Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-21
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

the delegates from the District of Columbia 10
the late Con vention in Philadelphia assembled
at the residence of Owen Thorn, ESQ, No go
9th street west, at o'clock d. m, Yesterday
evening, and were called TO order by Mr.
Thorn. Col. Thomas Il. Florence was elected
chairman and owen Thorn, Esq, secretary Of
the meeting.
The chairman stated the object of the meet.
Tag 10 be to make arrangements for a mass
meeting of the citizens of the District to ratify
and endorse the acts Of the Con yention and the
policy Of President Johnson.
On motion of DR. Chas. Allen, it was resolved
to hold mass meeting on Thursday evening
next III front of the City Hall.
On motion OF Mr.. Thorn, il was ordered that
con mittee of arrangements, consisting of i've
members from each ward of Washington and
Geor6 efown. and five from the county; a COM
mittee of finance, of two from each ward and
the county, and committee TO secure speak
ers, be appointed
In order to afford opportunity for the COM
mittees 10 act, II was found necessary toextend
the time; and the melton fixing Thursday night
for the meeting was reconsidereu, and Satur-
day night was fixed upon for holding the mass
meeting in front OF the City Hall.
The committees were then appointed as fol-
Committee of Arrangements T.
Idoyo, chairman. LIST Wards. L Douglass,
!; Is; Turton, w. Is. Magruder, :. T. Drury,
N. Callan, ST.; ID Ward-J II Barr Geo IL
Plant, {. Finkman, L. J. Middleton. John f.
INNS; Sd Ward--LOuis Schade, ]. I. Given,
Queer; ith Ward-E G. Eckloff Robert Bail,
VIM. Fendall Asbury Lloyd, J. L. Crow
a. j..
Van Riswick, A II. Dodge, George Miller;
9Th Ward-T. A. Tolson. J. NJ Dalton, Geo A.
Bohrer, Robt. Clark; 5th Ward-Dr. c. Allen
VIM Murtagh, Thos. f. Lloyd, X. II. Ora
ham, A. Gnnder. GeOrgetown-lst Ward-W
l. Dunlap, J. Libbey, Jr.. W. Laird, Jr, W
). Cox, Jenkin Thomas: 81 ward-C. NJ Mat
thews, a. II. Dodge, +. Wheatly. J. Riley r.
u. Williams; Sd Wards. CropIey, JnO. L.
hidweli. CT. W. Orme. j. BIarbury Jr ] n
Goddard God S NV War d Had, Addison r. r. Craw
Nounty-ThOs. Mclaughlin, T.. VI. Linthicum,
Iohn MGChesney, t. =. Morgan, Major ID. v
Burr. Military Representatives-Col J. II.
O'Bierne, Col s Dana, Capt g. PANE.
man; First ward.G. W, Riggs, W Forsyi
Nard-B. Sears. Chas kloman: Fourth Ward
- h. sylvester. Owen Thorn. Fifth Ward-R
Beaie, g Fletcher; Sixth Ward-D- McCathran,
q. A. BOhIer; Seventh Ward-Dr. r. &. Crog-
eOn, Geo. Wright. Georgetown-RAAS hinn,
y. Pickrell. John NJ. Stake, A. Hyde. VIM
Clabaugh. John j. Bogue, Joseph Libbey, IT..
John ii. Smcot. County-B. T. Swart, F..
Young.
Committee to Secure Speakers-C. H. Snow.
Chairman; Col T. Il. Florence. VIVA ] Muir
Asbury Lloyd, @. VI. SIoussa, Col. j. n
O'Beirne. j. b. NalIey.
cine committees are requested 10 meet this
evening at O'Clock. in the AldPrmen's Cham
Der, City Hall, and ii is hoped that every gen
uemen appointed will be there.)
Ihere being no further business, the meeting
adjourned.
