Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-14

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'GRossE yKRsASusLuSa IN DEE DsurscH-
IN HALLE, KoMkST ALLK"'-Th!s cali for ~
"erahd meeting Of the German citizens-..o,ns
ALL" At the German Hail, Eleventh street, be-
tween and q, brought together at that placs
last night ats O'clock, shout nifty persons mostly
strangers. The hand bill setting forth that Gen.
Sigel and Capt Schamberger were invited TO
attend, most OF those present came TO hear
Sigel speak, but as happened to the Richards
meeting the previous evening, the speakers
heralded were non est.
A gentleman named Major Werth got up and
thought as Sisel had not come, som. ought
TO speak, and he would open the ba n to pass
away the time. The Major said be a. Colo
mel in the Pruss.an army. aud fought against
Sisel in Baden. He paid Ssel high compli-
uent rs an officer and soldier.
gentle an in his shirt siee yes. who called
himself Capt Sebr, next arose and wondered
" tat they Rad assem- bled for :! He had no idea
OF the purpose OF the meeting until he saw
piacarc hung over the platform, with the
DaDes Of Richards, Eilwood, and Schsum.
berger. lie thought there must be an election
s"ing on and ifso, why did not the candidates
s. sEaiz i'm Sack" (Cat in a bag) He did not
Know either; and would not vote for them. The
captain entertained the company for Il white,
with scme recitations III German and English
and As much applauded by the entire com
pany present.
The next speaker was Mr.. Baumyras, who
said, that, although the call was not signed,
ary ore could see by the name Of SchamberSer
mt tniioned Ia II, that the meeting had reference
10 the municipal election and therefore he
came. MIR. Baumgras said that Washington
was fitty years behind all the small towns in
the tnEted States land all the old Rotten holes
ought 20 be cleaned out, and flied with some
PEI sons who would push the city forward
Captain Sehr thought that in the malt-r of
drcck-that is what they call mud in English
this city took rank with any.
Mr.. BaumgTas procee ded, and said he knew
Richards well, ano also Schambereer, but who
EiiH ood Il no one in the room could explain.
MIR. Ditmann. OF Philadelphia, next addressed
the meeting. He said that useless remarks had
beer made, and there was no reason to he dis
appointed 1t tie absence OF Sigei. The call of
the meeting shows that il is tor support OF the
Government He had been three weeks in this
city, and he thought that under the call he had
rls ht 10 attend the meeting. He thought that
as ye; the Germans Of Was hiE gton did no. un-
drrstand the hum buggery of politics. He then
spoke OF the proper mode of organizing me t.
ing like this, ana proposed 10 go into organiZa-
ton.
MIR. Raumgras thrn nominated Mr. Ditman
as chairman, who was duly elected, and took
the chair. He thanked the meeting for The
honor conferred. and expressed his hope OF a
smrdy restoration of the Union, not as it was
but As ii should he.
Sem, body nominated Mr.. Baumgras as vice
pres ldt ut. and be was duly elected
Somebody then nominated Chas. s. Walter
as secretary, but that gentleman declined; say
Ing he never accepted office i'll a political club.
Capt. Sehr as elected secretary, and took
the seat, ard asked where We're the paper, pen
and ink Tor his use but no one could tell
While the organization was i'll progress, over
halt OF the comps disappeared. 1t was pro-
Hustd 10 0ra1I IT solutions, and while this was
Icing Gonr, The remainder of those present de-
parted, leaving the three officers, three un-
known gentlemen, and y. $ Walter, Esq, to
adjourn iii Monday night at the same time
and place.
loLIcE REPoRTs.-S Second Precinct VIM.
Kelly, alias v. Kenny, stealing; Jail for hear
Irs: a.so. fer striking and resisting officer; do
Juo. MirrS, drunk; military.
1hnd i,reesnci.-Jno Holden, nuisance; S5.A.
.ILfn de Eaptist disorderly; So 62. Benz. Ogle,
do dismissed. VIM. Welton, do; do
Iour5h Preeinct.-Jas. Lyons, drunk: fined So
Eicho!as Curren, indecent exposure; SIS.
