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PRksKhTATIoN~-Ata stated communication
OF New Jerusalem Lodge, No ., +. A A. ID =,
hrld last evening, ". :. Thompson. Past Wor-
shipfnl Master, WA made the recipient of a
Past Masters jewell of gold, made by II. o.
Hood Jeweler. After sse presentation the lodge
par.ook Of sbmptuoas collation. furnish he'd by
The officerS
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TsE CALVARY BATIsT CHURCH.-Tbe dIrec-
iors and trustees OF this church a few days ago
appointed John &. Hardness, :. j. Dlggs, John
J. McCullum- John Wise II. Jones and Au-
yustus Dayis, builders, to examine and report
10 III. the condition of the walls and tower of
their church.
On Tuesday last these gentlemen viewed the
premises and have submitted their report, set =
Ting forth Thar the walls of the tower and the
north or III street wall are only slightly injured
Little, n any, of the east wall can BE- saved Is
NJ bas been badly sprung by the fire OF the
south wall, the section embracing three win =
do.s nom the sast end viii probably have
10 come down a. low ~ the second story win
dow sill.
he main front, or sth street wall. i badly
damaged from the north iimb of the north win.
dow tn the south Iamb of the south window.
and VIII probably have 10 come down "a low
a. the hTst Sn-Sst Of the buItresses Other DOR
Irons OF the walls are slightly damaged: but in
the judgment of these gentlemen, If the aboy We
described repairs are made the walls will be-
perfectly safr and secure.
As soon as fbe weather Will permit, the work
al re-.Tectioe Will be bcgun. for which speci-
b.atIons ~illsoOn be- issued and bids invited.
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The POLICE BoABD.-Ths regular semi
monthly meeting OF this Board was held Al Po-
lice headquarters yesterday. when the follow
ing business was transacted:
Officer Samuel T. Crown sent in his resigna-
ncn and ~ was accepted. Officer John d. Nut.
Ting, charged with gross neglect of duty. was
dismissed the force. Officer Fenton d. Paxson
charged with a violation of rules and reguIa-
uons- was fined SIS. and ordered TO be repri =
manded- Officer John &. Mansfield was dis
missed The force for neglect OF duty. Oficer
Charles ". Proctor, charged with conduct I'M
becoming an officer. was ordered to be repri
1nandsd. Officer Alfred Borden was fined $40
Tor neglect Of outy. Officer G. l.. Greer was
lined f2U on a charge Of neglect of duty. f. G.
Townsend was reappointed an additional pri-
Naie Tor ninety days TO do duty AT Kendall
STesn Barracks. Henry e.. Jones was reap
polnt'd an additional private for ninety DAYS
To 40 duty AT Metropolitan Hall. VIM. II. Sny-
der was reaprointed an additional private for
ninety days 10 do duty between Tenth and
welfth and T. and + streets. John l.. Daily
was N appointed an additional private for nine
~ days, for duty at the depot of tins Washing
ton Il Georgetown Railroad COMPANY The
following named men Were appointed pri Yates
on III. ioTce Charles CT. Langley, James b.
Boyle, H. Orutt and +. NJ Doyle. The appli-
cation Of Thomas Man ming for restaurant Ii
cense was rejected; a. also the applications of
VIM. Musgril. james Cole, Casper Herbert
AioIs Mueller, George Nachman and John Car
ngan, OF VI ashington, and Anthony Rodier of
Georgetown.
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ST. VALENTINES DAY-This is st. Valen-
tines Day, or the beginning of the season-for
il is supposed to last throughout the month
devoted to the exchange of poetical declarations
of love and fidelity between those whose hearts
have been pierced by the arrows of the little
god. OF course there will be a host OF senti.
mental verses, embowered in all styles of dainty
design, sent and received, and a still greater
number of comic illusions TO the foibies and
frailties of the recipients will be despatched
through the mails. The custom of sending
valentines is very old. OF late years the Gu stom
has been gradually falling into dIsuse; though
on the recurrence Of this season, with its atten-
dant devices of love and serio- comic sentiment,
the fancy stores and toy shops give evidence
that il is not entirely extinct.
