Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-29

by MI HIDE, fWhTrves) -Bll providing f)r
the continuance Of he offi.e OF Hir5or NJ tstsr:
laid over and mssie the special order for Mon.
day next Also. iBtrod reed rrsolstion reques..
log the Mayer 10 laform ne Board whether
70 II. Seversou, Engineer OF the Washington
City Canal, the amour. due him from the Cor.
porai'on upon his salary as such engineer
du! ing the current year. and il he has so re.
fesed, 70 state the reason therefor; adopted.
BY Mr.. ArrisoG. (Schools)- - Bill Masking appro-
pfiation for night school; passed. Also, bill
the lowest bidder to erect school building on
4 ST. eet, between 9Th and eth, in which shall pe
TIE permanent headquarters of the trustees.
Win Offices, dc, ana making an appropriation
OF so COO tor the purpose; laid over. Also, bill.
providing for the appointment Of Superlu-
sebdent VI the Schools; recommitted Also,
introd ueed resolution requesting the Mavor 20
conclude sale of the Fran kiln School Build
ing win the United States Government or any
otner person, bu. not below its original cost
lad over one week. BY Mr. Arrison, (Health)-
cines furnished; passed.
Mr Fowler reese 70 question OF privilege,
stating that ms object in introducing his reso-
luton a. the previous meeting had been mis-.
understood; that having been appealed to for
weeks Tor work by men who were Suffering
Tor employment, and knowing that bat GER.
each ward, he had drawn up the bill for the
porpose of having twice the present number
OF men employed. He thought the action of
ihe ms; t'ns In the First Ward was selfish, TO
Mr.. Davis rose 10 reply, bat was ruled oat
of order.
Mr.. Fowler asked to again present the bill
with an amendment as follows:
Whereas there are many destitute men 10 this
city anxious ts obtain work; aud whereas IL :
the purpose of the Councils 10 beaefi; the gre A.
ests of the city:
BE II resolre1. DC. THAT the Mayo. be request
cd TO instruct the Commas ,oners Of the Sc veal
Wards to pay until April |, 1863. only So per
u. no -r1lZ IN fhQiF
ploy, that twice the humoeI may be employed
Mr- J.. IL. :. Miller called for the special or
oeI-'he bill introduced by Mr. Baies at the
previous EfetIng relating to hotels, taverns,
&c.,-and after several Intellectual motions to
adjourn, postpone, &c Mr. Hipe, FROM the
committee on Police, reported The bill, as fol-
lows:
BE az .HCcted, That no person or firm shall be
fined or Otherwise punished for selling spirit
uons, malt, or fer1nenfed liquors. or other bey-
eTsges without a license, who have complied
win the laws of the Corporation in obtaining
the recommendations of the Iree-holders and
house holders, and the certificate of the ward
commissioner, required by existing laws for
making an application Cor license for keen.
ing botel, tavern, ordinary or res auraut anu
paid into the designated depository of the funls
OF the Corporation the sum Of money required
by existing laws for license "a keep such
hotel, DC, and that this act sbsli take et,,c.
ana te of force from aud after tine first day of
Nov enber, l>'f~ Pr0csd'd, TIat Iais act shall
DOi be so construed "a 10 exempt the persons
aforesaid from any penalty or fine imposed
upon persons having licenses approved by the
Eolrd of Police.
The previous question having been ordered,
lre bill was passed-Yeos-Messrs. Arrison.
FAN, Bates, Dalton. Hine, Juenemann. G. W
Miller, l.. Il. s. Miller, Russell, Slrdo. Stewart
and tbs Pres ideut-i2. Nays-Messrs. Bar.
let, Ercwp, Chase, Davis, Nallcy, Rutherford,
Taylor aud TORY.
til.SO the boafd adjourned, aud Immediately
thereafter there was much confusion III regard
to the course taken by members.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UNuoN-The reyu.
lar weekly meeting OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Union Was held lest evening a. Uniou Leasne
Haii-the Pre- ,ident, Ms ior Morse, IN toe chair
C.ptfin VI. a. Saort, Corres ponding Srcre-
tary. reported that during his tern. OF Office
there hsd been over 400 letters received, per-
tanning to matters of interest 20 soldiers and
sailors al, pyeT tho Union, being il relation To
bOunties, Pc. siOlS, y, also. letters OF Import
ancc from many of the leading representative
officers ard meg CT tse country, intending
Generals Grant Sherman, Sheridan, Hooker,
Meaoe, LogaC, Howard, and others, ana fSeua-
tors Wilson, Sumner, &c, &c. IL addition TO
this eJ-respondence there have been printed
anr cncII-ted throughout the country 300
copies NJ ne first address ISIS ued by the organ.
