Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-13
he Convention OF Liqaor DIstsii-rs sa

4 he Convention OF Iiaaof DIstsii-rs sa
Merchants
This or vsnton rsss-su bIsd Yesterday az
t"rr Don sithrsr O'Clock, Wee Presldrnt p
i1srs n m In tbe cnsr. 1881 - = -
Mt KiGd, VI NV York, offered 8 resolution
providing that tbs p,esmels spd rssolations
adopted by he Osnvsh ion % priurej, kada
cory he so nmit'ed TO m-soo-rs OF tns House.
sid SepsiS, Secretary II the Treasury. aad
Com ms siDbsr OF Internal Rsyenu.: sdap.ad
On mcfIon OF Mr. Tracey, OF Ne YORK. the
sisits asr.'d upon by the Con ysntion were
delegaiSd TO The executive COMMITTEE
nr Boebur. OF New orr, on rpd rs=o,u.
uof Wnico was adopted. prosiiius inst ss,.
ton -, which puts the burden of pro1ftI case
OF seizure OF distilled EpIrifs on the oefendsnt
sboaid he repealed.
Mr.. Martin, Of Maryland, off.rsd a re.o,u-
Ton Wnlco wss adop ed. asking mat m pr 8.
en- "a s. De amended so as 20 prohibit, under
n~s'y psnslttes, the redisiillauan, rscli1ca
non or refining in Any manner " nssysr OF
efnae spirits on or sdjaosn. 10 toe premises
were toe sald crude ,piTits may have bssp
distilled, and tost NO special excspt,uus snail
ne maze IN fsvor OF any person and ,ns pauaI-
~ iof intrsetiop Of this provision shall a. acn
s9naIiy TO the officer permitting 1t as well as
RESOLUTION returning the thanks OF the
Oonyepijon 70 the proprIe.ors OF WHlard's Ho.
~, u onieers OF Ne Con vention, aud Toe re-
POT ers of the CITY papers " a. adopted.
Ca motion Of M. Murphy, of ohio 4. zas
decided hat when the Con vpntion adjourn n
he % meet ssain on the third wrdaesd y of
January next, ulIe-s the gr,sysuces oe r. me-
o.. = 81 an arlier dale.
Mr. Curtis, OF Illinois, moved to reconsider
me vote whereby the resolution limiting ~
amount Il dis.nisrs' licenses was edop:sd
Agreed 20.
lengthy debs.e ensupd, ana fuqlly the
resolution wss adopsed, and the Con ven ton
adlOOfbso.
TIE . RAND COUNCIL OF Trs UNION LEAGUE
| oF asERICA.-rhis booy me. at Wood vgsrd's
H.. I'M "a o an 81
were present o. lsesses from most Of the STATE
Lss nee, among them eight or t. q colorau
The sessions were secret, bat the proceed
ipas hsys traDspired. judge J. NJ Eiuonds,
OF mis- city, presided, wnh MIR. w. r. Reoney
secretary
Oon,mpee, wrh Mr. Keller. OF Pennsyl.
Conshto lion, and to report officers for tns co.
sung year, apo the folluwipg were subss.
qnsntiy reported and elected: -.-s
President, J. M. Edmouds. of the District OF
Columbia. hrst vice. president, Gaiusna A
Grow. of PepBeylvsnia second. A Chester
Di-uie: Of Colombia; tnird, W II. Nscsev, of
It,no's; sscrstsiy, W. A. ook, ID strict OF Iloi.
umpIa; treasurer. l.. u. @ epbane District of
Coiun oa marshal, James n. Harris. OF North
CsIoips Tsese are the same odfcers as ser we'd
last yeaT.
A CsmIniitss was appointed to eoufer with
the Na,ionsl Republican Com mittee 10 regard
umph of sfric, Union priucrpes in the Prrsi.
dentisl CO mpsigp. and n 4. r ported they had
= stIy naTmcnious interview W 10 TIA, tJnrp-
miit.e a. the evening SESSION. of Tuesday a
NUMBER OF addresses were made aud an Er-
ecuiye Committee OF one from each State and
Territory was selected
Yesterday the question OF making certain
changes Ia the constitution 70 make il conform
more 70 the changes In public matters, the la w.
