Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-09

offered resolut on instructing the comm. t,ee
on ways and means to draft In tae general tax
law provision for the collection of taxes OF
insurance companies; agreed 10. Mr. Pfau
was appointed as the committee on the part OF
the board 10 supervise the erection of the
bridge over Rock Creek, at x street. Mr..
Pfau introduced bill TO refurnish the Col
lector's, Surveyors and Registers offices;
passed. The Aldermen's bill repeating 50
much of an act as authorizes the paving of H
street was referred. Mr. A. P. Clark offered
resolution permitting he Corporation to nse
Busey's patent pressed or machine made brick
for payements and sewers: referred. Mr..
Plan presented the petition of Charles Page,
In relation 20 the removal OF night soil: re-
ferred. Adjourned.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UNIoN-Tha regu-
lar weekly meeting of the Soldiers and Sailors
Union was held last evening, at the Union
League Hall, Captain j. N. Callan in the
chair.
The following commi tees were appointed:
On 1nvesugation-M Major w. S. Morse, M. J.
Conrad, Capt. Callan. Lieut.. VIM. Young.
Major G. W. Wells, MAYOR H. A. Hall, Capt.
Smith. VIM. Wilson, Mr.. Green.
Young, Lieut.: Burns, Lieut.. Hendley, Capt.
Slater, Capt. Manning, Mr.. J. b. Reilly, MIR.
Rowell, Geo. W. Francis, jr.
Major Morse said that he learned that seve-
raj persons had been discharged from the
Capitol an account of their Radical opinions,
and that he would investigate the matter and
report to the Union.
Messrs. Young, Callan, and Hunt were ap.
pointed a committee to wait upon the Colored
Soldiers and Sailors Union, and request them
to act in concert with this Union.
Major Morse introduced a resolution re-
questing Congress to inquire into the causes Of
delay in the payment of soldiers bounties
during the abse nee of Con gress, and to enact
such legislation as will cause the speedy set.
item ent Of all claims Of discharged soldiers
now remaining unpaid.
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THE JOURNRYMEN PLAsTERERs-The regu-
lar meeting OF the Journeymen Piasterers
Association was held last evening at Germania
Hall. on 11th street. Mr. Murphy, president,
presiding: Mr.. b. Edmonsron. secretary.
Mr. A. Bole was elected to membership after
which member was expelled for working
under wages.
Mr.. D. Mahoney was elected delegate to
represent the association in the Baltimore
Convention OF Plasterers.
The President of the New York Association,
MT b. M Sweeney, was introduced and made
an interesting address, demonstrating the
manner in which the trade is conducted in that
city.
The Association then proceeded to elect
officers for the next six months, with the toll
lowing result President, James Morrow;
vice president, Daniel Craddy; recording
tary,. Edward Brick; treasurer Joseph
Shckles; standing committee. Messrs. Barrett,
Tanner. Gamer, Callahan, Phillips.
The Association then adjourned.
NATIONAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY-
ADn setting of the stockholders OF the National
Union Insurance Company was held at their
office yesterday afternoon, and the following
named gentlemen were reelected 10 serve as
directors for the ems suing year :-Chas. Knap,
George W. Riggs, Thomas Berry, George S.
Gideon, Marshall Brown, Daniel Dodd, VIM.
Dixon. Richard Wallach, and H. d. Cooke
Subsequently the Board met and organized
ny the reelection of the old officers :-Chas.
knsp. president; G. W. Riggs, vice president
The affairs OF the company were shown to be
IN very prosperous condition. A dividend
OF per cent. for the past six months was de-
clared. free of tax, and payable on the 10th
inst. This dividend, The report states, is not
as large as could have been made; but they
believe that it w@s their duty. for the safety of
the insured, TO declare small dividends for
the present, and make their surplus large.
thereby creating a fund that Will always be
ready to meet all Losses.
ASSAULTED ON THE EHIGHWAY.-Betwepn
and O'Clock this morning. as Mr.. John Gil.
iesple, market man, was coming to the c.ty.
be was asSailed by three men. whom he sun
posed to be disguised one of them selling the
morse while the other two dragged him from
MS wagon. tied and gagged HIM, after which
they pIoceece ed to plnnder him OF what money
he had, and took from his vehicle lar OF
butter and coop Of chickens. nun berine
about two dozen. The thieves then cut the
harness loose frC N the animal an d one of them
mounting. drove him off. Shortly after thsir
departure Mr. Gillespie succeeded in untieipg
his bonds, when he p proceeded 10 q neighhor's
borrowed horse, and came to the city The
outrage was perpetratet about three mites
distant from the corporate limits, on the
Columbian College road. We learn tha. depre
datlons are frequently committed upon de-
fe0ceIesS persons in this direction. ana that it
Is quite unsafe 20 travel alone after early eve
DRCRRR OF DIvoRCE.-Satnrday, Chief Jus
flce Cartier made decree dIvorcing from the
bonds OF matt imony Mary Jane Selby with
John w. Selby, giving the complainant the
night to hold property now in her possession,
ana which may come in hel possession
forth that the parties were married in Upper
Marlboro on the 2ist OF December. 1S3s by
Kew Mr. Woodman; that about twelve years
since the respondent left and abandoned the
complainant, and has lived and cohabited with
woman named Mary Morgan, with whom he
has committed adultery, The testimony in
the case was taKen before Mr. B G. Loyeioy.
special examiner; Mr.. j J. johnson appearing
for the complainant.
On Saturday last. the Alert Base Bali Club
OF this city, OF wn ich Mr. Geo Cook is presi-
dent played match game with the Pythian
H. B. Club (also a eolored organizationl on
the grounds OF The Athletic Club, Philade,.
phla, that club having rendered The use of
tbeir grounds for the purpose, and one OF their
members acting as umpire. In consequence
OF heaVy storm coming up there was but
four innings played-the score standing:
Alert, q: Pythian Is. The AlerC returned on
sunday morning. having beea handsomely
The retnrn game will take place in the latter
part OF August, probably on the grounds of
the Alert north OF the State Department.
OUTRAGEOUS, IF TRUR.-This morning the
police magistrate OF the fifth police district
was required to issue warrant for the arrest
OF Charles Page, upon q charge Of creating
nuisance The charge made was that the men
employed by Mr.. Page for the removal of
night soil, under contract with the Govern
menf, instead OF depositing IL in the scow pro-
frar ha fri,
Al night and its removal before daylight
dumped 1t from the carts into the scow at the
eastern terminus of the canal after daylight
and permitted it TO remain until the afternoon
OF last Sunday, TO the ANNOYANCE Of the resi-
dents OF that locality.
THE WAsHINGTON ZoUAvEs-The regular
meeting OF this organization was held at Ma.
gees Hall, on r, near Thirteenth street, last
evening; Capt. j Tyler Powell, In the chair
Four names OF gentlemen were proposed for
membership. The following were elected as
officers for the ensuing term: Captain, J. TYLER
Powell; First Lieutenant, j. II. Mills; Sec.
ond Lieutenant, N. e. Bates; Quartermaster
Sergeant, h. H. Carew; Orderly Sergeant,
Lewis }. Prue: Surgeon, DR.. John e Smith
This organization was formed in 1860, and was
at one time under the command OF the lamented
Ellsworth, then clerk in the War Depart
ment.
SETTLING QUEsTION.-Last night VIM.
Campbell and VIM. Truckson, two colored
residents OF the Seventh Ward, after having
parfaken Of sundry drinks in friendly man.
ner, got into controversy upon the question
Of the right of q colored voter to vote q Demo
cratic ticker. The controversy 1ravu yuorpo