Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-13

Total cumming: 100
discharged .............g
IioPeu .C ~
Remaining In December 3lst....... 81
Tnough this Is large number with which to
pegin the year, they can all be safely and COM
ioa.aoly Kept In the new building, and the Cor
pioyment for them than formerly.
REMISSION OF FINRs.
This subject, which has long been a bone of
contention, was sgain brouRh t up by bill re-
ported for the relief Of M. Pinkens who was
hned by Justice Rowland for selling lIouor in
Quantities less than pint
MT Wallace thought the Cooperation ought to
repeal its laws, or stop this system of RENTING
zines. The magistrate who tried and gave iudg.
ment In this case acted upon the evidence before
him, and now he comes here and SAYS the wit
Witness wa' He won't that the
prompted by malice. He don't saw that the
accused did not sell the LIQUOR. but thinks the
nne ought to be r"mitted, because the witness
mac, mao some.hlng against the accused: This sys-
tenn is miserable one, and results In Injustice
70 parties: IL was seen that night, where one
was TIED and another let 60. purely because one
Is herman and the other an American
Mr.. Mulloy differed with his colleague In
regard 10 the "poor German' referred to, he had
1t from the Chief Of Police and his oficers. that
it was common for this German to violate the
law on the sabbath by having bands Of music at
Mr.: Wilson said he would give his vote for
The bill; but be would 60 for refusal of petitions
for remissions in future, and hoped the Corpora
ton would paw the expense Of appeals 10 court
for such as might appeal from the magistTate;s
decisions. The bill passed
THE RELIEF BILL
Inc OIL LOT the relief of Mrs. Frances J. Jones
was taken up, In the discussion of which the per.
sonal remarks referred to in the Star of Tuesday
were made Mrs. Jones is the widow of the late
y. ID Jones, who was commissioner of the North
I'm Iaahet; ne once OF market commissioner
Is not salaried. The Corporation made an an
preparation for the erection Of certain sheds at
the Northern Market, to the faithful construc ton
OF which the commissioners (Messrs Jones and
DPvlne) paid great attentions; and the sheds after
wards proved profitable Previous TO The death
OF MIR. Jones, he, with Mr. Devine. petitioned the
council Tor remuneration for their time and labor
spent In experimenting that work Since his
death, tue petition was renewed by his widow
and j. +. Devine, and in every instance the ne.
tition was unsuccessful. The present petition
comes from the widow, and sets forth her condi
tOns as needy; and that the sum of Q lno ,yonId
be a relief to her.
MT Jones thought the claim a lust one. mas.
nuch as the work was not such al Is required IN
De done by the commissioners, and also urged
tnat the sheds had proved profitable invest
meht IL was. he thought, very different case
from that OF MIR. Towles, who could NOT nee II
as precedent. Probably MIR Devine might. bur
Mr.. Towies could not. as the law prevented him
from receiving remuneration In his case
Mr.. Bohrer said he knew that Mr. Towles O.,
pected remuneration for work on the long bridp Q
on the same principle precisely.
MI. Oime SAID that the work was such as had
always been done under the superintendent of
| the Commissioned, one case only excepted-tbe
new sheds at Centre Market. He would, how.
ever, IN consideration OF advice he had given
Mr.. Jones. vote for the bill
MT Edmonston asked the gentleman IL he did
not intend If this bill passed to bring one i'm on
his own account for 81 100, VI
Mr. Oime. ~ do not feel prepared to make
Inc Dill was lost on the third reading, yeas 6,
nays IL. -
MINORS CARRYING WEAPONS
A bill was reported for the relief Of n
Middleton The petition sets forth that younp
Middleton was arrested for disorderly conduct
and upon being searched a knife was found ON
nls person He was fned five dollars for disor-
DERBY conduct and twenty dollars for carving
concealed weapons. The knife was not his knit
friend who was going in the country had given
him the knife to take care Of. He had gone to a
beer shop, got into difficulty, was arrested and
thus the knife was found upon him.
Mr.. Orme said he was opposed to the action OF
the committee In reporting this bill
M. Wilson thought the Board ought to be
guided by the report of the committee He
thought the Board, by ignoring their action,
would In effect be calling the committee a set OF
Mr.. Orme. "Why the Chairman has said the
enforced" ~ ~
A good natured conversational discussion en-
SUED between Messrs Orme, Mulloy, and others,
relative to the size Of the knife, during which
Mr.. Mulioy, who is himself Justice of the
Peace, and once an active police officer, let fail
some some hints that were not very complimentary to
his fraternity.
THE NIGHT SCHOOLS.
Inc Dill TO establish additional night schools,
with the amendment providing for one In each
OF the Second and Fourth Districts, was returned
from the Aldermen with the amendments dis.
agreed to.
Mr.. Powell moved to recede from the amend.
ments
Mr.. Edmonston said he was opposed to niyb,
schools for apprentices but IL the loaf was to be
divided he wanted slice for his section The
motion comes with very bad grace from the
gentleman who was the father Of this bill He
has got all he wants for his section-two or IN rec
schools in his district-and now he is perfectly
willing to let our section pass.
Mr.. Powell reminded the gentleman that his
opposition and some others in the first instance
was the reason why they failed then to get sucb
school. Mr.. P. was willing to give a school 10
every district, but he did not wish to retard those
already established, by a stubborn adherence to
Mr.. Edmonston. 81 am opposed In the aus.
TEN. think that employers should be made 10
comply with their obligations and give their ap-
prentices the schooling required Of them by the
The Board receded from Its amendments and
adjourned
SUPREME CouRr-Yesterday, George North
roP, Esq, of Pennsylvania, was admitted an at
torney and counsellor Of this court
No. 26S: Jas. O'Hara, plaintiff In error, VS.
Richard II WiDslow ct al. On motion of MI.
Selden, of counsel for the plaintiff in error, the
judgement doc keting and dismissing this cause
was annulled, and leave granted to fIe and dock
ct the case on paying the costs, &C.
No 81. Leslie Combs, appellant, VS. Andrew
Hodges administrator ct al The arpume M NJ
appellant. WV
No; %. Lessee of VIM C. French and wife,
Piaintifs In error, VS.. VIM. III. Spencer ct al
Ihe argument Of this cause was commenced bv
Mr.. Thompson for the plaintiffs in error, and
continued by Mr.: Bennett for the defendants in
error Adjourned.
CENTRE MARKET.-Business at the Centre
market was brisk this morning The dealers of
both classes, city and country, were well repre-.
scented, ana there appeared very fair supply as
to quantity and quality In the various drnart
ments lot Of excellent pork was offered at
the scale house this morning, and was selling Ar
IS and IS 25 per 100 lbs.-a considerable incre,ss
OF price since the season opened. The hay mar
ket was well supplied, and sales were made at
gu cents and 81 W he poultrv