Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-19
improvement Of the Potomac The follow
ing are tho resolutions Of the Corporation on
this important subject

! PoScu vi tnEtS members OF tho Board OF Al
dermen, and four members of the Board OF
common Conucil, be appointed to take into
| consideration the condition Of the channel OF
the Potomac river. That the committee thus
| appointed shall devise plan for the improve
/ mcnt Of the channel of the Potomac, and
/ submit the same for the adoption OF this Cor
| poration at as early day as practicable; and
| upon the adoption of plan the committee
| be requested TO urge the Committees on the
| District of Columbia in the two Houses of
| Congress TO take such measures to carry out
| the plan as in their judgment may seem right
| and proper.
! RcsofreG, That the same committee be in
.tructed to inquire into the condition of the
| channel of and far across the mouth of the
! Eastern Branch, and the means best calcula-
! ted to remove SAID bar.
| Messrs. Easily, Pepper, Bamberger, and
Morgan were appointed the committee on the
part of the Board of Common Council; and
Messrs. French, Borrows, and Reed on the
part of the Board of Aldermen
EIerafton of GrecnoWGh's last iStatur.-
Boatswain Welmuth, with his hardy crew of
riggers. have fully sccured purchase for
raising the new statue of the lamented Green
ough to its position, opposite that of Persico's
on the east front of the Capitol and while
many are reading this the principal part of
the work is being elevated. 1t represents
strong Indian stayed by the Herculean arm of
an American from some savage act, which
will more fully appear when the whole group
is seen. Mr.. Wilmuih has the whole charge
of the derrick and raising, and there is cverv
assurance that he will perform the work salts
faetorily, and no mistake. 1t will take all of
next week before Mr.. Mills can have all the
portions of the group put together, so as to
give any idea of the great production of his
brother artist. Numbers of people visit the
work daily.
dFrsSfs.-For weeks past our merchants and
residents upon the avenue have been suffering
from petty thieves who have taken aYay MANY
articles OF value, jcwely, etc, at various times
BurglGries have also been committed and the
perpetrators remained unknown, until one dav
this week, when the matter was laid before
the police firm of Cox 4 Reese, who have been
engaged, and with some success, in fcrreting
out the offenders. Several arrests have been
made, and portion of the stolen articles re-.
covered. The persons arrested will remain
naneless for the present, at the request of the
officers. The parties arrested are mere chill
drcn.
The Sad accident Yesterday.-Mrs. Mack.
who met with the accident yesterday at the
tearing down of the wall of Mr. Richard Wal
lach's building on Louisiana avenue. by the
wall falling on her, is in a critical condition
at the 1nfirmary to-day, but it is reported
that she may recover. There was laborer
under the wall when it fell, who was consid
erably injured, and the other men at work
made a narrow escape.
The woman was picking up broken laths at
the time of the accident, which had scarcely
occurred before DR.. Miller, of the Navy Yard
who was riding by at the time, went to their
assistance. He left them in the care of other
physicians
Theatrical Erhibition-W learn that tn
exhibition in Georgetown last evening, given
for the benefit of Miss Kate Reynolds, by the
members of the Dramatic Association of that
place was very interesting, and was much ap-
plauded by the audience. Master H. W. Stu
art, 1t is said, met with great favor, and we
are assured by one who processes to know
something of what should be applauded or
condemned in the performances of an actor.
that this young gentleman is one of the most
promising amateurs he has ever seen upon the
stage
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morning, by gentleman aware of the fact.
that the funeral of the man kiehl. who died
suddenly last week, wa. under the direction.
and at the expense of his employer, Mr.. W.
Fl. Winter, who determined that his workman
should have respectable funeral, if the ex-
pense had to be borne by himself
attempt at SHicide.-Yesterday, young
man, Mr.. J. /. Ward, in a fl of insanity. made
an attempt to end his existence by cutting his
throat with razor. We are informed that
his throat is severely lacerated The success
Of his undertaking was prevented by the time
ly arrival of some of the family He cut and
otherwise .jured his uncle who ATTEMPTED to
get the razor from him. He is confined in
Jail in order to be sent to the lunatic asylum
when sufficiently recovered
Watch Ret"rns.-James Dungee colored.
got drunk yesterday and laid down in the
street. Officer Martin went to him, and find
ing him unable to walk, got wheelbarrow and
wheeled him to the guard house He was sent
to the workhouse for sixty days, by Justice
Grubb. lie was charged with stealing 50 43
from sick man; but there not being suffi
cient proof, he was disposed of according to
law.
u The company authorized to con-