The Washington union., 1858-03-09
LOCAL NEW s.


PRESIDENTS DRAWING ROOM This is the regular eve
ming for the public reception of ladies and gentlemen by
the President at the Executive Mansion commencing at
oelock, p.
CTY CouAcIlS Board IF Aldermen. The monthly re-
port OF the inendant of the asylum presented
erred to the committee ON the asylum.
Mr. Smith offered the following resolution
Rsesa That the mayor be, and he is hereby request
ed to statement to be furnished this board OF
the amount OF appropriations and the object for which
they made since the 3Oth day of June last specify
ing such ~ have been carried out by him, and such
have not
In support of this resolution, Mr. Smith made the
present Indebtedness Of the city 1855 90 instead of
1000 to its credit, assumed by MFR. Moore last
week, e
The joint resolution granting the of the school
house ar the Observatory to the Sunday school the
limit Of the first ward reported back from the
committee on public schools passed
A bh autAosxing the cnrbstones to he set and the
ootway paved the east side of 18th street east be-
tween East Capitol street and North Carolina avenue
recommitted to the committee on improy cments
Mr. Miller offered joint resolution for the appointment
OF delegate from the city councils attend the san
tary convention at baltimore on the Goth of April.
resolve to exempt from taxation the ground and
house Of the Western Hose Company so long as it shall
be occupied for its present purpose adopted
Mr. Moore, from the committee asylum, reported
bill appropriating one hundred dollars to enable the
commissioners Of the amshouse to transport to their
homes, whenever they may deem it expedient any
resident pauper paupers who shall become inmates
the Washington alnishouse.
The board adjourned
Common Council. Mr.. Brown presented petition for
gravel walk d street south, between Al and 9th
streets referred to committee on improvements.
Mr. Turton reported bill authorizing the curlstones
to be set and the footway paved street south be-
tween 3D. and A streets west passed
An act reyivng act making appropriation to grade
and gravel street SOUTH between Stl and llth streets
east, passed June 3, 1854 passed
bill making an appropriation of S696 so for grading
23d street west, between and streets north payable
out Of the funds of the First Ward when the said ward
shall be in funds reported from the committee on i'm
provements passed by yeas T. nays 6.
bill from the board Of aldermen authorizing the con-
structon Of sewer in and 10th streets west
ierred to the committee drainage
A joint resolution from the upper board authorizing
the offer Of reward for the and conviction of the
person persons who fired the house used by the hook
and ladder company in the Sixth ward was referred
the committee on the fire department .
Mr. Trton presented bill for supplying deficiency Of
SAG " in appropriation for grading 25th west be-
tween Pennsylvania and street north passed
Mr.. Brown presented resolution as follows
Resolved, That the committee drainage and disri-
button of water be instructed to inquire and report what
preliminary measures necessary to be adopted by the
city enn TO provide for the distribution of to
the citizens of Warrington at the very earliest practicable
period after its introduction Pennsylvania avenue by
the United States adopted
On motion of Mr.. Wallace, the board adjourned.
Pa - Uisho A,acc
sided After the consideration of the character of super
animated preachers the following brethren were then
elected managers Of the Preachers Aid Society Preach
ers, Rev. VIM. B, Edwards, John $. Martin, Thomas
Sewall, and r. H. Dashiell. Iaymen, Isaac p. Cook
Robert Israel and Dr. Roberts.
The charter of the Education Society rendering it
necessary to enlarge the board of managers the resgna
tions OF the former members submitted by Rev.
Charles Collins and accepted by the conference On the
part of the Baltimore conference the following then
elected on the new board Reys VIM. Hamilton, Isaac
p. Cook c. j. Baker, and John Carson, esq.
Rev. David Thomas from the committee on Dickinson
College, submitted the animal report Of that institution
accompanied by series of resolutions commcndatory of
the same and nsructing the conference to po
ton of the debt of S18O 900 hanging it, The
report was accepted aud the resolutions laid the
table.
IL announced that anniversary services would be
held Wesley Chapel in the evening, when addresses
would he delivered by E. L. Fancher, esq subject The
Gospel and the Civilization of the World Bishop James,
u. D.-subject: Missions to Foreign Population in this
Country and to the Indians; Rev. T. NJ Eddy-slibject: :
Our Western English Missions j. p. Durbin ID. D.
subject Rise Extent and Prospects of our Missions.
This evening temperance addresses will be delivered in
accordance with the following resolutions The speakers
will be announced in the evening papers:
l. Reslcea That we will give special attention to the
enforcement Of the discipline with regard to the
intoxicating drinks.
2. Tint will preach sermons ON the
subject of temperance in all circuits and stations through
out the conference.
g. That in accordance with the resolution adopted at
the last session Of the conference that temperance
ings be held Tuesday evening in all the Methodist
worship hereby requested to provide speakers for the
occasion which was adopted
TnE ART TRRAsUREs EXHIBITION at Manchester Eng
land in the fall of 1857 a marvel of modern times
A large and expensive building erected and filled
with the choicest treasures of which grace the private
collections of Great Britain and the galleries of the Queen
for all ready 10 loan their most priced paintings
and statues and engrayngs. Nothing received that
was of the second order of merit and 1885, 9l5 spects
tors enabled to the concentrated essence it
wcre of the objects of art which England owns. The
display of paintings especially magnificent consist
which the past has bcqucathed for study and guidance
rather than specimens OF what the present is actually pro-
ducing