Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-08
Gesrsesewn CeuncIis.

BoARb or ALrsRnKr.-The Board me, list
EVENING" all of the members present Mr..
nomas suomttted certain papers referred 20
him At the last session Of the Councils aad
they were again referred 20 ham for report
he thenreperted back thu resolution re 70 ftttng
the tLe I'm post ed on =. Callahan for a sun
posei violation of the Iauor license Ia
with Justice Buckey's statement of the eyi.
drnce IN the case, and the resolution was re-
iecIed by tie vote. Also. reported b,-x the
Ieselstion RENTING the ere imposed on ID mi
p wells. for ar alleged violation OF the corno-
ration ordinance requiring bar rooms 10 ne
closed on the sabbath, and the resolut on vas
rejected. Councii resolution allowing DR.
Crsgin 10 withdraw papers ia reference ~ he
con dpmnatfon ofproperfy FOR public a'l-y
pau The rear Ut Fo1alrs Row, frem toe les OF
the Clerk OF The Corporation. wa, referred Ia
the sfandin q committee. AdiourstadT :
.VtNNoS CoUNciL.AThe board met ana was
called 70 o. der by The president, Dr O. A Ora
GIN, A message from Mayor welch, reap
-ioirtfng George Harrison as street scayeng n.
and sr egesting that The ordinance relating 90
The OH BE- 50 amended As ID Clearly def a Us
I au'rss. was read and referred The President
Conuc,f:-4Oh Ways and Mean~-hI4 r ck-
TEL, tlabaugh aud Blown. Clains-sI .sSrs
Clabaugn, Radcliffe and Ramsbnrg. Com.
m et--Hessrs- Davidson, Brown and Plcl1-
Ieh. Fir" Companrts and Euginss-Messrs
Ronier. kadolifte ana ShoerIaFsrl George.
Town schools Nessrs. brown, eyburu and
kamsburg Grtevanees- Nessrs Da VS. Ga
hanCh and Davidson. Harbor and Chsnn.l-
M essrs. Day idson, Claba ugh and Davis Mar.
ket hopse--M-ssTs. Radcliffe. DAVIS aud Pick
neii Poor sbd Neutrality-suspicious. Rams.
huir, Reyburn and SHOEMAKER Police
Mrssrs Reyburn. DAVIDSON aud Rsnrer
StTeels-Messrs ShoemRksr. Piczreil and Da.
VS. Water-Messrs. PickrsI, Brown and
Shoemaker. Joint COMMITTEE on Ac,.ounts-
Messrs- Brown, Clabaugh and Radcliffe. ON
Change-Messrs. Reyb and Rohrpr
communication from DIR. * obert Rsyburn
teheering bus resignation as a member OF the
council, was read, and the resignation was
accepted and the secretary OF the Eoard di.
recttd 10 notify the Mayor. (Dr. Reyburn
stated that his duties as an odicer OF the Gov
eminent require bis undivided attention. ana
this fact alone induced him to resignD Mr.
DAVIDSON presented The foliowing claims LETT
hhsettied IN the hands OF the committee of
claims of the late board - Accounts of + i
hane, National Intettsoeacer, and Walsh Al
I-ynch. which were referred Mr. Ram.hurg
presented the account OF Mrs. Burke for rent
OF room LOT use OF Judges OF election; referred
mar. Craein Offered a resolution giving leave 70
Dr u n. Cragin 10 withdraw from the files of
the clerk OF the corporation petition ana "a
pers presented by him as guardian relative 10
an alley IN the rear Of FoxhalI,s no W; adopted
On melton of Mr.. Davis, the Chair was re-
quested 10 NIL the vacancy in the special com
iniL.ee 70 inyestiga:e the facts in the election
OF Messrs Davidson, Clabaugh and Rohrar
whose seas are contested by Messrs ! n
Newman. William Appleby, ana stephen
Prentiss, ana the, President appointed Mr..
Shoenaker A, communication from Mr. A
HFde, President OF the Guardians of GEORGE
town Schools. inviting the Board TO attend the
uistfioution oil cards OF merit 10 the scholars
Al me montgomery street schools was RECEIVED
and the in yitation accepted. and the Board adj,
lonrned. -
FLOUR AND GRAIN MAaKEr-The marke,
openeo WIN an increased inquiry for high
grades Four, which are very scarce low
grades approving. and prices for best bran rs
OF all grades have an upward tendency. though
guoted the same as the Stars published list
The laborers at the wareheu are busiIv ea.
goeeo In removing the stock of wheat and
corn from the storehouses, il having been
taken Ior Shipment The orders for corn TO
arrive increased yesterday afternoon to ~ 600
bushels. The prices for grain to-day are the
sane as We quoted yesterday -.
Il IHE CANAL-The operations of the manu-
factories, mi is, coal depots, &C., have not vet
Oeen resumed with their accustomed activity
AT some OF the M the proprIetors have set
70 work TO make repairs and improve
nenfs in view of the bu siness of the annroaeh.
Ing season. The coal derricks will no, he
regularly in nse much before the let Of ApriI
ne coal neet from Cumberland will then be-
gin to make regular trims l----E