Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-24

streets nortb; rejected A,so. bti for the eree-
ton OF wooden steps ~ he inosrseenon % q
street south ana fIth street west; passed. Also,
20 GRADE and pave ltth street west, from TO
y street perth; eonssders,ion Postponed until
Monday next Also, resolution repeating
much Of the resolution reported ON the 2Jtb
Instant as requests the Mayor not 20 pay
ana the conmissioners not % pass the ac-
4 counts for work done in square iss: adopted.
I By Mr.. SHINES. ,dranagel-Ady-rsely. on
Alder mems bill FOR The construction Of sewer
in 18Th street weet, from 20 streets nsrtb:
! leiccied. Also, bill for water main In 3d 81
4 east. from ID street south TO Georgia avenue
psssed. Also, for sewer IN alley IN square l66;
' re committed. BY Mr.. Baker, (clAim, b-Ad.
committee discharged, Also. an adverse re-
port on the petition Of VIM. II. O'Conner; laid
over Also. adversely bin Tor the relief OF
Mr. Talbert. from the committee on elections,
| made report as 10 seat occupied by Mr. b. =.
| Morsell, OF The Third Ward, contested by Mr.
| ten rreseni.d d was in relation 20 certain votes
cast m the % precinct The Judges certify that
| there were l. tickets having the name Of j. w.
Downing, and with The name OF Jos. Down
ing voted, which Were re)ecied. Two tickets,
| one with the name OF y. MorseIl. and one
| Morsell appeared 10 have been counted by the
sitnns mt mber. The votes thus counted gave
| Morsen 400 and Downing 3e5-a majority OF
votes for The former.
The committee are OF the opinion tha; ss there
was no other candidate by the name OF Down
| ing than Joseph, and none other by the name
| OF j. or j. w. Downing, the Judges erred In not
counting the twenty-five votes rejected by
hem. Had the same rule been applied @
have been elected by four votes, and had they
counted the whole vote, discarding the Chris
SS eish1een Sosss % meS,1 nass been elected
\ ever, unwilling 10 take the responsibility OF
| dlsposing Of the csse where the questions exist
as 10 the legal construction 10 be put on sur
| names not having the whole or part only OF
the Christian names given, they referred the
question TO the Corporation Attorney, whose
opinion insv sskea 10 present as part OF ibs
Resotred, Ihat Jos. NJ. Downing Is entitled 10
the seat held by b. r. Morseli, the sitting mem
| Der of the Third Ward.
To he Committee Of Elections Ia tie Common
CesRcii .-Gentlemen There is no law Of
which an aware governing or controlling
me commiiiee in deciding on the admissi-
billy OF ballots when contested election il
under consideration. The rules which have
from time 10 time prevailed In the House OF
Representatives have been so much Influenced
by parry feeling as 10 afford no reliable guide.
In the contested election between Messrs
Crawford and Addison, 70 the ONCE OF
Mayor Of Georgetown, which underwent a
judicial investigation in the Circuit Court.
that Court laid down a rule which seemed 20
Inc safe and Just one, indeed the only one
consistent with common sense. II is in sub
stance that where there is but one person OF
the same name, candidate for the ONCE that
every vote with that ntme plainly written or
printed. il TO be counted. IL makes no dif-
ference whether the true christian or given
name, or the true initials, the several given
names are correct or not. If the true surname
tamiiy name) is given the vote is 10 be re-
ceived.
The reason of the rule is, that the intent OF
the voter IL TO he ascertained, and effect given
TO it, He may he mistaken in the given name or
names, or IN the initial letters Of those names:
but IL be uses the true surname and AZ Is so
spelled as 10 leave no doubt about IT, and there
is no other candidate for the same on &c OF the
same name, the intent TO vote for that man is
apparent:
Jos. II. BRADLEY, Corporation Attor'y.
City OF Washington. 18th July, 1sG6
On motion OF Mr.. Peugh. the report was or
dered 10 be printed and made the special order
for Monday next, but subsequently il was re-
committed. with instructions TO take testi-
BY Mr.. Walker (wharves )-Adversely ON
the bill aboiishing The O o1hce of assistant hareor
master; com mittee discharged. Also. adverse
ly on the resolution 20 abolish the once OF
Harbor Master; committee DISCHARGED
Mr. Mead introduced a resolution REQ nesting
the Mayor to cause suspension OF the shoot
ing Of dogs.
1t was stated that orders had already been
issued TO suspend the shooting, and the reso-
lution was Withdrawn
Mr.. Morsell presented petition for the re-
peai Oh me law IN relation 10 insurance COM
panies; referred.
457 was received from the Aldermen, with an
amendment, which was eoncurred m.
vn,,s ASsrpens bills lis g repair certain streets,
mp, relay and widen cutters on the east side OF
| square 3ta, was passed
A number OF other bills from the Aldermen
were referred.
AT 1870 the Board adjourned.
MIscEGENArToS "A Yankee soldier was
married to q negro woman af Sidney, n sub
urb Of Richmond, Virginia, on Thursday last.
The man has since been arrested,
RETURNED CALIFoRNIAN.-The Shepherds
town (Na.) Register says: Mr.. Jshn Jones. OF
Bel kelley county who left some seventeen
years ago for California; has recently returned.
His wife deeIning him dead, married several
years ago Mr.. Samuel Miller.
~An artist observer of the Hight OF The
double headed eagle assures us that the House
OF Hspsburg will speedily adopt yhe dssigna-
ton OF the House of Mishapsburg. Even the
Nephew Of his Uncle can't prevent AZ.
- Some of the stockings are striped, and
ernamented AT the top with fringe OF lace
about two inches deep, which falls gracefully
over the knee. We shall give fuller reports as
our investigations proceed.-PddVcdh Jour
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Thurday evening. DR.
James Woodward, brother Of VIM. VI. W ood-
ward. proprietor OF the Ragland House, an
Richmond. Virginia, retired 10 his room and
was soon after found head in MS bed. Thos
Harris. a shoemaker, fell dead in the same city
on Friday, from the effects OF heat
- Mr.. Silver's folks, of this place. killed n
hen the other day containing eleven full-sized
eggs and forty-one smaller ones Nearly all
the full sized eggs had shells on them II is
probable that. through absent mindedness the
hen had neglected 10 lay for several days
BlUfton Banner.
QUARTER OF TwELvE.-"Ben, why were
you out so late last nightl" alt wasn't so very
late-only quarter Of twelve!" ssHow dare
you sat there and tell me thati 4 was AWAKE
when you csme, and looked at my watch. Ii
was three O'Clock" We'll, isn't that a quar-
ter of twelve3"
SFor violating the persons OF two little
girls IN New Haven a negro has been let or
with ihe mild punishment Of slOO fine and one
years Imprisonment
~Tennessee was the third State admitted
TO the Union after the adoption Of the Federal
Constitution. The State constitution WAS
adopted in February. 1885, and the State was
admitted June LIST of the sane year. The State
was formed from territory of North Carolina
S1t is said that a large ediuon OF the song
"When this cruel war is over" rewritten ana
adapted 20 the various Powers, has been sent
to Europe.
SRI In Boston, Thursday, David Bennett
went 10 the depot TO meet his father, who came
from Canaoa on q visit, and returning fell ON
the steps Of his own house and was killed.
~A Western reporter walls bitterly over a
superabnndance OF pic-nics, and, having a
headache on the morning Of July S, saws:
.sTbey are yariegated fooleries. They are sui