Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-29
TIE FUNERAL OF Hos. PRESTON 8. BRooks

took place this morning.
At one O'Clock, the Committee OF Arrange.
ments, Pail Bearer, and Mourners attended
at Browns Hotel. and the corpse was removed
in charge Of the Committee of Arrangements,
attended by the Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
House, to tho Hall of the House Of Represent
atives, where divine service was performed.
The funeral then moved from the Hall of
the House to the Congressional Cemetery, in
the following order:
Physici.ns who attended the deceased.
Ccmmiffss Of Arrangements.
Mr.. John ne9gssn. Mr. T. s. !, BOoock,
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Mr. J. C. An''' Pail Bearers.
Mr.. a. A. EamundsOu. Mr.. J clancy Jones'
" NJ .li Z T. s. Stephens xsI.w.S: Van.
NJ. T. 3. Thar.soa. NJ: J. s sost Harrison.
The family and friends Of th. deceased.
Tbs Senators and c.ESu . from the State of south
III. aoS. Of Of :.: HGr's Of
by ttsr Speaker and Clerk
The other officers Of the House Of Representative.
The Senate preceded by their President Secretary
The other officers of the senate.
The President OF the United State.
The Heads Of Departments.
The Chief Ju.ss and associate Justices Of the
The Judiciary Of tie District Of Columbia.
The comprOes Auditors and other Heads of Bure.u,
she several Departments of the Govsrnmsnr with "
Onesrs Of the Army Navy at the seat of Government
The Mayor of Washington.
Citizens and Strangers
IMPOSITION Yesterday morning, one of the
County Constables came upon family which
by an imposition had obtained no less than
eight loads of wood from the committee ap-
pointed to distribute it to the poor. A load
had been obtained in the maiden name of the
wits, another in the name of her husband,
and one in the name Of each of the children.
Such instances as these show the necessity for
some such plan of action by the relief commit
tees as that recommended by a CORRESPONDENT
of the lntelligencer.
He suggests, first, that every district of the
city should be personally surveyed by the dis
worthy persons employed by them to prevent
imposition. If the sections are too large for
this, let them be sub-divided and more COM
mlttees created let each committee take q
census of the cases of real want, and see the
suffering persons IN their own houses; let the
visiters also be provided with card. Of simple
form, 70 be given to the persons as they are
registered, and shown by them on their appli-
cations to the committee for relief; let each
committee obtain orders from the treasurers of
the funds and open IN account with each per-
son relieved; let the orders be always en-
dorsed by all the members of the committee,
and let no orders be given but those so en-
dorsed This will prevent confusion in render
ing final accounts, and show precisely what
each committee has done in its respective sec
ton, how much money has been expended,
for what, and to whom
The committee Of the section bounded by
New jersey avenue, New York avenue, and
North Capitol street, have pursued this plan
and find it to work admirably They have
found cases of great distress and prevented
several cases of imposition. They know the
needy now by looking them in the face, and
can detect from their register of names, taken
by actual visitation AID survey. any attempt
to deceive them.
TIE WEArHER.-Range Of the thermometer
from Thursday noon, Jan. %, to this morning ::