Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-21

the town upon the proposal ohanre-
| ~ he municipal government Of he tO~n.
MI Dayis urrsd me passage OF the rs-oluuoa.
a. such lee Islaipon had been asked for az met
ing held short time since AZ the M.rSat n ou-n
Hall M. Frown moved 60 lay the resolution
upon the table The vote stood: Ayss-Messrs-
r5wn, Clabaueb. Radclin. Pickrell, and
Rsmshurgh-S. Nays-Mcssrs. Darby, DAVE.
and shosmsker-S. 30 the resolution was lad
os the table. rrsolution from the Board q
Aldermen, providing Tor an expression n ths
neat annual election by the p>npie, Spon the
subjects Of annexation or consolidation. was
tsken up. Mr. Brown moved "a lay he resolu-
ton on The table; carried by 4 vote Of - 3.
Mr.. Davis moved that a mpssage b. sent ~
the Goari 81 Aide msn. notifviu. hem taaI
this Hosrd was prepar d TO adjo1rn ,tsc a.
MIR. DAVE offered a point resolution providing
fer lie Iayn ent 20 the Hosrd Of Aldermen
and Common Council the sum OF ~ Tor each
regular meeting when present, and suhiecting
them 10 nnA OF q when not ia attendance.
provided that this fine may Dc suspended nv
vote Mr.. Dayis sud he offered tbis resol a tiou
that the ~ o Boards Of the incoming CORPORA
ton would rot have 20 send out for 4 quorum.
Mr.. Shoemaker moved 70 amend by Dasing the
hne - insttad OF q. lost. Mr.. DARBY moved
10 amsnd by skiing the compensation Of tn
chairman on streets IS per night; Withdrawn.
h' r'solnuon was passed. resolution iu
favor OF the tax collector credtsng him viii
crr'aln sums where property was boUgh; IN A.
sale by the corporation was paced. AmessAcs
vss received from the Board Of Aldermen an
nouncing Tia, they had got through with Their
business and were r,adv {, adjourn v1thout
day. The Board OF Common Council her
mon al burned sine d.
THK MUNICIPAL ELsCTIoS.-on Monday
mex the registered voters of 6s-orepto~u
choose five members OF the Board OF Alderm.n
nj eleven members Of tn Board OF Common
,onn GU, the former TO serve two years, the la
ter for one year. As the time approaches th.
interest increases Neither the butchers mar
ket uc ket nor the oppc> niOn ticket were con-
Ittsd AZ noon to-day. third ticket is now
Mixed OF by the lends Of some Of The retiring
Members, who sire dropped from both he Other
tickets. The registration lists have been CEN
pleied, and the whole number Of Registered
rected by the Bosrd of Registration for he lasg
two days. IL L5&2 white and A. - colored. total
2.56t; OF this number there Is IN the First Pre-
ctnct zoe, GA white and l46 colored:D 10 tn.
Second Precinct ata. (3ss white ana ss2 .olor.d,
in the Third Precinct sT3, tlJs white and M
color ID and in the Fourth Precinct ga. as
white and 80 colored.
DEATH or An OLD gTTtzEs-Nr Sxmn.t
Mckinney. one OF the oldest citizsns oftieorga.
town, died This morning at half past O'Clock,
al his residence on DumbGrton street, in the 18th
year of his age.
HUNoRoUs LECTURF-Thep people OF George
town seldom have such a literary treat IN sLpr.,
for them a Is offered them TO morrow evening
when Mark Twain" the well known hurnor-
list VIII enllghten them various matters
of interest. The best Of this statement IL that
II is for the benefit Of the Old wonen's Home
The merit Of the lecture, however. would IN
Forrest Hall without the additional inducement
OF benefittIng the poor.
LARCENY or A wATCH.-Ofhcer Lsmbie YES
terday arrested a colored man. named Robert
Smith, who had a hearing before Justice Buck
ey, charged with obtaining a watch under fal~.a
pretences from one Richard Brown. also COL
ored. The evidence against RoberL and
the Justice sent him TO Jail for court
SKNT TO THE WoRKBoUsK.-KateG Grant COL
ored, was arrested by officer Harper last eve
ming and came out before Justice Buckley his
morning, cha ged with bring a vagrant Sh.-
was sent to the workhouse Tor thirty days.