Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-12
STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

"HotEsALE AND RETAIL LrouoR DEaLERs.-T
ae' d passed by the city Councils to license, tax,
ana regulate wholesale Dealers provides that after
the nfst day of November next the arntia tax upon
license to sell spiriiuous and fermepted LIQUORS,
wines, cordals, and all intoxicating liquors in oaa
titles less than pint, by wholesale or retail. shall
be forty dollars where the animal AVERAGE anonnt
OF capital invested IN the business Of the person or
persons applying for such license is under one thou
sah9 ao,ars, forty i've dollars; where il is thou,
sau collars or over, and under two thousand dollars
my dohars; where it is two thousand dollars
over, ana under four thousand doaIs, fifty five dol
fars where it is four thousand dollars and over and
uhdef sax thousand dollars, sixty dollars where il
Is SIX Thousand dollars or over, and under nine thou
SAND dollars, seventy dollars; where Il is nine thOi
sand dollars or over, and under twelve thousand
dollars eighty dollars where it is twelve thonsa,
cellars or over, and under fifteen thousand dollars
ninety dollars; where il is fifteen thousand dollars
or over, and under eighteen thousand dollars. one
hundred doiiars VIII. re it is eighteen thousand All
lars or over, and under twenty-five thousand dollars
one hundred AMI fve dollars; and where the CAPT
tai invested amounts to over twenty-five thousand
dollars the Tax shall be hundred and ten dollars
These several rates Of taxes shall be paid TO the cor
pofauon by the persons applying for such licenses
" iurther provides that persons taking out such
ncenses shall give good security to the amout of 900
esch that they shall not violate the law and as we
stated yesterday, prohibits the selling or perissios
to sell any liquors TO be drank on the premises the
Penslly oelns the same as for selling without a
ncrnse- we gave yesterday the yeas and naye in
the beard OF Aldermen on the passage of the ba-
those IN the Board of Common Council were. yea, -
Messrs. Newman, C. A. Davis, Barr, Plant, Dnln.
nakei, Duneanson, Ball, Clements, Busey, Cribs,
BaimheIger, Gill, Davis, (Prssident1 Nays.hIessr-
= Davis and killmOn. The act OF Octoben3l
io, so far as it conflicts is inconsistent with This
&C ACT, repealed MIR. Bonows, Alderman from the
Third Ward, is the author of this bill Among the
act, were Messrs- Samuel Bacon g. Co.. and Messrs
Thomas Parker & Co. We have moi ascertained
y. e, whether The Mayor has or has not signedt
oSD rARAps-CoSTRIBUTIoNs TO THE MDH-
uMENr.-The staff and other officers of the Wash
lngton Regiment met at the dwelling of Major Ba5
con, a few evenings since, and resolved to have a
Iu parade on Thursday next the anniversary Off
battle of Yorktown The order for the nara3e sfo
exercise and revfev gwen in ntefience m orders
from Brig zen. Weighman, the companies 10 racef
In 'front.' OF the City Hall, at 10 O'Clock, a. M The
says: my
''On this occasion the Legion will be presented TO
his Exceiiency the President the United Statesfor
review; after which IL will march in column TO ihe
Nailonai washington Monument, around which il
VIII form in circle, and, after military salutation
every ofhcer and volunteer in the Legion will BID al
lorded an opportunity 10 record his name as 6pn-
hlbufor TO the erection of this monument in s6ch
amount as each. Judging for himself, can conve-
niently afford 10 give. Thus will the Legion ANTE
heart and hand with patriot ic fi,rvor to coplneno
rate the anniversary of a day on which the Ameri-
can troops, aided by Lafayette and the French ainy
ana navy, all under the lead of Washington, broke
the last link in the chain of despotic mower and
cleared the American soil for The unencun,bered
growth OF that noble tree of liberty, repose quietly
under whose ample shade is the night of every Amer
lean cltzen. The names so registered will acquire
night TO be preserved together, and remembered as
contribution of Legion of freemen to the coHse-
Grafton OF monument to endure for ages in me mo-
~ OF him who was First in war, first in peace and
hrst IN the hearts of his countrymen.'n. /,
IsRAELrTIsH FEAST OF THE TaBERyAcLE4In
remembrance of the departure of their ancestors
from Egypt, for the Land of Canaan passing throbgh
the desert for forty years. the Israees commended
its eomnemoration on Friday evening last and Held
Saturday and Monday as days of holy Ccnyocatbn
Inc ordinance relative to this festival is thus ire
corded in the Holy Bible:
lon the nineteenth day of this seventh month
snail be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven DAYS
unto the Lord, &C., sc. And We shall take Iup,o
your elves on the first day the fruit of the ttee
Hadar, Cltron,) branches of Palm trees and abe
Dougns Of the Myrtle tree and Willows of the brook
anc We shall rejoice before the Lord your God seten
days, ans We shall keep il as feast unto the Ibrd
seven days In the year; it shall be statute forever
throughout your generations; in the seventh month
IL. IaDeruacleS1 81 all
ye dwell seven days; all that are IsraeIites born
snail dwell In booths, order that your generatiDu.