atm 5H." copies of address relative to iia
SHE Z discharges. 2,501 copies of the .sfrrat
Lesson OF the War lecture delivered before
the , ,socia on hy Hcp. Clinton Lloyd, OF the
House Of Representatives
The fOllowiE named gentlemen were .leh
elected OI,cers for the ensuing six month
Pres Ideut. Major W. :. Mo- Sc; First Vice Pres
lt.ent. Captain f.. ID. Crock; Sc ,Oud Vice Pes
Ident. Colonel H q. Ous: Third Wee resident,
u. teDneyi Recording Secretary, Captain w
4. Bartlett; Ass,st4nt Recording Secretary, w
l. AuchinbaUgh: Corresponding Secretary, w.
4. Shors; Financial Secretary, M. Kseley;
Treasurer, ). q. Van Deventer; Sergsant-at-
AIMS, NJ. j. q uigiey. Ad journed.
RAsIoRED TO SIGHr.-Tbe Rev. Father
AcElroy. ). j.. widely known and highly
resppctcd IN this city and elsewhere. who has
suffered !, 'Iu total blindness from cI.l-act of
The eye dU-a- he pas two years. has Just b. al
restored to signt through an operation per-
tormfd by ID Reuiibg, an eminent German
Ocnllst, who h?' recently settled in E3ltimor-.
Tbe San SAYS: The operation took pl ace on the
ejd uit'no, and although satisfactory in its
results from the beginning, no allusion has
been made to IL until within ne past few days.
when complete Success has been estibi sd d
The revere III gentleman has commenced walls
ing about unatt ended, further medical trent
inert teIng considered unnecessary. He can
now see distinctly, aud his eyes are daily be-
coming Stronger; and II is expected he will soon
re- nme his duties III the ministry far rs his
advanced age will permit, ne being now in his
s2hty-seventh year. The operation did no.
occupy more than tour minutes. add is said to
have reen no more p2'niut than the ordinary
letting Of blood from 4 vein.
FOEGbEY o. CHRCK-PronPt Ares or the
P0ris.-l esterday afternoon. a colorsd man,
Damsd Hamilton Townsend made his appear
ance at the banking house of Jay Cooke i Co,
opposite the Treasury, and presented chect
for SjlC. purpoT'ing TO have been drawn by
]. >.iuiar. in favor OF &. G.. Howard O.
bearer. rne teller suspected tl2t il was not
right and soon discovered it TO be a forgery,
ara Immediately called Mr.. James A. HI
GCNoaB, detective. " no W ent 70 work prorcpttv
and succeeded in arr-s:ing the party. He first
ob'iIned min ate description of tue parry, au'
calling on Detectives Clarvcs and Bgiey. VS.
soon on the trail OF the psrpetrator of the for
gerry. ard ihis morning they arrested him
Pennsylvania avenue, near 23d STR, et wnPra
he was 10 have met Townsend to reSsive the
money, ana tool him u Police Eeaiquarters
where re il held for hearing. lie gave his
pane "a Captain L. N. Christ. and is quite a
good looking man, about - years OF age.
TIE POTOMAC fROnT-The great accumr-
iatCD of fragmentary aud solId ice in the
river has prevent; the arrival or depsrfur5 O {
sailing vessels IN this port for several days
past, although there has been no interruption
in the regular trips of the ferry ard Aqua
Greek 'eamers. This morning. the steamer &.
Vanderbilt. Capt. Culinary, rescued her whart
9TH street, from Aqua Greek after 3 most dit
fcDlt passage, in the cour-n OF which she Wa
compelled 10 stop several times 10 pick her
routp OF to have the beds OF ice weakened aud
cat away. A heavy fog also enveloped the
river. which made n Necessary to {" heaye the
line" and try the soandInes for a considerable
time. In few days, under the influence of
The damp, ipclemeat weather now prevailing
IT = believed navigation Will boone free gain.
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