Evening star., 1863-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Susan benin, TWO OF WaShinnton's greatest
fayorites, appear tonight at Growers in Shak
spears play OF 'iRcmeo and Juliet Miss
Denim as ''i.umeo, and Miss ince IL .tTulietn
Rogers, Brink, Mrs. Germon. and all the old
IA orites also appear.
CASTEEHURy.-Ihe sisters Marie and An
EUsia were received with the utmost favor
upon ;hr occasion OF their TeappeaTan CO last
night upon the CaHts rbury boards Julia
Mortimer, Kate PenEoyer. ETnestine DE- Faiter,
Easan, IdesC'i. and the Other performers were
as usUal-FECellent. \ select bill tonight.
NARIETIEs.-Miiie BrignolI, Ada Laurent,
Ada Iesman. " iiiacr, Watkins. Tuuiry, aud,
in fact. all Of the Varieties troupe appeared
last night il q admirable bill Of song, dance,
and Ethiopian cccpntricity. The same bill
tonight again, and TO morrow afternoon a
matinee for ladies and children
CHURCH FAIR The ladies of St Peters
Church will open q fair this evening al Odd
Fellows, HAIL. Navy Yard, for the purpose of
raising funds for The erection of q school house
Tor the parish The fair will continue during
the weak.
AidGrmt IA communication was receiy ed from
the Mayor announcing the approval of the act
TO facilitate The operations OF firemPH at and
during tie continuance of fires; an act making
appropriation for the purchase of badges for
the use Of the f1Temen, and an act increasing the
pay OF assessors.
for the month of March was received and re-
ferred.
The following Were read and referred The
petition of John Mclaughlin and others asking
that certain alley be paved the petition of
Patrick Ccrcoran, praying the opening OF IN
alley IN square No 535: an act making an ap-
preparation FOR publich hay scales; IN act to grade
and gravel n street north, from Six Ii 10 Tenth
street west; an act TO grade and gravel u street
north, from First to Third street west: an act 10
grade and gravel New York avenue. from
North Capitol to Boundary street: an act to
open boundary street, from N ~ York yeuup
10 Eighth street east, and an acr making an au-
preparation for contingent expenses in certain
cases.
The committee on finance reported hack The
statement Of the account of the CORPORATION
with the Bank OF Washington, up 10 10th ult,
and asked that II be placed Oh the files. and
thSt the committee b. discharged. So ordered
MIR. gent, from the committee on health
reported back the resolution instructin- said
committee TO inquire into and abate a nuisance
At the corner o. Fifth and streets caused hy
tht eSlSiencr there OF IN establishment for en-
Dalmin" the dead, together with a communica-
GCn from GT. Dove. the Secretary Of the Board
OF Health, who stated that he had made a
careful examination OF the premises in uucs-
non, ard he had found nothing TO designate il
a. q place for rmta dining the dead. There. was
not a vnStige of 4 dead body, or ANYTHING lead
ing one 10 suppose embalming was practisad
there. II was, however, a large undprtak
esiabiis hmeDt, and il was known that bodies
had been disirtprrei and recoiiined there and
that in the prosecution OF their business the
prop1is tors had frequently exposei the details
Of their business. Dr. Dove had applied to the
superintendent OF I>oliCr. and aav ABUSES
would be corrected. The further consideration
Of the subject was postponed until next meet
ing.
The consideration OF the a. for the relief OF
James TowleS v as laid over until NJ VI meeting
An act making appropriation i~5.tf}Jl tor the
erection OF a bell tower on the City Hall 70 ba
used Is tire alarm bell, was Introduced and
Hlr. Richards asked itS paSSag. ~ ulcr
Mir. Lloyd opposed the bill Not but that the
object was good and useful one, tut on account
OF The condition Of the finances OF the corpora
ton.
Mr.. Sargent opposed il for the same reason.
Mr. BruGkcad said ssic amount 10 the corpo-
RATION credit III bank was SIS 900. and he ia
yored tha erection of the bell, On account Of the
benefits which would accrra 10 our citizens
generally.
Mr.. 1urton said III most II .i.Prn cities they
mad q tire alarm telegraph. III | ,.e thought the
erection OF the bell would be useless unless
they had also n telegraph th1~e. The money
had better he appropriated for the purchase OF
hose, III which the department was sadly de-
ficient
The bill was further discussed by Tessrs
Pepper, Lloyd, Brown, Clephane, and finally
passed
The nomination Of g. VI. Ferguson. Eso for
police magistrate was reported fayoraby nv
mr. Sargent. who asked that Mr f. be con-
firmed
Mr.. Clark said be should yot. against the
confirmation He had heard serious charges
against MIR. Ferguson. Many unfa yorable re-
ports had been brought To his attention One
gentleman had informed him that he the infur-
mant) had underworld TO Dust certain disorder
" parties from a house in the Sixth Ward The
case came up before Ferguson and he showed
eviden: partiality for the cause or The woman;
put such questions as 10 entaugle witnesses,
etc. He (Mr. CiaTke) was not personally ;tc-
quaintcd with Mr.. Ferguson, but hi, infor
mant was = gentleman OF respect9biit. and
reliability. and had requested him omake this
statement III the Beard of Aldermen
Mr.. Sargent said that it was a. his suggestion
the nomination had been laid over at the last
meeting. lhere We're some gentlemen in his
Ward who ohlected 10 Mr.. Ferguson's confir-
nation. He had I'd much complaint against
that officer, but he had requested the parties
complaining 10 make written statements so that
ne could have something to submit 10 the Board
ard vi e-eon TO found objection. These
statemeI Is had not been given him as uested
and he therefore could not do other wise than
report his name for confirmation.
MIR. Pepper thought no notice should be taken
OF complaints OF this nature unless they were
preferred IN writing. He would guarantee that
the board had not confirmed q magistrate in
twelve months aEaiDst whom some one did not
complain. These matters should not be brought
up unless there was formal complaint, SO
that the party accused could make Il defence
and yindicate his character. He was in favor
OF the confirmation once.
Dir. Sargent said in such n case the board
should not act in haste, and he was therefore
in favor of a postponement of further action
for another week, until the mailer could he
properly Inquired into
Mr.. Lloyd moved Il pUstponement until next
Monday evening, and that the nomination be
hlt special UIutT lot IudI tlfnp, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Semmes, from the joint committee on
drainage, reported that the lowest bidder for
furnishing water mains for the current wear
was Henry McArdle, and the lowest bidder
for furnishing corporation stop-cocks was
Joshua Register, of Baltimore, and he there
fore reported bills authorizing the Mayor to
award the contracts To said parties; which
bills passed
The following also passed the board An act
fer the relief of T. G. Clayton Esq; a resolu-
tion instrucing the committee OF improvements
to inGuir into the expedency OF, first regra-
ding street, from Ninth street To a point be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, and of
cutting down said street in front of St Patrick's
Church, and of filling up street, from Twelfth
TO Fourteenth; second OF paving + street, from
Fifth TO Fourteenth; and, third, of paving Sixth
Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
from street TO Pennsylvania avenue, and of
Eleventh street from said avenue to Ninth ST.;
a resolution instructing the Mayor to place pe-
tltions in the hands of the commissioners of
Improvement TO solicit signatures OF owners of
propert, in relation to the paving OF streets in
order 10 inaugurate a better system OF paving;
an act authorizing the transfer Of certain monies
10 the school fund; an act granting certain pri-
yilegss 10 Eliza Bestor: an act for the repair of
the pavement on + street, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, in square 3i7; a resolution re-
or In tf,rpi picl, ,nf