Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-03
STAR
local INTELLIGENCE.

Yeas-Messrs. Albert, Clements, AND tne
rSS.Is~Msssrs. Ball, Fisher, Jefferson, Nc.
lCuehen, Orme, Peters, Ruff, ToWlss and
tWsIker-s. a,
The President presented the petition OF Al
LIS Dorsey, asking permission to stall
Handling adjoining his stable; referred.
i Mr. Walker, from the committee on I'M
,-orsments. reported the bill from the Board
r Aldermen. entitled IAN act authorizing an
,iIsv 10 be laid out in square No. 4So; laid
liver. ..., -, o,o;,
5-erorted the following bills:
hill from the Board of Aldermen for the
4 ,sIief of B. X. MOrsell;
hill for the relief Of James Crandell;
1 A hill fo- the relief of VIM. Rupp;
Il hill for the relief Of John L. Davis;
Il a hill for the relief Of John Allen; and
A Joint resolution giving compensation to
lie r Boarman and Joseph NJ. Adams for ex-
4 ia labor in keeping the accounts OF the cor
nn,afion with the Bank of Washington, all of
IPb;cb were laid over for further consideration
The hill for the relief of John Allen was ia
ken up and passed.
TIE bill for the relief Of Vim. Rupp was ia
Mr. Orme moved that the Board adjourn; on
| which motion the yeas and nays were demand
ed and being taken, it was decided In tie ne
| gatiye-yeas 7, nays s.
The bill for the relief of VIM. Rupp was
| then passed.
The President laid before the Board a COM
nunication from the Mayor, transmitting
| communications from the Corporate authori-
ties of Norfolk and Portsmouth, acknowledg-
ing the receipt Of the resolutions Of sympathy
| ard coincidence passed on the 18th ultimo.
Also. a communication from the Mayor, ask
/ ing an appropriation for the dredging of the
canal and repairing the walls thereof, and al
90 for repairing the bridges across the canal.
The Board then adjourned.
CoEoxER's INQUEsT.-We briefly referred,
/ Yesterday, to the fatal shooting case, which
1 took place en- Monday night, since which time
I we have, on application TO the Coroner, Thorn
J as Woodward, esq, been Obligingly furnished
with the verdict OF the jury, which is as fol-
4 lows:
IAN inquisition taken at a two story and
basement house, fronting on North Capitol
street, between Massachusetts, avenue and &
street. in the city Of Washington, in the eoun-
4 ty aforesaid on the second day of October, in
] the year 1855, before me, Thomas Woodward,
Coroner for the said county, upon the view of
the body Of Thornton Avery, white man,
aged about twenty weight years, then and there
lying dead, upon the Oaths of 1.-THE names of
the Jurors were not furnished to Us good and
lawful men of the said county, who being
sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God, and charged to inquire when, where,
how, and after what manner the said Thorn
ton Avery, a native Of Alexandria, Va, since
resident of this city, about five years, came
10 his death, do say upon their Oaths, that the
said Avery was at the house Of Josephine
Garcia, in company with some twelve or fifteen
persons, on the night of the LIST of October,
lSj5 and whilst there he was wilfulIy and
deliberately shOt'in the left breast by w. W.
B Edwards; and the jury believe, from the
evidence, that the said Avery came to his
death from load Of shot, accompanied by
either a small mould shot or slug, deliberately
and wiifully fired from a gun, whilst in the
hands Of said Edwards, which shot penetrated
the artery, causing almost instant death and,
further, the deceased was poor man.
Warren, the other person shot by Edwards,
Is lying in such q dangerous condition that it
thought he cannot survive.
A BREAKDowS-On Monday night, about
III O'Clock, six persons started from the navy
yard in one-horse wagon, toward the central
part Of the city. This, it will readily occur to
the reader, was q heavy load for the faithful
quadruped, which showed no signs Of COM
plant so long as it was permitted to travel
leisurely, in walk. The driver, however,
ambitious 10 keep in the advance Of similarly
constructed vehicle, gave his animal several
severe cuts, with view to quicken its speed.
The horse responded TO the lash, ard lett its
competitor IN the rear; but on a second appli-
cation Of the whip it was not ObcGient; and
the rearing and pitching, the backing, and
fgzag movements, indicated stubborn resist
ance to the human authority. The occupants
Of the wagon, a liz int, frail structure, did not
feel particularly comfortable, anticipating a
"spill, or a crashing by its contact with the
earth Of their egg-shell conveyance. So they
prudently left it, leaping out at the windows
with safety. The horse fell down, entaDgled
In the harness; and on an inspection into the
state of affairs. it was discovered that shaft
was broken. OF course all locOmOtion by that
means was suspended. The quadruped had
70 be led away, and the carriage left in the
Vclnity for repairs.
Three Ofthe party live as many miles in the
country, and it was their intention to proceed
TO their residences the same night in that We
hicle
We know not what progress they made in
THEIR journey, as, when we left them, they were
iamenting over the ruins Of the wagon; not.
however, like Marius, among those Of Car.
thsge
. Mutual BUILDING AND LOAN AssocIA-
fl0N ha. recently been organized in this city,
With the following named officers President
Charles Il. Wagner; Treasurer-J. L. Harvey;
secretary-Chsrles Wilson; Trustees-Ulysses
Ward, Daniel Biddleman, and f. Wheeler;
DirsetOrs-G K. Adams, z. Rooms, j. NJ
Dom, ;. NOrmeDt, j. Bueard, u X Elyans,
L, w. Curtis, X. A. Connell, and U. s. Fort
The design is to lOan'Inoney at six per cent.
interest, with proper security for its payment.
Inc money is to be put up at auction; the bid
Der for the longest period of time to have the
preference. The members are required to pay
Into the association a dollar a month ON each
share; which amount, together with the accu-
nulating interest, is TO be loaned in the man
ner above stated. While the borrowers will
pay but a comparatively small sum for the use
Of the money, the other members will reap due
advantages from their inyestment-aceOrdipg
70 our understanding of the subject.
AossERY.-VsriOus articles, including
carpet, were recently stolen from the dwelling
sOu'e Of Major Lewis, who resides on Is street.
zone Of them were found in possession Of Mrs.
Sfuce, wife Of John Bruce, and she, having
o'en taken before Justice Drury, charged with
IceiTlng stolen goods, wa. held TO bail for