Evening star., 1869-12-10
GEORGETOWN.

BOARD OF AIDERxES-No business was
transacted in this Board last evening, for want
of quorum.
COMMON CoUocIL--Mr. Reiley presented Pc
tition of property-holders 5th and e.h streets,
demonstrating against the grading OF said
streeets, referred. Mr. Slnas presented petition
ter from the Surveyor, certifying to the work
done by them on Stoddard street; referred. The
Char presented petition of j. T.. Sourse, asking
cresitfor certain paving done by himself in front
OF his premises; referred. Mr.. Marbury pre-
sented bill of VIM. c. Hazel, for carriages furn-
ished, (Sli.59;) referred, Also, offered resolu-
ton requesting the Mayor 20 cause flag foot
way to be laid across Congress street. at the
north line of Beall street; referred. Mr.. Mitch
ell offered a resolution, approriatng the sum of
so. for the purchase of fuel for use at the Mar
ket House; referred. Mr.. Dunlop, from Claims
Committee, reported bill in favor of MeSsrs.
Garity and Williams; passed. Also, from
Water Committee, reported bill for the relief of
Messrs. McNerhaney and Waters, ,Si0a.95.)
passed Resolutions laid over at the last mset-
ing to pay bills of EVENING STAR for advertising,
and John II. Newman for work done on Lower
Fails Road, were taken up and passed. -Ad-
journed.
ATTEMPT TO Ron THE PooR.-During the
Jubilee services, now in progress At Trinity
Church, there has been a box near the entrance
OF the church into which those disposed TO help
the poor have dropped their contributions The
church has been packed and iammed every eve
ming, and last evening while the Rev. Father
MeSarty, OF washington; was preaching, soTae
attempting to steal the poor" box, contents
and all. He had succeeded i'm taking out all
four screws from the strips of wood holding the
box, but fortunately there was n screw which
headed from the inside of the box and which
the villain could not reach. else the collections
OF the jubilee 50 far would have been carried
OF successfully. lie managed the business 50
adrOity as not To be detected, even by those i'm
medIately around him.
CARDS OF MERIT IN THE PUBLIC SCHooIS-
The distribution OF cards OF merit to the pupiIc
nm nr,N Nnr..l .l...-
AT half-past two O'Clock p. m. at the High street
school building. Each of those schools having
ninety scholars receive fifteen cards. On Tues
day, list instant, the distribution takes place al
the schools on Montgomery street. at the same
hour, and on Wednesday, 22d instant. at clock
=. M, at the new school building. corner Pros
pect and l.ingan streets; all the schools except
those on High street receiving only ten cards
each.
SCow UPsET.-Last night scow loaded with
stone for the abutments of the P-street bridge.
and owned by Gilbert Vanderwerken was
capsiZed, and emptied her whole cargo into the
river at the foot of Potomac street. 1t appears
that she was tied up for the night, and the hands
having gone OF, she careened and spilled her
cargo (about 40 perches of stone) into the Poto-
mac.
THE NEW YORK STEAMER VALLEY Cry.
which left here a few days SINCE had rough
time, having been caught in gale shortly before
arriving at New York, causing her to spring
aleak, and lose three men overheard. She ar
rived in port with six feet of water i'm her hold,
and her cargo offour was more or less damaged.
RIVER FRoNT.-Entered-S Express,
Nickle, Baltimore. The steamer Colt leaves to-
morrow for Norwich, Connecticut, where she
will undergo repairs and remain probably till
spring. Her captain, E. A. Ryther, goes by land
to the same place, to secure, il possible, heavy
propeller, in order to keep the freight line going
between the District and Norfolk during the
winter.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.-Thirty-eigh hum
dred bushels good red wheat were offered on
change this morning, and sold for s1.25 Yes
terday $500 bushels prime changed hands at
$1.25.
BOTH THE POToMAC RIVER AND ROCK CREEK
were frozen over last night.