Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-22
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.

Nonoay evening appointed on the severa
committees TO make arrangements Tor tins
grand mass meeting at the City Hall on Satur.
Gay night. 10 endorse and ratify the platform
Sna principles adopted at the Philadelphis
Alderman's Chamber-Mr. T. b Florence in
the chair and Mr.. Owen Them Secretary
After an interchange Of sentiments In regard
70 the demonstration the committees of arrangs.
ments, finance and on speakers. met-the meet.
ing taking recess for that purpose -
Inc &C. sommlttee OF arrangements was organ
Ized1Mr Thomas Z. Lloyd in the chair and
Dr Charles Allen Secretary-and the follow
ing SUP committees were appointed: Commit
zee on OIganizaton-Messrs. Asbury Lloyd,
~ Paine, DR.. q. Allen, Esau Pickreli and
J. p Crowley; Committee on Stands, Decora-
Mons and Gaslight-Messrs. ]. ]. Campbell.
Lyies and JOB Angus; Committee on MI
TIc-Messrs. James NJ. Dalton and Colonel =
Dana; Committee on Printing -Messrs. James
A Iait. l. Schade and Robert Ball: Commit
Tee to Secure Proper Ponce Arrangeuents-
mmess,s. Crosby ). Noyes and Samuel Z.
Mr.. Dalton asked IL it was CONTEMPLATED
mat the citizens of the several wards should
d;se ana marcp 70 the hall The question was
oiseussed by Mr. Douglass and himseIf but
was nnaliy decided that such arrangement
1or want OF time, could not be carried out
M, a a. n Dodge suggested that some arrange
salute WV" "A'eA " INV
The Chair stated that the committee on mn.
lc "opio tase the question under considera-
The Committee on finance was organized nv
tne selection Of Mr.. Owen Thorn as chaIrman.
IN place of Mr.. Jas. L. Harbour who ia ahssnt
from the city Mr.. A. NJ. Sionssa was added
TO the committee.
committee: ~ WIG
On motion of Mr.. s. r. Sylvester
ReSotred, That any funds that NAV remain
IN the hands Of the finance committee, after
hse,Iismeni OF all bills due, be placed in the
hands OF the National Union Finance Commit
zee Tor use in the coming contest.
On motion of Mr.. J. ]. Bogue-
hesotred, That the chairman of the finance
com mittee be authorized to substitute the
names OF such persons in the different wards
OF W ashSngton. Georgetown and county as he
may deem necessary in place of gentlemen
whose business Will not allow them time 10
attend to the collections
On motion of Mr.. Snow
hesotred, That each member of the finance
committee appointed in the respective wards
OF washington, Georgetown and the county
pc authorized to appoint two collectors 10
canvass their respective wards to obtain funds
said collectors 10 receive written authority
from members of said committee.
Mr. Snow. from the Committee to secure
Speakers, reported that the following gentle
men VIII be invited TO address the meeting -
bon Lowell II. Rousseau. of Ky: Gen Durbin
ward, of Ohio; Gen. Thomas T. Crittenden Of
Mo; Gen. j. T.. McKibben, of Fla Cen Mo
Dowell McCook. of Ohio: Hon y a Perrin
of Y; Hon. r. I. Merrck, Hon James M
carlisle, and Hon. David 5. Gooding, of D. g.:
Gen Thomas Ewing, OF Ohio: Hon A J. Rog-
ers, of New Jersey: Hon. T. II Florence Of
Pa Hon. James l.. Orr, of :. c.: Hon. Mr.
feliows and Hon. w. p. Grace, of Ark; Hon.
Richard WalIach, Mayor of WasbInrton, Hon
Sam1 J. Randall and Hon w A GaIbrsitb
OF Pa Hon. Jacob Martin. OF Mo: Walter *
Cox, OF Georgetown; Hon. =. s. Cox of n Y.
hon Edgar Cowan- of Pa: DIR. Charles Allen
OF Washington; Hon. g. W. Carfigan. of pa
Hon Reyerdy johnson and Hon. Montgomery
Blair, of Md; Gen. T.. A. McCook. OF Ohio
Hon. Thomas Swami and Hon VIM price Of
Md; Hon. Edmund Cooper, Hon. ID. s. PatteT-
son, and Hon. j. X. Hood, of Tenn: Hon. @
u. Browning, of Ill; Hon J. r. DoolittIe. of
Wis; Hon. A W. Randall. Postmaster Cen
eraI, ex- Governor Jenkins of Ga: Gen r. -
Bowie and ". Viers Bouic, of Md: and Frs
McNeIhaney, of d. e.
