Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-28
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENTS.
GEORGETOWN, July Is, 1856


The following bills passed both branches of
our City Councils last night
A bill, reported by Mr.. Welsh, appropriating
Stu to remunerate Smart clerk of the mar.
ket) for lighting, and cleansing the market
house for the year ending December 81. 1856.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Bangs repeating
portion of an ordinance providing for the
introduction OF gas lights into the streets
A bill offered by Mr.. Bangs REQUESTING the
Mayor to furnish the Councils with certain in
formation in relation to the taxes by the first
of September.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Bangs authoriz-
ing the Mayor and Recorder to cell or lease 10
X. z. Dodge, Thcs. Brown, and E. G. Brown.
the southern terminus of Lingan street.
An ordinance authorizing the changing OF
the grade Of Washington street between Bridge
and Gay.
An ordinance authorizing the collector Of
taxes to allow discount of six per cent upon
all taxes for 1855, paid within twenty days
from the passage of the ordinance.
An ordinance authorizing the improvement
OF the fOot-ways on the north side of Beall
street, between Congress and Washington.
An ordinance for the benefit of certain nor
sons therein named. This ordinance appro-
PIRATES sll0 for the benefit of 5. Boots, town
surveyor; s33. % for NJ. Terrill and S24. IS
Tor w. ii. Tenny; also, bill appropriating
1908. 30 for the benefit of VIM. Jewell, and So
for the benefit of John BOothe.
An ordinance appropriating S45 to pay iu-
rors for services in condemnation of streets.
An ordinance authorizing the fixing of the
grades Of certain alleys; also, fixing the name
of the one from Washington street, parallel Ia
West street. as Orchard alley, and the one
nigh to Congress street, parallel to Bridge, a.
| Oak alley
Also, an ordinance appropriating SlOO for
preserving the health of the town.
The Board of Aldermen returned to the
Council the following bills passed by them
An ordinance in relation to dogs-prohibit-
| ing the shooting of them, and requiring tn at
all that are suffered to run at large to be
muZzled.
An ordinance appointing commissioners to
represent the stock held by our corporation in
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
An ordinance appropriating 81 900 for deep
enIng the channel Of the Potomac.
Bill for the benefit of Lewis Smith and one
authorizing the improvement of the foot ways
on the east side of Potomac street
They also passed an ordinance appropri.
ating Sl6O for the Clerks contingent fund,
and ; % for the Mayors; referred to commit
tee OF ways and means in the council.
Several communications of minor import
ance were received from the Mayor and Clerk,
and at IL! O'Clock both Boards adjourned
The Irishman, William Kinny, who was
uiOWnCu III tuc Cdlldl sOult since, ulu
not fall OF the packet boat, but freight boat.
We saw, this morning, at the warehouse of
the Messrs. Dodge, freak of nature, the pro-
ductiOn Of a common hen belonging to Mr.
Shoemaker, which, so far as our knowledge
| and observation has extended, caps the climax
1t consists Of perfect egg within an egg; the
external or outer one being of an enormous
size for hens egg, measuring nine inches
around the long way, and seven and three
tOu ri hS tha he
a. perfect as any other egg, and is fally as
large as any ordinary hens egg.
The offerings Of beef cattle at the Drovers
Hest scales, this week, have amounted TO
| about 800 head-150 of which was sold at prices
| ranging from So so to 81. 90 on the hoof, equs
to SIas9 net so of the remainder was left
over, and the balance driven Oh to Baltimore
Old sheep and lambs SI.5OaS275.
The -four market is very unsettled The
stock continuing light, holiers demand prices
which are above the views of purchasers, ex-
cept Tor immediate retail purposes Held
nominaily at 50: 50aSl0. Wheat 81 6OaSi 40
for white and red. SPECTATOR.
JENNY LIND Commemorative have been
shown a letter, says the Hampshire Mass }
| Gazette of July oath, from Madame Colds
ehmidt, addressed to a gentleman in this town,
dated g Ems, (Nassau,) ID July, 1855" Phi
yate in its character, the seal of confidence
must not be broken, and the public may not
see it, Breathing noble and lofty sentiments,
pure as the soul Of their gifted authoress, in
culcating truly christian spirit, and so child
like and unstudied in the sweet simplicity of
its utterance, that letter is one which the re-
cipient may cherish forever
The ISLANDERS sometime since in circulation
relative to difficulties between herself and hus-
band, are most satisfactorily refuted by the
true and womanly affection which marks all
illusions to him in the letter. They, or rather
her husband, has been carrying out her plans
for the establishment Of schools in Sweden
Walter, her first born, claims the loving eulogy
s.nress;on and depth Of sentiment Mr.. and
Mrs Goldsehmiat, from Q residence in this
town of some months, are both remembered by
on,r nitizana With warm intaresf They will