Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-03

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CANTERBURY HALL.-PaItcmime, ballet and
other attractions.
Paor. SxrrH's Art Gallery. ao4 p.nnsyI.
wanna avenue, q large nuuioer or new chromos
pIst received.
METROPOLITAN HALL AND VARIETY THEA
! n, pennsylvania avenue, between lin and
Eth streets. Open every night-with a first
. lass entertainment.
AARKRrTERs, 4S6 9TH street.-FIne pictures
On exhibition.
TIE RksIsTRATIoS.-The work OF registra-
lion in the Third Ward continued quietly after
our report closed en- Saturday, till eight O'Clock,
AT which time a count was made. when tn..
day : operations footed up Si4 names rszis-
tered, 49, of whom were WHITES and 90 colored.
10 lar, the entire registration has pissed of
pleesantly. without anything ike q dit1culty,
all Saturday afternoon, about six O'Clock. when
~ was found Necessary for policeman William
Proctor TO arrest ex-pOliceman rhomas Fray
scr. VINO was complain ed OF as dlscrd-rly. Tn.
strICt observance of the law req uirIng every
IOreIgner, before registering, TO produca
has naturalization papers, has, as already
I ,.., r caused many many OF our oidrs, AMI
their documents, after 1lr-t app.ariuy
before the Board. Among this number ON = T.
urday We're Justice " H. Miller, who prom
Issd TO produce his papers Today, although ne
referred 20 the fast in subs'9ntiat,on of his eli
Iz-nship thai he was arC -uiarIy admitted mem
Der Of the bar; Milton Hunter, about sixty
years OF age, had oeen n this country nff ON.
Years. End had voted for thirty wars: lame.
'tuigley- and many other, tn- most of whom
subs Ueufiy re- uTE1d exhibited heir CT. den
mas and were duly recorded. Several coll
otrc men We're rejected from NsTiOUs legitimate
causes, and Two foreigners. " Do presented pis--
pCrts 10 leave this country. signed by ex-S c
rrtsry Seward, Were To uTed 10 produ - t1sir
NATURALIZATION papsrs. as the passports wer-
not considered sufficient. Lark Anthony and
Andrew Jackson We're among tue ancient
HaIces recorded; they were coiOred.
NJ - o'clock to-day he registration in III.
Third Ward was res uned, Col. VIM. A Cook
ssIdsnt OF the Board. being absent. A good
l. l. 81 applicants had been been formed al tn-
arg of The doors, which was stIHiy main
e. lsd q ! O'Clock, at which time the process
sIOI was eNhaus tsd and an interim ssion of two
minutes ensued before any other names were
recorded. The medical fraternity came up to-
a y IN an unusually large representation. and
The white voters rallied in greatly preponde-
rating numbers. Up 10 = o'clock, accord
.nc 10 The calculation of a shrewd canvasser.
- whites and y colored We're registered
WIsewell Barracks comes forth In
largely increased strength, and Al least one
f1ird more colored names from this point have
already been registered than the whole call OF
last year. "Georce Washington "Martin
Van Buren," and s'John Minor Bolts" all COL
Osec, came forward and were duly recorded
Al % O'Clock the board took a recess for
ldnch, at which time the NUMBER stood 275
registered, l{S of whom were white and III
were colored. The recess will continue about
naIf an hour.
TEMPERANCE VI ATTERs-Iu consequences of
the Indictment state of the weat her no on, door
NEE Ings of the temperance people were held
yesterday. In the evening, a large temper
anCe meeting. under the auspices of the Wash.
mStOn City Temperance Society. was held at
mon League Hall, John Thompson, Esq,
President, in the chair, and r. % Polkinnorn
Secretary. W III. Chase, Esq, one of the
newly appointed Board OF Police Commits
sIoners' delivered an eloquent discourse on the
snoieet OF temperance, urging total abstinence
and the prohibition of liquor selling. during
the day. the ST Aioysius Total Abstinence So
cle.y held business meeting a. the hall on 1
street. and meeting Of the CtthoIic Total Alb
SiiDence society was also held at Carroll EslI.
kN1GHTS OF PYTHIAs.-A meeting of the
members OF this organization was held last
evening a. Esputa's Hall on sth street east for
erection OF a knights of PythiaS Hall in that
section OF the city; Mr.. w. T. johnson IN thu
char and r. ODER Secretary. \ constitution
reported by the committee was adoptsd and the
following officers Were elected: -Presld.st
James A. TAFT; Vice. President. John T. Her
rel, Treas urer, George +. Quick: Secretary
p - Ober. The election of Dire ctors was post
POned Committees were appointed TO visit
the different lodges of the order in this city 20
explain the object OF rhe organization, and 10
procure subscriptions Tor stock.
