Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-15
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| Sfounos, yesterday afternoon Senator Wal
son, president, introduced Mr.. w p. Drew,
| who proceeded TO address the assembly,
aMrmlnR that there were more than six thou
sand people IN this city pledged 10 the csuse OF
lotal abstinence, represented by more than
| fifty societies and while he was speaking there
! were being held nine out door ten perance
meetings One year ago seven men. who for
| meriy drank to excess, started temperance
soefefy IN tins city, known as me Washington
City Temperance Society, which now has upon
its pledge book more than one thousand names
and has been the means OF reforming more
| han one hundred inveterate drinkers
General Pile, q mem ber OF the House of Rep
resentatiyss from Missouri. was next intro
| Guced, and argued that intsmperance was an
! evil that costs the country yearly millions OF
/ n noney-more than the resources of its intarnaI
! revenue. The evil wvuld be- ramedied when
/ the people quit drinking forty rod whisky and
! brandy smashes. Of all the combinatson 0 (
! miserable poisons ever used by this people, the
! abomipable whisky and brandy we have is
! The worst The evil of intemperance sho Md
( be attacked from every point; every iastru-
ment of warfare should be brought az ainst It;
all the powers OF society Should be arraigned
asainstlt. and here is acknowledged he power
of woman. He urged that the power of the
/ pDlpit should thunder against he evil.
General Hall, of Name, was next in trodu ced =,
and affirmed that in his opinion the caase OF
temperance was second only to the Christian
religion.
The president stated that an address had
been expected from Gen. Butler, bnt he had
received note from him stating that on &C
count of indisposition he would not be able to
be present He regretted IL very much, for he
had prepared speech on prohibition which
ne wonld nave to defer until another time.
Mr.. Theaker, Commissioner Of Patan ts. next
spoke on total abstinence, using scripture TO
prove the evil OF temperance. He would affirm
that American slavery came of a too free use
Ex-Governor Ford was the ne xt sneaker. He
spoke with power. and displayed his chsrac-
teristic ability IN favor Of the temperance cause,
10 which ne is fully committed. His words
were heard with much effect
Another meeting was held at the barracks
OF the twelfth infantry. at the corner of Third
street and South Carolina avenue, under the
auspices OF Bethsada Lodge, i. o. OF 5. T
Addresses were made by Messrs. McPheters
and Callan, after which seventeen came for
ward and signed the pledge.
At The Northern Liberties marke:.house a
meeting was held, at W hich Messrs. John &
Harkness. Smith, and j. l.. Kidwell made ad-
dresses Fourteen names were added 10 the
pledge.
At the Circle, on Pennsylvania aveuue, an
other temperance meeting was held, where in
| terestiDg speeches were made.
AT half past two o'clock there was large
meeting At the Island market house, which
| was addressed by Messrs. J. l. KidwelI, w.
j. Boyd, w. F. Crutchey, and others. The
meeting was under the auspices Of Excelsior
| Division.
Last evening, at Temperance Hall, the
Washington City Temperance Society was
addressed by DR.. T. g. Clayton. Hon. Sidney
Perhan, OF Maine, ana Ex- Governor Thomas
Ford.
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AN 1MPoRTANT CAsE.--On Saturday after
noon, James w. Tomeny, u. S. Marshal for
Tennessee, was arrested by detective Coomes
on the charge of being accessory 10 the larceny
of certain papers and documents from the
room OF Edwin b. Roberts, the prosecuting
witness, on the night OF the 1st of Jnne, 1866
at WIZARDS Hotel and a hearing of the case
was had before Justice N. II. Miller. 1t was
charged that Roberts was summoned here TO
appear before the Congressional In vestigating
committee to testify as to cotton frauds, and
Nf
Roberts would show that the accused was i'm
pllcated to some extent, and that the latter TO
get possession OF these papers, followed him
TO this city, and hired one Warren Carpenter
To abstract these papers. A misunderstanding
occurred subseQ uently between the accused,
Carpenter and others as TO what the latter
should be paid. and il leaked out when Rob.
