Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-31
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shortly after the LIST OF January. OF rs car
penteIs connected with the depot, about so
will be discharged, including many who are
employed uhder the control Of he snperinteu.
dents of the depot at several of the foriiiica-
Hons IN this vicinity. Ten or fifteen watch
men, OF force Of about IS, viii. Ialso b. dis.
charged. The force OF laborers will not be
materially decreased, as there Is still a de-
mand Tor their work in fitting up the new
WWofnsnops a. me intersection OF Eleventh and
Cstreets, . short distance north west of the de.
pot. Inc superinteD dents aud foremsn at this
depot yesterday received the 20 per cent in-
or. ase upon their salaries for the year ending
passed 1t the last session OF Congress
Il; 10 stated that, when the question
wneiner the superintendents, forsmen
and mechanics and laborers employed a.
This depot was entitled To The Dement'S of the
SAID bill was referred to the Second Comm.
troller OF the Treasury, he decided in the neg.
auve Since that time the superinten dents aud
feremen, the former receiving from sI25 70
$3.50 and the latter Ss4 per moptD, a. their reg.
uier salaries, having been using every effort 10
secure reversal OF the decision, and have at
last feen successful 1t would appear that the
mechanics. watchmen, and Iaborers EN- ployed
1t the workshops, whose monthly pay ranges
rom $50 10 $6U a month, claim that thew mould
also receive the benefits Of the bill and it is
reported that they will take steps 70 secure
wnaf they Deem justly due tnem. Cons eo n mt
upon the discharge referred to above AZ "a
s'eted tnat skilled soldiers will be detailed
from the 18th, 29th and isih rceiments no " ON
duty here, TO ill vacancies oceasioned nv the
discharge, as their services cost much less
than The prices ordinarily paio to workmen
The METROPOLITAN "a. f. CHURCH-Rsy
Dr. DeHaas. pastor OF the METROPOLITAN Me-
mortal NJ. r.. Church. has issued a circular
explaining the progress OF the work upon the
he says that the Institution ia "natiopal in
character" and mentions Chief Justice Chase
shd Gen. Grant assmembers of the Board of
Trustees. He adds 80 7 he buiIdins :. alreaoy
20 CnSt wi au
pleted, about 500, $40 1t is built of brown
stone, In the Gothic order and IN be one of the
largest and most imposing church ed,fices on
the continent. capable Of seating about 1000
persons Pews are tn be set apart for he
President ard Cabinet, the judges Of courts
and generals OF the army. Seats will also be
cities, end for strangers. All the windows i'm
the audience room are to be memorial or his.
torieal, concentrating the great men and
great events Of the age The altar and pulpit
will be made Of cedar and fir wood brought
from MT. Lebanon. The building will nave
church psrlors, supper-room for social en- ter
tainments, reading. room and library"
TIE MERCHANTS STEAMSHIP I.rSB.-A
meeting OF the stockholders Of this company
was held At the Board of Trade rooms last
evening, when the President, Mr.. w .Thomp-
son. gave q detailed statement OF the amount
OF business done by this new line OF steam.
ships plying between New York, Alexandria
and Washington. The statement was encour-
aging 10 the stockholders, and showed the
company TO be in a highly prosperous condi-
ton. 1t was arranged that the stockholders
vote by PROXY at the election OF the company
next
Considerable discussion toek place a, to the
practicabilty of placing the thlrd steamer On
the line which was urged strongly, with the
view that our merchants would sustain this
enterprise. it being so directly to their inter-
est 10 do so. Those present were decidedly in
favor Of the measure, aBd felt encouraged TO
IN Qna dofa Ia
ing trade next year.
The BRoTHRRHooD OF THE UNIoN.-This
order In tits city il reported to be experiencing
quite revival, an Is steadily on the increase
On Saturday. Mr.. ]. W Thompson, G. f. W.,
reorgaDlzed Mount Vernon Circle, Il. ".
IA } u. A., No. L. Of Virginia, IN Alexan-
dria, with q mem bership of 80. and the follow
ing officers were elected: q. 9. Wade, Chief
Washington; X. h. Warder, Chief Jefferson;
@. Greenwood, CHIEF Franklin: r. II Wade
Chief Wayne; J. Doran, Chief Fulton: 7 II
Super, Chief Gtrard r Owen, H Treas urer
W. II. Ere udenthal. II. Scroll Keeper; G. w
Jones, w Of ID; Thomas Kelly, W of N: H.
Register. ]. S. Cogswell, Ii. Herald, J. W.
Hammond. On Saturday evening, Supreme
Wssnip g'on, ] Martin Mcfarland, wiii!nstal
these officers.
MASONIC RELIc.-Last evening at the ST.
Johns Lodge, No "a, OF Masons, an interest
ing relic OF the past was presented TO the Lodge
oy christopher Cammack, ST., it being the
missioner OF Patents under the administrator
OF Washington,wlth whom DIR. T. was on init
ma terms, and wrs worn by him at the lay.
ing OF the cornerstone ct the Capitol. The
apron is somewhat different from the style
now In vogue, and is a lamb skin bropzed,
centre. This relic has been in possession of
I be late General Walter Jones, and Iatterly of
Mrs. DR.. Miller, who handed it TO Mr.. Cam.
mack to present TO st. JOINS Lodge.
WHO OwSe THE PIGyoNs,-a dav or ,u-f,
since a case occurred wherein the right and
title to pigeons was In volved Two little white
boys Were arraiRned before Justice Harper to
answer the charge OF stealing pigeons, the
alleged property OF a citizen residing on 10th
and ID streets. After examining into the cir.
cumstances OF the complaint, the justice de-
birds belonged to- bat 1t having been clearly
proven thai the boys had com United an inva-
sion OF the premises Of the plaintiff, small
fine was imposed upon each of them, as a
punishment for that offence. The charge Of
larceny was dismissed.
A NEW TRADK.-Witnin the pas: few days
couple Of schooners have reached this port
with heavy carRoes Of gray granite, obtained
from Quarries on the line OF tbs James River
and kanawha Canal, only few miles from
Richmond, Va. This granite 10 pronounced
to be OF excellent quality, aHd, besides being
unusually hard and mpervious to the changes
Of the weather and time, is peculiarly exempt
from those assures and veins which prove to
y
granite. Each block (the most Of which are of
massive proportions) bears the name of ct p.
Exall,' and comes consigned to Nicholas
Acker and other stone cutters Of washington
VESSEL RAISED. Harbor- master Magee,
contractor for raising from the channel at the
foot of Eleventh street wharf the barge Re-
newn, which sunk there sometime since, hav.
ing on board thirty. six thousand brick from
the Richardson man ufactory at Alexandria,
has successfully accomplished his work, ana
now that vessel lies in proper trim at the
wharf The job was & difficult one; but, by
dint of perseverance and a resort to various
expeoieDts, IL las been executed. With the
exception of discoloration, 1t is not believed
that any damage has ensued to the brick in
consequence Of their protracted immersion in
the Potomac.
No MRETING-The public call for a meet
ing OF the restaurant Keepers to be held last
night at Gerhardts Hotel, on Pennsylvania
avenue, failed to draw together a sufficient
number 10 warrant an organization. The
purpose contemplated ia to connect together
under an association the keepers Of public
restaurants, in order TO promote social feeling
among them, as we'll as 10 unite them together
in such action as may from time to time be
necessary for the promotion of the fraternity's
interests No definite time has been fixed upon
for again calling them together.
u OCR LADY READERS will be gratifled TO hear
that Mr.. Chas. Baum has lately commenced TO
import his own stock OF corsets, and Is there
oy enabled 10 notify his customers that he will