The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-23

IrnuAz, J@s a h1bs--The cears met = the usual
hour On .stim y Mr.. RsArai1s, JoSish Polk, Esq
sdnitnsd - r.csirr Il the Criminal Coat Of the
Dsfzsa q Ccla~laa
several called the parties not Appearing
sh~ rscDgnnmps forfeited xnd either the
docket mot being ready scr trial, ~er postponed A
Of 2sA~at and battery submitted to the court
After reuasaing in sttsnancr fs t~o hours and half
With nothing DO the petit jurors dismissed until
Thursas. morning At ten O'Clock
Txx RnEs AxnAuos sxx PoLax The new councils,
since thsr entrance upon ter duties have bosa indus
uiousy gagged n the perfection Of the peics laws ssd
rexuiAsu Scx city The experience Of the past few
months - taught them md Ill good citizens that
aud stringent measures muA be adopted that
larger snd efficient police must he employed. ere
Law sod osrr be maintained n the federal me4ropc
hz Wild this end in visw, bill 70 reossanise the po
Ice depafncnt end rourr the several acts in Relation
thereto nss one has pased both branches. but stil
pending in consequence Of amendments This bi. with
the one supplemented To u sath0iEng the employment
Of forty sdOaai nighs pocs to ut in conjunction with
the auxiliary gaAsd viii be susient fer al purposes,
and the regulations prescribed for their guidance such
a. secure prompt and efficient service and prevent
Of those avle acts which have been Justly
Condemned
The Of the Mayor since his inauguration. ha<
citizens Their interests he has nAds his own and in
stead quietly acquesng In the customs Of the past he
has set himself to work ascertain their nature and
bearings in Q manner that cannot fail to produce good
results The prosperous and orderly condition OF
Affairs may be anticipated from the vigorous efforts
already put forth
The Cos1axasoxAL Cxnxzxxr -Among the many i'm
provements Of this beautiful resting place for the dead
x.y
lowing
New and neat ocnotaphs being erected the
new addition in honor Of the memory q the ustrous
Ciay and Calhoun; we'll Presley Ewing, Of Ken
lucky; John Snodgrass, Of Virginia; Henry A. Mual
enburg, of Pennsylvania Brookius Campbell, Of Ten
nessee Robert Rantoul, r Of Massachusetts, Samuel
Brentnu Of Indiana James Lockhart of Indiana John
G. MonagomsEy, OF Pennsylvania John G Miller, OF
Missouri Preston Brooks OF South Carolina Samson
W. Harris of Alabama Thomas II BAyiy, OF Virginia
and James Meacham, Of Vermont, the of whom
all familiar to the nation the honored Representa-
tives Of the States they represented =
Gno.crrows CoLLnoE The annual commencement Of
Georgetown College viii be held Wednesday the 7th
of July next On Tuesday preceding the graduating
class win give public dcence of the Thesis In moral
philosophy which they studied during the year and on
the Thursday following the annual exhibition of the
academy of the visitation will take place Independence
Day will be celebrated by the students with the usual
patriotic display
Coxcmr-A grand vocal and instrumental concert win
be given night It tho Washington Theatre in which
Miss Miner and the opcs troupe generally viii appear
in their best parts This concert will be for the benefit of
Mr. Cooper the musical Director and Though the compaag
have had very poor houSes notwithstanding the sc that
their performances hare been very good it is to be hoped
that tonight to be exception, and that the muir
lowing populaon Of the federal metropolis viii testify
their appreciation by coming out in hrge numbers
Ercsrmc.s sam 10 be the order Ct the dsy. On the
14fh cry party viii leave this city fOr Leouxzdtuwn
cnmrasa BY Prk Weber's brass end string band and
the 75fh Grsce Church Sunday School viii have de-
Ightful picnic at Arlington Spring On the 2sth there
will also be Masonic ociehzatiou the cuare of which
an address will he delivered by Brother Morriss r. w
Deputy Grand Master of the STATE of Kentucky the
Smithsonian Institution After the address banquet
viii be served At MasoRir Hall
A FnrvAL festival for lhe benefit of St. Andrew
free church protestant Epiacopar win be hsld Thurs
day next Meridian HE'LL beautiful and attractive
place Boundary street west of Fourteenth The
cises the OCCASION viii be exceedingly interesting and
We doubt not large number Of citizens win avail
themselves Of this occasion 10 enjoy day of rscreaon
The FnAscs Of the city must be in deplerable con-
dition uce it ID we'll known that the members of the
last Boasd of Aldermen md Common Council did not re
oeire their respective salaries. The Mayor win have
most dcult task conequence of this deficiency
store the city pssce and quiet and the corporation
good credit
Pnlonscars Mr.. ID, j. Bishop, al No ZIG Prnnsyl-
vaa aveaue under Willard Hotel, keeps the best pc
odscs of the day for sale at the most moderate rates
We have received through his kindness the republication
of chaxah@s journal for june, and Frank Lsgics New