Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-20

LhE AkDe AND VOTING PBDoINcrs For
Ae information Of persons beng registered.
we give the boundaries OF the wards AND
voting precincts as follows: First ward All
that portion OF the city west of the centre of
Ion street. nciuoing the western end Of the
mall and Washington Monument lot a fact
known 70 out rev OF our old citizens Penn.
sylvania avenue divides the prrclncts. No. I
BENG nortA ana No. 2 south of it. Second
street and north of the canal, bounded on the
east oy 10th street and Rhode Island avenue,
10 BOUNDARY street. Hstreet divides the pre-
r,nsm; NO; being north: Third Ward, that
res or the Second Ward and north Of the
canal, bounded ON the east by 7th street west
ana New York avenue to Boundary street;
north. Fourth Ward, that portion Of the city
east OF the eastern boundaries Of the THIRD
ward, north of the canal, west Of ID street
to Boundary street; q street di viding the pre-
cincts, No. being north. Fifth Ward bounded
on the north by ID street north, from Sd street
west to 6th street west. and on the east by 9Th
street west, TO L south, and below that street
oy atm street east, south BY the eastern branch
10 South Capitol street. and thence TO its inter.
sechon with the canal to Cd street west; Pa.
north. Sixth Ward, all that portion of the
city lying east Of the Fifth Ward q street
dividing the precincts, No. 1 being north
seventh ward; all that portion of the Island
lying west Of South Capitol street and east of
18th street west: 9TH street dividing the pre-
cincts, No being the eastern portion.
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THE REsIsTRATIoN.-Theres seems to be a
mistaken idea afioat that the Judges of Elec-
ton Will hold sessions only four DAYS in each
ward. We learn that the allotment Of four
days to ward was simply experimental. and
that IL it is found that his time Ia n OF an IA cent
for the work it will be extended.
Yesterday afternoon, the Judges OF Election
continued the work OF recording the names of
voters in the First Ward. The crowd was
somewhat larger than on the previous day.
but was verv orderly. During the evening
$50 names We're recorded, of which 22s were
W hite, and 422 celored, making the total for
the two days 1,175-756 colored, and 419 white.
A few OF the applicants were challenged and
nye were rejected-two colored, ON account
OF not being residents of the ward, two on nc.
count OF not being able to certify TO their age,
and one white who could not prove that he
was naturaliZed The registers are taking
great pains in their work, carefully noting the
Iss,aeaee OF eacn applicant for the purpose Of
ldentlhcatIon. They will probably remain in
the First Ward on Friday, and perhaps Satur.
day, and will commence their work in the
Second Ward. on street, near 18th, on Mon.
day evening.
RRCovERED.--Last Sunday q week ago. Mr.
ID. Z; Marston, a guest at the Metropolitan
Hotel, reported TO the detecti yes the loss bv
MS wife OF a gold bracelet valued at SS5 This
morning coored man named John Francis
Ihomas went to pawn it al an Office on AZ
street The broker had a description of thu
bracelet given to him by Detective Coomes.
and therefore retained IL. Thomas went To the
detectives to let them know about it, and went
win detectives Miller and Coomes to the
brokers' office. IL was fully identified as the
lost bracelet, and Thomas -roved that he found
II near the National Theater. The properly
was delivered to Mr.. Marston. whe rewarded
tectiyes.
LARCENY CAsEs.-Yesterday, Ed O'Brrne
was arrested by Officer Felt, of the Fourth
ward, upon a charge of stealing an oyercoat
the property OF Seth w. Kip The prisoner
was sent TO JAIL for court by Justice Walter.
Last night, man named John Williams went
to the stable of Mr. G. w. Lin VILE and stole
a morse out but was caught by a colored man
employed IN The stable. and delivered to Serg't
austin He was taken before Justice Walter,
who sent him 10 jail for court.
hlttv Swami, colored, was arrested bv Of
Hcer w mite. of the Seventh Ward, fer the lar
eeny of Sll so from j. W. Kelly. She was sent
TO Jail for court by Justice Boswell.
JHE LIBRARY OF Better FoRCE-Congress
having appropriated SlOO,OOO at the last sos.
SION, 10 purchase the library of Peter Force,
Esq, the work Of removing the books And ma
pers from the building, corner of I0tb and II
streets, has been commenced, under the direc
tion OF TIE Librarian of Congress, A r. Spof.
Ioru, Esq Ihere being large NUMBER of
VARIABLE books and papers many ofthem yery
old) 10 be removed, it is necessary to use great
care In handling them, and it will be two or
tnIe week weeks before the work is completed. At
iron proof wings Of the library.
AccIDENT-Yesterday abeut three O'Clock.
WhlIe workmen Were employed in pulling
down the wall Of the tenpin alley on the prem
Uses OF Major Williams, corner OF New Jersey
avenue and IL street, the wall fell suddenly
and Mr. Thomas Sutton, ST., his son Thomas
and Frederick Slusher, were caught by the
railing structure. Mr. Sutton, sr, was Sc
riously injured, and his son and Slusher
slightly They were removed to their homes,
rod FOr- thar
Brosnan, OF the ith ward.
DEAD BODY IN THE RIVER Yesterday morn
ing, the dead body of an unknown white man
was Iound upon the river shore below Giles
boro, near the halt way tree Officer Ander
SON was notified of il, and mme lately reportad
IL al the station. house. The Coroner and the
nearest Jnstlce being sick, the body was Inferred
at nigh water mark upon the shore II was
impossible to identity the body as it had prob
ABLY been in the water three months.
REAL ESTATE SALEs-Cooper h Iatimar
anctIoneers, sold a frame house and lot on the
me west side OF Fourth street, between X and
10 charles Pearson, for Sl,325. Also part
OF Lot l. In Square 526, unimprOved. being on
the north side OF X street north. near Fourth
street west, to Daniel Wiber. at thirty cents
per square foot.
RESIGNATION OF A CITY PAsToR-The Rev
Charles Is. Boynton, u. D., recently elected
for the second time Chaplain OF the House OF
nus rendered Ms Resignation
as pastor OF the Congregational Church of this
city, 10 take effect June |. His resignation is
on account OF Ill health, brought on by his
weari ng labors.
BAD PRACTIcE.-It has been a matter of COM
plant for years past that persons will tie their
horses upon the sidewalk, so that pedestrians
cannot pass, and the pavements are frequently
injured by them. Yesterday, Chas Stewart
ana Richard Swan, colored, were arrested by
of1eer Markward. of the Third Ward, for yio-
latlng the city law In relation 10 this practice
Justice Hollngshead fined them 81 each
CRIMINAL COURT. Judge Fisher-This morn
ing, IN the case OF Robert l.. Morrill, and An.
nie Brown, each indicted for larceny, a MOLE
TOS. WAS entered.
ne case OF the Washington, Alexandria and
deOrgetown Railroad, indicted for n uisance,
Is sui on trial.
LARCENY.-Hansei Harrison, colored WAS
arrested yesterday by officer Hoppins for the
larceny OF silver watch and geld chain the
properly of NincenZo PulettI. Justice Thomp.
son sent the accused to Jail for court
CoNFIRMED.-The Senate yesterday in Ex-
ecUuve session confirmed the nomination of
w m. w. Tucker, a Iustica Of rha paaca fDr