Evening star., 1869-08-03

on the north side ofP street north. between .th
street and Boundary street east; biii to grade
and gravel 18th street west. from q street north
10 Boundary street north hill 70 grade and
gravel N street north. from lAth street
westward 20 the Boundary; referred.
Mr.. Pardon. from the Com mittee on HEALTH
reported bill 70 pay Arthur Natsaas for
medicine furnished tue poor for the Fifth
Ward for the quarter ending December 81
Mr.. Beall introduced bill to amend an act
10 Crane and gravel street north, approved
March y. 1863: referred. =
The President stated that It was necessary
to appoint two members Of this Board on the
joint committee TO superin ten d dthe,construction
Of the Franklin School Building. and Messrs.
Williams and Browne were appointed.
Mr.. Hall, from the Coramittee on Ways and
Means, reported bill to pay DIR. W. w. Potter
for his services as coroner; passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Tinney, bill to grade and
gravel 5th street east, from A street north to
Maryland avenue, was passed.
Mr.. Browne, from the Committee on Way.
and Means, reported the bill to authorizs tine
Mayor to appoint janitor for the City Hall;
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on I'm.
provements, reported bills TO grade and gravel
T. street south, from 9Th to 18th streets east;
street north, from 10th street west to Western
Boundary; TO grade and gravel street south,
from New Jersey avenue to the canal; 9th street
east, between East Capitol and B street south;
Carroll street, between lst and I'd streets east;
for footways and cutters on the south side of
l. street north. betwoen 1st street west ana New
u.
between 18th and 7th streets west; to grade and
gravel 5th street east between E and G streets
south; bill to repave an alley in square No 3Is;
bill TO grade and gravel 18th street east, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and T. ist Capitol
street; passed. Bill to cause an alev to be con.
demned and graded in square No. 525; laid on
aIiev in sopsrs N ~, 5oe ne Of me
Chestnut street, and to change name thereof to
Sampson street; passed. Bill to construct
bridge on 2lst street west, at L street north:
n nv m In r..
bill 10 grade and pave the alley in square s22;
bill to set the curbstOnes and pave the foot.
ways and cutters on the north side of street
south, between 11th and i2th streets east a bill
to provide for the construction Of bridge
across the T,ber on q street north, between
North Capitol street and Delaware avenue;
passed. Bills for grading and graveling 1st
street west, from Virginia avenue to Maryland
avenue: for footways on the east side of weitth
street west. from Maryland avenue to Water
street; on the south side Of p street north, be.
tween 11th and 1ith streets west; on the west
side OF LIST street, from Virginia avenue to @
street south; on north side of ID street south,
from 9TH to 14th street west; on the south side
Of street north, betweeen 10th and Ilth streets
west; on north side of p street north, between
llth and lith streets west; passed.
Mr.. Beall, from the Committee on Drainage
reported bills authorizing water mains to be
reiaid in L street north, 10Th street west, to
Connecticut avenue; in M street north, from
20th to 21st street west, and N street north; in
H street north, from North Capitol street to 1st
street east; and bill TO construct a sewer in Z
street north. from 10Th street to the alley in
square 3l.. thence up said alley one hundred
and fifty feet: passed
Mr. McKnieht,- from the Committee on
Claims, reported bill tor the relief of q
MeAuhh, and bill for the relief of William
Smith: passed.
Mr.. Browne. from the Committee on Police,
reported bill introduced by Mr.. Boyd, to pro.
hibit the raising OF mosquitoes in the city of
Washington; after long debate the dill was
Bill repeating all acts and parts of acts i'm
~sAts~ A-p-
hay to be kept by seed dealers; bill granting
certain privileges TO H. b. James: bill to
license handcarts; passed.
AT IN this m orning the Board adjourned.
CRNTRAL CONVERSATIONAL CHURoH.-The
officers of this new church net last evening at
the residence of the pastor, DIR. Boynton, to
consult in regard to the opening services of
their organization. The new hall In the Young
Mems Christian Association building, which
has been leased by this congregation for one
condition to admit OF services neyt Sabb ith,
but ii was finally decided to wait till it was
complete in every part, and the first Sunday
OF September was fixed upon as the time for
the first service. The membership row mum.
bers 1856. The current expenses for the year
have all been subscribed, and great enthu.
terprise. The new hall will be Que of the
most beautiful of the public halls OF the CITY,
The seats will be upholstered arm.chairs. of.a
very easy and handsome pattern. The regular
number will be twelve hundred, while the hall
will hold fifteen hundred. without crowding
The system Of free seats has been adopted by
this church, and by this plan one OF the m ost
tasteful audience rooms in the city will b.
thrown open TO all. The church has NO con.
necuon with the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, which Is entirely unsectarian in its
character, but merely rents the hall, as bust
ness transaction, from the trustees Of that inst.
tuition.
HossH TaIrYRs,-A few days since intor-
nation was received by Lieut.. Austin, at the
sth precinct station, OF the loss OF horse bva
man named Parker, residing near Annapolis,
Md, and the officers being put Oh the lookout
they learned that two Eegroes, named James
Tayler and James Richardson, residing in E ISL
Washington. had been overheard some days
ago discussing plans for stealing horses An
Investigation INTO the fact resulted in their
rest and In the discovery that they had stolen
the horse in question, and after bringing him to
the city closely cropped his foretop, name and
tail, and turned him loose on the common near
the Almshouse where they could in future lay
hands on HIM. The animal was secured and
head quarters, while the thieves, who were rear ar.
rested on Sunday by Sergeant Poole and Officer
Prather, are held for further hearing.
Frs.n., or IA. I.sT1 Jrs1,cr uor1,xes.
HRAD.-The funeral Of Justice John 5. Hol-
hneshead, which took place from his late res.
ldence, on sth street, yesterday, was largely
walnut coffin, on which was placed a magnifi-
Cent wreath OF white roses. The religious exer-
| cises were conducted by Rev. John g. Smith, ID
| d., Of the Fourth Presbyterian, and Rev. DR..
Drinkhouss, OF the Methodist Protestant
church. The ll.bearers were Messrs. Ros
l A. Fish, Edward M. Drew, George Jillard,
1 w. w. Cox, James Lynch and John Tutley.
l The remains were Inferred at GleHwood ceme-
terry.
/ In BUeINRss-The Chicago Republican no.
l tices the business Of two gentlemen well and
L favorably known in Washington, saying
l "Ex.Governor Farwell, Of Wisconsin, who for
/ seven years has been principal examiner OF
i inventions in the United States Pa.ent Office,
4 and Major E. A. Ellsworth, q successful law.
i yer in the management of contested and rejected
| cases, have established an agency in this city,
| tor procuring American and foreign patents.
l and the transaction Of q general patent office
| business. The name OF the firm is Farwell,
| Ellsworth & Co. They have branch house
| at Washington, d. c."
DPCRAeID.-Mr. George H. King, a well
known resident Of the Northern Liberties, and
| for many years past in the employ OF Mr.
/ Douglass Moore, paper hanger, died a. his
residence on sth street, between p and z, or
| Sunday afternoon after an illness of eevera
1 months. The deceased was prominent
member Of the order Of Cdd Fellows. Metropo
| lis Lodge, No. f6, and the Grand Lodge anC
Columbian and the Grand Encampments ari
this afternoon attending his funeral.
| LETTER OARRIIRs,-Mr. James E. Bell
| Superb tendent Of the Carriers Department o
| the City Post Once, reports the work done b.
i the carriers during the month OF July, as FOL