Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-04
THE GREAT MASS MEETING ANDIN.
DIGNATION DEMONSTR ATOM OF
DISFRANCHISED VOTERS.
ucJ hHIIy 10 tle NumDef OF Thirty. seven.
EA.Candidate Richards anon; the Number

They Rally to the Number OF Thirty.seven.
Ex.Candidate Richards among the Mum er
The following advertisement appeared con-
spicuously in the Chronicle OF yesterday mern-
ing, and the Republican of the afternoon:
DistranchiSed Foters-All disfranchised yo
tiers are requested to IN eet at the National
Union Reading Rooms tonight at 5 o'clock, for
the purpose OF institutlng measures of redress
At ; O'Clock, when we entered the room the
meeting was not yet organized, there being, by
actual count, thirty seven persons in the room,
and this number was not increased during the
evening. Prominent among the thirty seven
was Mr.. A. q. Richards, the candi date for Col
Iector run by the Unconstitutional Union"
party against the Unconditional Union party on
Monday last. II would thus appear that he, too,
was DISTINGUISHED, as well as Mr.. u. Richards,
Capt. Darling, of New York; Mr.. John T.
Clements, !r,, of Missouri, and Mr.. Frank
Myers, of Michigan, (of john Brown and Jesus
Christ paralellism notoriety )who were present.
Perhaps twenty OF the thirty seven Were con-
gregated III knO in The center OF the room in
brisk conversation, but pail seemed to be
thrown over the life of their discussion when
it was discovered that an internal Star re-
porter was present
Presently, after an agitated confab, it was
limited TO us that the affair was not exactly in.
tended a public meeting; but as we saw
representatives OF other papers sitting quite
comfortably in our vicinity, we indicated ur-
banely our purpose to tall back on our re.
served rights, and be counted in.
There was buzz of disnay. Other papers
might be manipulated with cooked up reports
enthusiasm" but not the Star-not much
6 D-n the Star -
Capt. Darling strobe away to window seat,
ana soothed his perturbed spirits with fra
grant Havana, and the various members OF the
Council of Twenty commenced to meandsT
about the hall, singly or in couples, as if
hoping while IN pedestrian exercise 10 gather
inspiration as 10 how to relieve themselves of
the ban of disfranchisement by any method
short OF the disagreeable one OF getting legally
registered.
Some wonder was expressed as to where the
balance OF the 4,0G0 were who "would have
elected Richards had certificate voting been
allowed" 1t was painfully evident that (de-
Quoting the 81 presently there Were 3,g63 OF the
DISTINGUISHED who didn't care darn about
sustaining the glorious privilege of voting on
certificate.
At half-past nine O'clock the squad getting
out of heart, concluded to wait no longer for
the delinquent 1893, the lights were blown out
and the dlsfranchised returned TO their homes
and their yirtuous pillows.
The following conversation gives all the adj
ditional information within our knowledge:
Reporter OF StGr.--ssMr. Clements, when ara
you going TO organize the meetIng!"
MIR. Clements.-ssOh, we have just had our
meeting (alluding to the putting together OF
heads in the center OF the room.) alt was not
intended TO be public merely ali informal af-
fair for consultation to devise means and raise
fund to prosecute any suits that may be in
stituted.''
AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL FRUSTRATED
On Friday afternoon Judge Cartier sentenced
thirteen persons, who had been convicted of
whom were the notorious Chas. MCCARTHY alias
g French Charley" and - BroadRead, who
will be remembered as one OF the party engaged
IN the burning of Suse Princes house, on the
Island, about two years since, and who broke
Jail once and they were sent ba elk to the jail
IN charge OF the baillffs, but before they We're
delivered TO the Tailor Mccarthy stepped
through the hall ard escaped over the wall,
but was recaptured. These prisoners were
all placed IN the first story, and the jailor, Mr.
Milburn. at once took measures to prevent their
escaping, by placing all the guards on constant
duty.
On Saturday information reached the guards
that.they were plotting to escape, and Cy listen
ing 1t was ascertalned that the last convicted
parties, with others i'll other parts of the build
ing, some OF whom had not been tried were
concerned in the scheme. BY some means the
guards on Sunday discovered that Il key had
been made (as is supposed by Mccarthy which
would unlock the doors of all the cells on that
floor in which the penitentiary birds were con-
fined, and was hid III McCarthy's cell, and it
was found behind a small looking-gla set in
the wall The key was rather clumsily made,
but on trial was found to answer the purpose
very we'll. After the key was discovered irons
were placed on the most desperate charac-
tiers, but on Monday those upon McC. were
IouLd 10 be- cut almost entirely through with q
saw made with bis knife. Another saw was
also found III the possession ofanother prisoner
which had been made from a truss worn by
him. Heavy irons have been placed on NECTAR
thy and Others and they will be the jecIs of
the especial attention OF the jailor in future.
1t seems that they had not all greed upon one
Plan OF escape, some being in favor of going
out by way OF the register Of the furnace, and
others proposing when the guards We're being
relic we'd make attack on them, and by
Ia s
to make the attempt on Saturday, Sunday or
Monday night. Others beside these parties
were undoubtedly IN the plot, there being SIX
or eight prisoners, who had not been tried, on
the second floor, and about eighteen convicted
persons, who seem TO have heard something OF
the doings of Mccarthy gang, and, no doubt,
were arranging to follow them. Through the
vigilance OF MIR. Milburn and the guards OF
the Jail the plot was thus frustrated.
These conyicts about thirty in number will,
understand, be sent to Albany on Friday
afternoon next.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-McG uire IL Co. sold
Tuesday part Of the Howle estate, as follows:
Part Of lot ], square 367, improved with two
email dwellings, to VIM. O'Meara, for Si,260.
Lot 9. same square, three small frame houses,
TO VIM. Stewart, for SLIGO Lotto, same square,
two small frame houses, TO VIM. knight, for
81 $50. Lot 5, same square, containing $500
square feet, TO John Gibson, for nine cents per
square foot. This property is all fronting on
Maryland avenue, between Thirteen. and-a-
half and Fourteenth streets, Island. Lot 80,
IN reservation A, on south side Pennsylvania
avenue, near Third street, adjoining McDer-
motifs coach factory. to Chas. Mades, for Sl.25
per square foot; and lot 4. square a67. corner of
Fourteenth street and Maryland avenue, with
the old brick tavern near che Long Bridge, 70
George Schpell, for $500.
Green i Williams, auctioneers, sold good
two story frame dwelling and the lot No. IL, in
square 45i, on New York avenue, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, to Michael Murphy, for
4iGGo Frame dwelling and half lot 20 in square
q, on Twenty third street west, between l. and
n mort b, TO John McGarvey, for LILO. A
mouse on south + street, near Four "A half,
TO J. w. Birch, for 500. Part q Of lots and
2, in square 53s, TO Peter Brady, for 10 cents
per foot Part ID, TO John Corugan, cents.
IEcrrrs-The frst OF q course Of lectures
on Phrenology, Physiology, and Hygiene, will
IA delivered at Temperance Hail this evening,