Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-31

| nlIni ~ could not be expected.
/ MI Larner said be would give the meeting 70
understand that he would not, under anv circ,,m.
Stances, vote for locofoco; they had as good men
In their ranks as Mr.. ii i; where was the necessity
| for taking him,
| Mr. Hunt did not believe, from the business in
tercourse he had had with that gentleman. that he
WIS an upright collector.
| Just here il was announced that meeting of
| the Second Ward had been held, and delrg5tcs
| elected to the convention; wbereupop the Cb,i,
requested gentlemen, IL such Were tho case 20 nre
sent their names Mr Shedd then handed in the
| following list: VIM. =. Shedd J. S.ssfo,d e.
Kaufman, Robert Boswell, J. RI. Posey. and Jobn
w aSner-the delegates going forward and takinp
| their STATS with the others .
The Chair stated that nominations wore s,;u I,
order "'ie S'iii III
nominated. wiz
The vote being taken by ballot. Mr. WHOLE,
received IL, Dickson S. HALLIDAY D Mr. Nv nev ~e.
men declared unanimously nominated as candi
date for Collector.
For Register-Mr John sessford and Samuel
r. douglass were nominated
| The first ballot being tie second was had
which resulted rs follows: Sessford 10 DoupIas,
,. MT. - was also declared unanimously nomi-
For SurveyOr-Mr w. w. DE Maine and w
w Birth were nominated
| The ballot resulted--De Maine Is, Birth Z. Mr.
ID was declared unanimously nominated
| The elections having been gone through with,
the meeting adjourned sine die.
| ihE NoVHr OF CLAIMS reassembled yesterday
at ~ O'Clock at their in the Capitol Present,
all the Judges.
| Henry James Anderson agt the United States
| a claim for additional compensation under a con-
tract to furnish ratons for the army In the war of
| 1872. Judge Blackford delivered the opinion of
| the Court, adverse to the claim
X. \. ClenantS, administrator of Jas n Mul-
| llcaD, agt. the United States. A claim under
contract for furnishing building stone at the mouth
| of Big Greek, on the banks of the Wabash Judge
1 SCdTburJl deliver tho opini poftl,
| verse
| Lydia B. Shreeve, administrator ayt the Uni
ted states claim for compensation for the use
| OF Henry NJ. Shreeve's patent snag-boat by the
| Government Judge Loring delivered the opin-
| ion of the Court, adverse.
; Calvert Ford agt the United States A claim
ior OF articles delivered to soldiers at Car
Isle BarricAs; the claimant holding the position
OF sutler Judge Blackford delivered the opinion
| Of the Court, adverse.
| Erastus Williams. administrator of Elisha Ira
cy, agt. the United States. Fortitcatious: Under
| this appointment il is claimed that he discharged
the duties OF the luartermaSter Is Department He
was also agent OF the Ordnance Department, Pur:
chasing commissary, and performed the duties Of
an issuing coinInlssary This is a claim for servi-
ces In these various capacities and for interest on
money advanced to the Government, and for in
terest and exchange ON Treasury drafts protested
| and negotiated Judge Scarburgh delivered the
opinion Of the Court, adverse to the claim.
line inoiaas b: Ming agt. the United states:
claim for services rendered to the United States
| as branch pilot of the port OF Brazos st Jago
| Judge Loring delivered the opinion Of the Court
| adverse.
Fernando Samaniego agt the United states. A
| claim founded on contract for transporting
goods for the Government from Fort Clark, Tex
as Judge Blackford delivered tue opinion of the
| Court, adverse
| y. d. NOrthrop. administrator Of John Long
| don agt the United States. Longdon was deputy
/ comnIisSdry In the Army Of the United States.
| This Is claim for interest on money advanced
| by him for the Of the Government judge
Scarburgh delivered the opinion Of the Court, ad-
/ verse to the claim.
| Willis Benefited agt the United States The
| claimant as a soldier in the war with Mexico,
| received a land warrant for hundred and sixty
acres of land, and located the same; after which il
was aScertained that the land had been previously
| disposed OF. A Claim for compensation for said
| land. Judge Lorng delivered the opinion of the
Court, adverse to the claim. Adjourned.
