Evening star., 1867-05-30


The vacancy caused by rhe resignation of Mr..
Hatton; and the report of the committee WAS
unanimo ously adopted
Mr.. Crossman accepted the nom; ination, and
declared be would stand by the party.
After some other business the club ad-
journed.
Does.-A man In Milwaukee has set up a
Few factory. The capital invested Is small.
A board shanty, q large kettle, and a few tools
suffice, while the dead dogs are bought for a
trife. The animals are first skinned. The
hides are used for gloves. The hair is puJ III
mattresses. &c. The grease got from boiling
the carcasses is used for making soap. The
sluunous matter is sold 10 the gluemakers.
The bones are some times used Tor knife handles,
hut the most are dried. ground up, and sold as
deodorizers. The average profit on each dog
is said to be $3.50. The profits are so great
and the amount of capital so small t1at parties
propose TO go into the business here. and they
will undoubtedly make fortune, The num-
Der of worthless dogs in Washington is said 20
exceed any city in the Werld except Constan-
tnople.
THE FIFTH WARD REPu BLICAN CLV held
a raiifica lion meeting 81 the Barracks, Sd and
East Capitol streets, last evening Addresses
were delivered by ID. NJ. Kelsey, Capt. Wells,
and Mr.. Tremble, of Tennessee, all OF which
were vel received. And aher the transaction
OF general businPsSrelating 10 the city ratih-
cation meeting at the City Hall, this evening.
the club adjourned to meet at the Israel
Chueh, next Saturday evening.
ALEXANDRIA AND VIcINIrY.-Tne GGsetts
OF yesterday says:
In the Board of Aldermen, last night, the
bill for raising a revenue Tor the fiscal year OF
1867 was introduced, but not finally acted
upon. The bill fixes the rate of tax on real
and personal estate at 100 cents on the 500. 40
per cent. OF, tn US reducing the actual tax 10
96 cents-less than before the war The oapi-
tation tax Is fixed by the bill at 81. The re-
mainder OF the bill is similar to that enacted
last year. save as regards licenses on billiard
tables, ko
are reduced. The bill is yet TO be perfected In
the Board, and then goes 10 the Common
Council for its action.
A fight occurred this evening about halt. past
two O'Clock, near the freight depot OF the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, on Union
street, known rs the Brown Shed, between
two soldiers. privates in company +, 4th ". 8.
infantry. Thomas Jones and Mace Molin, in
which the former was stabbed in the back and
inst beneath the ribs on the left side in front.
His wounds had not been examined by a sur
geon when this notice was put in type, and
eonseq nently it is not known that they will
court residing in this city who are compelled
to be present at it's sessions, have already left,
or will leave here to- day, for Norfolk, in
which city term OF the L. $: District Court,
commencing Tomorrow, will be held. The
term In Norfolk will, necessarily, be limited,
and no jurors are summoned to attend IL, as
the adjourned session OF the u. s Circuit
Court commences in Richmond on Tuesday
next. the 4th proximo.
The attorney Of the corporation has given a
lengthy opinion to the City Council, in re-
sponse to resolution Of that body, upon the
subject OF the railroad tracks within the cor
poration limits, in which he takes the ground
that the city has perfect right tocompel he
railroad companies to keep the streets through
which the tracks are laid in good order, or on
q failure SO to do to remove the tracks.
An adjourned meeting OF the stockholders Of
the Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad
was to have been held in this city yesterday,
at the depot Of the Alexandra, Loudon and
Hampshire railroad company, but no quorum
appearing, the three gentlemen present sepa-
rated to meet again at the call of the president
OF the company.
Lysander Hill has been appointed Register
in Bankruptcy for the Seventh District Of
Nirginis-offcea ce at Alexandria,