Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-14

the sale Of a lot corner OF Li-ran .ns p,o..-.
streets The report or the Guardians ~
temporarily. Mr. Goddard moved thai Va,
the Hoard adjourn IL be tIll to.mcrro " eveni,
at7f O'Clock; agreed 60. The Aldermens Pc.
oiution Authorizing the Mayor 20 have ~.
water mains lowered on Congress hs,xse
Stoddsrd and Road streets, was taken uo NJ
Libbey moved 60 amend 50 TO make the eos,,
payable out OF the general fund. which g..
rejected by yess 4, nays S; and the resoIu,,o.
was adopted by yeas S, nays T. The AIas,
mems resolution authorizing the PRINTING q,
the Recorders opinion on the liability Of "a.
Corporation for repairs OF the upper roNd 10
the Little Falls was adopted. Mr. Orns
offered a resolution fustructing the MessAnr.,
TO have the gas lighted al the steps % the fror,
entrance 70 the hall, which was referred; ana
the Beard adjourned.
THE message OF the Mayor, referred 20 =,
the shove proceedings, IN regard 10 the differ
ence between b self and the charm m o..
committee OF citizens appointed 90 confer with
the Directors OF the Chesapeake and Canal fof
which the Msyor is one,) gives a. n reassn Tor
repelline any association or cooperation witA
the chairman of the committee, ss-hat ne hsd
most unnecessarily involved himself an .
quarrel with the Canal Company; that he haa
threatened the life Of one Of the ON GERS; snS
that his conduct had beer so grossly offensive
thatthe President OF the Board had told hin
plalniy, That the time had come when be
wished their intercourse TO cease 4" The Mayor
says: "tnder these circumstances, 1 felt thAf
IL would be highly unbecoming m me 20 a.
proaeh that Board. arm-in arm with him, as II
H.. q
countenance and sustain him in it," The
Mayor then speaks of what the Board did FOR
Georgetown at the late meeting AZ Berkely IN
passing the following
ssResolred, That this Board will do all IN ~
power. as il has heretofore done, TO afford tn
citizens of Georgetown every facility that nav
be practicable 10 promote its interests in ali
respects, so far as they are connected with the
canal"
The Mayor adds 81 should perhaps .,,,.
that the Directors of the Canal Comn,nv
: naSf
maturing plan TO give n large additional sur
ply of water in the Georgetown level OF the
canal for all the purposes we NAV desire. ana
am sure that that result will be- soon attained
At their last meeting they red uced the toll upon
the transportation OF coal abeut p per cent
and i have been informed that that measure
has been sanctioned by the Board OF PubE.
Works.
Costly NIoLATIoN.-Yesterdav Off Ger IN -
wood arrested tr' DIX Rooster, liquor dealer
upen the complaint of the sealer of weight,
and measures, upon a charge of having two
measures unsealed. IL appeared in evidence
that while the sealer was examining the meas.
ures Mr.. Koester INDUCED IN abusing him
Justice Buckley fined the accused - a. fcr each
measure. and S5.ii for dIsorderiy conduct, ms
king total of SIS : Tor that little affair.
BLACK SHOULDER HITTErs WIN. JOhusou
and Tbos. Neal, coored, were arrested BY Of
fcer Sherwood for giving pugilis,ic eNhihi-
ton on the sidewalks. johnson was rather
fast. and punished Neal so severely that he
couldn't come TO time. but ran and got A rnus-
ket as a reinforcement. johnson did not know
the gun was unloaded. and was about 10 throw
mp the sponge, when the officer arrived and
arrested both the pugIlIsts. johnson was fined
81 IL and Neal Sj.ii by Justice Buckley.
ARRESTED BY THE MILITARY IN VIRGINIA
Some time time ago, a horse was stolen from
Peter Quigley on the canal tsw-path. The
horse was traced 10 a man named RichSrd
Coleman. in FAIRFAX county. Va. a farmer
The horse was identified. but Coleman refused
TO give HIM up. The matter was LAID he fore q
magistrate there. and Coleman hao witnesses
10 swear that IL was his horse. stolen from him
during The rebellion: that he found tue horse
in possession OF Bill Mcdaniel, and took Nc
Daniel of from him, and so recovered the an-
anal. Ii is SAID the magistrate decided in IA
vor Of Coleman. The officers here say tha;
Bill Mcdaniel Is might've from justice, and
is charged with m urder. hich fact. IL Is stated
Is Wei known IN the locality where Coleman
says he found him. Qnigley reported The
case 10 General CsEby. who advised him 20
get a L warrant, which he did. and the
man and deliver him TO the civil authorities
here. THIS morning the Lieutenant delivered
Coleman at the station bouse 10 the officers
and he is now held for n further examination
Coleman now occupies an awkward position
He is charged with horse stealing. tits neces-
sary for him to produce NJ cDaaiel from whom
he says he got the horse. If he does Mcdaniel
Will be tried here for horse stealing or turned
over 10 the Virginia authorities first to be tried
for murder. and II cleared there then returned
10 the District and tried for horse stealing
PcRT OF q GETOwN.-En tered-Steamers
Thames. Swift. master, from New York Tbos
f Cahill. Norris, master, from Baltimore In.
tered and cleared-Steamer Express. Rythsr
master, from and 10 Baltimore. Cleared-Brig
Geo. w. Chase, Fredericks. master, for Port
land.