Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-19

| certain bills.
letter was received from z Richards. sec
ret Try of the American Association for the
Advancement of Education which was read
Mr.. Newman moved to take up joint resolu
| tlon authorizing the suspension of the adver
tisement of the sale Of property for taxes or
Pennsylvania avenue from 18th to 26th streets
The joint resolution was rejected.
The bill for the relief of John Cation was
taken up and passed
MT McCauley introduced q joint resolution
making an application to Congress to improve
virginia avenue; passed.
Mr.. Dom INTRODUCED resolution rendering
the Council Chambers to the American Asso-
citation for the advancement of education for
purpose of holding Its meetings. which was
unanimously passed
On motion of Mr.. Duncanson the bill to pay
for certain printing, was taken up, when
Mr.. Bamberger moved the following amend.
ment:
That the Mayor be, and he is hereby au-
thorized to contract with the American Organ
IA newspaper published in the city Of Wash
ington) for the publication Of the proceedings
Of the Board of Aldermen and Common Coun-
Gil, provided the same shall not exceed the
sum of one hundred dollars per annum
And be at further enacted, That the Mayor
be authorized to contract also with the same
newspaper for the publication of all other
matters which may. from tins to time, be or
dered to be published, including all advertise
ments and tax-sales, provided the same shall
be charged for according to the established
rates of the paper for advertising.
Upon this amendment, the yeas and nays
were asked, and, being taken, was decided in
the Acknowledgements 16, nays 3, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Newman, Kelly, Dom, Plant,
Walker, j W. Davis, Ball, Clements Kill.
mon, McCauley, Cross, Ruff, Stewart, Smith.
Bamberger, and President
Nays-Messrs. Barr, Duncanson, and Gill
And the Board adjourned till Tuesday, the
18th instant
DID HIM BRowN-A very worthy young
gentleman who bears the name Of Ross Kemp,
Esq yesterday arrived in Washington from
his home on the verdant Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia. He at once started out sight sssing,"
and after gaping ever the curiosities in the
Patent Office for some time, gentleman Intro.
duced himself to him and offered to chaperon
him around among the note worthy objects of
the Federal city. So they started for the
Washington Monument There they picked
up third worthy creature, who, after while,
proposed the "patent safe" game, which Mr.
Eastern Shore bid ut to the tune of twenty FIVE
dollars. The scamp with the safe, after get
ting the money into his possession, went of,
u,
highly indignant at the outrageous manner ia
which his new found friend had been swindled.
The latter, in obedience to the advice of the
former, waited for his return in vain until his
patience was exhausted. On going to his
quarters, he received jeers from his friends in.
stead of sympathy. Fer the credit of the
Eastern Shore, they begged him quietly to
pocket his loss, but his griet was too great so
of il got to the Star The thieves
generously left him four dollars His purpose
was to have spent week here, but be must
nov iorego it, we presume. Our advice is,
that he shall step into our Office, and sub,
scribe forthwith for the Weekly Star. He
cannot make a better investment out Of the
tour dollars go generously left in his pocket.
In view OF the fact that he may hereafter again
venture from home
A SAD CAsE.-The visitors to the guard
house this morning witnessed a sad case. It
appears that an old man named ConnelI. in
asslng along our streets, saw his wife in
the charge Of an officer, who was conveying
nor to the workhouse, to which she had been
committed on account of some misdemeanor;
upon ascertaining how matters stood, he in
1uced the officer TO return TO the guard house
v here he paid costs, and had her DISCHARGED,
Connell, IL the presence of a number of ner-
sons, declared he was from that time out for
ever done with his wife. She was the cause
of the troubles Of bis old age instead Of being
TO him help meet and comforter. The man.
ner In which he told his griefs with quivering
lip and fearful eye, touched the hearts of those
who heard him. He rejected all propositions
to take the erring wife homo, saying he never
would live with her again
They we're both taken to the watch house
The night previous for disturbing the neigh.
sorhood in which they live Connell is 81
years old, and his wife about so.
CRIMINAL CoURr-United States vs. Caspar
oeibel, tried yesterday for an attempt at rape
On a child three years old. Key for prosecu-
ton and Radcliffe for defence. Acquitted.
United States VS. negro John Kelly, alias
Callas, larceny. Mason for prisoner. Not
guilty.
United States w. negro James Butler lar.
'eny. Mason for defence. Guilty
United States VS.. Isaac B. Crook, larceny.
Pleaaants for accused. Guilty, but rec)m.
mended TO the mercy of the Court.
To-day, Kitty Matthews, charged with lar
,eny, was found guilty. Moran for accused
Stephen F. Lucas, charged with forgery,
was being t:ied whom We went to press. He
appears for himself assisted by MI. Radcliffe
IN law points.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-Ih case of Nelson vs.
Cornell, petition for fire edom, was in progress
o'day. Both parties are colored
SELDEN WITHKRS.-The w Washington cor.
respondent of the Alexandria Sentinel saws
GA friend Of mine b ad $4,70O deposited
With the concern known as the Exchange
Sank; and on failing to get his money here
attached the property of John Withers in St.
4ouis, Missouri The property attached, is
probably worth from forty to fifty thousan d
lollars, and as it cannot be assigned while the
attachment il upon it, it will give others an
opportunity to recover their just dues IN
lerstand venerable and distinguished old
older, and now an esteemed Senator, has
Os. large amount by misplaced confidence
q the same concern"
PIPELAYING We notice that the workmen
# the Gas Company have started a new job
If ditching for laying pipe. They began at
he corner of Seventh street and the Avenue,
md continued down Seventh street toward the
ANAL. The gas is being carried to every sec.
ion of the city-the frost in the earth, nor the
eason creates any obstacle to tho workmen.
he greatest objections are the mud, the length
t time the bitches are open, and the pave
nents being removed