Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-12
0EORaETOwN.
Correspondents Of Tie Star.

0nonoHfoWN, July liz 1915
The most outrageous piece Of villsny, we have
heard OF Tor some time, was perpetrated on Sat
ufday last, by four men, laborcrs at the water
works, ut the nrst Of the seven locks ION the
canal) few miles above our city This lock is
attended by lame man, named Burrows. The
parties In question were coming down the line,
stopped, and commenced treating Burrows very
roughly boat was passing through the lock at
the time, the hands on board ofwbich attempted
to demonstrate against the conduct Of the PARTIES
when they went on board the boat, demolished
the cabin and furniture, and afterward went into
the house Of the lock-keeper and completely
smashed pretty much the whole or The furniture
In II. Captain r.. Jacksonis boat happened TO
arrive at the time; and, seeing what was going
on, arrested two Of the parties, and caused them
TO De carried to Rockville and lodged In jail; the
other two made their escape-one Of them badly
wounded The struggle was very desperate, we
learn tue outlaws resisting TO the last with all
the ferocity of tigers refusing to surrender until
completely overpOwered and exhausted bv the
blows which Captain Jackson's boat 8 crew were
compelled, in self defence to deal them. Each
| of those arrested are badly wounded.
young man, named Jarvis Scott, said to he
native OF Baltimore, shoemaker by trade, came
down the canal on board Of one of the packets on
FRIDAY last. and put up at the boarding house Of
Capt. Rhodes on Bridge street Soon after az
irving, he was taken suddenly Ill; a physician
was called in; but, notwithstanding all was done
for him that medical skill could accomplish, he
i ule0 in a rev hours afterwdrd.
On Friday night, In the Council, a communi-
| cation was received from r. III. Trunnell, ten
| deTing thanks TO the Council for having elected
him one OF the police officers, and resigning the
same; referred 10 the Aldermen.
| Mr.. Thomas reported, from claims committee,
resolution appropriating - 81 for the benefit OF
+ Nj Linthicum Co; SIS 81 for the benefit Of
| Robt White and 80 81 for the benefit of Henry
Reaver: all of which passed both Boards
| Mr.. Cooley offered a resolution providing for
the appointment Of additional members to the
standing committee gas
| Several communications were received from
the Mayor; one covering the accounts of r.. Booth
| aud Dr. {. Cragin; one calling attention TO
| the bad condition OF part of High street; and
one calling attention To The meetings of Lodges
OF coiored Masons and Odd Fellows, and asking
| the PASSAGE OF some definite law regulating the
| same; referred.
Resolution appropriating 1902, to be PAL to the
order If J. Ii Greenwich. for the repair OF public
pumps, was taken up and passed.
AldeTmen's bill in relation 10 the causeway
was taken up and rejected.
Resolutions making appropriation for lining
the streets, cutting down thistIes &c appropri-
atng SEQ for the repair of graveIed streets, ana
making an appropriation for the benefit Of J. C.
heySer; passed.
| Aldermen's ordinance providing for the ap-
polntment OF commissioner of streets and fixing
his salary AT SiOO FER annum, and reducing the
salary Of the Mayor from 81 600 TO s6U0 per an
mum from and after the LIST of March, 1859, was
taken up, and after some discussion was on mo.
ton OF MI TennV, laid over until next Friday
night.
Mr.. Thomas offered resolution appointing
Mr.. John w. Marriet keeper Of the Little Falls
bridge, requiring him 10 do such repairs as NAV
be necessary for the preservation Of the same,
(materials to be paid for by the Corporation and
allowing him salary OF $50 per annum, and the
Zee use OF the bridge house; passed.
The Aldermen passed Council bills for the
benefit Of J. d. Hoover, w. Calhoun, d NJ. Bur-
rows and A. Paul, and providing for the removal
Of distractions from part of Stcddard street
resolution passed both Boards requesting the
President OF the United States to commission
Thomas Orme justice Of the peace, the duties
OF his office requiring the same.
The Aldermen recedsd from their action on
Council bill providing for the improvement Of
the footway on the south side Of part of Bridge
street and the same was signed
message was received from the Aldermen
proposing joint meeting for the election OF
police officer to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF r. III. TrunnelI
The Boards then met in Joint meeting. (R
Ould, Recorder, I'm the chair.) and elected Will
liam Craig. The joint meeting then dissolved,
and the Aldermen repaired TO their own chamber.
Aldermen's resolution approprating $500 to be
paid TO the order of DIR. RILEY and others, for
purposes therein namedi was taken up.
Mr. SHINES moved TO amend the same by in
sertlng Ito compensate II. Addison, Esq. for
his services and expenses, Incurred In opposing
the petition Of Col. Roberts and others -
Mr.. Thomas moved to insert, after $500, /" or so
much thereof as may be necessary
The amendment Of Mr.. Thomas was adopted
and that OF Dir. SHINES rejected by ayCs and
noes = follows:
Ayss-Mcssrs Myers, MackaIl, and SHINES. 2.
Noes-M ISIS. Cropley, Tennev, Tho ma, Mum
caster, Ritter, and Cooley, q.
The dill as amended was then adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes-Mt ssrs- Cropley, Tennev, Muncaster
Cooley. Ritter. and Thomas, 6. Noes-Messrs
Myers, Ma kill, and &c nmts 3.
The Boards tnen adjourned
The first new wheat (white) Of the season was
brought TO our market on Friday last. IL was a
su all lot Of twenty-three bushels, raised by Mr.
Soper, of Prince George county, Md, and was
remarkably fine.
The almost unprecedented quiet that pervadsd
every potion of our city yesterday and last night
Is the subject Of very general remark this morn
ing.
Messrs. Barnard & Buckley, auctioneers, sold
on ;turday last a three-story brick house al
lot, situated on the west side Of High street near
Bridge, TO Joseph Pearson, q frs 50 50
Inls property adJoins that recently purchasrd by
the Masonic fraternity, which is now being partly
taken down for the purpose of reconstruction as
| their permanent place of meeting s.