Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-15

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC
observation-disclosures Blake, in his able
and interesting report, speaking of the Capitol
and Its aPPendages, thinks that IL was bad jude-
ment to place the Tripoli monument In juxtapo-
sitOn with the Capitol, where II is over.hadov,ed
and eclipsed by the mag nincence of that hnila
Ing, aud a. 10 will require repairinu he
recommends its removal TO the NAVY Yard az
pee sGnhany aPProPriste, stating that its repair
Will cost about $500, and the removal abont
S2OO0. tie recommends the passage of Law IN
preserve the Capitol grounds from tresnass and
4lSns uIsnent, and expresses the opinion that
the grounds south Of the Presidents House ought
TO be added to the Presidents grounds, without
any intervening wall.
In regard to the Island he says that the itizsps
OF tue Seventh Ward, complain very much that
they are excluded from the thIckly- settled and
business portion OF the city on nights when the
moon does notshine. This streets running through
the Mall were made, and owned by the Gov
eminent Neither the Corporation nor fndiyId ual
citizens, have any authority TO light them and OF
a dark night but few persons are willing to vim
tuTe through them. They are the connectino
links between the Island and that portio, ~ ,hs
city which lies Immediately north of the canal
ana ~ does seem that the Government il bonp3
IN justice TO lgh them mp, so that the object for
which they were designed Of facilitating inter
course between those parts of the city nav uot
10 any extent by d. feated The citizens in1me
didtely Interested have petitioned Congress upon
prayer being granted
H. also recommends the grading and pay.n,,f
tas Eastern portion Of Pennsy lvania Avenue
In regard TO the bridges over the Potomac he
says that hey have all been repair,d Tbat svs,, :
ming tEat could be done with the limited mean,
AZ MS disposal, has been done to strengt then the
Long bridge. That it is, however, in a lettering
CONDITION fom age, and that he Ia, not mnch
idlth In It's power of endurance. IL could scarcely
oe expected, he says, to Withstand flood of ics
,ucn ds SOM mes occur in the river on breaking
up Oh winter. The heavy travel over it, of omui.
BUSES, wagons. and other vehicles and droves ~
c1ttle ~ last doing the work Of destruction: and
as II has been well observed that a bridge b, a
rsceSsty, be thinks there Is no time to ne lost in
b-glnning the construction of a new one
lie states that Franklin square was purchased
TX very low figure, with the alleged under
ing, that IL would be Handsomely enclosed 80
inpIovea as place Of public resort, and he
thinks that the Government is bound in good
i2lth TO enclose and improve H.
He also recommends an additional annron,is-
non OF thirty thousand dollars for pradtny
streets, &c, preparatory to the extension of tbe
caPHoi grounds, and suggests the great public
snd private injury resulting from the deIav in
deciding upon a plan for the extension Of the
Capitol grounds. u '"e
he Tenews his recommendation of an annro-
pIlation for continuing the grading and nlanfina
OF the unimproved portions of the Mali
Appropriations are recommended for coa,in
ulng the grading Of Judiciary SQUARE: for en-
tisrsing the east half Of the City Hall; and for
gearing the Governments part Of the eI o. nse Of
opening ana Improving avenues and streets in
'front.', or adjoining to, or hich NAV uass ,bronob
OF between any Of the public squares or reserva-
tonsi also 10 net the uTbstone and pave The foot
ways next to the reservations, when the cornora
tlon shall by law direct the proprietor, Of lots
on the opposite side Of the street TO ma Ike similar
improvements ~
The removal Of that nuisance the i,u - mr.
eenuy recommended by the Commissioned who
points out that the requirements of the con,mu
my can Tor much larger Jail, and one situated
on the confines, or beyond the limits of the city
CURIOUS CAsE--Last night, a man named Cor.
