Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-07

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and sclemops-Ii;; nays Messrs. B}swelf. Bursley,
Mr.. Brown submitted resolution :hat ZACH ply
stefan and aP9theeaTy to The PesT shall have IN
what hour tat least per day. they can be found
for graiuitous consultation, under penalty Of re
noyel for failure to Comply with the provisions Of
the law; which was referred.
RBPoRTs FROM COMMITTEES, ETC.
MT Hall, from the Committee on Charities, report
pertinent Of charities and corrections and ask I'd
Dc ISs harsed from the q 90 much Of
and that the remainder be referred 20 the Committee
Mr.. soiomons from the Committee on WAYS ana
Means, reported, by unsnimeus consent the bil
teae aR & S bonds SE and 81 s
debtedness Of Washington. Read the second time
Council bill providing for the appointment of com
missioners TO codify the laws was taken mp for
third reading, aud was made the special order for
House bill providing for the appointment of jus
tees OF the peace, was made the special order for
Bill providing for licensing intelligence offices,
was read q third time and passed.
Bill providing for the Inspection Of petroleum was
Mr. Boswell called mp the bill to provide for the
lay ing Of the S6ipch water main, and moved II be
madea special order for Wednesday at 5o'clock.
The bill to prescribe the distance to be maintained
between carts while IN motion was taken up for
Mr.. Boswell suggested that it would be well to
legisate as to the speed OF all vehicles, especially
Mr. Moore called attention to the fast driving about
the market.
Mr.. Hunt moved that the bill be recommitted 10 be
amended to include all matters relating 10 the
government Of vehicles while in motion: agreed 20.
House bill 10 prevent the carrying of concealed
weapons taken up. read third time and passed.
bif TO EXEMPT the wearing apparel oil deceased
taken from the Speakers table, read third time,
!. Mi Hunt, from the Committee on Police, reported
the bill to prohibit gift concerts and exhibitions;
winch was read second time and ordered to be
Mr., Solomons introduced a bin to prevent the
the purpose Of laying dust before sweeping Which
was read first time and referred 20 the Committee
on Drainage and Distribution Of Water.
The Council bill for the suppression of gambling
was taken up for third reading, and pending its
consideration, the House adjourned.
EXCITING CHASE AFTER BURGLARs.-About
3 O'Clock, this morning, special officer Wilson,
on duty On 9TH street. north OF Pennsylvania
avenue, noticed light in the grocery establish
ment of Mr.. II. w. Hall, No. 81 9Th street, and
supposng that there were burglars at work
gave an alarm, when Sergeants johnson and
Clements, officers Howe, Hollingberger, Rior-
dan, Fainter, and others, including Messrs.
Chedal, Robert Narrower, and other citizens,
responded, and arranged themselves so as to
prevent the escape of the operators. They.
however, ran out OF the back door Of the store
and over the fencing and Out-houses in the cen
ter OF the square. One of them, il is stated,
climbed over the back building of Beck's res
taurant, and he was subsequently, found on the
coal pile in Guinand's yard and taken by Off
GERS Riordan and Hollinberger TO the Fourth
Ward station-house, where he gave the name of
Robert Howard. and his age as 10. While the
back premises were being searched, a colored
man, named Edward Carter, found in the
backyard OF Barbour & Hamilton's store, and
lie too was taken TO the station house, but this
morning IL was ascertained that he had been
sleeping in the store but finding il too warm
moved into the yard. The officers in making
this search got into some pretty tight places.
Officer Howe, squeezing under q house, wedged
in so tightly that it was with difficulty he got out
again. The attempt on the safe was ex-
uemely clumsy one, and with the tools left on
the premises ii was impossible for the burglars
to pry the safe open. The only damage done to
il was the wrenching of OF the handle and de-
rangement of the lock.
OWNERS OF LoTs IN HUNTINGTON, Maryland,
will be pleased to learn that the Postmaster
General the past week appointed and commits
stoned postmaster tor That place, and provided
Tor permanent Office with daily mail. The
Office is to be put in operation by Mr. y. c. Lang,
the postmaster, az once. We also noticed in the
Prince Georges county paper thata committee
consisting OF MIR. Benz. III. Beckett, Mr. John Il.
Clark, and Mr.. Robert Bowie, appointed by the
county commissioners as examiners, will meet
at Huntington, on the 18th instant, in order to
locate four public roads, diyergiBg from the
public roads now in use and centering at Hunt
ineton, the junction of the Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroad" We further hear that there is a
prospect Of either division Of the county OF
Prince Georges, or of the removal of the county
seat to a more accessible point, at an early day,
years, and chat Huntington is freely spoken of
as the one beneficial point which can meet the
necessary requirements, and as from tn at place
the three arms of the main stem and lateral
branches OF the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
stretch forth through different sections of the
county and Is equally accessible TO and from
think the new cityin the wilderness named after
our fellow citizen, VIM. s. Huntington, of the
First National, stands forth very probable
candidate for the public favor in years to come.
BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL CoNvEyTIoS-R5u-
cation Of ColoTed People, eic.-The Baptist
EDUCATIONAL Convention is now in session at Rich
mOnd. AT the meeting on Wednesday the
address of Rev. DR. Huntington, OF this city, ON
the duty of pastors with regard to the education
of the young in their congregation, was delivered
The importance not only Of secular education,
but of Christian education, formed the main
topic of the discourse. At the close of the ad-
dress, Rev. DIR. Samson, of this city, arose to
make few remaks, stating that he was not pre-
pared for 50 rare treat as the address of Rev.
DIR. Huntington. 1000
Prof King, of wayland institute, read an ad.
dress ON the education Of colored people. Much
had been said about the obligation of Baptists to
educate the negro. How was this to be done?
/ We must have University where discipline and
|, training must be thorough, and education
academic and theological must be taught.
Rev. DIR. Samson thought that General How
ard had leaped too far la the future, and that
Prof Kings idea would hardly be realized in
this generation. 81
A WARSING TO PEOPLE WHO WEAR 300
WAToHEs.-Yesterday afternoon Officer Dins-
more noticed ga suspicious character" in the
neighborhood of It'll and II streets, looking into
the windows, and ascertaining that he had
watch, asked him the time, and noticing that it
was a very fine one he took him in custody and
carried him TO the seventh precinct station. He
gave the name Of Horace Edwards; and the
watch being examined, was found to correspond
TO the description of one valued at siOO) which
was stolen from one of the guests of the Kirk
wood House on the 18th OF June. The man en-
tered Mr.. John Wahl's store for the purpose of
getting key, and Mr.. w. noticing that the
watch was a stem-winier, had his suspicious
aroused and followed him, calling the offieer's
attention to him. The watch proved to be the
one taken from Mr.. ID. w. Clegg, of New York,
in June, when he lost other articles and IL is not
unlikely that this arrest may lead 20 the recov-
cry of the rest OF the property. Edwards was
taken 10 the Police Court, and committed for
the action of the grand jury.
In THESE DAYS, when some of our merchants
find ii necessary to advertise lists of prices in the
various newspapers in order TO attract customers,
it gives pleasure to state that the same quality
and even finer varieties Of boots and shoes are
sold at even lower rates at the extensive boot
and shoe store OF George Il. Wilson & Co., No.
f23 Seventh street, between ID and T. Ladies'