Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
meeting of the Hebre W Bene violent Associa-
ton was held yesterday morning at alt ,st
ter O'Clock, in the vestry room of the syrs-
eogue on Sth street, between II aud streets:
the president, N. N. Miller, Esq in the chair
Messrs. j. s. jacobson and l. l. BIout secre
taries. The minutes of the previous meeting
having been read and approved, the president
read the reports OF the board of rnanagers
treasurer, and financial secretary, sho wing the
operations OF the association since it, organi-
Zatiop, (Novemter %, 1861 The board of
managers organized themselves into the fol-
lowing committees to carry out the objects of
the association: A relief committee whose
duties We're TO inquire intoail applications for
relief a collection committee, whose duties
were TO solicit subscriptions and members a
committee on finance, who Were charged with
auditing accounts and approve all bills. The
report shows the association to be In a -four
lsning condition, although u has been in az ist.
ence less than two months. ~ -. |0--
Ihe reports of the financial secretary and
treasurer show the receipts as follows: From
forty mem bers, Sl20 collections by X Kant
man, So by l.. Heiibrun, SIP; by L. BIout,
80: by II l.. Blout and DeWolf, $50: by n ri
Miller, ssh; donations from h. Kaufman and
sum was expended by the Relief Com Ittee,
S95 %; for advertising. 80; stationery, books
&c, So printing constitution and by-laVs
S2 stamp for treasurer's bond, 81; total, SI2s;
leaving balance in the hands of the treasurer
OF S25i.O5. To this should be added $50 re.
allied from the Concord ia benefit and a note
OF $500 due from the Hebrew congregation
The report was adopted, and ordered thar IN
be placed upon the minutes. .. =
The election OF Off GERS for the ensuing year
was held, and resulted as follows President
n. Il. Miller; wee president, 8. L. liable; re-
cording secretary, J. 5. Jacobson: financial
secretary, M. H. Prince; treasurer Isasc
Herzberg. Board Of Managers: BENJAMIN
DeWolf. B. Kaufman, l.. HeIlbrun. Philip
Adler. 'h 'ap- : II - -
CRIMINAL CeuRr. Judge Fisher.-This morn.
ing henry Smith, Peter Robinson, ana An.
drew Pawns, were tried for a riot at the hon AZ
OF mrs. Murray, across the Eastern Branch
and found not guilty. Mr.. Morgan for the de.
Henry Smith, indicted for an assault ana
battery, was found guilty OF an assault The
same party, indicted for the larceny of a pistol
and turkey, was convicted Of the larceny Of
Noah Brooks, indicted for an assault and
resisting an officer, was convicted and sen.
fenced to twelve days In Jail In a case Of an
Assault against the same party a nOIe pros. was
entered. -. :
MEDICAL REPoRr.-Surseon Robert Rey-
burn, OF the Freedmen's Bureau, surgeon in.
chief for the District Of Columbia, has made
his report 10 Gen. Howard fer the month of
december last, showing the number Of freed.
men In this District attended by the surgeons
uHder his charge. The total humber hinder
treatmen during the month was ,46a, of whom
20 died. e97 were cured and disch arged and
sa2 remained under treatment on the LIST inst.
only one case OF small. pox has occ urred this
winter, owing TO the fact that during the mast
winter over I0,0O0 freedmen in this District
were vacciuated BY the surgeons OF the Blu
reau.
q The Kelley COMMISSION -3enerai a. "
Howard, Assistant Commissioners, has issued
circular, under date Of January II, amend.
ing the circular issued on the 25d Decembe
Organizing districts 70 be visited by the relief
committees. District No. 3 will be dscon-
portion Of the city between I&th street and
Rock Greek and from the canal to Boundary
street, Miss Harriet Carter, superintendent
xsns asens. named iu1 are appointed
A. Hubbard, Julia A. Wilbur, Thomas L. Mil
Ter, and b. +. Haightman. -,
SUPPOSED Arr.xpr TO BURN A SCHOOL
HOUsE--Thts morning, the building on the
corner OF and Sth streets was found 70 havs
been forcibly entered. probably yesterday or
last night. The building is occupied by the
schools OF Miss Billings female intermediate)
and Miss McCollum (femaie grammar, and
the miscreanfs broke open q number Of desks,
carried OF q number of books, and worse than
the purpose of destroying the building The
hre fortunately burned ont, without doing any
damage.
THE Snow LAw.-The police have been
generous this season towards hou &c keepers
VINO have neglected 20 remove the snow from
the sidewalks. as the law requires SEINE
persons have allowed the snow 70 freeze upon
the payements, apparently to make sliding
places for children. but in fact their pave.
persons viii have no right TO Complain If thew
snail be arrested, and the highest penalty Of
the law enforced. s..t. p-'I s. -
TT. LIcENsEs.-Last week, the police were
engaged With the enforcement OF the law
againet the owners or vehicles who had neg
lected TO take out their licenses according to
law. This morning the Clerk has furnished
the police magistrate . list OF dehnquents OF
all kinds, and he is busily engaged in issuing
warrants against them. The list this year u
including about thirty nalnes OF pusipess men
and frms. 'ri'< 20 ''' -
yrsrr1ru TN OHuRcrls-Yesterday. the
DrsJanes J. Murray, president Of the Mary.
lend Conference of the Methodist Protess6nt
Church, preached in the 9th street chueoh OF
OF Ss = non
was email Dr.. Murray n new complstine
his oflicial vieitations for the year, which ex.
piresfn March next, when the Oonferencs Will
"A CORRECTION. by a mispriat In the con-
Guiding portion Of the article pm blishsd on
the Soldiers Gnion," if was made to read that
the Soldiers and Sailors u MON had been ueeff
.for fhe personal akgrandisement OF . fsw ad-
venturefs who have unfortunately obtained
control Of IL onacee."'. II shoufd have read
.swhO laA unfortunately ob.ained control, :" &c.
suiH msBsIn ------O ----~-- $50 : -.rif II
CONTAMINATION evening the rite Of
confirmation was adminlstsred by Rt. Rev.
Bieh0p Clark, OF r.. H. as Trinity Up. E.)
Church, TO forty cen didatee, as ladies aad
IL genuemen,) after heshad delivered q very
fine discourss on the sub3ect Of Faith" Bush.
op Clarke preached In the morning 70 the New
Episcopal Congregation IN the First Ward.
which ASSEMBLIES At Stotts Hall. "
Q = eEIE sir-AaA A->tEAA.iy EJ&a 800.
..ENrK1rAIxxn lon Saturday evening. the
SCHOLARS Of the Young Meme OhristIaa Also.
Giauon SnsPea, III "a ~are, %ere es.nsrse An
vided by their, teachers, SAhufesses were IA de
BY Rev. NJ ApNleHs RS Ibhn Kimsall md