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

10 he AonoydLea de Mayor and City Comaisef Washington
Our company would be gratifed by your presence In
Baltimore the occasion OF the visit of the authorities
of the cities of St Louis Cincinnati and Chicothe, and
cordially tender you invitation to pass over our road
We would be pleased to have your acceptance By tee-
graph when full arrangerefts for your visit Will be per-
iected CHAuNcEY BkcUkS,
President b. & o. r. r. Co.
The following joint resolutions passed by both
boards and the necessary committees appointed to carry
them into effect
Whereas we learn that the corporate authorities of
era the cities of the West and other distinguished gem
tlemen who visit TO several of the Atlantic
cities from that section OF the country propose to
tend their visit to the national metropolis and whereas
esteem it privilege, as well agreeable duty,
to extend to them the inequalities of our city there
fore,
Resolred That Joint committee of seven members,
three the board Of aldermen ard -four from the board
of common council be appointed to conjunction
with the mayor tender the Inequalities of the city to
the distinguished gentlemen above mentioned
Resord That the mayor and city councils OF Washing
ton accept the invitation TO visit the city of Baltimore
politely rendered by the president of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company.
At the citizens meeting, called for eight o'clock, but
which not organized till quarter to nine, Mayor
Magruder occupied the chair and Nicholas Calan esq,
acted MS secretary.
The chairman, after briefly stating the objects of the
meeting hoped that citizens would show their ys
tors that they are neither northern southern, nor
western but that they are metropolitan, and anxious
and glad to receive and entertain Hospitality everybody
coming to see them
Mr.. Lenox next made few remarks, heartily en-
dorsng whit the chairman had said, and concluded by
offering the following resolution
Rcsorea, That committee of seven be appointed TO
cooperate with the committee of the corporation in
king the necessary arrangements to extend suitable
cepon the company of visitors from St Louis and other
cities of the West who about to visit Baltimore and
other cities.
Col Irwin, in sccondng the resolution, made an APP
proprate speech expressing himself willing to cooperate
fully in extending hearty greeting to the western
visitors,
The resolution then adopted unanimously, and the
following committee appointed Messrs Lcnox
James c. Mcclure, Nicholas Calln, Joseph Bryan, Col
Irwin S. p. Franklin, and s p. Hooe.
-rnr GRAND JUNK yesterday found true bills embracing
about seventy trial against sundy persons who
concerned in the first Of June election riots, 1t is
probable that they will BE- taken up in the criminal
! court before Tuesday week.
On the first day OF the term twill be recoected Judge
Crawford made Of the following language during the
delivery Of his charge to the grand jury
e In addition to special examinations to which your
attention may be invoked, the public, presume gentle
men, anticipates at your handsbu whether it Is expe-
dent not it is in my Judgment your duty to make
full inquiry into the true condition Of things in this
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tain the facts and present them in mbodcd fl rm
This and think nothing short Of this will ought to
satisfy the community.
! In accordance with this recommendation, the grand
! jury, we learn, examined than hundred wit
in relation the general subjects Of the riots and
Yesterday presented .the facts in an mboded form
We shall take the earliest opportunity to procure
copy the report after It shall have been entered the
record and thus become available to the public and lay
it before the readers of tho Union without unnecessary
delay Whatever may be its contents and merits there
il certainly general desire to peruse it. and this will
soon be gratiied.
The grand jury occupied twenty two days since
the of the term. Having completed all
the business brought before them, they yesterday
afternoon dismissed with the thanks OF the court.
MALICIOUS MIscmEF.--The city councils, yesterday af
ternooD passed joint resolution authorizing the mayor
to offer reward of two hundred dollars with view to
the apprehension and punishment Of the person persons
who on several OCCASIONS entered public school
houses Of Washington and defaced destroyed the fur
niturc and other property therein AS explanatory of
this subject copy the following from the Integence
which is appropriately designated
"a NEW CHAPTER YmAAsIEs.--If the perpetrators
of the outrageous offences committed during Wednesday
night in several rooms occupied public schools in the
first and second districts wished to mark with emphatic
distinctness their abandonment and the increasing
degeneracy of the time, they succeeded to perfection
We conceive of nothing wanton deestable
than what they did To the occupied by the
schools in charge of Miss Thompson and Mrs Ogden
forced by wrenching with iron lever the as
Jennings of the wndow-shuers The other schools, in
charge respectively, of Miss Randolph. Miss Billing, and
Miss Slater, less securely fastened After entering
the respective rooms, the wicked parties wreaked their
wanton vengeance on books, papers, desks and school
reports Especial malice vented the clocks of the
Schools five of which totally ruined their faces being
torn up, the works broken and pulled out, and large
quantities of ink poured into them. Ink poured on
the floors and papers, and the books torn and de-
faced The teachers desks broken open, and their
annual reports crumped and linked These proceedings
taking place at distant points exhibit purpose and
cert May such have the effect of arousng the
nifty to that vigorous determination for change which
later, will prove the effective, and the only eff
fecvc remedy for state of affairs every day descending
the inclined plane from bad to worse"
CAPTURE ELECTION Isforrns. Late Thursday night
thirteen of the acctised election rioters arrested
and at times least expected by themselves Yesterday
another added to the number Deputy Marshal
Phillips, in the afternoon had received bench warrants
for the arrest of those indicted by the grand jury and
cess aided by the captain Of the Auxiliary Guard and the
chief OF police. There other persons, similarly nc
cuscd absent from the city, and WILL probably be in
hurry to return.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL Hoover, yesterday afternoon
the grand jury having Just been dismissed took the gem
tlemcn who had composed il into his custody and i'm
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