Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

ANuKIa The Gazette Of this mcrning SAYS. las.
might Liberty Hall filled 20 its utmost pac
ny Tue W hlC voters. Who Assem- led for the DUR
Pos, oI nom mating candidates for tn. various nm
hic!PaI officers. to be voted for Oh Tuesday night
IA ID Massey was elected Chairman, and X
a sinclair and Geo. Il W hittinuton appoiut,d
Secretaries After discussing and arranuiuu In.
order of proceeding. and appointing trn,rs to
.7c.,y. tie votes the ballc:ing proceeded with
Inc following result:
For Mayor, VIM b Price
Auditor. i. NJ. Mccormick
Attorney. ID L. Snoot
Surveyor, w g. Atkinson
Superintendent of Gas No nomination The
vote stood: For T.W Smith III, e. u Harpe: 95:
iosePh Stansbury 81. Whole number of Votes
@7C, necessary 10 choice lbs
Superintendent Of Police tJeoroe D,vi.
Clerk OF tie Market Thos Wilmington
Measnr-r OK Wood and Bark, ]. p. Coleman
Ganger, :. X. Shinn.
A Field
Collector of Taxes Second and Third Wards.
W's'ey Avery ''
Engineer Fire Department Jas Jayins
M.asIfr:s of Lumber. VIM. X. Howard VIM
u Mcknight
Assessors. WIN. Davis. r. f. Henderson.
b.iore tie vote was announced, molten.
farther balloiing was postponed The result
vas then announced, and the Convention adj
Journed To meet this evening at Liberty Hall, at
o'clock.
held In this city, and tSe proceedings were char
acteriErd with the best order ana deco um.
TIE WASHINGTON Arr ASSOCIATION The lee
tIre announced TO be delivered before the AssccI-
alton last evening, by Prof Richards did not
come on. on account Of the indisposition Of that
gentleman Ii was postponed until Thursday
evening next The evening was verv well EN-
ployed, however, in h-arinS able and interest; ny
iUproMptu addresses from Prof. LOOMS. Of the
lafayette Institute. Prof Whitaker, Mr.. Baum
aras, and Mr.. Cunningham Col Wheeler was
announced to lecture on Monday evening next.
Tsg PoInMAc FIsHERIEs The Alexand-ia
Gazette says. We begin to hear the note Of
preparation for the Potomac fisheries the coming
scseon-commencing, probably, in the latter pr,
Il r.It month- We need not add how heartily
we wish for the success Of all engaged and fUr a
better season than has been experienced for the
last few years. There will not be : many shores
tshsd this year as usual The time is now oecu-
I!rd in collecting hands, getting the seines and
Ioats ready, &c.n
CoScEs- AT rHE Navy YAaD-There is TO be
grand roncert OF sacred and secular music in the
Methodist Prot start Church, NAVY Yard this
c9-aiar the exercises consisting Of solos Guar-
.~ft-s, anthems. and selected chorus piecrs
Csk nan Adams will preside at the piano. and J.
- Mcfarland act IS musical conductor
A XIV entertainment opens at Odd Fellows
Hall tonight, bling the wonderful performances
Fl Mr. Love the great mag and ventriloq mist.
TIE performances vii. consist Of miracles, fasCi-
nations, novel aud surprising representations, &c
TAG LaDlE. OF Wesley Chapel propose to com
mrEce a festival on Monday evening, March 5th,
la the building adjoining Odd Fell VS. Hall,
S-venib street, for the purpose OF assisting In
raising funds for the purchase Of a parsonage.
= BEAE IN MIND the exhibition and concert Of the
fo!ndry Sabbath school aud choir, this .v ming.
Z. ns Church, corner Of Fourteenth and q streets,
mich, a. On the former occasion, will no doubt
very entertaining affair