Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-06

Tns DISTRICT IN CONGRESS In the Senate
Vssteuav, MI hennedy presented memorial frorD
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Comnanv .i
ing authority to extend the Washington bran,cb n
their read TO the Potomac river, and across the
came by means OF pile structure Connected I,,tb
the Long Bridge. subsequently he fntrod nm ed .
hill to the same effect The bill is al foiiou,s
81 10 enacted, &c, That the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company be- and are hereby antbori.aS
and empowered to extend the W Washington br,ncb
IF their road from point in WASHINGTON civ
near street north, passing through First ST. east,
near ID street south thence by a course crossin9
New Jersey avenue, South Capitol street and The
anal TO f. st. SOUTH and through the last-named
street to the Potomac river, and to extend said line
of railroad across the river by means Of pile
structure ad jacent to and connected with the Long
Bride for railroad track on the eastern side 81
said bridge. SO as to form a connection with the
Virginia shore and with such railroads as NAV
he made, or have already been made, by authority
of the State Of Virginia, to said point; provided
that such widening or extension of the Long
Fridge shall be constructed with suitable draws
for the convenience Of navigation
Be- &: further enacted, That the said Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, shall have author
Ity 10 construct Tunnel upon that portion Of the
sid line authorized to be extended by this act,
YIN. between point near street. and the west
side OF New Jersey avenue, so as to involve no
injury to thu public grounds or permanent OBJ
struction to the use of said streets for ordinary
purposes, and the said Company shall have power
70 use steam or locomotive power on the whole,
"r any part Of said road hereby extended.
I've granted to said Company TO lay track, and to
use the same for the transportation of passengers
md freight, from suitable point on the route
h'rcby AUTHORIZED to be extended to Underwater
beta the said Long Bridge and the Navy
Yard. to be connected with the Southern
lines OF steamboats, plying on the Potomac river.
Be a. further enacted, That said Baltimore and
Oh, Railroad Company sh Ill have authority to
Law a street track from some convenient point
the main route hereby authorized to the depot of
the com pany in Washington, and shall have power
To
passengers, at such time the aforesaid tunnel
hereby authorized to be built shall be completed
s. Il further enacted, That the said Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company shall have authority
barge for the transportation of merchandise or
freight IF every description, upon the connecting
abroad hereby authOr Zed to the termni thereof
a; Underwater jnd on the Virginia shore at a rate
not exceeding twenty-five cents per ton net and
81 tHs transportation of passengers at a rate not
,xceedlng TWENTY-FIVE cents for each passenger
ca,ried by them upon said connecting railroads
MEDICAL CONVENTION The following dele
gates have been appointed to the Convention for
revising the Pharmacop6ia, to meet at Washing
ton on the first Wednesday in May next:
From the Medical Society of Maine Dr7 Alonzo
Garcelon w + Cummings. and A. Fuller; from
The Massachusetts College Of Pharmacy, RIessrs
Theodore Metcalf and Chas. T. Carney; from the
Connecticut Medical Society, Drs Henry Bron-
sou, n. b Ives. and Gordon w. Russell; from the
Medical Society of the State of New York Drs
=. 4. Soluble, Howard Townsend, and Caleb
Green. from the New York Academy of Mrdi-
cine, Drs B. w McCrady, E. n Davis, and f.
Il. Squibie; from the College of Pharmacy of the
'ity Of New York, Messrs VIM Hegeman. Alley
CrShman, and John Meakm; from the Medical
Society of the State OF Pennsylvania Drs J. A
Ehler. Wilmer "orthington, and w. r Finley;
from the College of Physicians Of PhiladelDhia
Drs. Geo. b. Wood, r. p. Thomas and Robert
Bridges, from the University of Pennsylvania,
Drs los. Carson, r L. Rogers and los Ieidv,
from the jefferson Medical College of Philadel,
pha, Drs franklin Bache and r d. Mitchell:
from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,
Messr3. WIN Proctor, jr:, Edward Parrish, and
Alfred B. L ylor; from the Faculty of Physic OF
The University of Maryland, Professors Samuel
Chew. Shlrles Frick, and VIM. r Akin; nom
the Maryland College of Pharmacy, Messrs G.
