Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-28
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CRIMINAL CoURf. ysdce FssAss-rhis morn
ing, Eliza Cevanagh, charged with The larceny
Guilty. Err, ior sne ven asnoO
charged with committing an asa uit and bat
terry on Belle Williams, was found guilty. Jas.
S I1,,, ,. and Waseinston Merit, charged with
wylie, were called for trial A EoIle pros. was
entered as TO Simms, ard Merit was convicted
Daniel JACKSON, colored, charged with forging
claims on the Freedmar's Bureau, was placed
on trial; Fendall for defence
EQUITY Cou1r. Judge Otia.-In the Equity
Court 10 Gay, the argument ia the injunction
cases OF the metropolitan Railroad Company
vs.: the Corporation, Sea was e,nclnded BY
company, and BY Mr. Riddle for the Corpora
ton lardella agt IardeIs; order confirming
report OF auditor on claims OF Beall i Middle.
ION. Staeler agt Bauman; order to issns rule
on DEFENDANT to show cause against application
for Injunction.
CIRCuIr CoURr, yastice Cartter.-This morn
ing, the case of Kennedy agt the National
Bank Of the Metropolis was resumed and is on
trial.
ELECTION OF OFrICHRs The following Of
nesr 3, were elected in .DamS , Gonsiavss No.
Bruce, Commander; s X Theo. Sniffin, v.
Commander; $. K ID. L. Burnett, Recorder; :.
x T. Harry Donohue, Treasurer; X; A. d.
Shaw, Usher; 5. K. George Louis Eoerly,
Guard; s. X. William H. Signor, Sentinel.
The following officers were duly elected in
.'Brotherly Uonclave, No. 3" on Friday even.
ing: 5 X. Joseph II. Lawrsn nee, Commander;
:. X. John E. Herrell, V. Commander; s. X.
h. e. Lineweaver, Recorder; d. X. Daniel
Symonds, Treasurer; 5. 4. /. M. Boetler,
Usher; X. George Morgan, Guard: 5. X.
John M. Mitchell, sentinel.
Council No. l, Sons of Jonadab. on Saturday
evening elected w. H. Norton. Chief; J. w.
HAYES. deputy Chief; W. II. Young, Il. s.;
w. w. Hayne, Guide; Henry Eberling, 1. W.;
w. r. Dawson U. W.
Elizabeth Lodge, No. 50, 1. o. B. b., las,
evening elected the following officers to serve
for the next six months Henry Adler, Presi-
dent; Simon Wolf, Vice President, Chas. Kauf-
man, Treasurer; Chas. Hutzler, Recording Sec
rotary: Jacob Rich, Financial Secretary; Phil
lip Peiser, Assistant Monitor; 5. Beavers, Ia
side Guardian; NJ. OpPenheimer. Outside
Guardian and Messenger; William Wolf Mar
shall; L. Case nheimer and M. H. Prince, Trns-
Representatives to District Grand Lodge No. ).
which MT cts in Baltimore on the Eth Of jan
nary next
Co-oPKRATIoN.-Editor Erening Star, That
which must always operate to prevent the
success Of cooperative societies, is, the i'm
probability Of obtaining the services Of proper
business manager. As a rule, no man who is
capable Of managing a business for himself
would accept such position. If il be admitted
that here and there such an one may be OBJ.
tained, because lack of capital to prescott.
business on his own account, he would remain
in su Oh employment no longer than he could
command the necessary funds for his own ad-
vancement, for which he could not hope under
the cooperative system. As in war or love, SO
in business the man who hesitates is lost; hen ce
the necessity of decision not obtainable under
the cooperative system. do not undertake TO
deny the correctness Of the cooperative theory.
only the chances of its success. Notifications
OF this system will doubtless in the end sue
ceed NOT SO immediately, however, as a writer
in the atlantic Monthly prescribCs for co-opera-
tive housekeeping. / find it advantageous in
my own business to divide certain portion of
the profits every year among the statesmen, as
succeed so long as cooperation is desirable.
Yours, REX.