Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-17

| ORPHANS COURT, JUICE PurceH-Yestei
gay, ths last win Of w. Ii. Gibson was Med.
inIIy proven, and admitted To PROBATE aud re
cord Letters trstamentarv wore issued t.
MARINA A Gibson. Laura N. " ihams q uaii.
nsda admlnistratrix OF John Williams; bond
In stu, and Margaret Fitzgerald as executiix
OF ID Fitzgerald; bond In Si5,tD0. The account
OF me guardian of Fran els and Anne Clavlony
were approved and passed.
JURORS DRAWN. To-day the following
named were drawn at the Clerk's office 10 sery4
as jurors TO the next term of the Criminal Cour-
G. I'D mencing on the first Monday in March, b,
messrs. Lard and Callan, clerks of George
towB corporation and the Levy Court Of the
county, Mr.. Boswell, the Register, being ab.
sent from sickness:
Grand Jurors VIM. f. Garrett, 9th ward
samuel I. Ellis, 5th ward; August BruehI,
samuel Cross, 9th ward; Clement Thompson,
county; Calvin Payne, Georgetown: Attire d
Earrall, 9th ward; VIM. E. Patterson, Ist ward;
Charles H. Manning. 4th ward: JOS E. Law
Ith ward, August Voss, ID ward: Samuel II
Stevens, LIST ward; j. d. Robinson, Georga-
town; John M. johnson, ith ward; George w
Stephen ID. Plumsill, 9th ward T. O. Lewis,
4th ward; Z. d. Brook county; s T. Brown,
Georgetown; David NJ Kelsey, 9th ward; !.
w: Rumsey. 9Th ward; Charles g. Anderson,
PETIT JurOrs-Thomas T. Coulter, LIST ward;
James A. Rely. Georgetown; Richard Hen :
derson, h. +. Cuttings, 7th ward; VIM Ruthcr.
IoId, I'd ward; James Fullaiove. 5th ward;
Thomas J. Frazier. 4th ward; Pat Garvey
county: Robert CLARK, 9th ward: Brven r
Johnson, John kessler, James Biggiu, 1t
county Francis Young. Isl ward: Chas Bopp'
9th ward; Wm. Proctor. I'd ward; Ohas. Cham
pion Josiah l.. Venable, 9Th ward: Amo.
Rowley. I'd ward; Jackson Humphrey. I'm
ward; John U. Evans. 4th ward; John W. KEEL
ley. I'd ward; q. w. White. 9th ward; August
koscb' I'd ward; John II. Crane, 4th ward.
REMOVAL OF ATzBRoDr's BoDY TO GLEN.
(EMKTKRY.-Aa in
days STAR, the order for the removal of Atze.
rodt's body from the Arsenal was handed by
yo31 =, AtIerodt, brother OF decHas d, to Mr..
j w. Plant, undertaken, late on Monday after
noon. MIR. r. went to the Arsenal YESTERDAY
morning and the body being delivered to him
ne carried 1t to his warehouse, No. 400 TN st
TN opening the box, which had somewhat
decayed, The vial containing the name wis
found, and the bones were scattered about
the upper part OF his 'kull being On one side
OF the box and the lower law OF the other
while the spine was cOpsicer bly, curved
The remains were gathered up and arranged in
CONN, which was to-day AT II O'Clock re-
cOmpanied by John e.. Atzerodt and his
business partner, Mr.. Kalb, and IN are depIs-
tied In the receiving vault TO await the arri al
IN the city OF other members Of the family b.
fore the final interment takes place.
Atzerodt, IL Is stated, when visited by Rev
Dr. ButieI on the morning before his execu.
uon. mad MS Testament in his hand. and point
ing 10 me pass age, "There is nothing in secret
but what shall be made known" requested DR.
b. 10 preach to young men from that text.
DlsTRiBUTIoN OF WoOD.-Mr Peter Camp-
bell.who supeIlntends the distribution OF WOOD
to the poor, desires To ackno Wedge tn assist.
ance rendered him in the work by M-ssrs
Muirhead, Thompson and Van Riswick, from
Greens wharf, in the Fifth and Sixth Wards.
OF Mr. I. X. Riley and VIM. Yates. of Riley's
aud JohnsoD's wharves. to the Third. Fourth
and Seventh Wards; of Messrs. John Clark aud
VIM. Mctiraw, at foot of 18th street 10 IN.
