Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-06
Northern Liberties Seymour and Blair
Ctuh.

night q. Wits Hail. DR.. T q. Clayton in the
Chair.
DR.. Butt complained of tha ;ardiuess Of, par
ties joining the CLUB ia paying up their lu0s
and siion tees, aud su ggested that here-ft.r
the tee should accompany the nomination. His
views Were pat 70 vote and adopt d.
Auumber Of gentlemen Were proposed rs
members, eiCct"d, and some of I1sm subscrIh 4
- the constitution ana bylaws
The Fiuance COmmittee reported but Little
funds on hRnd, ami that great dl1iculty attsnd-
ed collections In addition to this, II was sra
| ted that one Of the members Of the Committee
had made collections, bat would uD. ply over
what he had on hand. ON mofIou, he Secreta-
| ~ was requested - notify sad member that
unless he rendered an st count ofhIs collections
at the next me, ii IL Of the CLUB, as name should
| be era ed from ne rolls
On motion. tba than ks of the Association
were unanimously rendered Mr. VIM. L. Wall
| for the presentation OF a handsome raled stand
| for the presiding officer of The Club.
| The regular business of the esociation hav-
| ing been disposed OF, invitation was
| tended to- any person or, sent, who wa he'd 10
do o. TO address the club. Alter writing a TO-
| sonable time, and no one r. spending, the Char
/ CALEB upon Mr.. John O'Donovau to favor the
| club with speech of about ten min ties
1 length, wheTeupon that geatl"T nan took the
! and, and recapitulatct the principal points
I he dwelt particularly upon what he behey
Y 10 be the financial aud frpi-n policies of born
the Republican and ID nocratic y --ries. That
I OF the former, he said, was 10 grind down and
/ .ppT'ss tn poor man by establishing money
1 ocracy, end throwing 40 competition the col
l oTCd with the " hite llborer, the ultimate ten
h dency OF which woJld be to de troy all yestige
| of American liberty, and drive 70 desperation
| the foreign element OF this country, as that
| clPsS who emigrated here formed the prime ID 4
I man MA cturing element of the Northern States
| The policy of the Democrats would be to r.
| store peace 10 the dIstract.d country, give n
/ solid plrchas ing 0-sis to our currency, aud at
| IL Il maintain the present exalted di Snitv Of
| The white man. while at the same time every
| light and privilege which the colored race was
entitled TO would never be interfered with.
| Dr. Crochan was then introduced and spoke
for about half an hour. revie wing the history
OF the politicsl parties, and especially warn
ing his foreign brethren, OF hich he was one,
! not TO lend their support 70 GraItt and ColfaX,
| if they wiShCd to enjoy that liberty in this
! country the pursuit OF which induced them ID
flee their own despotic home. The priuci-
pies, he said, OF the Radical party were
| Synonymous with corruption and Tyranny.
| and should they succeed in the appro1chin
Presidential contest and attempt 10 enforce
their pro yramme as practic, for the past three
years, he warned them that the fro SLOWING
icitIzens of this nation would aver submit, out
would rise in their majesty and visit such
| ietributI'e justice upon their oppressors as
| would lie more terrible Than ever witnessed.
| He concluded smid applau- e, and was compli-
! mented with a vote of thanks, and also elected
| an honorary member Of the club.
Mr.. A. T. Cavis was next called on and gave
| an encouraging account of the prosp, cts of the
| Seymour and Blair ticket in the Northern
| States, as cleaned by HIM after careful inquiry
drrmg his late trip North in attendance upon
| the Labor Congress. He was followed by Mr.
Thomrs d. Sandy. alter which the meetir 7
| adjoufned.
A BABY ScRAPE.-Yesterday afternoon, two
| IL dl: passing down the avenue with an ir-
| Mt, when ne3r the corner of 18th street, re-
| queT' ed an old colorCd man to take c1re of the
| chlld and carri?ge for a few minutes, while
| they " emit to a store a short dist lace below.
The color;d man re1dily acceded TO their re-
que I, and pushed the carriage up and dew a
| the pa, nent for half an hour, when he be-
c"'ne pne3<y at the alb ence of he ladies, and
Dc gan TO think that he was in scrape.
| crowd soon cOllec' I'd about the corner, much
| TO the amusemeht of the little fellow in the
| cirilaee, Who seemed TO ENJOY persons talking
| TO bin. An hour or mcre having elapsed, and
| the ladieo still being alb ent, the colored man
took the child and carriage to the stat house
I and stated the circumstance, GREETING great
| Laughter among all, as he s ened very unessy
| Finally the two ls1ieJ returned TO the corner
| of leth street, and upon le-rning the where
| abouts Of the infant Immediately went to the
| statIon-house, statiDg that they had b en- de-
| tanned at the Store on business.
| ~
| ATTACKED IN RIcRMoND-Ssyeral DAYS
ago we nouc- d that Detective McDevitt, of this
/ Riley, in Richmond. Mr. McDevitt was there
| on business at the time, and finding tina, Mr..
