Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-24
gravel ID street south, from Second TO Seventh
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improvements committee ~ "
Mr.. Jones, from the Joint cornnfttsa m 81.
death of Joseph Gales, reported Tsee 1Ide,men'.
report ana moved the adoption OF the resolutions
mr. Easoy seconded the motion, and said
MI. PRESIDENT: Before the adoption of these res
Vluuohs, feel that Ii Is incumbe on some mem
Der OF this Board to tender that tribnts to ths
memory Of Mr.. Gales which am con.cieu. INNS,
az tnis moment I'll every heart, MI tales ba,
t az. IA thls city more than hall century, and
MS name is associated with all the leading features
OF lts Improvement, all thai could adofn 81 ont.
Wafdiy or promote the interest or yirtue NJ tbs
people, and to make it worthy the great nation OF
which IL is the METROPOLIS -
In true nobility Of soul in all those op,,,tjss
which adorn and elevate the character of man the
name OF Joseph Gales stands prominent As a
Poiiucal writer, as sound and conservative jour.
nsiist, ne mas never been excelled. The columns
vi tue National intelligencer, over which he has
presided for more than two generations, afford
the best evidence OF his pureness of heart hi.
uroanlty, and kindness, and may be taken as a
correct exponent of his vigorous intellect his
benevolence, and his love of virtue In tho Ian
guage OF an eminent statesman now passed away
Joseph Gales had the mind to grasp the affairs ~
nation and heart that would fiji the universe
with lts Kindness - He has gone to that hourne
whence no traveller returns and when that bonr
arrives when we shall be called to follow hi m
into the sptrit-world, If that wisdom that virtue
ana beneVolence which adorned his life shall be
ours, then Indeed we shall have achieved all that
our fellow.men could desire to accord to our
memory
, The resolutions were adopted, and then the
Board adjourned.
TRIBUTE or REsPECT.-At meeting Of the CO.
iumola Typographical Society, held last evening
In the Council Chamber i'm the CITY Hall MI
John c. Franzoni. President of the Society in
the chair, for the purpose of expressing the deep
sense OF the loss the Society and the public at
large have sustained in the death Of Joseph Gales
Tor half century senior editor of the National
lntelli gencer-
1T was moved that a committee Of seven be ap-
pointed to retire and draft resolutions in accord
ance with the object of the meeting
This motion having been put and carried such
committee was appointed, consisting Of Messrs
VIM. w oodward, John III Cunningh ham Thomas
Rich, VIM. X clean, George COchrane, f b
Robinson, and Patrick Crowley which having
retired, returned and reported the following reso
buttons:
Whereas in the death Of Mr. Joseph Gales. one
OF the honored heads Of the National Intelligent
cer-an institution ever high In our warmest GO
tecm-recognIzing and approaching the melsn-
choly loss Of an old and much-valued friend and
IeIIoW-craftsman, we cannot withhold the public
expression OF the deep grief which pervades all
our nedfts on so mOurnful event: Be 10 therefore
ReSoIred, That as fellOw-craftsmen long asso-
clated with him in the different relations of our
procession and witnesses of the unsulied purity
and prOblty of bis noble and generous nature our
sorrow and regret upon loss in his death arises
no less from recollection of his many kindly
acts OF disnterested friendship towards us than
rom our consciousness Of his inestimable worth
a man.
RsSotrsi That, as a token Of the veneration in
which his memory is held by the craft and by
all VINO nave come in contact with him i'm the
business and social relations of life, will at
tend bis funeral tomorrow afternoon
ReSoEr.d, That We condoIe with the widow and
family Of the deceased in their great loss; and
that certified copy Of these resolutions be for
warded TO the family
ResOIued, That the Printers Of Washington, the
Book. binders Association, and all others con
nected with the profession, be requested TO meet
al the City Hall, at , O'Clock p m, on Tuesday,
70 I take part In the ob'equies to the memory Of
Joseph Gales, Esq.
ks,Glr;d, That the city papers be requested to
publish these proceedings
After the appointment Of Mr. Chas F Lowry
as Marshal, the Society adjourned.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ExHIBlrIoN.-Itwill
De seen by an advertisement in another column,
mat the eighth annual exhibition of the [ nited
states Agricultural Society, which ia to be held
In the vicinity of Cincinnati will be gotten up on
d scale commensurate with the position of this
national organization. The premium list which
amounts to S2O,0OO is liberal in every department
and cannot fail to attract the attention OF agrcu
turists, stock breeders, horticulturists pomoIo-
glsts' mechanics, artists, and other industrials
The nsw arrangement. by which the exhibition
is to open on Wednesday, and not close until the
evening Of Thursday of the following week will
enable exhibitors TO have their machines or other
articles fairly TESTED !" and will avoid the confu-
sion attendant on a large exhi btiOn crowded into
one week Had not Prof. Cary made his appear
ance here at the annual meeting and renewed an
o1er, made year previous, to furnish the reQuis-
lie accommodations at Cincinnati, the exhibition
would have been located here Indeed, some of
our citizens, in the hope that Cincinnati might
after all, fail to comply with the acquisitions
OF the Society, had the funds in read ness 1.-THE
Messrs. Willard heading the list with 81 OOO) to
locate the exhibition here after all. The most
active officers Of the Society Of opinion that
until the exhibitions are located here, perma-
tHa frsIr l. .f.s.v
paired; and II is to be hoped that at the next
annual meeting the proper inducement can be
offered 10 bring about this desirable object. The
advent OF d hundred thousand visitors every fall
would be OF signal benefit to the metropolis and
the National Society should hold It's exhibitions
at the metropolis of the nation
THE EAST WASHINGTON LIBRARY AssOCIA-
TON, which was incorporated by Congress at the
last session, is in very fourishing condition AT
this time, and the members are making prepara-
lions to erect suitable building for their accom-
mediation. Located. as the name indicates in
the eastern section Of the city, such an institution
will be Of great benefit TO the citizens as no other
OF the kind there exists The plan that they pro-
pose is TO receive ptiOns from the citizens
either in money or materials. and some liberal
gentlemen have already responded by noble con-
nibutlOns They have been in active operation
nearly three years, and already have fine library
and the number being steadily on the increase
they lind that they must ''enlarge their borders -
We understand that our citizens are to be waited
upon Tor contributions for the benefit of this mer-
tortous institution Their officers for the present
term are President, Isaac White; Vice
Prefi1ent, s. A Marks, jr.; Recording Se,r,-
tary, James B Peake; Financial Secretary J L.
C-oss Treasurer, George r. Cook Librarian, D.
McCathrOn. Number Of active members IS
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS We see Ii al nounced
that joint meeting of the National Teachers
Association, and Of the American Normal school,
will be held at Buffalo, n. Y, on the 9TH of
August next, to continue four days. In view of
toe character Of the gentlemen who are to lecture
tae subjects to be presented, the sections of the
country and departments of instruction repre-
sented, the general interest felt for both assocfa
lions throug bout the States and the locality of the
place OF meeting, (within an hour Of Niagara } it
is expected that this will be the largest and most
important educational meeting ever held In the
United states To those Of our city educatiOnists
who avail themselves Of this meeting, the route
thlther Will be one Of romantic interest Tickets
for the round trip, for persons from this city and
the Southern States, can be obtained on applica-
uon TO John L Rigney, ESQ Assistant Superin-
tendent OF the Northern Central Railway at the
Calvert street railroad station, Baltimore for
Glib is, good from the 9th to the 18th Of August
THE LIBERTY POLE OF THK REPUBLICANS
accordance with published call, those gentle
men Immediately interested in the erection of the
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