Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-02

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j A communication from the Secretary, Mr..
Moves, was read, informing the board as TO what
cficers had taken the oath Of allegiance, In COM
| pliance with q resolution Of Councils On the
23d Of December last the oath was administered
to Messrs. Bohrer, Brodhead, CLARK. Fisher,
| Lloyd, Moore, Richards, Semrnes, Sergeant,
Wendell and Dove. On the 9th Of January to
Mr.. Brown, and subsequently to Mr. Bayly.
Mr.. Magruder was sick when the resolution
passed Councils, and has not been In sufnciens
health to attend since.
On motion Of Dir. Brown, an act was passed
| authorizing the w alter Registrar 10 loan Messrs.
| Myers McGhan two fire. plugs.
4 Mr.. Brodhead said that Councils had assembled
specially to consider the proposition Of the Balt.
more and Ohio Railroad In reference TO street
| railways. The agreement had been sent to the
ai,ecsoI,' and bad not yet been fefu E,d he
| Considerable discussion ensued on this notion
| which the Board decided by adjourning until
Monday at p. N.
Common Council The Board met at S O'Clock,
| In pursuance TO adjournment, eud the snt
announced the object of the meeting to be the
| consideration Of the report Of the committee to
/ confer with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company In reference to street railway, and
that the report would be FIRST acted upon by the
| upper Board, before 1t would come into posses
| zion Of this Board. This being the case, on
motion Of Mr. Shepherd the Board adjourned.
MELANCHOLY SuIcIpE.-Yesterday evening an
4 inquest was held at the Delevan House over lie
body Of young man named }. NJ. Wells Of
Elmira, N. Y, who died Of wound In the head
from pistol discharged by his own hand. From
the testimony before the jury II appeared that tine
deces,ed wa; about twenty; year. Of age and
| OF New York. He had been to Yorktown as a
| spectator, and while there was token sick and
grew to be very feeble. Physicians there advised
/ him to return home, az he would probably have
| an attack Of fever. Upon "wednesday be took
| rooms at the Delevan House, corner of street
| and Pennsylvania avenue, near Ninth street,
where he received all the attention that he desir
e1, but he appeared to be depressed, and dreaded
| an attack Of brain fever. Yesterday morning he
arose and dressed himself, and sat down at table
In his room to write note. While writing,
person connected with the house asked him how
he felt, and he replied that he thought he YVES
much better. Soon after the report of pistol
was heard, and the inmates Of the house entering
the room discovered that he had shot himself, the
| ball entering the forehead. He fingered until 3
O'Clock p. m. and died. The note he had written
| was a request that his friends here should Ger
his trunk home without being opened. He was
plentifully supplied with money, and had the
reputation OF being remarkably temperate
young man.
The jury returned a verdict Of death from
pistol shot discharged bv his own hands. The
body has been carefully embalmed by Drs Brown
q Alexander, to be sent home to the friends Of
the deceased.
; PAssIEG CouNTERFElr MoSKT.-James Moran,
alias Maxwell, alias Wilson, was arrested yes.er-
day morning, by Officers Kelly and Leach, on the
charge Of passing counterfeit money. negro
named John Downs was engaged az the shower,
and had passed OF SO on a broker on the avenue
who Immediately afterwards discovered the
worthlessness Of the money and called in the OH
GERS, who arrested the parties. AS they were
being taken up Four and half street, Moran at
tempted TO get rid Of the money he had on his
person, but 1t was picked up and taken with him
To Justice Walters Office. The negro stated that
they had arrived from Baltimore In the morning,
and had got rid Of some $40 Of the trash. About
$50 worth OF the money was found on Moran
consisting Of well-executed SIS the Bulls cad
Bank, New York, which are very dangerous the
only means Of detecting them from the genuine
| Is by examining closely the center of the note
where FIVE 10 printed In red when 1t will be seen
that the black has run little on the red Justice
Walter committed them both to Jail for a further
hearing.
tune to form rare com bnaton Of operatic ar d
musical talent by engaging Gottschalk, the great
pianls'; Madame D'Angr, the very frst contfaltc,
/ and the successful rival Of Alboni; Bfignoli the
qualled; Amodie and Mancusi, distinguished
baritones; and Susin, the greatest basso In Amer
| lea, with Signor Abella as the musical director
| and conductor. They are engaged for three
| nights, commencing Wednesday, MAY Z. 1t Is
| rare that any community have the opportunity of
/ witnessing so great a number Of really distin-
guished stars upon the same stage and In combi-
nation: The concert party are direct from tour
through New York, Brooklyn and Philddel phia,
aud the italian operatic party direct from theif
Easter season at the Academy Of Music, and they
join their forces here for com bnation entertain
ment We have no doubt but Manager Growers
splendid resort will be thronged with our fashion
ables.
SECOND WARD UNCONDITIONAL UNION CLUB
The regular meeting Of the club was held last
evening at German Hall, and was largely attended
| the president (Mr. J. w. Thompson) In the chair
Mr.. w. F. Given was elected permanent sec.
L rotary.
On invitation being given by the Chair, four.
teen new members signed the constitution.
The following resolution was offered and
L adopted unanimously:
| RsSolred, That Richard Wallach Is the choice
Of the unconditional club OF the Second Ward for
Mayor, and that we will use every honorable
/ means 70 secure his election.
IL was also determined TO hold a ward meeting
| at the Medical College on street, near Twelfth,
| (where the club will hold their meetings here,
| after, for the purpose Of nominating the ward
| ticket.
PARADE AND TARGET PRACTICE The Wash.
| ington Light Guard, Capt. 8. A. Fl. Marks, Jr.,
paraded yesterday afternoon, and marched over
nn%S, near nf nt tne insane Hospital; and shot
silver cup, was awarded to Joseph Gibson; the
second, gold medal, TO Henry McCauley; and
the third, silver medal, to Joseph Bury. The
firing, judging from the riddled target, was much
above the average Of volunteers, and shows that
the lessons learned in the three months service
have not been forgotten by them. The corps
Wctt oCCOmpoultu Nv muBlC ana phrdQeQ
forty muskets, making q fine appearance, not
withstandlng the inciemency Of the weather
DEATH OF soLDIERs,-The following named
soldiers Of the army have died since our last re.
port:
Henry C. Emmons, company C, 10th New
Jersey.
Calvin Clemens, company A, 93d New York.
John M. Lindsay, company G. 7th Maine.
Albert karass, company A, 4th Penns ylvania
Cavalry.
Sidney Beldron, company l, ID New York Ar.
tllery.
". II. Jones, company II, SD Pennsylvania
John w. Harritt, company g, e5th New York
volunteers.
LARcENY.-Yesterday, William Young was Al Z
rested and taken before Justice Clark upon the
charge Of stealing trunk and two blankets from
Emma Howard. II appeared from the evidence
before the Justice that William had given Emma
ring, but wanted II 70 give to another girl; and
when he asked for IL Emma refused to give IL up,
and he took the trunk and blankets a. a sort OF
collateral security for the return OF the ring
Justice Clark committed him TO jail In default Of
bail.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs-Befors Jnstiss
Clark Macarty, 81 years old, and found
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