Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-20
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.


rpairS e strcets and bridges read and referred
the Public Schools read and laid over under the
Mr. Quick from the committee, reported back the
Council bill providing for the expenditure Of the
the market fund in the hands Of the GoVernorp for eng
penditure; read the third time and passed. Ad-
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs-Mr. Bursley. from
the ConInittee on Conference on the bill providing
for the appointment of public printer submitted
made subject 20 confirmation by the Council and
h.nse 81 Delegates, each acting in its Individual
Mr.. Cassin introduced bin to prevent the use Of
second hand barrels, boxes, bags, &c, unless the
Mr.. solomOns Introduced bill in relation to
HACKNEY CARRIAGES,
which was referred to the ComInttee on Police.
This bill i based on the hackney laws Of Paris and
out license Charges TO be made at given rates
either per hour or per trip and the driver Of hack
in the limits Of Washington or Georgetown at the
same rate, the distance great small. He mnst
penalty Of fine Of i've dollars for refusal and must
present 70 every passenger upon entering his vehicle
this under penalty o ten dollars for every eis
sloni one dollar per mile or fraction thereof may
outside OF said city limits. Two persons shall be
carried To te same place for the same price charged
lof one and four Tor the price charged for three
and no passenger shall be taken In unless by the
consent 81 those who may have previously engaged
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
reported back bill TO construct a sewer in square
s4S- and resolution for the erection of watering
referred to the Committee on Drainage So ordered
Mr.. Hunt, from the Committee on Police, reported
ing the or ffe c6 6S
to continue business, with amendments Mr. Moore
submitted an amendment that its provisions shall
not apply to livery stables restaurants, &C. located
under the laws of the Corporations ON petition OF
third time and passed.
Mr. Hunt, from the same committee, reported bill
of box i'm nd
oil from 20 70 Slo0, which was reads second time.
amendment excluding gymnasiums where the art of
boxing Is taught as branch Of physical culture,
MI Burgess, from the Committee Laws aud
Jndeisry EeR0rted bin making The aeknoTledge
and territories Of the same effect if taken in the
Mr.. Brown reported from the Committee on Health.
fesslGton reieIred TO that Committee directing that
fora cattle yard, and it was adopted.
corr.,, ,;,,s .r eSS1AoiL Bills
main through New Jersey avenue and to prov ie for
an additional supply Of Potomac water, and author
ferredto the Committee on Drsinane' '"'e anu re-
Joint resolution tCounci) directing that the money
Market Company for the relief Of the enor Sy tine
pended under the order and direction Of the Cover
mittee Of Ways and Means
an ste for the ag
nor ssTa fsad1s and on motion q Mr. Solo
=
Bill to provide for the appointment of twelve in
Mr.; Campbell introduced bill for the relief of W s
for the erection of drinking fountains in Compliance
with the petition Of the Society for the Prevention of
.rueny 70 ANIMALS; referred to the Committee on
MI. dickson, by unanimous consent, introduced a
Hall shall not be granted to any individual or cor-
as:5. z 5s5sS vote Of the
The Reported Woman Poisoning Case.
SENSATION STORY SPOILED.
Coroner's Inquest on The Body Of Della Frances
Thomas.
b, Our morning contemporaries publish an account Of
because Of jealousy but the Coroner woman ,daR
establishes the fact that neither loaf sugar soaked
death. The facts in the seem to be that Della
FRANCES Thomas, colored girl about Il years old,
square bounded by ID and and sth and 9Th streets.
complained Of headache which grew worse until fi Il
Issu ai IN eonypsiGns, and ON Sunday night last
eoloIed people the effect that She had been poisoned
by Henrietta jackson, who had been seen to give
among the colored people in the neighborhaoI ami
the parents Of the deceased girl advised to pro-
taken into custody, and Coroner Potter 4ras notified
to hold an inquest over the deadlbody Of the girl,
fenwick and Leach, held post morten exaInina-
The coroner's inquest was held AZ the First Pre-
cinct station to-day
d and raS-
tined that be and DR. Leach held post yaorteIn eT
animation, and found the heart, stomach and liver
much congested, which produced death Tire was
20 appearance of the stomach Indicating that poison
DIR; G. p. Fenwck testified that he was called to
see deceased on Saturday morning last found from
and treated her accordingly; there was no eyideuc
# poison and she ey identity died from congestion
Rena Thomas, mother of deceased, testified that
dfeessee on thursday evening went out to play with
with handful Of sugar, which She was eating She
si.er e 9t fsying curious
until Friday, when she became senseless and re
NAMED so until Sunday night at Il O'Clock, when She
Laura Bennett colorud testified that last Saturday
night she met Henrietta Jackson, and heard her say
that Della had told lie her and She was going 70
Poison her: She was half square of when she
Chloe Paine testified that she going past where
Della lived ON street, and saw Henrietta passing
Shae1er and they both ea sff Ne i 81 1es
heard was TIT Della was dead.
minutes the jury returned verdict that death wa.
caused by congestion of the BRAIN produced by natu
release OF the prisoner, and she went away rejoicing
UNION CAMP MEErING-Sercrn Circuit and
Washington Distriet.-At a meeting of represen-
tatives Of the various Methodist Churches in fine
District of Columbia, held at Wesley Chanel last
evening, to take into consideration the imitation
cordially extended the citizens of the District
Dy inc H' mDers oi severn Circuit, to be present
az the great camp meeting which will be held
shortly In Jackson's woods, one and halfmies
fromthe Annapolis and Elk Ridge railroad. six
miles below Annapolis Junction; Rev. Dr.
James A NcCauley, presiding elder of the
Washington district, In the chair; the following
committee of arrangements, OF one member
from each Of the Methodist Churches in the Dis
uict, was appointed TO notify the Severn Cir
cult committee of the acceptance of their inyi-
tation by this meeting, and also to make neces-
sary arrangements for the accommodation of all
he n fha
Mr.. Willett, Wesley Chapel +. +. Simpson.
Foundry Church; John A. Ruff, METROPOLITAN:
Mr.. Worthington, McKendree Chapel; Mr.
Bates, Georgetown; Mr.. WOrmley, Union