Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-24

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Chanfrau, will again appear a. sSam" this
evening, and will be supported By the full
strength OF the stock company. r, I
WALLS OPERA HoUsB.-sThe Little Treas
ure" and "Spectre Bridegroom" this evening.
DDFELLows' HALL.-Go to the festival con.
cert. and tabieax, tonight. This is the last
week. ~ -. 4 . = :
meeting TO establish q Republican Association
was held at the office Of Judge Edm unds. as
+ street A constitution was adopted, from
which the following 10 an extract:
= Art. 1. This organization shall be called the
iumbia. - ~ = =,
Art :, It's object shall be to promote the
cause OF liberty and justice at the capital of
the nation, aud to support the Republican
party throughout the country. - y :
Art 9: The association shall have power to
establish branch associations in the several
wards of Washington, GEORGETOWN and the
county, under the name of Republican clubs
60 be subordinate 10 the central association :
Art. 4. Persons shall be admitted to this as
ISOLATION only on accommodation of the exec
utive committee. and upon the payment of an
. initiation Ire Of fifty ceRts. : 80
for the remainder of the present term Pres.
ldent, John X. Elvans, ESQ; Vice Presidents,
Hon. A G. Riddle and s. p. Brown, Esq; Sec.
rotary, A. q: Hall, Esq; Treasurer, ustice N.
II. Miller; Executive COMMITTEES, ]. Sayies
Brown, George W. Bushee, John H. Crane,
Edward Holmes, ID. q. Forney, Benjamin f.
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/. Bramhall, T. A Boswell, Charles s. Eng
lish, Hon. J. M Edmunds, w. A. Cook, s.
Baker, Col. d. s. Curtis. :
This organization is provisional until the last
Tuesday in December.
A notice of proposed amendment to the con.
stitution was given to restrict membership to
those resident here for six months.
SUSPICION OF LARCENY.-Tuesday. officer
Frazier arrested Bernard Burnsune, a licensed
pawnbroker, upon suspicion of the larceny of
coat, the property of John Hughes He was
taken before Justice Morseil, when it appeared
In evidence that John Hughes is away from
the city, at work for the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad Company. and in his absence the
coat was stolen. Last Friday, Mrs Hughes
went To various pawn Offices looking for n.
ard in her walks met a colored man, who told
her that white man offered TO sell HIM the
coat, and he told he man TO take il to a pawn
broker, and showed him the Office of Burn
slime She went there and saw Burnstine's
wife. The wife told the inq uIrer that no over
coat had been brought there for two months
The inquirer pointed to a coat. and remarked
that IL looked very like the enc lost. Mrs
Burnstine said that was not it, as no coat had
been brought there for two months Mrs
Hughes wanted to leave her address, so that if
the coat should be offered it might be kept for
her, but Mrs. Burnstine refused to take it,
Mrs Hughes called on the Second Ward DO.
lice, and Serg't Walker sent officer Frazier to
look for the coat, and il he found it to take il
and Burnstine TO the Central Guardbouse
He did as directed. Burnstine says that his
wife was only temporarily in the office, and
knew little or nothing about the business; but
he gave mp his books to the officer as soon as
the man who pawned il. Justice Morsell to
give him an opportunity to produce the man.
held him TO bail in S3OO for further hearing
on Saturday morning next