Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-26
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

tisement, "Flowers of EIIesbeer will both ho
Pes,Oame o. ag VIII also the pantomime How
wednesday afternoon there will he an extra
entertainment for the benefit of the enroIIed
men OF the Fourth Ward.
TIRs-Fitzsimmons, nan hos ,,rrad
out another play, called "The Conyict,s SkuII
or Roman the Vagrant," and IL will be per
formed Tonight for the first time A variety
sVnss anu dances, burlesques and Eth
paDy. -
GRoVER's THEATER.-Mr. and Mrs Barney
Wliiiams commence an engagement at Gro.
yers 10. night and three laughter provoking
ana slde-splitting plays are announced, viz
"Paddy O'Raferty, or Poor Irishman's For
tune" "Cus!oms of the Country" and "The
Irish Tiger" The Williamss are we'll and
favorably known here, and will no doubt, as
heretofore, attract overlooking houses.
MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON EXEMPTION
AssoCIATIoN.-This association, better known
as the Bacon Club, met on Saturday evening
In the court room, City Hall. agreeable to g
call, Mr.. Garfield, Vice President, in the chair,
and X. >. Davis secretary.
The Chair stated that the object of the meet
ing, as he understood 1t, was for the purpose
of taking action to relic We those already drafted
In the First Ward and those who may here
after be drafted.
Mr.. ID. U. Pearce, to meet the case, offered a
preamble setting forth that as the members OF
the club who are drafted are req uired 10 report
for duty furnish subtitutes before the draft is
concluded, and before the exact amount due
cdCu drafted man can De dScertalned, accom-.
panied by q resolution. instructiEg the officers
to pay not exceeding $500 to each man drafted
as soon as he is accepted, and after the close
OF the draft the balance Of the money to be paid
him.
Mr.. b. +. M. Hurley suggested the adoption
OF q resolution directing the issuing Of war.
procuring substitutes for those drafted or to be
drafted not to exceed - hundred dollars and
that in view Of another draft In the District no
money shall be divided pro rata among the
ha
dlled.
Mr.. r. Elliot raised point of order that the
constitution provided for the distribution of
the funds in manner different from that con-
templated in the resolutions, (the equal distri-
button among all those drafted.)
a question was asked now many had been
drafted in the First Ward. when the Chair sta
ted that be understood that out of over fifty la
that ward four mad been drafted, and from
what he had learned there Was but littls doubt
but another draft would be made in that
ward.
gentleman here announced that he was one
of the drafted ones, and he proceeded to give
ms experience in trying TO put in a substitute.
He had tried 10 get In three but they were re-
Jected, and he believed it almost Impossible to
get one In without the aid Of a substitute bro
ker,
A lengthy debate ensued between Messrs.
Hurley, Lyles, Elliot, HIGHLANDER, Davis, and
others, which terminated in the adoption of a
motion offered by Mr.. Elliott to appoint COM
mittee of five TO consider and report q plan
whereby the object OF the meeting could be at
.. N u, Ia.
II. Lyles, Ii. F. NJ. Hurley, and J. w. w. Nc
Gill, were appointed and Immediately retired,
the meeting taking recess meanwhile.
In a short time The committee returned, and
Mr.. Elliot made a majority report, signed by
Messrs HIGHLANDER, McGill, and himself, pro-
viding for instructing the Board of Directors
to pay the members who may be drafted, not
exceeding ten in each ward, 800, to assist them
In procuring substitutes.
MIR Hurley presented q minority report signed
by Mr.. Lyles and himself, providing for the
each drafted.
he Is exempted
A spirited debate ensued on these reports,
and the majority report was, on motion Of Mr..
L. g. Ecklof, amended by striking ont the
Limitation of the number TO be benefited TO 10
to each ward adopted.
Mr.. Elliott then raised point of order, that
the resolution was unconstitutional, and
another debate, partaking somewhat of per-
sonai character, took place, which was,
another point, that Mr.. Elliotts point of order
should not be discussed all night, and the
President. (Mr. Lloyd he having come, ruled
Mr.. Ellictt's point to have not been welItaken.
Mr.. Elliott appealed from this decision and,
the question being taken, the Chair was sus-
tanned, and the majority report, as amended,
was adopted
Mr. Elliott offered a resolution giving the
privilege to any member, so wishing, to with
draw bis subscription, which was laid on the
table, and the meeting adjourned.
FIRTH WARD DRAFT MEETING.-TAs
citizens of the Fourth Ward held an adjourned
meeting to take measures in relation to the
draft, on Saturday afternoon-Mr. LLOYD pre-
siding, and j. T.. Clayton acting as secretary.
The committee to revise the enrolment, re.
ported that they had discovered thus far that
the ward should receive credit Of one
hundred and seven men-thOSe who are en-
rolled and were in the service or furnished
substi tutes.
Lieut John Y. Dom, of the 1st District regi.
mi Mt, made h statement in regard to AdJutant
Young, Of his regiment, on whom vote of
censUre had been passed growing ont OF put
ting a man in the service vice Lieut.; d explained
Adjutant Young, had been wrougfully credited
to Georgetown, thereby the Fourth Ward be-
ing cheated out Of the man, had been recruited
10 the credit OF Georgetown before the Fourth
Ward committee approached him.
MIR. Chauncey made the amende honorable
as tar as he was concerned, stating that the
committee had been deceived by the man who
had the recruit In charge, and expressed the
belief that Lieut. Young was innocent Of the
Lieut. Dom stated that he hrd three recruits
which would be put in TO the credit of the
ward on Monday.
they had put in five recruits during the day.
Mr.. Grossmayer offered series of resolutions
giving permission to all who ha : subscribed TO
the 500 fund TO withdraw theif subscriptions
and form q club to procure substitutes to ex.
empt all the members OF the club, the members
obligating themselves to subscribe such addi-
tional sum as is necessary to accomplish the
object. Laid on the table.
Mr.. T. Il. Perricks ofrred a resolution pro-
yiding that all moneG raised for the recruiting
fund remaining on hand after the draft shall
be divided equally among those drafted and
accepted.
Mr. Utermehle made a few remarks deprica-
ting anything which looked like the forming Of
an exemption club save for the purpose OF put
ting In recruits. He believed that if the money
paid into exemption funde had been paid into
q recruiting fund the quota Of the city would
have been filled long since.
Mr.. Frazier stated that the police OF the
Fourth ward had over S4O0in hand which they
wouls turn over on Monday.
Mr.. Perrick's motion was then adopted and
the meeting adjourned to Tuesday evening
THE DRAFT IN PRINCE GEORGR's.-On
Saturday the draft for the three first districts
. OF Prince Georges county was drawn at ELI
COTS Mills, and among the lucky ones we find
many who are known here. Among those
drawn in the first district, which includes
laurel and Beltsville, we find the following