Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-09
seventh Ward Au,i-Raa;car Climb,

NiNo SAa&' oI - ven IN w ara was netO
evening at Island Hall for the purpose of or
gnnIzing an anti Radical club. MIR. William
II. Maginnis called the meeting TO order, aud
Mr.. +. Dow ling acted as secretary. The Chair
said the first business in order was the report
Of the committee appointed at the last meeting
to prepare resolutions and make arrangements
for a permanent organization. Mr.. Jonas b.
Ellis, chairman of the committee said he hal
consulted with ether members of the commit
tee, and as there was an anti Radical club al.
ready in existence, il was deemed dvisabe not
to form another, but adopt the constitution Of
mar club, and nave the officers thereof con-
| officers OF the old club as follows President
VIM. H. Maginnis; Vice President, VIM. Dow
| Ling; SECRETARY, d. F. Mockabee; Treasurer,
The follow Ing-named gentlemen then signed
The roll, and became members of the club
Thomas z. Lloyd, j. 3. Ellis, Richard O.
Croggon, Edward Hammersley, Thos. Haynes
Patrick Doyle, Frederick Rohleder, Patrick
Haynes, Charles Hammond, Mi.hael Ieary
Patrick Ryan, Thomas Collins, Jas. Hall,
John McCarty, c gorge Miller, Patrick Philips
Patrick Hagan, James HsrrIty, VIM. DowaiI,
Thomas Richardson, ID. Quill, James NJ Ella.
son, g. Fenwick: Peter Brady, Chas. Hill,
Hickey, William Hill, John sullivan, James
Mallory, p. Murphy, Charles H. Tyler, John
Mills, James MeDeritt, William Rhloder,
Peter Smith, w. T. Hickey, John O,Rouke II.
NJ. G. Danahe-, S. Riordan. John Crcegan, F.
Carroll. ~
Ellis moved t0dt an executive committee
OF i've members be appointed; which motion
Vas adopted, ana the Chair appointed Messrs
h. Hammersley, VIM. Cammaek, DIR. r. O.
Croggon, VIM. Whalan and DIR. @. p. Fen.
wick. III.
Mr. Thomas E. Lloyd was then called upon,
and addressed the club. He urged the members
10 forget al past party is sues, and devote them
selves TO the work of defeating the Radical
party. He referred to the government of this
city. and said the District of Columbia had fur.
nlsbed thousands of troops to put down the
reoellon; and, no matter what members of Con-
gress said about the people of this District the
records OF the War Department shov wed that
We had been true and faithful to the Govern
ment All that the people Of this District now
asked was to have the same rights and priyi-
lcges as are accorded to other communities He
spoke OF the bill recently passed by the Senate
provldng that corporation officers shall be
elected by JOINT ballot of the Councils, and said
the erect would be to give every office to a
white Radical or a negro Radical. In conclu.
SION, ne urged the white men to work faithful.
~ 10 defeat the Radical party, and if they were
not successful they would at least have the
satisfaction of knowing that they had perform.
ed their duty as white men.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE-Messrs Xii.
bourne & Latta, Real Estate Brokers, corner of
fth and L streets, have made the following
sales:--On Massachusetts avenue. between 18th
ana l4th streets, sub. 4, square 247, to Colonel
nj Thompson, for S5,3ls.75; on Jackson Place.
Lafayette Square.) between Pennsylvania
avenue and II street. sub. IS and 80 square
16I, to l.. j. u Toole, for sla7OO; on LIST street
east, between Il and T. streets south three.story
BRICK house and lot. TO DIR. Van Carsp for
S6,220; on 9TH street east. between east Capitol
and north streets, south rs feet, lot 81, square
o6e, TO John BetZ- for $3.50; on X street, corner
1Hh, lots 9, 10, H. square 1O7, to N. Eckhard for
81, 100: on 18th ST., between II and l, two-story
frame house and lot, to II. Semkin. for $3.50
on n street, between 18th and 18th streets three
story brick house and Lot. to General Thos. M.
