Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-08

While Boston clergyman uirsied Aiaa % "give
stature like saul Of Old, head and shoulders
above the resi- gave the whites quite severe !
lecture On - he said their diseraesfnl condacf;
saying be was born Of the ieins Of q slave, bat
he fe4s that the white men 81 this meeting had
disgraced the colored race and that, too. in tn
presence Of their own colored pupils: and the
women, white and colored, discussed Washing.
ton against Boston, and Fulton against Tur-
ney, and riee rersc., II
TEE RrvER aFRoNr, APRIL s-cay.er.s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ]. Q. Henry, Capt
Lecompte, from Baltimore, with laths for WIN.
Mclean. Sailesi-Schoouers Grace Watson,
CAPT johnson: for Choptank river, Nd, to load
spokes for New Jersey. - -
c! Harreg's wsag.-Ai1iyed- Steamer Pioneer,
Nsp- lens, with wood and spokes, for Har.
vey, Clarke 4 GiveA.
Johnsen's WAagf-At this WHAT two steamers
and four fishing vessels have arrived, with
about i,e0O shad and 6, Ooe herring to order
Raeg's Tha5.aArriyed-Sshsoner Kate Y,
Edwards, Capt. Allen, froa Philadelphia, with
sOo tons Of coal, for Henry Zones.
forter's Whdrf.-Arrived- Schooners Kate
and James Guthrie. Capt. Frere, from Mattox,
with wood. for Freeman. Sailed-Schooner
Caroline Holmes, Capt. Dixon, 10 Baltimore,
light,
StsA Street Who,5-Arrived-S Schooner Shaw
nee Tribe, Capt. Darlington, with wood, TO
Windsor Ford. Sailed-Schooner Salisbury,
Capt Myers, loading with Government wasrsss..ss
10 Trenton, N ],
l A MUNICIPAL Row--iakstands as Weapoas.--y
| Last evening we understand a row, took place
in the Board of Common Council of Aiexan-
dria, in which the members resorted to the Pc
vogue in that locality by throwing ink stands -.
l each other. In the course of the DEBATE some
l thing was said about the manner in which the
Corporation money had been DESTROYED, and.
| as we understand, the lie passed. when DIR.
Johnson seized an inkstand and hurled it mt
Mr.. A. Brewis, which missed him. Mr.. War
l field Immediately let fly a similar weapon at
DIR. johnson. but being smart dodger escaped
| ~ and seizing a second inkstand fired at War
field, missing him, but striking Mr. O'Neal
,nIstnna ~ Goh tne SomRnmsn. ny nrowns ans
window pane which win necessitate small
appropriation for repairs. The balance of the
| session was occupied in discussion as to who
should be the first to apologize, but no concIu
sion was arrived at. This is said to be the sixth
| fight with wristbands that has taken place i'm the
Councils of that ancient burg in the last few
| years.
SHORT MEAsURE.-Frequent complaints OF
| snort measure having been made of late on the
part Of oyster dealers, the griev &c has caused
i increased vigilance, in order to protect them.
selves from further imposition. The conse.
1 quence mas been that some improvement has
been made in the way OF remedying the evil,
and for the future it is more likely that Justice
| will be done to all parties. Captain Turner, of
the firm OF Turner 4 Co., oyster agents. having
| purchased yesterday, among other loads a
cargo of oysters from Mr.. Haney, the captain
OF the boat in which they were stored, detected
meas urement Of bushels and that which he had
| received, and upon Investigation ascertained
that the half bushel measure used by Captain
| Haney was considerably short Of the legal
gauge. On calling the attention of Captain
| Haney to the matter, he protested 10 be ignor-
ant of the defect, and readily allowed for the
| oeneiency IN measurement which had been as
l certained.
| Bins FOR LAYING WATER MAINs.-To-day,
4 al noon, bids were opened at the MAYORS Office
| lor laying water mains this season in the three
| districts, in which the city is dividei-No 4
| north OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and
west OF ith street: No. 2, north and nor beast OF
me canal, east OF the west side Of 9TH street. No
3, all between the canal, Potomac, and Eastern
| Branch The bids Were as follows, 1.-THE two
| nrst hgures being for 6-inch pipe in IL and
| ieet lengths, and the others for finch pipe in
similar lengtns:) T. E. Canlan, la cents per
1901 for 6-lnch, 12h for 4-inch; A. r. Shepherd
Brothers. IL 991oO for 6-lnch, 10 49, 100 for T.
men X. a. Hill. 20, ~. IA, Ii; ID. Hannah, l.
for 6-inch, 10 fer i-incb; O'Hare & Noonan T.
for 6-inch, 123 and II for 4-nch; John Barry
l6x, Is, 1917 10 for LIST; Tx, 49, H. II for I'd and
Sd districts.
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, ID. Cat the semi.
annual meeting of the Medical Association of
the District Of Columbia, held yesterday, the
1oliowing officers Were elected for the ensuing
year: President, DR.. Noble Young: vice presi-
dent, DIR. Joseph Borrows: secretary DIR. !. w
d. LoveJoy; treasurer, DIR. ]. M. Toner coun.
sellors, Drs. I.ouis MackalI, Jr., Jas T. Nor
gan, ID; r. Hagner, F. Howard, and q. M
Dove The following gentlemen were elected
delegates to the American Medical Association
winch Will meet in this city on the stu OF next
Trist, T: +. Maury, ]. f. Young, A. Peter, W
b. Drinkard, w. G. IL. Newman n. :. Lin
Riley.
KNIGHTS OF PYTBIAs.-The following are
the off GERS of Calanthe Lodge No H. knight.
y ID
q. Dudley: W. c., J. w. THOMPSON: Y a.
Inomas Rich; X. =. James Croggon: B. EE
emerson; r. = Thomas Berry; T. o., james
Lusby were last evening unanimously elected
representatives. TO the Grand Lodge. which
meets On tuesday next, April a. This order
States, and in this city numbers over 1900.
holtIng On the lot on 9th street, south of Penn
sylvania avenue, will remain here o.day and
Io-morrow,appearing at the Navy Yard on
Friday and at Georgetown Saturday. The
company of equestrians and acrobats is one of
the best we have had in Washington. DIR.
mayer and +. w. Robinson, the humorists,
Eagle, under the direction of Mr. Moves j.
much admired for his training, while the grand
ent'ee is of itself worth the price of admission.
REcovERING-We are requested TO state ,ba,
the accounts OF the accident TO Isabella BOYD
the girl that fell from one Of the windows OF
~. mSSni ASyiutiI, u lew days since.
much exaggerated. Her skull was not frac
tnred, nor, did she sustain any injuries of a
serious nature The effects OF the nervous
shock she sustained have passed off, sIight
bruises are healing and she is able to be about
again.
NO LICENsE.-Omcer Stin ch comb. of the 18th
precinct, yesterday arraisned before Justic.
Morsell grocer named Francis Young who
was charged with selling liquor without a Ii.
cense on the 1st and Cd instant; each charge
being preferred by q separate individual The
from which he took an appeal.
FINE RESIDENCE FOR SALE IN GEORGETowN
See advertisement of house I)G High street
Georgetown, for sale. -
ALEXANDRIA AND VICINIrY.-We elm tn,
following items from the Gazette of last even
ing:
The alexandria Aquedut.-At a meeting OF the
lessees of the Alexandra canal. held an the car
OF Captain William J. Boothe, president of the
company, II was determined to remove all the
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