Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-16

Dim. JACK. Ass. BRArs, AND THIN KICKS
Ar THR SrAR,-T Name Of fhs Editor of tks
Star SfricksR from fhe Rolls far Psbiishiag Re-
ports Of tAs Mesfisgs and Doirgs OF tas Oppssi-
| tios Par'iss-Speseh of Mr. A'ksn, Secretary Of
| tks National Ex.estics forpgsitfse or the Pros
pests Of tie Party, Se-The Democratic Jackson
| Association held a regular weekly meeting Last
i mig hit at their ball on Pennsvlvania avenue. be-
| tween Four-and-a-hah ana Sixth streets. After
| the transaction Of private financial business aud
| other routine business Of no senersl interest :
Mr.. @ Y, Edelin,, lotherw'se s'Lum Cooper,'')
arose and wfshed TO know II Mr. Dug waIlath,
fthe editor Of the Star, was aeuber Of the Asso-
ciatonf IL %, he moved that his name be stricken
from the rolls, a he was not t TO belong TO Il
eceount Of the course he had taken with hts little
all the elements Of opposition 70 the Breckinridge
party, glorifying their achievements and demon
STATIONS to the detrment of the national democ-
raey: He bad been In the habit Of publishing
tsny Kind Of advertisement that mig ht be brought
him by the opposition. however mischievous to
| the party Of which he PROGRESSED to be member
In short, he had sold out bis party for a mess of
potash, and was not ct to be kept In membership
with Ii. He moved that his name be stricken
from the rolls IL II were recorded there. ,i.ssa.l
fat this point 1t Is to be presumed that Cooper's
blood again ..curdled In bis veins ',-ED ~ -,
4 Mr.. VIM Hope said that Mr. Wallach's name
had been proposed for membership and enrolled
| accordingly, but that the time for signing the
/ constitution had expired without that act having
been done. and that consequently, he was not a
4 member of the Association s--. ~. IS
| The. president tDr. Boyle) suggested that the
financial secretary was the proper person to attend
Mr. Robert Sprouie moved that Mr.. Edelin's
| motion be laid on the table. ''.
Mr. Edelin, Cooper insisted that his motion
should be fairly put. and not disposed Of I'm that
/ way. he said that Dug wallach had proved rec
reant to his party, and ought not to he allowed to
| remain In it He had come here and grown rich
\ on democratic money, and had then turned his
back upon bis foster friends He ought to be ex-
Peiled from the association without any ''squeam-
| ing ," t--e -.iri
The motion to lay on the table being put, was
/ Mr.. Edelin's (Cooper's) motion to strike the
name of Mr. w ID. Wall1ch from the rolls of the
| association was then put and carried with an EN-.
Phatic round Uf ayes, and few conservative noes
| Mr.. Aiken was then introduced, as the Ger
| responding Secretary Of the National Executive
COMMITTEES, and addressed the Association at
length. He reviewed ia detail the political status
of the Southern States, most all of which he set
down as sure for Breckfnfidge Next to Missouri
he thought the hardest hg ht would be In Virginia
but be had no doubt but that the mother Of Presi-
dents would be all right on the 9th of November
| pennsylvania he thought, might yet be redeemed,
and New York carried on the side of conservatism
Missouri was divided among the four parties, but
ne thought there was no doubt Of Breckenridge
receiving handsome plurality. The speaker
1 closed with an eloquent perorstion, In which he
vividly portrayed the glorious past and brilliant
future OF the great democratic party; whereupon
the Association, motion, adjourned to a special
meeting to he held this week on very important
business, which meeting was ordered to be ad.