W Andrews, Israel J. Grahame. and Alpheus
Sdarp; from the Medical Society of the State
nE North Carolina, Drs VIM. Geo. Thomas Peter
Hines, aud Edward Warren: from the Cincin-
aati College Of Pharmacy, Messrs F.. :. Wagner
w. : Merrill, and w j Nj. Gordon, and from
The Chicago College of Pharmacy, Professors F.
scammon, J. FL. Ranch, and Geo. Buck.
The SNITHsoNIAN.-The Number Of strangers
visiting the Smithsonian Institution daily has
been very large this season. The greatest incOn-
velence which visitors suffer In their visits to
ne hall is a descriptive guide to the specimens.
The publication Of a catalogue does not supply
WIS deficiency, In consequence Of the daily in
crease OF the museum. TO remedy this 1t has
been determined to label every specimen, giving
70 each the common as well as the classical name,
winch label will be so placed as to be easily read
~ every visitor This work is now in progress
under the supervision of Prof Baird, and many
specimens which before served to excite rather
Than satisfy curiosity, NAV now be known by the
lIhels pronineatly affixed to them. The clGsst-
.aton and arrangement of the very extensive col
lection Of shells is rapidly progressing under the
especial direction of Prof Carpenter. The de-
syn in this arrang ement is to ma il as beautiful
70 the eve and convenient Of access possible,
aAd at the same time strictly scientific in the
classification. When completed it will be one of
'he most attractive of the collections in the
museum. Many of the specimens which
nave been In the collection for years and be-
ginning To look rather rusty, have passed through
process Of dressing by the skillful taxidermist
- Tie Institution In this connection it may not
pe improper to suggest the completion Of the
pavement on the west side of Tenth street, to the
bridge The Corporation might do this for tbs
heneht of pedestrians who visit the Institution
during the lecture seasons.
DIsMIssED.-Last night, the charge of stealing
watch OF the value of so, made by Chas w
tidyden against w. +. Ketchum, came ND for
further hearing before Justice Dom. MIR X
appeared with Cot }: ID: Stewart as his counsel
ana Hon MIR. Van Wyck as his friend. 1t ap-
reared that MI ketchum was in the employment
~ Mr. Hayden. who, on Saturday left him i'm
charge Of his store and went to Mount Vernon
with the Masonic visitors After returning he
Went to the store, and Mr.. Ketchum told him he
bad sold nothing. Going to the case he missed
ae watch, and told Mf. X. Of it.; and he said his
landlord had come to him and pressed him for
payment, and to satisfy him he had placed the
watch in his hands a pledge and told MIR
Hayden to wait until Monday and he would
rant was obtained. Mr.. ketchum put in the plea
that there was no design to steal or conceal the
watch He was placed there to dispose of the
goods in the store; Mr.. Hayden was Indebted to
him in an amount Of money, and was out Of the
city: MIR. X. was in arrears to his landlord, who
pressed him for payment; he had no money, and
he gave the watch rs a pledge until he could
obtain his money from his employer to paw. He
had concealed nothing, but told truly the state of
the case TO Mr. Hayden Justice Dom thought
that Mr. ketchum had acted very imprudently.
though the evidence would not sustain the charge
If larceny and therefore he would dismiss the
case.
CHARGE OF LARCENY esterday, officer Fan
ming, OF the Third District, arrested a young man
named Columbus Wilson, who was broug ht before
justice Clark, charged with having in his posses
sion comedian breastpn belonging to George w.
Barry. The pin had been left 6y " ilson with a
restaurant keeper named Fletcher on Tenth street,
to be rafed; and Mr.. F., in order to exhibit it as
much as possible, placed 1t in his breast. where
Mr.. Barry, who had stepped into the place with
some friends, recognized and at once identified IT
a old family piece which, with Other valuable
jewelIy, had been stolen from his apartments over