Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-25

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cANs.-Pursuant TO . call of A. VI. Green, Sec
rotary OF the Fourth Ward Republican Club, the
Republicans Of that ward assembled in force
hast evening ut the City Hall and elected Major
duties, made q short speech, thanking the meet-
ING Tor the honor conferred, that OF presiding SDr
the evening In the place Of the President, who
was absent with others, in whom the Republic
cans Of the Ward had placed confidence. Re-
ferring to the published notice OF the President
of the club, that this meeting was not properly
called, he remarked that the President must be
mistaken or have committed q grievous error
The numbers of Ward Republicans present as
sured him Major MOrse) OF this, and instead of
being disOrganizers rs had been charged, they
were there to organize. The time has passed
when the ward could be lent to the personal ag-
grandizement of any one man, particularly If he
would use the power against the Executive of
the city, which would be q blow against the
were really the disorganizers in the ward and
opposed to the Mayor would be found next June
in the ranks OF the enemy. MAJ
+ Mr.. Green here offered resolution TO the
effect that the election of club officers he post
pOned until after the meeting proposed to be
held by Messrs. j. IL. Crane, Hatton, Tunnia
and Mccoy. ..H.
ton, as also did Mr.. Green, on the ground that
that course would show the falsity OF the idea
that undue advantage was To be taken OF the
gentlemen opposed to the present meeting. Mr..
Green stated that ii the meeting proposal to be
called by Mr.. }. H. Crane had been a fact known
to him, he never would have caiied the present
meeting. Mr.. j. A. Bowen moved that the res
the resolution was adopted Adjourned till next
Wednesday evening.
The BOYS IN BLUE" Usdsr wlieh KiyF'--
Grant or adamssmwnsrs I. =, M , s,
Of the Boys I'm Blue and placed under arrest by
the Executive Board Of tho organisation and
cited before II to answer to articles Of impeach-
4 ynHr q H. 49, amin mn
in rama, ordered by q vote OF the Board 10 as
sume command, and having been nOtiiod az the
fact by VIM. f.. Mott, President OF the Execua
tive Board, Adams, from @Headqnarters Boys
order assuming Command ofthe Boys in Zine Z. OF
the District Of Dolumbia. Wfsereup0n General
A. Grant, from his Headquarters Boys in Blue,
counter order, relieving :. Brigsdier General j.
Bell Adamsn from the command OF the Fifth
Division, bis hitherto sole command, THIS de-
priying hiM Of all commend IN me organization
nize Mott ar PRESIDENT Of the Executive hoard,
WIN. Penn Clarke having been elected 10 that
position for one year from January LIST last. A
Union League Hall by a, Grant, at which 10
doubt the matter win be fully ventiiatesL 4 II
p. Sit viii be seeney the notice Of sIf.l }.
Beif Adams, HI onr advertising eoinmls. that he
tending the meeting tonight, on penalty of
having their commissions revoked. fis..sf az
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CoLoRsD cAnBlaxe RANcHB Broken Up
Last evening, officer 0tinchcomb made a rain
on the reuse of Edward johnson, ceiored, in the
First Ward, which, being used altogeth.r 0tr
gambling purposes, was pest 10 the neighbor-
hood. and brought tho proprieter before Justice
Weaver, who fined hime5o, in def.uit OF which
he went 70 the worhnouse.
AIARM OF FlRE~-The alarm of fire turned II
this morning aboat O'Clock from the First Pre-
cinct Stati0n-hOuDe, WAS caueed by fire arising
from Z xI6fsetiyo move IN tie home Of. .Jot,Ss
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