erts, obtaining information to the facts in
duced Carpenter to become a witness, and ar
irving herr secured his arrest. The case was
taken up. as before stated, on Saturday, when
Hon. A. q. Riddle and Judge Gefford ap-
peared for the prosecution, and Judge Leech
and Mr.. Cox for the defense. The case was
continued to 9x o'clock this morning. but was
again continued 10 Wednesday afternoon at
Justice Miller's new office, on Louisiana av-
enue, near 6h street.
BATHING IN PUBLIC-It has again bacome
matter Of complaint that certain men and
many Juveniles use the beach near Barlho-
lows wharf for bathing purposes lust al The
time when the ladies residing in that vicinity
des re 10 walk out and enjoy the cool even
lngs. The owners of wharf property, too,
Say that The bathers are very careless OF the
damage they do TO the merchandise piled on
the wharves. Bathing in such places between
the hours OF six m and eight p. m is a vio-
lation OF law. for which eight or ten youths
Were arrested yesterday and fined. Should
any OF them be arrested for malicious mis-.
chief the penalty might be much hea vier than
has yet been imposed.
WAsHINGToH LIGHT rIFFANTRY-The work
OF reoreanizing the Washington Light Infantry
BATTALION is progressing rapidly. An ad-
journed meeting was held on Saturday evening
at the house OF Mr.. Harry Gorbutt, corner Of
eth and streets, Captain M. T.. Fisher in the
CHAR, and Captain Harry Orton secretary.
Tne report from the committee on uniforms,
recommending the same style as the old uni
form, was unanimously adopted A committee
was appOlDtei to make arrangements for q
Picnic, ana Will report at the next meeting.
SENT UP.-Saturday, G. w Steadman was
arrested by Officers Lewis and Peaster, OF the
Fourth Ward. for obtaining money by false
pretencss. After a hearing before Justice
Walter. the prisoner was committed for court
in two cases. w. H Mudgett and j. VI Wells,
the principal witnesses, were sent to Jail in
default OF bail for court; and j. NJ. NcLaughlin
and J. nj. Sullivan were sent 10 Jail for ~
nours for contempt Of the justice.
ACCIDENTAL SHoorINs-A man named An
crew zimmerman was brought 10 the sixth
precinct station house by officer Mullins
about one o'clock on Sunday morning suffer
cidental discharge OF pistol, He was taken 10
Dr keasby 6 Office " here his wound was dress
ed, after which he was sent to his home
FHE WEEKLY MONITOR is the name Of a
handsome well-filled interesting weekly pa
per lust started in the interest ofthe temper
ance cause, by Cunningham Il Benerman
THE POLICE RBPoRTs.-The lieutenants re-
ported tor Saturday II arrests in The city pre-
cincts, and the fines amounted 10 Slu9.
ALEXANDRIA AND VICINITY.-The Gasetts
OF Saturday says:
The cid frame building on the southwest
corner OF King and Washington streets, SO
long an eye.s sore to the community by reason
OF It's unsightly and dilapidated appearance,
Is in progress OF renovation, and will, when
completed, he great improvement on the old
affair. 1t has been handsomely weather.
boarded. and Is being painted, and is under
going repairs within as We'll as without
Al a meeting OF the Board of Health, held
yesterday evening. the secretary OF the board
was instructed to correspond with the off GERS
of the Alexandria Water Company, REQUEST
ing them to have the pipes purged, by opening
the plugs on the streets, and If the request is
not compiled with instructing the Superin-
tendent OF Police TO have the same done.
The village of Manassas, on the line Of the
orange and Alexandria railroad, is increasing
In the number of houses, and we learn thax
other Improvements are in contem plation in
the village and its neigh borhood, the scenes of
SO many stirring events during the late war.