The Washington union., 1857-05-13
LOCAL NEWS.

AGAIS.A regular meeting of this association held
at the City Hall last night and reporters again ex-
cluded The business before the meeting the reso-
tion submitted by Mr. Bradley at former meeting, call
ing for thorough investigation of the condition of the
accounts of the 1t will be recolected that this
resolution laid over, the motion of Mr. Mccala.
After animated discussion it adopted and Colonel
Selden, Mr.. Fanham and Mr. Adams appointed
committee to conduct the examination.
We understand that il Is contemplated not only in
vesgate the accounts of the present treasurer but also
those Of the last incumbent of the Office and ii is not
unlikely that if the old accounts not examined obcc-
ton will be made to further proceedings in the present
case.
Now that the Board of Managers have secret session.
appointed select committee of investigation hope
that report of the actual condition of the treasury
will be published in the newspapers that the
public may be informed of the manner in which
know -nothngsm has kept the trust which it imposed
upon itself In spite of their boasting, in spite of their
plotting in spite of their forced collections the
present Board of Managers forced to make the mel
anchoy acknowledgment that the monument has not
been finished nay, has not been raised ten feet that
its treasury hopelessly embarrassed and that
mtce has been appointed to investigate the accounts of
its treasurer
TnE NEw MUSICAL MOVEMENT "A primary meeting for
talent of this city held on Monday evening Mt Tenn
perance Hail. and quite largely attended A commit
tee consisting of Messs. Crouch Egofstein Tucker
Dawson, and Clubb, appointed to draw up the out
lines of organization, and report at the next regular
meeting which will be held Wednesday of next week
In the discussion of the plan suggested the above
meeting great fear expressed lest the press should
severely crticise amateurs and thus prevent the objects
for which the meeting organized The criticism of
three years ago, cited to show the injurious
effects of such criticism
Now we do not think that an association which has
in view the erection of Musical Fund Hall should hest
tate to brave public opinion If criticism is unjustly
made by the press, the amateur performer will be
tanned by the public who not to be imposed upon by
the writings Of any newspaper critic but it, the other
hand the performance of the amateur merits condemna-
tion is it fair for the members of this association to wish
to silence the press and foist it upon the people? We
fully believe that association having in view the OBJ
jects proposed above be organized in this city, and
we satisfied that if conducted properly it would not
only increase the number of soprano singers but would
be of considerable profit. Let the members of
this association go to work cnergeticaly effect perma-
organization open to the people series rich m-
scal treats and they will not only have the press to help
them, but will take the public by storm.
were settled couple of parliamentary questions that may
not be uninteresting to the public "a sa.at.
One was Whether blank ballot should be counted in
making up the whole number of votes ascertain the
state of the majority 1t argued in the affirmative,
that such ballot the same 'scaaering ballot
in the negative, that it was the ballot ut all
the absence declination to vote pref
being expressed thereby On the disposition of
this blank ballot depended the election non-eIecon of
clerk of the court Under the circumstances new bal
lot was moved and ordered. sF
The other question was Whether a member had
right change his vote y BALLOT before the result was
announced? Several members argued in the affirmative
and cited Congress authority The question was
very properly decided by the president in the negative
We would simply ask the Alternatives how they could
tell in voting by ballot whether person. in changing
his vote changed his own that of another person
The changing of votes in Congress s of course practised
only in voting Dira yoce ..,..
Another interesting feature in the proceedings of this
court the election of clerk, nicholas Callan
esq and the election of the old clerk the venerable and
superannuated John Mount of Georgetown who has held
this office for fyre years, to the Office of sshonor-
ary and consulting clerk at salary of $3.50 per annm
This proceeding was started by Geo w. Riggs r ESQ.,.
and unanimous; and will, of course meet with the
universal appreciation and admiration of the people
SESSION OF THIS court Is on the flrS Monday
of each month"; but they have special session on next
Monday.
GARRoTERs ABOUT --On Sunday night about 4 o'clock
avenue clerk coming down the upper end of 7th
street. When about street he accosted by one of
two standing the sidewalk and asked if he had
any change about him. He replied that he had little,
but than he wanted for his own use The fel-
low then made lunge at and collared him. The clerk
tore away from and knocked the assassin down. and be-
ing unarmed, and entirely alone, ran for the avenue
No detection has been made
Court CLAIMS YESTERDAY Ratclif replied in
behalf of the government in the OF James Dixon
Mr. Thompson closed the argument, and the case was
submitted.
w. s. Cox opened the argument in the case of Jonas
adjourned till ii o clock this morning
NJ A. McKISSoS, Of Mississippi has been appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior dsbursng agent for the Ell
Paso and Fort Yuma wagon road in the place of Mr.
Jordan declined We epublish the above in order to
correct an error of omission.
New LOCOMOTIVE PowER.-We yesterday noticed
company of cnterprsng juveniles street endeavor-
ing to initiate billy goat into the mysteries of harness
and hlls His goatship seemed to relish the idea of
nifty of his position but he backward about
taking the hint that he expected to bring into requi
ston his muscular powers, and make horse of himself