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THK sURRAIr TRIAL--It is believed ths,
tins fria1 VIII NOS begin on the 2ith instant, as
annOunced-JBdge Pierrep0nt, counsel for the
prosecution, and Judge Brady, who conduets
the defence. will be prevented from attending
NJ thai time by previous engagements. II Is ru-
mored thas change Of venue will b. secured
IN order 10 have the Trial take place elssw here
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THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEW S.
AnuS,msu,s. &c ro-yIxht.

NATIONAL THEhTER.-The Richings Eng
b Opera Troupe in "T The Bob milan Cir -
- ODD FELLuwa' HALI-irand combina ION
tall and Indian war dance by Onondaga Tribs
Nc. q, !. q. RIM
EEv. Dr.. Buffers CHURCH.-Isactu-e by
Lon. Israel =. Dishl, late United States Co tsuI
~ Java. Subject "O1ental Lands
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SALE 90 MoNEY.-Ths first regular meeting
of the Columbia Cooperative Building and
Deposit Association John T. Given, ESQ
president Wa held last evening, nj Temper
ssnce Hall 500 four shares) "a ere sold at the
following ratsS--Tyyo at f5- per cent. on, AT
T3s per csn'. and oas at 40 per cent premium.
At M nth IcoRthly meeting of the West End
Baildl ag Association. held last evening a num-
Der o: rnares y.ere eaken. and about ii. IOD sold
at an average OF ~ per cent. premium.
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LITERARY AID MUSICAL SoCiAgLR.-The
fourth literary and musical sociabIe of the
Young Mems Christian Association will be
held fhis evening AZ the rooms Of the associa-
ten. over NetzerotE Hall, when a brief and
select programme, literary ind musical, wili
be presented, under the direction Of the CON-
nIffss cf entertainment
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TsE JOSENEYHEN HOUSE PAI,rER's
UsICN held a meeting last night NJ German
Hall, which was largely attended, and the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted.
Res0ired, Thai from the first day Of April
until TIE first day of November tae wages shall
be thrss dollarsSnd fifty cents per day, and that
right hours oB Saturdays shall constitute \
days work
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Policy CAsH-IOhn X. Fowler was ar
rested OF "Wednesday 1er keeping an Office on
q street, SOuth WaShin gtOn. where he sold lot
terry policy tickets He came before Justice
Tucker yesterday, whsr H. admitted the eharge
and offered no defence save that the business
was authorized by Government license The
JcsiIcs, AFTER considering the case. held the
&C nssC 20 fail for cOsrt IL -le sum OF 500
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PERSONAL.
THE ORIGINAL Franc

TnE ORIGINAL FRANC. fel.Im
he. LEON HAVING RETURNED FROM
~ Philadelphia this morning j. nov resdy a.
iulhi appointments made during his absence.
fel2-StF
THE HONORABLE GENTLEMAN VINO no
= cured -oid DR. pARBi : medicines iusissi
views with gent. or ladies' are CONFIDENTIAL AZ IN.
rooms, opposite Odd Fellows Hal. &c sam
AIDES WHO REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF
II skillfnl and reliable Physician should consult
pE. HkNR at 502 10th street west. between
stIeet and Louisiana avenue % and after rn-saay.
February 4tb DR.. Henry makes il his special pr.r-
tioe TO cure all v, male Complaints Ofice boars
from . a. m. 20 81. m. jasi-Im'
CONSULT DIR. LION, 4s- 10Th street sboy..