On the meeting being again called TO order
committees reported as above and the reports
were adopted.
The meeting adjourned to Thursday evening
at the same place.
BUILDING IMPRoyEM ENTs.-We note the fol-
lowing improvements in addition to those
already noticed in the SCr.-Mr. H. BIau on
the northwest corner Of and Iith streets ha.
erected a fine three story and basement pressed
brick front residence. Mr.. Il. Richards. of the
tyo-story brick house, located on the north
west corner of New York avenue and I4th
street, by raising II Two stories higher, thus
anordiDg sixteen large rooms for school pHr-
poses The building has been, and will still
be, used as a select school for young ladies'
IL will be sufficiently near completion by the
Ist OF september 10 resume the work of educa-
non. Mr.. Carson. the contractor. is pushing
the work forward vigorously. On New York
avenue, near 18th street, d.. dc Farlan, dentist
rs having erected a substantial residence of
four stories, the front OF which is laid in
pressed brick, ard all the modern improve
ments will be- introduce The contractors are
Thomas Lewis, bTieklayer, and Bald win
Brothers, carpenters. Mr.. Charles Ames Is
naving erected, on the northwest corner or
II and 18th streets, massive brick residence
aerh front Of ST tGnr in
expects to complete the work by the
LIST of October next Mr.. Kennedy is
erecting residence similar TO the one last
mentioned adjoining il on H street, which
will be finished in a tew weeks, and which
will present a handsome appearance. Mrs.
Virginia Walker Is having built a commodi-
Gus three-story and basement press brick
front residence on Fourteenth street, between
ii and 1. The contractors are Messrs- Kings
ley Claxton, bricklayers; Mr. Cissel. car
penter: and Messrs. Cruit & Campbell, plum
bers. Mr.. NJ w. Calf, jeweler, and one Of
our most enterprising business men, is having
residence OF Beautiful modern design erected
on II street, between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth. The front will be laid in Baltimore
press. and will be handsomely trimmed with
brown stone, and the house will be three sto-
ries and basement. Ii will be supplied with
all the modern conveniencPs. The contrac-
tors are Jerome Diggs, bricklayer: Baldwin &
Brothers, carpenters Mr.. Geo. H. Plant, ar
chitect and bHiider, Is having erected a large
building on the corner OF New York avenue
and Fifteenth street. 1t will be put up with
the best of brick, and will be three stories
high. The building extends along Fifteenth
The lower stories will be lei as stores, and the
upper stories as Offices. Mr.. Downey Is the
brickiayer, and Entwistle Sc Barron the car
penters.
THE CASE OF THE WASHINGTON DETEC-
TIvE-Mc Deritt Fully Acqaitted-The Baltimore
Sem of this morning says:-The case of Mr..
james A. McDevitt, a detective connected with
the Metropolitan Police force of Washington,
arrested in this city a few days since on war
rant issued on the oath CT Samuel Dorman,
representing himself to be a constable Of this
city, on the charge Of obtaining SlO0 from said
Dorman by threats and extortion, created con-
siderable interest In the police circles of both
Washin eton and Baltimore. An examination
Of the case took place yesteI day before Justice
Whitley, the Office being crowded by the
friends of both parties Milton Whitney. Esq,
appeared for McDevitt- and Messrs. George
@ Maund, States attorney, and Dan1 Ratcilfe
and J. J. Snyder for the State. number of
witnesses were examined on both sides, the
principal ones being samuel Dorman, consta-
BILE: George +. Hotchkiss, constable. OF wash
ington city; Justice Thompson and Major
Richards, Superinend ent Of the Metropolitan
Police, and Mr.. Perine, Of Baltimore. THE
evidence elected was substantially the same
given in the Star at various times in no.
ficfu fha and tn g.