Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-21

OF publication OF Advertisements va, 10 seemed
as possible; and IL 4 was determined 70 make a
change, the advertisements should be inserted
in the paper having the largest circulation in
the town. That paper was the STAR. The vote
was then recon sidered, and the blank in the
resolution was filled by inserting the EVENING
STAR. Mr.. Ramsburg offered an amendment
thai the STAR should not charge higher than
the CoErier did last year. The amendment was
accepted. Mr.. Peck offered an amendment that
the Corporation shall not be bound in a contract
with any paper for longer period than mon tbs
The amendment was agreed to, and the third
reading Of the resolution being called for, Mr..
Darby said he would oppose its passage. He
bad no special sympathy with the Coxrsey. but
he was opposed TO Wasting time which might
be better employed. The yeas and nays on the
passage Of the resolution resulted Yeas
Messrs. Clements, English, Newman, and
Wells. Nays Messrs. Cragin. Darby,
Ramsbcrg, Peck. Shoemaker, and Collins-6.
Mr.. Collins, who originally voted in the affirm-
alive, asked, before the announcement of the
vote, TO have his vote changed, and announced
his intention TO move a reconsideration at the
next meeting. Board of Aldermen ball relating
10 the Improvement of cutters at the intersec-
ten Of Bridge and Congress streets and Green
and Bridge streets was then taken up, when
Mr.. Collins moved that wherever the words
..Street Commissioner occurred in the bill,
they be stricken out, and that the words
Chairman Of the Committee on Streets" be
inserted; carried. The resolution was then
passed. A resolution from the Board OF Alder
men demonstrating against the con solicitation Of
Washington and Georgetown was read twice
and laid over. Aldermen's amendment 10 the
resolution to pay certain claims, striking out
appropriation for Conrad Mayer, was taken IN,
when Mr.. Collins said he was certain the Alder
amount of work done. He moved this Board
adhere TO the resolution as originally passed
The amendment Of the Aldermen was then
rejected. Adjourned.
COMMITTED Officer Harper last eyeninp
arrested Liz" Stewart for being intoxicated
She had hearing before Justice Buckley this
morning, and was committed 10 the workhonse
for thirty days.
TO receive water from the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.
ExHAusTEp.-The supply OF Cumberland
coal on the wharves is exhausted, or all engaged
tor shipment
THE MARKET.-Beef-best cuts, 2sa3oc.: next
best, DC. salt beef, I5a20c.; mutton, 20a25c.;
veal, 2sacc.; pork, DOC. lard, Zoe; sausage, 20c
butter, 6 a7oc.; eggs, 3Oc.; oranges, 25aloc. per
dozen; apples, 15c .aS1 peck; potatoes, soc. per
peck; sweet potatoes, 81 per peck kale. Acc. per
peck; chickens, sl-5OaS2 per pair; turnips, DOC.
per peck; lettuce, 10c. per head; cranberres,
l5c. per quart; bunch fish, 25a5oc; shad, SLIPS
per pair.
DRovRR's REsT-The sales at Droyer's Rest
yesterday We're $50 head of cattle at from 2 TO
~ cents per Id, gross weight; 20O head of sheep
to S72.
THE PoRT.-The steamer f. c. knight. Capt.
Denly, OF the merchants line, arrived AT the
Whaii ioot VI hisn street. yesterday AFTERNOON.
having made the trip from New York in az
hours. She has on board q heavy cargo of
merchandise for District merchants inclusive
OF over LOCO boxes Of oranges. The steamer
Valley City, Capt Price, sailed this morning
with full cargo for New York. The steamer
George H. Stout, Capt. Ford, sailed at noon to-
day for Philadelphia. The steamer Express,
Capt. Nickle, from Baltimore, has entered and
cleared. The schooner Maggie Mulvey, Capt.
Rogers, has cleared, with l5O tons of coal, for
Boston, Mass. The steamer f. g. knight. Capt.
Denly, is to sail for New York this evening
stopping at Alexandria, TO complete her cargo.