~ Penn q ave. Organic, Skin ans Nervous A.
fections thoroughly. cured. LADIES desiring
plants; IREEGULARITIEs. from whatever
cause, fully relieved. jsls-lys
(rONFIpENTIAL Young men VINO han. In
Iured themselves py certain secret habits,
duties Of married life; also. mi ddle-aged and oIi
men. who, from the follies Of youth, or other
any one, should hrst read THE Secret Fr,sns q
s.ns 20 .ss
s s1..., Assrs.s DR. CHARLES a. srsxRft Co,
Doe.on, Ms.s. Ja2B
EQUAL ~ ny HUSBAND.
Well, George, want to get my hair dressed
n nun Fanny that cssts % mach
In B.,bsr .aos See Madame Dsnonssoss prizes
Short hair, o.. On, Tor ,.s,s. q, .,,, ann
ssss:sssSins iS sss s s:I
si SS "a Curb. a@l and drs..iss q, Ic
r. H:i W e :,:Fy ~. color. Brsa.. caI ayis
hs2d p H nds s I. a r Ssses
bet 10Th end 18th sts.. seuth aide Son
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RELIEF FOR THE POoR.-The destitute con-
dition Of the poor Of the Seventh Ward has
called for additional steps TO be taken for their
relief, and accordingly several gentlemen have
called a meeting at Humphreys store, corner
Feur land -a-haif and N streets, (South Wash
ington,) to be held tomorrow evening at seven
O'Clock, with the view of organizing an asso-
citation 20 carry ont the objects contemplated.
The district TO be- embraced within the opera
tons OF this association will include ali that
section OF South Washington running south
from h street 10 the river and eastward to the
arsenal; the western boundary being Sixth
street All persons DESTROYS Of contributing to
can do so previous TO the hour OF meeting bv
leaving their donations either AT Mr.. Pun
phrey's store or Major Watts Cottage Restau
rant, foot Of Sixth street As soon as the asso-
ciaiion is organized, committees will be an
pointed To seek ont and supply the wants OF
those who are worthy OF assistance.
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THE ORIGINAL FRANC. felslm
NE. LEON HAVING RETURNED FROM
~ Philadelphla this morning L. nov ready a.
iIlhl appointments made during his absence.
fel2-Sts
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ss,. s SsHis;i lSl5EHsss ! 4 NJ
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rHE GERxAN LANGUAGE In rHR PuRIlo

IBE GERMAN LANGUAGE IN The PUBLIC
SCBCoLs.-A preliminary meeting Of leading
German citizens and Of delegates from all the
German associations OF the city, was held last
night, 20 ar ange for holding mass meeting or
Germans favorable to the teac hing of the rudi-
ments Of the German language TO such pupils
of the public schools as may desire IL. About
forty persons were present, including several
of the most prominent and wealthy &c gInan
residents. Mr.. +. L. Schmidt was called to the
chair, and DIR. Il. l.. Schucking was eI cted
Secretary.
The President offered a series of resolutions
setting forth the importance OF the movement,
in view of the facts that the German Ian yuage
is spoken by fifteen thousand persons in this
city; that the German citizens pay no inconsid-
oracle portion of the school taxes; that the Ger
man literature contains a wealth of inforrna-
ton, &c. -
Messrs. Roeser, Belle, and others made brief
remarks on the resolutions, Mr.. Behle express
ing his qualification At the action OF Council
man Pau in introducing in the Board Of Com
mon Council resolution instructing the Com
mitee on Schools ts report n bill providing for
the appointment Of additional teachers 10 teach
the rudiments Of the German language to the
children of the public schools whose parents
or guardians may desire the same
After further discussion the resolutions were
referred to a committee appointed to prepare a
memorial to BE- presented to a mass meeting OF
the German citizens of the city TO be held on
Thursday evening next in the Council Cham
Der, CITY Hall.
The associations represented were as follows:
Washington Schuetzen Verein, German Asso-
citation, Washington Sangerbund, Washington
Turn Verein, Columbia Turn Verein GentIi
Ferein, Arbsiter Verein, German 'nevolent
Society, AriOn Quartette Club, Mechanics
Building Association, Washington Building
Association, Oriental Building Associations,
Cooperative Building Association, Bowling
Club, German Schools, German Lodges.
