Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-16
LOCAL n EW s.

>sTgSCH WARD REFvB-I- AN NzETISc y
calI-o m.t1ng If the S-y9nth Ward Rauub-
=, n Club As held las night a. Sand HeIl
- recommends suitable person for appoint.
mem oy the Mayer Is Ward Commissioner IN
ne place Of II. %. johnson. Who had intlusisd
BIS In;.n-ion OF declining the appoirtn-n. by
NJ Nay OF under preyiOJ-S Recommendation
Toe nall vas abon- halt fun, embracing over
-vo-'aITts colOrsd- and a y, O'Clock, TIE
ln7atILy was called . order ny the Prssl-
d.n-, Mr.. +. A Boswell, Win ]. l. y
BORN >scre .aTy. Succeeding the usual
Or Y; he cue -ooS tha floor and made a
lSEz Ay 'rllx concerning hIs indiyidua III opir-
IN o. ~ Inconsistency o. Republican officials. in
= course Of when ne INDUCED IN some re-
ma u no. y.ry complimentary en- ara yer
-JT -d7 lew OF he IS called" friends OF tha
col0r'1 men, anu demanded tha- in the assess
E,@n- OF axes ~ should &c 50 arranged ths- tha
vi"n would he compelled ~ saddle :hsr1 ara
q" poor working N II b. released fro7? he
Cu-rOus ourosIs OF te raging he same At
NJ |l--e OF his remarks tie Char sad
Ne us Inc o"lsCI Of ths meeting, % vii
ne nomination OF Commissioners
y hSreuIOn II. -. johnson reiterated his do
-s--nIns.iOn 70 decline The Appointment and
recommended IN hts stead Mr. Henry Barre 4
Z DIS vas fclIOvG sd b. he noniu alton of IIess-s
81. IL. Gunnell, The present commissioner and
-isme- Collins. the respective claims OF "a
Ctsoica'e beng earnestly set form b. me
friends placing their names befOre the meeting
P~ndlDg ihe formal consideration OF the names
~ 10 nominees an appeal was made 10 Henry
- Johnson 10 Withdraw his dSclination, sud
fnalIy, 4 havivg pretty plsinIy ieaked out
Jba' that genrleu an had received the udorsa.
non u the party caucus. he withdrew his ob-
."cflCn and placed self in The hands o. his
:. ends, Which cOur-e was greeted VIII loud
CSssTlng. The commissiOnership @ uestion he.
ils dlspcS' OF by he acc ptance of M. Jona-
son NE meeting fcersupOD took M the subIC.t
pf scaV sngsT mirat'Dns, when n was resolved
~ endorse th- urdi sciOssd caucus nom uess
Hp'v itns tindIng objection was made by several
M II o@Ts- Vho DID not care abOur g!yin- rhei-
sanction 10 uaueS wTrbOut fi.~- KNOWING VIII,
~" "eT ons wele. After desulicry remarks az
'1nn'c on Efb TIE proper points OF deposits
HE. CLH"r AND TIE 'NNITTEE o THg
II ORAL CAL UNION. o. je-sass o. IA
-. H'irs~l ~ FestiaR.-Mr, Cam. snper.o
;-EJ-bt OF tue q jyeTnmen Pr,ptipg ON anI
Hs>Srs. VIM. Il. Mclean, A. 7 Ctvts. X W
ChItJr, AlIeh CCfiiT, and Jabez Lord, the
,cmmitIse OF the nnbia topographic
ulOn. bad eonSeres last might ar be Metro
pOlitan Hotel, 10 arrive al some understanding
shG uI'tmafH settlerneG &c OF the appTan.i-ashIp
Suts-Ios. Tn meet ne was Priva'" one, but
~ j. reported hat the sublScs was & ,scussed in
a. friendly sPlrIt, aud M. Clapp expires sd
the hope that all d .hicuities would
,,;'m ,s be am,.ably arranged. He did
no fnlnk that twenty apprentice Were
loo many 70 be employed AZ tee Gov
"rnmsat Office. where there were two
handled ara fly printers at work, and espe-
S'aliy as the pTlva,e Offices were allowed TO
employ TWO apprentices To- every seven men
In mis- ConysTsation Mr.. Clapp did not init
maze or >av that he would employ the twenty
appIen-i-ss. but he wished il und. rstood that
D. considered me Government Office entitled
20 tbds number II thu Supsrintendent choose "a
j az them on Some member of the committee
su%stri'd tnat 10 was impossible for apprSu-
tees 70 properly lean the bu sine at the Gov
"rBmeDt Ciiice In cOnsequ euce Of the way m
winch i was managed, which objection Mr.
tlspp met by saying that IL was his inrep.ion
u place hIs apprentices under an pxperIen-eo
p.iDisr. 10 he controlled aud Instruc ted h. him
Do1.ne zee interview DIR. Clapp spoke, also.
