Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-15

MEETING OF Sixth WARD VOTERS .-Pursuaht
sixth Ward was held at odd Fellows Hall, Navy
Yard, last night, 10 take such action as NAV be
deemed most prudent at the coming municipal
election " We got there about 8 O'Clock, and
found about rs persons In the room.
Mr.. Carey White was endeavoring 10 secure a
chairman; but IL appeared to be decided up hill
business. The person suseested either declined
peremptorily, or when the question was put was
After several ineHectual attempts to organize,
Mr.. White said he had done his part, and would
m,ke no further effort; they might now do an they
pleased, and organize just such meeting as they
MI James b. Peak, Secretary Of the Uncondi-
tional Union Club Of the Sixth Ward, then ap-
peared, and suggested that the meeting ought to
be organized; he therefore nominated Mr.. James
Brown as Chairman.
Mr. Brown declined, and Mr.. Washington
Wright was chosen Chairman, pro fem almost
unanimously, Cthe regular president Of the former
ceeded to resolve itself into an adjourned meet
ing Of the Sixth Ward voters.
While Mr. Peak was reading the minutes Of the
last meeting, Mr.. White Interrupted him by ask
nominate candidates.
Mr. Peak said there had been such call.
Mr. White said ne had not seen 1t, and did not
understand the first call to say ANYTHING about
nominations.
Mr. Peak said the call read "to make arrange
ments for the coming municipal election" and
Mr.. White thought II did not; and argued that
the meeting which assembled al the first call did
no. give full expression Of the feelings Of the
Ward on municipal affairs.
A Voice,Isthe Secretary done reading the min.
utes Of the last meeting?
The Chair-I believe not
The voics-Then / object to any interruption
until he gets through.
AFTER the reading Of the minutes had been con-
cluded-
Mr.. White called for vote to ascertain wheth-
er the meeting would endorse the proceedings
nominations and all.
Some one in the crowd moved the adoption of
Of the minutes, which was overwhelmingly car
ried.
The Secretary laid before the meeting letter
from Mr.. H. Marks thanking the Sixth Ward
voters for having nominated him as candidate
for Commou Council, endorsing the resolutions
adopted ct that meeting, and approving the nom-
inees, but respectfully declining to serve.
The declination was accepted, and Mr. Richard
Morgan unanimously nominated in his place
Without the transaction OF further business,
the meeting adjour. ID.
Row IN OREGON ALLKY.-Yesterday afternoon,
Philip Hogan (who has only been out Of Jail a
week, where he had been committed for assault
Ing his wife) got on spree while his loving
spouse and her friend Mrs. Ring had gone to the
camps to peddle cakes, pies, &c, and having the
whole house to himself he locked Il up securely
After while, however, Mrs. Hogan and Mrs
Ring came back and attempted to get in; and
al knocking. o.
gan upset the contents Of an article Of chamber
crockery on her defenseless head which naturally
aroused her Indignation; but finding she could
not get at Philip, she left the field and retired to
neighbours house. The ghbor, not liking to
have her visitor to spend the afternoon with her
In the condition she then was, requested her to
leave, which she refused TO do; and Officers Par
ker and Johnson were called to "abate the nuis-
ance." The officers on going Into the alley heard
a rumpus In Hogan's house, and on entering Il
Mrs. Hogan called on them to arrest Philip who
was aken before Justice Clayton, where Mrs III .
testified that he had taken her clothes and burnt
some OF them, and had also attack ed her with
knife, threatening to kill her. Mrs Ring also
made her charge against Hogan. Justice CLAYTON
committed him to jail. In default Of security to
keep the peace.
A FAMILY QUARREL On Tuesday morning
Mrs Rowe complained to Justice Gull, that her
husband had used whip on her the preceding
day. The husband, John Rowe, was accordingly
brought up; and from the evidence IL appeared
that they had taken a ride on Sunday afternoon
during which they had dispute because she re-
fused to go with him to lager beer saloon and
take her lager and pretzel; and on the following
morning they had another quarrel, when he
whipped her VIII horsewbip. She declared
that she would not live with him any longer, but
she had no money or property, and did not know
how she was to get along John told her that she
could have either his money or bis house, and
laid down his purse containing $3.50 In gold g,
which she hastily picked Up, and told him that
she had possess on Of the house already, and when
he got 1t he would know il. After advising the
husband to go back to his wife, the justice dis
missed the case.
TTHB PoToMAc FISHERIES are In operation this
year to a very limited extent-the following be-
ing the only landings below this town which are
nshed, VIZ: on the MARYLAND side, Tent Landing
Monkeys Point, Bryan's Landing, Greenway,
Chapman's Point and Crane island; on the VIZ.
ginia shore, Stony Point. High Point, and Pohick
Creek. There are number of OILERS at work
n ali hal aop
although the late freshet has materially inter-
fered with the hauling Of the seines. The catch,
therefore, for time, was only sufficient to supply
the daily demands OF the markets-with but few
surplus for salting. Shad are selling In the
market at from IS cents to 37x cents FER pair and
herring al 10 cents per dozen. The fish wharf in
this plaCe has cesied, for the present, to be a
hundred; herring, SO 5Oa6 so per thousand
Als1. Gazette.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-Bsfors Justice
Wahsr.-R f. French, VIM. Reagle 9 l.. Davis,
VIM. Stride, Cortland Brown, G NJ. Neil, John
Tyler, Geo. Harris, Geo. Moon, G. F. Gurden,
soldiers, drunk and dsorderly; turned over to the
mill tarY. James Rogers, Suspicious character;
dismissed Mary Trusmeyer, do; do. Michael
Saudi, drunk; do. John Smith sleeping in q
wagon do.
ANALOGOUS FABRIcATION-As story was put In
circulation yesterday Of the accidental shooting
Captain Henry Dubant, Of the I'd District Regi-
ment, at Camp Peck, causing great distress to the
relatives and friends OF that gentleman. The
story Is wholly without foundation, and was
doubtless started for some malicious purpose.
GENITAL GuARDHOusB CAsRs-Befors J.sfies
CLdrk.-Mary Reed, drunk; dismissed. Joseph
Steward, drunk and disorderly; turned over TO
military.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsKs-BefoTs Justice
CldTk.-James Burns, drunk; dismissed. w. A.
Murray, disorderly; 81 %.
DEFERRED LOcALs.-See outside for deferred
local articles.
N. p. WILLIS, In his Home Journal Of this
week, in his reviews Of Literature and Art, mas
the following notice:
Medical and Surgical Science in the UHitsd
States, SpseiaIitisS, EmpirieiSnl etc. By DIR. F
A. Won Moschzisker, Oculist and Aurist. A
very distinguished person now under the care OF