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A PREMATURE CHARGE OF PERJURY.-Last
evening, as Nj. Ashford, examiner in chaucery,
was taking evidence in the case OF Altman agt.
Huntley, which IS now pending in the Equity
Court, at his Office in Columbian Law School
building, Thomas H. q. Hinton, a well-known
colored man, testified, on the part of the COM
plainant, that he overheard a conversation
between Huntley and G.. S. Thompson, in
which Huntley agreed to pay the latter
$3.50, and did hand him over some
greenbacks- Huntley denied this, and while
the witness was being crOss-examined slipped
out and procured warrant against Hinton
for perjury, which was placed I'm the hands of
Lieutenant Kelley, and that officer went to the
office and found that the witness was still en-
gagged in giving his testimony. Lieut. Kelley
arrested him after the testimony was concluded
and took him before Justice Walter, who dis
missed the case, because at the time the war
rant was issued the affidavit was not signed.
and consequently there was no perjury.
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THE HONORABLE GENTLEMAN who PRO
4 cured Old DIR. DARBY s medicines inslsai
OF stationsrN) can rely upon secrecy. all iHter
views with gent. or ladies confidential AZ M
rooms. opposite Odd Fellow Hail fs s-ltnF
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v IA. r I o. u S.
Fall in, Hen J Fall .inl

4 November approaching "a grand battle
at tho ballot box is to be fought-the most
momentous icOnfictfin iii the history of the coun-
try.i The Presidential campaigns of the past
have been child's play in comparison to that
of to-day; the political conflicts were skirniishes
November next is to decide whether this
country is to be a Republic Of white men, or a
nigger despotism. Send !, for Democratic
documents. Establish yonr outposts. By the
light of your watch fires read Democratic
arguments, aud digest Democratic trnths.
Get ready for the ballot box. Let oysry man
who has vota, prepare to deposit il, Organ
ize, Democrat, for the purpose of bringing
out all yonr physical strength; m,e,l. are wanted
now; nambcrs arc the grand dcsidorata. The
biggest count IN every hamlet, village, town,
city and State is what will give US victory. the
time for long speeches is over. If tho past
eight years have taught us nothing, if the
reign Of Blood, terror, rascality, crime, treach-
cry and crushing taxation, has not settled the
verdict that we sloulG render at the ballot box
God help us, for we shall D ore than ever need
His help. IF Mongrelism conquers us in
November, the fate of Sodom and G omorrah
would be a,blessing to us. j Better death than
a nigger government, with all its entailcd hor-
rors. Democrats, tho time for action is at
hand. Form clubs. send for ajournals, con-
solidate, unite, present solidaphalanx to iop-
pose the infamous foe, at every voting place
Strike terror into his cowardly heart. He will
see that o carry the bazing shield of Truth
We do not know our power, ~ We undcrratc
our strength. We are not aware cf our invinci.
bilty.t We are clothed in thearn or of Justice.
We are guarded and guided by IL great Con
stitution. We have right and might on our side,
and we have only to strike mantully in order
tn secure lasting victory, which will redeem
us from prospective slavery, and confer price
less blessings upon postcrity. Organize,
Democrats meet weekly; get the docu-
mcnts; road, agitato, work; bo vigilant; eeter-
nal watchfulncss is the price Of. liberty, for
it is too precious to be left ono moment un.
guarded. Mako up clubs, and Keep them
alive in fves up to five hundred from now to
November, and then ego in" strong for the
Democratic cause--New York Day Book
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Items.

"A Greensboro merchant chains his grind
stones to tree There arc awful times!
have protested the election. i iG 80
The Marlboro Bridge, on tho Pee Dee was
opened on the I'd inst. to the travelling public.
