Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-20

BANK-A HSdru bat SHsarCSsutI Job--t.aSt
night attempt was made - enter aud ROB ne
bank Of Messrs Riggs d Co., corner OF 18Th
street and PennsyivanIa avenue. The bur-
glars appear 10 nave CUT aoou. nali tnrousa the
and leaving an aperture about three and half
by two feet, but " hen they had acco .aplishsd
II appears, from the manner 10 which the
WORK was done. that they had good tools 20
work with, the wall was we'll and substan-
tially built; and they must have worked With
but little noise. The two watchman iu the
bank, however, heard them. and after listening
they came TO the conclusion that rats were
Enawine some wood work. There were also
two watcDmen in the ONCE of the Surgeon
General adjoining, whose mites REQ uire them
10 walk in the rear Of the building every hour
and II Is probable that the burglars ceased their
of the hour, by scaling the wall on i5tn street
q few feet north of the building taking tn.ir
tools with them. The hole made in the wall il.
quite large one, and the pile Of bricks thrown
on the grass shows that while at work thew Ia.
oored win zeal and industry worthy of a better
cause. Tbey were cutting for the vault but it
striking Just above the point where the parti-
uon Is, which separates the money from the
oook vault, and even had they succeeded in
l'moNlng the brick work. over three feet in
thickness. they would have had the iron ca
slng 10 penetrate as also a heavy grant, W all.
II they had sucGeC 1ed in overcoming all these
obstacles and got into the vault they would
have had TO break in % the safe before ~ aching
any money. II is the opinion of he detectives
who have examined the premise, that the par
MS are old hands at the business and that the
job Is one which but few burglars would at
tempt, AMI. they We're either very foolish or
very expert and daring
THE OFFICE OF ESGINEeR OF THE CANAL
SUIT 4GaiHst tie Comparatively his morning the
COurt IN General Term directed a rule to Iss ne
on Mayor Bowen Fl al to show cause on Sttur-
day next at court in general term. why a writ
OF maDdamus should not issDe 10 compel the
Mayor to pay Benjamin Severson his salary as
engineer of the canal, from the LIST Of Septem-
Der l-tc, TO the 2-th of February, l-69. Mr..
Severson has retained Mr.. John S-lden as his
counsel, and in his motion for the rule sets
forth tbet he was duly elected to said Office on
the 3lst of August, 1-6s that the Office legally
existed AZ that time, and continues to exist; that
on the l4th OF September, he received a certIfi-
care care OF MS election signed by the presiding Of
hcer and secretaries of the JOINT con venton,
and qualified aud exercised the duties of the
Office to this date; that his salary was appopria.
ted by the act of November 9, Ie6c, and be has
recovered no portion Of his compensation, AL
though 1t was due and payable monthly; tn At
on the 2lst OF December he was informed aud
notned by said Mayor that no payment could
be made for services In the past or fu ure: that
on the ith of January the Board OF Common
Council adopted a resolution requesting the
Mayor to pay his compensation then accrued,
ana the same resolution was adopted on the
18th OF February. 1869, and the Board of Com
mon Council adopted a concurrent resolution
on the 18Th Of February, which was adopted
by the Aldermen on the 1st day of March, 1889;
and that he has repeatedly demanded the paw
ment Of the compensation.
CoNPLIxExrARY.-Mr.W WIN. Gaddis, of the
we'll known grocery firm OF Gaddis & Bro in
the Sixth Ward. having Withdrawn from the
hrn, and being on the eve Of leaving the cry
for Montana, which Territory he purposes TO
make his future home, mum Der OF his friends
rendered him a complimentary supper. Tue
AFFAIR came OF last evening a, Sanderson,s Ho-
tel, on Capitol Hill, where an excellent sup
per- under the catership OF Mr.. q. T. Thono.
son. was spread. and around the board the
friends OF the guest assembled, Mr.. T. CLARK
taking the head. with Mr. Gaddis on his right,
and ranged on the sides were Messrs w f.
