS LOCK-STITCH FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. Saving exclusively the Self- Adjusting Shuttle T Feed; thus suabiing the opers- to fasten seains when desired. Machines std on Monthly Instat of 810. Other machines taken ents tmexchange. Aliso, REPAIRING done promptly. S11 Pennsylvania avenue, aplis* © Between 6th streete. MEYSTONE SEWING MACHINE is THE BEST MACHINE EVER CONSTRUCTED, Call at the office, 711 MARKET SPACE, and examine it, Sold en monthly inetalments of Tea. lars. E. B. ELLICUT & CO mbl0-ly Ag LOAN OFFICE: (A808 WASHINGTON LOAN OFFICE AND SALESROOM, 914 Penna. ave., bet. 9th and 10th sts., sonth side. mort privet ‘Office in thie city. M. of riptious, wt the lowest rates in the The aber bough: for CARH ———e ‘from 7a. m. 0 m. joate enirnmre from the hall Te SAVE OR NOT TO SAVE, THAT IS THE QUESTION. READ THIS: Fort 8cr1it, Dacotan TeRertory, July 8.1571. ir. 2 eae: Pi send me by mail §° worth of ye Collars and Newel we ge od Faces vou sont before gery entiveesticteering, a; Glosed hind $3 for gonts'and 25 conte for postage. SW wes. MARY EB. SMITH. T reostve onders constantly for these nnsnrpasea heer Linen Collareaod Cults, aud bave just rece ed . su, La po By COLLARS and two pairs reversitje CUFFS: Also, #00 Work and Traveli: g BASKETS st $2 AIRS, beautiful Silk’ai re ‘c.. all of which. ERe’sS on SILVEERE BROADWAY, NEW YORK, ‘Will Reopen under new managemens AUGUST 220, For the reception of Guests, STRAW, LINEN, AXD BAMBOO BATS. ¥ HATS, CAPS, AND TPE ULES re