Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-26

cuiy originated about the right Of pavement
and the other coiored. stones were used freely,
ana bite man named Hutchins had his head
badly cut and was other wise njured. aud d
coIoIed boy named Dade was also badly in
lored. Lieutenant Kelly, OF the detectives,
Lieutenant Eckloff, Of the seventh prectuct,
and Officers Fox and Lynch. with the reserves
OF me seventh precinct, were quickly on the
spot, and after considerable trouble quelied
the riot aud dispersed the crowd, numbering
BY that time nearly q hundred. Taylor Robey,
Tom Bowie, and Fortune were arrested,
but the latter got away. Justice Wa ter exam
med the charges against Robey and Bowie aad
dismissed them-the latter proving that h. was
acting as a peaeemaker This morning Officer
Davis arrested Wm. Shaw, charged with being
riogleader and be is held far a hearing.
Yesterday morning number OF coiored men
and women got into row on 18th street, near
hno1s Island avenue, Win stones, bottles, &c,
Ger McDermott dashed into the crowd aud ar
rested three Of the participants, W. H. Jones,
Al! Alfonso Perry, and Ann Tilghmon, and JUS
lice Thompson fiued Perry 90 and the others
80 each. Tor fighting in the streets
About clock q number of young men,
said TO be fremen, got into a fracas on nth
street east but before the arrival of the officers
At the fire in the First Ward yesterday, a
fracas occurred during which several blows
we're struck and bricks and stones were
thr on n. Lieut.. Hurley and his police force put
down the disturbance, aud Officers Guv and
Langley arr-sted Frank Ellwood, ieorga
heeu. JODn MOSeIy. ana j uStlCe MOrSell m
the first named ~, and the other - each.
While Officer Wbitemore was the way to
the poor house with three persons yesterday
morning one of them escaped by jumping out
OF the Wagon. hut with the assistance of some
OF Lieut.. Austin's men he was recsptured A
number of colored people not knowing that he
was prisoner, made some show of taking him
from the officers.
About O'Clock Yesterday afternoon a izht
took place on 9th street on the Island, when
Sergeant Vernon went in ana arrested one of
the parties, coiored man named Abraham
Douglas. He resisted the officer, striking him,
and the crowd closed in on them, when the
sergeant used his club, ana succeeded in getting
him along, but not until he had been struck a
severe blow on the hand with a stone. Officers
MarGers and Downs assisted him arresting
VIM. Morris, George Lawson, and George
Henry, ard took them to the station. Tue
charge Of fighting against Douglas, was dis
missed by Justice Tucker, but this morning he
was committed to jail on the charges OF larceny
Lawson and Henry were committed to the
workhOuse and Morris fined SIS.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION. The
twelfth free discussion OF this Association took
place on Thursday evening, at Union Leayn-
Hall, the Vice President, Or: q. b. Puryis
colored in the Chair. Rev. g. w. Deunison
argued that where women were DESTROYS of
exercising the privilege OF the ballot, he favor
ed their having 1t. He believed they would make
just as good farmers, doctors, preachers, SOL
diers, seamen and statesmen as many who no W
occupy those positions; and they would m AXE
pulpit. He hoped God would prospsr the
purposes Of the association.
Mr. p. Jones believed that the inf uence of
the female sex was the great lever that moved
the world, and none could resist their seduc.
tive persuasions. Ii they assume the priv
leges Of the male sex, would they not b. ex.
peeted to take upon themselves the duties and
obligations of the sterner sexl And yet would
any one ask the female to walk up to and labor
at the blacksmiths forge and to the cannon's
mouth He could not think so-he did not be-
Law -rttd In <lnyaa D. Al
here replied TO Mr.. Jones, by noting the IA 4
that woman, in the revelation made to our
race. were placed side by side by man, aud
the were endowed with the same miraculous
spirit. There were prophetesses, female ru.
lers. females consulted by their male friends
Oh subjects OF vital national importance He
referred to women Of the times Of Philip, Al
exander and others, as examples to substsnti.
ate his reasoning. Mr.. Gatchell believed that
wemsn would be degraded if she would 20 to
the ballot box. Her present place was an hon
Ored one, and he wanted her to remain there
They were good plotters and II he wanted to
send nation as large AS this to hell, he would
employ a woman as captain. They were al.
ways ahead In any de yilment, and could NOT
be beaten. The subject was further discu zsed
by Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Griffing, Mss Stan.
ton, j. H. Crane and others, after which the
mtetlng adjourned.
