Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.
ANU AMHSPr Io.AIaHI

H"r performance throu ghout marks her az An
beEeft night, and |" Fast Lynne will again be
performed 10 being Considered the most accent.
able entertainment that could be offered
CAaTEHBrRY HALL was again filled last
nisht-so full that many who went TO witness
the performance were Obliged TO content them
selves with promenade seats" Tonight ,
superb hili, wish all the Canterbury favorite-
In great psrts.
NABfETIEs-Ths fine bill performed a, tho
Varieties last night will he repeated TO- nirht
Kathleen 0'Nsii and Eva Brent are fine singer
anu thsir every performance is vociferously
thcofed Marie Zoe, too, aud the balance of
the corr pEny are superior. and the house. will
no doubt be hlied TO Overlooking to-nieh, a.
psEsl. M
FEE LEcTrRE.-Prof Cuyo, of TN. Gal
SeSe OF New jersey, will deliyer the concIpding
lecture OF The coursa this evening at the Smith,
soniap: His subject is the Gag OF Man." and
us We'll known REPUTATION Of the learned Pro-
1sssor Il sufficient guarantee that IN. lsrtuna
VIII he both entertaining and instructive.
IA hhETiNe OF THU COLC9sIA TYro.
go, ,' IA SoolsTr-Tas projected Brorck
t"'07' UnarT diFeussior-H ho pu. that sottr, ~,
HS eCtsr cooter?-Th Brunch Union Droi,-t not
'Ppr"ret-ResoiptiOas adapted ond Protest % b.
-, ' 70 Ar f'res'ds"t Of fhe National Typopraph;
a special meeting of the Columbia Tvno.
e1apI,c;,i Society was held la.r erening al fh.
In The chair. Ae'''' r'i
The object of the meeting was stated TO b.. 20
~ 'u an interchange of opinion i'll relation To
'he PROJECT of forming = bran n Union i'm This
TrIOD. H''a'
Dir. George Cochrane said he had no, hoard
t"ouSh "s 70 tht proposed mo veInent nru or con
30 form an opinion as 20 its merits H. had
heard OF the meeting Wednesday and thought
Snch incTtings should be public and not private
FOR nifty wears the Columbia Tvnoorsnhicai
Soeinty i;;d led n useful existence RESPECTED
py "li' lhe ulain cause why they held by this
Society and declined to Join the Natiuual Union
hoy co,,ld bo,
10 cNereise tiie same beneficial influence with
SCssieTs. LIVER since Its formation in isl this
'>oSirN mas had the ear OF Congress: and all the
contracts for printing made by Congress were
iouaded or prices ruling here =, it'll the Scciety
81 Passing the Government work into thu
henGs Of the United States, Congress has
slso fully recognized this Society and every
ming has been done according 10 it's REQUIRE
mems tsrry Iuan no entered this society
hSd equal nights: and their arms were ALWAYS
Open 10 receive their GLOW yvorkinen from the
North The Society had iahored to secure re-
mrneraIlVe wsges Tor all. Why do thav come
3hChE u now 10 create 4 schiSrn which would
to theTI no good aud would hurt us rx crpding-
" - are recognized by every Union in the
tAited States, and this Society il ever opan 10
every man who comes here with n card The
S9ciS'y had the Respects OF the entire. coulrnu-
My Hnd Trckoned amongst its lnelnbcrhood
tho Oldest and most esteemed citizens At the
meeting OF Wednesday no one seemed ti,po.,.d
70 tase me r. spensibility for the MONUMENT
WI Z. Is. Hough said that he, having b"en
prr-CnI At the meeting of Wednesday. had been
called upon 70 give some account of what
tTaa>piTed there Some relsark was made there
as 20 some being present opposed TO the meeting
ne had then aNoWed himself an opponent OF
the purpose OF the meeting, and had inq uired
N, under the circumstances, his presen &C would
~ ace. liable, and WAS answered in the affirm
awe In the organizing Of that meeting lis
Ct::Hct was not exactly stated The chairman
commenced by reading some correspondence
beld heretofore between lha National Typo
graphical Union aad The Columbia Typo
