Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-02

VeIT OF THE BALTIMORE Oou soiLs.-rhls
morning. delegation OF the Oily oouncils Of
were met at the Depot by a committee o. oar
Councils, who took them in charge, aud a. ouoe
PROCEEDED In carriages 10 the Columbia lust
tute for the deaf, dumb and blind, to which
hey were In vftfd some weeks since, by Mr.
T.. n GHllsuds the SupeBtsn dent n rstaeT
were received by the offlc OF the Institute
~ which there are q number of scholars froa
Maryland, and were shown around the build
ings and grounds, everything being minut4y
explained to them.
Prom here they proceeded to the Presideat..
House. where they were introduced to the Oeief
MaetstIAte, and afterwards visited the Capitol
and other points Of interest. They will din, At
the Metropolitan with our corporate suthori.
ties.
The party numbers twentv.s six, among whom
are Mayor Chapman, of Baltimore and several
officers of the corporation. They will leave
this evening In the special car which was pro-
vioed for them BY the railroad company.
"
NAVY YARD AFrAIRs-Yesterday the u g.
steamer Sha wsheen, Captain PheIon. arrived
at the yard for repairs, having at early hour
on Thursday morning been run into By the tug
boat Pacific, " hich plies between Sixth street
wharf and Giesboro Point The Shawshsea
was lying at the time OF the wharf, and Wsa
struck by the Pacific on the starboard DO ~,
cutting through her guards and planking iato
her tnbers, Starting the whole bow. Tue
Shawsheen had all her lights up At the ime,
which the Pacific did not pay attention to; nor
did che pay any attention to being hailed. The
captain was not on board the Pacific at tbs
time.
PoRr OF aforementioned
Empire, Hunter, New York; Ohamberiin. Bris-
ton, Philsdelphia; Martha Washington. Har.
din, Sc. Mary's; United States, Evans, Anna.
messex: Hortersic. Sp,llen, New York; Sarah
johnson, Accomac; Sallie Francis. Lewis, do;
Tennessee, Landlord, Seaford, Del; American
Eagle, Smith. Sharp.own; Chief Lewis, Aoco-
mac; Charter Oak. Baker. Boston; sloops Zion.
Davis. st Msrys; Flying Cloud, Anderson,
Fort Washington.
ORPHAHG CouRr, Jsdgs Pureeu-rhis
morning the supplementary and Anal account
Of Thomas Bayne, executor Of the late Rev. e.
A. knight, OF st. Peters, was approved aaA
passed.
The VIII Of VIM. ]. Butler was fully proved
and the will Of the late Robert Mckenzie, BE-
queathing the large portion Of his estate -
Mrs. Sarah Allen. Of Prince Georges couAty,
charlotte Carroll was granted letters OF ad-
n illustration on the estate OF the late David
Carroll
The UNION LEAGUE CLUB Of New York.
at lis meeting on Thursday evening, the 3ist,
urse the Ss S 70 No
the House OF Representatives, which ss passed
that body, entitled to provide for the voluntary
enlis tment OF any persons residents Of certaia
States into the regiments ofother States, which
is row pending before the Senate The com.
mittse consists Of John Jay, ID. Van Nosrand,
Geo. q. Ward, e. G. Cowdin and Geo. W.
Blunt. This committee lie now In the city.
FELL DEAD IN THE SrRRBr.-Yasterday,
about noon, a man named Frank Riley, aged
about so years, fell upon the pavement on I
street, between Doth and sIst Officer Crump
was near by at the time, and went to him, but
life was extinct. Riley had lode ed at the First
Ward station the night before, and his RESTLESS
slumber was noticed bv the officers on duty.
The coroner was sent for, but an inquest was
unnecessary, and the body was turned over to
the friends of the dc CT assd.
FIRST OF APRIL-April fool Jokes pre- vail d
to some extent in private circles Yesterday.
The most amusing enc we have heard Of is that