Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-30

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1 A communicated was received from the Mayor,
| nominating William Hsrper for policeman In the
Fifth Ward, in place Of II. G. narrower, resigned;
/ referred.
Mr. Moore reported, from Improvements COM
mittee, blu 20 take up and relay the gutter and
curb on Of. between Eleventh and Twelfth sts
passed.
The nomination, Of Charles walter for police
mag istrste Of the seventh district, In place Of
| Thomas c. Dom, rejected, and Of Jas Henning
for sexton Of the west burial ground, in place Of
Guy Graham, deceased, were reported back and
A bill Of the lower board. to erect she'd at the
/ Nortbern Liberties Market, was taken from the
Presidents table, and referred to Improvements
committee. ..r
! The special order of the evening-being the
pending motions In reference TO the rejection Of
Francis McNerhany for tax clerk-was taken up.
Mr. Moore moved to amend the Journal OF the
LIST instant, wherein the vote Of said nom nation 10
recorded In TIE Affirmative and In the mega
i've, 30 as to read In the Affirmative and In the
negative-seven members having subsequently
declared that they voted I'm the efirmative lost
The vote by which the nomination of Mr.
McNefhany was rejected was then reconsidered,
| aud the nomination taken up for reconsideration;
whereuPo1 the board proceeded to ballot upon the
same, resulting In his rejection by yeas 6, nays7
Mr. Bayiv introduced a resolution iustructing
the fire department committee to inquire into the
expsdiency Of improving the condition Of the Hrs
/ apparatus and purchasing hose and hose car
riages; adopted
SIR Magruder introduced resolution instruct
| ing the finance committee to inquire Into the
pedency Of establishing soup houses for the poor;
! adopted
| CoD,nor Council The following communIca-
| tons were received and referred: From tue
Mayor, transmitting the report Of the Commits
sioners OF the Asylum; from Grafton Powell, In
/ reia Ion to the contested seat In the Common
| Council. now occupied by Mr.. Raub; from George
( II Plant, In relation to the damage done the
house and premises on the corner Of Thirteenth
and & streets, by the bursting Of the Thirteenth
! street sewar; and from Francis Conner, praying
4 tine remission Of a hne.
| BILLS, ETC, PASSED.
| bill to exempt from taxation certain property
| occupied for public school purposes.
Bill repeating certain portions OF an act author
ling The Mayor to issue certificates Of Indebted
Bill for the relief Of Mailman and Kennedy.
Revolution for the relief Of William b Dyer
| Bill reducing the expenses of the Corporation.
| The amendments passed by the Board of AL
dsrmen propose to TX the salary Of the Physician
\ Of the Asylum and SMALLPOX Hospital at S4OO
| per annum instead Of $500, as fixed by the Com
mon Council the Assistant Clerk Of the Centre
Market at 500, instead Of $500; the Police officers
| (includng uniformly at 500, instead Of $3.50; the
Commissioners OF Improvements, each $500, in
stead OF $500, for and $3.50 for the other; the
| Water Registrar at s., $50, instead Of 81, 200
| The various amendments were concurred in ,
! and the bill only awaits the signature of the
| Mayor to become law.
REFERRRD.
Joint resolution requesting the Mayor not to
| issue any more tavern licenses
Resolution requesting the Register to furnish a
Ist OF those who have received licenses to sell
| sP rituous liquors since the FIRST Monday in No
| veInber last
Bin for the relief Of Mary Moore.
a., BiIi , making appropriations for the payment of
the fiscal year ending July 30, 1862.
4 TABLED.
| BIl providing more .nectual and economical
| osganiz iiion Of the water department
| Bill for the relief OF William Grayson
Report Of tine attendant OF the Asylum.
BIN IN relation to the taxes Of the Corporation;
made the special order for next meeting
CONFEDERATE PRIsoSEss.-The following are
the names OF the prisoners taken by our forces In
Virginia, and confined n the "Old Capitol Build
| Ing :" Serg L Bates, X ussell county, Ala; +
I Buck, l.. Coffey, and John w Davis, Au-
gusta CO Ala; Il. J Chambers, p G. Alfred, w
TShin, Henry CO., Ala }. II. Howard, w. A.
| Of the 9th Alabama regiment, and taken at Fair.
| fax station Robert Paulding, UnIOntown, ID. d.
