Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-22


introduced ON Monday last. Considerable dis
cussion at times sprung up, but very little Of Il
was at all pertinent to the questions at issue
subject of interest to our friends of the Sew.
enth Ward was the bin reported by their dele
CATION, for the erection Of market In that ward.
The bill appropTiates 81 900, or as much a. NAV
be necessary, out Of the general fund for the DUR
pose Of erecting market house according to the
plsn OF the west market The Mayor and one
member Of each Board are constituted commit
tee TO advertise for bids and contract for and
superlntend the erection Of the building. The
Mayor Is authorized to call a meeting of the citi.
fens or the ward, to ascertain their views rela-
tive to site for said market; which being fixed
upon, the committee shall proceed to perform
the duty assigned them. This bill was made
the special order for Monday next. .... F.
Mr.. Powell, on leave, introduced a bill for
erecting a school house In tine Second Ward.
The amount called for by the bill is 81 500
The subject of proper accommodations for the
public schools IN the Second Ward has been IRE
quently limited at by the members from that
Ward. They have declared that the present
rooms are not At for the public schools The
great obstacle in the way Of the Washington
Public School system is financial dIficultv II
has prevented the erection Of comfortable and
substantial school houses In every section of the
city but efforts are making to improve the sy,-
tenn, and IL is the desire Of every citizen to see
them succeed, though the success Is but slow
Mr. Powell also introduced a bill to establish
night school for apprentices for four month.
rms Dill Is OF great importance to very MANY
lads who are now learning trades and have only
the my nus IN which 10 educate themselves-the
days being devoted to their trades
Both these bills Were referred to the public
schools committee, and 1t Is probable they will
receive speedy attention.
Mr. Mploy, from the police committee re-
ported bill supplemental TO an act 10 regulate
the mar kets, with an amendment proposing TO tir
the prices of certain stalls at the following rates
$40; Eastern, $50 =
MT. Powell proposed 10 make the stalls at the
Northern 500, but failed.
Mr. Bohrer offered the following rates as
substitute for the committees amendment: Cen.
tire, 500; Northern, $50; Western, $50; Eastern.
$40; which also was rejected
Mr. Jones offered an amendment making II a
penal offence for persons to combine to regulate
the market prices, and making il the dntv 81 tbs
Chief Of Police to detail officers to attend Al the
market and assist In the enforcement Of the regu-
latiOns.
Here very fiery discussion occurred bet,ysen
MI. Wallace Of the Fifth Ward, and Mr.. Orme
OF the second, the subject of which ut first an
Peaied 70 be the causes Of the Democratic defeat
In pennsylvania. 1t was very difficult for us TO
discover how f0restalling the market was con-
nected with that event. But In the hubbub OF
causes mentioned we thought we heard the re-
ma ma ina. uniformed police running through
the market and watching every man that sold for
pound OF butter, a little less than pound would
make any administration unpopular -
The gentleman from the Fifth Ward let 20 the
noio on the Pennsylvania subject, and took
fresh one, by inquiring who the gentleman from
| the Second Ward voted for at the last Mavor,s
election; The reply was, /" for Col. Berretn
AT thls point, the contest growing rather hot
gentleman discovered that all ttis had notbin1
to do with the amendment Of Mr. Jones; and the
Chair called to order -S
The question was put in form, the amendment
was agreed to, and the bill was passed
This bill will be thOroug hly discussed bv the
butchers and hucksters in our CITY msyketx
whose interests are affected by it. To a portion
III. Nv no
portions, they will be as unanimously opposed.
| IHk RAILROAD MEETINGS AT ALEXANDRA A.
Orange and Alexandra Railroad - Morning.
Ss'sioH-John ). Barbour having been chosen
President, and ii. Dangerfeld and w. Riyes
directors previously, the meeting proceeded.to
ballot for an additional director Messrs ". %
Hart, OF Albemarle, F. b. Deane, of Lyucbburo
| a; Coghill, OF Amherst, and Marcus Durritt
Oh Aioehiafle were nominated; and, upon count.
ing the votes, the result was found as follows:
| Whole number Of votes cast, 44l2; necessary
70 choice, 2,2ll Coghill 3, li1, Hart 754, Deane
| elected U"iJ
The subject of connection with the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad was referred to the
1'eG'o,yi .he proceedings ordered TO be printed
" r Slaughter, L. T. Hill, W. f. Gaskins
DR.. T. &. Slaugh liter, W ID Hart and = Sut
tie appointed examining committee; and tier the
uSual vote of thanks to the officers, the meeting
/ adjourned SINE due.
Manassas Gap Railroad COMPANY As an
nounced IN our Alexandria letter, this Company
assembled at Liberty Hall yesterday morning
ErsHiHg Session
Bare in the Chair, Ewd Green Secretary
The reports OF the officers were submitted and
read TO the meeting.
The Presidents (E. c MarshalD report states
that during the past year the travel has fallen off
Ef per cent, and tonnage ~ per cent The loss
arising from this being supplied by higher rates
or toll and diminished expenses
In 1857 the whole debt OF the CompaDy was
SI21IOO; $3.50 600 floating and Sis 600 funded
Ths year the whole debt is S6i6 CO., of which
s4lo 900 Is funded aud s225 OOU foating
The Board has every reason to Justify their
confident expectation that the road will be com.
pleted As far as Mt. Jackson, early In December
An appropriation OF $3.50 40 by the State is all
that Is needed to complete the road to Harrison
burg, Its terminus. The BoaTd think the compie-
ton Of the Independent line is a question Of
time, aud not Of fact.
The chief engineer q Med. GoldsborOuob)
reports that he knows nothing to prevent the
trains from ru0ning to Mount Jack son by the
latter part Of November, but delay in the arrival
OF the iron.
The value Of work done and returned sIncs
July, between Woodstock and Mount Jackson
Is Sl3,5lllSi but no further work has been done
on the Independent line and l.oudoun branch
The whole receipts for the year ag-
Sregate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SIPS sos 81
working expenses .................. 6U,Oii 60
VI
Amount paid to the Orange and Alex
ahorld ROAD. .......-..-............ %, 752 %
Leaving balance OF. ......... S3S sol 81
The locomotives are nine Ia number the same
as last year, seven of them in good working order
and two In the shop under repairs
The examining committee (Messrs. Davidson,
Shlnn and Skinker,) report the road in good trim
kept.
On motion, the officers reports were referred TO
asPecial committee; and, after some further bust
ness, the meeting adjourned until this morning
ASSAULT AND BArTERY.-On yesterday Mr.
jerks, an elderly gentleman-a clerk In the Pen
| sion Once, was attacked while walking upon Il
| street, by young man named McNeir, who
| struck him with cane and severely bruised the
old gentleman. What was the cause of the al
tack Mr.. jerks Is wholly at loss to know he
being unconscious OF having offended the Young
man warrant was issued for the arrest Of
cNeir, but up to this time return has been
made.
Crow HILL.-Between eight and nine O'Clock
4 last a disfu In nce oceurraa - ,