Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-29

Alreveh.-Our familiar spirit sill Continue
Us laboTs au.i 4 the ruins o: this aucien, and
'eIeI2o.o city, ana rot without SUCCESS. I:
will be rscClieo;ed tina. We presented to tx
readers Ct the STIR on Monday last an account
OF the balioting amorg the patriots Of the
soTe- i Ward Of Nineveh for a candidate Is =
Mayor, and explained that a public SPIRITED
ciiiaen oi that ancient burg named Hil., beat
Mr. lowers On that occasion. This is not al!
the Information IL this particular CONNECTION
which our never to be forgotten familiar spiri,
has dug up for us. His later researches show
that though Mr.. Hill triumphsd over Mr
Towers n this ward, be was essentially used
up in the general c;uncil, and that from % Il
time uatil very Lsaf the next municipal cleo
ton IN NineVeh, his ardor in the cause was
quite cool. He again bucklcd On his arnor as
the time came around to make the next nomi
nations, however. So, a. least, say the chron-
icles Of this venerable and ancient city, craven
on stone some two thousand seven hundred
and nine years azo-oLly think slit! In the
year 1904, A c., OF which, in the connection
OF NineVeh We have been publishing of late
Mr.. Hills competitor for the sufrages Of the
city patriotic, Mr.. Towers was duly elected
50 tho chronicles continue to say-ths chief
magistrate Of the ancient and venerable burg
Bet previous to that event, and after bis romi-
nation by tie general council eff tho patriotic,
the patriotic Of the originally contumacious
Seventh Ward, tamolg whom there were many
indeed who couldn't b persuaded to take
little Offices under Nine7ea's municipal gov
eTrment) fastened TO make their peace With
him, sending 10 him committee 10 that end
On marble statue, erected in honor of thst
event, our familiar spirit has, after much dif
fculty, dsoyphored an address then and there
delivered, and has communicated to US by
series Of rappings under the table, in the
closet, up tho chimney, &C., tho following
translation thereof. viz:
Dir Towers: have been selected by the
committee that waited upon you, to welcome
you among your brethren Of the Seventh
Ward In the discharge o.that duty it affords
me great pleasure to inform you that our
council has this night unanimously ratified
your nomination as d candidate 70 T the Mayor
and IN you, sir, We recognise one thet we are
p:cUd Of. OGo that we know il our cause is
successful, will carry out thoso great AID fun
dament&l principles which We are proud Of.
lplayirg hob with the consta bles, scavo gers.
iaborers. clerks, &c.-Ed Your position, cir,
Is noble one. 10 be the candidate Of the
NlneYite people for any office is proud one
much more is your position ct this time--that
CT the candidate Of thar party for the highest
chc6 IN the gift Of your fellow citizens We
pledge TO you our ward by handsome ma
J3rIty. L Sgsin welcome you in the midst Of
your brethren OF The Seventh Ward.
The following is sill another list of those
WHO dwslt in or fssquentsd the streets OF
Eineveh in 1884, A. C.-Only think of it.
8ey 20, lS54-Jno. MaGar, IL Ward; Potter
n Hedgraan, 18th; VIA Bird, Jr, 9TH; J. Il.
" Aitcmors. 7,b; Alfred Hunter, All; Jamos
SIeheeE, 7th; J aRes Il. y. Curtin, 9Th; W alter