| Flquet, Tuscaloosa, J. 3 Walker, PickensviIIe,
! Of the 5th Alabama regiment taken at Spring.
neld; Thomas Hurlson, Uniontown, 4th Alabama
regiment, taken at Bull Run; NJ. NJ Mallow Al
leg nany CO Va, and J. L. Mays, BOtetort CO. y,
hadford's regiment, taken at Flint Hill; r. M
HsycOck, Fairfax CO, same regiment, taken at
| Vienna; A. T.. Landstreet, Fairfax co and Geo
| n. Thomas, of u. c., taken at Falls Church; ID
Porter, of d. C.. same regiment, taken Ia George
4 town; = >. Green, Richmond, Governors yards,
taken at Burk's Station; J. A. Reynolds Stun
| town, Va, 5th Virg MIA regiment; w. A, Mel
| burn and Claiborne Lang, Of Loudoun CO Va A.,
| 1st Virginia regiment; Z. FerriII, Charleston,
8. C, Hampton legion; r o Lewis, Anderson
| >. C., and ii. Bowman, Greenville, 8. c., 4th
| South Carolina regiment; J. X Paine, Floyd CO g,
Georgia Randolph Gray; Bibb CO, T.. Ward,
| Harris county, ). ID. Buckley, ibb co b, Georgia
sth Georgia regiment; Lieut. Col B h Boone
Iiseimingo, I'd Mississippi regiment; X. NJ.
Walker TlPPsh co Miss, I'd nissi.siPpi regi-
ment; Thomas Hays, New Orleans, Delta Ran
gers Lieut.. Danott, Allegheny CO Va 9th Viz
glnla regimentj J. Nj. McFall, Anderson, 3. c. 4,
4th South Carolina regiment; George Barker, w.
z Humphreys, F. A. hanmonds, Atlanta, Ga q;
}. i. Z. Calvin, Gr.en CO., Ga Jas Reshaw, s.
Garrett, l.. Brick, l.. Il. Grunaiing, Atlanta, A.
Holmes, 3. w Brush, Lewis Estmeal, Savan-
nah, Ga w A. Barron, Ga, Sth Georgia regi.
ment; r PinkneY, Pendleton, 3 G., 4th South
Carolina regiment; +. F. Grayson, Leesburg, Va A.,
slh Virginia regiment; aud J. o Brian, savannah
Ga, stn Georgia regiment, taken at Bull Run.
| regiment taken at Centsrville. w. N. Javins,
Coiumoia, :. G same regiment, taken at Fair
fax Court House. w. nj Il. Thompson, Ponto-
to-, Mil. } H. Wingneld, Amherst CO, Va,
1911 Virginia regimen, taken at CentervIIe, John
T.. Ledoetter, Hanover CO Va. Radford's regi-
! ment, taken at the Court House A. J. Smith,
Russell CO., Ala, 9Th Alabama regiment taken at
/ sangster's Cross Roads; and Michael Key, New
Orleans, La, first special battalion, deserter.
FIRST REGIMENT DsrRIcr VoLuNrEERs.-The
| wdf spirit which sprung up anew throug hout the
couGtIy immediately upon learning of our repulse
at Bull Kun has already formed the nucleus Of a
fne regiment In this city, and In few days we
| shall have as serviceable body OF troops as has
volunteered for the cause. The following are the
/ principal officers, all VI whom have been appoint
\ ed by he War Department:
Colonel, J. A. TAFT: Lieutenant Colonel l.
Towers; Major, Hollingsworth and Captains
Rodier, Boyd, Powell, knight, Marks, King,
4 Alien, Ksyzanowski, Degges, and Morrison
For the Information Of the public. IL IL proper
70 state thai the w ar Department has decided not
, 70 accept any company or regiment until the first
regiment has been mustered In, all Its officers
having been appointed by the department, In
! order to insure that they shall be Of the right
| stamp.
| Until Col. Taitb egiment 10 full no company
| will be noticed by the military authorities.
| In JAIL.-Among the discoveries made by the
select comnittee Of the House Of Representatives
| investigating the condition of the various De-
Partmens, was ample testimony Of the sympathy
OF certain employees at the United States Arsenal
with the rebellious states and their hostility to
The United states Government. Lieat. Gen. Scott
| was Immediately not fed, and yesterday the fol-
| lowing men were arrested and committed to Jail
bY Justice Dom, viz Isaac Miller, Daniel Moran.