Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-17

Mr. Hits exempt having already furnished a
substitute, bnt he wished TO see the draft avert
ed, and would he the second one on Mr. Hitz's
Proposition. lApplause.J ..-
Mr. Garfield and several others subscribed
twenty dollars each; the subscriptions amount-
i'R to near three hundred dollars in the course
CT the evening
A long discussion ensued as to the best course
TO he pursued. during which It was stated that
there were q number OF person In the service
who had not heen credited to the ward. one
gentleman Mr.. kerle, statisg that he mad fur
nished IN" names of forty such.
Mr. Carroll moved the appointment OF COM
nittee OF three in each precinct to ascertain
the names of such persons in the service who
have rot been credited. Carried ana mossrs.
+. f. Burnps, James Lynch. and q. Caufelf,
1st precinct Joseph Carroll, d. w. Garst An
drew McKenna.
Mr. CLAYTON moved committee be appointed
to wait on the Provost Marshal General and
ask a postpoupment of the draft for ten days.
Carried, and Messrs. b. b. French, Nathan
Sargent and G.. F. Quick were appointed.
The committee were instructed to report this
evening at TX O'Clock.
The following collectors were appointed to
wait on the citizens OF the ward, 1t being uu-
derstood that they will commence work i'm
mediately, and canvass the entire Ward. If
possible, to day First Precint-John Bohns,
Joseph PIatz. Benjamin Ferguson, E. E.
Barnes, b. F. Beers. Second Precinct-Theo-
dors Burns, o. W. Garst, W. Nottingham,
II. Baker, John Dom.
The meeting adjourned to this evening at *
o'clock.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsRs.-Sophia
Merritt, indecent Language; 90 SO Roht. Kauf-
ner, drunk and disorderly; 81 SO. Columbia
Webb assault and battery; bail for peace. CT.
Cation, grand larceny; bail for hearing. Thos.
g. Dimes, suspicion OF larceny; Jail for hearing.
Anna Douglass drunk aud disorderlv; work.
house. Peter O'Hara drunk; dismissed. J.
M. Smith, A. O. Smith, witnesses; military.
George Freese, assault and bsttery-twe cases;
hail for peace. James Wade, do; dismissed.
George Steele, do hail for peace Robt Kaut-
ner, drunk; workhouse. Edward Stevens, ].
Il. Stewart, VIM. A. Simmons, James Dalton,
HOUSEKEEPING; Jail for court. FRANK Lavier.
sodomy; bill for court. Elizabeth Miller, street
walking; workhouse.
HoUsEBEEAKERs. - Between eleven aud
twelve CLOCK last night, squad of men entered
the house OF M. George Tompkins, on II
street, between Sth and 9th east, and one, named
Edward Stevens, being caught, told who his
comrades were, and officers Ecklof, Lewis,
and Morris, Of the Fourth Ward, arrested J.
Stewart, VIM A. Simmons, and James Dali
ton. They were all sent to Jail for court. A
few nights before five men entered the same
house, stole Mrs. Thompson's dress, watch, &c,
and even went to her bedside and tried to steal
the rings from her fingers. They escaped with
out being identified.
THE BILLIARD SALOON KEsPERs.-Last
evening number of billiard saloon keepers
had a consultation at Lorch's in reference to
the bill now before the City Councils to in
CREASE Tue rare OF tdXee Oh OllllaTQ tdDleSs
Nothing special was done at this meeting, ex-
cept 70 determine on calling another meeting.
They allege that the passage of the bill would
operate unjustly on them, as, while their
prices have not been increased, they pay a
heavy Government license besides from three
to four times as much as formerly for every ar
ticle pertaining to the game.
ANOTHER UNION FLAG.-The Ohio and Mas.
sachusetts State Military Agencies will raise
the national ePsign on the corner of Severth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, this after
noon at o'clock. Gov. Chase, Gov. Andrew,
the Hons. J. b. Pierce, OF Mass - Riddle,
of Ohio, and others have been invited TO be
present. While the citizens of Ohio and Mas
sachusetts are particularly requested to be
present, all friends Of the Union are invited.
PENNSYLVANIA ON THE AVENUE Colonel
Gallup's regiment of heavy artillery, number
ing LOGO men, and raised In Pttsburg, Pa :,
passed up the avenue Yesterday, on their way
TO Fort Reno. This is the finest regiment ever
nstaa in,