Vincent, for S12,60e; on I'd street east, corner b
street south, lot 5, square 763. to ]. W. Rumsey,
Tor $3.50; on street, between 18th and 14fh
streets. three-story and basement brick house
and lot TO DIR. VIM. P. Johnston. for SIG, 900: on
I3th street. corner ID street south, twO.st0Ty
brick house and lot, to John l. Hall for s,,2iG
on street, between l4th and 18th streets sub.
~ dnd 90 square DO, TO Ma lor George Trues-
dell, for $3.50; on street corner of 18th street
thIee-story and basement brown front brick
house and lot. date residence of the Austrian
Mlnister,l to Iajor Perry Fuller, for $4,000;
on street, between 18TH and 18th streets bree
story and basement brick house and lot, for
Major Nicholson. for Sill on D street, cor
ner 9Th street, two-story frame house and lot,
Tor Lieut.. Z. Il. Grady, for $3.50; on Jackson
Place, pennsylvania avenue and III street sub
81, square l67, to John Knower for SIa5i6 60:
2I2 acres land In Nebraska, for Il. M. p. King,
10 David Leech, for 5000; 800 acres land in
Nebraska to j. A. Ware, Nebraska CITY, Neb
for 81 soc; on n street, between 18th and 13th
streets, three story brick houseand LOT, TO Judge
A. Il. Olin, for Sll,50o.
WhGt.-Arriyed-Schrs. Snowflake, Captain
Brown, from Philadelphia, with DIG tons of
coal for W. Z. Brown; Mary, Captain Kirby,
from ChIckahominy, with lumber for F. Mo-
hun & Son; VIM. l.. Dayton, Cap. Mills, from
HavIe-de- Grace, with lumber for F. s. Blitz.
Sailed-Schr. Robert III. Kemp, Capt. Seward
dow the river, light.
Johnson's WhGrf-At this wharf there mas ar
rived, since our last issue, four fishing vessels
bringing between four and FIVE thousand shad
and about eight thousand fresh herring.
RS HgDrf-SaIlpI-Schr An
Capt. Collins. down the river, light
SiTfh-St'eet observation-disclosures Ex-
press, Captain Nichols, from Baltimore, with
merchandise and passengers.
FUNERAL DELAYED Ely THE POLICF.-Two
color d women, (sIsters,) named Harriet Mon
roe and Annie GRAY, residing in the same house
III street, near First street, Fourth Ward
having died, the first on Sunday night and the
second on Wednesday morning, under circum.
stances deemed suspicious by the husband of
the latter, information 10 this effect was lodged
with Lieutenants Noonan and Ecklof. Those
Cfucers, deeming the matter a serious one, had
the lunerals stopped yesterday afternoon, and
proceeded to the house where the dead bodies
lay, where, from the appearance of things, and
through the information received from Drs
Herbert, Bond, Behrends, and an army doctor
who attended them at different times since last
tuesday week, the conclusion WAS arrived at
that the women died from expos ure and neglect
~
THREATs.-Yesterday Detectives McDevitt
and thompson arrested q man named Charles
Dueiings, who was taken before Justice Clarke
charged with going 10 the house OF Lizzie Col
den, on ID, near 18th street, and attempting TO
induce her, by means of threat and otherwise,
not TO testify against Daniel Comfy, who was
arrested last week for throwing stones into
LlZZie's house, one of which struck her The
Justice required him TO give bail in the sum of
$500 to keep the peace, and fined him IS for be-
ing disorderly and profane while in the GUS
tOdy of the officers
GOOD FRIDAY.-To-morrow being God Fri
day, the u sual solemn services will be held in
the Catholic churches of this District The
cOngreget ton of the First Reformed Church, al
the corner of 9th and streets, will also cele-
brate the crucifixion Of the Saviour, with the
solemn services with which that church is
accustomed 10 observe the day; the services to
be III German at III q. m, ard :. q. IL. Ill the
English language.
COMING DowN.-The price of coal, which has
been somewhat higher this season than for
many years past, has fallen considerably with
in the last two weeks. A good article, for
which from eleven to twelve dollars has been
asked, can now be purchased at $3.50 and 60
per ton. The dealers are governed somewhat
in their charges by the fluctuations in the prices
of lreiRhte