Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-08


IMPROVEMENT OF SrRxErs.-The following
senate bill passed the House yesterday:
a bill to amend San act to Incorporate the in
habitants Of the city Of Washington" passed
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Represe..
tatires of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the first paragraph Of section
eight of " An act to incorporate the inhabitants
OF the city Of Washington" passed May Is,
1870, be amended so as to read as follows: That
the said corporation shall have full power and
authority to lay taxes on particular wards,
parts, or sections OF the city, for their pardcu-
lar local Improvements, and to cause the curb.
stone to be set, the foot and carriage ways to be
graded and paved, or so much thereof as they
may Deem best, and the necessary sewerage
and draine &c facilities to be introduced under
and upon the whole or any portion Of any
avenue, street, or alley; and also to cause the
same to be suitably paved and repaired. and
and also to cause lamps to be erected therein,
and to light the same, and to pay the cost there.
OF cut OF the funds of the ward in which such
Improvement shall be made; this provision not
a. a,triliory to the pOwer they already possess to
make local Improvements on the application Of the
o,cns. of properly benefited thereby.
Sec. :. That Immediately after the approval
OF this act, the corporation shall designate
some proper officer thereof, whose duty it
shall be to see that the pro visions OF this set
are properly exec uted, and that the principal
avenues and streets Of said city are so cleaned
and watered as to be at all times reasonably
clear and free from dust, and also to keep the
payements and sidewalks upon said avenues
repair and it shall further be the duty OF the
said corporation to take such means as they
deem wise to promote some uniform and gem
eral system Of drainage for said city.
PoLIeB RKpoRrs-First Precinet-Jno Cur
Second rreei"es~Tfhomas Harrison. stealing
coal and carrying weapons. John T'hsmas,
stealing coal; Jail for hearing.
Third Precinct-Harlet Hamilton, dlsorderly;
$244. Mary Gusts, do; Jane Gusts, dol Jas.
Cross, threats; do Henry Smallwood, disor-
derby; 1886. Hester Chase, drunk; workhouse
Catharine Donnelly, do; do. A. @. Pennie, do;
military. Geo. kilburn, sleeping in market;
Fourta Preeinet.-Mary Davis, drunk; work
house. Peter Shevlin, deserter; military. J.
Wilmer assault and battery; dismissed.
Sixth Precsnet.-Geo. Fasnaught, violating
city law; dismissed. James Cane, do; a. J.
Crydler, drunk and disorderly; deferred: John
Bowen, larceny dismissed w. L. Wall, SELL
tanning money by false pretences; dismissed.
John Calvin, creating nuisance; $50. James
DUMMY. disorderly; 81. Thomas Myers. Gre
Murray, drunk and disorderly; military.
Tenth Precinct Sarah Brown and Ellen
Bride, arrested on bench warrants; delivered
battery; bail for court. Sarah Peyton, disor-
derby; 81. Geo Smith, deserter; military. Jas
Mheatley. contempt Of court; delivered to the
derby; 81. Mary Shilling, do; do.
DIsoRDERLY FAMILIES Yesterday after
noon, q small row occurred near the corner of
e and u streets, Island, between Mary Knox,
BARLEY Knox and John White. The two men
are brothers in-law, and have tor some time
past been living in the same house; and yester-
for some fencing, which led to some dispute,
and Mrs. Knox struck White, who tackled on
TO Ter, and her husband came to her rescue.
Officer German, seeing the row from the sta
obliged TO arrest the parties, who this morning
appeared before Justice Boswell, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Knox were fined So each and White 49,
CHARGE OF RoBBERY.-Last night. officer
Wallingsford found a man named Edward
Leonard, who halls from Alexandria, at Steel's
restaurant, near the Depot, who alleged that
he was be at and robbed Of watch and chain;
and a Mr.. Monroe pointed out Joseph Want
torn and l.. &. Wensel, car-drivers, as the par
ties who committed the deed, and they were
arrested and taken to the station. This morn
ing Justice Ferg uson heard the case, when it
appeared from MIR. Monroe's evidence that the
first named struck Leonard in the face, aud the
other took him in the alley, and after he Leon
ard) had no watch. The Justice dismissed the
case.
YESTERDAY, Joseph Bell and John Wilson,
two migrating newsboys, the first hailng from
Boston, and the other from Baltimore, aged IA
years, went into the confectionery store of s.
Rupert, on Maryland avenue, and rified the
drawer OF sixty. five cents. Mr.. Rupert caught
them in the act, and held them until the arrival
of Sergeant Hepburn, who took them to the
Tenth Precinct station, and this morning JUS
tice Boswell committed them to the work
house-there being no other appropriate place.
CHRIST CHURCH.-The following have been
elected vestrymPn Of Christ Church. Navy
Yard, Rev. Mr.. Morsell, Rector Col. Naylor,
DIR. John M. Roberts. Regin Arnold, Mr..
Richards, Iemuel Gaddess, Lenoard Huyck.
Mr.. Denham, and Mr.. Metcaif Mr.. Huyck is
treas urer, and Mr.. Adam Gaddess the parish