Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-14

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The following memorial is being circulated in
the different Wards of our city for signers, to
be presented to Congress at an early day
We are sure that great portion OF what the
memorial asks for will be acceptable to nine
tenths of our voters. No one can, with the
least shadow of reason, object to the part ask.
ing for q change In the time of voting and tha
establishment of precincts in the different
Wards. We commend the memorial to the al.
tention of our readers -
To the Senate and House of Renresen,o,;u,. : ~
OH'fed sfdfcsi me undersigned, citizens of Wash,
lhGtoh civ, lnpietc congress to amend its char
Ut ~ os pos of fieeung alus municipal officers
| authorities shall divide the Wards of The otv into
TWO VI more election districts 80 that all the votes
ias DC .akeh conveniently in one day; and that the
Votes shaii ne required to vOte rira roce
Inc recent election in this CITY has demonstrated
e Necessity or these amendments TO enable all lis
sLens ~ cast tner votes and then TO detect aud
| coliee' nose which are illegal. Under the present
system ii an illegal vote is rut into the halo, hoy
cannot be corrected, because no one (exeent the
person who gave NJ can know for whom if was
| gwen, ana MS testimony would not be worthy of
@ bul when a illegal vote is cast ripa pocc
can &c corrected al any time thereafter by striking
tue name OF the voter from the poll-book and de-
| Quoting his vote from the aggregate.
WASHINGTON ENrERPRIsE-In the notices
OF Washington enterprise that appear from
i
| omit mention Of the new cooperaee that has
| been lately started at the foot of K and cor
| ner OF I'D streets, where the process Of barrel
making Is carried on by machinery. instead of
| the old fashioned method, by manual labor.
Inc advantages of this improved plan are,
tnat ten barrels can be made by machinery in
the time required to make one The Machine.
ry, which is very ingenious, is the Invention
OF Mr.. Trupp, to whom a silver medal was
gwen at the Crystal Palace Industrial Exhibit
ton for his invention. The machinery is set
In motion by 20 horse power engine, from the
mandatory OF Mulholland, Baltimore.
HE LARGE CAKE.-That cake-we mean
the large cake at the fair of the NJ F. Chur,h
South, lately held at Odd-Fellows' Hall-was
presented on Monday afternoon to the chill.
dren OF the Protestant Orphan Asylum. It
seems that it was originally selected by par
" OF gentlemen at the Fair to be presented to
the Ward that gave the largest number of
votes to the ticket headed by Mr. Toyers's
name. The Seventh Ward gained the prize,
and it was determined to transmit il To the
Protestant Orphan Asylum Capt. John Z.
Smith was commissioned to present it, and
very pretty ceremony took place, in which the
children formed very interesting part.
SALES OF REAL EsrATE-The following
sales were effected yesterday: Abrick house
consisting OF two stories and basement, with
the lot, having "a feet inches front and 1877
feet inches deep, containing altogether 3, II2
square feet of ground, situated on reservation
A, Missouri avenue, near the Canal, was sold |
by Messrs. Green 4 Scott, to Mr. Michael !
McDermott, for S3,242. The property be-
longed to Mr.. W. Bird
On the same day. Mr.. Mcclure sold lot No.
L, IN square 555, at the corner of south d and
Sd streets, on the Island and containing
10000 square feet, to f. II. Pendleton, ESQ
at l9 cents per square foot.
METROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUrE.-
The election of officers of the above named
excellent and praiseworthy institution will
take place this evening. The managers have
put out poster calling upon those connected
with it to come forward and exert themselves
This has been done In consequence of the in.
difference that is felt by its members towards
Its management, two previous attempts to OBJ |
tain quorum for business purposes having
proved abOrtiVe.
The WEATHER.-We were visited Yesterday
afternoon with heavy shower of rain, but to.
day the sun shines as gloriously as ever These
alternaaons OF rain and sunshine promise well
for the future hopes of the harvester Vege
tation has certainly been very luxuriant dur
ing the past two months with these changes
OF rain and heat, nor have we had lately to
complain of dusty streets, for this latter cir
cumstance we are however partly indebted to
the watering Of the streets by the carts
A CAUTION 4esterday morning, strange
man, genteely dressed, called at Mr.. Morrises
house In the Northern Liberties, during his
absence, and told the servant that he had been
sent by the above gentleman for his watch.
coat and umbrella The servant, however
suspeeting something wrong, declined deliver
Ing them up, and made movement as if to
call Mr. Morrlse's brother, when the man ran
OF, and has not since appeared
The MARINE BAND.-The marine band will
play this afternoon on the grounds in front of
the Capitol, under the leadership of the con-
ductor of the band, Mr.. Ponce Among other
pieces, they will likewise execute Jullien's
well known Sleigh Polka
For CoURr:-Wm. Quigley was held to bail
for Court by Justice Goddard for three cases
of assault on Zach Beach, Henrietta, Beach.
and a cOlOred man named Jno Dalton.
FALSE ALARH.-The alarm of fire last pbt
originated in the 9Th Ward The companies
were out early; discovered the hoax and re
turned quietly to their houses with their ap-
paratus- ~,
CORRECT YOUR OWN CHILDREx.-Marv o.
tain Birch, for an assault on a daughter of Jno.
MeDeyitt. Inform parents of the misconduct
Of children, but keep your hands off,
FooT RAcE.-Quite an interesting race came
OIL this morning on Louisiana avenue, near 9th
street. The parties were runaway negro
and a number of officers and others who were
near at the time. 1t was amusing to see the
display of ground and lofty tumbiing'' about
the old lumber piles during the race. The
negro was captured and sent to Jail to be re-
claimed by his owner.
WATCH RErURNs.-The only name on the
watch report this morning, was Ann Caho
charged with street walking. She was dis
missed this morning. N.
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
GIoRaEfowH, June IA, 1854
The new notes of our Corporation, of the de-
nomination of five, six, and seven dollars. are
beginning to make their appearance, and to
circulate quite freely among our own and the
citizens of the surrounding country. The do.