Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-14

BY coming hum to produce his papers duly
Mr.. H. A. Hall moves as an amendment, thai
the committee be aute orized TO visit Ireland. to
see me record Of Mr.. ID 3 birth on the church
registry.
Mr.. Morsen se,d the paper had been handed
20 nim since hiS arrival At the nall, and deem.
fered It, not Knowir the truth Of the allega.
tons.
Alderman Connolly said that he would claim
an explanation, and referred to the contested
case OF John Randolph, when that gentIeman
said 'Go ask my Constituents" fApplause
outside the bar, which was checked by the
The Chair decided the amendment was out
Of order, and MI. Moore took an appeal from
that decision, when the Chair was sustained
Mor.elI and McSSas s moore
The resolution Of Mr. Taylor was then adopt.
ed, and Mesers. Taylor, Hall, Connolly, Hat.
ton, CLARK, McCatnran and Boyd we're APP
pointed. =.
On motion OF Mr.. Moore, the Joil Conven.
ton took q recess. -
On the JOINT Convention reasssl3tl,ur AZ
IN o'clock the commmittee, through Mr.
Taylor, reported the votes cast a. the late
election as follows:
For CoIlector--F. A. Boswell, INsl9 votes
For RegDterNJonn F. Cook, 1910 votes; E.
q. Eckioff, $3.50 woes.
For Surveyor-P. II. Donegan, 10 e5s voues;
VIM. Forsyth. 5,i11 votes; scattsring,3
| For Asssessors-Second Ward-Cas per keI.
Ter, Loss votes; George i. Stewart IL; scatter.
ing, 3. Fourth Wards. e. Espy, I,ii4 r r.
| Owens. liz; l.. q. Eckels, lir2; scattering, l.
| Sixth wards. ) Riley, $50; A. q. Pumpnrey,
| SIS; scattering, /.
The report was adopted and ordered to be
| The President (Mr. Crocker) thereupon de-
| clared Messrs Boswell, Cook, Donegan KEEL.
Ter, Espey, and Riley duly elected as above
| stated.
| the Joint convention then dissolved.
The Council was called 10 order, when Mr.
| Pardon offered q resolution directing the Sec
| rotary TO furnish the members copies of the
| proceedings OF the last Council. Adopted
Mr. Burgess offered resolution that, in ad.
| dItion TO the standing committees now pro.
| vided for. a COMMITTEE on Railroads be ap.
| pointed which was amended by fixing the
| number at four, and adopted.
The Chair laid before the Board the follow.
| ing " Inch was read and referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Elections when appointed:
The undersigned, candidates at the late cleo
ton for members OF the Board OF Common
| Council from the Third Ward, respectfully
protest against the legality OF the returns Of r
J. Beall, John 7. johnson, and X. Il. Dietrich,
| as duly elected members of the said ward I Dr
the reason that the commissioners of Election
received and counted the votes of a sufficient
number of persons who were non residents of
the " ard aud therefore not legal voters to have
shown majority in favor Of the undersigned
il justice had been done and these illeg Al
voters excluded; the persons so illegally vet.
ing having either voluntarily or by permissio
| or con.traint permitted themselve to be regis
tered contrary to law, and q majority OF the
Judges of the Registry having refused. when
The fact was made known to them, 10 ex anime
the evidence submitted and expunge from the
voting lists the names of the persons fraudu.
lently registered. The undersigned present
this paper 10 the Board in order that so ch &C.
ton may be taken as the Board may de IN
proper, as well as to notify the Board and the
candidates returned of their purpose TO contest
the legality of the said returns.
[Signedl-Richard H. Williams, Il. G. Hew-
A message was received from the Mayor
stating although ii had been customary to 1m.
muDicate 10 the Councils on the day of organ
iZation the condition of affairs Of the Corpori.
ton, he believes that it be more intelligent.
ly and satisfactorily done at the close OF the
fiscal year and has therefore con cuded TO post
pone the matter until the first meeting IN July,
at which time he expects to be able to give a
detailed statement of the executive department
which will ba accompanied by reports from the
several Dran hes thereof.
