Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-14
f. EVENING STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Chair laid before the Board the Mayor
communication announcing his approval Of
recent acts of the Councils
Also, the bank account; which was referred
10 the finance committee.
Also, the following nominations; which the
Board Immediately acted upon
Joseph Lyons, as Assistant Clerk Of Centre
Market; confirmed. .rl.
JIM Grymes, Physician to the Poor of the
Fifth Ward, and II. Dougherty and ]. Nit.
chell as Police COnstables for the Fifth dis.
trict laid on the table.
j. r. Queen, 1ntendant of the Asylum re.
jected-yeas 5, nays 6.
George II Fulmer, Commissioner of the
Asylum rejected-yeas 5, nsys6.
ID. Spencer, Clerk Of the Northern Mar
ket; rejected-yeas S, nays6.
NJ. P King, Apothecary to the Poor in the
Sixth Ward ; rejected-yeas 5, nays5.
W. II. flaming, Police Constable in the
Second district, j. w. Reynolds, do, Third
district, Henry Yeatmsn, do, Fourth district ;
rejected-yeas 5, nsys6.
J. H. Gill, Police Constable in the Seventh
district; laid on the table.
r. B. Owens, Commissioner for the Third
and Fourth W ards rejected-yeas 5, nays 5.
T. J. Barrett, Commissioner TO- the Fifth
and Sixth W ards; rejscted-yeas 5, nays6
James Codrick, Scavenger for the Seventh
Ward; rejected-yess 5, nays6
z Williams, Wood and Coal Measurer
laid on the table.
Mr.. Pearson presented the petition of H. H
Mcpherson; referred.
Mr.. Smith presented the petition Of Moses
Bredwell, for relief; referred.
Mr.. Emory, from improvements committee,
reported a bill for relief Of e.. w. Uttermuhle;
laid on the table.
Also, a bill for relief of W. NJ c. Fairfax
and John Costigan; laid on the table.
Mr.. Busey, from police committee, reported
bill in relation to officers of the city with an
amendment; recommitted
Mr.. Pearson, from claims committee, asked
to be discharged from the consideration of the
petitions Of NJ Common and James Patterson:
committee discharged.
Also, presented bill for relief of William
Mclean, and asked thatit do not pass; bill re-
jected
Mr. Ruff, from public schools committee, re.
ported bill changing the Northern Liberties
engine house into a public school house, ex-
cspt the lower floor, and for other purposes;
passed
Mr.. Emery, from improvements committee,
reported bill to erect a market house on
Louisiana avenue, with an amendment; re-
committed
The following bills from the Common Coun.
ell were disposed of:
A bill for painting the bridge over Rock
creek at K street referred
A bill providing for a deficiency in appro-
priation for grading and grayeling N street
north, and other purposes passed.
Bills for grading and gravsling Fourth street
west; for repairing Tenth street bridge; to
construct a oulvert on street south, were re-
ferred.
bill for repairs of west wing of the City
Hall was passed.
Mr.. Bayly was permitted to take copy of
the papers Of COrbin Baker.
A bill for relief of d. Nsilor; bill for relief
of JOS. Ruff; a bill for relief of LII s. Davis; a
bill for relief of Columbia College a bill for
relief of Lawrence keenan, bill for relief of
c. Wilson bills for relief Of A. Bradley and
Sam Payne; and blu appropriating for GER
tain printing, were referred.
Joint resolution authorizing the trustees of
public schools to use the Northern Liberties
engine house was referred.
A bill for improvement Of the northern mar
ket was passed.
A bill making appropriation for general ex-
penses OF the corporation for the year 1857,
was referred.
Mr.. Riggs offered a resolution Of inquiry in
relation to an alarm bell at the City Hall re-
ferred
Mr.. Emory presented a bill for constructing
a sewer on g street; passed.
The bill in relation to lumber inspection
was recommittsd.
The report on the W ashington Asylum was
referred, and the Board adjourned.
THE DEATH OF You've THRooP The Balti-
more Sun Of this morning says: Gas was an
ticipated by the physicians in attendance upon
Nathan Throop, the young man from Wash
ington city, who was wounded in the late
election riots, his injuries terminated fatally
on yesterday morning about eight O'Clock, he
having shown signs of a speedy dissolution on
Sunday afternoon, and continued to sink grad
ually up to the time stated, when he breathed
his last without any apparent increase of
pain. Coroner Chalmers was summoned and
proceeded to bold an inquest over the remains,
and there being no evidence direct as to the
shooting, q post norton examination was
made by Drs. Smith and Johnson They found
that the slug had struck the middle of the left
temple passing obliquely through the skull
backwards and towards the other side, making
q breach through the substance Of the part of
the left hemisphere of the brain, perforating
the dura mats Of the cerebrum and lodgi
under il, against the inner surface of the
skull where it was found. This wound, in
their opinion, caused his death. The jury
thsreupon rendered a verdict that his death
was caused by ball from fre arms by some
party TO them unknown.
At o'clock in the afternoon the remains
were removed to the depot attended by his
relatives and q number of friends who left
for Washington with them in the FIVE o'clock
residence of his parents, No 500 Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, during today. This
makes the fifth victim of the disgraceful and
inhumsn riots Of W ednesday last.
TIE VISIT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
YORK. PA.-The National Guard, Capt Jas
A TAFT, Of this city, having completed their
arrangements, will start for York, Pa, on
Saturday morning, the 18Th inst, in the 8
o'clock train, arriving in Baltimore by 10
o'clock, in which place they will remain until
st o'clock p m. We understand they will be
properly received and escorted by their bro.
Their sOldiery in both places. We predict for
them delightful trip.
The HOMICIDE CHARGE McNaughton
was brought out for examination at the iail
yesterday afternoon, before Justices Goddard
and DOM The testimony was substantially
as was given before the Coroner's Jury. and
the Justices decided that it was not SUFFICIENT
70 hold him for Court, and he was released.
Messrs Ennis and Wharton appeared as his