Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-19

TRANSACTION Oh osR regular omcto1 business
SAID members individually, and the corpora
'0 CH 2, ses Gry q Wasninssos
Illegal acts. -'.. .-. -
Specification In this, thar the sa id Richards,
Ms jor and Superin tendent e Aforesaid, On the
sth day OF June, in sasd Oily Hal, dad cor
Bowen 70 PICK the leck % tie door y the
Mayors once In said City Han, ana aid then
and there suffer ana permit the said Bowen TO
force fore and break nS oRsn me door Of ssia once
in inter disregard of the law and AGAINST the
peace and good government of the city Of Wash.
kngton; and further. did encourage and connive
at other Illegal and infamou Gus acts to the great
injury oftne citizens OF Washington.
- - 10 RICHARD WALLACE.
Wltneeses-Wm. w. Moore, VIM. H Nalley,
James N. Dalton, Policeman Ed. McHeary,
Policen man Ourand, A.bury Lloyd, Thomas E.
Lloyd. =; T. Morsell, N. Sardo, and others.
proved by the bvard, q recess was taken until
Tomorrow evening at five O'Clock.
BOARD OF COMMON CoUNcIL-The Joint
resolutions relating TO the funds Of the Corpo-
Iation, the charges against Register Boswell,
and copy of the charges against Major Rich
ARDS were received, read, and concurred In re-
spectively.
Boswell,
Mr.. Sardo desired to know which Mayor
was 10 order new election. Mr.. Bowen, he
SAID, had been recognized as Mayor by the
courts. the Police Commissioners, and he there.
fore thought that the people would pay little
Lloyd.
After further debate of no general import.
ance, the board adjourned
Mass Meeting Of First Ward Republicans.
A large meeting OF Republican citizens of
the First Ward was held last night at the Ma.
uonal Institute Building, corner Of Twenty.
second and streets. Henry Heimber (white,)
was called 10 the Chair, and VIM H. Lewis,
and George Forester, (colored, were appointe ed
Secretary and Assistant Secretary. After
statement from the Chair as to the object OF the
meeting, which was to recommend to the
Mayor suitable persons for ward Officers, a
which Walker White, (colored,) became rather
oolsterous; there were cries OF ssput him QUIT,
10 which Walker shook his head defiantly
and said sid like to see the man who could do
it, =. y ~.
Robert Thompson (colored) addressed the
meeting upon the propriety of making their
elimination as 10 color. Although the colored
Republicans of the First Ward were largely in
excess or the white, yet AZ the late election,
when there was so much to contend against,
they threw aside difference of color and man
fully assisted in swelling the ballot IN their
favor by depositine their votes for the Radical
nominees. The white men, he said, stood up
Tor us, 1.-THE colored men, and now. when the
victory Is won. II is nothing more than right
they should share the offices. He hoped the
meeting wonld proceed to ballot for the nomi-
nees, and not forget to embrace in their recon.
mendations proportion of white men.
The Chairman, Mr.. Heimber, undertood to
address the meeting upon the proper mode OF
recommendation, when he was interrupted BY
a voice, that for chairman Of the meeting he
(HImber) had too much to say. The effect was
10 give the quletus to any further remarks ON
the part OF Mr.. II. at this time.
The meeting then proceeded 70 ballot, with
The following result:-Street Commissioner
Alexander Henderson (coloied) 1SS; Samuel
Draper (whlte) IL; Sergeant Somers (white) II;
Cornelius Clarke (colored) II; VIM. II. Lewis.
(colored) IL. Henry Peyton (colored)was unan.
lmou>ly recommended for Market Master
Walker White and william Schuyler (colered)
We're recommended for scavengers, the latter
for the north side OF Pennsylvania avenue
All the recommendations Were OF colored per.
sons, Notwithstanding the exhortation of Robt
thompson (coloredl that a proportionate num-
Der OF white Republicans be chosen: and whose
remarks met with applause. A resolution was
adopted recommending the appointment of
WIN. II. Lewis (colored) as Assistant Harbor
Master tor the city Of Washington; after which
the meeting adjourned.