Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-30

FOURTH WARD MEETING.-The citizens OF
the Fourth ward held another meeting las.
evening.
Alter the reports Of the committees had been
received Mr.. ]. L. Barbour withdrew the res.
olution offered by him the previous evening,
,, and offered series prepared by Capt. Moore
: and himself. The resolutions request that the
y scitizens who have sustained the meetings still
continue them and their efforts to collect money
% In anticipation of second draft which seems
o. - be inevitable, Judging from the number of
, exemptions. The second resolution requests
the officers and committees to continue their
valuable services. The third provides for the
less than S25 be received from any one who
= desires TO participate in the benefit of the
fund thus raised. The fourth provides if the
fund be not sufficient to relieve all the S25 sub.
scribers they shall be entitled to receive
share of the money. The fifth provides that
the committee on recruiting provide substitutes
for those SIS subscribers drafted, if such can
be procured at the price heretofore paid for re-
cruits, and If they cannot be procured the
treasurer be directed to divide the money with
them, that may be now on hand
THE aTount now on hand is from ten to
twelve hundred dollars and the number OF SIS
subscribers drafted is six or eight
Mr.. Jared Knott strenuousiy opposed the
|. adoption of the resolutions, which debars the
poor man unable TO pay the amount receiving
,sbenefits. He had heretofore understood that
the funds were for the benefit OF the entire
ward, and not to be used to the prejudice Of the
poor man.
Mr.. Penick asked if these parties were
to be paid out of the S25 subscription or out of
the funds of the whole ward. He stated that
some of those he had called on could give but
little. and some borro wed what they did pay.
Mr.. Barbour stated that the working men
themselves first urged the S25 subscription.
He offered this resolution to increase the funds,
and had no doubt but that that would be the
effect The gentleman on the other side seemed
TO have forgot that the general fund of the
ward had enabled the recruiting committee to
put in IL recruits, and 81 names were taken
from the box, and he asked who could tell but
that the gentlemen opposing the resolutions
were the very ones saved by this course.
MIR Murphy said he had offered the original
resolution with provlso that the poor
man, whose only means was his daily labor,
should receive benefits. He offered his resou-
! ton to increase the funds, and he believed Mr..
. BaIbour's resolution would have that effect
Mr.. Hurley stated that among the drafted
there were about fifty belonging to Kendall
p Green Park, and he asked would it be fair to
( open the door to these teamsters, who had not
contributed In the course of his remarks Mr.
Hurley stated that Hon. Charles M. Harris,
member OF Congress from the Quincy (Ill)
District, had been drafted in the ward
After some further debate, the resolutions
were adop ted, and the meeting adjourned.
THIRD WARD EXEMPTION MEKTING.-Mr
Larner (president announced the reception of
sos in voluntary contributions yesterday, and
the secretary in very few minutes was called
upon 10 register cash collections amounting in
the aggregate to rearly $500
The sale of tickets to the Ford benefit Satur-
day was represented in prosperous condition.
A lady named Mrs. Kearns was especially
mentioned as entitled to the thanks of the ward
for the zeal she exhibited in aiding the agents
to dispose of the tickets.
The president announced that they had re.
duced the quota to 49, The officers of the asso-
citation were all busIly engaged yesterday.
They asked the extension OF their time till
Wednesday, Offering to guarantee that the
quota would then be filled. They offered the
guarantee because they had positive assur-
2 ance OF 20 men on Tuesday next One thing
= they obtained OF great advantage to the ward.
IL the draft takes place TO- morrow to- day. the
drafted men will not be called to report till
next Wednesday. This extension carries with
IL the bounty 70 all men furnished for the ward
MP 10 Thursday next. II Is pra etically an ex-
tension OF week. The only thing the ward
upon IL at all Before the wheel turns the num-
Der to be furnished will be 25 men There are
$1,000 In hand, and IL will take at least S6 OOO
to clear the ward.
The fact was announced to the meeting that
Messrs O. g. Heritage and Edward TAYLOR
who had contributed and been working in the
Third Ward, supposing that they Were enrolled
there, had both been drafted in the Fourth
Ward. On motion 1t was ordered that their
contributions be refunded.
FoR THE BENEFIT OF THE THIRD WARD
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock there will
be nne performance ut Ford's Theater for the
benent OF the drafted men the Third Ward
Miss Masgie Mitchell, Mr.. Raymond, and all
there services. The entertainment will consist
OF the drama "Margot, the Poultry Dealer
and the farce OF The Jealous Stock Broker
SBRESADE-Last evening the citizens of the
northern portion Of the Second and Third
Wards were charmed with some delI1htfuI
music BY the band attached to Lincoln Hos.