Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-19

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| min utes past O'Clock, which was responded
to by the large bells at 9:2l. Hook and Ladder
arrived s:24; Columbia hose carnage, 9:25 Y
Columbia engine, 9:27; Hibernia, ~. ST. 9:2s
The Franklin mjstook the box and ran to box
IS, Central guard-house. An axle of the hess
earriage OF the truck was broken while run.
At2p. m, on Monday next, the Board will
meet for the purpose OF investigating the
cndTges OF incompetency preferred against Mr..
j. ID Larcombe, the superintendent of the fire
alarm telegraph. and also rs to the burning of
kanos factory and other property recently
The meeting was q most harmonious one.
and all agreed that a change in the fire depart
ment was an absolute necessity. We think
they have done wisely. The men who now
none of the appointees are from among those
who resigned on the election Of Mr.. Ell wood as
Chief.
THE RIVER FRoNT-A stiff breeze from the
southwest drives into port um Der of vessels
bound hItner which would have been other.
Wise detained. The steamer Winuslmmitt
mace an excursion to Fredericksburg this
morning under the auspices of the Alexandria
colored associations. The regular summary
will be found below:
rell, Petty, from Havre.de- Grace, with 100
tons of coal for Harvey, Clarke and Given.
Carriers Wh0If.-Sailed-Schrs Jos. Parker
Martin, fer Havre-de- Grace, light; Osceola
Mclaughlin, for Johnson's wharf, 10 load ter.
tiliZing material
RiIey's Whcrf.-Arrived-Schrs VIM. Ken.
nedy, Ferrelr, from Havre-de- G race, with III
tons Of Lykens Valley coal for Geo L. sheriff:
Ashland. Mitchell, from Ha vre -de-Grace with
III tons OF csal for w. II. Il Z. Falconer; Rock.
away, Riley, from Eastern Shore, with Ium-
Der Tor mohan d Son; American Coaster, Scott,
from Matthias Point, with thirty we cords of
wood for w. II. & +. Falconer; 1--WE loads (em-
braclng $4,000 Of fine melons, consigned to
Turner d Co. and Lewis d Elijah dealers
Sailed-Schr. Horn. Bailey, for Baltimore.
light; steamer Columbia, do, with merchandise
and passengers.
Bailey, from Bangor, Me-, with lathes for VIM.
Mclean.
FGy's WhGrf.-Arrived-Schr. Hattie F..
Dodge, Freeman, from Caluis, Me-, with Ium-
Der for Mohun Son. While on the route to
this city, the Dodge encountered a severe gale
OF wind, which carried away topsail an d other.
wise threatened damage.
Broton's Whd5. -Arrived-Brig II. McGil.
25O,oUO lathes ard spruce joists, for S. p
Brown q Son.; Schr. B: Stokeley, Williams,
from Eastern Shore. Md, with flooring and
scantlng for S. p. Brown Il Son.
POLICE IrEMs.-Lieut Gessford reports 70.
day:TPolly Edwards, Cumberland Moore,
and Elizabeth johnson, disorderly fined %;
Robert y. Cassell, assault and battery, do
mary Thomas, profanity, workhouse John H.
Mardes, do, find So; John Hangstetter, do,
$3.50, same party assault and battery, fned
$3.50; George N. Miller, profanity, fined SIS;
Christian Grover, abusive Language, 8:
Richard Barlow, drunk disorderly, 81; jos eph
Daily, entlcing prostitution, fined So.
Lieut.. johnson reports:-Lucinda johnson
and Mary Il. Smith, disorderly; the first fined
Si6O, and the second 1915.
Lieut- Skippon:-J. 4. May, assault and at.
Lieut. Taic.Edmund Gray, petit larceny;
not disposed OF.
Lieut.. Hurley:-John Travers and Lewis
Johnson, disorderly; first fined S. second
workhouse.
Lieut.. Ecklof:-Leonard Zimmermacher.
assault and battery with intent to kill, bail for
locked up twelve hours. Edward GRAY, cart
no license, IS; Margaret Gormon, throwing
stones, fined SIS and cost; Bridget Hazard. as
sault, 50 and cost; Ellen Day, disorderly, do.
Lieut.. Milstead:-John Keefe, vagrancy,
workhouse; Matthew Murray, selling liquor
on Sunday, do.
MK1TINs OF THE GRANT AND CoLPAx CLUE.
At business meeting OF the Grant and Collar
Club, held last night at $40 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.: A. p Clark in the chair Captain John
Z. Kitchener, J. Y. Walker and q. +. Mc(iiII
were admitted TO membership.
On motion Of Capt. Dougherty, 1t was ordered
that the banner Of the club be unfurled at six
o'clock this Wednesday, evening, and that the
members Of the club are requested to meet az
the headquarters at that hour TO take part In
the proceeding
agreed that all names presented for member
ship should be referred to Special Committee
for report.
On motion Of COL Hall, the Chair was in.
structed TO appoint Committee Of three to So
licit from the Secretary Of the Union Republi-
can Congressional Committee for campaign
documents for distribution. The following
were appointed Committee H. A. Hall, A.
r. C1ark, J. Sayles Brown, q. Sohn. Ad.
journed.
RsTH WARD.-The Democrats OF the Seventh
Ward held meeting last evening, at Island
Hall. Dr. Chas. Allen called the meeting to
order, and stated that 1t had been called for the
purpose OF forming Seymour and Blair Cam
paign Club. J. b. Ellis, Esq, was called to
the chair, and Mr.. F. A. bowling acted as sec.
rotary. Messrs. A. Grinder, +. Hammersley
and Jackson Yates were appointed a commit.
tee TO draft a consultation and bylaws for The
club. On motion of DIR. Allen, 1t was agreed
that the citizens Of the Seventh Ward meet at
Island Hall on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock,
and proceed in a body 10 Carusi's Hail, and
that committee Of five be appointed to defray
the expenses of the same. The Chair appoint.
ed as the committee Col, G; S. Allen, Messrs.
n: A: Clark, A. Grinder, E. Hammersley and
MI. Mise who were also authorized to act as
inarshals on the occasion. DR. Alien sugge sted
that the hat be passed around 10 collect money
for the hall rent, which was done. and the
meeting adjourned I'LL Tuesday evening next
CoNCRRtK PAvRsdKNTs-A Nep Fsature.-we
observed this morning, In passing through the
extensive grounds attached 70 the new Agri.
cultural Building, quite a new feature in the
pavement line. Instead OF the usual brick
pavement, the entire space for about forty feet
around the building, besides all the carriage.
ways and serpentine walks through the
grounds, are being laid in concrete, a style Of
pavement introduced in this city by one Of the
patentees, Mr.. Thornton Smith, of the firm OF
Smith Burlew. The pavement is laid upon
hard bed Of gravel, is about two in ches thick,
and apparently Is q mixture Of fine white
gravel and asphaltum. When laid it is rolled
until perfectly smooth and hard, and Is said to
be impervious to water. The same pavement
has been in use for some months on the side
walk in front of the Washington Building, cor
ner 9TH street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
also in front of John H. Semmes' store, corner
Louisiana avenue and 9th street, and in both
places, as far as we can learn, has proved a
success.
ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.-Yesterday
Oncer Lewis, OF the Fourth Ward, arrested
Leonard Zimmermacher on the charge OF an
assault and battery with intent TO kill Martin
GerRnagel, and the prisoner was taken before
Justice Walter, who held him to bail for Court.
Gergnagel had been, ii Is stated, q witness in q
case against brother Of Zimmermacher, and
was called on by the latter, when, after some
words, G., who Is well advanced in years, was
knocked down by z. and kicked IN the head
and face.