Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-03

t-Sdinx the charter OF the W..hin-ton ~
10; x"1sIG era Railroad Company .s passed. that
". ~ lifst 10 required to licuidate the dsbt
~Eicn was guar Il iced by this tyorporauoa
mi rtrm.hlo was surprised at thu intro.
oncuon OF the resolution at this time, and ala
not consider that 1t would be treating the CON
Tany fail, a. they had asked q pcst:,oncrn.nt
OF acncn until next Monday night. The com
pany proposed to make a lasting Improvement
secnhg = bridge alongside OF the Long
Image Which would cost sixty or seventy
nonsand dollars. He thought that those who
to'f6 for the measure In 1854 did so because
NY e1pe1Sd the company to extend their
ne probability OF the Long Bridge ramanjny
In It's place. Thu suE OF ss9,CUg was a paItry
cum for such benefits, for who knows but Com
grres. from this very fact, had droppad thu
proposition to erect grand bridge at tieorsa-
toWn The courts were open to them, and IL
the Corporation had suffered from the Company
why not take the case to court and have the
matter adjudicated.
hr. Shepherd said the city had already lost
enough through this road; and ha considered II
strange that MI Utermshls should have
changed hIs mind within one week The claim
OF the Corporation now amounted Z, xss:ssl
and the gentleman said we should not stan nv
that claim. After the Councils, In 1854. hal
voted themselves Into q scrap-, they had vots,d
down, seven times, resolutions Of inquiry on
the subject. The resolutions SIMPLY aske,i
Congress to say that they the company could
just debt.
Dir. Lloyd gave a history OF the company
and contrDGed that tina city could RECOVER
nothing under the deed OF trust, which was not
ieRai. ne company W as not organized accord.
ing 10 the requirements Of the charter granted
by the State of Virginia
MI Shepherd stated that the point raised WA
mol against the deed of trust, The company
had acknowledged the d-ed
Mr. Lloyd said that it made no differences
about Their acknowledgment of the deed. Tney
may premise Is much rs they choose, but when
inc tine comFs they can fall back and defy the
correction of the money; for their simple A.
encouragement viii not legaliZe the illegal acts
al their predecessors.
Mr. Gordon advocated the passage Of the res
olutiOn.
Mr.. Utermehle defended his action, and de.
rrpudiation as false.
MIR. Shepherd called on the committee for
liieir und' rStaDdiug of Mr.. Us Course: aud
MCssrS. Gordon and THOMPSON B1a.ta A si,le
nieEt that they were OF the same opinion IS Mr.
Shepherd.
Mr.. Utermehle said he was too we'll known
10 MAKE IL necessary TO defend himself from
such charges rs had been made All h.. h,I
done was 10 refuse 10 sign a report o 63 PAGE,
which hf had not Rad, and he gioried in Il aud
for this hr was charged with boiling from tho
report OF the committee.
I he question was further discussed and tho
resolution passed. Adjourned.
fTNA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, HART
Foi.F.-"e publish our present iSsua tha
siateInen III of this celebrated office for lh,, yanr
ending J an uary i 1863 Its assets have r a ,hed
OF IRE ms urdncf ON this cons inpnyiZ S1dS:a AZ
The lima has been in active OPERATION sinca
lci9, Il period OF - years. 1t has witnessed
ana survived p1harmrd numerous rpyoiurIons
ana revulsinns, political and pecuniary Hum
drsds OF banking and ins urance coriiora.ja
nave had, iii it's time, their birth a.is. a :tt.;
alike unfeit and unheeGed. Time has not dim.
nird thr sayacious ey'', nor dampenv d the arI n
and energy that have always guided is conn
s'jS ana stimulated its efforts. It's Pr.si lent
anu Secretaries have, in thu order of naturs
az II h,--
ciiangtd-hnt the experience, wealth and pres
tIge of the office have continued, like tn. inn
pondersbie forces OF nature, operative though
unseen: II is mole vigorous and pOtrntia, than
at any former period of its rare.r; and its name
is the synonym OF commercial integrity and
security.
Besides paying s2iG,OtH. 16 per cent on tho
capital IN leG2, the office placed tho credit of
surplus account over SSH ,fGo. 1t is, indeed In
stronger position than ever before: for tina re-
bciilon, without materially diminishing it's in
come, relieved II OF Si5OOl,COI Of risks The
capital Is Sl.50G,tUJ, and ti,. surplus Is, 10
WITH such guarantee, capitri, hacked by an
lmpIegnabie surplus, and the character ana
privilege Of forty three years successful axps-
iienee. what greater commercial security can
be imagined or desiredi
The office s no less distinguished for its
cttllty 10 pay than for the rannn.r OF tho nav.
ment. Losses are adjusted promptly, and paid
promptly and literally, without petty annoy
ances or Objectionable demands.-PhiI11s!
ccnn,erciGi and Insurance journal.
Brutal OUTHAGH-Ou Sunday night two
Men went to the house of an old coiored woman
EaIied Harriet Lewis, on Third street near the
avenue, ana after rapring At the dOJr they
slated That they were policemen and wished to
examine the house. Thny immediately walked
IN; anu IN going through some OF the rooms tho
old " oman : daughter Elliy, who was in bed,
just recovering from severe illness, remarked
TO her mo;hrr that they did not look like police
men. The remark W as heard by them, an d one
OF them slapped her IN the mouth several times
ard jumping on the bed kicked her. TIE
old v OI;;;i and the rest OF her family ran ONT
crying murder" and the men, after kicking
Der Until size was iDSensiblG. left the Premises
she was severely In lur-d, and the kicks caused
Internal bleeding, which resulted in death yas-
tcroay morning: Sergeant Cronln heard last
evening OF the death OF the woman under sus.
ricIOus circumstances, and detailed Rounds
man EcklOh 10 learn the facts Of the case The
officer r. ported the facts as stated above, aud
also that the deceased was suffering with the
small pox In very bad stage
IMPROVEMENT OF THR STRERre.-Last eve.
Ding memorial was circulated among the
lily Fathers, and received the signatures of
TIE mayor and every member, asking Congress
10 AID them In improving the streets The
memorial states that the public property exempt
1Iom The corporation TAX amounts TO one third
CT the aggregate OF the whole city; that the city
iimrs are TOO large for the population, and that
these limits we're made necessary by the "nag-
nlncent distances" which srparate the public
buildings, and that for the con venianc CO OF the
Inhabitants the streets are much too wide; that
Inc maFnincent planning OF the city was not
done by our ancestors, but by the government
OF Gen. Washngton; and that tho aimos, i'm
passable condition Of the streets is owing 10 the
immrnse amount of travel over them by Gov
eminent wagons. The memorial Is rrom the
pen OF ID. X. Goodloe, Esq.
ALMOST EsCAPDD. - Yesterday o fellow
named Theodore Reynolds, stole n box OF ada
aHtine candles from tho door OF Mr. H. w
Reeds store, corner Of Fourteenth and + sts,
north. Reynolds made or with bis plumber,
bat discovering that he was pursue and
meeting friend or accomplice named Frank
Fairfield, he transferred Il to him. Fairfield
was immed lately arrested, and the property
recovered. Reynolds kept on, and no doubt
thought he had escaped. But the Second
Ward patrClmen were on his trail, and subse.
cuently arrested him At Mrs Corners eating
house, Center market space. He was taken
back 10 the Second Ward station house and
confront Ted with Fairfield. Justice Clark COM
mitted both to Jail for court.
POLICE MAGISTRATES Our op Confession.
Yesterday, the coInmissi Ons Of Justices Thomp-
ROE and Walter, CT the Sixth and Seventh Me-