No "
hceTs Crown and BaiIy arrested Geo Lucas
Co!ortd, who resides on NJ street. between 19.h
ano 13th, on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretences, and his wife. Anna In
cas-. for disorderly conduct. IL appears that
Lucas sold a calf TO MIR. @. =. Hoover for three
dellars. and the latter went 70 Lucas house 10
get IL. when Anna Lucas seized a stick and
drove him from the premises. Both parties
were thereUpOn arrested and brought to the
station. where a hearing was had before Jus-
tlee W alter, which resulted in the dismissal of
the charge of obtaining money under false pre-
fences against Lucas. and the filming of his wife
80 for dIsoTderly conduct After the trial had
been concluded both parties went home the
wife reaching there first. and on the appear
ance OF the husband she attacked him, and
drove him from the house, pushing him closely
until be reached the station. a distance Of
nearly mile. attracting crowd of from one
70 two hundred persons. Lucas procured a
warrant for her arrest for disorderly conduct
assault and battery, &c, which was served by
officers Crown and BaIly, and she was locked
up for hearing.
The Doc THAT SWALLOWED THE GREEN
BAcK--Friday nlghtquite a number were par
taking of lager at a saloon 10th street and
among them young man who had with him
fayorlte dog. In the course of the evening a
ostantial looking German, after calling for a
lager, laid 81 greenback dpon a chair and
The dog, who had been picking up fragments
OF sausage and crackers, jumped up on the
CHAIR and swallowed the note. Some bystand-
ers noticed the act and apprized the German OF
his loss, who waXed wrothy thereat and want.
ed to know of the owner Wat in der tyvel YOU
go NIT SIGH tog for ," The owner replied that
he couldn't help what the dog did, and the
German insisted that he should pay for what
the dog did. and the dispute promised to get
heated when the dog, either affected bv a quaim
of conscience, or with stomach unsettled by
the green ink OF the note, suddenly brought
the question to an amicabe settlement by dis
gorging the bill, and the German exultinely re-
claimed il, planked it on the connter and called
for lager all around.
ARRESTED AT THE WoRKHoUsE.-For some
time past some OF the workhouse women, who
are under medical treatment and quartered in
the tents on the farm, have been visited after
nIghtfall by big sailor named Pat.
rick Hawkins, who, as often as he came,
would leave them drunk Last night
the lntendant, MIR. Hodgson. determined that
he would catch him If possible, and for that
purpose set a watch. About IL O'Clock three
persons, Hawkins and two Marines made their
appearance and were ordered not to enter
when Hawkins rushed past the watchman into
one of the tents. Mr.. Hodgson was at once in
formed and going TO the tent took him in Gus
tody, not. however, without some trouble, and
locked him up. The Marines were allowed to
leave and Hawkins WILL to- day, be sent to the
Navy Yard where he belongs.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF. - Yesterday, John
Bsnnisier was arrested by Officer Kearney, OF
the seventh Ward. Tor smashing the Govern
ment lamps on X street bridge. Bannister
was taken before Justice Bos well, who fined
MIN $40 and costs. Harriet Wilkerson was ar
rested by Oficer W. II. Evans, for smashing
furniture in the house of Gustayus Dixon
Sue was fined s59i by the same justice.
AMUSING INCIDENTAL negro woman who
mad stolen a petticoat from one of her church
sisters, when she saw the owner OF the gar
Eeni. accompanied by police officer, approach
her yesterday morning, as she emerged from
Zion Church, which is Just east OF the tunnel,
hastened TO the common, near by, and in full
view OF many witnesses DOTTED the purloned
article. She was arTested.-Alez. Gazette, Doth
A CARD.-My name appears in this morn
1ng's ChT0Ricie as one OF a Committee appoint-
ed al a meeting OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Uzion last evening 10 arrange the details Of a
National Convention. i was not present At
the meeting, and the said appointment was
without my knowledge or consent.
Wa. II. III. BATES.
KEEPING OPEN AFTER Hot YESTERDAY,
Sergeant She'd and officer Wilson arrested
John Il. Lee and j. b. Ward, for keeping their
restaurants open after hours. Justice Bates
nned each $50. Officer Steele arrested Herbert
harris, colored, for a similar ofense. He was
nned S2O by the same justice.
iNJUNcTIoS GRANTED. The Alexandra