FISH. OYSTERS, &C.-rhe rough weather o.
th- past two days haS materially ret aided iish.
ing operations. Only one thousand Shad are
reported al JohnsOn's wharf this morning..
winch sold at SIC per hundred. and about
So,bo herring, the price obtained for which
being $40 per thou sand-a decrease in receipts
Of shout : per cent. aud a corresponding iu-
crease IN sales inside. One YES FL has arrived
a. R'lsy.s wharf, consigned 10 Turner a Son,l
Freight, with oysters. CLANS, and ierrlpins
me hrst OF which s-e quoted al fifty csr's 10
10 per huShs.. econd ar sixty cents per hum
dred, and the latter embracing snappsrs,
diamond backs Al q green turtles at u ;. cents
per pound.
TEE MAY BALI or Props. HEELS las,
Eriuay evening WIS n deiIghtfuIl affair. all
those present enjoying Themselves 10 their
helr.s content DIncInz wrs kept rp tilI me
Wee small hours. The exhibition by th, pupils
was very fine and the Iancy dances were exc
cutSd without a single mis- AXE. The Irish
I.t-Zinga-.lIa.by VI "a Hazelton and Hsrna an
ihe'r partners Master Herman and little Harry.
THE Professors son. who also performed the
hOrnnipe. were much praisSd. The marvel of
HE evening was the dancing of Mrs Ella q raw
- years Of acel IN thrse difficult dances. We
DOUBT not but the Professors will have their
usual success The coming season.
PLEASANT ESTERTAINMENr-Thag grand
private concert on Saturday evening. az the
residence OF Mr.. Parish. corner of New YORK
aN-rHe ara lith street, was delightful affair,
amt attended by an apprscIatlye audience. The
performers were Mad HenrIetta Bah-eus So
praHo; Mr. William Tri-h-Is. pianfsf: NJ Will
lam : Cll, yiolinIst; Mr.. Ernst Schmid. tenor;
Dir L WOisisffer. conductor The selections
were excellent, aud nearly all of the artists re-
csrV'd IN encore A either" upOn which
Mr. Waldecker performed several ne lut full
selections. attracted much attention. THIS mn
seal Instrument being almost unknown here
though quite common IN Switzerland
FonN IOTND.-pn saturday morning The
hody Z 81 unknown COIorCd mar was fDuud
nof -inE m he PCroms,, lear Fort GrabI- Tha
d@,rs.>sd was brought 10 the tort. and Coroner
fl;--r L1 i'.td- who SUNNI med 4 1ury o. ia-
Ssts.- Who returned a verdict thar de ,eI- 81
came % his death by stranculafioa fr)n
or1Tu5rc. The body was then buried on
i--.ivl--F .--u, near the tort. by order OF lie
Coroner.
AT 7iEETlSs o. rHE LETTER CAREERS
- p" Ne~h-us-On Cj-y Pos, Once. called for
n uTP1 r vf upp~oVrIl civ noticing he fetth
= tl-ir CuI rsdr, Cnas. a. HuBtvcss. solutions
"'TT uuaufr-ou5iy sdop,ed expressing their
Eii-t ~ 'G~ loS- OF a frirad and associate who
~ -l- KIND ard -SUtirmaEly department had
N'l fhfT 'Ghfsf II SDfc- and esteem. and ten
drfTE tn~Ir most sincere and heartfelt sym-
fS'-J - ms o"TsIyCd wafe and family
fENSs0LvANIk REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION
Il us a>sOt iatlou he'd a meeting las - furday
evening ~ U Mon League Hall. when a num-
b~T OF h"inbers We're elected, both active and
nOhoistS, AM resolutions exprt ssive OF the
nope uat our Government may be able TO aid
4ce 'u"ans IN Their efforts IN behalf of tree
dori ana IN, Monroe doctrine were adop ed
Siier WHICH Tue meeting ad rned.