Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-21
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OF COLUMBIA ~ = of ne HIsrklg'
ar ,bs' Asas- tfsyf. the STIR Dir Nays, plan
,uI ~. GOV" 81 ;spon OF the laws Of the Di.irict
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=, SAC. 20. Anl be- il fzfsGsr ssae,,ae Tia,
TIE Prssideut Of fhe 0aited States IL hereby
,aathoIis- d to appoint Two persons, learned In
iss, IT, re.ise s,aPii'y, digvs;. and csdily the
laws OF sid Dis riot, and ais, ,As fulss And
principles uf prsstice, Of piendint.. OF sy.
dsncs, and cohvetanling, A. d also add there,o
aad coi,fy sech laxsef ite seae of Maryi ,v ~
~ msy 10 applicable to the cirsdfns mes and
eon1 TO-. OF sad Lfstrict; Aud the s,,d cod.
sA.ii os cvnsirpc ed scc,rdilp 10 "A .sun,.
ostnnd an ps xpressed In iansua 70 eo,.c;,s
auu p "o AID, far a. possible. BE- made I o.
understanding OF = person OF ordinar,
s'sIIfert DC and tducatitn; and II shslI cor
ND Is fall and particular tndex 20 III ia c.n
Ssnse' and the preparation of tina ii 90 10
so"H oe made under the ,upeI inreod enc. .y,d
lewiston OF he Attorney Geuer.l Of the IJni,eS
&s, ana as the sumo ersg esses shall be
pm "a, nuaer bis direc nn; :, nd tie lid cod
eaen % paid for their servic. on,
'ne treasury OF the U.ited Stat, q. At the
1s tnous'nd dollars . yese.,; And
tse boArd of Aldermen and Con mon Counc;,
OF tss city OF Washington may together eide,
SVo com Petent persons, anG iEe board ri Al.
aesuen and Counci' Of Georgetown m ~ eiec,
~a compei eht peIs1ns. ard the levy cnur, OF
we coubts Ut Washir G on may elect one Gam.
p tent person which pc sobs toys; her ,h.Il
compose = esaFd, to consider, "a 7conv.nis,
A-ons, the ProtisiUns Ut .said code. a. il m. =
% spared; and any th &c of said person,
sns4. Coz sti,ntea qu0lum OF G aid board: 81
ssio code, or such provisions thereof Is
ss.y % approved oy majority of Said bsard.
uah De adopted, aud become the law Of "a
nstf'ct, Us hereinafter provided. And itxh, II
be the duty OF the sail persons who NAV he
appointed 70 codify The said laws, TO attend,
eou ais the s.rd Attssns1 General mfattv attend
%1s meetings If said board, tsexplain he sey.
efsi PROVISIONS Of the said code And when
zoe said co1e and the ponyisions thereof shall
nave been ad ,pred ny the SAID boar.i. or bv .
majority thereof, they snali cerrifyd the In M
70 the President Of the United Stat, 8. wn{
sasl' tnere If the Same be appro ed b,,
VIM. eau q It to be- paSlishsd in q hest and
SSonyealent- form, to- be su5stsniia I
oouna saa shs shaft Cause oan sufic,en.
n Ambef OF y0lumes Of tho sid node- sr 40
pr ntet aud bound az may be cessary for the
snap % distr,bu ion Of the same among the
" fPie az said lhstr ct, and f,r the pI sserya
Son o. said ccde; AID a copy thereof shah e
.aIAisned 10 eveHy justice OF the peace -aad
oSery Judge, to each court, to each cleik, OF
1Aid court 70 each coroner. to said lew cnu.t.
10 each public Ssh ,ol. 10 each D jbIic iI;b,syy
70 each public depar tmento Of government. aud
10 me mayors and each Of the counsils ii
Warrington and Geo getown, to be by ,hl N
xeP and carefully preserved, and ira sferrei
p'aell several SUCCESSORS in ofiseN 1lAnd tie
ssid code SO dsposited with said clerks ci
. urls and Justices OF the peare shall at all
:. mes De ofea In their several Offices for the
irspec-fon and information of the d. or,,.e of
ssId District, and Others who may assire to
consult the same. And when the said code
saall be printed and dis rinutei, The Pre- .idept
OF me Uni'ed o,aies sha by his procl am q.
