Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-18

dermen. in which he objects to that part Of our
report Of the proceedings Of the meeting on Thurs
Fisher 10 stated to have characterized the whole
thing as a swindle," IL 10 reported that :" Mr.
Moore defended himself and the committee
which, Mr.. Moore says, +" every reader would
fairly interpret az implying that MIN. and the
committee alluded to had something to do with
the contract or with experimenting the construc.
ton Of the building.n Mr.. Moore himself saws
81" nothing could be more erroneous than such
ence could properly be drawn, ss the phrase "de-
Tended himself and the committee fairly implies
+" defended the action Of himself and committee
In reporting the bill" Toprevent any misapprs.
hension, however, and In justice to all the parties
concerned, we cheerfully publish what Mr..
Moore says further in relation to the matter, a.
follows:
"Neither Mr.. M. nor that committee had any
thing to do with this building until they We're
recently directed to ascertain and report to the
Board Its entire cost, which they did, accom-
panied by q statement Of the causes of the excess
OF expenditure over the appropriation. These
not provided for in the specifications. or by de-
Partures from the specifications, which were
deemed necessary by the architect. The COM
mtttee, In examiRing and asceraining the expen.
dituress discovered nothing which led them TO
suspect fraud in the award or the execution Of the
contract, and, finding that the Corporation was
bound by Its terms, they merely reported bill to
paw the EXPENSES which had been incurred. II
passed with buta single negative vote"
BISINsER,s We doubt whether an American
mercantile house ever had greater success than
the branch Of A Bininger & Co . celebrated New
York house, established here shortly after the
war commenced The sales have probably
equslled those Of the parent establishments at any
period Of Its half centurys existence of the same
duration. No other similar house on this side Of
the Atlantic deals so extensively in the finest
wines, liquors, segars, and condiments for the
table as theirs, and their foreign connectons-for
procuring their stOck-are perhaps unequalled In
this country, owing tn the length Of time they
have been in trade Hence the fact that they sell
the best imported articles at prices which BUYERS
are often charged for domestic limitations. Their
new store, opposite Willards, blythe by. 10 one Of
the handsomest improvements made In w ashing-
ton In the past year.
SMALLPOX CAsEs.-No invaIids require more
constant attention than those an cited with small
nox IL 10 common thing for pc sons suffering
from the effects of the fever TO escape from their
chambers, IL not closely watched, and run about
the streets spreading the disease In every locality
Not week since, a young woman sick with the
smallpox, In Georgetown, escaped from her
chamber, and was found dead In the street This
morning the p~lice Of the Fourth Ward was called
upon to look after colored woman who bad been
rowing ths streets last night, suffering with this
horrid dis use; she had at last made her bed upon
log. on ID near Third st where she was found
this morning. The most constant attention should
o- given 10 smallpox casts, as well for The safety
OF the ublic as for the recovery Of the patients
Cross FIRISs.-Tbursdav an srercation &C.
cnrrd in the Sixth Ward. between Marbery Har-
ris, laborer. AT Mary Truley, an Irish damsel,
which 'sultrd In the arrest Ct the parties nv
omc-r Champion They were taken before Jus
tee Gull. when Mary CD rged Harris with us ng
abusive language towards her, mot at all At for
daceut lady 10 hear" and he was fined 81 81
Harris then charged Mary with an assault N pom
him with a brick, which 10 thrown with accu.
hau0 nhahl oLraI h
the middle OF next week fo' this grave offense
Mary was made to contribute 81 So Having now
got Der mad up, she charged m. WARREN.
a youth. with stealing chips, and he was arrest
hut she failed TO sustain the charge, aud the Jus
tice dismissed the prisoner
FOURTH WARD STATION CAszs-B.fo,s Justie.
WaItsy.-W illiem Soldier, drunk; turned over to
the military Oscar Dayton. drunk and disor.
derby; dismissed Thomas Sullivan and John
Enripht fighting; fined 81 each A McGriggan,
do do 81 81 Jas Curtis, bow, petty larceny;
locked up all night and dismissed this morning.
J T. Cooper, violating hack law; hned IS
Thomas Boland; do. do - 81. Robert Stacey,
drunki fined 81. Richard Rivers. drunk and
disorderlyi brought out for trial this morning,
but behaved so rudely that be was put back fol-
trial when he behaved better Josh Calbert, sus.
Pic'ous circumstances; dismissed.
AFFAIRS IN ALxxANpRIA-The Stakeholder,
Of the Bank of the Old Dominion, assembled al
their Banking House, on Thursday, and reelected
the following Directors, chosen at the annual
For the Mother Bank at Alexandria-wm. N
McVeigh, Benz n Lambert, Daniel F. Hooe
VIM. 6 Cazenove, Geo n Smoot j. Wheat
Robert 8. Ashby, Benz Waters, John B. Danger.
field.
For the Branch Bank at Petersburg-A. @
Pendleton, James d. johnson, G. d. French
VIM. c. Charlton, Jas. w. English, Jos. A
Peck, James Adair.
CHARGE OF STEALING DISMISSED jaime.
NJ urphy, soldier, was arrested by the Seventh
Ward Patrolmen Thursday, charged by Alonzc
Hunt with stealing from member Of his com.
Pany military overcoat, which was sold to him
(Bunt) by Murphy. The coat was valued at 81
The prisoner was taken before Justice Stratton
when Il was proved that the coat was taken from
gave Tito Murphy to sell. Murphy was turned
over to the military.
TIE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFTrcR
hear incidentally that the Congressional Printing
Committee have unanimously decided to report
unfavorably upon the petition Of the printers In
government employment In this city, for reduc.
ton Of their hours Of labor from ten to eight per
diem, for six months In the wear And, further
that the superintendent Of the public printing
will, from to day, require all the employees In
the government otice TO work az heretofore-ten
hours per diem.
DAMAGES -Yesterday, a countryman named
Thomas stone was arrested for driving furiously
thereby coming In contact with carriage belong.
ing to Mrs. Ann Hoffman, which was demolished
The Corporation sase was dismissed by Justice
Barnaclo, and the party was arrested upon a war
rant for the amount Of damage, and judgmen,
was rendered against him for about sci by the
same justice.
ASSAULT ON A WELL-KNowN CITIZEN Mr.
Samuel Strong states that on Thursday evening
last he was assaulted by two Irishmen as he YVES
getting out Of a carriage on Capitol HILL One oi
the men, he says, cut at him with knife, and In
warding or the blow his hand was slie htly cut
The men then ran of, but one them was subse-
quen1Y arrested, II Is stated.
OvRRcHABGINs -Thos. Brandon, cblored hack
driver, and Jas, McFall, white do were arrest. d
Tbursday, for charging passengers In their hack 9
more than legal fare The case Of Brandon was
rulrd for further hearing on Thursday next, the
sd inst and McFall was fined IS Sc by Justice
Ferguson.
EDITOR EVENING STAR-Siy: For the gratif-
cation or nv friends who appear anxious lest I
should be misrepresentsd by those unacq tainted
with me, j beg you will say that the Thomas
Larcomoe mentioned In the watch returns In your
issue OF the 18th instant, 10 not 3. Thomas ar.
combe Of the Metropolitan Police, 10Th District
lie g. THoxIs LARcoMsx
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