Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-22
RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor.

SEVENTH W ARD EXEM PTION ASSOCIATION
The President OF the Association, @. S. Noyes,
Esq, being in attendance and presiding at the
meeting OF the club, which assembled at
O'Clock, III one OF the upper rooms, the Secreta-
Ty w j. mnFagh Sio ESD called the me1.ns
was called 10 the chair
Mr. Seumes stated there had been persons
enlisted residing in the ward for whom 1t had
not received credit, and he requested that every
one present who knew of any such cases to
report them TO HIM ana they would be prompt
~ ettFnded To-
Mr. w + Ford desired to know whether a
resolution had been passed excluding the mem
bars OF the ciub who might be drafted, for their
share of the general fund Of the Association.
The Secretary stated that there was a misap-
preheEsion of the facts In the case. In the hur-
II and confusion OF business the impression
that such a resolution had been passed,
bat ii had been corrected and 1t was now IN.
GerstCUd that all would enjoy the benefits Of the
fund
On motion of the Secretary a committee was
appointed 10 take measures to enable the col
iectors TO call upon all the enrolled men and
require them to contribute what they Were
abe to give, the sum not to be less than So, or
to be excluded from the benefits OF the fund ii
they We're drafted The chair appointed as the
committee VI. J. Mnrtagh DR. r. y. Croggou,
G. &. Anderson, II X. Gray and WI Ford
Capt. mcdonnell made some important sug-
geetIoas, asd gave some Information in rala.
ucn 70 substitutes which were Well received.
A conn, Unication was received from DIR.
+. Morgan, enclosing d SUBS eription ald
making some suggestions 10 tne association.
The secretary reported the receipts of the
evening as follows: ~
subscriptions Observation-Disclosures. .S347 81
Guaranty fund. ELECTROMAGNETIC. 300 90
Cash from Colored Committee. ......... 1853 G5
Guaranty - .......... 425 %
$l,12l Is
The association then adjourned until this
leN ening al O'CLOCK.
n STRAW - An enthusiastic Democrat
stepped into the store Of a well known business
house in this vicinity, and seeing one of the
firm bpsily writing at his desk, said:
DIT. - we want to put up Mcclellan flag
Merchant.-There are several objections to
that, my friend. ga
Enthusiastic Dem.-What are they?
Mechanically the principal one is that
none OF us are Mcclellan men.
Enthusiastic Dem.-Oh, it's a n1istake-ex-
cuse me-aDd E. DIS coat tail described right
angle around door porch.
DEsT11 uTIoN-Oficer Voss, OF the Second
woman, named Mary Stewart, had died on
Monday morning In house near the corner OF
18th and II streets, and the body was still lying
unburied, and had become very offensive TO
about so years, remained In the house with the
corpse, unable to do anything towards having
it buried. MIR. Voss procured @ permit from
the Mayor, and will haveffhe body inferred
Immediately.
AN OWNER wAHTEp.-On the 10th instant
naval pass was given by Capt; nieserson, o OF
at Alexasdri TO q pleasure. boat called the
Benicia Boy, which was In company with
schooner bound to 81. Mary whose captain
the sioop was picked up near Lower Cedar
Point by the steamer Verbena, where IL ooie
the appearance OF having been capsizedi aIo
was sent 70 Capt. Nickerson that ne m'sn' nno
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