Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-03
BIZ for the relief Of James Fletcher likewise
transferred to Improvements committee.

RESOLUTIONS.
| MI Jones offered the following resolutions,
RsSotred, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
authorized to anticipate the revenues of the Cor
/ Poration to the amount Of five thousand dollars,
| TO meet the appropriation made for dredging the
| west channel of the Potomac river
ReSotred, That the Committee on public schools
be, and they are hereby, directed to arc.rtan the
approximate number of children excluded from
| the public schools for the want of suitable accom-
| notation sufficient number of teachers and
the cost OF providing the same and report BY bill
Mr.. Easily introduced the following. wbirh
| was passed.
| Resotrsa, That the committee of way. and
means be, and they are hereby, directed to ascer-
tain what If any, additional is reouired
to enable the City Collector to collect the takes
levied on personal property, and report by bill
| Mr. Mead introduced the following: which w,,
| passed. E5 1.. -. 81 o. .
| RsSolr.d, That the Surveyor be requested to
furnish this Board with a statement of the cost 10
repair the wall on the west side of the creek at
the intersection of second street with PennsvI.
| vania avenue.
THE TAX BILL.
| Inc BOARD then took up the bill from the upper
board, imposing taxes for the year 1900
| Mr.. Easily moved to amend the first section of
the blu, which proposes an assessment of GO cents
on every SlOo Of real and personal property strk-
ment was lost by vote OF II nays to 10 yeas -
Mr.. ODER then moved to amend by striking out
% ana inserting 80; agreed to by vote Of Is yeas
The I'd section was agreed to without amend.
ment
The 3D. section being read, Mr. Easily moved
to strike out &c., the amount imposed by the
bill, as tax upon assessed amount of capital and
Insert "55 ,-r-
Af. Edmundson moved to amend the amend
ment by inserting ''65, (" instead of &c.," which
The motion Of Mr.. Easily prevailed, and the
| section was then passed
Sections 4th, 6th, 9th, and 7th were passed
without amendment =
Mr.. Jones moved to amend the Sth section.
relative to discount laws. by striking out the
figures so, and sc" and inserting IS" and .s3:n
amendment agreed to, and section passed
Mf, ODER moved to strike out the figure Ss9n in
insert 'tI0.b $3.50
Mr.. Borrows moved to amend the amendment
oy inserting SIS" not agreed to.
The motion of Mr.. Ober then prevailed. and
| the section was passed. 80
The remaining sections Were passed without
amendment, when the bill was read as whole
the third time and passed as amended. -
Inc Board then took up the bin making appro-
Priauon Tor the general expenses Of the Corpora
| ton for the year 1850. So
Mr. Edmonston moved to strike out that sec
ton making appropriation for the payment of
| the Flour Inspector. - = :
Ruled out of order by the Chair, upon the
ground that 1t uas an office established bv law
and the, Office would have first TO be abolished
before the pay could be stricken out -
/ Inc Dill was then passed; after which the Board
| adjourned e.
EFFECTS OF The SToRa.--Sunday the wind
4 ana lightning were very severe I'm the eastern
| section OF the CITY. AT the Washington Asylum
1 the handsome trees In the front garden some IF
them very stout, Were twisted off near the ground
| Twelve or fourteen were thus DESTROYED The
Gut rye was scattered all over the farm and heavy
heaps Were carried down to the Branch dis
| lance of several hundred Yards Two valuable
cows, one the property of Mrs. McFadden,
| WIDOW lady, living near the Asylum, the other
| belonging to the intendant of the Asylum, were
struck by Lightning and killed The STORM was
very severe In that section. On the river the wind
| was quite furious, dashing the small craft about
IN manner that caused fears for the security of
tne noorlngs Large quantities of timber and
wood were hoated CT from various localities
| S)me wonderful stories are told for which we
| have no sufficient vouchers such as that = man
walking on bridge with his umbrella boisted
was caught In the gale, and he chung to his um
orella the frame Of which was SO strong that the
powerful gale, by means Of it, pulled him through
| the rail- OF the bridge and over into the river
ne man, we are told, escaped by hard swim
| ming, but what became of that umbrella we have
not heard
| The schooner Delaware, Capt Cation, of Brit
| toms Bay, had mast shivered by lightning and
| her deck torn as she lay at Williams JoIly,s
wharf, foot Of Fourth street east. The electric
MUD passed down the mast through the deck
and escaped through the side of the schooner.