Second Ward and OF Thomas II. Masten and
j. Montgomery, of q leason d Gienn's wharf
TO the First Ward. These gentlemen have up
10 TINS date distributed wood TO upwards OF
&Ho persons. in quantities of one-sxth aud
oDe-thlTd of "A cord each. The owners OF the
wharves are also entitled TO thanks for having
furnished wharfage free.
fTNERAL.-The funeral of the late Henry A
GaTet, a member Of the Metropolitan PJiic-
force, and "A wetl-known resident of S1utn
Washington, took pllce from his late e-idan y
corner OF 1th and streets, and II was well
attended.
The services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Baldwin. Of Ryiand Chapel, and al their coz
clusion, the remains We're taken TO the Con.
gressional Cemetery, where they were inferred
The procession was composed OF detail OF
nifty policemen under Lient. Noonap; Liucoin
lamp No. 2. Sons Of Liberty, headed by
H,sld's Washington Band; Eastern Lodge NJ
Z: and Columbian Encampment No. >, I. O. -
r, headed by Prosperi's Band.
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ILLEGAL YOTING.-The grand jury OF the
Criminal Count are now engaged IN taking -
umony in regard TO alleged illegal voting in
Jnne LAST, and II is thought, from the fact that
the witnesses having come from almost every
voting precinct, that they are not confinIng
themselves exclusively To the Fifth Ward Case
(where q plumber OF soldiers OF the 18th iufau-
try vo'ed) but intend 10, II possible, to finG a
true bill against ali who violated the law IN
this respect in all sections OF the city.
AcCrDENT.--Yesterdaym morning, Mr.. J ~
Power, proprietor OF the National Bank
Restaurant, on 18Th street, opposite the
Treasury Department, while in the ac, OF
lighting cigar accidentally fell through a
trap door b-hiDd his bar leading to the cellar,
breaking his right leg, and bruising OF her pnr.
lions OF has body. Surgical and was rendered
by Dr. keasby, and this morning the wounded
man is doing well.
| FIRENEN's BALLs-The firsmen are maxi 2
arrangements for series of balls, the proofs
OF which will b. applied TO The purchase of
| uniforms and preparing their apparatus tor a
grand parade on the Attn OF March. The Frank.
lin Engine Company, No. :, give a bali on
| the Hibernia, of the United States fire brigad.
give enc on the 22d OF February, at Carusi's
Saloon.
| BOYS IN BLUE.-Brigadier General 10 yiab
Venable, commanding I'd brigade BOYS in Blue
has made the following appointments for STAFF
officer: AdJutant General, Clarence NJ Barton
| Assistant Adjutant General, VIM. Boron
Quartermaster, VIM. +. Vermillion; Surgeon,
| A. w. Tucker; Chaplain, James Hill; hi. H.
| Camp, Alex. Mckenzie.
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fHE FIRE CONMIssIONRRs.-E meeting vas
| called last evening OF the Fire COMMITS $40 ners
for the purpose OF perfecting arrangement q
| receive visiting iremen on the 4th of M.rch
| but no quorum being present IL was deter.
| mined 70 call meeting on to morrow after oou
| at o'clock.
| THE SrKAN1R COLUMBIA-This staunch old
| craft, which for many years has been plyiua
| between Baltimore ana the District Of Coium.
| bia, has been undergoing a thorough rspa.I
| during the winter, and on Saturday next will
| resume Der regular trips, stopping at ali the
principal landings on the Potomac
y. II. BLISS, ESQ, City Surveyor Ief, Ias,
| night for New York on business connected
with his once, and will be absent for q week OF
| Two In the meantime the duties Of the s,i,i .
Will be discharged by his assistant Mr.. W ID ;.
| Maine.
| AT HALp-MAsf.-The nag to the Az str.a,
| police station has been flying at half-m 10.
| day, In memory OF the death Of policeman
| Henry A. Garrett, which occurred on Nopd fy
| evening, at his residence in South Washing 2.
| ton. -
| AT CANTERBURY they have military >,n.
| sational piece, brought ont with much celia. a,
| the Tammapy, In New York, W here il d 4. %
| large crowds. Besides this piece they have ON
| the boards many other attractions.