Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-02
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Imam" is announced for tonight, and as this
il the only time of its representation there will
no donbt be full house. Hermanns, Madame
Iohannsen, Mile Frederick, Mile Canissa
HabaIman Steinecke, and all of the performers
will appear in this opera.
CANrERBURY.-The bill of song, dance and
Ethiopian eccentricity announced for tonight
is one of the best Of the season. Not only are
the regular performers good, but Mr.. Lea has
engaged number of stars, as Marietta Ravel
and John Mulligan, WHO appear nightly.
FAIRS AND FEsTIvALs.-The ladies of st
Johns School, Georgetown, are holding far
at the Sunday school room of the church
At Ascension Church the ladies commenced
3 fair and festival last night.
At Odd Fellows Hall, the ladies OF Capitol
Hill Presbyterian Church are doing their duty
in the festival and fair way.
At Island Hall Seventh Ward) q most de-
lishtful fair, for the benefit OF the Seventh
Presbyterian Church, is in progress.
At Wesley Chapel also there Is also fair Tor
the benefit OF that church.
The infants at st. AIMS Asylum ASK the
favors Of the public also for their oenent
At all Of the above places much enjoy ment
may be had, and so many being on hald tue
public have fun choice.
LEVY CoURT.-A special meeting of the
Levy Court was held yesterday In the Alder.
mans chamber Getty HaiD when the final
report of the asss s,ors was made. The repo' {
shows the appraised amount Of real and per.
.cnal property, on which there Is assessed q
tax ct thirty five cents on the hundred dollars
for the current year In the county to be
75e, Of which there is In the LIST School
district, SAS,2sJ: I'd district, Si65,slG; Sd dis
tr1ct, S6Ip,96J 7S; 4th district, S7Si,07o.j. 5th
district, Ss3O,3i7 9th district, $50, Ol659; 9TH
district, S5i5,10I. This report shows an in
crease q nearly fifty per cent. over last year;
the to.aI amount being sa,2I4,OoO
TIE President N Sargent, Esq - laid before
the court an ordinance to prevent bathing in
Pinsy Branch, Eastern Branch, Rock Greek,
&c, which was referred.
Mr. Thomas offered a resolution authorizing
the collector OF taxes to make an abatem ent on
taxes paid before July 10th OF ten per cent,
before August 10th of five per cent, and pro.
viding that no abatement shall be made there
after, unless by special resolution, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Larner moved that the vote by which
the rate of taxation.%vas fixed at thirty five
hundred dollars be reconsidered. Lost
On motion Of MIR. Bowen, resolution was
adopted instructing the committee before Con-
gress 70 use their influence In favor Of the i'm.
mediate passage of a law authorizing the court
ito levy tax on the assessable property of the
county sufficient to raise their proportion of
direct tax, imposed by Congress by the act of
Augusta, 1-6l, and also TO ask Congress to in
cooperate in said law a pro vision apportionlng
said tax between the cities of Washington and
Georgetow WI, and the county, according to the
assessment made last prior to the passage of
the act OF August 5th, 1861.
number OF appropriations We're made for
the repair OF roads.
rdr Burr from the committee on improve
nents, reported favorably on resolution intro
ducsd By Mr. Thomas, in relation 10 the OPEN
ing OF 3 road from Tenallytown Pike to Rock
Creek, By DIR. BuSey's, Bowen's, and kervan,
and recommended that survey be ordered.
Nj. Burr offered resolution which was
adopted, instTacting the Committee before Con-
Iress 10 use their influence in favor of the pas
sage of the bill now before the District Commit
tee of the Senate, relatidg to taxing unoccupied
ground in certain cemeteries; relating to the
appSil tTneni OF 3 county surveyor; extending
the time required for surveying; plotting and
recording the roads, the killing of dogs whose
owners neglect or refuse to pay taxes there On;
md granting power to the court to graduate
the fSas for licenses Is taverns and retail deal
Prs.
INJUscTIoS GRANTRD.-Yesterday Judge
ulin, sitting III equity, granted preliminary
injunction In the case of Needham and others
lproprietors OF the steamer Young America
against the Potomac Ferry Company, (propri.
etors OF the Fulton and Thomas Oollyer) COM
handing the latter Company from obstructiug
OF impeding the iEgress or egress to the Sew
enth street wharf.
Thi, suit grows out of the "steam boat block.
ade" originated at the time the new company
placed their boats on the line between here
and Alexandria; and the question came up OH
anotIon by Messrs. Reverdy johnson and ].
NJ. Frazier for the orators for an injunction.
Messrs. J. H. Bradley and Charles b. James
appeared for the defendants.
The wharf in question was occupied by three
pa-ties-the complainants, (proprietors of the
Young America the Washington, Alexandria
and Mt. ' ernon Co., owners OF the COllyer,)
md VIM. Rapley, owner of the Mary T. Rap
ley,t-in common the three boats which were
all On the line between this city and AleXan-
d-ia, using the wharf; but about the 18th of
March the new company being about to startl
thei- line purchased the Collyer, and the inter-
e5' CT her owners in the wharf.-the complain
anti a. the time having purchased q lease on
the wnsrf When the new line was opened
there was considerable rivalry between them,
ard the wharf was blockaded by the new COM
pany who claimed the right to the wharf, and
hence the matter got into court. This block
ade continued until a few weeks since, when
the Government being in want of boats re-
moved them.
Judge Ohm, in his opinion granting the in
junction, says:
Seventh street is a highway and the Potomac
- also highway. The public have right of
way from Seventh street to the river, and the
Complainants as carriers OF passengers and
freight have right TO approach the shore At
the foot OF Seventh street TO receive such pas
sepRsrs and freight and neither the defendants
or tkeiE lessons have a right to block up or OBJ
stEUct the landing at the foot of UGH highway
At most they could only be entitled to reason
able wharfage.
MOVED THEIR QCARTERs.-On Tuesday the
police Of the Fifth WARD, 18th precinctD re-
moved taeir quarters from the station house
on L street south, between lst and I'd streets
EAST. to the fine building Just completed for the
r&sterE section OF the city, on south ID street,
between 5th and 9th east. This is the first
building erected for the police by the Corpor-
ate authorities, and il suits the purposes admi-
rnbiy. We have already given full descTip-
ton If it. Sergeagt Milstead has charge of the
station. II is PROBABLE that the Sixth Ward,
teth pfecincl) will mo We their quarters iii a few
tays 10 the same building
1LzRS OFF RATION Tuesday, while the
steamer Georgia was coming up 10 this city
trou Pcrt Roy al, u raft was discovered Off
Belle Plain, V HIGH had a signal flying. The
steamer approached the raft and took threfrom
ihree OF our s. ldiers, who stated that they were
captured aDC had been taken to Fredericks-
hrEg' where (aiter our forces lett they had
Oeen paroled among others by q rebel guer-
ma leader. They made their way to the Pc
'omsc, and constructed their raft and pushed
%! ints the stream, expecting passing boat
would pick them up.
IRA quarters i'rorost Marshal and BoSrd Of
Ehroi!aeat Of District of Columbia.
Washington, d. C., NAV 10 1864
The Beard OF ENROLMENT of the District Of
Columbia will be in session at the ONCE ~ the
Provost Marshal District Of Colu mbia, cornar
II Fourteenth street and New York avenue
daily Sundays excepted) from IL O'Clock a. n,