Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-04

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place, be Id q meeting last vak and passed q
seriee Of revolutions In reiation 20 the r.strtc.
lions fmpoAtd upon thsir trade. and appointed
acommiitse TO wsit upon Gen. slough, and NJ.
quset OF hip that they should have the same
pIiytlrge ualowed 70 dealers in washineton
and GeorEetown. They etate that IL Ia the un-
licensed deaiers, and the iliicittrahc IN liquors
that makes the mischief Mr. McK..urse
present by Invitation, use ured the meeting Of
his interest in ;he subject, and sperches. were
made by messrs. W. L. Penn, Doneily and
The railroad on Union street ls beinr OF D. pd4d
.cuti. 10 the river lot adjoining Mr.. Good.
hand. ,hip; yard, where Government wharf
The december tenn or the County Court me:
yesterday. Among othef business, the pro-
ersdingr OF the mr~tine menueaed above were
aid ihs and the court do respectfully an s,snit
10 the Military Governor the jus tice OF erafify-
ing The prayer or application Of the dealers
Ohder such RESTRICTIONS rs may seem proper
ard just-Gdse,ie, Dec.2.
THE CRY RArLwAY.-The paving OF .ha.
portion OF the city railway track on Eighth
street caht fIom Pennsylyania ayenue 10 me
Navy Yard gate, has bsen completed, and YES
irrdsy workmen commenced 10 pave that po~.
tlon OF the track on the avenue east Of IA.
Capitol depot has been establish.-d O she
eastern front of the Capitol. to and from which
tie GeoTgrtown cars now rnn, instead OF from
the west gate OF the Capitol as h retosore
Pass'ng-rs from the Navy Yard for points
wttt OF Serenih street are transferrpd at q
former point. The cars on all the Iiuse arr
daily and n lightly crowdcd, and the .ilway has
proved to be- an institution Of great public
utility. Since the construction OF the branch
In The steamboat wharf, travel TO and from The
river has woneerfully increased, and The re-
opening Of the Navy Yard 10 visitors has alxo
greatly aut mented the travel on hat line. -
soon as The work on the Clp..cl extension win
rrImii, curved track will be laid DIRECTLY IS
the east'r IN porticoes of tine Capitol, for she
er, as, convenience OF tn, member. O! ths xo
houSI and others.
PoLICE-Sizth Ward.-Charlas rolshurs. d..
serter; turn, Over TO the military. Jno Lind
say and W. Lindsay, assault ana battery: bal
for court. John Ssnderson, J. w Murphy
Chas. Shasfirr. John W. SInoot q. Ianrlry
Joseph N. Cook. Jacob Farrell, Ja. M..Iath,
reu, Jerry Casks. Jos Smith and John Howe
accPNsories; dismissed. Jos. Brown and Har-
Ney Jae kson, drunk; locked UP and dismissed.
FJih WGrc.-Johh O'Srien and Joseph Mar
IN, disorderly; dismissed. TooiRs Simpson,
do; fncd s3.ta. Andrew Hughes, do; fined
s59i: John Drunk, drunk; dismissed. George
Smith, obstructing crossing; fined sLIss w.
She han, ohstrucing footway: paid - cext.
costs. II. Fitzgerald and Thomas Connel
larceny; dismissed. N. Coyne, drunk and dis.
station house. Julia jackson, STREET walkfne:
do Alexander Spiller, disorderly and carry
ing concealed weapons; Judgment deferred.
MEETING OF CHAPLAINe-Ana adjourned
Meeting Of Army Chaplains was held a: The
looms oi the Young Mems Christian Aseocia-
'tOh a. SioSh yehtrody. ReN. MI Dr1Ner
pr sided
TIE committee appointed to Cooperate win
The 4oyfrnpPnt In the important matter OF
masking improvements in the burial CT deceased
volulerrs, reported that they had been received
IA the most courteous manner by an the au-
thoIlfitS con cerned. There is every reason for
siatine that the measure OF reform asked will
Tire matter il sdn in progress, and a sste-
factory rssult lie confidently e1peeted
The gentlemen all agree that reform IN the
ami Nv
called for--thai the sum allowed by the Gov
ernme M ~ ihe Contractors was altogether too
mail 70 secure decent internenl OF the de-
ceased volunteers; they also stated that the
proper authoriiies expressed a willingness 90
co-0perate with them in the work Of reform.
