Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-28

TIE CoLoRED WoR GIrGMs N.-A mass meet.
Ing OF the colored workin gmeu was held At
Woodwsro's HAL last evening-Mr. A. Hen
derson (colored) In the char, and Mr. E. Am.
bush (coloredl secretary After few intro.
ductory remarks in favor OF the objects Of the
neenng-the procurement of labor by col pred
men rom the general and city governments-
oy nj, J. Sayies Brown
MI: thompson (colored) made come remarks,
IN winch he stated that be wanted Congress
and the world TO know that the colored man
wss only asking the privilege 70 labor on the
same footing Is the white mah. The DISPOSE
ton OF the authorities is TO give foreigners the
preference, TO secure copperhead votes. He
spoke OF men being sent out OF the District by
the Freedmen's Bureau, and said that every
man so sent away was vote lost to the Radi-
cal party.
hearing the terms "colored workmen" and
"lazy niggers." and he considered the colored
man equal TO Erin 60 braehr and .,nix cum
raus Inc time was not far distant-within
four years, be belIeved-when the colored man
would sit ong the law ma xers of the nation
IL appeared 10 him that the colored men were
az much divided a. were the Republican and
Democratic parties. and he hoped the wards
would come together and act harmoniously,
and not jump at the crack Of the white mans
whip.
Mr. Thompson said that he did not ,ump a,
the crack OF the white mans whip, nor of the
popular black mans whip but the fact was,
the First Ward colored men had DELAYED the
matter too long He cared not for the Whip
of the white man, for he was equal to him in
intellect or manhood, and he wan ted the black
line between the races oblterated. Tney ask
OF Congress an equal share of the public work,
and he was willing to vote for the petition
proposed at q previous meeting, and as Con-
gressmen were not IN the habit OF reading
WINDY petitions he favored the shortest meqns
10 accomplish the end IN view. The colored
men had helped to rescue the country from the
perils of destruction by civil war, and were
entitled 10 share of its benefits.
mr. Ambush expressed the hope that the
Ward would act harmonously, and that no
nre-brands would be thrown into the conven-
ton.
The meeting adjourned to NEE, in the Conn.
Gil cham Der on Tuesday night, provided the
hall can be obtained.
PRksENTATIoNs.-On Tuesday morning the
following presentations by the pupils in the
public schools In the first district took place:
5. Jno. Thomson, Esq, teacher Of the Male
Grammar School, was presented by his pupils
win nan dozen dinner knives and TO Ks,
with ivory handles, and half q dozen dessert
knives and forks to match.
miss Annie f. Evans, teacher Of the Female
Grammar School, was presented with two
handsomely bound Illustrated volumes by the
school, and number of smaller presents from
individual pupils.
Miss Seraphina Brown, teacher Of Secondary
No; 2, was presented with a handsome work
basket, with scissors, tnimble, needle case. &c,
complete.
Mis- Oceana A. Walker, teacher Of Primary
NO. =, received solid silver butter knife,
besides several smaller presents from various
pupils in the school.
Miss Marsh, teacher of Primary No e was
presented with a handsome gla-s toilet set by
her pupils. -
Miss N. Augusta Evans, acting teacher OF
Female intermediate No. =, reeeiveda silver
card basket Handsomely engraved
Mr.. }. y. Wilson, trustee, was presented by
the teacher and pupils Of the Female Gram
mar school with an elegant bound copy of
Smiths Historical and Literary Curiosities
containing fac similes of original documents
and scenes of remarkable events, interesting
Localities, eminent literary localities, &C. &c
This WORK is valuable one and is highly
priced by Mr.. Wilson.
THE RIVER FRONT, December 2s.-Sirtb
Street Whdf.-Arrived-Schr E. Waterman.
Capt EdGell. from Richmond, Va with lum.
Der Tor the Government, and stone for n
Acker.
CrOuch's Whdrf-Arrived-Steam Virginia.
t:apt Gregg, from Georgetown, light; schr
Union, Capt Friend, from the lower river
with wood for market, and laths fer Freed
mems Bureau.
FoUler's Whd,t.-Sailed-Schr. Harry Ian.
dell, Capt Weldon, for Georgetown, to load
win coal for New York.
RiIeyS WhdT-ArTived-Sch R. ID. Will
son, Capt. Russell. from Hunting creek Va.
with oysters for Turner Il Elsenhart; Eagle
Capt Leaden. from the Patuxent with a cargo
OF excellent TWO years old oysters for Turner
d Eisenhart; Commodore Conner, Capt GIL.
more, from Port Deposit, with lumber for N.
B. Fueett.
Carriers Whdrf-Arrived-Schr Ephraim h
Anna, Capt. Green, from Philadel phia, with
3lo tons OF coal for james Frazer; Helen, Capt
Carey, from Havre-de Grace, with $50 tons of
coal for w. H. Il E. Falconer