Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-15
Fourth Ward Demeeratie ana Csnserv,.
tive Club.

meeting of the Democratic ana Conserxa.
tive Club ofthe our h ward was held lat ava.
ming at Mr.. A. 0leasons, on North Capitol. be.
tween q and H streets, Mr.. George q. win.
so :, IN ,ne CHAIR, and John Hogan, secretary.
matthias Houck, Patrick Donohue. Fhonna.
Fitzgerald, Thomas Droney and James Wass
were elected members Of the club
mr.; Ed Quinlan said he did not see IN q
use OF having three or four hundred ames on
the roll, and but few at the meetinrs Hs
moved mat the roll be called and the aS.eu tees
TIE 4. ss toll wa. called by the Secretary. and 10
Ice Chair thought this might be the M cans
VI uINihe some away. The Club was voun =
sr ,. ano OF course it was desired that all would
Mr.: Quinian thought those who had , re..
son aoie excuse might be excused, but he did
no. see the use Of having So many names on
The Chair.-They may be of use to u. on
MI Gleason said that Mr.. owen Thorn,
r r. OF the Club, was absent on account
Mr. Wilson, the Chairman, was called mon
ano addressed the meeting. He said, as to the
procession on " Wednesday evening, that it was
MS intention to join in, and went to the head
4uarters OF the Conservative Army and Navy
Union butit appeared TO him to be a kind Of
jug handle concern. The question had often
oeen ASKED what this club met for. He was
ASKED the night previous as the procession was
passing, what the club intended doing The
speaker pointed to the broom which was in
the nne, ana said mat was indicative what
they would do. He wanted the good old days
OF Jackson and Clay re.eetabiished. There
was pretty spectacle here last election day,
white men had to wait from three to SIX hours
70 get IN their votes. Next year the white
early, and he hoped the day would come when
there would be no negro suffrage The South
tonight was worse than Russia ever was. He
would rather see all the wild beasts OF Africa
m hn
negroes turned loose with arms in their HANDS,
here IN the capital Of the nation we could hear
three millions Of dollars had been expended for
the Freedmen's Bureau. Had there ever been
bureau for the benefit OF the white man 7 How
was 1t in this city when General Michler first
came In ONCE; he had white men employed,
but the great mogui OF the Freedmsn's Bureau
had TO interfere, and now negroes were en-
pIoyed: How was it in our City Councils and
some other onices in the City HALT Who did
they pay taxes to People ask what we in.
tend TO do by meeting here. They will ind out
next June. The Radicals knew well what
white men were going to do-defeat them; but
they dreaded to see the day come The al
mighty negro had been the cry for the last
three or four years, and what was he anyhow
voice" Ourane tang; that's allr'I In
conclusion, Mr.. Wilson urged each member to
orlng up others to the next meeting.
Mr. A Gleason moved that q committee Of
three be appointed to secure a larger hall;
adopted, and the Chair appointed as the com
mittee Nessrs. A. Gleason, Ed q uin Ian, Den.
nell.
mr.; Murphy said the committee on the con-
sfltouon and BY laws wsuld report at the next
meeting.
An inquiry was ads as to The initiation fee
and dnes, but the Char stated that would be
provided for by the constitution.
Mr.. Wilson said from the census returns of
The Fourth Ward it appeared there were a. i6i
white and 1906 colored people in that ward
II men would be true, the negro party could
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CONTRACT AWARDED The Contract for
gravenng street south, from 7th to 1ith
street, has been awarded to John Daily, whose
oio was 10 cents per square yard. Tue work
OF grading this street is in progress and efforts
VIII De made TO finish il before winter sets in
OBTAINING KEYS UNDRE FALSE PRRTRHcRs
Dennis Blundeil and Quo McDermont mad
hearing before Justice Walter yestardav
charged by j. I. Martin with obtaining ths
Keys of his store under false pretences Thav
were required to give bail for court.
ALEXANDRIA ITKNs.-The Journal OF this
In the Circuit Court yesterday. Hunter va
AIexandria, London and Hampshire Railroad
~ ior the recovery OF q portion
Cl me lot on which is the depot of the Railroad
Company-verdict tor defendant
A considerable number of dressed hoRs are
t stnI 10 me alexandria commission merchants
rom the country, and are disposed OF al and
cents per pound by wholesale
Cnarles STAFFORD, colored, was yesterdav
brought before Mayor Latham charged with
violating the city ordinance forbiddInr the
unndhng OF wheelbarrows on the pavement.
Mr. Joseph Foard, of Alfred, near O ueen
sItet, VINO deceased suddenly on Wednes.
Red Man. N
The owner OF thai formerly well.known ne.
riooicai the southern Literary Messenger for
SO many years published at Richmond, talk
OF TeVtvInG IL in this CITY.
The body of Edwin Devlin, the missing
soIdier, mas not yet been recovered from the
Potomac. WAC
There are now sixteen prisoners confined in
the city Jail.