A. No snv-lsr "A
Snlce ard indicated his purpose of securing an
.niaTet inent OF the bailding next So son, when
De "a d d. had DO dous; three hunureQ printers
would D s.r PloyCd continuously.
TEE HOMICIDE AT @ STREET wHARF-
'ef- '>T $ I'M res -1C sterday afternoon. Cor.
oEeT Potter held an inquest on the body OF
Jonn MaTdes. who was Killed on Wednesday
niRh; Nv James Kelly. on bOlrd he schooner
Asnes Ann. lying 80 q Stree wharf of which
affair tnll parfcdiars appeared in yesterdays
STAR The lury returned n verdict s.tha- th.
- John Mardes came TO bis death about g.
o'clock III. on tie 18th cay OF July, l-6a. ia
M cabin o, the schooner Agnes Ann. owned
oy Eotert NJ Muller, which was lying a. the
whsrf srOvA ss q street wharf, III the city aud
county aforesaid. We fuI her find tnat the
cause OF The death OF the nd John NJ 4rdes was
WOUND in the lett side of the abdomen pene.
ipg be IatsStines. We also find II at the
sad wound was infiicted with a knife IN ne
fi1ds OF Jemss Kelly about n o'clock p. m
-.u'y IA, 1869" Coroner Potter then com nriit11
nelly TO I1il to answer the charge of murder
A copy of the evidence ELECTED was az once
y aced IN the hands OF the Disiric, Attorney
snd me grand jury will al once take acton in
the matter.
ICE Forhfa WARD HoNlCIDE.-Ses,erday
9I'e:no0n. John HourIban, arrested on Tue
previous day by officer Howe, OF the seventh
precinct, (Fourth Ward,) on the eaarge Of
causing the death of John Carr, by striking
him WIFE stone, on Sunday las, when the
later and another party We're engaged IN a
NJ mr. lar
sey avenue was before Jus tice Schmidt at the
siatIoD- house, when MIR. HIne appeared for
the accused. hunter of witnesses were
swoTB. and the testimony appeared very strong
sss'pst The accused, Hsssler, who WIS., with
the decT ed, swearing positively that Hour
pan was the nan who threw the store. In the
absence OF some important witnesses for the
Prosecution TIE case wa continued. IL is I'M
cerstood that toe defence Will attempt % prove
an abb.
TIT NoHTHEAsT8RN SFNGHRrKsr-Closing
DOg--I estercay the great ;. ngerfest closed Ia
BALTIMORE. and to a la'e hour every body en-
loye1 themselves n the Park. During the day
q grand banquet took place and visit was
psid 20 the grounds by Mayor Banks and other
during the afternoon ana during yesterday the
NJ: inner Choir, of Columbus, Ohio, accompa-
nled by the Harmonic, of BALTIMORE, and the
Aurora, Of Newark. New Jersey, visited this
city. as also delegates of other associations.
Several memb ers of the Arion took the Aurora
IN Charge and entertained them, and al invita-
tiOD was gwen the VISITORS 10 stay longer, but
win lew EXCEPTIONS Ihev were compelled 10
Decline them.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNIgc.-Yes-
fe rday afternoon. about seven O'Clock, IS 4
party OF youths were in swimming a. the foot
CfSixth street,one OF their number named Hugh
WATSON, TAI e. d beyond his depth, when his
cries COZ help brought TO his assistance a CONF
Ta6e- named Edward Wbyte, son OF Major
Why 20 Or the A rSenai. who haroicaiIv SWAN
rovai d him ana seIZed him by the collar ius.
a. Ne V . sinking for the third time. Parties
who witnessed are tTansac. ION state III al but
or the prompt action of Young whyte, a
yCn'G CftVslVe years Of age. Watson would
rave unGus stor ably drowned.
CASE az ' TIER DEPRAVITY Can any
one imagine a me3ner act than 10 steal a
- = Ttsr's ice, IN such warm weather as this.
y 1Ile tie mercury il humping agains, the TOD
O. The thermometer We should think not.
a1j therefore, We trust the mean s.yalIer man
VINO a an early hour TINS hnt morning Iii fed"
to- zee Intended for the cooler in the STARS
rjIIoriat and repOTtOnll rooms and made off
With IL thereby nscsssItatipg tee collection OF
one cent subscription" 70 supply the loss
snCdId be held up as warm ug 10 all man
KIND. % show To what q depth OF inig uitv men
Car oe degraded.
QCFsTIoS OF WAGES AT TIE NAVYYAr1
a co Respondent. writing rom the Washiugtoa
Navy Yard. says that great complains is N ,de
IL his yard because tue house carpenters s.t
- 80 per day. while the ship carpenters are
ss sing only slej per day. lie represents that