SECOND WARD PoLlrIcs. The Anti. Know
Nothings of the Second Ward met at Harmony
Hall last night for the purpose of transactng any
business connected with the coming election that
| might come up.
MIR. Claxton was called to the chair, and Mr.
| w L. Drury was made secretary.
| Or motion of Mr. Spaiding. Il committee of
| seven was appointed TO constitute ward finance
committee for the purpose Of raising the necessary
funds TO prosecute the election to prepare tickets
and also whose duty it was made to appojnt two
good challengers at each precinct on the day of
| election. 1t was also made the duty Of this com
mittee TO select a Wig lance committee of tfty to
/ dtt os b'CftSIOn might require on election dlV.
| The following named gentlemen compose the
| committee: VIM j.. Sp7idiBS. los. l.. savage
Thos T. Grady, \. j. Joyce, W. 4. Drury. J. r.
stuart Isaac Estelle.
| John ID. Clark, Esq addressed the meetinr as
To tiIe propriety Of holding another ward meeting
previous To the election lie ;houy Mt such meas
uFe would I've of benefit, inasmuch toe press Ind
undertaken to msreprcscnt this question of taxa
| ton and assessment
Without taking any action on the question of
holding another ward meeting, the meeting adj
jOurned.
| ALMOST A SIcKLEs-KEY CAsE-Sunday night
just after the night police had gone to their sta
tioRs, a scream Of murder was heard issuing
| from the hi2 grass in the Smithsonian grounds
Again and again, ii was repeated at very short IN
| tcrrdis Nobody could DE seen, but the voice an
| peared 10 lie migrating rapidly westward. Tie
hearers around were horror-struck, and hesitat,-l
TO enter that dark field, though anxious To assist
| the distressed. One fearless officer however
| went to the rescue, but too late The ONLY trace
he could obtain led him to suspect that pair had
resorted to that pleasant field FOR guilty purposes
One OF the pair was the mate OF third party who
finding that his
| -''Fickle faithIess quean
Had Ia EN- the earl and left her Jchnnyu
| started in pursuit and coming upon them very
| unexpectedly alarmed the paramour that he
started Tor the west instanter, yelling murder as
| he ran and re-arranging his toilette as best he
| could in the hurry of the moment W neither he
stopped running, or intends to settle west of the
| Rocky Mountains, we have not been informed
The FIRST WARD MEKTING-At 4 meeting of
the citizens of the First Ward opposed to the
ticket for municipal officers recently nomn mated in
| that ward. held at the Hall of the Western Hose
| company, last evening, for the purpose Of nomi-
| mating an opposition ticket, Mr.. Frederick r.
Wilson was called to the chair. and Mr. John
James Calvert elected sgcretlry.
| The object Of the meeting having been stated
ny the chair, the following candidates were NOM
mated by reclamation:
| For Aldernan-John T.. Reside
| For Common CounCilmcn-John w Easily
| Samuel Stott. aud :. l.. Lewis
| The following gentlemen were appointed dele
gates to the proposed Opposition CITY Convention
| for the nomination Of candidates for Collector
| Register: and Surveyor: James Kelly, r. II VIII
son, Arthur Bridget, Robert Master, and VIM.
1 Hines.
| JoHS RAY.-Ofhccrs \. X. Allen and John fl
Wise, arrived this morning from Richmond,
| Va, having in custody the individual whose
| name heads this article. 1t will be remembered
| that Ray was arrested for certain burglaries. &c
with Bailey aud others who were con victed and are
now in prison suffering the penalty. They broke
jail before the sitting of the court some were re-
| taken, but Raw escaped. lie went into Vironia