Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-23
LOCAL NEWS.
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- Cousin" and his great character G
Toodlss" Mr.. Clark will be sus,aine
throughout by Miss Alice Gray, who appear
81 h-T- for the first time On Saturday night
and MADE very favorable impression.
GRovxa's THsATER-Mr. and Nrs. vii
Hams enter uFo1 ias last week OF their eng re
uaeEt. and announce for the first time the spec
fsculsr and fairy drama Of zine Lake o
Killarney Much time and money has bee;
expended in order to produce this piece pro
pcriy. and he assurance is given that no.hin:
vii be wanting 10 m axe il pass or effectively
"PS'i-ac- and Perseverance conciuo@7 xix
entertainment.
GaHIEALpI AND ITALY IL announced as tos
subject OF MI Mason Jones first lecture, W me-
VIII &c delivered Kris evening IN "IiiaId
Hail! The desire - widespread 70 near tSls
IN" most distinErisnsd ors.9r OF ,ns si 60 a.
where seem 70 eEtitle him TO this distinction
Tho suhject chosen for this evenings lecture
viii doubtless re most efectually treated, as
Mr. yonss speats from experience, ha yins
served on Garibaldis staff during the Italian
campaign.
TEE GRAND FAIR for the bsnafI. Of sick and
tr!:cxE' Hall, on Seventh street. The commit
tp C: arrangements have been indetatigah.e in
their C1Pr;oEs, and this fair promises 10 ba one
CT Ihr E'ost delightful entertainments ever OF.
fered c1fiz'ns. Besides, the object OF the
f=ir ccn,meEds iiself TO all.
CANTERBURY HALt.-Manayer Sim An.
EouEcCs ihree new performers for the present
week MILE B-cnne;:i, q fascinating Frsu n
GauaruSe; james Clark, \ celebrated banioist
ard tIshk Lawrence, noted male dancer.
tn "A}ab lay" by Julia Mortimer aud Kate
PrnroYer. is retained the bills, aud
Szoilosy h5s arranged a beautiful ballet diver
tiseInent entitled "Stracel!a," which will also
IL performed.
TARIETIEs.-Miss NeiIa RichInps An
bounced IN the bills "a the leading lady yoca-
ilsI. late OF the -ronowed GottschaIk Concert
Ecupe, makes the frat app arance at this resort
lis evening. The CONTEST between Sands and
Hayes, for the champ ionship in clog danciUr =
continues four nights longer. Mile Zoe, Ada
7; sman- NJ lie Iizetie and others also remain
and Sre on the bills for this evening
TEE MEETING or THs TYPoaRArHICAL So.
CIETY-Iheg Deiermine on a Strike # t4efr D..
--,-rfE for Higher FGc-s are NOT Acrr,d N %,
S"t"T'aN evening, an adjourned meeting of ma
3ys"2Edfhicdi Society was held in the council
c"a!n""T, tCily Han, and waS largely attended,
TIE President. VIM X. Mclean. in The chair
II !: zion w:s made 10 admit reporters; which
aftFT some discussion was carried.
Ths meeting resumed the con sid@ration of tn a
I.PC~, oi th@ COMMITTEES On the PROPOSED ne ~
'car 81 prices. THE first paragraDh of thn r.
.-.'i axe. liking the wages o: cOmpositors
a.: h"oE ana JOB offices and on weekly and
n'L- newspapers At not less than : IS per week,
al hours to he days work, and ~ cents for
rSI. hours, was adopted al previous meet
UCl
The second paragraph, making the reguIar
lC"rs 81 work as follows: From Inth OF Ucin-
tar IL ,lusive TO 10th of March from a. m 10
= m, and the balance of the wear from : = m
tvfi +. IN, - a. read.
IL. Frizzeii moved to insert t in place of :,
% a. To make Dine hours g days work from
1CrrSnT 10 March.
NJ Cochran asked 70 make the DAYS work
e;gi hours. TIE binders Syt eight hours AMI
iHsy (tGe com i'CsitOrS) shotid have IN. sam.
hours lie did not like 10 work after ; o'clock
AND moved that O'Clock e inserted. lie would
Tot insist on the figures, but make it eight
hours.
