Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-16
LOCAL NEWS.



alton at the superb manner In which the piece
was presrnted by immenSe appliance. Sa:a-
ncila IA likely 70 have even greater success
than The Enchantrese,' which ie saving =
sood deal. The piece Will 30 repeated o-Eish;,
thc entire operate, ballet and dramatic corps
appearing.
GROVES rsxATsH,-Iirovsr ofer, h!s "a
irons an opportunity OF spending an evening
with Dickens, BY producing "Donabey a Sos.
VIII rrin Lofty HouEh, Kaes Denim. Sot,hs;l
PaTet', Rogers aud the entire company appear.
The whole 70 conclude with the IausSahIs
rcrnedlerta OF the "Yankee Lexaeyn Ia,tv
Eovsh appearing in ora OF hsr amusing char
sctsrs.
CANTERBURY HALI.-Ron3an!'s halLet ~
"hs'Sr.ns. or the Studio OF Sslvstc, Rosu''
which fully displays the Tsrpsichorean accom-.
Pii.hm' nis OF Ann-tts Galletl and yelarCia,
VIII b. rel eat~d tonight. Also, The s.C3ip~.v :
Lay, ly julia Mortimer and Kate PeunoyS-,
aRo the lauEhahl~nur'ettae entitled "Coniucai
Lesson" TIE entire court IL beauty viii an
Pear.
EARIEr and his excellent
. troupe con;inre to b. gratifed nightly by play
anE 70 FOOD hou-es, who eyinee warm apprs-
claiicE Lf The performances. "Cn baIto In
Masehers," French Dancias Msster," aud
PADDY 90 easy" win be repeated tonight,
The Budworth brothers appear this evenipC in
their highly popular negro performance
CorNcIL PRocEEDIhas, Dec i5-Goa.d NJ IL.
d1mer.-A communication was received IRON,
the Mayor announcing "a" app val Of he &C.
for the relief OF jeremiah Csse!lo
hlao, commune alton nominating John T.
Peabody for chief and John II. Thompson for
assistant Engineer OF the Fire Department:
which nominations were subsec uently con-
frnned by the board.
The Chsir reads communication from Mr..
" m " Is" IN r"i';tion - snepIng the w ashinS-
Ion canal clean: which was referred 20 the com
mirt.e having In charge the communication or
Mr.. :. seymour OF the same subject
The report OF the In.endan, Of tho A ,vIun, ,,r
the month OF November vas reported bscl, and
ordered TO Re placed yn the files Of The board
Inc commune on Snprt 7nlents were dis
Joint resolution OF instruction 20 n. connirtse
50 atterd 70 the interests Of tho CORPORATION
before Congress; and the resolution, r-oS 70
IFIre@ "a = Spscial COMMITTEES Consisting Of
HcssIs. Plant, Clark and Sargent
islIis, &c, pSsEfd-An set authorizing n.
frpan oi me carriasc-way on + street nor:h,
between Fourteenth aud Fifteen tn streets yypzt.
an act authorizing John q. Thompson and
DrStbEE 20 adroin q brick building yyith z tam,
pcrdrF frame structure; IN set 20 trim and
gravel SiNth str@ct east from Pennsylvania
avenue to G street south; an act for the relief
OF JaT.s- RcdmOnd an act r,rnit.if,g 3 fine inn,
po-rd uron ! W. Garner; 4 resolution re-
guessing ne Mayor 20 trans NIT 10 the Roarct n
Sia:' ms n snewHg the condition OF the accom-,
OF INC Cooperation with the RGnl. Of WASHING.
toI an ict 10 llnproye and repair Fourteenth
street west from the north eier OF X street
south 70 Inc Long Bridge; I concurrent r,.ooIu.
iloI ~ RELATION 20 the ~aStir rtor and l4ec-oa
sowE Railroad, (this resolution provides TOR
Inc aplciItn2tEL OF special commit tee OF two
members CT tn" Board OK Aldermen and th-Cn
r:erni crs Of the Board Of Common Council IN
examine and inquire into al matters pertain
leg To me interests OF the CORPORATION or OF i.z
ci ze1s IL the Washington and Gpo-yafcvvn
Raiiroad-McssTs. Srmrnas and CLARK VIZ,
aplointsd the committee on the par, of the
Iaid:I an ACT 70 grade and gravel S@ront
s!rtet west from Massachusetts avenue TO n
,;r TT Iorrh; an aCt 20 GRADE aud gravel r strsat
north between Fourth and Fifth streets wet.
