Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-27

WATERING THE AVENUE.
II was whispered in the board that the Mayor
secines to sign the act providing for the clea nsing
and watering Of Pennsylvania avenue from First
: tn Fifteenth streets. The appropriation Is made
from the ward funds Of any money to their credit
not otherwise appropriated. The condition of
the ward funds will not permit the work to be
done, some Of them have nothing to appropri-
ate. Ii was expected that bill authorizing the
Mayor to anticipate the revenue for the purpose
would be laid before the board, but II was not
submitted up TO the time the board adjourned.
DUTIES OF COMMUTERS.
The Aldermen's bill for the paw Of certain eI-
penses incurred in the distribution Of Potomac
water, was received. The bill called for an ap-
preparation Of 1864, to be divided between three
parties said to have done the work. The chair
man, in reply to remark Of Mr. Edmondston,
that he would like TO know the details of the ac-
counts, what they were for, &c said he did not
consider the committee a court Of inquiry. The
w alter Registrar bad asked the amount and certi-
He'd that the bills correct, and the r strar
Certificate was sent to the board by the Mayor.
The Registrar certainly knew IL the bills were
correct; and when they were before the Mayor for
payment he would not pay II they were not The
lars of the accounts for which the appropriation
was made, was warmly discussed. Mr.. Edmond
ston declared that he wanted stop put to this
appropriation of money, he would know what it
was for. He didn't intend sto 60 IL blind {" Mr.
hammond argued that ii was the duty of the COM
mittee TO examine the accounts, and not depend
upon Others 70 examine for them. Mr.. Powell
sygged that IL the committee were not TO examine
The details Of subjects for their consideration they
were Of no usei any member could draw up bill
upon a mere suggestion, and the boards could
pass it, and leave tbe examination Of Its rectiude
to the Mayor; but the protection of the executive
officers as we'll as the safety of the city funds re-
CURED that the details of every bill be investiga
ted In the committee
LOBBYING CONDEMNED
a bill for the remission of a fine against c.
klotz, for selling liquor on Sunday, was defeated
lnWaar
direct evidence, the confession of Judgment, &c
Were met by averments as to the respectability OF
the house, and of the persons who patronize it,
the list of petitioners in favor of the remission
This was rebutted By the averment that a boast
had been made by Influential persons that they
would "lobby remission by the Council - Mr.
Given declared that there was no surer way to
eject him negatively upon bill where the data
vas obscure, than tO see a general rush of lobby
mem bers button boiling members nj htly to secure
It's passage, and he did not believe the members
OF the board SO degraded as to be Influenced to
ACT contrary 10 reason and justice in RENTING
fines for clear violations Of law simply because
some wealthy lobby member told him to do IT.
THEAIER:-The great spectacle drama, "The
Sea Of Ice" continues to be the attraction at the
Theatre, drawing crowds nightly.
