Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-08

PRocExpISss or CRY CouNciLs, April D.
Board of AldsrmsH.-A Contamination was re-
Il ceived from the Mayor, enclosing the account Of
| Che Cooperation with the Bank 6f Washington
| 10 the Cd inst showing balance due the Corpo-
ration Of $50 4o6 .O2 from which is deducted cor:
balance in favor Of the Corporation amounting 70
s24 900 05; referred.
communication was also received from the
| Mayor, enclosing a communication from Mr..
contained therein. Mr.. Uhlmann states that the
Surgeon General intends to pillow the ground Of
| Judiciary Square, and put the same In grass; to
repair the cutters, DC, and the writer s recon-
| mends small appropriation by the City Coun-
ellis for the purpose Of planting tfees and shrub
/ berry at the same time; referred.
long communication was also received from
the Mayor, calling attention to those provisions
CONFLICT OF powers and authority between the
Metropolitan Police and corporate authorities,
| and which are otherwise objectionable.
Some debate ensued, AFTER which the commu.
nication was referred, and ordered to be pub
| lished with ihe proceedings.
statistical statement Of the natisitles Of per-
| sons committed to the almshouse and smallpox
hospital, &c, being In answer to resolution
passed by the Board at the last meeting, wa or
dered to be published with the proceedings
/ A resolution directing the Are department COM
| mittee 10 inquire into the expediency Of organ
| izing paid FIRE department, was passed.
resolution requesting the Mayor to offer $500
/ reward for the apprehension and conviction Of
the incendiary or incendiaries who fred the prop
| erty destroyed this day, was passed.
| The petition Of Robert Clark and Others for
| sidewalk on K street, between Eighth and Ninth
| streets, was passed.
A resolution Of coincidence upon the death Of
Mr.. McGrath, late member Of the Board Of CON-
mon Council, was passed. Adjourned.
| Common CoraciI.-After the reception and
| reference Of the MAYORS communications, Zone Of
which transmitted to the Council a resolution of
Ian he Ntnan If
the corporate authorities TO the present condition
Of Seventh street west the usual order Of business
was suspended.
Mr.. Peake, a member from the Sixth Ward,
announced to the board the death Of his colleague,
Mr.. Thomas McGrath, by accidental drowning,
and offered the usual resolutions Of respect and
coincidence.
Messrs. Shepherd, Gallan, Mulloy, and the
President OF the board, followed with brief but
feeling tributes Of respect to the memory Of the
deceased, expressive Of their sympathy for the
young family thus suddenly deprived OF Its
The resolutions were unanimously adopted,
and the board adjourned.
The FIRE YESTERDAY The loss Of Mr.. Henry
Egan by the fire Of yesterday is we regret to
learn, much heavier than at frst supposed. In
addition to the destruction Of his building his
loss Of stock is stated to be nom $4,000 to $780,
CO., IL Is also stated that he has only s22 600 In
! surence on his building and stock.
Mr.. f. Cohen, boot and shoe dealer, whose
r..
the east loses between "a 600 and IS 900 by dam
age TO the hunse and stock In the store.
WEile the hremen were working Yesterday
morning to subdue the flames, Superintendent
citizens, sent down 10 the Navy Yard, requesting
the use Of their apparatus, which was readily
granted, and about four hundred mechanics and
marines, under command of Master Norris were
quickly dispatched with IL to the Of confia-
grafton, where they rendered efficient service
Thompson .-Monday-1srnes McQuade, drunk;
nned s1.e4. George CLARK, larceny; dismissed
VIM. Carr, profanity; fined sl.ss. r. Brown,
throwing stones; workhouse 30 days +. A. S'a-
days. John DUNCAN, drunk and disorderly; fined
81 o.. ]. w. Robertson, larceny; Jail. d. H.
Oaks, drunk and disorderly; fined 80 81. James
Murphy, larceny, jail WIN; McGwinn, larceny
missed c. T.; Dudley, larceny Jail John
McGilligan, John 6ray. Joseph Green, Henry
Mathews, and Daniel Callaghan, drunk and dis
orderly; turned over to the military.
Today -Robt. leland, drunk and dsorderly;
| dismissed. Maurjce Finn, do do Danl. Gtaf,
ton and w; Johnson; turned over to the military
RoyIston Botts, drum, do. Robt. Esrlin, drunk:
| turned over 10 the military.
BOLD RossERr.-C. w. Barton, a sergeant In
| the 9th New York cavalry, who was accidentally
/ wounded about month since, asd has been In
the hospital at Alexandria since got his discharge
Yesterday and was paid off. He had about SIS,
which he was going to take home to his family
While paying his fare at the ticket once at the
Il railroad depot last evening, some one made of
with the pocket book he laid down at the win
being poor man, Is bereft Of means and 10 una
BILE TO get home.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-Bsfors Justice
| WdltsT.-Monday.-John Hyfon, larceny Of a
cow and calf jail. Nancy Murphy, manis:a-potu;
Kept for safety John Clancy. assault and battery
| McMahon and John Farm, drunk and disorderly;
| turned over to the military. J. ID. Mcintosh, ,
| drunk; dismissed. Francis Ross, drawing a
a. Hugher, driving over hose at Are; fined 81
Tuesday.-A. c. Family, drunk and disorderly;
| fined 81.
PoLIcE.-The Third Ward patrolmen reported
Yesterday the following cases: Before Justice
ThomPson,Wm. Moore: fighting; fined 81 "a.
Before Justice Clayton-J. B. warder, selling
coal without weighing; dismissed. Francis
Truckard, throwing filth In neig hbor's premi-
cense; fined $40 81. Aleck Adams, drunk and
profanei fned 81 So. Sarah Cole, do; fined 81 So
BOLD PIckpockEr -Yesterday, Mr.. John Van
Reswick had his pocket picked while looking
on the ruins Of the buildings DESTROYED by re-
He lost his pocket book, containing $50 In good
money, smaller amount of uncurrent funds, and
| number Of valuable papers Soon after the act,
Mr.. Van r. was informed that the uncurrent
money was offered, but not received, for exchange
at Smithson's bank. The parties have not since
been seen.
RossERr.--A few day. since, as a boy named
Smith, residing on the Navy Yard, was going
over the Long Bridge witn a bundle Of newspa-
pers TO peddle among the troops, he was stopped
by q cavalryman, who said that he Is was a
prisoner, but a number Of ofhcers coming up he
made the boy pass on. After the oficers passed
he started In pursuit Of the boy and by threaten
ing to arrest him IL he did not pay him fifty cents
for his tlouble, induced him to comply.
"ARTEMus WARp."-f3y a slip Of the pen, we
announced In yesterdays paper Mr.. Charles F.
Browns lecture for last night. By reference to
the advertisement IL will be that the lecture
occurs on Monday, the 18th inst.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsKs-Bsfors Jnstice
CIark.-Margaret O'Neil, drunk and disorderly;
for trial. Barry McDevitt, Profanityj fined 81 So.