Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-04

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] BALTIMORE, January ), 1865
Tie extra session OF our City Council has
adjourned sine die, ate, teins in session
! some twenty eight days 1t is to be regre,te !.
! that some Of the prominent objects for which
! tho branches were called together, have failed
8! accomplishment. IT is known that the
water works, per contract, were so.nv weet-
ago handed o.er to the corporate authorities
Ihe purpose I'll calling an extra SESSION was
t. regulate this matter and place it in charge
Of coinnetent agents bill was passed and
Mayor Kinks made his nominations Some
CT lc G proved Objectionable to tbs Council,
t and they rejected the whole batch including
, al.o, ger t!eI;}en appointed as Commissioned :
! TO settle or ADJUST the McDonQugh beduest
Thus our city is obliged to suffer the water
works, 50 much van Ing attention, are nc
elected, and thing. run ?. Loose entis, With
open hydrarts, muddy, h1oded s.Ece,s, &,
II is unfair that suvn } state ct thing, should
exist merely 10 crafty peculiac ~hns aud
. aHimositica sprinEing ut bet~eer the popular
and Executive branches OF ot,r mtiGicinai eoS
ernmcnt The city DIES not pay its legi.la5
to:s TO waste the time given them b. gfatifyir 4
, these private anim3sities Let tao business
j absolutely required, be done ut all hazards,
foe from. aud indtp9nd mt oc, sectional griev-
aGccs Harmony, c1animity # purpose, and
pr0,nptnes: OF acton, are the c5s-ect govern
ing motives II this kind Of qucrulous sp1iitt
continue, The Council had better not meet at
r. md ha ratir 1a:,
There was quite movement around the
City Hall To day, The members were Odd
! leg upon tl.a Eegjs.er to &c; their pei Il EN-
earned DUNG the extra session Runos ID on
tho yDs civs Reports are current thu Mayor
! Kinks, sick Of hi position in! ends resigning
end Leave he tssk Of appointing officers TO
ether hands | an Inclined, however, 20 dou 1T
this report, It is said, bat with what degree
Of cor ainty is lett for future development, til al
, those persons ~ho were most prominent ari
active in the Know Nothing party, and who
SUI posed hey would have decided Influence
ufo his honor, cre totally repudiated Tceif
counse! is unhoard and disrespects2. GrE.er al
Jacks n nim cir had Iot a II re iron will tnaA
NJ. Kinks Ills is certainly /. virtue, if Ill.
rected with sound judgment There is trouble
all through tho caup-a b0Inet ) Les; broke
loose i'll the Uigwala
J learn that the N.Yor is determined TO send
hp again, II t-s regular opening CT the Cou9-
CHS, on the 9Th instant, tie -;tsr pamea, VIE :
Bran'z Mayer, j. 5 Smith, aud + Titth-e
ter who were rejected coma days ago
The recent speech Of the Hon. IL. May has
been well received here, and adds greatly 10
his deserved popularity. lie is the full meas
ure of man.
saw our most worthy representative, Hon
Joshua Vans Mt, day or two ago. end WIS
glad to learn of his recovery from the severe
iudisposition which afflicted him
The operatives on the baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, who were refractory some days ago.
and threatened riot, have partially subsidet
No serious damage was done by them. lf
these strikers, labureTs, and mechanics cou'd
bu. realize it, they might trace the rreseo
hard times and want Os emp oyment, ensrVa-
ton Of business, high prices of Produce 81,
in great measure to their former strike, 80
popular eighteen months $50.
Idenoss is apparent here in ali directions
Men complain Of being cut Of work and rot
able 10 procure any. There is vast amou OF
of hidden poverty and real suffering. Persons
Who were once considered gv"ai iivers are now
obliged to economist beyond conception
| am told that Grisi and Mario will proaa.
bly, visit Baltimore and Washington accom-
pan:ed by the opera troupe. They will draw
full nrUses.
Ihehtrical', at present. are scarcely paying
Business is very quiet, and by no means
prosperous Our merchants complain on all
side. Stocks arc again on tho decline Mons y
coliinuG3 stringent. BEN BoLr