Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-20
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUSEMENTs TONIGHT

DC domTd0fy sustained.
FoRD's THKATER.-This is also a benefit
night at Ford's, Miss MARY Mitchell haine tha
recipient, and she too makes her last appear
ance put one, and appears in I've distinct char
M;taso IN me drama Satan in Paris" Miss
MNcnsIl VIII also appear in a prominent char
acter In the burletta I" The Youth that never
saw Woman" Miss Mitchell deserves a
full house.
or "The Battle-Cry of Freedom will be ner
formed TO- night again and in that splendid and
entertaining manner for which this company
mas ever been famous. The bill besides is a
COED one and well worth seeing.
: METROPOLITAN HALL.-No one who visits
this resort ever fails to be entertained, and as
to-nlgnt an especially good bill will be per-
honse ~
The FORGED PRoCLAMATIoN.-We have as e.
certa1ned upon undoubted authority that
Mr.. King, Postmaster of the House and pro-
pIi tor OF the Rochester IN. " Democrat, Mr.
Charles Lanman nor Mr.. Willard, of the
Western Press office here, nof any one of his
associates was arrested, as rumored yesterday
on account of alleged completely in the pub.
hcaton OF the forged proclamation. The re-
P0tln currency yesterday to the effect that
the bogus dispatch was supposed to have been
transmitted by the Western Associated Press
Agents here, but it was stopped in New York
and dld rot get either to Rochester or Cincin-
nau, is also, we are assured, without founda-
ton In fact as well entirely inconsistent
Win the character OF the gentlemen connected
with the Western Press office in This city. The
dispatch sent from that Office on Tuesday
night is as follows, 1--WE clip from the Boston
1T is reported that the President on Mon
day, in order to keep our armies up to the
maximum strength, and finish the war this
summer, ordered draft for three hundred
thousand men,"
As for the bogus Proclamation, we under
stSnd that the Government is satisfied that 1t
never went over the wires, but was forged in
New York. There is reason to believe that the
forger stole the fact that there was to be another
draft from the above despatch.
SEVENTH WARD UNCONDITIONAL UNION
MEET1NG.-A large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the Unconditional Union voters OF the
Seventh Ward who are in favor of the
at Island Hall, Seventh Ward, and the meet
Ing was organized by Mr.. Jonas B. Ellis be.
ing called to the chair. Mr.. SamI Magruder
was appointed Secretary.
The chair stated that the meeting was.called
by the friends OF the present Mayor in order to
nominate Ward ticket in his support, and in or
der TO ascertain the sense of the meeting he
would offer the following resolution, which he
requested the secretary to read
BE IL resolved by the Unconditional Union voters
Of the Serenh Ward, As citizens of the Metropo-
lis OF the Nation, 1t is due to the loyal people
OF our beloved country that we should cast
our votes In the coming municipal election for
some person known to possess the confidence
and respect of the Government, and being
placed under peculiar circumstances having
TO choose between respected citizen of our
own ward and the present incumbent, and be-
1ieyiDg that change either in our Local or
General Governments at this time would be
injudicious, we feel it our duty to endorse Mr..
Richard Wallach, and will use all honorable
means TO re.elect him TO the office he now fills
so honorably to himself, and so satisfactorily
to the public.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
amid much enthusiasm, and the meeting then
procee ded to select candidate for Alderman,
and Mr.. Crosby s. Noyes was placed in nomi-
nm IN rnn al q al fho
didate.
Mr.. Jonas B. Ellis, who was named in the
same connection, declined in favor OF MIR.
Noyes.
Nominations for candidates for the Board of
Common Council were then called for, and
Messrs Jonas b. Ellis. w. ]. Murtagh Dr. r.
g. Croggon, W. T. Walker, Ohio Boswell, ]. H.
ID. Richards, and H. w. Hamilton were nomi-
mated.
DR.. Croggon declined, and his name was
Mr. Jonas b. Ellis also declined, and stated
that he preferred to act now as a private citi-
zen, and would take off his coat and 90 to
Mr w T. Walker said that, in Justice to
himself, to the meeting, and to Mr.. Semmes, he
would say he was an out-and-out Semmes
man, and that he was running on the other
ticket. If this convention chose to nominate
MIN under these circumstances, they would do
so knowing exactly how he stood.
Or. Croggon and Mr.. Henry Barron were
appointed tellers, and the ballotng was pro.
ceeded with. and resulted in the election by
large vote of Messrs. Hamilton, Boswell and
Richards, who were therefore declared the
nominees, and, motion, the nominations
were made unanimous.
Messrs. Hamilton and Boswell being present
were called upon for speeches, and pledged
themselves, If elected, TO do all they could for
the best interests of the ward and the city.
On motion. an executive committee, consist
ing of Messrs. Geo. Shekell, Jackson Pun
phrey, w. ]. Foster, Jos. Codrick and Thomas
q. SInithson, was appointed.
A vote of thanks was rendered the ladies of
the Seventh street Presbyterian Church (who
are about holding fair at Island HalD for
their kindness in granting the use OF the hall
The meeting then adjourned with three rous-
ing cheers for Dick Wallach and the Seventh
Ward ticket; q resolution TO the same effect
having been previously adopted unanimously
by the meeting
IMPORTANT SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-The
following sales were made yesterday by
Messrs James q. Mcclure & Co.
Two frame houses and los on Four-and "a
half street, between Maryland avenue and
south @ street, one TO George Heide Tor S2,55O'
and the other to George Bauer for 1926.
Two-story brick house and lot on Seventh
street east, between l. and M streets south, to
Edward o. Sanderson for $4,000.
Brick house and lot on Eleventh street east,
between Pennsylvania avenue and south 6
street, to Mrs. Ellen Miller, for S, 800.
Lot at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Eleventh street east, TO Samuel Gross, at
twenty five cents per square foot.
Two large lots on south G street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets east, to Charles
Miller, for twenty-five cents per square foot.
Six lots on Eleventh street east, between
Pennsylvania avenue and South G. street, TO
II. c. Greenfield and Thomas Miller, at twen-
ty cents per square foot.
The same firm sold, at private sale, TO Hon.
Z. ID. Morgan, three lots on Vermont avenue,
between and i treets north, for $1,000,
about S1.20 per square foot.
MATTERS IN GEoRGETowN.-Business on
fhe canal has been quite lively during week
past.
The water has been higher IN consequence OF
the recent rains, but not sufficiently high TO
impede business materially.
The arrivals TO- day were the John O'Brien
and Daniel Pomrov, with coal TO the American
DO; aud the John H. Shaw, do. TO Frostburg
Co The departures were the j. +. Sterling,
with salt and fish tor Hancock, Md, and four