Evening star., 1869-10-11
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"hat One Humbu: Thinks of Auothrr.
mere Is George Alfred Townsend on Col
rector Boswell OF course no big event ever
happened In any partof the worlo tnar George
AIired Wasnt Rsre, and so OF course he assist
ed a. the Boswell sersnade. As a mere matter
OF lact Boswell lives at quite the opposite side
OF the city from Swan poodle, but it - hardly
1air 10 expect facts, fancy and poetry from The
same Townsend nozzle.
III Boswell doesn't cease 20 have himself
eeressded want 70 have me capital removed
Let me tell you about ii, and ask your SYM
pahy.
This Boswell Iiyes ont ON ,he l,.a so,,a
wner9 by what they call IS SSs-np1oaIs'-The
onginai name. L suppose, of Wasnirgton i
hyerisht ON Capitol Hill, and all the music
close about my square. 70 Get over the hiif on
tne way q serenass Boswell.
Inc consequelcs Is that about the time 60
70 sleep Boswells band thunders and snri-ks
under ny vindow, As II the British nad again
IN vaded " Washington. i leap from nv ham.
mock: ! ny 70 the deck. l say to myself
"CertaiEiy. the long-lost President has re.
turned 70 his anxious friends, Or perhaps ca
ban independencs-sublime hope,--ts re.or.
nlzed! Or j. fisk, Jr-. is dead Or, a. les Il,
gInia."
Judge OF my chill, nv disgust and INV con.
tempt 70 see, a,ter all this music a little illu-
minated shIr'-tail on pole, with the motto
'sWsLCoMR. BoswsLLr
This has happened several time of late: 80 the
IniId ine IL came TO pass 1 slipped on my
woIst oreechs7, put . smelling bot,Ie i'm NV
POCKET, and followed the band to BosweIrs
Whist is the object of this cersnade," 1 said
TO bystander.
season, and while he dab de Mayah, Wooster
Bowen he fall out Wild Bozzy on count de
public prlntin. Well, sab, Bozzy he wan. 20
SNOW De Mayah dat he got frens. so he write
n 1a~
ade NJ his expense. DE Mayah be s'spected dis
-caR It's jess what ne would do hisself-he
sees 10 ferry Curtis. gibs him Office, an
ne puts u In de newspapers and 'cuzes Bozzy
of it, DIS gets Bozzy 'xited aud he gifts up an.
oasr, ermonsde widost no letters. Dsy're
gvyn 10 get up sermonades and 'buzs each
oder " de lass cosn goes up de lass tree.''
BsagHERHooD OF THE USIos.-rhe
SnpSsne Circle Of the b. U. [H Flo A. OF
the Uaiisd States, which me- 10 Philaislpnia
on Aqrday last, ad dJourped on Saturday and
,ne r esentativss Of the District Circles re-
teInfn 70 tnis city yesterday morning The
nte eireies of the District presented ute graf.
irving reports, showing mem oership of about
r ~ IAN tncreaseof 200 since the last session.
Inls session was one Of the most i'm mportant
eve beld by the Supreme Circle, and duriue
the work the ritual was revised Cthe iuitisfto6
pemg shortened and the degrees reduced 10
tnreel new oy-laws adopted, and the Home
ommunicns were placed where Grand Homes
are not IN existence, directly under the Su
Prsme Circle, and for The District g. E w.
Sohn Thompson has their supervision. Su.
PIeme Chief Washington. ]. N Mcfarland, |
feured from the chair at this session, Mr. Bon.
ssop s o. HeT Jsrssy beng elected 70 that pos.
e'ty' Is the Supreme Scroll Keeper.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RsUHIox.-Yesterday af.
ternoon areunion OF thoee who have been and Il
are engaged IN the Sunday school of Wesley i
chapel was held in the school.roem, at which
tnere was large attendance. The exercises
nsscsr msa Win an SINGING and prayer, and the
which Mr.. Thomas Purcell, the first snnsr,n
IeL dent OF Tie school, made few remarks, and
WS ss loLoWeo 5y MT; samuel Stettinus, W.R
Nv w oodHard, U. T. Burr, D. A. Burr, @. e.