Tho white men of Salisbury haye given
o colored barber, who voted tho Conservative
ticket, $3.50 to start shop. .i.3 l,.s LIS
Hon. Robert Tooms, Of Georgia, is about to
leave for Europe, to attend On important law
suit in which he is interested.
A. T. Stewart, the New York dry goods
merchant, it is stated, pays his lawyer an an
nual fee of S25 900 '''''2
lawsuit in Iowa, about the ownership of q
calf worth SIS, las cast each of the parties
$500. The expenses of the trials borne by
the public amount to about the same sum
The judicial election in Chicago, resulted
with success to the Democrats of 500 majority.
Twenty-three thousand votes were polled and
the Democrats gain $500. ia
The Marion Is. CO. Crescent says the
voting at that place, on the 18th, went on
quietly until about 3 p. M, when set of
radicals chased and surrounded colored man,
with desire to chang, draw and quarter
because he voted the conservative ticket. q
The scheme for colonizing the Pacific .coast
with unmarried females from the Eastern
States has, it is reported, been successful.
Two hundred women, taken by the protector
to Washington Territory, were married and
provided with comfortable homes in two weeks
after thcir arrival. ,...s....5. i.tt.4-
The tendency of the negro towards advance
ment generally begins aud ends in the nssump-
tion of ino words. In Washington tho white
washers now. designate themselves "wall ur-
tists,' the bootblacks, "boot enamclers," the
wood sawyers "fuel preparers" We forbear
descending further into tho nomenclature Of
their peculiar callings, being content to leave
them to our readers imagination
A woman who was recently arrested in Lon
don for begging in male attire confessed that
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at a meeting i'll Illinois, a resolution was
offered, suggesting Mr.. Pepdleton us Demo
cratic candidate for President. Mr.. Springer,
Of Springfield, opposed the motion, and said ::
"Again, ain frank to say that do not
know whether Mr.. Pendlcton is the proper
man to nominate or not. Aside from the ques
tion of his unavailability in somc of the States,
| have another question that would PROFOUND
to him before I should favor his nomination. for
the Presidency. should want to know Of
Mr. Pendleton, whether, in The event Of his
constitutional election, counting out the negro
voters of the negro State governments of the
South, he means to he President, even ie he has
to be sworn in at home, and fight his way To
Washington Mt the head of an organized
Democratic army Il fear it is coming to this.
" The Radicals mean to. count the negro votes
Of ten negro governments, which have no moro
right TO be.countedithan have an equal numbe}
of votes in Hayti or Liberia, in order to elec'
their man.. If We are going to submit to thil
outrage, We may rs we'll quit now. For tel
you we cannot carry enough States at thF
North to overcome tho negro votes of thk
South. Hence am for no man for President
who is not willing to stake his property, hill
lifc, his all, for the cause; and if constitution
ally elected be willing to draw his sword, call
the Democratic hosts to arms, and claim ths
Presidential office at all hazards If Mr. Penl
dlctcn will do this, then am for him, if not|
1 am against him. IF we menn business let u1l
understand ourselves, and act accordingly. II
child's play want to be counted out"
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Conquer with Kinduesss.

s oncc had neighboDrr----4e' clever maun-who
came % meon day and said, ''Eaquire White,
want You to come and get your geese away
lly,H said I, "what are my geese dongY1
They pick my pigs's ears when they nrc
eating mud drive them away; and will not
have il =; 1s s's9, IS & 9s'' re
hat can 4 dor said I. ,.k., lzs
on must yoke them" a.,t sit
That / have not time to do now" said T.
'ttI do not see but they must run" -
you don't take care Of them I Shall"
Esaid' Che shoemaker in anger.-"What do you,
say, fEsaquirs Winter" 81 ,i7
ss:StsIs cannot take care Of them now, but will
pay for all damages" -
z, said he, ''you will find chat a hard
thing, guess g.s.
