Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-02
THE EVENING STAR.
! LOCAL NEwSyHT
A German Mass Meeting.

the number were Messrs. w. Koch, DR. Sea-
nersehmidt, L. Gassenheimer @. Ruppert b.
Louman. Ma jor Behle, DIR Brickleb- DIR. Scholl,
Henry HeirnNcr First Ward-D A. r l.. Reese,
and Gen. &c nardt. About q O'Clock. Mr. A
Sehucking called the rneetiug,to order, and pro-
posed Mr. Chas. Walter for chairman: but he
declined, saying that he would accept of no
ofhce IN a political ASSOCIATION, and was pres
ent m ore in the character Of a spectator. At the
agreed to serve, and the organization was CON-
pleted by the selection of MT George Gandtz
as secretary. The Chair ex planned that the OBJ
Jeet in calling the meeting was for the pqrpos g
OF mauEuratiDg measures to support liberals
minded man for Mayer. While they were in
favor of allowing the largest liberty TO others,
they ask the same privilege for themselves.
ne Germans We're, a q a class. moral and law
abiding, but they did not want measures forced
nI>ca them which they did not and could not
approve. They did not wish to dictate TO others
what they should or should not do, but they
were opposed 10 all fanaticism upon the SUBJ
lset of Temperance. He offered a resolution,
earnestly recommending TO the Republican
nomip ating convention the name of John L.
Plan the candidate for the Mayoralty.
Capt. Buehler explained to those who were
Democrats hat The only course they had was
10 urge his domination BY the Republican con-
vention- Mr.. +. Schmidt urged that those
present should see that liberal minded men
were placed on the ward tickets. Mr.. H. Die
tIieh said that this was not party meeting,
but mass meeting of Germans, who should
understand that they were a power in this
land and as long as they did not concentrate
anu eNerCl>t t0dt power IQpy cOut0 nor select
hberal-minded men. Some one in the back of
the room sand that Mr.. Pau was not we'll
enough known in the city, and that Mayor
Wallach was the popular man among the Ger
mans, being himself of German descent, and in
his visits about the city, all the talk he heard
was about Mr.. Wallach. The resolution was
adopted, and a motion to refer il to a commit.
tee of seven for presentation to the Republican
convention having been carried the following
were appointed: gessrs. Berger, First Ward:
Capt. Rpsbler, Second; Mr.. En- gels, Third; Mr..
al - l. n LaIsN H..
Heingling. Sixth; and L. Schmidt, Seventh. A
motion YVES made that a committee Of three be
appointed to use their influence in the ward
Republican meetings 70 secure the selection of
Pau delegates. and carried; but before the ap-
pointment Of the committee n running discus
sion took place. and many being about TO leave
the appointment of the ward committees was
left to the committee previously appointed,
and the meeting adjourned.
THEyREGIsTRATroN IN TIE SIXTH WARE
The Judges of Election held their second
days session af Bellows Hall, in the Sixth
Ward, yesterday afternoon, taking the names
OF 6C4 persons-4T white and 107 color-d.
White majority 900, making with the ma ioTiFy
of the previous day total of 617 white mayor
ty, in a total of l.iS3 registered. The number
registered the drst Two days last year was 9o3-
:99 of whom were white and pa colored.
White majority 465- The Judges Of Election
were all present. The registration progressed
very slowly until past six o'clock, when the
voters rallied. and as the houfof closing APP
O'Clock there was quite a crowd about the
place, and to work on some of the number the
books were kept open until rs p. m.
