Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-01

Mr.. TuTtOn, from the Improvements SO''''..
-rrprtrd 4 number Of bills for Improvements 20, %
rare or less importance in varios So 'i9us % .ne
| Gty These were passed with"us asy uIncsj
| 10y bei no of descri ptOn wefcn requires SUI,
5.i,pt amount to the credit o. he various "aio
s,nds before they will he commenced
he ais, rancrted a joiRt resolution naming an
- ,,i,. INIT extending from Fifteenth 20
seventeenth street on the nofth OF 'he PRESIDENTS
,o1,6s srd which has always, though i'm
t,'e,i,- I.-p considered continuation of Penn
r,t,pis ayeRur The hume suggested was Execu-
80 venue Upon the vote being taken, no one
,s,,d in the Affirmative, and one was heard 10
-. in the neIatye be probably thinking the
~ proposed rather too much of jaxbreaker
r. rrsol ation was declared rejected. Upon this
iaaaancaanent several members moved to recon-
| .jsr. but upon being asked il they voted with
80 ,iority they replied that they had not yot. Il
al The chair decided that they were incom-
mi 10 move a reconsideration -..-r.-...
Ar TrntOn also reported a bill making an ap-
--qpriafion for cleansing the streets and avenues
2 Z. loose stones
AZ Powell sud he would like the chairman TO
,rllin this bill. Dnd 10 propose TO remove those
| frriv1te individuals or of the Corporation2 He
| al been snifeter by similar undcrtaking-he
| n made preparation for some work requiring
-,,lag stones, and had collected near his prem
.. two cart loads. One Of those persons who
al becn out TO gather loose stones came along
- I.r, for snrPdv interference would have car.
I'd oH his II private indi viduals were to suffer
" his law he should oppose il.
NJ TuriOn said that the law explained itself: il
erred to the stones thrown up by vehicles upon
- praveled streets. But il the gentleman al
w a his to lay loose about the streets il would
h. difficult 20 distinguish them from others and
i would deserve To- lose them.
Nr MChun in order tn define what kind of
s.rieS were meant, moved to insert before the
r. I'd stones tie word .'cobble," so the bill would
I'D loose CObble stones,' which motion was
a.Feed to, and with other verbal amendments the
bl passed.
THE WATER ACTS
~ frOua IA hraia.tue
ported the AldermeH's bill TO lay a water main ON
hIs5onri avenue, from Third to Sixth streets with
substitute therefor. r. I
The substitute provides for the CARVING of the
ALA along Four-and- a-half street to the public
LEY in square y and b, and thence TO Third and
Srh streets.
Also, 4 bill to lay main along Twentieth street,
iau the Government main 10 street north
Both propositions were adopted.
Tbs bill liking the compensation of the Water
REGISTRAR. and for other purposes was taken up
This bill proposes to fix the Registrars salary at
SssV per annum and the Purveyor's at 81 $50
and aPpropriates - 500 for the payment Of them
NJ Jones moved to strike out . 81 OUO'' where
= occurred and insert - 3 $50 - and ri sI,,,
where il now occurs and insert 40 ave. He ex.
T.iIIed that from the first he had favored an in
CrrlSs Of the Reg salary TO 81 500 believino
tlai the service would be worth that amount: and
since he had seen the operations of the ONCE 40
ir be had not seen anything to induce him to
,htnge his view. He was willing 70 nav the fuu
value Il the service, but nothing more
Mr.. Powell aid he had At first opposed the in
crease Of the salary, because he thoaght the prop
e'itloa extrayagant: Since then, he had oppor-
ianiues for considering the worth of the service
aad was fully OF opinion that the amount prooosed
was not more than sufficient to pay for it.
NJ Morgan spoke in complimentary terms of
u" present Incumbent, as skiIifui engineer,
thoroughly acquainted with the details of IT,
Otice. and just such officer as was needed N
TVS time; and argued that for the service Of such
81 cIlcer liberal salary should be given
Mr. Given said he would vote for the amend
meni, as compromise. He was Of opinion that
Tie original salaries 81 ,2O0 for the Registrar and
>iF0 for the Puryeyor) Were enough; but, as
there appears to be a determination TO inerease
REIN, he would go as far Is the amendment pro-
T1sed
The amendment further discussed bv
M-ssrs. Orms and Powell in Opposition To n.
whoa the question was put. and it was agreed to
yeas :, HayS6.
