Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-02

ers. (Messrs thompson. Berry. UNntl-Id and
Clafke,) made their annual rrrort fnr thr war
epdihE June 30, IL Z. 10 The Two IL isTdS cs
Council The report states that The frrc- re-
/ meaus heesame numsricriiyas hHretoforr-
Eap, ely 6s efacers and mrn, erGin-s, asd
nook and laooer, win sli the appHrt.nances
incident 10 and neo-ssary Ter the CON vsui-ne
ana tmceucy o. the respsc'ire compauia~
The nnu. h-r of fi!ss and alarms reported ~
John II. Sessiotd. chisf en- giup.r. tor tne y~hr
ending june 5Nth ~ 55 arss, - Iai~r alarm,
and ii cbimnsTs Loss by fire 81. 100 O.
which 81 30 was iRsnrtd.leayirc ne.i !oss
OF ~: $50 fhe esumat-i 4 ans uar OF p.uper.y
/ accumulated by the pad IRE ds par m. ai siuc
i LIS erganZHficn, tuciurBg the al'.riuc and re-
I par OF houses, is SG.ssiL.5. The s,,~~srut
board On entering on ih-tr dui.s iouud a can
sidel able ceht hanging oSrr 'sr department
owing 10 he snaIi arprorria'inc n,ed. IN 81
infancy and This iSci was made Euaun 70 fn-
Boards uf Council W no MADE nH a. piiroi,r alton
which enabled lie board 10 qu!daie All ou.-
standing claims.
I The Beard refer. 70 the a tanprnvrd De-
. csmher "a, l-tS. anthorizing addi:IouaI
st,am engine company hGu says that owing
10 ihe inaC'GuofS OF lie alpIcPria-ton the
bcsrd hSs.teen M able 10 carry ,nfo eG-cr aud
, cat esp. ciai aifeutton to m :ssn nhisctexpra-s
IN he opiniou hat rlirre should ba four steam
+ engines AL iae b-psrtmeAt. rh-y stale INA,
the act OF Drcs III b,r b, lct-, % purchase a 10:
and kntid a huaSe Tor s.-amer Union, No /
/ has been In part executed hv The pur chase OF a
/ lot and that the building will b. shortly com
menced and pushed forward as rapidly a.
possible as II is essential FOR ihe health and
comfort Of he men that thev be removed from
the one story frame hn,iding now occupied
which is not a. all suitable for the pnrposes oi
the depal tment The act OF Juiy 5tst, lsCs.
making appropriations tor hose. horses,
repairs Of houses and purchase OF tha
Holnmhia hell has teen partly executed
Tofhe Cnief Engineer was ass sisn-,i the duty
OF purchasing Eorses and repairing engine
houses, and he has performed that duty salts
facforlly The Board extends an invitsiion 70
the members Of the Connci 10 visit the engine
houses and Judge for themselves. The ap-
Preparation for hose Will be expended In
short time, and they are negotiating tor the
rurchase OF the bell on Columbia Engine
House. Since the last report the whole ap-
paratus ordered under the act OF April list.
1860. three hose carriages and hook ana lad
DIR truck has been received from the hu iiders.
which adds greatly 10 the efH ciency OF the de-
parimpnt. The Board calls at. pton TO the fA:,
fact that at last they have succeeded in max
INK terms With the Columbia Fare COMPANY.
whose engine house they have occupied only IN
part. They offer the Company Si.Ja0 for a
quit claim to the premises, and they ttne Com
/ ady an appropriation Of Sl,OC0 made 10
purchase the bell, they recommended an ap-
I propriatie OF $500 additional that they may
conclude the arranEpupn' The report refers
I TO the reports of the superintendent Of the Fire
/ Alarm Telegraph and the Chief Engineer.
! stating In regard to the telegraph that II "has
! proved itself invaluable in giving drnni,e
and speedy alarm wh"n fire occurs" and
: has NJ doubt been the means af saving a greater
8nount OF property Annually than tn. entire
| ccsl Of the telegraph The total amount ex-
| pended is reported 10 July 1st. 1867. at S}3,-
$3.50. The Chief estimates the amount re-.