may know that caused the children of Israel to
dwell In booths, when L brought them forth Out of
the land ofEgypt; am the Lord your God !, In COM
piiance with this divine Injunction, though ordaihe
upwards OF I'VE thousand years ago, the IsTaeIites
throughout the world hallOw this day with the utmost
sdncuty Zach congregation has Tabernacle erect
cd contiguous TO iheIr Synagogue, in which the con
gregauons, after their service, assemble and enjoy
Inc feast. The palm branch, citron, myrtle, and
willow OF the brook, used in the Synagogue ser
vice.
"A WAsHIsGToNIAN IN MELEE IN BALr1MoRE-
An ARRAY occurred yesterday near the Eighteenth
Ward polls, Baltimore, in which Mr.. David Brother
ton OF this city, became involved. 1t appears dai
he was attacked by crowd of rowdies and escaped
from them to his fathers house, where they followed
him. A police officer named Piowman entered TO
preserve order just Brotherton had drawn hi. re-
VoiVer 10 defend himself, when IL went off and M
me same time another pistol was fired. One of ihe
Oalls entered the officers hand and wounded him
severely latter which the bues fell on Btother ON
and beat MIN most brutality. The officer with ASST
lance from cluzens, succeeded In rescuing him from
ther hands and took hin 10 The police station, where
ne was kindly attended to, and we may say his life
saved Ii was thought that Brotherton would mo-;
be held under 6ny charge, under the circumstances
especially, As 1t Is believed the pistol was fired by
accident. Mr.. BTotheTtOn is one OF the proprietors
OF the Arlington House III this civ and is respect
able young Liam who would not assault any oite
though he Is prompt al defending himself, let who
will aSsail him. 7
CousTERFEIr GOLD CoIN.-We have heard ofthe
circulation # counterfeit gold coin in our city of late
The denomination of the bad money is 81 and sd 30
pieces. The New York Journal of Commerce thus
notices the larger piece:
" we have seen It new counterfeit quarter eabe
which was taken a; the post office in this city, n
Is less exactly executed than the quarter dollar no.
uced day or TWO since, but Is well calculated %
deceive 1t has not yet been analysed, but is SUD
posed TO be made ofover 80 per cent gold and to lie
worm about 81 30. Ii bears date 1873 and has W.
der the eagle, the letter o; which Is placed uDonte
coin struck OFF at the New Orleans branch mint
The wings OF the eagle less sharply cut than in
the genuine coin, but the size of the coin is perfect
and would be readily taken by any shoopkeeper.
CAUTION TO LADIES MAKING PREsERvEs-An
esteemed lady OF our acquaintance was suddenly
taken al yesterday. She had been engaged in pre-
serving tomatoes in copper or beilmetal keith,
and ParOok of a small quantity OF fruit. short
Time after she became dstressingIy dizzy and alarm
lngiy H. The veidigris from the metal doubtless
caused the attack. An active emetc Was given the