Evening star., 1867-05-23

SEVENTH STREET PARK.-First grand after
noon and evening picnic of the Green Lear
ASALosrAN IsLAsp-FIrst grand theatrical
and minstrel pie. ME this afternoon and eve
ming. .r....-a r.fa..E
IHE Neutrality-suspicious. Of Recetrers Of
Fotes.-This afternoon the Supreme Court in
General Term Judges Ohn, Wylie and
Fisber) appo,pted the receivers of votes in
compliance with recent act empowering them
to appcin, receivers in place of Com mssioners
OF election heretofore elected by the Councils
The appointments are as follows:
First Hard. First Precinct - Jasper M
Whitley, Jonn b. HARRISON and John F. Cook
Second frecInct-George E. Fillebrown, John
4. q. Clarke, and Jonn A. Simms Third
Precnct-t narIes H Berger, William b.
Webb. ana Edward Cruiser Fourth Precinct
BeDJamr iiliey, Charles w. Drury, and
Frank Taysrns. r-a
Second Ward.-First Precinct-Jno. Sheets.
Precinct-John w. Tucker, Michael GREEN
and Sidney M cFarland Third Precinct-Jno
J. Joy ce, 9. A, Dohsrty. and Robt H Booker.
Fourth hPrecinet-Wiiliam Pettibone, Andrew
Noerr. and George w. Layton. 80
Third WOrd.-First Precinct-E WKnowles
,John Rodgers, aud Thomas p. Bell Second
and VIM. Badd. Third PreciRct-Alex Ad-
amsop, Thos. Donoho. and John T. Johnson
Fourth Ward-Wm. Orme, Henry T. Smith,
Fourth Ward.-FIrst Precinct SamI g. ills,
VIM M Shuster, and Jpo. West. Second
Precinct--Lambert 7. Follansbe, VIM. Bates,
and James A. Jones. Third Precinct-Jno.
y. Halleek, Matthew G. Emory, and Eugene
r: Lewis. Fourth Precinct-Chas II. Walter,
VIM Baldwin, and Chas II. M. Wood.
FIFTH Ward First Precinct-Geo. w. Wells,
z u. Stuart, and Leor idas Scot Second
Preeinet-Wm. Bartlett, Geo M Oyster, and
'IAipheus Tueker; Third Precinct-Benjamin
Meads, Dennis Callahan, and A. H. Parry.
Fourth Precin ,t-Turney TORY, f. l. Fugett
and L. 5. Atkinson. . 81 -
siaA Ward.-Flrst Preclnct-w. F. Garrett,
s. r. Turner, and Henry Eetter Second Pre-
7einct-Wm. Hocke, Edward Wayson, and
w M Evans. Third Precinct-L. A Tuell
Henry Acton, and Philp WINFIELD. Fourth
and Samuel CAN'T. D,N'1
SepenM Ward First Precinct-.J F.B.Pur
cell, james Pearson, and j. L. N. Bowen
Second Precine,-Peter Hepburn, VIM. T.
Doniphan, and Cato Ward. Third Precinct
James Small. Wm: u; Wise, and Henry u.
johnson. Fourth Precnct-Jno. r. Pearee
J. A Peake, and VIM. ]. Walker. .r
- 1t will be seen that one coIored receiver has
been appointed at each precinct. EE
THE EXPLOSION AT THE Posi- OFFICE DE-
PARTMENT.-The report OF the committee ap-
pointed oy the Postmas ter General to in vesti-
gate all the facts connected with the disas-
tfous explosion OF gas, which occurred on the
morning OF April 18th, IN the basement Of the
fost Ohce building, has just appeared The
explosion, II will be remembered, caused the
oeath o OF mr.. Moses and serious injuries to
Mr.. Doubleday and Mr.. Kennedy. clerks in
the building: The committee of in vestigation
consisted of s. J. Bowen, ESQ., Postmaster of
OF thls city, and Profes ssors b. S Hedrick and
CHARLES G. Page. After recapitulatIng the
1acts ellcite9 In the exami n alton of witnesses,
they say I'm conclusion, the committee feel
!ustlned In the verdict that the explosion came
IRON gas from the Stevens machine which
passed through and leaked from the Wood
run machine, in consequence of the opening
OF It's stop cocks during the night by some per-
son unknown"
Postmaster Bowen, with the assent and ap.
