Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-23

mig NJ be brought TO The notice Of he whole
merbershi and hat every person mighi be
prepared 70 vote a. The election understand
iHgly
The Char Mr. Dixon) suggested tina; some
thing should be done IN relation 70 the eollee-
uon of funds.
Mr.. Martin twhite) stated tha, a CON hnittse
had been appointed for that purpose ~ pre-
Mr. Holmes fwhite) remarked ths, ne VA.
one of those appointed on the committee. bat
that be had not commenced the sollectlous
yet and had not received but enc contribution.
Mr.. Vim. Beron (whIte) said that u was
high time the committee was al WORK, as the
registry was now going on, and one OF the
principal objects for which the committee WAS
sppcInted was TO raise money 70 be expended
Mr. Holmes replied mat a carriage fer the
CONVEYANCE of sick and disabled voters would
be IN operation tomorrow, Ito day apd mere
was no abs oluie necessity for the collection OF
money now. He wsuld state that t was not
absolutely necessary for parties unable 20 go
! 10 The place OF registry 70 20 there IN person,
but ihey could Dc registered oy parties ,onen-
ing for hem. lie had youched for man now
| l05 years old. who had been a slave for q CEN
tury, and be was registered
Mr.. Beren said that tue June election was
| upon them, ane was now In progress, and 60
ing on for the first time in April, and he would
move that The committee be discharged if there
/ was no use for 10.
Mr. Holmes remarked that all had been done
that was required az present, IL the committee
bad not done its duty, be, for one, would like
10 be relieved by Mr. Beron.
| Mr.. Simms (white) moved to lay the motion
OF Mr.. Beron 10 discharge the committee on
the table: carried.
The Chair stated that the registry was in
progress. and would continue until Thursday
| afternoon AT the Anacostia Engine House.
Mr.. Holmes eNplained that a. was necessary
| for persons TO be entitled TO vote 70 register
| the days specited, and that the Judges would
| not thereafter reopen the lists. He also call
| ed attention to the fact that II was not neces-
ssry 10 be entitled 20 register for the applicant
| 10 have been a resident OF the clty one sesr;
but that persons residing one year in he Dis
| trict, and three months in the ward were SO
| entitled. There were numbers of persons en-
ployed al Rileys Corrall who were entitled 10
yo e, and he had written 20 the perintendent
asking IL these men could not have an oppor-
| tuniiy 10 register. He had received a reply
that be coulo not. A voice from a colored
man-"He's q copperhead." Other yoices-
1--WE know him. Col. TompkIns, be had m
deretood, was copperhead. A committee
should be appointed to take this matter in
hand.
Mr.. Simms remarked that he had heard that
this superintendent was q copperhead, and
Yesterday he has heard that be was all right.
III he was, he had poor way OF showing IL,
as he positively refused 10 allow the men 70
leave until O'Clock. As for Col. Tompkins,
he had heard him spoken OF as a copperhead,
ana at one time he had so thought: but he
knew him now 70 be at least lust man what
ever mig ht be his politics.
Smith Pratt (colored) favored the appoint
NJ
cause he believed they would shut down on
the colored men. Every thing should be done
| TO get these men the right Of franchise. When
he was being registered he felt glad 20 his very
toes, nd felt as If he would like his father ana
mother TO come from their graves to be regis
| tered. He was satisfied that the God OF the
white man made the black man, ana therefore
he was for calling the white man his brother.
| George Barry (coloredl stated that II was In
the power OF the superintendent of the coral
| (Mr Riley 10 allow these men an hour or 60,
1 but that there cOlOred har
| who, not wishing TO register, created an i'm
| preston that none wished to go.
| The secretary MT Evans, colored,) hoped
that the committee would be appointed to wait
| on Col. Tompkins, and he believed that he
| would do what was right IL did not seem
| strange 10 him that there were colored copper
| heads in the corral, but believed that they
were so from want for hunger had pinehsd
| many during the winter.
| JohH bryant (colored) remarked that be
| knew Riley would not let these men out He
| had visited them, and had found among them
| some copperheacs.
| Mr.. Holmes moved that committee OF three
1 of which the president should be chairman, be
| appointed 10 wait on Gen. TomP nns, and re-
| quest him to allow the eolored wagoners time
to be registered. and II they fail TO obtain sat
| isfaction, to wait on the Secretary of War;
carried, and Messrs. Holmes, (white,) and
| TO the chair.
Mr. Simms suggested that the meetings he
called at least three hours before the time at
| which they propose 10 go 20 work. He had
tried to be half an hour late, but was actually
the first person present
Mr.. Holmes made the inquiry as 10 how
| many hsd been registered, when some twenty
rose TO their feet He then called for persons
| 70 volunteer to urge upon the voters 10 regis s.
| ter, and four colored men ans wered.
The chair urged the members TO bring MP
| their friencs. after which the meeting ad
| journed.
ALEXANDRIA ITEMs.-we clip the following
| from the Gdzette of yesterday:
Trade at the Fish Wharf was very brisk last
| week ana the arrivals of chad and herring
were larger the last three days, than az an pre-
| yious period OF the season. The country trade
was large, and numbers OF wagons from IN !.
adjoining counties came into town. A great
help to the fish trade has been the opening OF
! the Alenandria Canal. Several hundred thou :
sand Of herrings and shad, have been alrpad V
sent up the country, via the canal. The boats
receive their car goes at the wharf direct frsn
the hshlng vessels, and the fish are salted down
al once, and carried of 10 their destinations.
Our accounts from the landings on the Poto-
| mac continue favorable.
Mr.. II. W. Nsndegrift, General Superinten-
| dent ofthe Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
| has just returned TO this city from an inspec-
| ton OF the Manassas Gap Railroad, from It's
junction with the Orange road to it's present
terminus at Harrisonburg. He reports the
| rails relaid as far as Piedmont. a distance OF
1 about thirty miles, and the road in good run
ming order TO that point From Piedmont 70
HaTrisonburg the bed OF the road is but CON-
| paratively slightly injured, and In maRy in
stances i'll require scarcely any repairs, and
| Win tne necessary means, and proper de-
| gree OF energy, II is thought the entire road
can be put IN operation within the present
| year
The Washington and Alexandra Turnpike
| Company have completed the repairs TO their
road neceSsitated by the II received last
| winter. An entirely new bridge has been con-
| structed on the causeway Just north OF Fort
| Runyon, and the bed ofth causeway strength
| ened at several points. When the repairs Of
the Long Bridge are finished travel will be re-
| sumed.
Messrs. Edward Valentine and John Phillips
have commenced at KING street dock to catch
and pickle cells. Thus far they have been
| quite successful.
| The schooner J. J. Maypole, with fish from
down the river, when of this city this even
ing, was caught in the squall and had her
| sails carried away.
| The ferry boats between this city and Wash =
| lngton, Will, on and after tomorrow, COM
mehce their hourly trips between the two
| cities at O'Clock q. m.
| A NEGRO IN OFFIcE-The New Orleans
| Republican says: at Is worthy of note that
| among the registrars appointed by Major-Gen-
| eTal Sheridan for the second city district ap-
| pears the name OF Mr.. 7. q. Thomas Mr..
| Thomas is a representative of the large aRd re
| spectacle class OF free colored people in this
| city. He has passed the meridian of life. is A