Si1th IrsCtHct.-Geo. Fausnanght, assault
dismissed. JAS. Anderson, nuisance 81. Chas.
Heitiryer, violating Sunday law; SiO5s. L.
Leach, selling hquor on Sunday; Si1. NJ. Linn
ball, drunk; military. ID. Nj: sullivan, do; do.
Edward Nanhook, do; do.
TeEth Precjnct-R. Rivers, highway robbery;
Jail tor hearing. Jno. Lynch, accessory to rob-
kesy: dismissed. VIM. Daly, do, do. Ber-
pand Cook. assault and battery; bail for peace;
a:so, as assault on an officer; bail for court.
Owen McGrath, drunk and disorderly; SIS. J.
H Smith, profanity: 81. Jas. Let's, drunk: So
So.
TAKING BATH.-Tuesday night about nine
O'Clock three army fcers, who had been in
dulpiEg rather freely in ardent Spirits took a
" ak DOWN Sixth street toward the Island. At
the canal two OF them stepped boldly over
ESCAPED a very unpleasant bath in mud and
filth of the sewers that empty near that place.
The tide must have been low at the time, as the',
two Were cOmpleteIy Iy covered with mud. 1t
was fortunate that the third officer escaped the
plunge, and was able TO give the alarm, otaer-
wise The cenai might have proved "the last
Glitch TO the three" The unfortunate ones. after
being lifted out, Were conducted to q hotel near
by. 10 be scrubbed and secured.
UNION CONVENTION IN ALExANDRIA-Au
mn In
candidate ior Cor gress in the seventh congres.
siuEa q strict OF Virginia was he Id at the court
house, Alexandria, on Tuesday evening. E NJ.
hitchfn Of ley, W as declared the nomi-
ZEE for Congress and the Cen vention neXtpro-
cesGrd ic nominate Stale officers, when F. III.
Teirpoipt vas unanimously nominated Tor
Governor, Gilbert :. Miner for Lieut.. Cover
nor ard \ F Beach for Attorney General.
RESOLUTIONS approving the emancipation proc.
i"ma1lon, the aImiEg OF negroes, and the con-
scription law. and otker acts of the ASminis.
t'a'inn, were adopted, and the Convention ad-
jourEed sine die.
DIsMissED-Yesterday, at five O'Clock u. m.
james Digney and George Weaver, who were
charged with assault upon Mr.. Sykes of the
finn OF Sykes. Chadwick Co., appeared for
trial al the Second Ward station house. with
Mr.. Sam uel Phillips their counsel
Dispry, :he PRINCIPAL, was very penitqnt on
account mI me affair, and apologised to Mr..
SI kes. WHISKY was the main cause of his
action. and DigEey promised that nothing of
tie scri should again accur. The apology and
p omises were satisfactory to Mr. Sykes, and
lie declined the prosecution. The case was
dismissed by Justice CLAYTON
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs-Isaac
hrown and Eugene Adams, disorderly; locked
Up six hours. VIM. Bahbnetop, keeping two
dogs without license; SIS55. Anna Thomas,
rIcfapity; IS SO. Lizzie johnson, do; dismissed.
j I'm Mcclure, dr. unk and disorderly; military.
I. Z. Temhril, representing a provost guard;
do. u. Il. Fauquier, treasonable lang uaGe do.
Also, rs bogus detective; do. Julia A. Be aer,
and battery; dismissed. VIM. Babbing-
ton, allowing a vicious dog to run at large; dis
missed.
PALMERsToE DEFEATED-The Palmerston
Ministry, ON the 2sth OF April, were beaten in
IN the House OF Commons by majority of ten
fsss to 275), OF their tayorite measure for the
abolition OF the Church rate-a parochial i'm
post, net abolished by Henry Viii, at the
for making ali persuasions pay
for the Iepslrs and maintenance of Church Of
England places OF worship. In other days,
MOI very remote, either, Ministry has resigned
office, on much smaller minority. For ex-
ample, in May. 1871, the Melbourne Ministry,
def ate:! by hostile majority OF oae, acknowl-
adgtd 1t ny going 10 the country. by General
Election, the res nli of w hich placed Sir R. Peel