Mercer Browa, an agent for a counterfeit de-
teetor, bad IN arre-,,t through RIeys hav.
| ing put up Job on him, he t,legraphad here,
bud asesriaiAing that Brown YVES q corro,t
| man, ne was Teie0 ed. 1t appc RS from let
4 II II,
tIar',s Mr.. MeDevitt for getting him : ut o. Ia,
| troub.e, and also Major Richard TO hi
| promrincss IN an swering the displl ches. that
lew days sg0 hiiey ~. -ens nm BIO y :, I'D
' , d 10 be a .riend OF McDeyitts.
| SOLDIERS AND SAILoEs' UNIoN.-ThIs az o.
J ciat on held lheeting i steye..ing at their hsll
on 9Th str; ct, Major " :. More 10 the ehair
! C-ptains Mcpherson, Sncr AT Ro-r,rg were
appoln, q g Son,.alttl . i-ss ;,s AZ the DIS
| .ment e1d the sur sy,,. ) - e Of this city
| commit . was appoaL ~ TO drsttrs oIu-
IONS OF thinks to the --.rilo.-5 Eng ne Com
| while IN Philadelphia. Tie zap .fgn b..nne s,
| Us i'll Philadelphia viii be pr scented u tIa
| WsshipSton pubic on the 18th inst mt. =,
| spirited addIs-I was deliver by Captain N
| j. Eerne.t, OF Teas. Adjourned.
| TOURNAMENT here Will be
| ar"rd 'Oui az ment 'o-morrow afternoon AT
the College VILE, above George own. The
| riding viii commence at half p st Two o'clock
| previous 10 which the kni qhts will be addre -
ed by 2ionel John s. Mosby, OF Virginia.
| Ife1e Will, no doubt BE- ala~ge attendance. -
| the locality is convenient and coaches will be
On b: I'D at the terminus OF The str, II rally
to 'onvey p,s7engers 10 the Villa. Besid :, the
| proceeds viii go rowsrds liduidating the deb,
| on the beautiful little Catholic Caurch at Tel
sllytown.
| Tow IN THE MoEaNG.-Tb morning
| Al about one O'Clock, - a nrm 70. " Us
| were coming ION tie Park, whe.e a pic. mic
had b en- held. he poll % heard the err O. muir
| dcr, aud It once b. IN d to he spot W -,e
they for nd Nj o. Glroy, Aptoail Fam,
! Francis kobipSoa, Anna Lar ystsr, end An "a
| Barker en%rged'1 a war OF words. and - ,S
them o the secoEd prccinc. st1t'ol whe.e JUS
| tee Thomp Oh fe's morning fired them !; :
| ,lch for disorderly conduc.
| ~
! AMAN's-This old 2 nd well conducted :. an
| Fshment at .07 MINI str 81, hes b m
| thoroughly enova d and rlH-g q a spacious
| dining saloon and a nunt er Of fine en- mbars
| have teen odd - re building, ma king a. q
large and comfor -ble ae- The we'll know a
| alb lily OF Mr.. Au1an cierer, and his strict
| silent on - brsine~s, have won for him many
| trends. BY reference to BIS adyel a. eme II
| el@ewhere, 1t viii be ,sl that he IS prepared
/ to accommodate private par lies, &c.
| OEPHANS' COTET.-JP'Fe PYrcsV -To-dav
Rev. Jacob A. Wal II was appoiu ID guard :.
to the in..:nt o. Ella Met III, bdptzp , ora
| Anna GeIfisf-bond SAl This is the child
| Wh Gus ody WIS T; Gently contest d before
Judge Fisher. by Mr.. Aiken, who continu 1 il
IN This corr. until sterday.}
| The frs nd final account OF the executor OF
James Fullaloye and distri buttons OF the es,a' e
| wee approx 4 and pissed.
FIFTH AND SETH WAED GRANT AND Col
| FAX CLUB.-This club held me ting les.
| evening At Bellows Hall, on Sth street east the
| PRECEDENT, Nm Boron, Esq, in the chair. Two
| compaDles of fifty men clch were ORGANIZED