Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-28
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A special meeting Of the City Councils was
held in the Board of Aldermen, Walter =. Cox,
Recorder, in the chair. Bills were passed for
the repair Of the Upper Falls and Lower
Falls roads; to pay certain claims; in rela-
tien to the Sinking Fund; bill against the
Poor house and Work-house; 20 pay certain
claims; and concurring in the motion OF the
other branch to meet again on Tuesday even
ing next
penses incurred by the Mayor during his atten-
dance on the Maryland Legislature IN the in
terest of the city was adopted. Adjourned.
pr.s,aent. i'm the cSei1l and MT LEVEL secrs'
tary. Bills were passed to pay several sums
for materials, &c furnished the Corporation.
In The Omnibus was Ta an item to pay the propri-
was stricken out, and with a message on the
subject referred back 20 Committee on Claims,
with instructions that they report thereon.
Mr.. Stake presented resolution to pay J. G.
Heiston & Co, S227 for fuel furnished the poor
and workhouse. Passed.
Mr.. Kelly, from Committee on Grievances,
asked to be discharged from the further con-
sideration Of the petition Of Charles l. Wise.
Agreed TO.
Falls and Lower Falls roads, and in relation
TO the Sinking Fund, making Henry ID. Cooke,
chairman thereof, in the place OF John Mitchell,
deceased.
A bill was adopted which appropriates $500
for dredging the river channel
On motion Of Mr.. Stake, IL was voted that
wien SOahSAl ~ OS W
evening.
An invitation was accepted from the chair
man Of the Working Mems Convention 10 at
tend meeting Of that body in Washington on
Tuesday evening.
The bill from the other branch to pay 1.-The
order Of the Mayor sI6O 20 for his expenses
while attending the Maryland Legislature last
winter, was agreed TO. Adjourned.
CANAL.-Arrived-Co consigned 20 Amer
clan Co, S66.6 tons: Central 90, 2l3.l7 tons;
Consolidation Co., 1l4l3 tons; Hampsh!re 4
Ia frao - sad
rison, assorted freight, 10 Conrad's Ferry: A.
ID. Brown and Robert Marshall, with salt TO
Cumberland; and fifteen boats hight.
THH Coal TRADE.-The shipments for the
week, from the various wharves and docks,
were as follows Rays docks, 5,Ol9 tons; BOr-
den Co.'S wharf 2, l29.le tons; Cumberland
Co.'S wharf, l,5OO tons; Consolidation Co.'S
wharf 2,G6i tons.
An UNGRATEFUL FKLLow-Last night off,
Ger Sherwood found man named VIM. Burns
lying IN Plckrell's lumber yard, apparently
dying. The man was taken TO the station
where the officers summoned two physicians
and worked upon the patient nearly the entire
night before he was relieved. This morning
about six O'Clock the patient was recovered,
and the officer in charge left the station a mo-
ment when the patient slipped into the trial
room and stole a coat belonging 20 Serg't Essex
and left. He was pursued by the coiored man
who attends TO the station, and brought back
with the coat. He was dismissed by Justice
stanter
Fatal AccIDEST.-This morning, Charles
burroughs, aged IA years, son Of Mr.. Henry
burroughs, wood measurer, went cunning on
the Virginia shore. He attempted 10 get over
a fence after a bird, having the gun cooked.
when his foot slipped and touched the trigger,
and the load was discharged into his right
hand, passing into his body, tearing the fiesh
so as TO expose his intestines. He lived seve-
raj hours and told his father that he was shot
as above stated.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKEr-The market
closes quiet Demand fair TO supply the CITY
trade. Transactions light. Supers 80 50a75.
Extras $40 to SLIPS. Family sl3 10 SIS
Wheat-Ciood red 50 35.