Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-22

List evening, n meeting was hetd in the
fourth story of Wood wards Hat for ths pur-
pese # reoI gan ling the Second Wsrd Rspub.
lican Club, and It was attended by aeeut forty
persons, so ne twelve or ffteeu beng whites;
an opg the later Hon. a. e. Riddle, Council
Tsrr Pau ard Orocker, q A. stewart, Dol.
Brsnshaii, MAJOR h. A. Hall aud Capt. Gallan.
Mr. Riddle, a. pres ident Of tn old association,
took the chair, and Mr. Edward Ambush fcoi.
oreol scte0 a. secretary
The Chair abed that thu term for which the
officers LAD been elected expired In October.
and d would b. necessary 10 eject officers tie
returned nus THANKS for having elected him
tbeir nrst preeiden,, but would res pecttully
as that bis name would no o. used Tor re-
eiectioh, Will. h. was ready to do all IN his
power for the interests of The club, be thought
more active Ian should occupy that posi-
tion
Mr. John l. Pfau moved that the meeting
proceed o tie election OF ofiict and ex-
pressed the hope that Mr.. Riddle would allow
the use Of las name.
Mr.. Ambush (coiored) urged that Mr. Riddle
was just the cftcer Inev wanted
Mr sidney Mcfarland, (coiored. )-Will be
serve If elected
MT. Pau nominated Mr. Riddle as Presi-
dent Voices 81 second IL. 81 third It,"
IL fourth IT, &c1
W l.. Bramball and John l.. Pau were also
Mr.. RIDDLE declined being a candidate. and
stated that he vas so situated that he feared he
could not give The proper attention u I.
The vote w as taken by ballot, and Msssrs.
(coiored) acting as teilers, II was announced
as follows:-Johu L. Pfau, "a; John L. Bran
hall, 2; A. @ RIDDLE. 4.
Col BramhalI conducted Mr. Pau 10 the
| chair and briefly returned his thanks, express
ing his regret that the former president had
Mr. F. Posey (colored) nominated Mr. D. M
Kelsey as first vice-presideRt.
Mr.. Kelsey said that he was willing to do all
ciation, but preferred being a high private and
dong picket duty. As the colored portion OF
the club had not received the first choice hey
| should At least have the second be therefore
asked to decline, and nominated Sidney Nc.
Earland.
Mr.. Mcfarland, (colored,) asked to declin e,
say ing that he had recently changed his base
| of operations, and could not now be mixed
with politics.
A yoice.--"He has jIned church"
| DR. Purvls, (coiortd,) was nominate, as
also g. A. Hail, who declined, and Thomas T.
Green, (colored)
Mr. f. Posey, (colOred,) asked IL MT Green
would serve.
| Mr.. T.. Ambush said that Mr. Green would
/ serve wherever they placed hum.
/ Col. BramhalI endorsed the nomination of
! Mr. Green IN very warm terms, saying th at
none was more Jealous in the last canvas, aud
none dId more Important service than NJ.
| Mr. AMBUSH said that he nc iced IN the room
one " no was one OF the thIrty-six voters for
/ suffrage, Mr.. William Duer, and nominated
| Mr.. Lewis Wallace, (colored,) and General
| CrOcker were appointed iel1ers, and he nalot
I Il
I MIR DueT, 1; and MIR. Green was de cIared
/ elected
General Croker moved that Dr. Pur sis be
| declared Sc Vice President
| lr. Puryis.-Mr. Pr-si-
| DIR. Kelley The office properly belongs to
! DT. PUTyis. who had done much for the parry.
Or Purvis again rose; when the oIest on
| va call q fOT and put, and hs was elected.
! MI Riddle moved that MIR. DOer o. the
| IhId Vice Fres dent, and Id. Ambush, co =
4 OIed, Secretary: carried.
fV lei "a
| Assistant Seer tary be cleo ed, and nomiustec
| -. Hia'r BUIley, (cOlCTeG.D
The question was here rtised by Col. Bran
| hall that the constitution pro ided for but %c
! wee presidents.
