Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-01
The corscn5 LAsr tNIoHr.--rt WA. expected !

The CorNefLi LAs7 Mon r.--It WINS expected
last night that the Boards of Aldermen and Com
mon Council would, az usual on the Monday
night previous to the municipal election, adjourn
sine de, { But 1t appears they Were not prepared
TO aoloufn, although they Informed each other
tnat tney were, with the understanding that the
Boards would be in readiness to meet on Satur.
DAY, il called together. Subsequently,, the ma
9ority OF Aldermen recoDsidered their action and
ADJOURNED till Thursday, to transact such bust
ness as petained to the peace of the civ ON cleo
non day, and such other business should come
before them. The minority in the Common COun-
ca wisned TO know what other business was ex-
pecled 10 come before them. 90 III IL was the per-
iectlon OF scheme to place all the itinerant
known on footing with our tax paying residents
In the election, they would like to know IT; IL the
Duslhess were restricted TO the maintenance of
the public peace, they would vote for ft.n Tue
majority commended that they had no reason to re-
strict themselves to any particular legislation II
Was their duty to legslate on all matters connect
ed with the interest of the city. The minority
commended that they had no right to anticipate
such business; il showed there was something in
view which they did not wish to reveal The
resolution to adjourn over requiring a vote of
three-fourths Of the members present Il was re-
jected-there being eighteen members present
thirteen voting for, and five against The session
continued till near one O'Clock this morning-the
yeas and nays being called until the secretary
used all his blank forms; aud the audience dis
Persed, leaving only single person to witness
the action, beside the Reporter Of the Star.
ANNIvERsARy.-The anniversary meeting of
the Ladies' Home and Union Home Missionary
Societies, at Rev. DR.. Smiths church, Ninth
street, promises to be Of very interesting nature
THESE societies have been and are now support
ing missionary In Illinois, and contemplate en-
gagtDg one or two colporeurs to labor in Virginia
under the auspices the American Tract Society
Mr. Cross the agent of his society," will be present
and make statement of the religious nectx sites
OF some portions OF the Old Dominion Ii will
doubtless be pleasant and profitable anniver-
sary. ft -...-
THE R1vER-The waters Of the Potomac,
swollen by the rains Of last evening, rush along
this morning, bearing OH their turhid surface
evidences of the food. -,
At Young & Carter's wharf, arrived schrs. Ac-
eeas Adams, and b l.. F, Travis, from Phila-
delPhia, with coal for Henderson Fewler
WHITRHURsr's NATIONAL GALLERY Fine Pic
txrsS.-A majority of tho members of bo h Houses
Or congress have sat for their Photographs at
Wmtehurst's Gallery, which now contains an adm-
raDie collection OF stukngly accur- to portra ts of
the prominent men of the nation. In every branch
OF the Photographic art the gentlemen attached to
this Gallery have kept pace with It's rapid advance
Inent and improvement and may safely challenge a
establishment In the Union. -
An excellent Likeness of Billy Bowlegs, the noted
Semnose Indian, is on exhibition at this Gallery.
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