Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-15

THrLrvr ooURr.-The Levy court Of wash
ington Oounty mot this morning In the Alder
ing were present Judge Nathan sargent o.
h. Plant, j. A. Rowland, representing the eity
ID. v. Burr, Thomas Blagden, Charles Belt =
sruder. Georretown. Dr.. Nichols from "a.
county, wss the only member absept
Judge Sargent called the Court 10 order aud
me minutes Of the last meeting were read by
messrs. Msgruder, Rowland, Few member,
ana Blagden, reappointed. qualified by taking
the clerk
The election OF officers being m ORDER. M
Plant Lominated Judge Sargent for president
S TS mr.. Burr Postmaster Bowen for the same
ne latter declined, and his nomination being
withdrawn, Judge Sargent was unanimously
re-eiected. Nicholas Calian, ESQ. was unas-
1TrnSSuy Reelected clerk and treasurer. Mr..
Looias bondinot was reelected superinten-
oent OF roads. Mr.. Il. ID. Carpenter re-elected
surveyor Mr.. James PilIing reelected col
lector' and Mr. w. 5. Cox the attorney Of he
Mr.. Bowen presented a communication from
the Board OF Police, requesting an appropria-
ton for the support of the Metropolitan Police.
snd Of $50 TO pay contingent expenses of the
police; which was made.
number OF bills, reports on accounts, &c,
were presented and adopted or referred 20
committees.
The Chair announced that the committees
exception that the new members fill the places
of their predecessors on the committees
The committee TO procure the passage OF
certain bills by Congress asked further time,
and a conversation took place, in which it was
stated that IL was proposed to obtain authority
for each corporation TO appoint its own coroner,
nix his pay, &c. Adjourned.
LARCENY CAsKs.-lesterday, officer Miller
Of the Second Ward. arrested VIM Virgins
Henry Williams and VIM. r. Smith, all col
Ore0. for the larcpnV N from he
ses OF Annie Scott. They were taken befor
Justice MOrsell. who sent them TO Jail for
court.
Garrett Crump, coIored, was arrested by off,
Ger Barker, of the Seventh Ward, for the lar
ceny OF set Of cart harness, the property of
West & Lusby. The harness was recovered
and the prisoner was held for a further hear
ing before Justice Boswell.
Jas. Logan was arrested by officer Halves for
the larceny Of a watch from Michael Co van.
Logan is hackman. and on the 23d December
last took Cowan as a passenger to go to Wise
well Barracks. Logan carried him 10 II street,
and there with two others beat Cowan and
took his watch spectacles and money. The
case is held for hearing by Justice Walter.
A
HOTEL RoBBERY.-For some time past the
proprietors Of Willards' Hotel have been miss
ing various articles OF value from the house,
consisting principally of table linen. glass
ware, new registry books, &c. Saturday eve
ming, the additional paIrolman, John Magraw,
on duty at the hotel, working in concert with
detectives Clarvee and McDevitt, ascertained
that Thomas Hudson, the carpenter employed
al the hotel, is the guilty party. His room al
his boarding house, 81 7th street west was
searched, and a large number Of linen articles,
plated ware, goblets, decanters, &c, were
found and identified as the property of Sykes,
Chadwick Co. number of new brass blank
keys, some of them filed down 20 fit various
rooms and the wine cellar, Were found upon
him. Hudson was arrested and taken before
Supt. Richards yesterday, and was sent to Jail
for court, in default of 500 bail. The property
recovered is valued at about $500.
THE WRATHER.-This afternoon we havea
heavy snow storm on hand, of the sort thai
makes sleighing, dry, fine, and falling on fro
zen ground. The river will doubtless be closed
again to- night, should the weather continue
cold.
Range Of the thermometer At Franklin A. Co
pa Pennsylvania nue:-January 18th 81.
m y deg above zero; 10 a. m, IS deg above
zero; ~ noon, % deg. above zero; p. m, 20 deg
above zero.
SUSPICION OFLARCENY.-OnS Saturday night
Officers Walling and Hill, noticing two young
men, Edward w Howard and George Arnold,
each with new pair of shoes, in n pawn
brokers' shop, they determined to arrest them
and succeeded in taking Howard in custody
but Arnold managed 10 escape. Yesterday Ar
mold was arrested at his house. in the First
Ward, and Justice Walter committed both To
Jail for court. The shoes have not been iden-
titled. but the accused tate that they got them
from Mr.. Angerman.
NEW ARRANGRMENT.-The Washington Al
exandria and Georgetown Railroad COMPANY
nave retaken possession of their road, and AZ
ter Monday, the 18th instant, will control and
manage the workings OF the road wish their
own employees.