Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-12
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

AOOAA NE De
L0t evening, q needing Of the committee ap.
pointed on Tuesday evening TO devise means
Tor the RELIEF Of the Portland sufferers. was
chosen Chairman, and Mr.. Deane secretary
There was quite large attendance, among
others, Secretary McCulloch, Gen. Howard,
ators Howe and Fsssenden, Representatives
Perham and Rice, Gov. Anderson, MI. Pauld-
ing. Gov. Ordway, Mr.. Poore, Of Maine.
Mr.. H. s. DAVIS was added to the executive
Mr. Pitcher, Of Maine. stated that he would
be one Of ten to give 500 for the relief Of the
he would give 500 for the purpose.
Gov. Ordway suggested that each member
of the committee shonld solicit subscriptions
from the residents OF their respective States.
Mr.. Rice moved that the executive commit.
tee have power to authorize persons to collect
subscriptions; adopted.
Mr.. Dean stated that he had collected 500 in
the Patent Office, which had been forwarded;
and Hon. T.. Il. French stated that 1905 had
been collected in his office for the same pur-
pose.
Mr.. G. A. Pitcher paid over 800 for the re-
lief of the sufferers.
The meeting of the general committee ad-
lied by the selection Of Hon. Sidney Perham
as chairman, and Mr.. Deane as secretary.
The following were appointed to make col.
To Collect from the President and Cabinet
Omcers-Hon. Hugh McCulloch. For the Post
Ohce.Hon. Horatio King and G.. w. McLel-
Hartley and Hobbs. For the Interior Depart.
ment-Messrs. Spaulding and Dean. For the
Navy Department-Messrs. y p. Brown and
III. Bridge. For the War Department-Mr.
Wood and Major Dana. For the Freedmen's
Bureau-Gen. @. III. Howard and w. p. Drew
For the Quartermaster Generals Ofice-Thos.
X. Jones and Mr.. Kimball For the State De-
partment-George T.. Baker. For the Internal
Revenue Bureau-Hon. A. Z. Rollins and
Chas. L. Pike: For the Second Auditors OF.
fce-Hon: E. b. French. For the Navy Yard
Admiral Smith. For the United States Senate
-Messrs. smith, Perry and Packard. For the
Bankers and Brokers-Gov. Anderson and w.
=. Huntington. For the Newspaper and Print
ing Omces-Mr. Baily, of the Globe. For the
Grocers-Mr. VIM Orme For the Lumber,
Coal and Wood Dealers-Mr. s. p. Brown.
For the PayRas,er Generals Ofice-Mr Mes
NTH.
Gov. Anderson read a letter from Portland
in regard to the great suffering and wants of
the people.
Mr., Poore read an appeal from the authori-
ties of Portland.
A resolution was offered and adopted re.
questing the clergy to have collections taken
up in their respective congregations. Messrs
Deane, Spaulding, and SweitZer were ap-
pointed to wait on the ministers on the SUBJ
Ject.
A resolution was adopted requesting the no.
tel proprietors to place contributions in the
halls of the hotels. Adjourned.
A RIoT.-Yesterday afternoon, a gang of va
grant negroes passed about from house to
house in the second precinct. taking what they
wanted, and beating any one who demonstrated
with them. They entered the store or Mrs.
Margaret Murphy, very old woman, on 10th
street, and after getting something to eat and
drink, refused 10 pay her, and being about to
leave, she seized one by the leg. The scamp
turned and kicked tie ola woman from the
shop into the street. She called her son, who
went 10 her aid, but finding them too numer.
Gus, he ran to the station house, and Sergeant
johnson went with him to arrest the negroes.
The Sergeant went into the crowd and arrest
ed the leaders of the gang. The negroes turned
upon him, but the Sergeant used his billy free
ly, and the negroes seeing they had to fight TO
escape, commenced general attack upon him.
Knocked him down several times, and some of
Them were laid out by his billy. He called an
1rishman 20 his aid, who responded prompt
the negroes, he left, and went to where a
number of Irish laborers were employed on
the street. In a moment the laborers, about
twenty in number, knocked their picks from
the handles, and arming themselves with these
and With spades, came running to the ser
geants aid. In the meantime, officer Poole
had arrived, and aided the sergeant in secu.
ring the leading negroes. The crowd of ne
groes had increased to fifty or sixty, and the
sergeant seeing the laborers coming, had to
hurry his prisoners, and use his best endeayors
TO prevent a collision. that would have re-
suited in loss of life to both white and colored
Fortunately, he got his prisoners to the station
before the laborers reached them, and then by
aprudent appeal 10 the crowd around Quoted
the men Of both parties. Other negroes ar
rested VIM. Adams and Josiah Burgess for the
assault and battery on Mrs. Margaret Murphy,
and the same two, with Robert Ward, for re.
sisting the officer, was sent to Jail fer court.
the Senate Biu.-In the Senate, yesterday after.
noon, the bill to repeal the act retroceding the
county of Alexandra to the State Of Virginia
Mr.. Clark said he thought it unnecessary TO
pass this bill, and could not agree with the
remark Of the Senator from Ohio fMr Wadel
nrAa hat Il
retrocession were rebels and traitors, and read
from the vote on the occasion.
Mr.. Davis said he and jefferson Davis had
voted against IL, and Mr.. Davis, of Massachu-
sets, for II. II was the most mixed-up vote he
had ever known.
MIR. johnson took the floor in opposition to
the pill, arguing on the legal points Of the
MI Howard then took the floor on the pend
ing bill In reply TO Mr.. johnson.
The debate was continued by Messrs Sauls.
bury, Wade, and Wiley.
A vote was then taken, when the bill was
defeated by the following vote:
Teas-Messrs. Anthony, CONFESS Edmunds
Harms, Howard, Howe, Nye, Pomeroy, RAM
sey. Stewart Sumner, Wade, and Wilson'S
senSen Fo.,sr Guthrie asnd.r no0l' oSp res-
Morgan. Norton Riddle, Salisbury, Sprague
Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, Wiley, and Will
liams-19.
HORSE THIEVES IN THE DIsrRICT.-Not.
withstanding the numerous arrests and con-
NlCIlOns Oh morse thieves W1tniu the past two
years, and the shipment Of 50 many horses and
mules from this vicinity, bands of horse thieves
still loiter about the District, operating sue
cessfully in many cases, especially in the
county. Scarcely day passes thst cases Of
horse stealing are not reported. Yesterday
three cases were reported to the police, and
other cases have occurred that have not been
reported at headquarters. The police are kept
continually on the lookout for the thieves.
TRANSFER OF PoLICEMEN.-Thism morning
Superintendent Richards transferred rounds
man Shield and eight patrolmen from the Third
10 the Second Ward; and roundsman Frank.
lin, with a similar number Of patrelmen, from
the Second to the Third Ward. Similar trans.
fers will be made in all the precincts. The
object is TO familiarize the officers with the
localities in every precinct Of the District, and
TO remove the men from beats, in which by