little above the water-lne Capt Cation was
slightly injured in one arm. No other damage
/ VA oNSouHk was uOHc.
/ CoNsIoNERs per steamer Monticello, from New
ork to Washington, July g. 1s6O:-J w Alien
Alexander q Cook, J. p. Bartholow, Barbour &
Bacon, w. w Corcoran, Corolng & Bro Col
d X Craig, X. 5. Il: Cissell, r. ). Chiffon,
Claget d Dodson, C. w Cunningham Cimp-
bell Son, b. F. DeBow, w. II. Dove. d. Eng
| lish q Son, J Farvin, ). c. Ford, IL Pagan, g
; Fife. c. : Fowler Co., II H. GiIlett M
w. Gait, Hickey, :. Hoover, J. w. Harri-
ward Hall. Jackson, Bro & Co Johnson, Fry
4 Co, l.. KidwelI, King & Burchell, f. NJ
Linthicum, j F. Lowring, w H. 4 o. H Nor
L w " Mars, Marshall. J. w Miller, w; McLain,
| lin, Murray Semmes, Moore Il Cissell, J. W
Marin, b. J. Neale. II. l. Onuu. II C Purdy
u: Parker & Co, ). b i'arris, w.R. Riley.
w. 6. Redstrake, G. ID. Ramsey, w ID. Shep
herd, p. s 6. w. q J. w. Sotheron, H.. &
| 6. c. Schneider, Jacob Scheify, J s Savage
Smoot Burroughs, Franck Taylor, Tenney &
| Thompson Hannah, &. NJ. Wight, James Wal
| lace, j. b. Wilson, ]. C. Il II. A Willard. The
steamer arrived this morning, alto O'Clock
The PROMENADE CONCERTS on SUSpAY.-My
Editor: Your lady reader, whose remark in re-
gard to Sunday Promenade Concerts appeared In
the Star OF last Saturday evening, expressed SEN
| timent which ought to characterize every civil
| lied citizen of the present day. The idea of hav
Ing promenade concerts on the Sabbath lust for a
few labortng classes, Is indeed ''too horri BILE to
/ Piasc III this aye OF Cnrlstidn1ty, and the
day that first ushers in these wished for SUNDAY
Promenade Concerts will proclaim the painful fact
that w Washington city has taken at least one long
| downward step toward generalization Our ere.
ator has expressly forbidden our INDUCING In idle
selfish pleasure on the seventh day, and when we
| come TO break this commandment SO coolly 1
| think We should renounce all claim to the name
| or Christians. But MIR. Editor, IL such feeling
toward breaking the Sabbath be gaining head,
way, hope you will use all the influence In your
power to put 1t down. You have the sentiments
Of your lady readers in regard to the subject and
also the sentiments of many citizens expressed by
| d LOVER OF MORALS.
/ CRIMINAL Court Yesterday, Tobias Clark
(colored was tried on two charges Of larceny, and
| acquitted on both
Benjamin Mortimer. charged with an assault
and battery, submitted his case, and was sentenced
to six weeks In Jail and a fine of S. - .
Bernard Donnelly, late Auxiliary Guard, who,
few days ago, submitted his case Of assault and
battery upon Daniel Stewart to the court was
sentenced to three months in Jail and fine Of $50
| and costs.
/ To-day The case Of the United States apt. Ed
| mund French, charged with embezzement,w which
was set for trial this morning, was postponed