The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18
THE WASHINGTON UNION.

from the polls proceeded at later hour and before the
arrival the marines at the City Hall 10 the neghbor
hood of the south precinct OF the Second Ward Pistols
fired and stones thrown from which the police and
citizens retreated. Alarm and CONSERVATION were nau-
rally produced by these rotous proceedings Al the
Seventh Ward polls there AN exhibition, In one re-
spect similar TO that in the Fourth Ward namely the
preventing OF persons Of foreign BIRTH but naturaized
citizens, from voting
The Grand Jury consider ID unnecessary to present
longer statement of facts They have endeavored far
the evidence and the of the oath administered
to them permitted to discharge their duty mpartally
and irrespective of whatever individual opinions may be
expressed as TO the manner In which they have per-
formed IL.
The privileges of the citizen too dear to be nfrnged
destroyed by rufan force acting in disregard OF all
law and hence Il becomes the duty of good citizens to
indignantly frown down any and every attempt to un-
Justly interfere with constitutional rights, and to provide
against the recurrence OF such wrongs as those which
perpetrated the first Monday OF June last Were
such things to be continued selfgoyernment would exist
only in theory, and reproach be cast both upon the
city which bears Che of Washington and the institu
tons reared by patriotic ancestry for holy purposes and
philanthropio ends
In view Of all the circumstances declare opinion
that the police force at present organized is not ade-
quae for the purposes intended and that the law which
crel should be amended, to enable the force to
be temporarily strengthened occasion may demand
GEORGE RIGGS, Foreman
wAsmSoroS, July II, 1857.
and costs for an assault and battery James H. Nc
Kenny clerk at the City Hall, who had demonstrated
with said Lucas for unreasonaby beating negro.
The negro man Butler, alias Williams, arrested last
Saturday night for the robbery of Richard w. Carter 8
store, the of Louisiana and Seventh
street. convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to
the pententiary for three years About $400 worth of
goods were identified by and restored to Mr. Carter
which he supposes to be about all he lost
The court adjourned until Tuesday the 28th instant
the day set for the riot trials. Meanwhile Mr.. Key the
prosecuting attorney who is very much exhausted by the
aboB of the session, goes to rralizc at the Capron
Springs.
Boy DRowSEp.-A young lad named Charles Smith,
aged between six and seven drowned yesterday after
noon at Blagdens wharf navy yard. His body
covered in about half an hour after the search for it
had commenced, He fishing at the time he fell in
the water.
THR WESTERN yIsIToRs joint committee appointed
yesterday evening to arrange for the reception of the Wis
tors from the met this morning. and determined to
give them banquet at Carusis Saloon Tuesday after
noon Two hundred tickets will be issued at S. apiece
CRY IrEss The revenue on the western section Of the
Washington canal for the year ending June 80 about
So OOO expenses for improvements, 81, 500 other
penses including commissioners salary, ST. 500 leaving
net income of So O00 The extent of the improvements
has been the dredging of channel from the mouth Of
the canal to the eastern channel of the river $50 feet in
length, so feet in width, and 10 in depth, navigabe at
oil times the removal of all distractions between the
locks and 4hstreet bridge rendering that part of the
canal navgable for vessels drawing six feet of
and the dredging of channel from 14th to 10th
street. 80 feet wide and feet deep The improvements
are still progressing and it expected that by the LIT Of
September the channel will be opened far 9th street
At meeting of the Washington horticultural Society
held Wednesday evening, Messrs. Cammack, Clarke,
and Corhet appointed committee to make prcpar-
tons for exhibition of the society in October next
The Central Lodge No !, l. o. 0. F., take cxcur-
sion to the White House Pavilion on Monday next.
The Kaw Indians now in the city, visited the Smith
sonian Institute Wednesday They mostly inter
estcd in the Indian portrait gallery OF the artist Stanley
They also particularly interested in the collections
in natural history.