The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-12
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The NEW Cry COUNCILS met at their respective cham.
bers in the City Hail. at ten O'clock The former officers
wsrs elected w President 81 ths BoIaa 2, a,rer inc
Keiber, President OF the Board OF Common Council,
silss H CLERK Richard Barry Messs .n n, Jacob
ed joint resolution to the effect that committee be APP
pointed inquire whether the power Of the Corporation
S tie Rail
road Company certain privileges IN the location q the rail-
engrossed and approved precise language ilwaspub
lished The privilege TO fix depot Is granted ior thirty
law designated square in west for that purpose, when
from the Board OF Aldermen; but as published
reads "eash Messrs, Wilson and Towers, commended,
therefore, that no such law that published in the
papers passed. Mr. Mairy replied that the square
@ was sufficiently explicit and Mt French N re,al,p
and unit otheririse directed by CoHgresa. Mr. Towers
remarked that the substitution oithe word east ior
Of road Finally, committee was appointed TO inquire
into the verbal error.
crack the railroad Mr. Dow offered resolution. which
laid the table for the present follows That the
pend all action under the joint resolutions in relation TO
The change Of the Baltimore and Washington Railroad
| OF the Councils
In both branches, resolutions passed to appoint
| standing committeeman the Fire Department
The CAaAr-In the Board Of Aldermen. yesterday, Mr.
Wilson offered aresouton requiring the Board Of Control
stop further proceedings in cleaning out the Canal until
that the people of second much opposed to
the work at this time and that II oud not be suspended
they would rise In and prevent further progress.
The resolution referred to the Board OF Control
| GOLD DoLLARs--We understand that, on the last pay
day al the Navy Yard large number Of these pieces were
| dealt out 10 the workmen.
PIcuicsParties every day 20 upon these excursions
On Wednesday, the scholars attached to the Foundry
Church intend spending the day at Custis's Spring.
CHOLERA "A preacher in Of the pupis on Sunday,
said that had been that the number
any country where cholera ragged greater than
where il did not exist for the reason, il supposed that
| cholera took the place Qi other diseases. e.
FIGHr took place Sunday evening" Mr. Purdy'
lumber Office, First street, Pennsy
between white and black man, aud while ladies' and
| gentlemen retiring from the Capitol constable
named Brown, were informed, came up but had moi
the a disposition to arrest the belgerents, and
merely warned them 10 depart in peace-a pretty way
surely, to discharge the duties OF his office
| The Councils met In joint convention and, committee
having been appointed examine the return Of the
for Collector Register, and Surveyor they performed that
duty and reported that Tor tile first office Mr. Andrew Roth
well had received majority of votes; the ond w
| J. NIcCormick for the third, C. b. Cliskey.
And an adjournment aiterward took place until the 4t
Monday Of June instant.
SENT TO THE PRSITEsTiARy. On Sunday, Jacob Shug
ter convicted OF stealing the government Jewels and young
Slone found guilty Of passing counterfeit money were
veyed To the Peniteniiary.