Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-12


was good houses each night. The Concert
Hall bill is also performed nightly.
THE DRAFT-At,er our report closed yester-
day the following cases were disposed of by
the Board of Enrolment:
James Martin, enormously enrolled.
Frederick Winter, enormously enrolled.
VIM. Hill, (colored,) accepted.
stitute-John HalIeck.
Martin Fitzgerald, alien.
Joshua Francis disability.
Frank Anderson, only of widow.
Samuel p. Smith, paid communication.
Timothy Heartwell over age.
Emanuel Lancaster, furnished substitute
John +. Ashburn.
Armistead Webster, (colored,) furnished
substitute-Robert Butler.
Sandy Washington, (colored,) accepted.
Richard Gormly, over age.
Levi I. Baker, paid Communication.
Robert Burke, (colored,) furnished substi-
tue-John Butler.
Reuben Taylor, (colored,) accepted.
Thomas H Barron, over age.
Christopher G. Mckinney, paid commute
ton,
john T. Fenwick, enormously enrolled.
John Gleason, alien.
Theodore A. Crosbie, alien.
X. l.. Evans, disability.
Edward Brown, alien.
BARLEY Phillips, disability.
Charles johnson, only parent of children.
Henry Johnson, over age.
q. w Holcomh, disability.
Henry q. Jewell, over age.
I'D. q. Talnadge, enormously enrolled.
CONSUMERS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION AND
CLERKS EMIGRATION SoCIETY.-A meeting OF
the Consumers Protective Association was
held last evening at the rooms of the Union
League, on Ninth street, and was quite fully
attended, there being also present a number Of
persons who were drawn hlther by notice
that meeting would also be held to take some
steps 70 form an association to emigrate to Bal
timore, where it Is said the rents and prices of
living are much cheaper than they are here.
AT ten minutes 70 eight o'clock the President
OF the Consumers Association called the meet
ing to order, and stated that by the terms of the
constitution any persons DESTROYS Of becoming
members with the privilege Of voting for off,
GERS, could DO SO before eight o'clock and
several additional names were placed on the
rolls, swelling the total number to forty-four.
The meeting proceeded to ballot for nine di-
Tsctors, and on the first ballot Norman Eastman,
II. 5. Heath, ]. s. Brown, ]. J. Coombs, s. A.
Pearson and W. G. Finney were elected; Capt
J. g. Lee was elected on the second, Stephen
fourth ballot.
The following officers were also elected -
President, Stephen Prentiss; Vice President S.
A. Pearson; Secretary, ]. s. Brown; Treasurer,
Mr.: Heath offered the following which was
adopted:
ResoErsd, That the board of directors be in
structed to open fuel subscription book as
soon as convenient, and allow all members to
subscribe for the amount of fuel they NAV re-
quire, publicly announcing the time when said
book shall be closed, and at the expiration Of
said time proceed to contract for the delivery
of the amount subscribed at as early day as
possible.
While the votes were being counted, a num-
Der OF persons got together in the opposite end
of the room and organized meeting to take in
consideration the propriety Of removing their
families to Baltimore on account Of the high
prices Of living in this city. The meeting was
called to order by Mr.. A. Edwards, Of the
treasury department, who called upon Capt.
Conatty, of The same Department, who had
resided In Baltimore some months, tor his ex-
perience
Capt. q. stated that after looking for house in
this city some months since, unsuccesstuIly, he
went 10 Baltimore, where he found fine house,
such as would rent here for $500 per year,
which he pays $50 for, and this ia in one of
the finest parts of the city. He alleged that the
prices OF various articles of food were much
lower there than in this city He thought that
II sufficient number would join, that the rail-
road company would lower The price of com
mutation tickets. and that all who moved their
Tes licences there would have no cause for
rerret
A committee was appointed te wait upon the
proper officers of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and ascertain upon what terms they will
issue communication tickets, and whether they
viii not run trains TO accommodate them, com
posed Of the following gentlemen :-Messrs
Connaty, of the Treasury Cochrane, Post
Office; ]. +. g. Tanner, War Department.; L. H
kellogg, Third Auditors Office; A. EDWARDS,
Treasury
FINAL HEARING Og THE ARSON CAsE-Yes-
terday Justice Thompson called up the case
OF Charity Jackson, colored, charged with set
ting fire to the house of Ellen Bonds In order
to clear understanding of the Justice
Thompson recalled the witnesses already ex-
amined, who reiterated the evidence as pub
lished in the Star.
Policeman Fisher testified that upon entering
the house of Ellen Bonds he met the prisoner
coming out with the lighted paper in her hand
and pipe IL her mouth He went into the
certainly no accident, the bed was torn for
the purpose. He tried to extinguish the fire
scorched his hands, and found it impossible to
succeed alone; and therefore sent for the Me-
tropolitan Hook and Ladder Company, which
came, and succeeded in tearing and chopping
down the burning house, to prevent further
damage.
James Grares, coloreG, testified that Charity
Jackson asked permission of his wife to lea VI
her clothing at his house the morning of the fire.
and his wife refused. The request was made
before the fire.
Georgianna Boacman, coIored, daughter o.
Ellen Bonds,) testified that Charity Jackson
had quarrel with Ellen Bonds; and the morn.
ing OF the fire the former said to witness tha
she would burn Ellen's house down.
Amelia Brown, colored testified, in addition
TO her statement yesterday, that there are two
tenements, the building being double one he.
longed TO Ellen Bonds, the other to Francis
Gibson. When the fire was discovered she
went into Ellen Bonds room, and discovered
the fire as described by Officer Fisher. The
bed was torn open if to fire it inside.
Justice Thompson fully committed the &c
cused for trial in two cases-for burning tn,
Gibson. The property destroyed was valued
at about $500.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-A. w
Townsend, swindling; bail for hearing. w.
Stone, Jr., wasting Potomac water; Sl.58. Rob
Woodward, suspicion of stealing horse jai
tor hearing. q. Freese, attempt at fraud; dis
missed. John Allen, disorderly; S2.5s. AIMS
: Gray, assault and battery; bail for court. E
T. Brown, vagrancy; Fanny Crooper, drunk
John McCrate, do; S1.59. Geo Smith, sleep
ing ia the street; sl;5s. Andrew Jackson, lar
ceny; for hearing. Norah Sprinkle, malicious
IN ischief; dismissed
FoRD's NEW THEATER-Spectal Card 10 Ora
matte ExcursionistS.-Mr Ford announces tina
for the benefit Of those Dramatic Excursionists
who desire to witness the evening perform nc,
of the ssNaiad q ueen" at his New Theater, anc
return to Baltimore on the same night, specia
train will leave the Washington depot at l
o'clock p. m, thus allowing full time TO wit
pess the performance and be on their return L
Baltimore before midnight
CAPT. KRAUsE REINsrATED.-CaptK rause