Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-30
seventh Ward R.prs,icp. u-.,i,r

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LAST evening an adjourned meeting or the
/ seventh Ward Republicans was held Al
/ Hyson's Han, on south L street near "a put
| 4 was SHINY attended, here t-Ing ~ !
| O'clO-k when he mseiiDS " rs called 70 order
! bat aSout ~ persons present. including Alder
! srau Knight. Dr. BOYD, Msssrs. Watson, Will
4 liams, aud r. Burger. whites; Il. U. johnson,
! A Dyson, John Lee, colored.
The me ing was called 10 order by Mr.
| Watson. on whose motion Mr.. Knight TOOK tae
/ chIir. and expressed regrets that such a small
number were present. which was doubtless W.
ing 20 the fact that no notice of the NEE ing had
J been given eIIher through the papers or
/ churches. When the previous meeting al
iCurnsd II was understood that the discussion
/ O the question of improving the canal would
\ Ia resumed.
en- notion of DIR. Boyd, Captain A. Dyson
/ (colOred,l was elected secretary.
Mr.. y. Watson regretted the small number
| present, because the canal question was one OF
! great interest, especially to the iabOriug men.
and one cause OF the small attendance may be
tLa- certain pretended friends OF the coiored
people had persuaded them 10 stay away. The
frsi OoIec. was 10 clean the canal-that Intol-
cradle nUisance-and the second 20 give work
80 that thousands OF men should nos DE COM
PEELED 10 live. as hey did last winter, on char
Iiy. st TWO cents Per day, lie had np other NJ
te-SSt IL this matter than every good citizen
/ should have he hoped th3; the meeting would
De adjourned with tae distinct understanding
that &, the next meeting the subject would o.
GEain called up. II they could push forward
t.is Cb,sct let them do u 1t was doubtful
whether their COuncilmen would act fdvOTably
IN this Latt-T-One q them tbs otner night eX-
/ pressed his opposition 10 the proposition, bu.
[ said ne would obey InstructioBs. II they did
rot know how 20 advance the Interests OF thu
cav :, was the duty OF their constituents 10 in
SI~uCt thCTu.
pr Wr BCyd remarked that one of their
representatives. n the last meeting had dVo-
Gated aTChiug the canal. and lie DIR. B. thought
ne CouId show that If such course was pur-
a l.
the inhabitants OF Washington. Ii the arch
way was zoo small il would soon choke IN
ana the cIrbOnic acid gas would b. forced M
ward and INTO private residences. Carbonic
acid gas was generated in sewers, and when
forced back would burst out a. any opening.
They all knew thai before q pump-maker
would 80 down into an Old well he would let
down candle. and if the gas was there the
candle would 20 out, for the same reason human
life would 60 OUt. TO irhale carbonc acid gas
viii cause death. There was also sulphate OF
hydrogen generated in sewers Tbs is delete.
nous IL blood and If brea:hcd does not aereats
but masnetiKes lie blood. Whoa foods arosa
the gas would be forced back IN this immense
sewsr- and II IT could not get cut il would
force the tops of The sewers ont, and not onIv
this but II would prevent the filth from How
ing 4. Wafer Is he best cleanser in the world
hence ne women use hot water. Mr. Fow'ar's
proposition Is perfectly fUtile-It wOuid tika
HNe or SIX arches 10 carry OF such Hood As
would come down into his big sewer. lie re-
iefrtG 10 the great calamity in y iltirlo!e. -
81 itlGS from contracted water course.
He had seen IN tie papers notice OF one Of
the most singular and stlrved-to-death and Of
bulls he had ever heard Of; ridiculous meas
Ure. Somebody with large ideas tor taxes.
morality aud reform, proposes 10 tax boot
blachS. lie liked the Ifea IL 1Orce children 10
SchCCi, hut was opposed 10 forcing them 10 a
certain class Of schools. They mad no RICH. 10 |
prevent children from earning 4 living. puriI-
tie :. ~ children suYpOT,td their parents by |
eiacEinE boots, and a. present some parents are
receiving such support. There are now but |
Few sE-aEsu N this business bUt COloTed ChII- |
crtn, and 10. them 70 pay a license would be |
haTI. Suppose The Law is passed. then tue |
business becomes profession, and the United !
SLat-s ln---Lal Revenue VIII tax il.
AF. y -L-.n.-S-IiEs newspapers Is also |
included.
