Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-02

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..aa -, Affairs In Geessetswn. el#Aro
BOARp or ALDxnABNs--At the SESSION ofths
Board. held last might, q joint resolution,
offered by Mr Thomas. to prpvAce against the
I use OF the Potomac water BY parties VINO nave
not psia me proper taxes; was passed. An or
the going At large Of wine vita in tns Corpora
tion, was laid over Mr.. Hyde presented
bal OF the t4eorsstow n Courier fol- balance dae
er for his inspection. The fol- owing ordi-
nances and resolutions passed by the Com.
mon Council at pre- vious meetings, were taken
mp and acted on: An ordinances for the i'm
pyoyement OF certain streets on the HeiSh hts by
grading the same, the con IRA ct for doing which
70 be given to some Georgetown citizens
was laid on the table. Resolution to pro-.
breaches in the Upper Falls road, was passed.
An ordlnance'for the better distribution and
supply OF Potomac water, was laid over. An
ordnance for the improvement of q part OF
Market street, was referred to- the standing
committee. A resolution providing for the
impr yement of the station. house, was passed.
An ordinance TO tax circus companies, theat-
passed. A resolution providing q coutingent
fund for the repair of breaches and holes in
the streets and cutters of the town, was laid
over. A resolution to lay certain flag foot
ways, was referred to the standing committee
resolution making an Appropriation of $50
for sweeping and cleaning the new market
house, was passed Two ordinances for the
improvement of AQueduct street, were referred
TO the stan6ing committee. An ordinance pro-
yidiDg for the improvement Of the footways OF
Eighth street, took the same course. Leave
Of absence for three weeks was granted Mr..
Matthews, the Recorder, after which the Board
adjourned. Ill ss- I'll. ~ss
COMMON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the Board
met last evening, DIR. Craigen in the chair
being present, the chair declared the Board
adjourned go es
THE GU BeTIoN OF PAYING CouNCILMRH.-
Last evening. after the Board OF Common
Council was declared adjourned by the presi-
dent for want of quorum, Mr. Shoemaker
arose and said In bis opinion 1t was wrong for
members of the Board to absent themselves
lit was on account OF receiving no pay for
theirservices, then the Board should enact .
law providing for the payment Of council
men. He was opposed himself to working
without pay, and would not serve on either
Board hereafter, unless paid for his services
The pay should be 90 per night, with a fine of
- for non. attendance ~ "1N
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-Mr James +,
Essex, who for q long time has been suffering
from infiamatory rheumatism, departed this
ing attained the age of &c years and months
He was born on the Navy yard, in the year
1900, and when about II years OF age removed
TO Georgetown, where he spent the remainder
OF his life. For many years he has condu cted
cooper shop on High, between Bridge and
Water streets. He was q highly respec ted and
estlmable citizeE, and leaves many friends to
mourn his loss, besides large family of sons
and daughters. The cause Of his death wss
chrome diarrhPa. The funeral will take p ACE
At three o'clock on Sunday afternoon. under
the direction OF Potomac Lodge, No 5, F. A.
A. NJ, of which lodge he was q member The
body will be inferred in Oak Hill Cemetery
NARROW ESCAPE. FROM DRowNING.-Yes-
terday evening, about nine o clock, a splash
was heard in the canal near the AuueSuct
bridge, by some boys near by, who discovered
a N yE 6 n Tor md str
for her life. a man named Walker, assis ted
by another, succeeded In getting her Out, abe
being almost drowned. Officer Greene was
a'traatedto the spot, and arrested man named
A. Karr. who stated that he was the husband
of the woman. whose name was Jane Kari
The man stood and watched his wife in the
water without attempting to rescue her. and
by thus casting uspieion upon himself, tege her
" tn the fact that he was drunk, afforded the
officer reason for arresting him. The man and
his wife live near the College II Ts
MORTALITY LIsT.-The number of deaths
reported by the undertakers for the month OF
July were in all $50 white, and 6 colored;
25 were males, and il females. rrr--.- q
HORSES SToLEN.-Horse thieves seem to be
at work in earnest, from the fact that on Wed
nesday night the United States burial corps
had three horses and a mule stolen from ia EN-
A gentleman residing near Balls Gross Roads
missed two valuable horses on the same eve
ming, while four different parties on the line of
the Falls road missed one horse each The
police and detectives are on the lookout for
The THEW and viii probably bring them to
justice, as with the excellent police and detec-
tive system of the District 1t ia hard for Of
tenders to escape.
POLICE III ATTERs FOR JuLY-The number
Of police cases tor the month OF July were 2s6,
while the amount brought into the Corpora
ton fund from fines lmpOsed in these cases
was S455.22.
LOCKED UP.-Al!red Gray and FrankCaru.
81, arrested for throwing stones, and Jas Jen-
kns, for dlsorderly conduct, were locked up
for 10 hoArs.
observation-disclosures Cornell and Freder.
lex Sawyer were yesterday evening brought
before Justice Buckley to answer for disorder
~ conduct, and were fined, the former 81 so
the latter Sl.50.
POLICE MATTERS YBsTRRDAY-The whole
number OF arrests made yesterday by the po-
lice were ten the amount of fines imposed
were only 81.
MERCHANTS ExcHANGR-Oferin gs 1000
bushels Of corn 3, $50 bushels OF wheat. Sales
500 bushels of white corn, ut 81 -; 645 bushels
o red wheat prime, at 50 62h 1,525 bushels
OF red wheat prime, at 8 81 1,4O0 Bushels red
wheat. at SO 6ok.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From Rays docks
to- day, 1,52U tons from the Cum Der land Com
pany, 900 tons, and from the Borden Com pany
PCS tens.
THE CANAL.-Business on the canal is much
retarded from the fact that the water is very
low. Yesterday and to day the superinten.
Gent OF the canal was obliged to order the wa
ter shut Oft from the mills for an hour, that the
boats mi ht pass more freely upon the canal :
2l boats have came in since our last report and
"a have gone ont. t@
THE PORT.-The steamer Express, Nickle
m asier, from Baltim ore, arrived this m orn-
ing. The steamer Valley City. -Tomin mas
ter. for New York, left the harbor this after
neon
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