Hutchinson. VIM. l. Cowan, Thomas Gross,
Adam Gaddls. Mr. Robey, Col. Blake of Mon.
tana, Cap'. McFeely, and others, including
seSeraI representatives OF the press. Alter I'll.
substant'als, including terrapin soup and other
dellCaciss, had been discussed, toasts we're of.
fered, bringing out MIR. Gaddis, Mr. Hauck ami
Mr.. Cross 10 songs, Cspt. Merely, Col. Blake
Lem. Gaddis and others, and good feeling pre.
vailed until morn, when good bye was uttered
oy tne company, with many good wishes for
the future prosperity of the '.geniIl william"
TIE POTOMAC FRONr -Opeaia7 Of tie Fish.
,Hg Neds1n.-From "the front" this mJrning
there Is but little to communicate save the
opening OF the fishing season. Al Joha~oh'-
wharf half dozen small vessels have arrived
with herring ard shad, the form-r of whi n
are selling at $50 To $50 per thousand and the
latter at so to $40 per hundred. About one
thousand shsd Were received and ii We thou sand
herring. with fair prospect of increased hauls
at the opening OF next week. Several oyster
vessels reported at Rileys wharf to-day with
full cargoes, for Turner & Son and for marke,,
which are being sold at moderate prices In
addition TO these there has arrived one lumber
vessel, With cargo for A. A. McCulloch. At
EoVler's wharf The schooner Mary and ' ir.
ginia, Captain Bailey, has arrived from = Iuls.
bury, Md, with lumber for Mr.. William
Mel an.
NEW LODGE OF Coop FELLows.-Cl pital
Lodge No. z, A. o. q. +, was orgauiz9l last
- a Eall Hall
street, by J. T. Ford. u. g. Master, aud he
following officers were installed for the present
term w. l.. Seward. Worthy Grand: w H.
He'll, Worthy Vice Grand %. ID Goodauough.
Chaplain; W aIren Lincoln, Recording S-cr-ta.
~ q. Nachnicbol. Worthy +. Secretary; John
Kruger, WORTHY Treasurer; NJ. v. NJ ttthsw-.
Worthy Warden; Thomas EiwOod, Worthy T.
Warder; Robert Brennan, Worthy Tyler;
George Brand, Worthy ]. Tyler.
PALM SUNpAY.-To.mOrrow will be Palm
Sunday. the last Sunday previous TO Ester.
and is looked upon as one Of the most interest
ing religious holidays which occur dur ng
the lenien season. In the Catholic, EpiscopIl
and Lutheran churches it is observed with
peculiar religions ceremonies particularly so
10 the former. The day Is commemorative o:
the brief popularity which Jesus experienced
on his last entry into jerusalem when the
people took branches OF evergreens, sc and
went forth 70 meet him.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Tuesday evening last
Mary Clara Williams, aged about ave years.
daughter OF DIR. Samuel ii. Williams, residing
on street, above 2lst, was so badly burneo
that death ensued on the folio wing morning
She, with q number of other children, h. adj built
IRE of weeds, &c, from which her dress
caught, and before assistance reached her. her
c1o,hinR was burned entirely of, and she was
blisieIed from head to foot Dr. Newmlna-
tended her. but could do but little exc y, 10 re-
ieye the pain.
ACCIDENT.-About noon to-day, while M
ChaI les Hurdle was illustrating certain GYM
nasfic feits of the Gregory Brothers, To soLia
fr ends at Powers National Bank restaurant
on 18th street, he sprang upon the edge Of IN
trap door behind the bar, which being inse-
cuIely fast ned, gave way and precipitatC,.
him TO the paved floor below, d stance OF
EIGHT or nine feet. In the tall ne sprained hi
left ankle, besides receiving an ugly scar over
the forehead
The WCMAN's NATIONAL DRESS RsFoRn
AND EQUAL RIGHTs CONVENTION will ba held
In this city the last Wednesday and Thursd4y
IN April According 10 DR.. Mary T. Walker
Nv Women in all parts OF the country who feel
The terrible oppression OF fashionable, and other
chains, that prevent their living out of the
noblest impulses of Womanhood, will send
delegates 10 this convention"
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TIE NERNAL EQUINoX.-With tomorrow