Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-21

| THE DIsrRIcT IN CoNeRrss lin the sen,s, an
saturday that day being set aside for the con,ld
/ lumbia-
| The first bin taken up was that for the benefit
OF the public schools in the city Of Washington
we amendment pending being that of Mr.
LARK, To the effect that coloreG children, where
,nelr parents paid taxes, should be entitled TO the
dement, OF the public schools.
Mr.. Brown inquired II Mr. CLARK was nren.,ed
10 Withdraw that amendment, and having been
answered in the negative. be moved that The fur
,s rsi Sonsloeraton OF the subject be postponed
The Dill to prevent malicious mischief in the
DisnlcI OF Columbia was next taken up, when
MI Brown moved to amend the bill by strik-
a substitute '~ i"sei""s
ton upon a new bill
Mr.. Brown moved 70 postnope ,h. lin -
asked that 1t might be printed in the Interim
g,vlng notice that be would call il up some NOR
ming OF the next week
Inc amendment provides that for the protec
ton Of farmers gardeners and ne,,ons oPf,.s
or occupyinSland in the District Of Columbia n Il
MADE IA lsdemeanor for any person 10 enter uTop
' .ne premises without permission; the taking or
mu,liating any plant or taking fruit or prain Ia
maze larceny and punished accordingly Any
persons entering premises with dog or gun on
oing nouned to leave the same, shall refuse 70 do
80, are llaoie TO have their dogs killed and nav ,
nae OF not less than SIS nor more than S5h a..
csrdlng to the nature of the offense ANY ne,son
50 onending, that commits any assault or makes
.a OF violence or personal injury with gun or
o,her arms, is made liable to indictment and MN
lshnent by fine and imprisonment at the dgsrre
uoh OF tue criminal court; the act TO take eject
, tn ahLpy nve DAYS from its passage and publica-
uon In the city papers
passed u Gnu
Bill to incorporate the Prospect Hin Cems,s,v
Bill to reimburse the CORPORATION Of Geo.
town, In the District Of Columbia A snm ~ ms,
bridge. N'sie ans
House bill extending the charter iucornorat,nsy
Tue German Benevolent Society of WasbInyto5
q, 1912. 'ulJ
Bin to dissolve the Washington Manual Labor
school and Male Orphan Asyium Society of the
District OF Columbia" and to authorize the
transfer of its effects to the saColumba Insttrtion
FOR the instruction CT the Deaf and Dumb and the
The Senate then took up the bill TO aptho,i,e
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companv 10
extend the Washington branch of their road 10
.ue Osol.ac IIVet, ana across the same by ex-
tension OF the present structure known as the
Long Bridge, for the purpose of connecting with
the Virginia railroad at that point
with much zeal '1
Messrs Brown and Cameron spoke In opposi
uon TO IT. when. without taking any question the
Senate adjourned.
Runaway. Yesterday afternoon abou, 81,
CLOCK the horses attached to the carriage of the
Paraguayan Minister, while being driven along
n wee when near L welfth, came in contact with
orse, which was being driven at a very rapid
rate in buggy This caused the Ministeris
horses to take fright and II instantly dashed down
I"ehth street at furious rate. AbC VI the middle
OF the square between and streets the carriage
| struck against a tree box which caused one Sf
the side lamps to be broken of and also snIit ths
tre OF the wheel and increased the terror of the,
| horses The driver, however a colored boy Of
about fourteen years Of age. with great presence
OF mind, remained upon the box and by great
| eKertlon, got the horses again in the middle of
the street, though unable to slacken their dane,
| GUS speed. They continued at this fnrions Fate
until near the canal, when the driver by turning
them up an alley managed to bring them 70 hail
| NO one was within the carriage, and we are gIed
| TO know that the boy driver received but slight
/ Injury.
FIREMEN's PARADE.-This morning the VIoi-
| liant Fire Company of Georgetown passed tbrouSb
i several streets and avenues of this CITY accom-
panied by band Of martial music, and drawing
| Wnat we took TO be a piece of their APPARATUS
| handsomely ornamented with PAINTINGS and en-
| cravings, and literally covered with flowers and
| evergreens. They made a very fine appearance
In lhelr uniform, and received the usual saluta-
| uoh by the bells Of the city fire department as
they passed the various engine-houses
CIRcuIr CouRr.To-day the Court took up the
case OF the United States agt A G Seaman late
| superintendent of Public Printing, charging the
| defendant with embezzlement while in Office as
sach superintendent. Mr.. Ould for the United
| states, ana MesSrs Carlisle, Magruder and Chill
| closes. - Jul iePoi'
| The CONTRACT for grading and graveIing Thir-
teen-and-a-half st west, from st south 10 MARY
iaho avenue and for sidewalks on the east font Of
u ST from Il TO st, has been awarded ia Mr.
Patrick Culiinan Mr.. George Neitzy has also re-
celved the contract for new sidewalk on F STREET
| south, from Four-and-a-half to Sixth St
The OPPOSITION MAYoRALTY CoNsT77Frs :,
VIII be seen by notice in another column. will
meet this evening, at Temperance Hall
MISSOURI AvKNuE=In the Senate nm s..