Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-10
8soaaET0WN CORRESPONDENCE

Ctty CoHneiis-Mnrdsr of Mr. OsSorne-
Stoppage Of the GaS-IHarksfs.
GEoRaErowH, Feb. 10, 1858.
Both branches Of our City Councils were in
ssssion last night, and passed the following
bills and resolutions:
Mr.. Orme presented q memorial from a liz.
eraFy association Of young mon, asking the
free use OF the Cornell chamber and gas; re-
ferred to the President with instructions to re-.
spond favorably.
Mr.. Cropley presented memorial from cit
liens OF Water street, asking for q pump on
said street: referred to committee On pumps
Mr.. Orme, from committee on claims, re-
ported bill making an appropriation in IA
vor OF Columbus Thomas; passed both boards.
Ir. Cropley, from the special committee on
the petition of Hugh Hughes, reported favor
ably upon the character Of the work done upon
the causeway, and offered a bill, which passed
the lower board, directing the commissioners
to pay Mr.. u. the amount Of his claim, re-
serving 5000 to carry out some minor portions
Of the contract
Mr.. Ormo offered q resolution 10 favor of
John Cameron, which passed both boards
The Board of Aldermen passed q bill in
favor Of q. Hughes for printing. In the
Common Council, Ii was referred TO the com
nittee ON claims.
Mr.. English, from the committee of ways
and means, to whom was referred the report Of
the clerk upon the finances Of the corpor alton,
asked to be discharged from the further con
sideration Of the subject, and that it be re-
fsrred to the Mayor. The committee was dis
charged and the subject referred accordingly.
Mr.. English offered the following resolution,
which passed: Resolved, That tho Mayor be,
and is hereby requested to transmit to this
kno cd h. al
meeting, statement of the condition of the
finances Of the corporation, - promised in his
message Of the 9th Of January last
A series Of resolutions Eassed both Boards
instructing the committee before Congress to
remonstrate, in the name Of the citizens of
Georgetown, against any further appropria.
tons for the Long Bridge, and requesting its
removal, and calling On the National Legis-
latureto extend to our city the same fo,tering
care which is extended BY State Legislatures
to like communities under their jurisdiction.
The following is the clerks estimate of 70
ceiPts and expenditures of our corporation {:
Expenditures, So, 234 So ; receipt, s3I, SOL IL;
deficit 81, 543 rs 1t is certain, however, that
this will be overbalsnced by the increase in
the valuation Of property by the assessment
now going on
We learn that suspicion attaches very
strongly TO three individuals, who wsrs quo
ming in that direction on the day thatths deed
was perpetrated, of being the parties who mur-
dered Mr. William Osborn, near the old race
course, On Thursday afternoon. We are fur
Their informed that the jury Of inquest, yester-
day, were unable to agree upon a verdict.
That he was murdered, however, there Is not
the shadow Of doubt
Our city fathers aud many Of our eitisens
had to fall back, last night, upon the lesser
light Of the candle, the severity of the cold
having fross he water in the gas metres and
prevented the fow Of ,hs gas
The flour aqd grain markets remaip firm at
our quotations Of Thursday. SPECTATOR.