PoLICE-Secosi Precinct.-F. KiIIisu, deal
drunk; locked up ~ hours. Geo. Fay, soldier,
Grunk in the street; taken to hospital
Th"d I'rsei"ots-Jas. W halen, disorderly; die
miss q. John Brown, Mary Simons, Joseph
GorIn, drunk dis missed. Theodore Lppineot,
disord. rly: RIO.
T,~,h F'r,-tnc:-Daniel CaughIin, drunk and
dis ora, rly; fined S29i. John Pearce, lighting;
Ean.rl Nolan. 30; finsd s3al each. jams
Maa'k do Iurn"d 10 military. Jno. Thomp-
s,n, stealing: for hearing Dennis mitchell,
drunk; Gism 'sSed. John Wilson, do.
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a MEETING or CITIZENS or MIoRIsAF, resi-
Dent IA the District, was held on Monday
tT'ning last, and a permanent society, TO be
know n as ihe Michigan So, hty OF the Dietrict
Il Col, mhi', was organized by The elect 1u Of
Mr.. J. NJ Edmunds president
Ii was resolved 10 celebrate the anniversary
Of the Michigan soldiers Relief Association by
a diHn' =. and .h8t the tickets for the same be
sold a double the cost of the dinner. and that
the surplus receipt be paid into the treas ary OF
the association.
Alter the appointment of arr Insenaente and
invitation committees, the meeting adSourned.
Provost GUARD ARRKsTs.-Tbe night pa.
troll under Lent Fran Kiln clos. the LIQUOR and
grocery store Of VI. Conner, on Twenty-fourth
street, betDeen X and 1, last Tuesday night
The guard then went 10 the house of Mrs Ia va
on L. street, and arrested Mrs. Davis and lhrpe
othrr inmates Of The house, and confined ta.,rn
in the Csnrral Guardhonse. Yesterday morn
Ing, The parties were brought up before uxtsce
Walter, and held FOR trial this morning The
guard lef' IL the house an old woman and nine
children. -
PRICES IN RIcBHoEB.--we hear ,hs. oe
following are the ruling prices now ia R,sh
mond sugar, 81 per pound; sah, 81 per pOaad;
tea, SIS; coffee, 81 butter. $l-50 bacon. 2S oen.s
beef, SO CENTS and upwards; eggs, 81 Is per
Sozen; cabbage, Sis per head. appses, o. per
sSzsn ns;t sSst pSss'.ss sS per ps saesss
box. l. = = -ssf
SEcoNDW WARD STATION CAsEs.-Geo Burha.
drunk: dismissed. Augustus wallace; Assault
". IA Mead and J. n. liesd, carrying weapons;
further hearing. Vim. Thomas, drunk; james
Mannin, discrderly; dismissed. Captain John
O'Hagan, assault; Lieut.. j. H. Dubsnt. do:
turned over 10 the military. John Minnahan,
drunk; fined sk55. -
ST. PATRIcK's CHURcH has lately been i'm
proved by the erection OF 4 new aud beautifuI
msrble altar, W hich W III be consecra.od lby ne
most reverend Archbishop Kendrick, Of haiti
mCre, next Monday forenoon, tha: being ne
day for celebrating the Feast OF the Imxnacu-
late Conception, -- ..
/" The English colonial bishop Of Natal, Or.
Colenso, is just out with q book to prove that
the Pentsteuch was not written by Mosss, and
that IL ID not authentic as @ matter of history
Ii is not long since the same church dignftary
appeared as the advocate OF polyeamy, q eocsal
cyst n which derives its main Biblical sutbor-
ity :ToIn the books which Dr. Coleneo now
attempts TO show are without authority.