The daily union., 1856-02-01
LOCAL N ENv 3.

WAND MEETINGS surrERIso
Pooa.-FRsT WARD.-Pursuant to call in the city
papers residents Of the First ard assembled the hall
of the Union Engine House. the 2sh instant DR.. WIN.
b. Magruder called to the chair Mr.. Chas. Calvert
pointed secretary, and Mr.. John W. Easily treasurer.
The following resolutions unanimously adopted
Resoued That the ward be divided into Elk districts,
follows The first all that part Of the ward lying between
teenh and Twentieth the third, between Twentieth and
Twenty second the fourth, between Twenty and
Twenty fourth the h, between Twentyfourh and Twen
Rock Greek. .M
district call upon the residents thereof respectively
aud solicit such subscriptions and donations they may feel
disposed contribute for the relief Of the suffering and des
ute of the ward that the of the committee be
published that IL be known who authorized TO
s % spposd TO
district whose duty will be to 60 through the respect
exist and where they find it, give such relief the
cuar may call for and the known state OF the funds
will permit "a
The names of the soliciting committee are for the first
dsiriot Mssss H. NJ. L. King and John Il. Tuton sec
ond John Potts aud James Eveeth third, Thos W. John
son and Charles Calvert fourth Samuel Il. Douglass and
John w Easily hh c. Ii. Van Patten and s. \. Lewis;
SIXTH George Lowry and W. 7. sciger. Relief commit
tee-frst district Robert Ricketts, second Charles Sioussa
third Rev Mr. knight; fourth, DIR. Il. johnson fth wm
worsb sixth, w. j. Herbert. .....r.
The secretary directed publish abstract of the
proceedings in the city papers.
W M Is. MAbhIDEhJ Inarman.
CHAs. CALVERT, Secretary.
To THE THE THmp WARp.The citizens Of the
Third ward disposed adopt for providing relief for
the suffering poor Of the ward will hold meeting Friday
evening next February L. at o'clock, at Franklin Hail.
OF and Ninth streets 1t Is much TO be hoped that
the inhabitants of the ward will respond to the call by
eral attendance The occasion urgent, and appeals to
every benevolent heart,
For the last ortyegh hours the weather has been in
tenscy cold and the prospect Of the much hwisbedfer
thaw distant The Potomac Is frozen tight
from shore Shore thus divertng the tide Of travel from
s channel The Alexandria Sentinel Of yestcr
day morning says
by the train arriving here at yesterday morning
The Norfolk and Portsmouth mails for the NORTH hitherto
transported by the bay seeking ts ne
emphatcay, at this time, the only open aud reliable hgh
,oav befpeen the North and South 4" r.
Clark Mss equestrian statue Of Jackson to be nsugu
rated at New Orleans on the 9th Of February.
The spirit Of rivalry which at present exists between the
cities Washington and Baltimore threatens TO be carried
to the unreasonable lengths. gentle ntmation In
columns that sttrottng horses occasionally
seen upon the Avenue brought to city this week from
Baltimore splendid specimens Of horseesh, eager to
contest for the palm Of victory. few days ago an
nounced that very worthy in this city, the wife OF
a respectable mechanic had given birth 10 three children
Our stad ceemporary the Baltimore American not to be
oudone inserts the following paragraph in his issue Of yes
terdaY
LAaer INounAsw.-A lady In the western section OF
the city few days since gave birth TO four ohldrcn-two
males and two females The children are all healthy, and
fair TO survive. The father Of this family at birth
man moderate circumstances and regards the unpre
osdsuted large increase his household S much more than
be bsrganod for"