Mr Kelsey moved to reconsider the vote by
which the L bird Vice Prssiieut was eec'ed.
CtiCu was made 10 lay On the table, and
he question being taken, division was called
| fer.
Mr. Hall moved that the consideration OF tbs
subject BE- postponed; csrrIed.
w H. Stewart, (colored,) was nominated as
Assistant Secretary.
Gen Crocker moved that ST. Clair Bentley be
declared the assistant and ". n. Stewart the
finances secretary.
Nominations for treasurer being in order
Walzer Lewis fcolored) was nominated, with
! others, and he was elected, receiving y votes
| Marshall Brown (colored) moved the ap-
/ pOin tment of a serge an. ARMS
Mr.. f. A. Boswell here entered the room anc
| was received with applause
Major Hall moved the appointment of
! committee 70 revise the constitution; whIct
was agreed TO, and Messrs. II. A Hall, DIR
Purvis, (colored,) and Major Hine were ap
Ambush, the number was increased, and
Messrs. W. II. Chase and ID. NJ. Kelsey were
| added.
The election OF the Executive Committee va.
| deferred.
No further business being before the meetin,
aspggestIon was made that an address woul(
be in order, but no one appeared to respond
ard parties commenced TO leave, when no
tion 70 adjourn was pat and carried.
"a WOMAN SHOT DEAD IN THE SEvRyrT
"ARD.-Last night, about II OF clock, q cold
| blooced murder took place on G street. bet weeI
. AZ and GIN streets, Island. The victim beinj
a colored woman named Adeline Harris, AM
| the peTpetrator cOlored man named VIM
| Garter. 1t appears that several colored mel
and women were in frame shanty on Tn
| south SIDE OF u street, occupied by Abraham
| Hill as a shop, and some words passed bet Ieel
The parties when Garter drew q pistol ant
fired, the ball taking effect lust above the LEI
| eye OF Adeline Harris. killing her Instantly
| Once Fainter was within half 50 uare of Ia
| place AZ the time and heard the report of tn
pistol, be. on going down the square could hea
| nothing about IL. and X was not until thi
morning that the police obtained Informatio
| OF the bomicice which came through a smal
boy Officers Fainter, Barker and Jarbos i'm
mt diafsl y set TO work and arrested the folio
ing g. accessories TO the murder -Abrahar
Hill. the proprietor OF the shop; Emmet Stat
EDWARD Croseu, NelvInIa Harris, sister of de
: CEASED, and Elizabeth Davis. who were locke
I up in The station. Garter, who until recent
= has been employed as a porter in n grocer
: store In the Seventh Ward, could no where b
{ found, and II was pretty clearly ascerraine
. to-day that be had left the city. The state
e merits OF the parties under arrest are some
4 what conflicting. When the shop was entere
0 this morning, Hill was found there, and h
In timated to the officers that IL was Academia
Y but he did not see the pistol fired; and be ais
: stated that after the deed had been csmmitte
Carter appeared 10 be sorry for shooting, an
: ne advised him 70 give himself up. Other
l say that she had q, ade some offensi We remark
!. him, and he threatened TO shoot her IL she n
n peated II She did so, and he got pistol fro
:; Hill, with which ne nred, and she fell; that I
handed the pistol back 70 Hill, and pulled II
i corpse Of the girl on the floor, she having die
almost intantly, and left the house. The oil
Y ter Of the deceased, Melvina, on beng q
J. rested this morning, stated that she left Il
J. house shortly after the occurrence, and wei
II | across the street, where she went to bed, b,
. she could not help thin king about the m itte
8 Justice Tucker summoned q Jury Of inque
n this msrning.
IS verdict was rendered that she came to b.
o death by pistol shot. fred with feloniols i,
tent by pistol In the hands Of John Hem
Carter. =
10 After the rendition OF the verdict, Jusu
d Tucker held the parties named above TO bail
70 Witnesses, excepting Hill, who Is held as
o accessory.
T. The JURISDICTION OF THE HARBoR MA
n THR--ln the case Of Conrad Faunce. master