Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-30
LOCAL NEWS.

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nes to the said action or other proceeding:
Proc,'ed, That nothing herein contained shall
renoer MY person who is charged with any
offence nSny criminal proceeding competent
or eomPe,issle to give evidence for or against
Rlmseit or herself, or shall render any person
compel1able to slswer any q uestion tending to
criminate himself ar herseif or shall in anv
criminal procee1ing ,'nder any husband COM
against his wife, or any wife competent or
compellable to give eyidence for or against her
husband, or In any proceeding Instituted in
be competent to disclose any Experimentation
made TO him by his wife during ths marriage,
'Eor shall any wife be compellable b disclose
any comm munication made to her by ht4 hus-
band during the marriage. 32 50
q In the House, pending the consideration OF
the civil appropriation bill
The Committee OF Ways and Means recon
mended non .concurrence In the Senate
amendment striking out the appropriation o
Sl5e, ,oU0 tor the Potomac Aquednct.
Mr.. Brooks said that there was some misun.
Outstanding about bringing pure Potomac water
into the city. He thought that, for this pun
pose, the matter ought to be placed under the
direction Of three intelligent Commissioners, as
in Philadelphia and other cities
Mr. Stevens said the House had provided that
the work should be done in particular way,
so as TO avoid the present mud puddle called
the reservoir. Although three millions Of dol
lars have been spent on the aqueduct, water
has never yet come into this city from the Po-
tomac river. o. f'47 - -'-'' -'E
The committee non -concurred in the Senate's
amendments. .- "i.. Ia
In the evening session. .ai -" -
The Committee OF Conference on the bill to
incorporate the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany Of the city of Washington made report;
which was concurred in. q ha IVA -
Z Mr. Washburne, of Illinois from the Com
mittee Of Conference on the bill to amend the
charter OF the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company, made report thereon.
said, among other things that the clause re.
Quiring the cars to run on Sunday, is stricken
out; and there has been a proviso added, simi.
lar to that In, the Metropolitan railroad bill,
that there shall be no exclusion on account of
color. The sixth section of the bill provides
that the company shall sell twenty. i've tickets
for one dollar. DE 9 snH -# E 49,"
Mr.. Schenck asked whether the cars were
obliged to run on Sunday. g 500 80
, Mr.. Washburne thought he had suficiently
explained this matter. The company has power
already to run their cars on Sunday, and are
Mr.. Schenck said he should require the COM
pany to put on the train double the number of
ears on Sunday, so that the poor may ride out
Mr.. Ganson, of N. Y, said the reason vhv
the company did not heretofore run the cars on
Sunday was owing to the moral sentiment Of
Mr.. Sehenek moved to disagree to the report
OF the committee, and to ask OF the Senate
another committee of conference.
H ElQrlQSe, OF WIS.,, moved InaJ tile report
lie on the table; and this was agreed to-yeas
II, nays 80. ..I -r-. .l 'I'
VISIT OF THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS TO
PHILADELPHIA-The Fire reUommissioners, and
several members Of both boards OF the City
Councils, with the chief engineer of the Fire
Department, who have been to Philadelphia
to examine the different styles of fire engines
in that city, with view OF purchasing engines
for the Fire Department Of this city, re-
turned last Saturday evening. They express
themselves highly gratified with the attention
shown them by David NJ. Lyle, Esq, chief OF
the Philadelphia fire department. who was
untiriDg in his attentions to them. They were
shown the Southwark and Hand.in Hand en-
gines OF the Amoskssg pattern, and the Assist
ance and Humane of Chapman & Bros build,
all OF which they were much pleased with, bur
preferred the latter. On their return they stop
ped in Baltimore, and al the request Of Chief
Stewart, Esq, chief of the Baltimore depart
ment gave an alarm from box 2s, at the corner
of st. Paul and Fayette streets, and In three
minutes No. truck was on the ground, and in
four min utes No truck, Nos 2 and 3 engines
were on the ground. No. truck is located
about one.fourth Of a mile from where the
alarm was given and No. truck and2 and
engines are considerably over half mile
away. No. 7engine was on the ground in 1--we
minutes. She is located about one mile and
quarter from where the alarm was given.
They were all at work in eight minutes after
the first alarm was given. No. is q Phila-
deIpha engine, built by Reany & Neafie, and
No 2 is Baltimore engine, built by Murray &
Hazlehurst, with the Washington pump, and
No. is a BALTIMORE built engine, with the
Fulton pump, and was built by Messrs. Pool
& Hunt, andis certainly the most simple and
substantial engine of any seen by the commits
sioners. The promptness with which the en-
gines get to work, and the Quietness of the men,
is certainly marked feature in the Baltimore
fire department, which 1t is hoped will be the
case here as soon as onr new department is
put in operation, as we certainly have as good
and efficient firemen as any city in the Union.
All our firemen want is the same facilities en-
joyed in other cities. and they can compete
with any OF them
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Cdnal.-The
receipts of coal are By the Cumberland Co.,
7.21 tons; American, 37a.1O; Central, SAL 80;
Bordeh 2l1 g; Cons oidation, Asa %: New Hope,
22s, ~; Hamps.S Bait, 1851. The p. ID: Hart
ley arrived with wheat and corn for Hartley
d Bro. The departures, light, We're twenty
two. The r. II. Alvey carried an assorted
cargo for Seneca. '.#
Port of GeorgetoiUn.- Steamer Bal
timore, Lewis, New York; Barque champion,
Poto Rico, Tyler, Havre de Grace; s. O. Evans,
Hammond, N. Y. Criterion, Williams, Laurel: .
Sparkling Sea. Larton, Accomac; Gen Tay.
lor, Moore. Havre de Grace; Julia, Merrick,
do; American, Street. Bait; Hamilton, Barker,
Wades Bay: Jas.A A. Parsons, Shaw, Boston;
M. s. 5MiZell, Mizell, Philadelphia; E. Ann,
Turner, Salisbury; ]. Wagner, Trader, st.
Mary's; America, Wheeler, do; Emulist Wal .
ler, Sharptown; c. Townsend, Collins, NJ Y,
+. A. Heath, Williams, Portland; steamer Fair
Eaton, Boston; Alice Lee, Henning, do; sfoops
W. j. Hammill, Boiler, Clemens Bay; Six
Brothers, Hunter, st. Georges Island; r. Lam
den, Perry, Md. Point; Victory, Tyler, do;
brig Hadsden, Acvy, Bangor; barges Great
Pirate, Balden, White House; T. Johnson MuI.
ia NJ W ifv fol lhay ~ o. : d