Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-04


Number Of shares cancelled and settled 'i
Es%s sH sarss no; advanced upon. IL, II
To'a, number OF shares at beginning. s,oa
All of which is respectfully n / 1ssbm adn 800
After the reading the annual report, an cleo.
ton of officers to serve for the ensuing wear
was held, with the following result: President
=. N. Hanson;a vice-president, Crosby S.
b. Baker directors, James Towles, W f.
Brown, d. Free, VIM. Powell, j. O. Mar
bury, J; J. Peabody, VI. H. Nally. A. j. Falls,
The sale of money then took place TWEEN.
tP-four shares were redeemed, and 81 s:lD soId
at an average Of s3iA. 7'' :
MEETING OF TIE POLICE CoNarssroSrrs
The Board of Police Commissioners held their
regular weekly meeting yesterday afternoon
at police headquarters, where the following
ordered for the following privates Joseph Ac.
ton, George Fields, James E. Boteler, Peter
". Farley, Patrick kearney, VIM. H Brels.
Theodore Huysman, Wallace LLOYD, Edward
l.. Lam bic. Benjamin Fairchild, and Ben iamfn
Ross. In the case OF private Alexander Skin.
ner and VIM. T.. Alder. charged with neglect
OF duty and disobedience Of orders, a fine Of Is
was imposed in each case. Private Crown
charged with conduct unbecoming an Off GER
the board ordered HIM TO be severely repri.
manded and fined S25. Lieut. Hurley, charged
with conduct unbecoming an officer, was not
sustained. but the Board ordered him to be
rrprimanded for the frequent use of profane
language, &c. Henry r.. Norris was rean.
pom ted an additional private for ninety DAYS
to do duty on Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street. John j Hill was reappointed an addi-
tiopai private Tor ninety days, to do duty in
was reappcinted an additional private for
ninety days, to do duty in the Center Marker
The application of II V. NewkirK for restau
arrh na
COLLISIONS WITH VRssRLs.-Ab About half
past seven O'Clock last night, tue steamer C.
Vanderbilt, on her downward trip to Aqua
Creek, ran into the schooner Belle of Balti-
more, cutting her down to the waters edge
astern. and causing rem in the same several
feet deep Fortunately. the schooner was
haze gene to the bottom. The collision oc-
Cured at the mouth of Eastern Branch while
me Belle was lying AT ancho or, a. her Captain
supposed out OF the steamers course
short time afterwards, the same steamer
ran into the schooner Stewart, Capt. Oman,
lying at anchor at the mouth of GEORGETOWN
channel. loaded with coal. from Havre. de-
Grac', breaking her bowsprit in :wo clo-e to
the deck. and shivering her night head yery
badly '
This morning both schooners were lowed IN
10 this city by the steamtug Zeta, the Belle OF
Baltimore being attached to the tugs stern. in
order TO prevent her from sinking The &C.
cidents were probably unavoidable as heavy
mist was prevailing at the time, which rem
dered the usual security of navigation exceed.
inely difficult
1t lis reported that one or two other vessels
were run into, the names Of which have not
transpired. -. -.
TIE PRIZE RINa-The Colored Pugilis,s-7z.
Co'TesPondence. The following is the CORES
ponden ce which passed yesterday between the
two colored pugilists, Tom Bowie and Tom
Sorrell, who propo-e to meet in the prize rlng
ana settle the question as to who is the better
man:
WARRINGTON, October 2. 1857 Ny Thouos Soy.
r'H:-pEAE SIR As you have asserted often that
of color, and have expressed desire to fight any
Goiored man, and me especially, I therefore chal
nome, 10 fight for two or three hundred dollars a
side the fight to be in REGULAR twenty four foot
prize ring If You are willing to ACCEPT, ausWer
Immediately, and tie forfeit will be put mp, and
articles signed and all stipulations made necessary
Please direct an answer to 2ot Sd street, Wash.
inston, PC: Yours as ever
The following is the acceptance of the chal.
Bs,sSR YoIr CHALLENGE was Only received
more as to Hh. for Tell III as bes as
Were r you Will see me to make arrangements
They are now making active preparations
for the fight, and will coon go into training in
the neiehborhood OF this city.
BIDS OPENKD-At noon to .dav, bids were
opened in the Mayors office for grading and
grayeling Sd street west from New YORK ave.
nue. TO r street. The bids were as follows:
McGinnIs, 2, grading. 9 graveling; Dennis
Mcnamara, ll4 grading, 5A graveling; J.
Kelly d Co, 10 grading. graveling; Samuel
Cook. "a grading, 10 crawling; Peter Mona
mara, 16k grading, 6h graveling; John G.
Stafford, IS grading, 10 graveling; Joshua
Cooksey, is grading. 6k graveIing; G.. w. G.
Eslin. ID grading. graveiing; Owen Daley,
grading, 6 graveiing; Patrick CuIiinane, ii
grading, graveline. The grading is to be-
done by cubic ward, and the crawling by
square yard. The contract was awarded to.
THE BROTHERHOOD. OF THE UNION The
Supreme Circle OF the Brotherhood of the
Union of the United States will meet at Read
ing, Pennsyl1ania. on Monday next and del
eg ties will be present from every Circle in the
country. The delegates from the District Dir
itoi, No. /, J. ". thompson, F. G. Pope ,; Pp-
tomac. No. 2, homas Rich, John q. Dudley;
Washington, No. 8. Richard Emmous-will
leave here ON Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
a new Circle is now organizing in the First
Ward, and will be duly installed in q few
days. This organization is now in q more
aourishing condition than 1t has been for
years
DIsoRDERLY AND AssAuLrs.-John E. Bay
llss, Tor dteorderIy conduct was yester day
fined rs by Justice Harper; Edward Speller.
berg. for pSofane and Indecent language was
fined 50 by Justice Thompson. A loose char.
acter named Ann Cole, for disorderly c.nduct
was fined 50 by the same, and being charged
with ASSEMBLING Laura Wallis, she was re.
quired to give security to keep the peace. A
housekeeper named Clara Oppenheimer,
charged with assaulting Louisa Bell, was
fined $3.50 by Justice Tucker. A coloied
man named John Green, for violation OF the
la was nned IS by Justice Chaplin. Louisa
Wallis, colored. for disorderly conduct was
fined 80 by Justice Thompson 20 .--
TRANSFERS OF REAL Estate The follow
ing have been reported by r. NJ Hall, real
estate agenc-Sub. OF lot II, in squsre 500. at
1902 3D. sub OF let %, in SO aars 10, at $500;
lots II, IL, IL, ID, and IL, III square 1872. at
- SGe6 part of lot s, IN square Oil, 81 feet on
N street, at 5000; lot IA, In square 1923, at
1896 81; lois 9 and 8, in square lO23, at $4,000:
part OF lots 22 and %, In square l0,4l7, at
S4f5 0S. 9TH l5 aiz - .asg Hi
EQUITY CoURT-Judge Wylie The follow.
ing business was transacted to-day - Heap
aet Heap, order reference to auditor: Brown
aet Curtis, order approving sale Of commits.
sioner; Bail ag5 Lichau. order approvine
trustees bond; Washington and Alexandria
Railroad agt. Citizens Of Washington, order OF