Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-08

| TEMPERANCE MRRTIna.-I.ast evening, q
/ meeting was held on the eth street portico Of
| the Patent Once, under the following cali:
/ Temperance attempted to be dro aed IA
brandy, wine, and beer, at the 7th street Park,
ana tomb erected to her by her enemies. She
VIII appear this evening, at * O'Clock. in
front OF the Post Office. The advocates and
friends OF the Good Old Lady are invited to
attend
There were no. very large number present,
however, probably on account OF the short
Eolce. The meeting was called to order by
Mr. SAVAGE. who sang q temperance song;
after which he proceeded to speak Of the ccp
oncs OF the Germans in Insulting so large a
mum Der OF native born citizens as now belong
TO ihe temperance organizations. Instead OF
those at the Schutzenfest aging that tempe
rance is dead, they should look at the pro ,ress
OF the cause, and he would say that it is not
improbable That a prohibitory liquor law will
be passed by the next Congress. Congress-
100, will see that the enforcement of thus law
Is placed in the herds of temperance men:
unlike some of the police, who wink at VIC.
faflon OF the Sunday law. He charged that
many places south OF the aven ne, between 9th
and 18th streets, were places OF doubtful char
acter, and yet they were licensed. As to tenn
Perance being dead, there are now nineteen
ID visions OF the Sons of Temperance, a
dozen Lodges Of Good Templars, and other
ORGANIZATIONS who hold meetings of very in
teresting character. where the members can
take their wives sweethearts, and daughters,
and spend pleasant lime, without any danger
OF their minds becoming perverted as would
De the Danger ii they attended the SchutZen
Fest. The Press he was sorry to say, was In q
movement as could lie seen by the frequent
paragraphs. that the prohibitory law was not
enforced That was no kind Of rgument with
MIN, 10 say the law Is not enforced. because
some few obtain nor. 1t mig ht as well ue
said that the law against murder Is not en- forced
because now and then that crime is committed
There wa great contest pending, and the
Germans had placed tnems elves on one side
not only againt temperance, bat against re.
ligIon, and they say upon heir monument,
1--WE are temperate, but not hypocrites" Why
q certain lady who lives over the canal, NAV
as we'll pnt ont her sign, awe are virtuious but
not hypocrites.'
Mr. Savage was applauded at the close of
his remarks. and some one across the street sang
out .tcome over aud take drink - to which he
answered ''come over and take the PLEDGE
Mr.. McPheeters followed Mr.. Savage taking
the grouLd that it was the duty OF temperance
men to reprove all persons engaged as were
the parties al the scene of depauch at the
head OF TIN street and spoke of some Of them
having allowed child to get stupidity drunk
The contest was to come and the pest place to
meet it is at the ballot box.
Mr.. W: u. Finney and Mr.. Drew also ad-
dressed the meeting.
Mr.. Savage here gave an invitation TO par
ties TO sign the pledge and was gre eted by
cries from the opposite side of the street to
'.come and take a drink; :" to which he replied
As before by asking for sIeners and ,everal
persons came up and signed their names. the
only light being that OF the moon and the gs~
lamps at SchwIngs restaurant opposite. One
OF The signers sang a temperance song Mr.
Savage gave notice that there would be a
meeting at the same place on Saturday night
and as the SchuetZentesr would be over then
he hoped to have a larger attendance.
THE RIVER FRONT, AUGUST :. 1S6,-Duiat
still prevails along the river front. bat a
few Tapping sails in the dist.rce give promise
that :" breeze will spring up ere the dawn
of another day. We shake the folio wing from
our daily budget Of arrivals and departures
HGrrey's Whart.-Arriyed-Sch Lookout
Lewis, Havrs- de race. coal Harvey, Clark
& Given; steamer Pioneer Golden, wood for
Harvey, Clark d Given.
Corier's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aco Will
son. Hayre- de- Grace, Isl tons OF coal for Geo
Rogers: Alexena. Me eklns, Havre- de Grace
coal for JOnn Lawrie. Saiied-Schrs j. ]
BarTell, Perry, light; Samuel Eddv. Let's
CT orgetown to loau with coal for Warenam,
Massachusetts.
Foacisr'S Wharf.-Arrived-S chooners G.. s
Maltby, Tyler, hungary river, wood for Clark
d Hunt: Baltimore Fisher. Baltimore wood
tor 7. L. Fowler; Brunette Johnson, wood for
Wa hir gton and Georgetown Ice Company
+. &. Lambert, Trice, wood for G. L. Sheriff
Subdivisions l.. johnson. Simpson, ice for
the fishing shore; Empire. Hamilton. Ice for
the fishing shore; and schooner Mariner for
lower Potomac. light.
The steamer Hi Livingston, with the colored
Odd Fellows and friends on board, left her
wharf this morning on Il pic mic 10 the Whit
Hou,e. The boat was crowded with both sexes
and all ages,