Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-08

Second District, rejected; ayes 4, noes 9.
j. W. Reynolds, Police Constable OF Third
District, rejected; ayes 5, noes z.
Henry Yeatman, Police Constable of Fourth
District, rejected: ayes 8, noes z.
Hugh Dougherty, Police Constable of Fifth
Dnstrlct, rejected; ayes 3, noes 8.
joseph Mitchell, do, do, rejected; ayes 8,
M. P King, Apothecary Of Fifth Ward, re-
Jected; ayes 5, noes 6.
Richard Wimsatt, Measurer Of Wood and
Goal, confirmed ayes g. noes 3.
Jos q. Williams, do, do, rejected; ayes .,
Joseph 2. Williams, Measurer of Grain and
Bran, rejected; ayes, noes 8.
ington Asylum, in place of Washington Bru-
ner, resigned, confirmed; ayes 10, noes l.
Joseph Lyons, Inspector of Flour and Sailed
Provisions, in place Of Washington Bruner, re-
signed, confirmed; ayes 6, noes 5.
An act for the relief of Columbia College
was laid over.
The following business on the table was then
taken up:
Bill for relief of Morris Holloran; passed.
Report of the special committee on the con.
solidation of Georgetown and Washington ;
laid on the table.
Bill to establish Board of Health; laid on
the table.
Communication of J. s. Hollingshead; re-
ferred to police committee.
An act prescribing the duties and alaries Of
Surveyor and Assistant Surveyor was taken
up, and was under consideration when the
Board adjourned until this evening, at o'cPk.
TIE FIRE DEpARrMENr.-At regular meet.
ing of the Washington United Fire Depart
ment the following gentlemen were elected
officers to serve until January, 1857:
President-Thos Marche, Columbia Fire Co.
First Vice President-Geo. Brown, Ameri-
can Hook and Ladder; Second-W. W. Grant,
Perseverance Fire Company ), j. T. Suter,
Metropolitan Hook and Ladder.
Secretary-Tyler Southall, Union Fire Co.
Treasurer. II Goddard, Northern Lib
critics Fire Co.
Standing Committee Columbia Thorn as
Marche, James Brown, B T. Beers Union
W. Mastin, W. II. Hines, John Corcorsn !;
Anaoostia-W. E. Hutchingson, w B. Dob
6yne, James a. Gordon; Perseverance-R.
Grimes, d L Harvey, .ir., w. W: Grant !;
Northern Liberties-J. II. Goddard, James
Hanke, Seafford Evans, Thos. Stone; Ameri-
can-Geo Brown, ] w. Thompson, Jas Ii.
Woodward; Western Hose-R. L. Mastin, J.
W. Carr, F. N Hoffman
FIRE RIor.-During the alarm of FIRE last
night between eight and nine o'clock, hose
reel belonging to the Western Hose Company
was carried from the First Ward to the corner
OF Sixth and Il streets by the members of that
company They we're attacked 1T that point
by riotous crowd, and the reel taken from
them, broken up, and considerable quantity
of the hose cut up. The Auxiliary Guards
were not on duty at the time, but were sent
out as fast as they reported themselves at the
station. Officer Reynolds captured lad sew
enteen years of age who was in the crowd,
and from him obtained information that may
lead to the arrest of all the parties concurred
in this disgraceful affair
KEEP Cool! Some Georgetown Know Moth.
ing writer US in q most unhappy MOOD, all
about our well-meant description of the great
X. n procession to Rockville. He asserts
that :. the procession was fine one - Good
ness gracious, didn't we say so? His advice
to US /" not to crow till We are out OF the woods
is entirely superfuOus. We amt in the woods
We never frequent such places. Keep cool
gentlemen Know Nothings-do- and when you
favor US with your communications, please
don't saddle upon US the postage.
WICKED Bors.-We learn that last night
during religious services at the Capitol Hill
NJ Z. church, some wicked boys stole POT,
tion of the harness belonging to q gentlem an
who came some distance in his carriage to at
tend the meeting, and had tied his horse to
the church fence 1t fs TO be hoped that the
police in charge Of that part of the city will
keep vigilant look out for the young thieves
The DUEL information which led to
the arrest Of Messrs Bolts and Pryor was OBJ
tanned accidentally by Mayor Magruder, at a
late hour the night previous. He gave it to
the Chief of Police, who directed Police Officers
Reynolds and Yeatman to make the arrest
1t is proba BILE that the affair would have ter.
minated differently but for the promptness OF
the Mayor.
DANGEROUS MANIAC Police officer Jas A.
Cooper arrested a woman named Mary Shea.
who has been living in this city some time and
Is regarded as a dangerous maniac. The un-
fortunate woman was taken before Justice
I. c. Dom, who committed her to Jail to
await the action Of the Grand Jury.
ASSAULT AND tBATTERY " esterday, W.
Lucas was arrested by Officer j. f. King, for
an assault and battery on Jas. Hughes. He
was taken before Justice Dom, who held him
to bail for his appearance at the approaching
term Of the Criminal Court.
WATCH RETURNS Dennis Lemon, disor.
derby and breaking q door dismissed. VIM.
Briscoe, do; security and costs.