Mr.. Jones moved to reduce the approximation
from Ss,5DO % e, 40; which was passed; and the
bill, Is amehded. passed
CLAIa DfsPosEDoF
The petition Of J. b. Moore, for the remission Of
nae f'r selling liquor without a license. was
Mr.. Given explained the nature of the ca..
Tue petitioner is n druggist, and was fined hy
justice Drury for selling liquor without license
I 'Le P,uuon was based upon the assumption that
deny this right when the sale Is made by pre-
srlpt0n In the regular way. But the committee
'-iieTe from tire evidence which they had 4, kar
Ialns 70 collect that the petitioner was guilty Of
'oaHOn Of law, and properly haed. Hence
tty asked a disc barge. The petitioner has been
GSfsnSing Liquors not incidentally; keeping il on
caught, and selling BY the case Penn ssi on
given 20 an apOthecary thus TO deal in houoy, n,
tAe sun Of ten dollars would be inj,Isti = n those
iele. - ~ r
Mr. Morgan said his object in having the pet
t'a laid over, was to allow the petitioner to de-
MT, H.
Teen given the petitioner had failed to use IT, and
A"w' sid Mr. M. have nothing to saw y
The committee was discharged T.r
FRoTRAcTED MEETINGS are held nightly in the
various Methodist churches throug bout the CITY.
The meeting at Wesley Chapel last night was
very interesting ono, and was well attended. An
Soquent appeal to the unconyerted was made by
hey Dir. Williams, Of the Bladensburp circuj
Sa9 adaeer presented themselves at the altar
ia fessysd the special prayers Of the church in
Is Hcdsr the anascment Of Rev DR. Hamilton
I.,sl night the COM regation was quite large the
~ ,S animated, and seven pcnitsnts appeared
At Foundry Chapel. Last night. the ,neeting
,0hdaGted by Rev. DIR. NaGlal, was pleasant and
tALln!e ore Here. too, the iuterss appears 10
H.. ei,s: and two Pcnitenn presented themselves at
At Union Chapel, In the west end y, I'm. city
-. ineetngs have been peculiarly interesting and
earn That they increase In interest as they con-
I lOVNG THIEF.-Last night, u boy about "a
FeHs OK are was pic kcd up by tic police, upon
sPIciOn OF STEALING certain shoes which he had
:" basket and offered for sale ut very low r,tes
tie gave his name John Burke; but when m.
was taken "a the guard house under the crUss-ex-
animal ON Of the chief Of police and his officer,
the littir fSllcw LET ouf that bis right name Is
Davis; lives near Hanover Market in BaItimo,e:
.'1rnsd shoemaking In the HOUSE Of r. efuge stole
t. shoes he had from,Mr. Chamberisin. In sa III
more; got ON the rars played or fine cond
the loss Of his tiCket, IN order to secure ais ms
r'r; and brOug lat the siIocsto Washing ton 20 s
lie isa sharp boy; but We was not sharp enough 10
d. in shoes at the rat" CT 81 per pair for eaiters
IL Was held to await orders from Baltimore
CAPTURE o. FTGIrlvKs --zOficer Drill of
C.orsstoxn. assisted by another cficer. succeeded
IN csPtnrinS Magruder and Aithey In the Centre
N--Ar; this morning. They were taken To tieory,
'aNn in order To make arrangements for their r.
?. to the prison from whence thy IS -ap+d
hsse men, IL will be remembered, hrokr iatI
N'riRce Georges county, Md on the 18th inst
.ii,Ley was committed on charge of the murder
81 J, / krantz at Laurel Factory, and Masrudrr
Tvs LAD,ks Of the ThlTteenth street Baptist
hu-ch propOse tn give A grand u,n.ieal and