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

MI dkAl eIpnlttea q reeoIauon requesting tie
GUvernor to eonmunieste TO the Council the .
Nj. SuEsI, fromfhe q minutes, on SiSsSce, re-
nne, .ct 70 isie eSect ilnnae5islss with several
s ssa which were ssreed to, and the b!l
a message was received from the House Of Dele.
House w he bill anssSsisi IN ' tse
SSsslnor TO cah in the outstanding claims u he
'Retsrrsd TO the Comrnttse on Finanes -"
Mr; Gross, from the Committee on Rules. reported
m ns; ich were agreed to. and the report wa
mr. Peck irtr1 duced a bill prohibiting any mem.
peg 81 either House from being interested, directly
OF IN any contract or purcha made for
ment to be made ON account Of any contract IN
which such msnber may be Interested Any mem
any officer who shall unlevfuIy audit certify e, or
pay any such claim growing OUT of such cont act or
and upon eonSiction sasreof shaIi be- ped not
exceeding 5cl0 and imprisoned lot less than three
ofhce. Any moneys paid upon any contract or pur-
chase IN which q member Of either House may be
the member so interested. or from the person 10
whom the payment was made. or from any officer Of
the government who knowingly audited. certified
to- allowed or paid such moneys, or the claim upon
which such moneys, was paid. La over.
To days Proceedings.
COUNCIL.-Mr. Peck introduced bill to pro-
District of Columbia. Laid over under the rules.
Mr. Brown introduced bill to regulate the sys.
lem q pharmacy aud the sale of poissnons drugs in
person be allowed to dispense or cornponud nedi1
s,,nes WITHOUT Diploma, signed By eficers OF a
provisions OF the act. Laid oyer uader the rules
JuRoEs DRAwN.-To-dayM essrs Cook, (Reg-
lster,) and Laird, tClerk.) of Washing ton and
Georgetown respectively, drew at the Office of
TIE Clerk OF the Court the following TO serve "a
Jurors at the ensuing term of the Criminal
Court, which will be convened On the third
Monday, 18th inst.,) in this month: :
Grand JsroTs.--O. q. Wight, 4th ward: r. W.
johnson, 9Th ward; o. Il. t. Richardson, 2d
ward; Leopidas Scott, 5th ward VIM. Gait, Sd
ward; Fielder Msgruier, An ward: n. q. Jobn
son, Ith ward; Edward Hsndley LIST ward: Rob
ert y. Hewitt, Sd ward; L. A. Stevens, "a ward:
Thomas Dronay, Sd ward; VIM. Nottingham,
etR WARD; Peter Berry Georgetown; A. Lepreux
"a ward; Jos L.. Pearson, Tth ward: Parker
Teagle, ID ward; W. III. Hayson, TN ward:
hobt. Rawlings. Georgetown; Hubert Ford, 7th
ward; Chas. L. Catcher, "a ward; VIM Beckett
It'll ward; Jacob Vefhmeyer, 2d ward: George
w. Calvert, 4th YARD.
Petit yurors.--Thomas Lowndes, eth ward:
town; John G- Stock. 9Th ward; Albert Brooks
TN ward; James Brown, 9Th ward; Jacob r.
Staub, Georgetown; Chase Rows, 9Th ward;
town; Cornelius Peck, 9TH ward; Georye ".
GOodall, 7th ward; Robert Collins, 9th ward:
Lewis Clephape. I'd ward; VIM. j. Wilson, I'd
o.
1tt ward; John X. Mcdonnell, 7th ward; John
3. Brent, 1st ward; VIM. H. Pope, Sd ward:
Perry Carson, 1th ward; John Stephenson,
county: A. M. Boswell, eth ward; John b.
Clagett, county; Nicholas Eckhardt, lat ward
TIE NEW OFFICERS AT THE CrTY HALL
To-day, Major Lubey, the new Water Regis
trar, took possession Of his office at the CITY
Hall, and u. Richards took his seat as Auditor.