8 So or lie went, and, and I heard terrible.
squaiRhg amongsthc geese. The next news
was that three them was missing, My
children went and found them terribly man.
gled and dead md md thrown into the bushes. l
ow said 4 keep still aud let ME pun,
sish hinis Tn a few days the shoemakers' hogs
broke into my n.e I saw them, but let them
ss.aaid q long time AT last, Idrove them all
|1 hSsaasIs sths. ssassa which they had torn.
| down, and fed them with it in the road.
by this time the shoemaker came up in great
haste after them
Have you seen any thing Of my hogs p
said hc 'ta@ If
"Ycs, Sir: you will find them yonder eating
some corn which they tore down in my field. f"
"In your field ?"
eyes, Sir" said I, "hogs love corn, you
know: they were madc to eat it,"
..How much mischief have they DONE"
30 not much! said I. Well off he went
to look, and estimated the damage to be equal
to bushel and a half of corn a
| 80 no." said I "it can't bew 4t
eyes" said the shoemaker, "and will pay
you every cent of the damage" ss
The shoemaker blushed and went homo
The next winter when he came to settle, the
shoemaker determined to pay ME for my corn
"No," said /, ~ shall take nothing"
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,aHyrnrnB from them CONCERNING the ptnr-5
dered Southern white and black eutrages, Whe.
Radical papcrs are full Of sensation accounts
aud denunciations of the murder Of Ashbbrn,
ia Georgia, but they say nothing about ehas
was shot dc d. on his horse recently, near Sell
ma, Alabama, or of the other four white men
who have been murdered in.the Same vicinltY
since the war and no one arrested for these
murders, No., We hear nothing from these
Radicals Of the numerous other murders of SheB
conquered Southern whites and outrages on
them in, other localities Of the South bccall,ses
there is every reason to believe this is tho:
work of the black loyal lcagcrs. At pulic
procession and meeting of negroes at Maco5n,:
Georgia, on, March 80, the "loyal blacks. err:
ried q banner onIwhich the figure of neGso,
cut in pasteboard, hung dangling from n gall
lows, and 70 which was attached on a piece of
white paper, the following inscription ~
Every man that dom vote the Radical ticHet
this is the, way we want to do hin--hang hhn
by the neck" These Radicalloyal league He4
grocs boldly proclaimed too, that the ncao
who failed to register. should receive thirty
nine lashes if he failed to vote at the electitl,
two hundred lashes, and if he voted the Deub.
cratic ticket he should be hanged Need We
be surprised, then, that white Southerners are
murdered in every part of the South and tFst
the murdercrs are not arrested? The Nort;l-
ern friends Of these black barbarians pretisd
not to know anything about their murderois
doings, It is clear that the South under Rail-
cal rule is fast tending to anarchy and t;;lIa
worse copdition than ST. Domingo was eyeris.
s5ssggiiz Nc,a Iorh Herald. d
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An interesting case was concluded in the
District Court yesterday. It will bo remember
cd that on the twelfth of December last n fire
occurred on the premises 345 King.strcct, then
occupied by John Madden as dry goods and
shoe store, the circumstances of which sugges-
ted the probability of it's being Of an incondiary
origin. An examinations was conducted by Nj.
II. Nathans, Esq, Chief of the Fire Depa, t
mcnt, aided by one or more members of the
Board Of III. Q Masters, Lieutenant Hendricks
Chief of the Detective force, and some experts,
the result of which pointed the finger of
suspicion at Madden, VINO was shortly after
wards indicted by Attorney General Hayne for
an attempt to, commit arson. This suspicion
was strengthened by the fact that Madden had
his stock Of goods insured for an amount very
much larger than its value, as appraised i'm
mediately after the fire, and tho additional cir
cun,stance that tho fire began beneath the
flooring of the store, and in locality to which
access could only bo obtained. by teariug it up.
Madden and his wifc were indicted upon
the strength of these facts and suspicious, Mt
the January term of the District Couat, but
when the case was called he came into court.