SEIZURE OF CIGARS AND LIQUoRs-Sonn
after the sailing OF the steamship Cuba from
Havana, on the 18th instant, intelligence was
been put on board with a desire of evading the
revenue laws of the United States. Arrange.
nents were at once made to have two expert
detectives from this city and two from New
York present In Baltimore on the arrival of
the ship, and on Tuesday afternoon, when the
Cuba was fully due at Baltimore, the detec-
tivss accompanied DIR. Hunt, the boarding OH.
Ger, down the river In the steamer Guthrie,
and of Annapolis the Cuba was fallen IN with
On b. ardiEg the ship the officers at once pro.
ceeded to make an examination, and found
IN hran and - A. al
wine. under such circumstances that they
were seized en- the supposition Of desire TO
bring them in improperly. and II 1t be not
shown To the contrary, they will, OF course, be
confls Gated. The captain. Off GERS aud crew of
the Cuba are believed to have been entirely
ignorant OF the attempt TO defraud the revenue
aud hence the ship was not seized.
AT THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL yester
day. fine dinner WAS served up at one O'Clock
p. m, at which there was an abundance of tur-
keys. &c.. the donations being from Mrs. Pres
ldent johnson, Mrs. Secretary Welles, Mrs
Frederick Seward and others, aided by a don L.
ton # $50 from the Unitarian Sunday School
There We're about seventy children who par
took OF the dinner, and there Were quite a num-
her Of visitors present. Under the direction of
Rev. Mr.. HAL. the pupils engaged in singing.
and appropriate remarks were made by him
and Mr.. Gangewer and others. A very hand
soneIy trimmed Christmas tree was lighted
up, and after the sight was enjoyed, the pres
ents were distributed.
GRAND ARMY or THE RRPUBLIC.-The an.
nual Election OF officers OF Post No. I, G. A. X
held at Grand Army Hall, northeast corner
11th and Pennsylvania avenue, on christmas
night resulted as follows: W II. Slater Post
Commander; A. ]. Huutoon, s. V. Commsud.
er; A. Wright, J. V. Comma hder; II. E. Wea.
ver Adiutant: A. p. knight, Quartermaster;
:. Celler, Chaplain: - UlarKe, Surgeon:
Fletcher, Officer Of the day; = - Gard
ner. Omcer Of the guard; N. B. Fithian, Ser
geant Major; - Campbell, Z. M. Sergeant
The installation ceremonies which will take
place on Friday, January LIST, 1869, at 7.3Up
m, and will be open to the public.
SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE.-Mr. p II. Don.
cyan. the Superintendent and Inspector OF Sew.
err, Streets, &c, has commenced work on a
general drainage and grade map Of the city, on
which all sewers will be delineated; also, the
inclinations (grades) of the streets, squares
&c This map will be one OF great use to the
city. and when completed II will probably be
adopted as the official map as 70 drainage, &c
This, We believe, is the first time map for this
purpose has been projected, (although there
are grade books in existence,) and the project
is one of great importance. Mr.. Donegan pro-
poses to include the canal region in his system,
and will. he says, submit plan to remedy this
'selephantine nuisance"
KNIGHTS OF PYTAIAs.-Supreme Scribe
Barton received an application on Thursday
from San Francisco, California, TO organize a
lodge In that city: Grand Lodges will be or.
ganiZed in LOUISIANA and OOnnecticut in Tan