ton declare the same to oe ia free from the
day OF ihe date thereof, ss the law of ne sairt
District ut Columbia; and the same, wh-n so
proclaimed. shall there eff or be and remain as
ucn, without ally further &C or proceedings
70 foat Hect, until altered or Iep- lied tyltSe
Congrsss Of the United S ates And the Der.
s'ns Tho nsy compose said board, Or such of
fnsm as may act on the same, sha,l be paid
out OF he treasury If the United st ties rex
s'nabie conpens stion TO- the same, sccordise
% tao time employed By them, respectively,
upon the Sane -
Sric 81. Had b. 1t f,sythey enacted. That
al LAWS contrary 10, or Inconsistent with, III.
Pro"i'ions herenf, De, sBd the same are herehy,
forever repealed and ibis act al tsks etfe; Il
son De IN force from and after the ~ day
W next, ensuing The passage thereof
CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED Rlrs.LIn the
Criminal Court yesIsrdsy. William Dant was
eonsic'ed ct an attempts to commit rape on a
fsspectable married lady named Mrs Eliza
Ann Fernsndis, whose res deuce is near Peters.
cuTg, VI GINA ltsppeared by the 90 imouy
thai on the morning Vt the i4ih Of February.
1862, at u niinikhi, che arrive.i in the eli '
m tho eany mail boat, and that she hired =
hack q ON ant to convey her to hotel -
Dant, however. instead OF driving her where
sac desired. ok her out 7th street. nearly as
far rs he Cross Keys where the brutal atrempt
Vas made 10 violate her person. Findips tb at
Ne could not succeed in his h.llish ----.p.e. he
Seft her on the road aud hesriessly drove i n
with his back, leaving her almost he pless 10
ina ots Ant place frum the city. Having NO
other Ieso.irce, To q arted5nsd walked into
town; but 20 soon. that she net no boron ON
the ~ay. or saw q light until che came to the
City Post 0Hice, abe e some Of the clsr k. were
Up earl srrai ging he naiis. She ,ucceeded
In sttr& ting their attention, and told them of
me Dor IDLE on rage attsnp ed by Dant, when
MT Clark. an GtL6ehs Vt the establishment
Kindly offered her home and shelter at bis
house Here she s"p r, covered through the
kind attentions Of Mr. Clark aud his family;
q ID the officers lot being able to arrest Dams,
taen, sbe returned - her home A sho time
since DsnL venture ed to shew himse in Wash.
ing on, whom The police got on his track and
Secured him. Afer hes, il z the testimony
pretty much in substance rs above giyeD-the
j Try had no fhculfy in finding HIM guilty:
when Judge Crawford immediately sentenced
hiia 10 four years confinement in the pefiitsr.
tary- 1t is sail that punishment viii sooner
or later overtake The wicked" and the remark
IA nj lu I'D
. Penalty not any tor severe for the O. line
cO@mitted. NGs, Fern ardis j. quite a pleas
ant, modest AMI respecta BILE looking lady, PRO.
baby OF abou. TWEEN y Ave years of age. she
went through the painful ordeal Of ri, ing the
obno1ious testimony with marked ploprirty.
Boy ~ SEARCH OF HIS AUNr-Charles Wat.
SON by Of II or Is years # axe, and Who
has mad, bis way from North Carroll "a b,
Walking slmo ttbe entire dista nee, and is now
IN the in6rmiry, wishes TO 6ud bis alpt.
whose NINE Is Emily Bon Lie doss not know
whs Der sne ever married or hit ANY on.
AnoVf" 81 Nued per-"n ~Oult confer an aci
q char y BY leaving informs. iuu u. thu ufice
TINS New C,Tn+Ltc CATHEDRAL On Spr
day morning ! 10. the Rev. Mr. O'foo;e au
bounced that u, Vas the IN entlou l., coameuc.
tbs nss Cathedral If the Sic rupoDis eaIly
nest >p Ing II is TO be bui on the lot front
los on 10th street, The dimensions to be more
Il ems va than any ehursh building in the
ii y. anil is said nat four years viii be CON,
,amed in the xoik
MIsIxToaMED We wers mi.i1f ,rmad YES
e.tsy ~ 10 the name of the lady that p.e
tented the American q * 10 the L,oerry Clue
It Wss Miss Susan Kelly who performed the