Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-10
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMEHrs. &C.. T0.HIGHr.


who will appear in her great role 81 .Zeriins,"
with RCnconei as "Lorc Rockbury.ras
WALLS NEW OPERA HoUsR--rhis even
ing Will be presented Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt
Rftchir's brilliant comedy of "Fashfon,' with
MI. l.. Davenport in his admirable impef-
sonation of Adam Trueman," and the full
strength of the excellent stock company.
METzHRoTr HALL.-Mr. ahd Mrs. Howard
Paul have a world. wide reputation as artists,
and their concerts in costume are nique and
elegant A varied programme THE evening,
embracing many choice lots OF melody and
humorous delineations .i'i ~ .-.t p. .
OpD FELLOWS HALL.-Last night of Father
Kemp's Old Folks Coneert Company. Their
entertainments are quite celebrated through
out the country, and our readers should not
lose TIL last chance of seeing them.
ISLAND HALL.-The grand Temperance fair,
under the auspices of Excelsior Division No.
g. and Hope Division, No. ~, is still in pro-
sress Last evening another large crowd was
in attendance, who were enthusiastic in their
applsuse over the members of Hope Division,
who, In an exceedingly clever manner, gave
interesting cbarade entitled "Antidote."
This evening box will be opened. contain
ing partitions for every Division. and at the
close OF the fair the Division receiving the
largest amount OF money will be presented
with magnificent silver pitcher and six COB
lets.
MEETING eF THE REPUBLICAN AssocI
ATION-4nother Lirely T,nss-Last evening.
the regular meeting of the Republican Asso-
citation was held at the Union League Rooms,
Watson citing secretary.
At this meeting some four or five colored
persons made their appearance. o.
The Chair laid before the meeting the resig-
nation OF L. Edwin Dudley as financial secre-
tary: accepted.
DR. VIM. Boyd remarked that the Chronicle
wished report of the proceedings, and would
Ike TO be furnished with it as soon after the
adjournment as possible.
Noice-Let them send a reporter
The Chair said he liked to see enterprise,
and the Chronicle. which was in sympathy
with the association, he had noticed, did not
send reporter 10 the meetings. The Star
which. although 10 had come out nobly on the
suffrage question, was not fully in sympathy
with the association, always had a reporter
present He tho ught IL hardly fair for the as
SOciatoh TO give an air of life and enterprise
10 3 paper which had not enterprise enough to
send reporter TO the meeting. He would like
an expression of the meeting as 10 whether
they would furnish this paper with report
under tne circumstances
Dr. Boyd rose 10 explain, but amid cries of
:. Hi, hi ~ and MIR. N II. Miller Directing, he
took his seat and the matter was dropped.
The executive committee here took the names
OF the following persons who were elected to
membership "A. Paine, 592 10Th street. J. T.
G. Brown, 1877 street south; q. II Newman,
q street. between ID and 4th; II. o. Johnson
7l2 9th street; p. R. Laws, 459 18th street. COL
ored, and A Watson and Amos Pratt, white
The resolutions OF Mr.. j. Sayles Bro WI, Of
Tered al the last meeting, for the appointment
Of a committee to Inquire whether the civil
rights bill had been carried into effect in this
District, was taken up
MIR. J. Bell Adams said he could not see
what good could come of this int uiry, and pro-
ceeded 70 rem ark that especially in the courts
were the colored people kindly treated. and
indeed the judges seemed sometimes 10 lean
TOO much towards the colored people In the
station houses, with but one exception. he
never heard Of an officer performing his duty
10 the culored man, except IN the manner he
would have acted with a white man.
Dr. Boyd spoke OF q case of a colored boy at
the Navy \ ard being threatened by a police
hnnOinO hQ
stealing $50, and OF an officer wishing that he
had the power 20 kill the id ringers.
MT. r. A. Boswell had seconded the resolu-
mons, thinking If ing uiry did no good it would
do 10 harm.
Mr.. Brown spoke of a number of black and
white boys nder arrest at the City Hall sta =
uon, the latter who were dismissed and the
former who were locked mp q few hours He
also spoke OF young colored man being ar
rested on the Island by q policeman at a
yerted.
Mr.. Adams said that the cases cited were
isolated cases, and he cited . case where a
colored man had been locked up by an officer
OF the Freedmen's Bureau in the station an d
kept so for forty-eght hours. He had been
called en- by Lieut. johnson In reference to
the case, and the man was brought before JUS
uce Walter. who discharged the man and is
sued an attachment for the Freedmen's Bureau
ofhcer iJustice Walter, on releasing the man,
ordered supper tor HIM, and paid IL out of
MS own pocket. He could, had he time, cite
cases where the professed friends had i'm
posed on The eolored man. As for the police
force, better one had never been organized,
and the majority were loyal with sucn O man
as Major Richards at the head, who will az 4
no man imposed on. it cannot be surpassed
Dir. George Hepburn said no ore can tel /
him about the police, for he had seem II EN-
bargaining with the freedmen after thew were
locked up 70 take them out. Talk about their
were disloyai He spoke from personal kuo wi.
edge, for be had been policeman himself
Mr. y. ID. Miller said that he kne W the police
NOTCar there ma "A
ana ne had seen some treat the colored men
worse than brutes He, himself, was the mos,
unpopular man in the District, for he would
not be bought py them He could stand for
two weeks and speak of the outrages com rnitted
by the police on eolorsd people. 800
a fofee-Don't commence TODAY.
They were, however. hard on the ignorant
whites, and while the committee made this in
vesugauon they should examine as to the
whites he had known case where magis-
trate decided against the evidence OF ten Wit.
side. - no
Mr. G; W. wnits-"Givs name Of that mag
istrate.' -
Mr.. Miller remarked that he did not appear
as prosecutor, but he had the name In con .
eiaslon ne spoke OF the District Supreme Court
Mr.. q. Barton hoped tnatthe committee vo, ID
inquire into the conduct Of the car conductors.
who were 40 urbans and polite in their atten .
lions to colored people-they, with the driver.
never seeing u colored person. ~
Colonel Curtis SAID tina, IL the facts stated by
~. Auaine "cfc u uci III tue preten do0 frie nd
OF the freedmen imposed on them the Commit
tee should certainly be appointed.
After some remarks by p. r. Laws O. H.
Newman, II. q. johnson, newly elected col
ored members, the reeoistions were adopted.
The Chnir appointed j. Sayies Brown W
Mlllar. and r. J. Hinton, the COMMITTEES.
Ar. Bacon moved that the com mittee be in i.
creased by the addition Of one from each
ward; which was adopted, and the FOLLOWING
Were appointed John Boyd, LIST ward; w A.
Boss, 2d ward; A. q. Hall. ID ward: -
Asquith, iih ward; - Gross, 5tA ward: O. M
barton, 9th ward; Geo. II. Newman 7th ward.
Mr.. Adams. Georgetown. =
Mr. Joseph W illiams offered the following
resolution '.
Resotred by he Republican Assoeiation Of Wash.
angton, That his ASSOCIATION approves of the
action Of Congress In initiating movement for
Inc Impeachment Of his Accidency, the Presi-
dent OF the United States; and also in the
passage OF the District suffrage bill over the
Presidents veto. e. -
DIR. Boyd moved the following as a sub
stitute. -
Resolped, That we are pleased to see the
prompt action Of Congress In thus passing the
suffrage bill over the veto by the would : be
dictator, Andrew johnson, acting President
and u IS the duty OF this association 70 assist In
any lawful way to bring TO Justice the said
acuHg PRESIDENT by impOrtupip1 Ia lnvai