walker. james Laurenson, Mr. Croggins, rla-e
oi balnmore, ana others. Rev Mr Rrovn |
s,a,ea mar in the collection Of The morning the
sm TO Pay on the debt for the repalrs ~ The
cnuien and sehool--oom was NOT suftc,ent hv
100. samuel Norment, EsQ., said maj n tbs |
SohsIega,ion 8. would take one half Of the debt,
agreed 10, and the audience msetine tns de-. |
Nand. Mr.. Norment at once paid down the |
mok9t Cassss Of thanks to Mr. Normen, and |
20 all other con tribd,o-s were adopted,
THl FIRs CoNNIssInsEas-fheB Board Of
FIR Conmiss:crs.ss aeld a meeting Saturday
evening, at which Mayor Bowen presided,
v IN Dr. Corbln Secretary, and all the mem
oers present The Mayor made report to the |
enect tnat ne mad purchased for the depart
ment third class Silsby steam IRE engine, |
and nis acnon was approved. A report was
received from Chief Engineer Cronin, shoSise
a good cOndition OF the department ana a sug-
gssIon II regard 10 repairs needed AZ the Union |
engmehouse- The Board instructed the Chief
and 70 purchase badges for the departmspt, as |
also a rope and stake TO be used 81 fires, and |
the Board voted that the men shall be respon-
siole T. r the badges. No action was taken in
reference TO No. company.
GRAND ARMY OF THE RzPuBLIc-U S
On Saturday evening in Union League Hall.
Among the military men enrolled as charter /
members OF this body are the following:-
John s CrocEer, and Capt. q. II. Ross, late Of |
General Grants staff. The following officers i
we're elected Commander. A. j. Huntoon; |
Vice Commander, q. H. Lawrence; Adlutant. |
w. II. Orcutr; Quartermaster, E. NJ. Gibson: |
Surgeon, w T.. Green; Chaplain, +. @. CLARK; |
SeIee.nt MsiOr, 10 Hanson; ouartscmaster
T.. LEWIS and W. w. Wilder.
FUNERAL YEsTERDAY.-The funeral Of the
late wm. W Wilson took place yesterday
morning from his late boarding house, on
PsnLsylyania avenue, between 81 and AZ
streets. Calanthe Lodge. No. IL, Knights OF
Pythias, and Washington Grove, No. IL, of
Druids, were in the funeral procession, and
headed by SchrOeder's Band, folio we'd the
remains 20 Glsnwood Cemetery. The services
al the house were conducted oy Rev. Mr.. Adolf
IL.
Cavls. OF Calantbe Lodge, read the beau,ifuI
funeral service of the knights. and Chaplain
Brennan conducted the Drutis ceremony. The
remalrS we're encased in a metallic casket fur
pished by MessTs BrTgdorf / L. y COryaizIer,
on which Were the emolens of the order.
~
GONE TO ALBANY.-Gen. Crocker, Warden
OF the jail. has .ncer charge OF Capt. William
e. Crocker, Edward Knowles and James
woodward, guards, forwarded the following
conyicis 70 the Albany penitentiary: Jonn
White. for horse stealing, @ charges. 10 serve
four years. EDWARD Edwards, assault and bat.
terry with Intnt TO kill, two years; Edgar
BriscCe and Frank West, one year each; VIM
MoOcy and Henson Harris alias LemueI
Harms, for robbery, three years.
Nhw IoRK RHPuBLICANs.-Thls association
met On Saturday night NJ Union Lesgue Hall,
a Van Aernam IN the chair, and J. H Patrick
Secretary, when resolutions were adopted CALI
ing upon New Y ork Republicans to come nm
and Joia the association; expressin the sense Of
the association rs TO the importance OF the
coming election; and that II is the duty Of every
New York Republican TO 60 home and vote
that all who fail 70 do 90 are unworthy TIE fos.
sering care Of the Republican party; &C., &c.
FUNERAL OF Az AslD CoLoRBD MAM.-Yes.
terday, the funeral ceremonies Of Charles
Syphax took place at ATlin gton, attend ed bv
large concourse Of both white and celored
peop.e from 8eorgeiown, Washington. and
Alexandra Mr.. Syphax was aged seventy.
II.