The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-11

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resolution providing for ascertnin the Of the PEG
pie at the coming annual election to the proprety
increasing the funded debt Of the city for the specific
purpose of paying the eso Introducing the water
from the Washington Aqueduct into the city for the
of the citizens
Also, one nominating Vim. d sersin for police constls
BILE In the first district in place Of David Lucas resigned
confirmed
From the improvements committee the following bills
reported by Mr. MILnR, the chairman ri 4
A bin to grade and gravel Massachusetts, avenue be-
tween 9th and 10th streets west passed 10 4
bill to relay the CUTTERS ON portion OF q street
north and 9th street west passed. "a
A Joint resolution instrucng the two committees of
the city councils to attend to the interests of the corpo
ration before Congress- to call the attention of that body
to the necessity of enactment giving the corpora
ton power to condemn property when necessary in car
rying out complete system OF sewerage passed. 20
Also, a. esolutisn us follows EE -. u4 a
Rsed hereby required TO call the
attention the President OF the United States
auhenc map and proper and liked plan Of in the District
OF Columbia and that no the President the
sneerns to make complete map tho District Of Columbia aud
to perfect plan of grades the
polite copies cities
OF Washington and Georgetown. 4
Discussed and withdrawn
The vote the former resolution, by which It had
been passed then motion of Mr.. RIGos reconsid
ered and the resolution discussed length by Messrs
Rlods MIiAsR, HousroS, and Others and finally laid
| the table. t
From the claims committee Mr.. Dow reported n bill
for the relief OF George r. Adams passed s-e3
Also, bill for the relief of James McColgan laid
the table 1
Also, bill for the relief of William M Cripps as
signee of George q. Coleman laid on the table
Mr.. PEARSON, leave introduced concurrent resolu
ton authorizing the publication of sufficient copies of the
act authorizing the people to vote upon the increase of
| the funded debt, for distribution passed
After the transaction of some business of an UNI
important character, it moved to go into joint
meeting for the purpose of elecng commissioners he
judges of the coming election The proposition was
red and the lower board having been notified of the
fact the two boards met in the of the upper board
and Mr. Apnorr, president OF the lower board called
| to the chair The following commissioners then
duly baoted for and elected the annothings having
two commissioners in each precinct of the wards
| and the know nothings commissioner @
/ FIRST Ward-First precinct, Terrence Drury, Daniel
serrn, and George Emmerson second precinct, A. w.
| Denham, w. III. Perkins, and Chas II. Davis 'h
Second WUd-First precinct, John Brennan, George T.
Jillard, and Samuel Owen second precinct Samuel
Lewis, A. A. Stoughton, and w. p. Shedd.
| Third Ward.--FiBt precinct W. b Butt W. Fergu
son, and X. II. Hyde second precinct b. f. Cuttings
W. p Howell, and James Crandcll
| Fourth Wdrd.First precinct, John Bowling, Benedict
MiIburn, and f. G. Eckof second precinct Charles b
| Maury, Francis Mohnn, and Alex. Med. Davis.
| Fifth Ward -Frst precinct w. b Todd, s Y. McNier
and VIM. Busey second precinct, John Van Hook Thos
| Hutchinson, and Joseph M. Adams. ~
Smh Ward First precinct, Nathan Lewis, H. N ober
and George Brown second precinct Lawrence Tuel
| Lemuel Gaddis, aud John III. Peake.. ~
| Seventh Ward First precinct, j, c. Cook s. Y. At Lee
and b. s. Kinsey second precinct W. Latham II. A.
Clarke, and j. ID. Stewart
| The meeting then adjourned. -rtA
| COMMON CouNoL.A communication was received from
the Mayor, announcing that he had signed two
street improvement bills
| Mr. TuRroN from the committee on improvements
! reported adversely to several petitions
Mr. KENNEDY, from the committee on claims reported
adversely bill from the aldermen for the relief of
| DIR. Eliot the bill was rejected.
Also, similar bill for relief Of Dr. Richards which
Also bill for the relief of Bateman & Lowndes; not
ordered to a third reading
Also bill for the relief of Thomas Turner; which was
| passed.
Also bill for the relief of A. f. and A. L. Yerby,
| trustees of NJ s. VERIFY which was passed
Also bill for the relief of j. W. Barker; which was
| passed.
Mr. CLARKE from the committee on police reported an
amendment to the police act The bill provides for the
substitute of red stripe of uniform color for the
white stripe on the pantaloons of the uniform for
| the police.
Also requesting the chief of police to wear uniform
the same as other officers The bill then passed
MIR. CLARKE, from the same committee also reported
bill in relation to brick lns, poteries slaughter
| houses, &C. which passed
Also, supplemental bill in relation to hackney
rages. The first section Of the bill provides fer prohib
iting hackmen from carrying their whips away from their
| carriages. 1t passed.
passage of this law Its want is felt hourly every day
front Of our principal hotels
After which the council went into convention above
stated.
CRIMINAL COURT THE trial of George Creager, alias
George Williams charged with the murder of William
Farrell the 22d day of February last commenced
yesterday District Attorney Key appeared for the
United States, and j. II. Bradley, jr and Hon James
Hughes, IN. CO. Of Indiana, for the defence.
After difficulty and exhaustion of the regular
panel, the jury made up by talcsmen and sworn
An unsuccessful attempt then made to postpone the
of witness. xii re- 4tf
District Attorney Key opened the in behalf of the
government laying down the law it respectively de-
fines murder mansaughter, and homicide The prisoner
he expected to prove, has committed murder. WI
Mr. Bradley replied and cautioned the Jury not to be in
Auenced by the prevailing tone of public sentiment for
he believed that there In tho community who
not or less prcjudced in favor of the public
peace. Such feeling was too natural to the human
heart not TO be prevalent He then narrated the facts of
the Gaze he understood them. G
Patrick Farrei the first witness sworn: am the
brother of the deceased know the prisoner at the bar
present Mt the time this aay occurred which was
In of the Vulcan House, the avenue between
~ and 9th streets on the 22d day Of February 1883
between and o'clock, p m. j came from work on
the Island and returning home with William Kins
ley and John f. Kelley when we were near the gas
Knight but the other did not know my brother 1.-THE
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