Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-25
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
District In Congress.


vides that in any suit or action or criminal
prosecution pending in the supreme Oourt Of
the District Of Columbia, either party to said
suit or the respondent In any criminal prose.
cution, may apply 70 one Of the judges Of said
court for an order for special Jury; and n IL
snall be made to appear that an impartial trial
cannot be had in the District the nudge shall
order special jury TO be drawn for trial of
such suits; and such order shall name two
persons to select such jnrors, and upon re-
the jury selected. the court shall issue a venire
TO the marshal TO summons the Jury selected:
and from the persons so drawn 81 Jury shall be
lenge as in other cases. The cost NAV be or
dered to be paid in whole or in part by the
party applying therefor. and may be taxed and
In the House, yesterday, Mr.. Ingersoll in
troduced bill to Incorporate the Centre
Market Company in the city Of Washington.
for the District of Columbia. The following
are named as the corporators: George w En-
erson, Henry Barnes, b. s. Elliot, George En-
nett VIM. H. Walker, Michael Homiiler s.
W. Gilbert J. G. Pearson, David Rollins. Ru
dolf Eiehorn. Daniel Lghtford, q. r. Robin
SON, and Henry Whaling. The capital stock
SG0eo0, in shares OF $50 each. The site desig
mated In the bill for the proposed new market
mousse to be erected by the company is that
now occupied by the Centre Market buildings,
move, paying the Corporation of Washington
the value ofthe materials; the new building to
The following are some of the appropria.
tons made in the bill to supply deficiencies
In the appropriations for the service of the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1866. and other pur-
poses, which passed the House yesterday: For
the employment of temporary clerks in the
office OF the First Comptroller OF the Treasury,
$500 For additional compensation for the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury $500 For
additional compensation to three Assistant
Postmasters General, at $500 each, Sl,5OO. For
compensation OF the additional clerks Ina the
DenaTtmpnf. anthOrlzaH IN hQ
pointed by act Of Congress approved February
10th, ls66, S4i2OO, for the fiscal year ending
June 3Oth. 1e67. s.. For % per centum ad-
ditional to The salaries of female clerks EN-
ployed in the Post Once Department, as per act
OF June 18th. 1854, for the fiscal year ending
June Both, 1866, $4,000. For 20 per centum adj
ditIonal to the salaries of the Iaborers EN-
ployed in the Post Once Department. and paid
from the contingent fund. for the fiscal year
ending June 3Gth, 1866, 5000. For additional
compensation to the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral, $500 For temporary clerks. additio nal
compensation TO clerks, &c, in the Attorney
Generals Office, $1,000. For navy hospital at
Washington, ID. G., $4,000. To complete the
sewer through the Botanic Garden, si5,OOO To
repair the planking and for other repairs to
Long Bridge over the Potomac, $1,000 For
iron seats for the public grounds $1,000 To
enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings
10 make such alterations in the arrangements of
the business offices in the Presidents house as
the President may desire, 81. 600. For repair of
one OF the green. houses at the Presidents, $500
For annual repairs or Presidents House. 80 ZOO,
deficiency in lighting Bridge and High streets,
Georgetown, for the three months of the last
fiscal year. ST. 90. To so alter the roof cutters
at the Presidents House to prevent injury
by overflow of water, $1,000. To yentilate the
Capitol bathrooms, $500 For the additional
20 per centum compensation TO the messenger
OF the Court Of Claims, from January goth to
June 30, 1S66, S67 20. To enable the Secretary
of State to remove his Office and contents,
S25,tto. IN addition to the sum heretofore ap-
proprlafed. For this sum, or so much thereof
as NAV be necessary. To make the af Ia
persons employed al any time during the last
hscal year as temporary erks in the Office of
thereof equal to the pay of frst-class clerks
which is hereby directed Section three an.
propriates such sum as may be req uired TO en-
able the Clerk OF the House Of Representatives
TO execute the resolutions of the House of the
present session, directing the payment of in
creased and additional compensation to Of
hcers, clerks, messengers, and others in the
employ of the House of Representatives, in
GLIDING the Capitol police, be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated ont of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Section
four provides that the words one year" in
the proyiso regulating the distribution of a
certain fund among the clerks and employees
OF the Treasury Department W no had served
therein one year prior TO July I, 1865, in the
act making appropriations for the legislative,
executive and judicial expenses Of the Gov
eminent for the year ending June 30, 1867, and
for other purposes" approved -, are hereby
changed to six months, and the same shall be
construed accordingly.
An AMUSING lNcIDKNT-Owing to the ex-
tremely hot weather, lately prevailing, some
of the young gentlemen connected with, and
stopping at the Mansion House, have consulted
their comfort by spending their nights upon
pallets. spread upon the yerandah, on which
the parlor OF that Hotel opens. Their last
nights rest was suddenly interrupted for a
party, in serenading some of the guests OF the
house, stopped under the parlor windows, and
had been kept up late, entertaining company,
supposing themselves TO be the rightful recipi-
ents Of the compliment, thought they would
acknowledge IL by walking out upon the
yerandah and tossing to the serenaders below
some flowers. The idea conceived. to carry IL
II out was but the work of an instant, but as
to say, the unfortunate gentlemen occupying
portion Of 1t temporarily as a sleeping apart
ment, disappeared. nor did they stand on the
order OF their going--Aierdndria Gazette.
LARCENIEs--John Lee. coIored, was arrested
yesterday by officer Howes, of the Third Ward,
for the larceny Of box OF cigars, the property
OF Chas. j. Maggie. Lee was sent to Jail for
court BY Justice Thompson. This morning,
VIM. H. Johnson, alias Stokes, coiored, q we'll
know TIL Taper, who was arrested some time
ago with the negro boy Monk or Monkey, for the
robbery of Prosise's store. This morning
Stokes was seen taking coiored mans money
box from a stand in the Northern Market. He
was pursued by another dealer, but as be ran
picked il up, and a colored man caught Stokes
and turned him over 10 the officer. The box
contained but a dollar and q cent. That, how.
ever, is enough to warrant his committal and
keep his fingers out Of money tills for few
months.
STOLEN CATTLE-Monday morning, man
sold 10 Mr.. Jno. Gheen, butcher, of West End,
Alexandra, eight fine cattle, for $1,000, Mr.
Gheen receiving the cattle, and giving the
seller so until he mt. q J could come down
the street and get the rest of the money. Yes.
terday morning two men appeared at Mr..
Gbeen's slaughter house, and claimed the
cattle, as belonging TO Mr.. Joshua Pussy. Of
Loudoun county, Va, from whom it 10 asserted
they were stolen last week As the identity of
the claimants has not been substantiated, Mr.
Gheen retains possession Of the cattle.
ALEXANDRIA, LoUnpN AND HAMPSHIRE
RAILROAD CoNfANY.-This road 10 now run
ming 10 FAREWELL Station, seven miles from
Leesburg. the bridge over Broad Run and Bea.
Yer Dam beng completed; Peacock's Line Of
stages connecting with this road. Passengers
leaving Washington by the O'Clock q. m train
of the Alexandra, Washington and George.
town Railroad reach Leesburg at p. m.
GRAND LABCByY.-Monday afternoon, OH
Ger Coomes arrested George Davis on a charge