Also. message announcing his approval Of
certain acts.
A Joint resolution from The Aldermen in re-.
lauon TO printing the Journal was received
The Board then adjourned for two weeks.
FRATRRNAL VISIT TO BALTIMoRR-YastaU1.
ton Of a NeW Lodge of L. u. Bnai B'ritt.-rhe
members OF EliIah and Potomac Lodges L. o.
Il. b. of the District of Columbia, who started
more, were received by committee at the
depot AT that place and conducted 10 their head
quarters where they were welcomed ~ Pro-
lessor g. N. A. A. Goodman of Distric. Lodge
No. s. after which a very pleasant and agrees
BILE time was spent in conversation among the
brethren until II O'Clock, when, under the
charge of the committee the visitors were con.
Quoted TO Mr.. Waferman's Hotel to partake OF
lunch prepared for the occasion. At clock
The meeting CT King David Lodge took place,
after which came the event OF the day, the IN.
stallation of the officers OF Covenant Lodge, No.
,e5 "a new lodge of the order just insttuted) by
the officers Of the d. q. L. No. S. At O'Clock
Lodge No. :, the oldest lodge in the district
where they Were duly received by the PresI-
dent OF the lodge IN very able speech, which
was duly responded TO by Brother Henry
Adler on behalf of Elijah Lodge of this CITY
after which another fraternal visit was paid 70
Gabriel Reeser Lodge No. -. The lodges then
adjourned TO partake OF a banquet given by the
newly installed and in conjunction with the
other lodges to honor their visiting brethren, as
also to celebrate the occasion of the birthday of
the new lodge. After the cloth was removed
the regular toasts were read and appropriately
| responded TO, among others, by Messrs. II
l King, IT., II. Adler and Chas RerZberg of this
CITY; Messrs A. Fisher and b: Noerd!inger OF
| Georgetown, and number of the Baltimore
brethren. The day passed off agreeably and
will long be remembered by all who were
| present.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS YgsrERpAY.-A
| public meeting was held yesterday morning At
was called 10 order by Most Worthy Patriarch
l X. NJ. foust. A ftpr prayer and the singing OF
| hymns General 3. +. Cary, OF Ohio, was miro.
| duced and delivered a forcible speech on the
/ evils OF Intemperance. Addresses were also
| delivered by Mr.. Abbott, of Indiana; = V
| Ransom, Of New Jersey; Mr.. Ostrander, Of
| New YORK; Judge Weed, of California, and w
p. Drew Of this city.
A meeting under the auspices Of Howard
Division. Sons OF Temperance was held YES.
terday afternoon in the East Capitol Park, J
l.. kidweil presiding, and was opened with
prayer by Rev. T. q. Clayton. Speeches We're
made by j. ). T.. Lord, Of New York: q. ID
Wetmor OF Nova Scotia: Edward Crummy
OF New York; Hon. 5. +. Cary, OF OHIO, and
others.
| A Joint meeting under the auspices OF the
Grand Division of this District and the Wash.
ineton Temperance Society wa s held last eve.
ming al Carroll Hall, John H. Thomson pre-.
siding. An address was delivered by DR..
j. Bradford, of Kentucky, in which ne forci.
bly, depicted the effects of alcohol on the hum an
system. MIR. A. +. Bradley, M. w. g. of the
National Division and Hon. h. ID. Wetmore
al delivered addresses.
public meeting under the auspices of ST.
Peters Temperance S)ciety was held last
evening at ST. Peters Parish School house on
Capitol Hill, and was well attended. Ad.
dresses being delivered by Mr.. William p
Drew and others.
FIRE ALARMS An alarm of IRE from box
%, corner OF 7th and NJ streets, was turned in
by Oficer Columbus, at half past 12 o'clock
yestel day, caused by the burning Of the ba X
porch Of Geo. Tanberschmidt on eth, between
N and . streets. The fre was evidently the