In reference 10 race and coler was the SUBJECT
discussed, as, also q declaration of pripciOles
which 10 Is desired shalt be approved by the
man who shall receive the nomination for
president
Ena n
resolution which provides for measures
which, IL Is claimed. Will enhance the iuieras.s
ssd improve the condition of the counry
Inc resolution endorses plan arrau gsd by
Dir. Sherwood. that the Govern mept cous,rgIc,
deuSle-track railways from the extreme North
10 the Sosthern coast, and from the Atlantic 70
the Pacific, and TO give them 10 the pubIic as
turnpikss are now used. BY this arran9emsnt,
any one can run a car or cars on the tracks
inEariSbly psfrS the same track one way and
the other The contrary way, e1eh person using
the Tosd 10 pay 70 the f5Oyernment agents a
Toll as IL required on turnpikss. The resoju
ten was adopted and ordered 10 be presented
before Congress.
ARD n. The ooupot adjourned nine d;, 7,
is proha5ls ID viii assemble in Chicago, abont
the middle OF h9S next, about the time the
NaiieUal Republican Con Eentlon meets IN mar
city tc ebooAs esnd'dafe Tor me Presidency.
S
IHk WEATHER AND RIVER NAVIGATION -
ine very severe snow storm and cold weather
eAPefienced Tor the past ffty-six hours have
E.ateriaily retarded business operations along
tne Potomac Tharyes. and the river has there
pf becor1e almost entirely nunavigabla In
Tue stream are numb OF vessels embedded
Iast N the ice. 10 some OF which commu lcaton
Win the shore has only been attained by cnt.
ing canal through the ice fficieut TO ndulit
ne passage way OF small bafteaux. Com
alton with Alexandria IL partially sus-
penced. cply one stear1er fthe CONNECTICUT
being able to ply her trips. the intervals be-
tween Which are upwards 81 i've hours. Pas
s .n dssiIous Of taking the Orange and
compelled 70 embark from the depot in this
cary after waiting .or three or four hours at
ths Potomac Ferry wharf .or an Alexandra
s'eSmer. Tie steamer Wawaset, Captain
tawze, which arrived yesterday, still lies at
her wharf, being unable 90 make her usual
trip 70 Mount Vernon because Of the quantity
OF ice which hiss collected IN the Potornac
Appe uded IL list Of arrivals:
t0Sfsr's bh1rT.-I.ong boat ArlIn gtpn. Cspt
Trios. tTcm Pohiok Greek, with wood. for mar
FosoIer's Wharf -Arrived-Schconer Charles
h.JoIes, Capt doodspeed, from Boston, with
ice, ,oI me W asnin gton and Georseto " n &C.,
and fniture fer dealers.
Siz-t S-1sst WiGrf.-The steamer Express,
Captain Nick5ls- due a. this wharf yesterday
vas compelled 70 put In at Alexandria, Al con-
sequence Of ssvirg sustained considerable
damage 20 her boiler.
TEE STORM Arn TEE RAuRoADs-The
snow STORM, "a seems, has intsr;ered with the
travel On sone CO the northern railroads aud,
IN consequence, he train which LETT New
OK last evening did rot reach New Bruins
WICK until SIX o'clock this morning, aud LETT
!mu eciately. II is expected 20 arrive here
about four O'Clock this evening. The Phila-
delphia passengers arrived about nine O'CLOCK
this II orrirg. being 3k hours later than the
schedule tine. on the Washington branch Of
the Baltimore nLd Ohio road, through the ef-
forts OF The officers and employees, there has
been no delay II the running OF the trains, and
the nam stem has beer 30 worked that the
passsn Que rom the West at II IS to-day
were delayed but one and a half hours, ar
irving here about one O'Clock.
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PREsKSTAIIOsE,-The aYtie lee voted a. Car
roll Hall % President johnson. the Olympic
Base Ball Club. ana Equal Division, Sors OF
Ten peraree, will b. ouiy presented 10 the for
tunaie parties this evenisg <. at nine O'clock at
CaIrcll Esl. Hon. VIM. +. Robinson, Of New
York Will make the prese ntaiion address Al
tbe same time will be raffied some or the arti.
clrs pot finally disposed Of al tue fair. Among
these arr The scholarship in Copp's Business
ColI'Ce, presented by Mr.. Copp, "a very desi-
rable Or Zs, ana set Of silver ware A band
Of music VIII os N atten dance.
SUIT AGAINST THR CORPORATION or
GEORGETOwS.-Mr. Ions MaekaIl, by his
attorney W. II. Dayidge has commence d two
suits IN ne Court one against the Corporation
Of Georgetown, aud the other against the con
tractors cor damages laid a. $1,000 In each
case, By CT ting down tue grade OF Montgomery
street IN that city, on which his property binds
He claims tina, the grade OF the street was
established in 1850, aud that about the first Of
December the grade was cut down without