Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-24


!, M.xr,ne OF ras lsoLD1ERs AND SAILORS,
UN1oN.--A regular meeting of the Soldiers
and Sailors, Union, was held ut their rooms,
Union Hall. 9tn street, near F. last night.
A1tsr the sisfHon of sn Rsnnees s, sn az
just returned from visit to the South. was
called on TO give his e1psrtsnce Of travel in
those States. HIS impressions were that the
Reconstruction laws OF the land MAD but little
effect on the Southern people, as many Of the
Judges of LouistAna, Texas, and other States,
as also Jurors. were disloyAi. IL
-, ar Invitation was recel ved HON Mr. James
the Repnblie,, askipg the Soldiers and Sailors
Union to unite with the Grand Army of the
Republic in tehdering a serenA de to Generals
A resolutions, introduced By Major 8. e.
Doughty, proposing that when the meeting
adJourns the members attend in body the
s gel to BE- given 70 Generals Sheridan,
Speeches were made BY Majors Doughty and
Morse, the latter Of whom was OF opinion that
the soldiers and sailors throughout the coun-
try held the political balance OF wer, and he
believed the next President of the United
States would bs q soldier. For himself, he
was ready now to announce his preference for
Pending the remarks of Major Morse, the
members of the Grand Armv OF the Republic,
accompanied by q band OF music, arrived,
whereupon the meeting adjourned. and form
lard's Hotel.
THE RIVER FRONT, September 2-Carter's
Wharf.-Arrived-schr.K atie Hoyt, Parker,
from Philadelphia, with $40 tons OF coal for
VIM. Guinand.
Rileys Thorf-Arrived-schr. Loon, Ed
monds, Hayre. de. Grace, coal for l.. A. Fraser;
steamer Columbia, Harper, from baltimore and
river landings, with merchandise and passen.
gers. Satled-steamer Pocosin, Phillips, with
barge Enterprise, tor Norfolk schr Sea Liou,
James, for the White House, to raise sunken
vessel.
Fowler's Wharf-Arrived-Sch Rebec-
ca Secor. Hooper, from James river, with lum-
Der for Mohun d Son: Baltimore, Fisher; @. s.
for market. salled-sohr. Hazard, Reed, for
Mattoax river, light.
Crouch's Whayf.-Arrived-stea Guiding
Star, Miller. lumbar for q. p. Church Co.,,
and Lindille & Co.; long boat Ontario, Walters,
lumber for f. S. Blitz. Sailed-schr. Thomas
B. Seth, Parker, down the river, light
.Staekpole's Wharf-Arrived-Schr. Hattie E
Sampson, Blake, Gardiner, Me 375 tons hay
and 10000 feet of lumber for Stackpole &c Co.
Sirth- street Whdrf.-ArrIved-Schr.M Mary E.
Jones. Salisbury, Nd. wood for market; steam
tug Fisher, from st. Clements bay, having in
tow the barge Meagan, with the burial corps
On board, and $50 bodies for reinterment
THE DEATH OF THE REGISTER OF THE TREA.
sURY --Yesterday afternoon meeting Of the
clerks of the Office of the Register of the Trea-
BILE action in reference to the death OF Hon. s.
b. Colby, the Register.
Mr.. Il. F. Rittenhouse called the meeting to
order, and Hon. John A. Graham was called
to the Chair, with MIR. @. w. Spear as Secre-
tary.
A committee composed of Rev. Jabez Fox,
Prof. John Lowry, and MT Chas. Neale, re-
ported resolutions that the deceased as pub-
lie officer, citizen and gentleman was entitled
to the respect and esteem of all men for his I'M
doubted integrity, exalted patriotism, able,
fott I fv,1 0r11 <,E TS,yaJ -
ties. and uniformly kind and courteous deport-
ment. That in his death they mourn not the
loss only of an upright and efficient offic Ger,
but personal friend, who had en- deared him.
self to them bv his kindness Of heart, thoU ght
full care tor their good, we'll as by the anne
nifty OF his manners. They tender their SYM
parhies to the family and direct copy to be
sent to the family and published.
Mai ID. II 3. Nevin seconded the resolutions,
speaking warmly of the many kind and noble
traits of the deceased, and they were adopted.
THE ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH-This con-
gregation, in charge OF Rev. G. u. Meador, is
about making some extensive Improvements
on the site of the old frame church by erecting
a fine brick edifice somewhat on the Gothic
order of architecture The new edifice Will
be commenced Immediately and will be 4S feet
in width and 50 in depth, including vestry
room and furnished with notwithstanding
edifice will be laid by the Masonic order on
Monday afternoon next The old building
has been removed to the back OF the lot by Mr..
J. T. Stockbridge, who accomplished the WORK
without cracking the Plastering or other wise
damaging it and 1t will be used for the Sun
day school and lecture purposes. Ten years
ago the church numbered but "a persons and
now numbers 230, nearly three.fourths have
united with the church within the last twelve
months. The congregation and Sunday
School have increased proportiouately.
CHALLENGE TO FIGHT A DUEL.-Thia morn
ing, two parties who, for some time. had been
antagonistic towards each other, met at the
Kirkwood House-James Lester and Henry
Cornwell-and words were exchanged be-
tween them, the latter calling the former by
abusive names, whereupon he was struck in
the face by the former, and the affair resulted
in Cornwell challenging Lester to fight a duel.
The challenge was accepted, Lester pro-
curing as his second Washington Naylor,
and Bladensburg designated as the place
where the duel should come of, this afternoon,
if full arrangements could be made. But
Cornwell's efforts to procure second has not
been reported as successful, so the matter has