Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-21

Street.
An adjourned meeting Of citizens residing in the
vicinity Of street north opposed to the laying Of
TaiToad NTH northern portion of the city was held
report Of the committee appointed at the meeting held
Col Dyer, from the committee of FIVE to waitupon
the officers Of he National Junction Railroad Com
Isny, reported that Mr Hallet Kilbourn, the presi
dent cfthe National Junction Railroad Company said
their company Intended to construct railroad for
freight and passenger trains TO be drawn by locomo
streets. from the tracks Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company 60 the end " the bridge in George
town; that when the selection made work would
be commenced az once; that the company would have
preferred ,uuneliIg under the city, between aud
streets; but they had met with So much local oppo-
sition that they had been unable procure the pas
rage Of an amendment to their charter author.
q route throuqh = or L streets as only temporary
expedient aud believed that the company. would
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company hal no pecu-
MARY interest in the National Junction railroad but
determination had been reached by his company with
regard 70 building any other portion of the road per
mitted 10y their charter, except the portion from the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad track to Georgetown;
that no determination had been reached in regard to
depots for their railroad for their location; that
with regard 10 the ultimate route permitted by their
charter runuing near the river it had been concluded
that its cost would make it impractieaB'c.
The Chair, Col Dyer then went on 10 state various
reasons why. IA Els opinion, the road should not he
allowed to- run through the streets in the northern
PORTION OF the city. There were other routes, he
dsmaCe to property holders. As this was but pre-
liIniTary meeting. which looked toward lengthy
MAI, aud give way to one Who had more influence
IT. The meeting EetgsSd to agSeFt the resignation
going out further, if they have determined on built
ing this road through the northern part of the city
exceed SIS Gee, while ON stree the improvements
were valued AZ between 100000 and S76OOOO. The
citizens on : street would not submit e. such All
Outrage and they would take up the tracks as fast
Mr. Fiuckel moved that the committee Of fifteen
en in the central portion Of the city aud enlist
H..
he IaIirpad company TO Iun their track along the
After discussion, 1T was agreed to choose commit
tee Of hve t. wait upon the Board Of Public Works
casc Tie Chair appointed Messrs. W. H. Clags TT
{, y; Thorn, John W. Boteler, W. II. Gaines and d.
TIE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES of Rosslvu
Seminary took place yesterday evening before
quite an ARRAY IF the friends AMI patrons OF the
institution. The exercises were of an unusually
interesting character, being iuliciOusy inter-
sPeiise9i win vocal and instrumental music,
IeCitations and essays. Miss Lizzie ,Johnston's
literary criticism upon '' Three Wise bIen Of
Gotham was aproduction of much merit. Mis-
Minnie Johnston, in her Essay upon Art, >
displayed power and skill which would do credit
To Older and more experienced writer's. The eS-
saws of Misses Howard. Hanson and Larner and
recitations by Misses Atkinson and McCaulcy,
were OF very high order. Miss Kendall was es-
recially happy in her rendering of Horace's
lode TO the Republic."- At the conclusion of
the exercises, medals were bestowed upon Misses
Johnston, Hanson and Howard, Of the gradu-
ating class, and Misses Larner, Seldncr, Hart
and Eichstadt, Of the under graduates An ex-
Ceed1ngly appropriate valediCtOry by Miss Lizzie
Johnston, and few kind words from Rev. Dr.
Sunderland, closed this pleasant entertainment
WAsHINGTONIANsI IN TROUBLEIS THE VEST
The Galesburg In.) Register OF the 10th inst.
says:-A family of emigrants, consisting of Ed
ward Carpenter, his wife, two half grown sons
and tour small children, the Youngest an infant
only few months old, passed through here this
afternoon, from Washington city on their way to
Quincy. ON attempting 20 ford the Wabash
river, near Terra Iiaute, they unfortunately got
INTO deep water, where they lost their entire out
nj, including wagon, team, money, household
effects, &c, to the value in ALL according to the
statement OF Mr.. Carpenter. of about "a ,0hL
The family with difficulty escaped with their
lives. They reached this city this forenoon, en-
trely ont of both money and provisions. Mr.
Carpenter represented himself TO be until re-
Gently marketman in Washington, possessed of
considerable means.
THE PHILOsOPHICAL SOCIETY OF WAsHIyG-
TON last night elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Joseph Henry; vice
presidents. VI. &. Meigs, Horace Capron, j. T.
Parker; secretaries, II. f. Craig Theodore Gill
POLLARD-LYoN CASE, No. 2.-The case OF
Mrs. Pollard agt. Lyon, for breach of contract
was called in the Circuit Court to-day. but Mr.
llayidge being absent IRON sickness, il was III
definitely postponed
BEAUTIFUL STYLES OF French ctruScan lew
ely that wears nearly equal to gold, received at
PTiggs jewclry store.
TUE PovSD is quiet to-day, only seven head