Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-12

Contingent srPsnsss Of the Cooperation, sOo
penses Of the Aldermen. sI75 Contingent expenses
OF Common Council, sl75; Contingent 81 i,ers.s
OF CITY Hall, SIPS; Lighting Corporation lamps
Ward Physicians, s20o each-si, AGO; Ward Ano,,
thecaries, $50; Contingent expenses OF Fire H..
partment, 500; Contingent expenses Of Auril,aru
GGatd, $50; HIRE Of Bulls, si0s; Forty two Com
| mlssoner OF Election, $2i0; Hire of rooms 10 be
/ used by them at the next general election. $40
The appropriation for the salaries of Water Regis.
| aai ana furveyor were stricken out i'm view of
| an Intention to increase them '..
The Aldermen's bill making appropriation to
| improve nj street north, and Boundary street to
Eightb street east, was passed pig
JOINT resolution to provide for the interest due
| on certain guaranteed bonds of the Corporation,
| bill making temporary appropriation for con-
| tingent expenses Of the Water Registrar and Pur-
veyors Offices to be refunded out Of the first re-
| ceipts, was passed
/ Mr. Jones offered resolution authorizing the
asylum committee to inquire into the expediency
| Of supplying the building with water from the
i Government mains; adopted.
1 Mr. EdmoDston offered resolution instpictinp
the police committee to inquire into the expedi-
| and salted provisions; passed.
The petition Of w. II. Mack was referred to
| claims committee. And the Board adjourned
PUBLIC ScooL EXAMINATION, YEsrERpAY.-The
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| Thomas N. Wilson, teacher, was examined YES.
teiday. The building in which this school is
kept is on the corner of Fifth and streets and In
eligibly located and in good repair There are 46
scholars on the roll, Of whom IS Were present at
,ne examination; The trustees present Were,
Messrs. Randolph and Ironside, of the first dis
/ uict; Lawrenson, Childs, and Miller of the Sec
| ond Walsh. of the third and Alice of the fourth
Among the visitors we noticed Rev DIR Samson,
| Of Columbian College; Rev. Mr. Ball. of Wesley
| Chapel; Messrs. Edmonston and Martin of the
Common Council; Mr.. Leach, of the Post Once
/ Department; John f.. Norris, Esq T. G. CLAYTON
Esq Mr. Harbangh, treasurer Of the Board of
Trustees; John f.. Thompson, of the fourth district
| school; and Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. Myers, Miss
| Middleton, and Miss Milburn, teachers in public
| schools The branches in which the scholars were
| examined were spelling, reading, writing, arith-
metic, geography, grammar, and dctation; in all
wnlch the trustees report general proficiency since
| last year. In dictation, the Younger pupils es-
Peciaily, acquitted themselves most handsomely.
Inc geography classes too, seemed to be perfectly
| at home in almost any part Of the globe. At the
close OF the examination, Mr. Leach, on invitation
OF the trustees, made a few remarks, compliment
/ ing the scholars the satisfactory manner in
| which they had acquitted themselves and exhort-
Ing them TO never tire in the pursuit of knowledge
| The female department Of this school, under the
| charge OF Mrs Randolph, is to be examined this
| afternoon, in the Northern Liberties engine house
CHuRcHIMPROvENENT.- The First PRESBYTERIAN
congregation Of this city have determined upon an
enlargement and improvement of their church
edifce. Att congregational meeting held yester-
| day, the committee to whom the subject was
referred reported in favor Of the plan designed by
| Mr. Charles F. Anderson, Of this city; which pro-
poses to improve the present building so that il
| shall have front of ninety feet with a depth of
more tnan one hundred feet. and to seat one thou
| sand persons. The estimated cost is $1,000 The
present room will be used as a lecture room Sab
| bath school, &c, and the church room will be
above, built In the modern style, without galleries
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/ ures AIKEN to carry out the plan proposed at an
| early day This is of the earliest organized
congregations Of our city, having first worshipped
IN the white Church near the Capitol, in the wear
1 1916, and since that time have had seven pastors
1 and received into membership ,Is7 persons II
| now numbers about 20 male and 100 female men,
1 bers The present building and lecture-room are
Inadequate, in every respect, for the comfortable
i accommodation of worshippers, and such an i'm
provement as Is contemplated must make it-wbat
| IL Is not now-an architectural ornament and in
wiling place Of worship.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Yesterday the jury, in the
case of George Fisher, (colored } charged with an
assault and battery Eliza Jane Bias with intent
| to kill, returned verdict Of guilty as indicted
aud the Court sentenced the prisoner to four years
Theodore Hurdle, George Sullivan, and Eugene
| SardOe. were tried for assauIting John Brown on
election day. They Were all acquitted.
| Allen Fleetwood, alias Brooks was tried for
| stealing three heifers from w III. Rowland but i,
being proved that the theft was committed in
| Prince Georges county, Fleetwood was acquitted
but held by the Marshal for a requsition from the
Governor Of Maryland. The Court adjourned
To-day, the Court took up first the case of the
| United states agt. John Ellis, in which the de.
PENDANT was charged with an assault and battery
| on Margaret Strother, colored, alleged to have
| been committed against the complainant with 4
piece of board. The case was submitted to the
| Court, who after hearing the evidence fined the
defendant s. and costs.
L hen tha of
| states agt. Peter Hyde. In which the defendan,
| was charged with an assault and battery on Lewis
Behrends. The jury returned verdict of no,
guilty.
TEMPERANCE ALLEY IN AN UPRoAR Fri.
day and Saturday last this remar kably quiet and
decent locality was again the scene of disorder
and disturbance, arising from the too liberal use
Of run, brandy, gin, or whisky by certain persons
| who appeared before Justice Thompson at the
nth district police office Clately removed from
Ninth street to No $50 Eighth street, as complain
ants or defendants 1t would be cruel to name all
The lair ladies who appeared on this occasion with
black eyes, scratched faces and tattered garments
| the sad consequence of a desperate rencontre Ii
must suffice TO say that three Of the fercest bel
ngerene, 70 wit: Michael Sullivan, Joanna, his
wife, and Margaret Bresnehan, were convicted of
| disorderly conduct. and each fined % and costs
/ which, being properly secured the defendants
Were thereuPon discharged from the custody of J
r. King, police officer, who made the arrest -Four
more complaints have been made and warrants
thereupon issued to Officer Ross ag inst disorder
| lies in Temperance Alley.
| VERY BAD.-The unfortunate taxpayers who
have been so nipped by the Corporation screws
this year, and who have been advised to grin and
bear it, on the score that their childrens children
will be benefited at least by the great 1859 wping
out OF the city debt, will perhaps be denied even
that source Of consolation In fact it is whispered
that although the Corporation account is over
drawn some IS coo at the Bank of Washington
yet a swarm Of hungry creditors, who cannot az
ford to await, are cooling their heels about the
lobbles Of the City Hall, trying to get tue money
due them. Some Of them, we hear are about to
enter suit against the Corporation.
Loss OF THE SCHOONER A. v. BKDELL.-The
Norfolk Day Book says: The schooner A. V.
Bedel, Capt. Rider, cleared at this port last Wed
nesday evening for Alexandria and started up the
bay the same evening, but when off the mouth of
The Rappahannock, about two miles sonth Of the
light boat, she came in collision with the steamer
Potomac, bound to New York from Baltimore
| AS the schooner sunk in three minutes after the
collision, the captain and crew had barely time
I to get on board the steamer i'm what thew stood