neilus Donough, lsboring man, went to Officer
Norwood and Informed him that he had hasn
robbed Of about so in money at a house ON Third
stree, near Maryland avenue The man told
sualght story, and the ordcsr carried him 10 ar
once Of Justice Ferguson wbera he - 81
charge under oath. warrant wa. isSDed and
the omcer went to the house and arrested tbe
r. - ho,,ss LIVING Llllioridge, who was alone
~ ing mouse wnen Donough went there and also
wnen arrested Donough said he went in the
mouse ana was sitting down lighting his pipe.
u s1SPecled that u was then his money was
,aAoh' az ne had IL before he entered the door
Inc woman was sent to Jail for a further hparinp
LES morning, the complainant went m tba
magistrate and said he had found the money in
Ms ooot. The magistrate was surprised and
began to question him. and his anxyvers No.
sch as 10 read the Justice 10 the conelnsion ms,
all was not ight In DOnough's mind: and AT ths
time set Tor the hearing Of the case tbs coroI.in
eh' oelng absent, the prisoner was released She
Ineh ousTed TO make oath that she had NOT x.en
OI oneneo the money. But the sing ular con-
,n I Vi the complainant was enough to convince
Inc 'VSISe ana those present that she Was guilt
!ess- Inc magistrate and officer had taken mains
10 swear DonOugh before the warrant wss IIxned
1oo me arrest made, and he gave his evidence
'e'1 u'nhi'elY, making the charge direct.
COURT OF CLAIMs.-On Monday Mr. GiIIe,
concluded his Argument for the Government in
the case OF c. Wallace agt. the United States
MI Ninton replied in behalf of the claiman,
ana the case was submitted
alexander Cross agt. the United States. Fur
IneI Argument having been ordered by the Court
on single point in this case Mr. Vinton opsn,d
IN IN DSnaII OF the claimant, and, on concluding
the Court ad iourned.
Yesterday, Mr.. Gillet submitted his argums Mt
IN oehalI OF the Government in the case of Alex
was submitted. 0-0e
samuel ). Hensley agt. the United States.
Ihis Is q claim for the payment of nineteen hun-
dTtd head Of cattle, delivered for the use of the
ihoiens In California, under a contract with q
N Wosehcroft, one of the commits ,ionprs an
pointed TO make treaties with said Indians TIe
amount claimed Is sI39, 500 for which aid
WosencTot drew bills on the Secretary of the
Interior, which bills were protested Hon
nion.soneIy bIelr opened the argument for the
eIaimanti but, before finishing the Court ad
journed. ~
TEE THEATzK-"The Gamester - last nIobt
was admirably performed, all Iound-Beyerlv'
the victim, by sullivan, Stukely, the victimizer'
oy Fisher, and the devoted wife by Miss Alice
Grey, who always performs that chsrac,er ~
wei, in whatever cast 1t may fall to her LOT,
Beverly, after the ruin Of himself and fauiIv
saImed on this mortal coil, though in a base
ara cowardly, still in a very natural ana affec,
Ing manner, and the audi ence very properly wit
messed the scene amid profound siience-whIeh
had been a Al ending Of the PLAY had No, :. 49,,
OF tue audience, who lily understood their naTt
eEdeaVofed TO false the dead by deafrniny and
prolonged stamping. When a small part Of tbe
audience, contrary to all good taste and good
manners, persist In annoying the balance u1der
the color Of aPPiauding the performance, or call
Ing back an actor who cannot consistently re-
appear, we consider that they fall properly hinder
the care Of he police In attendance
MI sullivan appears to-nig ht as King Lear.
In THE CIRCUIT CouRr, the chancery suit in
vo'ving the valuable property known as Meridian
HILL was closed yesterday as far a, the argument
was concerned. The case was taken under adj
Vlsement by the Court
Ine CONT yesterday refused to grant the PRAYER
Of Mary Reside fo5 mandamns on Tn So
tary Of The Treasury, to pay over to her certain
sum OF money, portion Of a sum sporooriated
by Congress for her benent Ns.f 49,.