Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-17

PENDING the consideration of this bill, Mr..
Clements introduced a resolution to appoint
committee consisting of the Mayor and one
member from each Board, to superintend the
erection of the engine house in the Northern
Liberties; which was passed, and j. T. Walk
er was appointed on the part of this Board.
The appropriation bill being again taken
up, Mr. Jefferson moved to adjourn which
was lost by vote of s to H.
Mr. Jefferson then moved to postpone the
further consideration of the same for one week.
stating that the Board had not, as vet. had
sufficient time to carefully examine the bill
and he did not wish to vote upon il.
Messrs. Lloyd, Alice and Clements. tbouobt
the bill was correct, and that no objection be-
ing made to either item, it was right it should
pass.
Mr.. Jeferson's motion was disagreed to
yeas 5, nays l4-and the bill was then passed.
The Board adjourned.
The REGArrA.-It will be seen by reference
TO our advertising columns, that the Regatta
contest has been extended to the eighth of
August, in order to afford more time for the
preparations to that end. The entrances will
closed after Saturday next; and several boats
other than those mentioned will probably Join
IN the race, which promises to be of a highly
interesting and pleasantly exciting character
| SVeni VT NLAlAS-1n us Tribunal is still en-
gagged In admitting attorneys to practice and
In arranging its forms of proceedings Among
| other business, the following rule has been
read and adopted by the Court:
| When the petitioner cannot state his case
with the requisite particularly without an
| examination of papers in one of the Executive
Departments, and has been unable to obtain
sumclent examination OF such papers on APP
pllcatlon. he may file a manuscript petition
stating his claim as far as is i'm his power. and
| specifying as definitely as he can the papers
| he requires In order to enable him to state his
claim. The Court will thereupon make a
special order calling upon the Department for
such information or papers as it may deem ne
cessary to be delivered to the Clerk of this
Court to be filed in his office. The manuscript
| petition may then be amended and the amend
| ed petition printed and fled, and may occupy
upon the docket the place of the original petit
sion"
HARD cAsE.-One Of our old citizens, well
| known by US In years past as q Woodworking
man, and one who would as soon commit sui
eide as to be guilty of felony, was accused by
others Of stealing a watch. The old gentle
man appeared for trial, but the accusers were
not present. Upon learning the names of the
| witnesses, he went for one and carried him be-
fore justice Of the peace, where the witness
swore the old gentleman was not the person he
alluded to. The old man was very mucn hurt
| by the accusation, not so much, he said, on his
own account as on his children and grandchil-
dren's. The case was dismissed, of course :,
but 1t should be warning to others to be care
| ful lest, in their efforts to discover the guilty
| they injure the innocent
| CRIMINAL COCRT.-The traverse Jury have
been discharged until tomorrow. Yesterday
the following named persons we're sentenced
for riot John Rollings, six weeks in Jail :;
John Gorman, seven weeks in Jail; and VIM
Crane, w ID: Bailey, John Barry, and Tho.
| them In addition to pay each a fine Of one dol
lar Negro boy John Waugh, for robbing a
barber named Jackson, living in Georgetown,
OF s122, and negro Joseph HUT alias Williams,
for procuring fifty dozen eggs under false pre-
fences, were each sentenced 10 two years i'm
prisonment, at labor in the penitentiary
Negroes Ellen jackson, tried for an assault,
was acquitted.
| AssAULr.--On Saturday, q cOl0red boy,
named John Radcliffe, slave, was arrested by
ofncer Stewart for assaulting another, named
Charles Cant He struck Cant on the breast
with stone, apparently for no cause. Justice
Clark held Radcliffe to security for peace The
| Ofhcer had a long and hard race to catch this
| fellow. But 1T was useless to attempt escape
! though the fugitive's horse was a good one
and the cart unlOaded. Stewart is a :. fast
one, and kept close By till the boy jumped
from the cart to find hiding place When
he set foot on the ground, he was made pris-
| Oner.
| SERIOUS CHARGE.-Julia Lawrence q good
looking female OF about twenty-five years of
| age, applied to Justine Goddard, Yesterday
| for warrant against Sarah Austin who she
charged with stealing her trunk, which she
said contained something of value The war
rant was served, and Miss Sarah came for
ward; but there being no proof of felonious
| intent, and Sarah being ready to restore the
lost articles the case was dismissed
| CONTESTED ELECrIoN-Thls afternoon at 4
O'Clock, is the time fixed for hearing the par
ties cOntesting the seats of the incumbent mem
bers Of the Common Council from the Fourth
| Ward, as well as those persons whose votes
were rejected at the late municipal election
The proceedings are to be conducted at the
City Hall.
| ARREsrED.-This morning, Nick. Dean, in
dicted by the Grand Jury for "a high INSIDE
meanor charged, it is said, with the abduc-
ton Of Emeline Palmer, Of GeorgetOwn-was
| arrested on bench warrant, and gave secu-
rlty for his appearance at court. The partic-
ulars OF this affair are given in the George
| town letter.
| ARREsTED.-The COLI red man to whom we
alluded yesterday, who for months past has
been obtaining goods from various grocers un
| der false pretences, was arrested on Monday by
officers Handy, Wollard and Boss, and az
raigned before Justice Smith, who committed
| him to Jail to await the action of the Court
| WASHINGTON HOSE CONPANY.-James land
not John, as enormously stately O'Bryan,
Pennsylvania Avenue, between Twelfth and
| Thirteenth Streets is the name of the art,t
| engaged in painting the hats of the Hose Con-
pany, description of which beautiful work
appeared in our paper of yesterday.
ASSAULT AND BArTERY-Jacob Lowe COM
| mitted an assault and battery Oh James How
ard, the man who for years has been known
to our citizens as dealer in pies and fruits at
the depot and other public places. Lowe was
taken before Justice Bates by officer Wise,
and held to security for peace.
J. W. PLANT Co, 4l8 Seventh street, be-
tween q and Ii streets, have handsomely fit
ted up their undertaking establishment, and
,aH FIR