graphical Society. y motion " IS then made TO
apply for q charter, and to send around sub
-rrN
% some debate. No explanation was made Whv
the society " rs 10 b. formed. HIS understand
i-g WAS, however, that their object was to raise
wages, End thought by organizing this branch
Union they ceuld effect il, at least in some OF
the Ciiices. A member Of this society made
Some statements which he Mr.. H. thought
would have been InaGr W it'll more proprietv in
this society, as thcy consisted OF complaints
asElnst The society. Resolutions were adopted
20 gel me sense OF the printers OF the city Is TO
lhe proposed organization, and calling a mass
meeting. This was about tho purport OF the
meeting, Ia the best OF his recollection
NJ. Proctor saud that rs that meeting had
been des1sna;cd as = Secrs't meeting he wished
20 know whether tIe various Offices in the CITY
had not been informed of it,
Dir. I4C"Tia said that "A nojce had been put
NJ by nobody knew who, at the Government
oThce. There was n mystery about H. He
ssked Dir. Judd who put il Up, and he eaid he
NJ. WIG. l.. Jones said the notice III saw did
not cell tor L public meeting. hut for members
OF National Cnicn. IL Was stuck up on the
water cooler.
Mr. AicMuTray said he as present at that
Es@et.nS, aud failed 10 get any answer 20 his
question 20 .-ho was responsible for calling
A.. The chairman shirkcd the responsibility,
and sSid he was requested 10 write the call.
He asked The object OF III" meeting, but could
81. answer.
h. received had no signature. ILaughter.t
Mr. Jesse Judge said he was IN favor Of join
in- tse Naionsi typographical Union, when it
came up hOnoratly in this society. The pur-
poe Oi the movers IN this project, he appre-
heEded, WA about this: Any seven members OF
the Union can, according 70 its rules, get a
charter for branch Union. They can then
call meeting, and notify all 70 come into that
society. They expected thus 70 compel the Co.
iuDtiia Typographical Society 70 Join that or
ganizatIon and abandon their own; and should
they not Join the branch Union, they would be
branded ~ ''rats.' He understood that paper
had been sent round for signatures, and had re-
c-IYee seine hfty names, and that IL was pro-
posed 20 pnsh the matter through by mas
meeting. He thought ii this society would adj
drrvs protest 20 the President OF The National
Union, he would not grant y charter 10 any
such party. Let him know The feeling here,
and that The parties getting this thing up are
mo yss Prsaidsn, on tSs Ns,ousi iTnan
was q gentleman, and did not think be wouln
b. party 70 any such action, 10 tbs dissd van
taee Of the large body OF honorable men COM
poeins The ColumbIa Typographical Society
Mr.. Cook, OF Baltimore, said hat tas Tyyo-
graphical Society of Baltimore had ioiusd the
National Typogrsphical UnIon bat ;he only
called on every now and tasn 70 pay hundred
or two collars, 70 enable delegates TO 90 on
bag spree. daughter.
Mr. Garfield belle we'd that tho only grievance
OF the dIssnected ones was, that they wished 10
enpt 10 raise wages AFTER n way of their own,
not deemed Iudicious by the society.
BIZ n. ". King said, that as there had been
s-OI4e discussion 10 who put thu noiica on tho
water cooler, he would say that he placed IL
Thrre. fIsught.r.l He had been In favor OF -
brauch UnIon; but, after gong 10 ihs under.
ground meeting "Wednesday night, and vitne5--
Ing the way In which lhinss were conducted
there, he VA OF Poeca 70 It. or any such under
hand measure.
Mr.. Hough offered prrarsble and sst OF rs-
Solutions expressive OF tha sense OF the
meeting, 20 y hich Mr. I.owrie Offered n svt or
RESOLUTIONS a. an amendment which was ac-
crptrd by Mr.. Houeh, ard the whole were To-
fsrTed TO committee CONSISTING or Ne35Ts
IoyrIe Cochrane, Oarreld, Claztca, HouSh,