Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-05-01
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMRNTs. &c TON

the Child Stealer."
ISLAND HALL.-First grand May Ball of the
Ha.lohaI friendship Club this evening.
WASHINGTON CITY GARDBN-Tweuty-
second grand picnic of The Young United
Clho THIS afternoon and evening.
HALL OF THE NEW MARKET, Georgetown
falr for the benefit OF the Home for Aged
CARROLL HALL. q street, between 9th and
1Oth-Fair for the benefit OF the new Hall and
House of the Christian Brothers. now open.
METROPoLITAN HALL.-BurIesuue of the
BLACK Crook" and other novelties
~
IHB QUESTION OF RE-OPKNING THE REGIS.
TRI.-lt Win he remembered that when the
regl-uatlon under the recent act of Congress
was commenced IN the upper wards may
white persons refused TO appear 10 have Their
names entered. subsequently many of them
came 70 the conclusion that Chey would ike
10 be registered, and applications wers rosde
20 the registers TO reopen the registry list
Inc registers, however, decided that HAVING
competed tie registry in the wards named, il
tOlIu hot De re-opened, save on the two days
lust preceding the election, and then only for
CORRECTION, at which time no Few names wouId
De received, except OF those who were SICK or
ibSeLt nom he city at the time of the regis.
tratlOn. IN other words, they could ONLY cor
rect ne Old list, and not make a ne w Iisr AZ
woult be the case II the registry was re-opened
Tor tie bentfit OF those mo refused TO register
when the officers Were in session for mat pur-
pose.
1t will also be reeoIIected that at a meeting
OF voters of the Fourth Ward. held previous
70 the registry OF Thar Ward, that MIR Josep
II. biaoley, sr, stated that the registers had
'humaied that there would be no persons
registered 10 he wards In which they had saf
after they had closed In the ward. and adj yIsed
that some party who had not regis tered would
make aPpiIeaIOn 20 do so, and on bel g reIuS ed
ptuuoL lot wat OF mandamus 10 compel the
registers 10 place his name on the list. 70 bring
the malier before the courts. There are quite
number OF whites, it Is claimed, in ali the
wards IN which the registers have been, who
ldlttQ 10 register. and 1 that
mere are many eolored persons who ne
IN progress IN the seventh Ward, Mr. q T.
Langley, of the Third Ward, who did nor
make application and was notregistered when
lie registers We're in that ward made ma an
peaIance and asked that his name ia regis.
tered After beIngswOrn he, in reply TO cues
Mons q zen. Bacon and other registers adj
h i 'hat ne had voluntarily remained away
rom TIE place II registry in his ward when
~ was going on Grn. Bacon Informed him
mat he could not now be registered. Mr.
Langley presented the following notice:
AeSSyS- SGg.ss j. HSgsn. George H. Plant
- 4 r1otS CitphcHe. ZeHdS e. Robbins, and Psfsr T.
5dceE. Judges ef Election for the CITY OF
washington Gentlemen-YOu Will please
AXE notice that i. George T. Langley. am q
ciuZen OF The United : ates: have resided Iu
Tie Distinct OF Columbia for more than the
PERIOD OF one year preceding his date and IN,
the IhlTd ward of the City OF WIshingto for
three months pre- ceding said date: and that |
an neither pauper nor person under guard
laL>hlpi mat L am upwards of tWenIy-One
years 81 age; that have not been convicted
OF any INFAMOUS crime or offence. aud nave
not voluntarily given aid and comfort TO the
rebels IN the late Re belliOn; and am a qualified
Noter under the laws OF the United States and
beng informed that my name has been omit
ted D. you IN mak3Bg up the registry for the
SAID ward, demand that said omission he
corrected, and my name entered upon SAID re-
SlstrS according 10 law: and If this is not done
Nlthln nTe days after The dating Of this no.
uce' l shall apply to the supreme Court of
the District OF COlumbia for a mandarnus 10
compel you 10 place my Rame on said register
Sghed q. T. LANG LEY.
Washington, ID G., April 80, 1867
The Judges replied thar they could not COM
ply WIN ms request, and MIR. Langley
asAeu mem 70 certify 10 the notice beng
served, which they declined 10 do Tor want
OF time. ~
Ii i understood that Messrs Bradley, ST..
herrck, and Eendall have been retained as
counsel by MIR. Langley and others who are
similarly situated, and that application for the
writ will be formally made so sooR a. the five
days after the date Of the notice shall ha We ex-
piIed.
BY the provisions of the law the registers
are required 10 sit two days, five days before
eaCh election, for the purpose OF correcting
the llst-' and IL IS said that they construe the
WORDS quoted TO mean that they shall sit for
the purpose OF correcting verbal errors.
&c. and not for the parpose of adding names
other than those who We're sick or absent from
the city at the time of the registry in the
several wards.