SOU: ~ No $50.
I ne act for The payment OF all outstanding
claims against the Central GuarCtiousc waI
l=iC Use table.
An act 10 grade and gravel r aentietb street
west from T. TO / St Eor;h. and an act making
an appropriation for laying a tiag foCtyy;sy in
ne seventh w aru,were appropriately referred
an act II rriai!On 10 tie cree tou OF 2 station
houso for the police force Sas referred 10 2
slr-cEsl committee, consisting Of Messrs. Brcd-
lead, SPmm,s and Clephsne.
The act providing for the better sscuritv Of
ptrson and property, by more general light
ing OF the streets and avenues, was rccornnlit-
ted, With instructions 70 obtain the opinion Of
the Ccrpcratior Attorney SIS TO the power 70
appropriate The money from the general fund.
Con- rs5H CcuHctI.-A Commun icatiou was re-
ceived from Prof. Henry asking tho repair Of
i enth sire, below the aVrnue referred
The bill apprUpriating $50 for the improve
ulent of Fourteenth street, from II street. souti,
20 the Long Bridge, and bill for The r,lie; OF
w. III. LESty, were passed.
The bill FOR the Improvement OF South Capt.
toll stu ct from ID street 20 the lar .ern Br inch
and u street from South Capitol to New Jer. y
avenue, snd the bill Temitrinx a fin,, iInros.d
ca J. r. UBkels, were referred.
Mr.. Wilson Offt red the following
BE u rssoired the Board Of Al6eraen CONFER.
committee OF two Aldermen and three Common
Councilman 20 examine and inquire into all
mai.ers pertaining to the interests o! ,hs Cor
pOIaiiCn or Citizens thereof in r. ference 10 ina
Washington ana Georgetown Railroad COMMA
nv, and tina, they report bv bill or other wise
Mr.. Wilson said th3; under their charter th-
company were required TO keep certain por-
Ton OF the streets in repair, and that this COM
2nntse should inquire as to how they had -
Tit q out this recurrence
The resolution v "a then adopted, and McS.rs.
Wilson. Cterrnehl- and Gordon were aupoint-
ed on the part OF The Board.
mr.. Barr, from the committee or claims r.
Parker
Mr.. Ellie, IruIa the co.luii,tee on notice, re-
ported me bill tor establishing pounds FOR sui.
1lals. which Us after some discussion most
poned>unifl Monday nex:
Inc bill Tor the appointment Of Commits
sronfFs OF improvement was received from th,
Aidermrn; ana uessTs- Utermehle, Lev and
BARI were appointed on the committee OF en-
ference.
Mr.. Uterrnehle, FROM TIE COMMITTEES Of con-
ference On the bill 20 purchase fuel for tho
poor, made n report recommending the BOARD
70 recede from their amendment maaicz il Tho
duty Of lie ward delegations 20 20 the dis
S1outlon OF me fuel; which was adopted, aftes
some discussion.
hr. Garfield moved 70 reconsider the vote
whereby Ihe Board refused 10 concur In the
amendment 70 the ball for the Impro ement OF
Sout. Capitol stree. from y - streets south.
Carried.
Mr.. Ellis spoke in favor Of the bill, and
would vote for IL II the appropriation was
made from either the ward o. general furd
That portion OF the city was more like the
country than any other part. and yet pSssessed
more natural id vantages than any other part
Of the city. The water ia from. was deeper
than a. any other point along the river, and
already had there been erected large wharf.
he appealed 10 the Board ~ E1ke this improve
Inent, and thus help that portion Of to-, city,
which h1d formerly bean the commercial point
OF the District
Mr.. Wilson moved 20 amend BY taking tho
appropriation from the general fund instead OF
Zoe fund OF the Fifth and Seventh W 1Ydf. The
SEVENTH Ward had not asked for this Improve
rnsnt, and il would not benefit hem. This bill
had been introduced OF pe;i:i0n i.IostIy signed
by persona OF the Fourth Ward, Who had no
interest in the Seventh Ward He prct@. I'D
against sPendisg the money Of the ward ~ hen
ha; ward did not ask The imp 70 en.nt II this