Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-21

The reports Were referred to the following
committee J. Halsey, of Orange, w ID. Hart,
oil Aloemarle, J billiard, Of Nelson, John
Wood, Jr., Of AlbemarIe, Jas. Barbour, OF chi.
PePer, J. c. Green, Of Culpeper, w. f. Gaskins.
OF Fanquler, F A. Weldon, of Prince William,
John II Burke. Of Fairfax, and 3D. N. Lambert
OF Alexandria.
The examining committee made a renor,
which was adopted. r'
DIR. Ashby offered resolution looking To the
dlscontinuaEce Of sunday trains on I'd. road
WnIen was referred to the committee on officers
reports, aho the meeting adjourned until O'cI'k
ErsniHg Session
Inc company assembled, pursuant to adjourn
mint, and Mr. Hslsey, from the committee On
omcefs reports, reported in detail. The commit.
tee declined to offer any action mon the Snnday.
ualn resolution Of DR. Asbby; and thereupon a
DEBATE TOOK place, and various motions TO amend
tno Polt oI me committee; and amendments to
smenaments were offered, In the course OF which
Tue general subject and special xprcts Of IL Usrs
discussed by Messrs e. d. Gray. OF Cuin.ner
u. AsaSy, Of fauquisr, Halsey, Of Orange, and
James Barbour, Of Culpeper rhe report v,s
nnally adopted, as, also, a resolutIon qIyina ,n.
subject In charge Of the President and Directors.
resolution TO go into the election OF Officers was
adopted and, pending nomination., : the COMPANY
ADJOURNED 10 meet this morning at 10 O'Clock
HORSES rs. ORGAN GRINDERS On Yesterday
whilst the carriage and horses Of John L. Smith.
Esq was standing in front Of his residence. on
Twelfth street, lsiand, vagrant organ grinder
and tambOurine beater took post within i've feet
OF tue horses heads, and forthwith so ueakcd and
banged so that, notwithstanding the effort, of !,
careful driver,- who was on the carriag, thu
horses took flight, and undertook little race on
thelr own private account. They ran over an adj
joining pavement, "spilled" the tambourin,
woman, stopped the music, knoc ked down and
injured couple Of children. one of Mr. n
ClSik, ana the other Of Mrs. Marceron, and were
only restrained by the skill Of IA. driver from
breaking tue carriage in pieces The parents of
the Injured chlldTeu may he excused Tor +. IittIa
prejudice" against these public bensf,ctor. [,
They at least hnd Il possible 80 caIcuI,re th.
amount OF pleasure derived from this source nv
cur children" "
The UNION PRAYER MEETING yesterday after.
noon, In Rev. DIR. Smiths church, wa. LARGELY
attended and spirited. Rev. Mr.. Carothers mr..
sided and addressed the meeting on the present
developments Of the outpourirg Of the Spirit AS
connected with the salvation Of men, and the i'm
Portance OF embracing present opportunities to
Rev. Mr. Mo'sell spoke Of sinners wronpino
their own souls, and earnestly urged Immediate
acceptance Of the terms of peace
Prayers were offered by Rev Messrs Noble,
Ball, and Morseil, and John W Wells and w IT.
emithson, Esq =; and after the Bened iction the
congregation was dismissed.
THE CEsrRE MARKET, this morning WAS a
well supplied az usual at this season, and tbere
were Indications Of improvement The n,,ee.
were on Tuesday; the demand moderate :, A
sales ProPo Ill lbiy active
TRIALS AT THE 6uARDHousR-w C Iona.
drank, thid time in twenty -four hours; WORK .
house 81 days. James Reary, drunk and disor.
q" nnr aud costs, - Is Henry Lee, do; do
- ID James O'Connor, do; do. e3.l5, = 81