ProVal OF the other members of the committee,
says :-"I beg leave to report that due re-
gard to the safety of the lives of those EN-.
ployed In the city post ONCE, and the security
OF the building and contents, makes it my i'm.
Perative duty to state that the testimony taken
shows that the storage of any quantity of gas
ohne or naptha in or about SAID building is
exceedingly improper and dangerous that, in
.t risw Of the fact that the vapor Of such naptha
OF one to twenty, for ms material about as ex-
plosive as gunpowder, and that it is impos-
slele 10 prevent the accumulation OF such va
por at times when changing the gasoline from
barrels to the gas machines and from leakage,
90 say nothing OF the inflammabiity Of the
materially trust that an order will be given
TO remove both the gasoline an d ma hines from
the building. and that some other method
be resorted to hight both the pest office
ana the department. II not removed, ap.
zprehend that at no distant day another ex-
Pioslon more disastrous in its censequen.
ces than that we now so much deplsrs
Will follow, and l am unwilling that the
respons1b lty in anywise shall rest with me
/ take this occasion to suggest that. should II
oe determined to continue the use OF the ma.
chlnes, there should be employed competent.
reiable persons to take charge of them a.
nlght. those VINO are a CO TAINTED with the ops.
Tation , OF the machines as well as the princi-
pief on which gas is generated Had there
been such officers in attendance on the night
OF the explosion they would have discovered
tns. haaa sometnlhs was wrong as sson as the light
Deean to fail, and no doubt would have as
certained where the gas was leaking and
thus mat explosion might have been prevent
eo we use very little gas in the day time,
ana as what we consume is manufactured al
this time of Its consumption, it is q matter of
surprise to me III at an attendant should be re-
CURED to be present during the day and suf-
fered to be absent at night, while the ma
chimes are running. l may repeat that II is
my earnest desire and hope that the gasoline
practicable from the building. - -gT
The MASONIC DEMoNsTRArIoN.-Ths Ma
SONIC demon stratlon this afte noon will doubt.
less be fine affair, as the brotherhood gener-
ally are m aklng every preparation for H. The
procession Will form at the hall. corner Of 9th
and ID streets, at o'clock, and wall pass do wn
SIN street from Masonic Hall, up Pennsylga.
MIA avenue to the Executive Mansion where
drew Johnson, and then pass through Jack.
son Place TO H street, through street to New
York avenue, up New York avenue to Massa-
chusetts avenue, through Massa chu setts ave.
aus to 9Th street, down 9th TO street. thronsb
Il to 5th street, down 5th TO Louisiana a venue
down ~ street to Pennsylvania avenue,
laiouBu 10 WatEs opera
House. where the ceremonies will take place,
opening with the voluntary given by the ma
sonic choir of thirty male vo'ces trained for
this occasion under the direction OF Compan-
len j. b. Dawson. A Masonic Grafton will be
delivered by Or. A. G. Mackey, OF Charleston,
:: g., Past High Priest OF the General Grand
Chapter of the United States. After music by
choir, the High Priest elect Of the Grand Chap
ter OF the District of Columbia, James f. f.
Holmead, will be installed, and deliver his
inaugural. Other onicers Will then be in
stalled, the public Grand Honors given, and
the proclamation made for the formation of
the Grand Chapter of the District OF Celum.
eia.
SINGULAR CoNDuCT.-Yesterday afternoon
Sergeant Walker, Of the Second Ward, received
wore that there was a woman near the I4th
street bridPe. behaving in q very singular
manner Mr.. Walker Immediately went to
Ihe place indicated. and was informed by some
iaaies that they had spoken to the woman In
Iuesuon, VINO was at that time walking
Ieisurelv along the canal, and she gave such
SvasiVe answ as 10 impress them with the
DeIeI than she i'f'''' ded TO commit suicide.
Sergeant Walker went 10 her and took her in
charge, when she informed him in answer 10
questions, that she did not feel at liberty
to give the ladtee W q uueatfopaa