Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-09
The Board at 1915 adlournei.


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MEETING OF MIssIssIPPIANs.-A m acting OF
Republican citizens of Mississippi now In this
city, was held last evening at the Washington
House, for the purpose OF conferrIng together
to secure harmony OF action in regard TO the
reconstruction of the State. TIE meeting was
called 10 order by JudgeG +. Brown and Gen
Il. Il. EgglestOn was called TO the chair. with
DIR. Il. Foster, secretary. Captain II. T. Fisher
stated the object of the meeting TO be to secure
harmony IN regard to the reconstru eli On O the
State. Judge Jel-rds moved the appointment
OF committee TO mature and submit pl an by
VIII the disagreeing elements might be united.
tbs motion was debated at considerable lansth
by Nh. q. L. Morgan, Capt Fisher. Col. L. w.
Perez, Mr.. Anderson, Mai. +. $. Castillo, Or.
Foster, Col. A. Warner, Judge Jeferds. Mr..
Holmes, Capt. Gill and others; all the SPEAKERS
favoriug harmony and expressinga willing hess
20 work cheerfully to narmonlze the different
views Of the members OF the party. The reso-
luton was adopted and the char appointed the
following gentlemen a such committee ] adge
Brown, Capt A. q. Fiske, DR.. String-r, Col
Warner, Captain Fisher and Col. Shacklstord
Adjourned.
NATIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN AssocIA-
TIoN.-A meeting of prominent Irish Repuoli-
cans was held at the National Hotel las; eve
ming for the purpose of organizing National
Republican Association, with AUXILIARY organ.
izations throughout the country. DR.. Bell, OF
the Irish Republic of New York, was called to
the chair, Hon Henry O'Connor, Iowa; Gen.
Geo. M. O'Brien, Nebraska; p. H. Donegan,
washington. were elected Vice. Presidents. and
Hon. p Mckinley, Tenn and p. O'Suliivan,
Michigan, were appointed Secretaries, and
Henry y. Flynn, of Ohio, Sergeant.at- Arms.
After some general discussion relative TO the
objects OF the association, the CHAIR appointed
Msssrs. James Haggerty. Patrick o. Halves,
q. W. Pepper, p. II. Donegan. and John Mui-
Inns. a committee on resolutions. The COM
mittee subsequently, reported q series OF raso-
lutons, advocating the rights of all men. with.
out distinction as to race or color, and desig.
mating Chicago as the place Of the general
meeting on the i,h OF July next. The resolu.
lions were adopted, and the meeting then ad.
jourAed.
The POTOMAC FRoNr.-There is nothing
from this point to-day, only that the Potomac
bears a placid, silvery aspect, and everything
around seems To indicate that spring time is
now at hand Fishermen are making every
preparation 10 inaugurate the gilling on,
and already the trim little fleet announced a
few. days ago as having beer launched in
Watts Bay have been taken down to M-ssrs.
Sprangler Co.'s fishing shore. The steamer
Arrow, Stackpole, took an unusually large
crowd 10 Mount Vernon and the regular M ails
TO Marshall's Landing this r.orning. A fine
corps OF musicians were on board, to fur ish
music for those fond OF the pleasures OF the
dance. The steamer Wawaset left Potomac
Ferry wharf for Currioman at o'clock, with
large number of passengers and considerable
freight for country merchants.
VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE NJ f.
CBURcH. = Tn s Conference reassembled in
Alexandria yesterday morning. On moron,
which was unanimously adopted, the first
Friday in the ensuing June was set apart as a
day OF asting and prayer. In the solemnitias of
which the whole church were earnestly re-
quested to join. The appointments Were then
announced, among them the following Rich
mond District, l.. NJ. Nickerson, p. E.-Aiex.
andria, Thomas H. Haynes; Leesbure. James
Mitchell: Loudon and Hillsboro', A J. Porter
and J. w. FORSYTH; Fairfax and Prince Will
liam, to be supplied by L. H. York The box.
ology was then sung IN a feeling manner and
after benedictlon by the Bishop, Conference ad.
m sine dc The time and place Of meet
mined by the Presiding Elders.
THE DISTRICT IN OcNsRRss.-Senator Pom.
.sfor the further security Of equal rights in the
District of Columbia, and 1t was read twice,
referred TO the District OF Columbia Commit.
tee, and ordered to be printed:
BE II enacted, &C., That the word ssmale.n
wherever IL occurs In the laws relating to the
District Of Columbia. or in the charter or ordi.
nances Of the cities Of Washington or George.
town, and operates ~ limitation on the right
Of any citizen Of the United States, and of uch
District, Of either Of the cities, to vote OF to
hold any ONCE BE-, and the same IL hereby, re.
SON OF officer to enforce or attempt TO ENFORCE
such Limitation after the passage Of this act
SCHOoSIR WRIcKKp.--The schooner James
Graham, of Baltimore, was sunk und-r Point
no Point on Saturday, during the violent Storm
OF wind snd snow. sue was bound 10 hi. city
WIN cargo OF coat ana " total loss, toge ther
with her cargo. The captain and GREY were
ssved. and reached Baltimore last evening.
THI lnvlTAfIoHs 70 Pref. Marini's soiree,
which 10 TO take place on Thursday OF this
week, and which have already been sent TO his
patrons, contain m error, the date being print.
ed April I'D instsad Of March nth, q is should
have been.
OoHyKRHncD ADVERTISEMENTS Confer.
ence cfthe Evangelical Association In seeaion
In Belstmoye has appointed jacob Young
rresiding Eldey Of TIE DaAnmoEs Oisrtic6 and