Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-17
Special Mass Meeting Of the First Ward
Republicans.


Republicans.
A special mass meeting Of the Republicans
OF the First Ward was held last evening a, the
Theological Institute building I'D and streets,
for the purpose Of making nominations to May
or Bowen Of men for ward officers and DO
sltions al bis disposal. Mr.. Hrnry Hember
(white) presided. and VIM. II. Lewis (coIored)
acted as secretary.
The Secretary read the recommendations of
the following for nominations, which were re-
ceived Alexander Henderson, to be ward
commissioner; VIM. Schooler, scavenger tor
the north side OF Pennsylvania avenue; Chas.
n. Joy, for market master: A. 5. Grant, for a
position with one Of the garbage CARTS Henry
Payton, for market master; John Loudon. fer
the position OF messenger to the Mayor: Walk.
er W nlte, Tor scavenger on the south side OF
pennsylvanla avenue; Cornelius CLARK, for
commissioner Of the ward; Sargent Summers
Tor commissioner of the ward Wm H. Lewis,
Ior commissioner Of the ward; Nicholas Oliver,
for scavenger on the south side of Pennsylva.
MA avenuei Samuel DRAPER, for street com !.
missioner; Samuel Freskey, recommended to
De employed in removing slop; John Clark
recommended for position by Senator Har.
Brown, for lamplighter; Samuel Lacy, for
gathering garbage on south side of Pennsylya.
MIA avenue; Enoch Perry, for plumber; VIM
COOL, for market master; VIM. M. Slower, for
apothecary; DIR. Brennan, for physician; John
Cragin, for apothecary: Alfred Day, for market
master, or sealer of weights and meas ures and
henry Hember for clerk to the Water Regis
Colored men.
Mr.; John F. Cook offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
whereas on the evening Of June I'd, 1863 As n
procession Of Republican citizens were pro-
ceedlng 10 serenade the honorable Mayor elect
OF the city, Sayles J. Bowen, certain parties
having made an attack on said line of process
slon, oy nrlng into its ranks a volley of stones
ana whereas said assault was returned In kind
by parties not In line, but following said nro.
cession, whereby damage was done to the prop.
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business al the corner OF H and 18th streets. and
whereas the said Mr. Kloczewski being in no.
wise responsible for said assault made on said
Bowen: -
BE 1t resolred, BY the First Ward Republican
Club, that while Tegretting that any damage
snouia occur while any number OF Republi.
sion, and dlsclaiming any intention of VIC.
fence towards any citizen, that three citizens of
me ward be appointed to wait upon Mr. Kloc.
ZeWsh and ascertain the amount of damage
done his property, and the same be paid ont ~
the funds of the ward club.
Mr.. y. ). Baker moved that the recommen.
cations be referred to a committee of in yestipa.
ton. He said there were in the CITY ia An.
pointments TO ill; there were a great MANY an
polniments to be made at large, and the recon-
mendatlons for all the appointments, which
belong TO the ward and which the ward should
share in, had cot been made. 1t was their duty
TO put In their claims for these positions, and
get all of them they could,
The motion was discussed and laid on ,bs
table, when the meeting adjourned.
POLICE ITEMs.-Joseph Platz. a German
restaurant keeper i'll the seventh precint was
arraigned before Justice Smith Yesterday.
charged with assaulting Charles FOLSOM for
winch he was required to give bail for court.
Chas Kane was fined yesterday IS for being
dlsorderly and committed to the workhouse
in default.
Ann Dorsey was fined SIS by Justice Tucker
for being drunk and disorderly and Committed
TO the work house in default
Andrew Prott alias Lee and Carter sl;as
mos. Scott both colored men, We're before
justice Clark yesterday, charged by Moses
brennan with the larceny of meat from Messrs
Narhei q Co., Government contractors, who
nave their slaughter house in the monument
lot. II appears that the former was in the EN-.
ploy OF Messrs Nagpel Il Co., and with tne
latter had been thieying beef from tnern Tor
some time. carrying it off in pags at night
They We're committed to Jail for court
FRANCIS Reardon was before Justice Clarke
yesterday, charged with thro wing a sIone into
the res urant of Harry tIorbutt, corner SIN
and L streets, for the reason that Mr. Gorbutt
seeing that he was intoxicated, refused to sell
o,m more liquor. Rearton was fined S21
which was superseded.
coioreu BOY named Andrew Jackson, 10
years of age, was before Justice MorseII YES.
;erday, charged with petit larceny for which
he was sent to jail for court.
EXAMINATIONS OF COLoRHp SCHooLs.-Yes.
terday. A. T.. Newton Esq. Superin tendept of
Colored Schools, accompanied by the Rev. Jno
kimbell, Superintendent of Colored Schools,
under the auspices of the Freedmen's Bureau
visited the three graded schools. corner of 24th
and streets, near the Observatory. The first
or primary school, is taught by Miss Fleet and
numbers SO pupils, of which a were present
who were examined in reading, spelling, arith.
metic- counting and geography, all Of which
they executed with the greatest ability, as they
did also some choice selections of music
The second one is taught by Miss Kiger, and
passed an excellent examination in the follow.
ing branches Reading, spelling, arithmetic
and geography. Total number Of scholars Al,
there being 20 present
The third or intermediate and Grammar
school, taught by Miss Groves, numbers 40, of
which 80 We're present, and acquitted themselves
IN an able manner in reading writing, mental
arithmetic and geography, the latter being spe-
cially good. Owing TO the intense heat and for
the want Of time they had to omit their recita-
tons in grammar, history, and several other
branches. There were several pieces OF choice
music played on the organ.
THE CASE OF A. H. REED, arrested few
days since by Mr.. Fred. Depro, General Post
Office agent, on the charge Of having defraud.
ed several postmasters out Of money, by means
Of circulars sent them, asking an enclosure OF
IS each, as already explained in the STAR,
came up for a rehearing before Justice ID. r.
Smith. at Police Headquarters, at 6 p. m. yes.
terday. Some additional evidence was elected
from Mr.. Depro, when the case was argued, on
behalf Of the Government by Mr.. J. f. Nor.
ris, and for the defendant by Mr.. Hinkle. JUS
tice Smith announced that he would hold the
case under consideration until p. m. to- day:
and, in the meantime, he would hold the &C.
cused to bail.
CITY MATTRRs.-Mayor Bowen has ad.
dressed the following notice to each of the com.
mlssioners Of the different wards:
MAYORS OFFICE CRY HALF
WASHINGTON, ID. g., JuLe I6, 1858.
Sir: You are hereby directed to suspend all
corporation work under your charge, and 10
ri n rCa oyr1v.l uaA hxy,
this date, the financial condition of the CITY
forbidding the further expenditure of money
at present. And notice is hereby given that no
payment will be made to any person so en-