TT. Boyd cou.Iuuei-Yes; aud Il they are |
Ia II the business viii soon b. U3noYulgz-d /
b. men Who 1ave money: rs was The case with |
TILL g sang. y .rE years ago nothing was |
tlt. . .. bill posing. no" II IS n tlP hands !
q ,l- q. Two who have a monopoly. This |
subject Wa ridiculous tor Washington; Ir |
n gIr 60 I.- Boston, where thsra are ID T9Jr
4 --y have 3 rIty II taxes nOU-TEy y1u have |
% give II, for barrel OF Hour Is 4 result. of
The 2 "a. when few years ago 3 barrel oi good
v heat Hour could b. bad tor 50. lie h5pat /
thar Fh- com CIT would 90 lis-ea 10 Suggestions
On lie hi, tu- promptly lav ir cu the cable.
tLY- Dyson. i-llJr-!. u W1I nd iiNa % axe
a vIa,k- \ voice -Wu0 X away He hal |
II * - grind, ana i It vas not ground AMI
q work soon 10 - IN. as Wei ba laid bv. RI
was lu favor Of ne bIil 20 Clean he canal, for
IL CU.d bES - g-t bread. Last YEAR their
friends laid that tLey WNu-' nave . = 10
EGyfi OF Central ACer:-'- M - thaul;ea God |
ina they had Dot gone Yer. o.. 81 something j.
LU- don. they wCuid have , 20 somewhere.
Re G-1 not want . live on the zouN-h>Cse mis-
Nlu-e-. Talk about soup! Why, q vas y tteT-
and went through ike = dos- o. salts. III vGs
opposed q arChIGg tire canal for another re1-
SgI-it TUgl1 ." rich mans loh, and the
poor man would s,arye. They wanted WORK, |
nI-csrs could not bE Id houses. bar hank GOD
h. had seen hem build brick houses; and JE-y
o7n i.ys N i1eIa. Toe. v nv. I92k a ne sew
entl Ward. The hlSr->t and tltiisst IN the city,
and The commissioner employed bUt about
- ED'v men, some % them Drn cT1tS. y Etle
Humber. IN ne First = ard, employs IA. Tae |
CRY C1uICllmen don't know y,C Low. u IerS
a. they t0-I:glt, 1.-The raj ms way he would /
speak his mind % them. and be believed a |
would hurt were than = cowAi-a dlJ |
before The var. They had one presont. |
aL4 be was q = lEeat egg"-haTd = break. |
they should lot expect he coiOTed people m |
tend 10 buy AZ cid horse ever expecting tia: |
h. would DO b-tt-r. II they ,the COuncImeuJ |
d q u 60 lgEt they would BE- marked. Some !
VII now FAY. - you 90 10 them, 81 can 10 4
TINS md that, because my bcytaer-.E-law q |
som body else oil iectSt but next June tEey |
viii b. locking to- u, They tDjEk Il blSla |
AZ who voted 3 hI-e ballCt,) can be- taken |
up and pIt down Isc an cid bag. lie was |
nCt going - let white man -sJCn rs Jack d" Ih |
Ceuce. ILaUch-rr.I son lay CoUncllnaa |
sod himself Tor $40" b. would say YOU
must not bear down zoo hard that way. DO |
justice. give Us tbr C~Tai 40 cl'an. aud VIII
b able 10 buy pound II Hour ROW and then.
God bless YOU
John L (cJI 5-ei! aid thai -ha- little work
vas gwen ont Ia ttT seventh y ara va mar
aged - Ts.-caliy ila' you could u1t get % IL" !
chi & A.. Tn Irish Radicals have q Club, and !
The IrI>h Ws.- l-IHiug lasl; aud II seemed |
straI - thar these men. who ~ 70 A week or 20
ago have been eS lIls- The Req u5ls caas should |
now be employed By Nr. Gunues!, .na Com
missioner. They say that Boswell Is trying 20 I
split. he hoped - God that he yO1ld split. |
and they vOuid 20 with him; tOE b. was 100 |
honest 10 be IN gagged in any such razcslty. |
tn COl5rtd mn We're radical rom birt5, aui
yet yOu let those de-nago~u,s come in and g:
the wU'k. They were GeYil'sh radical nov.
They could go on, and we Will give YOU q
double muster next June. Tie poor negro |
cTn-t get on any work bat FOX ten days now
and n, n. lr;sh Radictls are kept 4 worl,
v bile The poor negro i starving % t5cl q. IL
was before the election, How eye do, NJ.
Lee &c.; put ~ II was " bite man first, raj
,-CULd, dog third, ald niger las. He dad not |
war any more BEEF yya-er- but would work. |
and Il, would bay mis- OWN soup anu SHOES. He
had sCrHe charges 10 make against members OF
the COUD ellis. but he wanted 70 see them face ID
face, and then give H. 10 them.
Mr.. Williams remarked that IL the canal was
ar ned and flooded what would become OF tha
caIbage; would II have 10 be taken from the 4
TiNeri Would IL not b. as easy % clean il |
from the caaal itself! What Mr. Lee com. |
planned ~ was 81 old custom; tEal the last into
the party gets The spoils.
Mr.. Iohuson (eci) SAID that he had heard |