The national Republican., 1862-05-06

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IL. Is1,s ssSsr,sd 5 4 bin % replace the cut
ter on fiIst street ssst, between north b and b
,,,s IT,: .ds.S sSSsvios 0 f'on 'hs vppsr Board
certain ofscers Of IN corporaiioa, vitH ssSod.
q a.lloy moved to sm.Dd. BY making the
| ~. shepherd moved to re commit the bin to
| u: nurtssh presented bin appropfiatins
s1.nss pSsTs:'s sSs :r::
south. Rsfsrfsd to The Ccnattsss % fnysovs,
n. Lsss reported . bin for Ii. sradiss ssd
s,ssv:,i,s &c. q Nl1sh street. west, from 70 n
Hr. Lewis alsc rspertss bin to repair the
| The hour having arrived In vhich, acoorlins
70 . previoue order, this Board vas 70 meet the
Mr. ghsphsrd moved that eomuittss bs sp.
pointed TO inform the Board Of Aldermen that
this Board was ready TO- meetthem. ADOPTED.
And the PRECEDENT appointed Msssrs. Shepherd
4 6ii Sor tis relief @ Of Sf Jsrs@isi Gi Costello, was
referred 70 the Committee on Claims.
A bill to repair Twentieth west, from q
street, TO the Boundary, was referred to the
oomwittes on lnp.9yements. ~ ..ar.. 6r.
II
fsrred TO the Committee on Claims.
A bip . repair the roof Of the western wing
Of fths CITY Hall. vss referred to the Committed
north, from Seventh 70 Eleventh west. was 70.
| srrsd 70 the Committee On improvements.
The Board being notified OF the readiness Of
the upper Board, repaired TO the room Of the
Sosrd Of Aldermen for the perposs q s!soting.
for the ensuing municipal election.
Ths Board re.assembled.
NJ. Shepherd moved that the Board adjourn.
The President stated that he had been In
formed BY some Of the members Of the other
Board that they should pss the railroad bill,
| and 40 II WAS Of great importance that the bill
should pass tonight, they wished this Board 10
remain In session to act upon II.
NJ. shepherd was opposed to any snap judg.
ment on 80 important measure at that. He
wanted time 10 consider the matter. We have
had enough OF hSsty legislatiOn. He insisted
on bis motion. The motion was lost.
Bills from the upper Board: b.. --'r .r,-,
Of bridges aoross The Canal. Passed. '''''''
A bill TO repair Eighth street north. Re-
ferred TO the Committee on improvements.
A bill TO prevent the erection Of black or
!in6 houses. Referred to The COMMITTEES On
4 bill to authorize the sale Of portion ofths
"a: shepherd moved TO amend 90 a. .b. s.ls
use for the pipe. Passed a. amended. -. O..
Mr.. MalIoy presented the. petition Of Mrs.
Ann Scott, which WAS referred without reading.
Mr. Grinder, from the Committee on Police,
reported bill authorizing the lesse Of part
Of . lot on which is u spring, situated on o
street, between Four and 4. half and SIXTH for
$3.50 per month. Laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Shepherd the Board ad-
journed.
Amussmsnts.
GRovER's TnYATRE.-This evening the per.
formAnCe will commence with the brilliant oonn.
sdy Of" Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady"
~ the Duchess do Tofrenusvs, after which the
farce Of Poor Pillicoddy,n with Gstchsll ~
John Peter, and Lofty Houeh ~ Sarah Blunt,
uerformanco TO conclude with the oomediettS
tanning the character of Cobus Yerkes. During
the evening" the orcestrx will perform several
selections OF popular airs and airs from the
operas. "a. -... ago. .
to SEQ the house crowded In every part. Ts.
morrow We have the opera. con 80 sur .ar Z
FoRD's AIHHs .EUn.-" The Unequal kstch,'
nov comedy By Tom Taylor, BY all odds the
most accomplished and successful dramatist
presented here tonight for the 6rst time in
Washington. u 10 claimed BY the critics of Lon
don and New York 10 be brilliant production,
rich in all the elements Of genuine humor and
S .s IL :ss S.s :ss . III .:s s.:
oaily confirm this opinion OF the orities. Its
leading character, Hester Grsssbrook,D in
which Laura koenq and Mrs. John Ward have
both ACQUIRED additional fame, will se person;
play Dr.. Batcherboy, role he is said to render
with exceeding humor. 20 rH4
.CANrnBURY.-Avas vast crowd wxs 10 attendance
last night TO welcome back the beautiful and
deseryedly popular julia Mortimer. and to Wit.
appeared last night for the Arst time. Miss
Aortimsr,s great sot with Miss Millio Fowler,
entitled the Gtpsey's Lay, produced the most
intense enthusissm. Harry Rice, 2. the Con,
Ss 10 ns Sr 70 Get
dian, Dick Parker, added greatly TO the even.
inga entertainment, and the entire perform
Anoe WAS indeed excellent throughout. The
stars, with tho rest Of the company, make their
second appearance tonight In rich pro.
gramme.
THs OPERA. readers will bear In mind
that the inaugural operato entertainment takes
place at Growers Theatre 10 morrow night, by
the combined Havana and American trOupes,
70 the country: The seats, are being sold Il
hetzerott's music store. Yesterday there were
sold two hundred and sixty orchestra chairs
and large portion Of the dro9 cirolo for to-
mOffOW evening. nr. IOIOonalk, inc oloun-
guishsd pianist, viii bs assisted BY 8, T. Nuzio,
and the two will perform the "Rsponds No"
Dxuze,) composed by Mr.. Gottsohxlk. Nr.
q. will also execute = Fantssie from Norma"
Espaders. Tho fourth act OF Donizstti's bril-.
liant and thrilling lyric tragedy will conclude
the Entertainment The opera will be given
but two nights more after tomorrow. The
/" Barber OF Seville" 10 performed on Thursday.
a Murder Case.
Oficsrs Kelly and Buell. arrested young
man named James Godfrey, on Sunday, for
fatally shooting Edward Daniels, under the fol.
lowing circumstances: II seems that triple
Jealousy about u young lady has existed Tor
some time between James Godfrey, Samuel
Godfrey, this brother,) and Edward Daniels.
All the parties are living in Prince Georges
county, Maryland, though the Godfreys belong
TO this oity. On Sunday morning James told
bis brother that he intended TO kill one or both
OF his rivals in the affections Of the lady, and
II he had a revolver, he would dispatch both
Of them. Not long amer, be procured \ gun,
with Daniels and = little girl about eleven years
old. hi. walked out 70 spring. While there,
James Godfrey told Daniels that he WAS going
TO shoot somebody. Daniels said. You are
not going 70 shoot me-" James replied,
would a. soon shoot you ~ anybody Slss." He
then stated that he had \ seven fingers "
charge 10 the gun, and took out the ramrod ~ d
showed him The depth Of the charge. He
then rested his gun on the fenoe. and, taking
deliberate aim vt Daniels, fred. Daniels was