Register Cook to-day filed his bond in q, 600,
Messrs. Todd and Cross sureties. Mr. Willard
the new Comptroller, has not entered upon his
duties as yet; neither has Mr.. Slater, the new
Collector OF Taxes, but he will, it is understood,
enter on bis duties tomorrow morning, and il
IL said will have Major w. ID. Bramhall As his
deputy. Mr.. Slater filed his bond with Gov.
Cooke in the sum Of $50 900, as also Mr.. Rich
ards the Auditor his, in the sum of $4,000.
BASE BALL-The Forest City Club of Rock
ford, H., arrived here this morning, and are
stopping az the st. James. This afternoon thew
will play the Amateur nire Of the Olympics, and
tomorrow they will try their hand again with
the Blue Stockings" whom they defeated on
their recent Western tour. Since they left home
thew have played some very fine games and
Yesterday they defeated the famed Athletics at
Philadelphia, the score being eleven to ten.
with the Olympics at Rockford they drove the
ball over the out feldors heads several times. n
We are to judge by the record of the two clubs
made this season, we may expect a very fine dis.
play ofthe popular game tomorrow.
The "Blue Stockings" and Arlington met
YESTERDAY on the Nationals grounds, and PLAYED
a very one-sided game, resulting IN favor of the
former by score or3i to4.
THE REPAIRS AT THB CAPIToL.-workmen
are row engaged in tearing up the floor OF the
Hall Of Representatives in the Capitol prepara-
tory to putting down a new hardwood floor and
rearraDgiDg the heating and veBtilating fiues.
The work OIL arranging for the removal OF the
trance OF the Rotunda was begun vesterd.v.
They viii be taken from their present positlon
this week. but will not be set up In the Rotunda
ior some time: The enlargement OF the passa-
ges between the two wings Is progressing finely,
and will be great Improvement.
THE NEW BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
organized last evening; present, Messrs. Bsyly.
"aser was chosen president, and the rules
and regulations ut prs,su, sy,-. -.-. .ne az
partment were continued in force until othet-
wise ordered. Messrs- Bayly, Smith, and b.
ker were appointed q committee to revise the
rules and regulations. A resolution was adopt
ed allowing the superintendent OF the fire alarm
telegraph the use Of the extra horse and wagon
belonging to the fire department. Adjourned.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovzRNoR.-The
following appointments were made YESTERDAY
by Gov. Cooke: School .Trustee-John Ran
dolph, Second District. Clerk to Fire Commits
sioners-Herbert BARLEY. Clerk in the Comp
trollere Ofice-Gideon w. Larner. GARBAGE
Monroe, Fourth district.
The following appointments were made by
Gov. Cooke this afternoon Frank ID. Suuires,
Operator in the Fire Alarm office, and q. W.
Swaggart, Waterman in the west wing Of the
City Hall.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILRoAD-The
Washington and Ohio Railroad Company have
advertised for proposals. to be received until
the 18th instant, for the graduation, masonry
and bridging of the road from Hamilton, its
present western terminus, to Winchester, dis
lance Of 81 miles, the whole to be completed by
May Of next year.
NEW PUBLICATIoEs.-From j. ShIllinoton
we have BalJoN's Magazine for July and the
American Agrieniturist for June; from Philip &
Solomons HaTpeY's Bazar for June II.
MARTIN CRoSIH, chief engineer Of the fire
department. received his commission to-day
and entered upon the discharge OF his duties.
=. THE COURTs.
CIRCUIT COURT, To DAY, Jxdgs Wvhs-Cis.
sell sst. sharp verdict for defendant Myers q
man ct al. sgt. Mills; on trial.
EQUITY COURT "A large amount OF routine
was tr ansac ted in this courl
POLICE COURT. TO-DAY. Jkdgs sasl.-Mary
Conner, charged with using profane aud indecent
language; fined s. Mary Hutts drunk and disor-
derlJ lined IS. Myra Dale. same; fned 80. To-