Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-09

NAR1ETIEs.-1t should not be forgotten tn I
pocket Of w lash ington," VIII be speedily with.
drawn from the boar dis of the Varieties music
aaii, and therefore all W no would see it should
ave also good
ME7EoPoLITAN HALL.-Accomplished yo-
calist graceful dancers and amusing Ethio
plans MI up splendid bill Of entertainment
hiRhES a. inns place OF amusement, which has
tetcme very popular resort. A good bill is
hnrophced for o.night.
CiGCUs.-It is not probable that the eircus
VII rt man here after &c. night. The last per-
NlNhnce Will, however, be we'll worth attend.
ing; az d no one who would laugh should fail
10 see kennedy, who is one of the best clowns
trateiiLg. The equestrian performers are also
gCOd.
MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN Assoc1A.
TloN-The Republican Association held it's
weekly meeting last night at the Union League
Rooms, on Ninth street. The meeting was
calieo 70 order by Mr.. A. q. Richards. first vice
president.
Alter reading the minutes, the Association
proceeded to elect members who had been pro
posed at previous meeting Messrs. e. NJ
were unanimously elected.
hen the name of Charles w. Kimball was
salied. Dr. Boyd desired to know who vouched
Tor nm; Tor If i. was the kimball on the Island,
VINO mad heretofore been so active in slave.
catching, he certainly objected to him. He lDr.
Ho!ol desired to know If it was Klmball the
hunting down fugitives.
HIS election was postponed till next week
L. =: Sudiey was the next name mentioned,
this time to membership, unless he was prop.
erly vouched for.
Mr.. Clephane said there was Dudley who
WIS prominently connected with the mobbing
OF the Old Wigwam, ard he would like to know
II This was the man.
This nomination also laid over
Inc chair stated that nominations tor new
M moers were in order. and the rules were
I.Laeo ID order that such as were proposed
mlg!t De at once elected and participate in the
Mr.. j. Crumbacker and Dir. A. Tyler were
The name Of Mr. Mathew Somers was pro.
posed, and he stated that he was a discharged
Sololtr and he belle we'd he could claim the title
81 beng the oldest naturalized Republican in
u,e tnion; He had always been an abolition
list (Appiause.l
Mr. Somers was unanimously elected
1he chair reported that the committee ap-
ever rg next as the time for the Gle ation of del
esat.5 20 the Baltimore Con vention. The report
was adopted, and that evening was fixed for
the election.
Dir. Liyans desired 10 know if it was under.
stos mai publication of n weeks notice was to
made Of the meeting.
Tie Chair thought il was SO understood
MT.J w Decide, OF Georgetown, moved that
hoiiee be published in each paper except the
nh,",tc's one time, and that the notice be pub
iished in the latter paper daily.
MT Kelley thought that subject should be
lett % the discretion OF the Executive Com
Mite.
Mr Coombs said he thought one notice imme-
diatflY and another just before the next meeting
would De sufficient.
Mr.. Richards here vacated the chair and
Mr. Coombs, the sular President, tock it'll
MIR. " atson (cIerk, p. q. Department. said he
saw no ChTonicte reporter at this meeting, and
as the Star had reporter here, if there was any
preference as to the advertising given, it should
be given to that paper. He believed in remu-
nela;lng those papers that favored the asso-
Citation.
Mr.. Decide did rot think that because the
Star close to publish these proceedings as a
m tier of news, it should therefore be remu.
Mr Clephane moved that the publication be
shade three times in each paper.
DR.. Boyd did not think it was necessary to
grease the elbows Of any special paper. The
Star did not claim TO be anybody's paper par
0culariy. ....-. .. .-.
NporL the proceedings of the association. The
Star had done so and mad faithfully published
all proceedings.
Il was finally resolved to publish notice of
the meeting three times in each paper.
Mr.. Clephane here stated that it was eX-
pected that Mr. ID. r Goodioe would address
the meeting to- night, but as there were but few
ptesent, it was suggested that the delivery OF
the address be pos tponed.
Mr.. Beeson. would like to have the address
anyhow, because it would probably throw out
some views which would be beneficial 10 the
association.
As tie lecture was TO be dispensed with Mr..
Watson offered the following resolution, which
mediate action:
RtsoTrsd, That the Republican Association of
Washington invite all members ana other un-
conditional loyalists TO appear 1T its weekly
meetings and give testimony orally and in
writing agaInst secessionists in office, and that
all the papers OF this city be invited to publish
each testimony, that il possible, these disioyal
persons may be removed.
Mr.. Watson urged the passage OF the resoiu-
ton, Ter he believed something should be at
once done in the matter. There were many
holding office who were positively disioyf
In Maryland an election had recently been
held, and the neIghboring county, which
Tapped on To the District, had given disioyal
vote, and he believed majority of the people
Of The District Of Columbia were o-day dis
loyal The adoptlcA OF his resolution, he be-
lieyed, would tend 70 weed out the disloyal.
He snted the association TO be more radical
than IL had ever been. There were men in
office who actually spit upon this Govern
ET Hilton moved to refer the resolution to
tbesKecutiye committee Tor their action, and
that disposition was made OF il.
The Association then proceeded to the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year. and the
following were eie cted, after much bailotting,
no one seeming particularly desirous OF held
ing any office President, I. J. COMBS, (pres
emit iucumbent) Is. Vice Pr sident, A. G. Rich
ards, present iHcnmbent) I'd Vice President,
John +. Hilton, (yice Garrett deceased) Sec
retary, u. Crombacser, (viee L. Ciephane de-
Slined;l Assistant Secretary, Thos Connolly;
Treasu rer, George II. Plant.
Association then ad Journed.
A coRRECTIoE.-WAsRISG u. &. April
., ie6i.--To Ge Editor Of The Erening Stas-Dear
sSI: DO me the favor to insert the following
correction:
| deem II but justice TO correct the statement
made by the Hon. Mr. Morris, OF Ohio, ia the
House CT Representatives, on the 9TH instant,
relating TO the steam fire engine Hibernit. The
engine, hose, horses, and other apparatus are
aratuitous Offering from the city OF Phlladei-
phia. and owned by the Hibernia Fire Engiae
COMPANY No. /, of that city, by whom the
apparatus was loaned the United States Gov
eminent, for the protection OF its property at
Fortress Monroe while that point was threat
ened by the rebel gunboat Merrimac, and also