After some discussion, Mr. Cochran withdrew
bis motion
Thu question was then taken on MI FrizzelIs
anlt nuInen'; and ii was lo-t-yeas b, nays is.
Mr. Hunter stated that this was lime to M
hrlnSlng In amendments, but the tine for action.
III any thing was 10 be done il should be done
~ once. 1t seemed TO him that soma persons
bad Cor1e to the meeting for the purpose or de-
1eailSS tho object by Introducing amendments
anG stavIDg Of the vote on tia scale.
hr. trizzeIl disciaimed any such intention,
but thought this was the time 10 move for a
change OF hours.
Th.- second paragraph was adopted.
MI Lowrey asked Il. when the series had
f%rn gone through with, will they come Up
whole fer adoption, or separately.
The Chair ans H-red that such of tho series
a. were adopted would after they had l,-rn
as whole. ''' CIV ''''i
The fourth paragraph, raising the price Of
Sonday work TO 81 per day Of eight hours, and
a. cents ger hour FOR all extra work, came mp.
Rir I.Owrey moved "a Set the price of sunday
work at 3 IDS tea1 OF 81.
MI Watkins moved TO insert S5. Mr.. w.
thought that the printers arc Christians. and
did not want 20 work on Sunday; bat II it WIS
necessary, S5 will pay.
fO;CP-igJrS
will forgive : in the eyes of the I>orii
81 this point mStnv members commenced 10
leave the room, and ihe Chair read a rule pro
hitiiinr mrmhers from leaving unless they first
obtained permission.
TIE 80 and - propositions We're each voted
down. and the paragraph was adopted as re-
ported.
work, tor common matter 45 cents instead OF IL
CsH:s, and various slight amendments - tn"
r. naming paragraphs under the same brad,
we're adopted.
a committee from the Bookbinders' AssocIa-
iior, meeting ~ Temperance Hall, was hers
Introduced, AMI the hartman, Mr.. T. W almsiey,
stated that they had received letter from Mr..
IIerees, Superintendent OF Public Printing, tha
cCnteats of which they thought proper should
he known to the printers; and also stated that
they understood that u letter had been received
by the printers from the Secretary of the
Treasury on the subject OF the increase OF pay,
which they would like TO hear read
The letter OF Mr.. Dafress was read by the
Secretary. In answer To their request for Al
increase of 81 per cent, he says that the request
is = very reasonable one, and that he would De
happy 10 grant it, bat he has not the power
the prices being fixed by law at the same "a
paid nv private offices. He has submitted the
application 20 the Department, and ne would
advance OF wages To the girls was given ny
consent OF the proper authority; il being con-
strued that the regulations applied To mon, and
Tot 10 girls.
The letter wa. ordered to be entered on the
minutes-
MI Er!ZZPlI moved tDat In MS masul tnb
printers and book binders stand by each other,
and act together in any difficulty which may
arise-if the demands Of one veru not accedec
70, the others Will not 60 70 work
Mr.. CIaXton said that he had addressed
lstter TO Secretary Chase on tina subject, an
haG received an answer, and read ms letter,
which sets forth the rise In prices, &c, and
Ae.ks that the employees OF the Hovernmen,
ONCE r. paid Si6 per week, with ths answer OIL
Secretary Chase, who sends q copy OF bis opin'
Ion endorsing the decision OF the First Comp
Gril.r, made some months since. The decision
Of Comptroller whittlesey referred TO WAS ad-
verse To the r~quest OF the society.l
The consideration OF tho scale was resumed
end
Mr.. Parsons moved 70 make the pressmen'i
wages 9le per week, instead OF $40.
Mr.. Penman asked where pressraen got more
Nan compOstors, and no could not see why
ley should have more.
hr- Haskrli replied that rs they (the com
Fc'itors) we're raising their own Wages, IL wa
h",h'ng but right 10 raise the pressmsn wages
MI. P-bnan remarked that the pressmen
Wigs Were tue same the Jmpositor5. and
NAY ms s'aie kept them on the same footing