The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-28
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the special police bill taken up and unanimously neg
atived, and sent back motion in the lower board to
Tecede from the amendment finally prevailed and the
original BILL after considerable discussion was passed
1t will be recollected that the effect of this bill is to
thorze the mayor to appoint twenty-five extra night
watchmen at 81 per night to act under orders Of the
captain of the Auxiliary Guard.
In the Common Council also, amended bill from
the upper board passed. appropriatng five hundred
and fifty dollars for removing the old fish shed in the
Centre Market, and erecting in its stead a market
she'd to extend from the watch house to the sheds
already constructed. ... ... .... ...... ...a
In the Board of Aldermen communication was re-
ceved from the mayor, enclosing the following commu
nioaton from the corporation attorney
OFFICE CORPORATION ATTORNEY,
October &c, 1857,
Sin have to report to you the following matters of
interest to this corporation which upon the hear
ing of appeals from the magistrates during the past week
LIST. Ii has been decided upon argument that, al
though the attempt by the corporation to exercise the
power Of selecting police magistrates from the body Of
county justices by elections held joint meeting of thetwo
boards nulty the charter requiring that these
officers should be appointed by the mayor, nomination
to- and confirmation by, the board of aldermen yet that
1t does not follow that the judgments rendered by the
elected magistrates void but that until there
valid execution of the power to select in the manner
above indicated the ordinary justices of the peace had jul
risdiction in all of and under fifty dollars and the
supposed police magistrates being justices OF the peace
the county, their judgments were valid
2. Two up in which judgments had been
rendered against parties for selling lager beer without
license The warrants appear to have been framed under
the ordinance of October g. 1854 ito suppress the sale by
the small of spirituous and intoxicating drinks, which
is the only act imposing penalty for the sale of lager
beer by name, in which such general words used
as might be argued to include it. But this act was in
effect determined to be null and void by the decision Of
the circuit in the case of Werner in 1854 during
administration of Mr. Towers.
Upon ascertainng that the judgments could not be sup
ported upon any existing ordinance, submitted to the
pense.
If it is desired to suppress the sale of lager beer
without license it will be necessary to have ordinance
framed with view to the defect in the law which have
indicated.
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedent servant,
j. M. CARLISLE,
Attorney of the Corporation.
Hon. VIM. B. MAGRuDER, Mayor.
A SPLENDID OPENING -Messrs. Wall & Stephens threw
open to the public last night their elegant and taste
ull-arranged clothing
nue., between Ninth and Tenth streets.
The building is new, presenting truly beautiful ap-
pearance both on the exterior and within. The stars
and stripes waved proudly from the house-top.
Crowds focked hither to the opening, and our fellow
citizens Hospitality received by the worthy and enter
prising propretors.
A fine band of music in attendance and the house
brilliantly illuminated.
TWAS grand opening the first of the kind in the fed
eral metropolis.
CURnEscY.--We learned on inquiry at the banking
house of Sweeney Rtenhouse and Company, yesterday
that the banks of this District have determined to receive
in payment of their bills receivable and for collection
notes, and upon dcposite the issues of the following
named banks the Bank of the Metropolis, the Bank
| NJ WASHINGTON he Rank ofth city
and the Formers and Mechanics Bank and the Bank OF
Commerce, of Georgetown and OF all the banks in Bat
more, Philadelphia and New York.
The Court OF CLAIMS MoNDAY.-The argument for
the claimant in the of VIM r. Pursell adminstra
tor The United States resumed and concluded by
Judge Bib; when the court adjourned till IL o'clock
| on Monday the 10th of November next
THE TRADE of Georgetown quite brisk yesterday.
One thousand hundred and nine tons of coal two
thousand eight hundred bushels of corn three hundred
bushels Of wheat and three hundred bushels of oats
| rived by the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
The SCHOONER CONGRESS arrived at the port of George
town yesterday from Salisbury, North Carolina, with
| So 900 feet of lumber for w. Wheatley; also the
schooner Tropic from the place. with 70 900 feet of
lumber for T. Pickrell Co.
The THIRTY ANNUAL COURSE of the National Med
ical College of this city opened Monday evening
| by the Introductory lecture of DIR. w. p Johnson
NAoLE's JUVENILE COMEDIANS have been prevailed upon
| to remain at Odd Fellows Hall another week. The sue
cess which they achieved last week fully merted
and must be highly gratifying to these youthful perform
ers.
ONE SET OF PILLARS for the dome and of the
beautiful base columns already up and several more
ready to be set the state of the weather
will permit.
TIE CIRCUIT COURT occupied yesterday exclusively
by the Dexter House case and probably will be for
eral days yet
| OFFICIAL.
Buchanan Prssen Of the United States Of America, all
,phom IL concern
Satisfactory having been exhibited that Edward
Moe has boon appointed of the Ponhca States for
Charleston Carolina hereby recognise him SUCH and
exercise and enjoy such functions and
privileges allowed the onsu OF tho favored
in the United States.
testimony whereof have caused these letters be made patent
and the seal OF the United States be hereuno affixed
e. 81 october 1857 and Of the Independence Of the United
| States g America tho eighty sefond .. .
| 80 - ..'a' JAMES BUCHANAN.