The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-28
LOCAL NEWS.

they were kept from VOTING ny Nioiehcc at INC NOV PiN
cinet Fourth ward polls and that if they hal besp al
lowed to vote they would have voted for Mr. Goddard
The majority for Mr.. Emery being only ten votes the
committee were Of the opinion that Mr.. Goddard was
iry entitled to the scat and accordingly reported the
following resolutions, which were adopted
Resoloed That Matthew G. Emery from the Fourth
ward is not entitled to seat in this board.
Resoyof That John ii. Goddard is entitled TO seat
IN this board as alderman from the Fourth ward.
Mr. Goddard subsequently, took the oath of Office, and
took his seat.
confirmed
Commissioners of the Asylum George w Emerson,
George Mattngly and Jacob Gideon.
Commissioners of the Centre Markets p Franklin,
Vim, orme, and Hudson Taylor.
Commissioners of the Eastern Market Francis Zen
kins and George w. Johnston.
Commissioners Of the Western Market VIM II. Walk
or and Solomon Slower
| Commissioners Of the Northern Market George H.
Jones and James f. Devine.
Commissioners of the Western Burial Ground-Joseph
Borrows and William Wilson
Sexton of the Western Burial Ground-August Miller
Commissioners of the Eastern Burial Ground John
d. Brandt and George w. Oyster.
Sexton Of the Eastern Burial Ground-zJohn O Neale
Police Magistrate of the First District Samuel Drury
Sd do, Daniel smith; 4h do John H. Goddard 5th
! do Patrick McKenna 9th do, James Gull It'll do ,
Daniel Rowland
Chief of the Police, in the place of James w. Baggot
who declines rcappontment, +. A. Klopfer
Police Constables in First District VIM Daw and Jno
T. May I'd do, William H. Tanning and Joseph Will
hanson; Sd do, James H. Suit and William l.. Ross ;
4th do, Edward McHenry, Henry Yeaman, and B. T.
Watson 9TH do Geo. T. Barrett and II. Collins; 9th
do Thos. IL Robinson and Francis S. Edelin, It'll do
John NJ Lloyd and Joseph H. Gill
Inspectors and MeasIuers of Lumber--Peter Gallant
William Douglass, Samuel B. Boyer, and William Dunna-
win.
Members of the Board of Heath-lst ward Philip c.
Davis M. d., and j. b. H. Smith I'd ward, Robert X
Stone NJ. d. and Charles L. Coltman Sd ward, VIM
H. Berry, NJ d., and Joseph Bryan 4th ward VIM. r.
Johnston M. d. and james Iawrenson 9th ward j. b.
Gardiner, NJ d., and J. p Ingle; 9th ward, F. S. Walsh
NJ. d., and John d. Brandt 18th ward, james L. Nor
gan, NJ d., and George Mattingy,
DEATH FROM DRowS1No.- Mr. Elgin Beach was drowned
Sunday in Rock creek Bagden's Mills, two and
half miles north of Washington. Mr. Beach seated
upon the bank fishing, when he slipped and fell and, it
appears injured by the fall to be incapable
saving himself He had gone the neighborhood to visit
his mother taking of his children with him His place
of residence New York avenue, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets He timer by trade and worked
for Messfs Ftrse Collins, Pennsylvania avenue, oppo-
site Wizards Hotel He about 20 years of age and
leaves wife and five children to mourn his loss
| Mr. GEORGE NJ. GRouARp, a veteran printer who
to this city about years ago. and well
known to, and esteemed by the fraternity died in this
city Saturday evening, in the 6sth year of his age
During the greater part of that time up to the day
of his DEATH the deceased had been in the employment of
the National melligencer office, and for about twenty
years its active manager For the last eight or ten
years he had been much afflicted though still capable of
useful effort He of genial and kind disposition of
great intelligence and discharged with fidelity the va
/ rous trusts confided to him.
TIE LONG BRIDGE Since the completion of the western
draw of the Long Bridge another place has been found in
the bridge where the entire weight of the siperstrcure
rested hree-nch josts, spiked to other mbcrs the
original supports having entirely rotted away So dan.
gerous did the woren consider the place. even after the
passage of vehicles had been stopped that they could
be prevailed to so under the bridge to repair until it
had received additional supports
THE UNITED STATES HoTEI.-It appears that the hotel
keeping business of city rcvivng Already of
the hotels which closed shortly after the adjourn
ment of Congress has been reopened Still another will
be reopened in few days Mr.. Smith, who kept the
City Hotel of Alexandria, has leased the United States
Hotel He proposes to throw it open for the entertain
ment of the public on Saturday next.
CONTRIBUTIONS on SUNDAY.--On Sunday morning last
at 10 o'clock, fortyseven persons confirmed at ST.
Peters Catholic Church. Capitol HILL At the same hour
forty persons confirmed by Right Rev. Archbishop
Kenrck of Baltimore at st. Mary's German Catholic
Church bell cast in Baltimore for St. Marys Church
was consecrated at O clock in the afternoon
TIE CHEsApEAKE AND ONO GENERALIZATION has
again been resumed on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
The fine packet NJ c. Meigs left Georgetown yesterday
cargo of freight for Edwards Ferry.
PERsoSAL-Hon. Thomas S. Bocock and Hon. z. Kid
WELL of Virginia Commodore Perry United States navy,
and VIM. p Maulsby president of the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, at Browns Hon T. Butler King, of
Georgia. Captain Walker and Captain Gardner, United
States navy and Captain A. s. Long and Colonel Huger,
United States army, ut Wizards.
DISTRIBUTION PREMIUas.--The premiums of the LIST
district schools distributed yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at tho Smithsonian Institution by Mayor Magru-
der -Quite large and respectable audience were pres
cnt. An appropriate address delivered by Rev DIR.
Hall The exercises envened by music from an
excellent brass band.
ILLNESS OF Mn MoUSTz.--Mr Mountz still lies quite
i'll at his residence in Georgetown He is said to be the
Oldest living member of the Masonic fraternity in the
United States.
School APPROPRIATION. bill passed both branches
of the city council last evening appropriatng 81 $50 for