Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-09
LEGIsLArIyE ASSEMBLY.

buildings in certain realities. suitable for arkei
pIrposes. was rsieIr.di
Bo.ra u Public Works % furnish plan and esti-
nate fos the enlargement Of the FIRE engine house in
MT Brsps, from the Judiciary. committee, re-
SOerspheT, and defining. his duties, with amend.
ments which were agreed to- the bill WAS then read
House tsi providing for the election BY ballo. Of
certain DIS riot "nicers was Laid over:
the Goyersor in relation to the title to the savage
.n p S The
House bin authorizing the Baltimore and Potomac
S Snfosd Spsny 70 Lay tenHSsasy track frog
Ohio Company VA. Reported back from the coma
mittee on pubic work: and property and passed.
being depriy ed Of money justly due them in conse
suehce Of the delay in passing the deficiency bill
Ne & the s @ to tfs %
without any data on which the items should have
The following resolution was adopted That the
Governor be requested to inform the Council what
bureaus Of the present eovernment for advertising,
printing ano binding, and what amount remains
unpaid on sccount Of orders or contracts for this
Mr.. Browne introduced a bill appropriatius SO
ousiy paid; laid over. Adjourned ~ '"'
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr. Boswell intro
and ana e Of
District Nh Rn Of SSlu NIB refer red; .o
COMM ssion: adj pied
Mr.. soiOmons, from the committee Of ways aud
pei satIon OF lamplishteIs; report adopted.
Offices, reported bill creating the offices of watch
man a, the District armory, messenger 10 the Regis
of the members Of the late Water Board, and the
fmm iss toner's OF the severa! markets.
ing compensation to the commissioners OF the mar
kets agreed TO- Also, to str Ike ont the third section
Ter Board agreed to- Mr.. Campbell NOV ed to strike
out Tatehn an At the District armory; agreed to.
Of messenger to the ONCE Of Register Il wills. az
saa On q goo Pm sn9 Ga Ssi passed. sss
The CoLoRED ORPHANS HoMR.-At the an
Colored Orphans Home to- day, a quorum was
present. After the reading and acceptance Of
the treasurer's and secretary's report, the ladies
proceeded to ballot for officers for the ensuing
year, resulting in the election of the following
ladies, viz Mrs. s. q. POmeroy, president; Mrs.
Mcclellan, vice president; Mrs. G. Crandel,
treasurer; Mrs F. Ba<lett, secretary. Board
Bigelow, Mrs. F. Underhill, Mrs. j. M. Blanch-
ard, Mrs. j. s. Brown, Mrs w. F. Nelson, Mrs
NJ Hopperton, of W ashington; Mrs. Porter Bax-
ter, and Miss Louise Swan, of Vermont. eTrus-
tees-Hon. Sayles j. Bowen, Geo. F. Mcclellan,
The affairs lat the f Home continue in -four.
ishing condition, which is very gratifying to all
great part to the help received from friends
everywhere, particularly i'm this city. The la.
dies here return their warmest thanks to those
friends, and pray them to continue their good
omces curing the year, for the wants at the
Home are never-ending.
LOBBYISTS CAN'T STAY AT THE ARLINGTON
WITHOUT MONEY TO PAY THEIR HOTEL BILLS
This morning officer Guy, OF the 4th precinct, at
the request Of the proprietors of the Arlington
house, took into custody middle aged man, who
calls himself w. g. Muir, and says he halls from
sugar Grove, Pa, and is employed to lobby the
soldiers home stead bill through Congress. He
IS under the charge of vagrancy, and 1t is al.
legged that he is a professional hotel 0dead-
beat" 1t is alleged that he has been staying
some two weeks at the Arlington, and not set
thing up his scores the proprietors presented
their bill last evening, and were told that he
would give them check in the morning for the
amount. This morning he was observed bund-
ling up his papers and other chattels prepare
tory to leaving without squaring his account
when the arrest was made. He acknowledged
that he has no bank account or money. Held to
answer at the evening session of the Police
Court.
Two MORE DIvoRCEs.-TO-day, Judge wylie,
in the Equity Court, made a decree divorcing
M1llie Smith from the bonds of natrimony with
Charles b. Smith. The parties were married in
December, 1866, and they lived together until
october, 1865, when he was arrested for larceny
and sentenced to Jail for three months, and in
March, 1869, he was sentenced to the ALBANY
penitentiary for two years and half. The evi-
dence was taken by Mr.. j. j. johnson, and Mr..
A. X. Browne appeared for petitioner.
Also decree in the case Of Elizabeth Lam.
mond agt. EnOch hammond, who were married
in 1869 and lived together until the close of the
year, when he left, and is now reported to be
living with another woman in Rhode Island
Mr.. Browne appeared in this case, and Mr.
johnson took the testimony.
The MARKET FOR MARINE PRopuCrs.-In-
hat nf fha pna lofI II olxl
reports arrivals and sales of marine products as
follows Schooner American Coaster, 500 BUSH
els Deep Creek oysters sales at 6Oc ash; schooner
Emma Alven, 400 bushels YocomicO oysters, sold
at zoe as LIS per bushel slOop Cobb's Creek 600
bushels RappahannOcks, small, sold at &C.. large
$1.5O: schooner Flying Fish, 800 bushels POGO
moke oysters, small. G0c, larger 81 % per bushel
y barrels seaside oysters offered at s4.25 per
barrel.
MORE LIGHT.-The Board of Public Works ave
erect lamps at the following localities:-13 on
street, between 4th and 10th; 8 on G street, be-
tween Sd street and New Jersey avenue north
west; on street, between I'd and Sd; 26 on 81
street, between North Capitol and eth east; on
4th street. between r and New York avenue
northwest; on M street, between 18th and 10th
northwest; % on New Jersey avenue, between
street and New York avenue.
A STOLEN Coat RECovERED-Quick Work
An old gentleman who had some business In
a
the banisters in the third story, from where 1t
was stolen. The loser at once notified Detective
Bigley, who In very few minutes overhauled q
man, named John H. Reiden, in Murder Bay
who had just left the coat at q rancho in that
desirable locality. The property was recovered,
and Reiden was taken to Police Headquarters.
SUDDEN DEArH-Yesterday, Chas. H. Slater,
who lost a leg In the fight at Fredericksburg,
was discovered to be quite sick, and his friends
were about to take him to q hospital, but while
putting him in conveyance he died. The de-
ceased served in the 9th New York regiment
during the war. The coroner did not hold an
inquest, as it was apparent that he died of gen.
eral debility.
HOTEL CHANGE.-By the advertisement else
where it will be seen that Mr.. James Sykes, late
of Wizards Hotel, has taken a lease of the Jen-
ness House, rechristening 1t The Imperial Hotel.
Mr.. Sykes is so well and favorably known to the
travelling public that the problem with him will
not be-where are his guests to come from? but
how shall he find roomifor them all?
FROM James l.. Kervand we have the Lddy's
Journal and Hdrper's Bdzdr for January 20.
GEORGETOWN.
GOLDEN WEDDfNG.-The residence of Mr.. and
ClpmenfS