Il
| NAVY YARD MArrERs-The workmen EN-.
ployed in the foundry department OF the Navy
Yard are to- day engaged in uncovering the i'm
frigate Pensacola, now lying at the Norfolk Navy
Yard, to be c5ppered This propeller is made OF,
| an improved plan adopted By Mr. Sickles, the
construetor Of the machinery for the Pensacola,
and has three wings instead Of two as In ordinary
screw propeilers. Ii Is the largest casting ever
made In the Washington Navy Yard containing
some twenty-five thousand pounds Of metsl the
\ principal iDgfedien being copper. II will re-
| quire the united labors Of some twelve men up
wards OF two days to uncover IL and make ready
FOR hosting out of the mould. number Of the
structing the mould for casting the chain for the
stem post or bearing Of the Pensacola, which of
| Itself Is job OF some magnitude, requiring the
use OF upwards Of s, 900 pounds Of metal
The machinery Of the Pensacoia-ali Of which
has been made by the excellent mechanics attaehe
10 the Yards nearly completed, and Is consid-
cred by good judges to be the finest machinery
belonging to the Government. All the material
Of the engines is Of the best, and the work Of a
superior quality rejecting great credit upon those
/ employed In It's construction. 1t 10 understood
that as soon as the propeller can be completed ii
will be sent to Norfolk TO be put I'm the frIgste
which will then be towed up to our NAVY Yard to
receive her engines and armament. Thus our
citizens will ere long have opportunity to take
look at one Of the finest vessels in the American
| service.
A CASE OF THE OLD soRr-Yesterday Messrs
T.W Williams and Philip Boteler brought before
Justice Dom man named L. l.. Marsh alias
Henry Wilson, against whom they made charge
that he went to the stable Of +. w w illiams and
hired buggy and span Of horses to 70 to MARI
bOro' During the morning two boys, who knew
Mr.. Wiiliamss horses, came Ia on the Baltimore
road and told Mr w that they met the man with
his buggy and horses on the way to Baltimore
Mr.W immediately got buggy and started with
Mr. Boteler in pursuit Of the customer, overlook
him on the road near Laurel factory, and brought
IN - tn he rit Hah had haa,, -
considerable length Of time at Mrs WilIiamss
boarding house and for several DAYS past he had
room at Browns Hotel His appearance and
department were calculated to deceive and his
| fellow boardeTs had formed an excellent opinion
| Of him. Justice Dom sent to Browns Hotel for
his baggage. which was brought to the Office, and
the officer was ordered TO search ID publicly the
prisoner being present. II consisted Of a common
oilcoth travelling sack, very full and very heavy
On opening II the officer was surprised to fnd IL
contalned nothing but big stone, twenty or thirty
old papers, and lot Of hay The prisoner laughed
heartily at the comical expression Of the officers
face, and the officer justice and bysta Joined
| and for a moment Judicial proceedings were sus.
pended. He was committed to Jail for trial at
court This Is the revival of trick SO frequently
played by strapped journeymenn thirty wears
| ago, and before the days of railroads and tele-
! graphs.
TIE REVIVAL The protracted meetings are
sill In progress at several OF the churches and no
disposition is manifested to bring them 10 a close
At the Methodist Protestant Church. Ninth street
meetings are held daily at 10 O'Clock a. m for
| the benefit Of those who are unable to attend the
meetings nightly. Yesterday the meeting was
conducted by Rev. DR.. Sunderland who delivered
an able discourse to an Intelligent audience. At
night the meeting was conducted by Rev ID A
Shermer of Baltimore, no Is again assisting the
pastor His discourse Last mig ht was based upon
the text: The harvest Is the end Of the world -
After which, short time was spent in singing
and prayer. A. the Methodist Church South the
meeting last night was conducted by Rev J. A.
Proctor. who delivered an appropriate discourse
The remainder Of the evening was spent In the
usual services at the altar, and considerable in
terest was manifested by the church and penitens
who presented themselves for instruction and
prayer.
A SEEsATION.-Shortly after noon to. day. the
tOlling OF the Perseverance engine bell on account
Of the progressing funeral of late so useful and
generally-regarded feliow-citizen Silas n HILL
gave rise to rumor ct the sudden death Of Mar.
shall Brown, Esq, Of Browns Hotel. known by
the public to have been critically III last week
From that moment until going to press the Star
office has been besieged with anxious and sor-
rowful inquirers concerning the truth of the ru-
NOR, as was the Office Of the hotel also We are
happy to be able to say that MIR Brown Is much
better thsn on Saturday last, since when he has
been rapidly recovering -.-