! CURED for running expenses for the present
the Fire Alarm Telegraph the expense. OF his
office at S!4,G0 In concluding the re-
| rort the Board compliments the Chief
Engineer, the ofncers, and the men OF the
! department On their efficiency. and say
that they would be recreant to their duty II
| they dtd not call the attention OF the Councils
to to the rs insdel macy Of the pay OF the foremen
| MeHd that they be placed on the same footing
| as men OF other departments IS performing SINH
lar services IN other cities. They also express,
| their thanks to the committees the Fire
| department Of the two Bsarde, and hope tha
the department will receive the liberal supper,
| of the present Boards.
that there is On hand 500 feet of leather ose in
good condition, and eco feet in tnlarabs order
| He calls attention TO the TACT tha. the honse
occupied by No. is unfit for It's purposes
/ End recon uends that the ne " suse be ere c.eo
He bears testimony 10 the promptnees and
ffcency OF the men. and returns his thanks
! In the police for their cooperation.
! Superinte dent Talcott gives, in his report,
!. the total cost OF the fire alarm telegraph u;
Sle.i .ici.5n. and gives a detailed account Of its
estabishment. &c.
At he meeting Of the Board las, evening the
resignation of p. II. Smith, extram,n or No. 3.
vas II ceired and accepted. and WIN. Murray,
a snrs r u umerary OF the same company, was
! appoin ted to fill the vacancy Charges for
] neglect of duty having bean preferred against
Philip Erld, hcstier Of Franklin No , the
. Eoard TeaptuBtrG isit me hnelS OF the de-
] far;ment with his exception
THRRIvER FRoNT-Car.te.'s Hsarf.-Sailed
! -Schr. Wn. John, Street, for Georgetown -
! load coal.
/ Reley's Uanrf-Arrived = Schr Mariaana
! Bell, from KiHsall. wood for market. con.
signed to ]. r. V. N. Mankins; lougbp p1t Mis-
souri,. Berry. wood to Johnson. Sailed-Scar
Merchant, BirtzeI, for Cone River; schr. John
Wesley, A. V. P. Bosnian, for down river.
Fo,olsr's Whdrf.-Saied-Steamer Rockwell.
with iron from f l., Eav
philadelphia.
Crouch's sHhGyf-Arrive Dove, Hnd-
son, from nIocbadoc, with wood for W. III
NARROW: echr. Laura Gordon, Fulds, from be-
low, with wood to Hunt. Sailed-Schr. Dove,
for down river, light.
ACArRNy OF THE VISITATION. MOUNT DE
SALKs.-The closing exercises OF this institu-
ton, located al Catonsyille, Md, took place
on thursday last. The first academic honors
of he senior circle, consisting of a gold medal
! and crown, were conferred upon Misses Anna
! Dnbant, of This city: Amelia Chopper. Va.
Mary CuthbeYr and nj. Octavia Dunn, Peters
burg, Va Matilda Brent, Charles county, Md;
Mary Simmons, Anne Arundel county; Jane
Spo swood, Norfolk, Va; Isabel Bragg, Ra-
Ie,eh. n =. second honors We're con-
Mime Dubant, Washington.
| GoNzAGA DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS
| The Dramatic Ciub Of GonZaRa College gave
dramatic entertainment At Con zaga Hall, last
/ evening, presenting the seriptural tragedy OF
y hu,
was handsomely rendered The entertain
ment closed with the .Irish Tutor" which
did not tail TO elicit much applause. The eos
tunes OF the actors were not inferior, and aided
| by the ST. Aloysius Cornst Band, the club
III ely enterta;ued the large audience that
filled the room to its utmost capacity.
Row-The marine corps having baen re-
| Gently paid of, and some OF the boys having
| more money than they wanted, 20! into a muss
| in the street in the Sixth Ward Offcer Lang
| ley and some citizens attempted an arrest
| when they were resistad and one OF the citi.
zans roughly handled. Aid WAS seat from the
station. house. and three were arrested. Isaac
Towers was fined $40, and Samuel Wilson and
John Masrer'on s. each, and all were COM
mlt,ed to the workhouse IN default, by Jns.ice
Tucker. 44.
WuD Boys.-George f. Gill aud Jno. r.
Nonlden, two young men respectfully connec.
ted went to a sbanty occupied by Alice Fi;z-
gerald near the colored Methodist Burial
ground and 18th street east and insisted upon
being admitted. Tbefnmates refused, and the
door was smashed in. They pretended TO be
Detectives and took the girls out, But a. they
were going away one OF them raised the cry OF
murder. and the bogus Detectives ran Off. They
were taken to the Eighth precinct station and
were held to bail for court.
ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-Ata aregular Coun-
Gil Sleep OF Usage Tribe. No. G, !. O. i. NJ, the
Hall, g.; J. A. Seiber, s. s.; VIM. Wright j. 5.
=. Sergeon. C. of r.; Jos. T. Is. Plant A, @. OF
r.; Thos Rich, X. of vs. james E. Demen.