George Berrpir, white, presented himself,
saying that he had voted here for years, hay-
ing come to this country when but 16 years Of
age, but not having teen naturalized, Mr.
colored man. said TO be over Il2 years
of age. was brought to the place of
registration in carriage, and bis name was
entered VIM. Brogan, a marine who has
boar IN q rxria had 49,
uralized- and was refused One white voter
failed 10 give his correct residence owing 70
the fact that lie was ~ home 30 little time, be-
ing conductor on the city railroad. neigh
por, however, e1ligh'pnpd him and his name
went down. Robert Washington, coloreI nc
knowledged that he lived on the right side of
sth street going down. General Bacon in
termed him that he was in the wrong ward
He subsequently asCertained that he should
Z ave said 5th street. and was registered. Isaac
brown, eolored, was challenged To- having
been convicted Of crime, and the Judges being
satisfied that he had served in the penItsn tiary
refus ed him In order TO give the workmen
employed at Lincoln Barracks an opportunity
to reg ster, most Of them being residents of the
werd, an order was issued yesterday that the
werk cease al 2 o'clock.
IysPEcTIoS ToUR AND VISIT TO MOUNT
NERNON.-The United States steamer Ascut-
ney, landed by Ensign ID G.. McRItchie
which left here on the Path with Admiral Smith
on beard, returned on Thursday evening. The
hsCutnFy stopped the NAVY ara,
Of which the Admiral made an official inspec.
ton, and after going up the James river to
Rich mend, proceeded from thence TO Annapo-
lis, hen the Admiral visited the Naval school
On the trip down the boat stopped at Mount
Vernon, and after the Admiral had reached the
wharf a frierd following him slipped, and
catching him by the leg both fell in the water
but were secured without other damage than q
wettlng-
Yesterday a very pleasant excursion wa.
made TO Mount Vernon by the Ascutney, wher
aks N.l n
Welles and McCullOch, General Zeller of tn.
Marine Corps, Admiral Rajford and Captain
Patterson, end their families with a number o
other notables- The party spent three hours Of
more at Mount Vernon, and also stopped
short time NJ Fort Washington, reaching thi:
city about six o'clock.
THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION will
meet in Carroll Hall, on Tuesday next, the 5tl
OF May, al IL m. The session on that morn
ing will be opened, after their organization il
effected, by a welcome address from DIR. Graf
ton Tyler, of Georgetown. after which will fol
low the inaugural address of the President
elect, Prof. Samuel ID. Gross, NJ. ID, of Phils
delphia- This Association is composed Of per
manent members and delegates elected from
regularly organized Medical Societies, Medica
Colleges, Hospitals. Lunatic Asylums, an
other permanently organized medical instItu
tons throughout the United States, and fror
the American Medical Society at Paris. Tn
medical corps Of the Army and Navy of tn
United States are also fully represented. Th
PAolrccAOu VI Tic nave Ildut
arrangements for he reception Of this dis
tnguished body of visitors The gallery c
Carroll Hall Will be open to the public durin
the sittings ofthe Association
SERIOUS AcCIDKNT.-Yesterday. while M
Henry Bradley. a carpenter, was ar work @
the dwelling OF Mr.. Patrick Hickley, on Mort
Carolina avenue, between Sd and 4th stree
east. the scantliDg gave way. and he fell fror
the comb of the roof of the house to the groun,
distance Of about forty feet. By the fall
injured a thumb, one of his toes, and his rigf
wrist. very badly. In falling he struck q pee
of seafolding, whereby, il is thought by tt
physiclsn, he in iured himself internally. ID
C. M Ford was called on, and ne took tt
sufferer TO his home, Sth street eas.. near Vii
gina avenue, N his carriage. where he dresse
his wounds He remained insensible until tt
afternoon The doctor pronounces his case
very serious one.
The RIVER FRONT, May 2-Carter's Wharf.
Sailed-Schooner Alexander Massey, Cap
Blizzard, for Georgetown, TO load with coal I,
philadelphia.
Fouier's BAdTf.-Arrived - Schooner Rigl
BoWer, Capt -, from Boston, with ice Il
the Was hiDgton and Georgetown Ice Compan
StzfA Street GIf-Arrived--SchoOner Davi
Corrie, Capt Rufus Reed, from Portland, Coz
Sailed-Steamer Express, Capt. Nickel WI
freight and passengers, for the lower river ar
Baltimore.
AFRICAN METHODIST CoNFERENCE-Tl
preparations are all made for the meeting
the General Conference Of the African NJ.
Church. which cOnyenes here on Mond