10 The opening scene the spectator can very
easily imagine himself ''upon the briny deep,
The main deck of the ship s'Uraniar is before
him, with all its details of ropes sails masts
companion way, bulwarks. quarter -deck, man al
the wheel, &c, &c. Then comes tie mutinv:
the setting adrift of Capt Lascours ith his wife
and child; the retributive shot OF tmid Rarabas
fJeferson,) and his big leap into the sea To
this succeeds the great tab can OF the nIav-tbe
STA OF ice,where Car,t De Lascours, with his
wife and child, and I,srabas are sr.n AZ oat unon
an ice drift in the polar regions, the terrible des
olauon OF lIe Gene being rather heightened than
renewed oy the transitorY flashes Of the Aurora
oJleaS which lights up the sky In brilliant
Color. This exciting portion of the play culmi-
Mes in the dreaded catastrophe when a terrific
storm bursts upon the devoted heads of the group,
and the huge ice-bergs, after vibrating for mo-
meEt like tall towers shaken by an earthquake,
topple down, the heaving and groaning ice-feld
Is suuoenly broken up, and its late occupants
seen engulphed in the icy wreck Next the spec
tator Is transported to the delicious atmosphere
and tropical surroundings OF beautiful Mexican
scene, and as the thrilling story proceeds, the
locality changes to Paris, where the play has
satisfactory denouement, and the spectator goes
home TO dream Of the gorgeous scenes and ex-
citing drama of "The SEA of Ice'
The FISH SEAsoN.-The recent cold snap has
had the effect of driving the fish Oft into deep
water, and those engaged in the business on the
Potomac have had rather slow times Of IT, But
great expectations are entertained among the river
men OF the season just now opening. They con-
slider the prospect thus far for profitable fishing
season, highly favorable. and hope 10 make up
for last years losses The first shad that have
been seen In the upper river this spring were taken
at Hunters landing yesterday, when haul was
Mr. Gibson, who fshes three landings, viz stony
Point, High Point, and Sycamore Landing, yes
terday sent OF his last crew of men. He EMPLOYS
In his operations about two hundred hands, all Of
whom are now on the ground ready for the fish to
come up and be caught A haul was made at
Thomas Gut, yesterday, which secured two thou
sand herring and one hundred and sixty shad
tlnnall, at the mouth Of Aqua creek, also made
a haul Of sixty shad Yesterday The giIlers are
already doing what is considered a paving bust
ness. They sent up to Alexandria yesterday morn
ing, four hundred shad.
Business at our wood and coal wharves IL quite
dull, and the fuel dealers are congratulatng them
selves that the winter Is over as their depots are
completely drained Of supplies. In few weeks
laboring men will hail with pleasure the begin
nDg OF another bnsy season.
The WASHINGTON MoNUMESr.-An appeal to
tbs people in behalf Of the Washington M onu-
ment, is made by Secretary Brent, Of the Asso-
citation, In which il 10 stated that he troubles Of
the times, as well as the changes usual TO a new
administration, have caused great falling of In
the Post Once con'ri buttons, and the Secretary
therefore deems IL proper to bring the claims Of
the Monument before the people.
He says that believing that veneration for the
memory OF Washington sleeps only, be trusts that
the people will not wholly ignore the cause and
object. Let each one but spare a mite, the loss
Of which he will not feel, and the sum total of so
many millions received through the thousand
Offices will go far towards enabling the Society
10 resume the suspended work and to complete
the imposing structure.
He, therefore, respectfully requests outgoing
postmasters TO commend the system to their sue
cessors, and the incoming to initiate the laudable
example OF their predecessors who have made
collections and in cases where the latter have not
responded and put up box 9, TO have them erect
ed, and to forward such contributions, however
small, to the Superintendent
HYMENIAL wedding is an entertainment
that always draws" whether the times are nush
or tight; and when the happy candidates for
matrimony have a wide circle Of friends, and the
AFFAIR comes OF In church the pressure 10 occasion
ally Tremendous, as was the case last night at
Ryland Chapel, where fortunate Mr.. George C..
Henning was married to one Of the sweetest bellies
Of the Seventh Ward, "a ward famous for It's
pretty girls moreover Miss Maggie Bird
The bridesmaid was NJ iss Anna v Fowler, the
groomsman Mr.. VIM. w est, and the officiating
clergyman Rev. Mr.. Coombs. The short marriage
ceremony of the Methodist Church was soon over,
and then, Of course, there was some kissing and
hand-shaking.
George has already made his mark a. an enter.
prising young business man, and now that he has
done the correct thing, and donned the matrimo-
NAL harness, he is sure TO prosper.
THOSE AWFUL "wEEPoNs THE Richmond
Examiner goes OF like the Alexandria Sentinel,
at half cock, about those murderous boarding
pixies, follows:
"a HAIcHEr.-Any one who desires 10 see one
of the warlike implements, some three hundred
of which were recently found near Alexandra,
IL g..N A .~.ae Can H.