Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-09
LOCAL NEWS.
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Snance.', casa Trenchard" and "riily s,orr
,%oI As the slacf;twisted charity gifl he !.
mmense, and must be seen TO be spnrect.,.t
Miss Annie GrahaIa's rendition Of HhotS, ~.
.cso,s sa a The play il got up win an
.onn,nx., cHkATrR.-1his evening the s,,,
on dot, or the Cricket on Tie Ear - H H.a.n
S son OF ln nrst Presentation l,st r,s,,n ~. .ts
t..1s was Iuti, and The entire arSito-v ;npsd 1
of "caleb Pjnm correlation; Owens Ieuditi on
ve,v -, u, iuhnf,r' WA In that comedian,
GIyy, oe" style; xase Denim az dot - Sonh,s
.sInhn pssH THY siowboy," Ben Roeers rs
each in turn :" gle" Were also excellent and
s,onina,t DROUGHT down the house s.The
He~ on" Concludes the performance
LII, ,,s,.s RI HALL was again thropp.d La,
thsi, 80 49, delighted audience, who Tent, 3 "a
cslism ec,sn Sa, o. Miss Agnes sutherlan : vo-
r ILL ar Lew Simmons were In Their h.,nn1 pop
RsvS, and produced much merriment. Marye.,,
In ct the entiTs an fascinating as ever, and
.s In most acceptable mannnr lin, I'll
uu ana mefriment 10 offered this evening.
ADsAI OF Music This resort eon,,nne. n
very Well patronized. The sing;no os s,nno, 70
Ceydei and the Instrumental mus - o,S aTiS
w ehenstein give very ge,,e,sI s.ti.7..,ion
sivs wa;.sr se Refreshments rispsnsed by atten
of %S.Im.d PRosHsDIss., september s.-Boara
iD.nse,a, masot nomin' .ung Joseph Hedrici fer
BurIstsd 49, Es Jar aes F. Larkin and Oliver F.
D,ov,dsaa' as.ng ne remission OF a nne; an act
p,,V1ns 1T .oe appointment Of commissioners
- E,rS $3.50. and bill for the Z. lief of Thos.
The fclisw. re read and appropriately referred:
srsoe ene Iavel Thirteenth street. from Penn
nue TO the canal; to lay nag footway
s,aa x1.s iuue, on street north, at Its intersec-
.ion VIZ Eighth and Ninth streets; to Law a fao
7cotwaT across First street east on the north .td
OF X north; to Law dag fostwav arro.. n ~
nor tne eas' SID Of Tenth Ut. west to revive
- IEQn
ws@ Ind cross after acre a o street north On ,h
Astdoe OF zenith street; to pave a cross gutter
On Vs. 81. nth, west side Of Si1:eenth st bill
sixth. 1T. west and Ut north; a bill to Law ,u,bs
an foot payements on B st. south, between First
sNt Second streets; o!ll au. horizing the curb
sCulre Te. Ali; bill to increase the Salaries NJ
sLe cleIk OF the several markets; Joint resolution
appointing the President Of the Board Of Alder
men and the President Of the Board of Common
Council a committee 10 secure suitabls room, 10,
meeting Of couDcils and a resolution calling the
attention OF the Improvements committee to the
heeeay iof proper ming up and grading
vsrds.
The Mayors nominations for Ward apothecs-
The consideration Of the bill for the establish.
rlsnt Il pounds, &c, was postponed and made
The special order fer Monday next. Adjourned.
Common Council The bill providing for trader.
taking the OATH ofelleg before being licensed
was returned by the Mayor without bis signas,re'
The reason was that In the haste the Blu was
passed the whole oath intended for the en- nio
Q. the Corporation; including the words, :" and
Of tie Office, /" was attached snd ma de a portion
Of the bill -Rsp.l
M Wilson Immediately pres':n.ed the bill
u was passed. ~
communication was ved from the Sur
T.or In relation to draining fifteenth street and
Petitions from l.. H Bergman, asking the
passage OF law to prob ibit stsbling near dive l.
ingh and John NJ locke for the remission Of a
sne, were received and referred
Mr. Foliansbee introduced a resolution asking
Wal opposition had been made with the funds
oitae FOURTH w ard In the Bank OF Washington;
MT utermef Ile introduced bill to establish an
saaiaonai pr inary school In the Second District;
Mr. Utter nehle also introduced . ,e.o,u,,o,
sotnoflrir She Presidents Of the two Boards to
procure ntable rooms for their meetings during
soe ume. the City Hall II used as a hospital;
WI. Utermehle introduced bill providing for
.ns ppointment Of seven Commissioners of In
R,o' ements, at salary Of 500 each, instead Of
y al at present; referred.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen, authoriz-
'bg the laying Of plank trunk on First street
east, between and d, and appropriating e1CO
Mr. Utermehle asked II the Fifth Ward had
funds sufficient to its credit and stated that this
kind Of Legislation was the cause Of some wards
being able to carry on their Improvements The
books Of the Corporation showed that the Fourth
Ward had $50 ,0ao to is credit and yet when they
expended In other wards he offered an amend.
ment providing that the work should be done
when the ward has money 70 i1 credit.
MI Hedrtck said IL such an amendment was
adopted the bill may well be abandoned One
appropriation had already been made but IL was
found to be insufficient, and IL was actually neces.
sary that the Improvement should be finished
The late rains had washed the embankment 80 al
TO endanRef the safety Of the houses and ths lives
OF those living there, ana II some precautionary
damages for some Ench cases a that of General
Weightm
Mr.. Wilson explained how some Of the wa ds
came 70 exPend all OF their funds, and instanced
the Seventh Ward The ward did not wish TO
improve Seventh street, yet the city wished IT,
and Il was improved, but II was OF no benefit to
went 70 the center wa.dx He looked on this Gaze
one OF nece niiy, and therefore should vote for
me me a am mt wa. then rejected-yeass s, nays
ana Ine nib was pa0ed.
The specpI orier-the bill organixing FIRE
Pa.ne 1t-was taken up, and was ordered to be
Prnteo with the amendments, and made the
'peci'L order tor Monday next. Adjourned.
p fHs FOURTH WARD ALLEYS Yesterday, the
toursh Ward patrolmen ma 10 q descent upon the
grog vendors In that notorious cality-Prather's
Aley-and arrested four persons for selling liquor
and 1--we soldiers for drinking II and becoming
drank and disorderly. The vendors were taken
vita their customers to the central station, to be
dealt with according to law. The names OF the
liquor vendors are Thomas and Bridget Mulquin,
Mary Fitzgerald and Catharine Courtaey.
night began In this alley between negroes and SOL
dien, resulting In q negro named Josiah Bingey
.oooting twice at a soldier named John Spillsey
One shot struck his finger. The soldier returned
The shot from bis musket, which missed Bingey
was sent 70 jail
Later In the afternoon hght occurred In Marble
Alley, between -Four and-s-hah and Sixth streets
and Pennsylvania avenue. The women ran after
the police, and were answered promptly by Pa
trolman DOM. AZ soon as the ohicer entered the
house a man drew q knife to resist. The oficer
vas about to draw his billy to defend himself,
when be was seized by the women, the fellow In
the meantime cutting at him with the knife. The
ofnoer arrested the man, Ira Fryer, and another
named w. J. Wilson- Upon stating the case to
Sergeant Cronin, Dom was ordered back to arrest
woman who tried 70 hold his hand. Her name
So Martha Free and she denied being the accused
To make sure Of the night person, the sergeant
sen, posse 10 the house kept by Virginia Reyn-