Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-18
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL n VS..


NATIONAL IHkATkR-The ZaviStOwskI SIS
tiers and Miss Blanche Gray, in the "Day After
tue wedding and .Ixion'
WALLS OrrRA HOUsE-The Gregory's Com
bar anon Troupe.
CANTERBURY HALL.-A great DILL this even.
ing.
and Pennsylvania avesue.
PRoP. SMITHS Art Gallery, 3Oi Pennsylva-
MIA avenue.
CARUsI's SAIooS.-Hamilton Brothers ye-
IoCipede Exhibition and Riding School.
GksAT Historical Pain..ns, Surrender of
Ire, ga PenDsylyana avenue
F.Bsr WARD REPUBLICAN MKETING.-A
meesipg of the Frs; Ward Republican o. 20
was held last night at Saott's han, corner a
Pennsy ivania ayeaue and 20th strees, Presi
cent Jerome johnson in the chair and VIM.
H Bell secretary. ThOmls j. Harris was
elected ASSISTANT secretary. The C1air laid be-
fore the meeting a com nunIeat,on from the
secretary of the Central Republican Club coo.
c'TnIng the approaching inauguration, which
was accepted. and the accompanying resolu-
tons endorsed. On motion OF Mr. Henry Him.
Der, the Chair was adthor.zed TO appoint a
Campaign Comm 90, 10 consist of fifteen.
wEOss bdsiness IL shalt be 10 look af'er voters
AZ d see that hey are properly re. Istered. The
Chair thereupOn appointed as said committee
MsssTs. John Cook, Henry Lacy. VIM II
LEWIS, Francis Taverns John Loudon, Henry
Iaylor, SeTgeant Somers, Lloyd Mudd, John
T. Clark. Lewis West, Henry Cra'x, Richard
ErOwn, sandy Lacy, Vim. VI. J. Quieley, and
Granville Garner. proposition to add WALK
81 White 10 the COM mittee excited considerable
discussion, after which il was LAID ON the
table. A resolution offered by Mr. Himber,
FrovicLng for ieguls- meetings OF the club
every wednesday night was referred 20 the
Executive COMMITTEE. George Forester, AL
fred Day and Sandy Lacy were rscomme nded
70 tue grand msrshal as assistant marshlls ON
the An Of March. Subsequently George For
ester was elected marshal, and Messrs Perry
Wilson and George Phillips assistant marshais
Of the ward club procession or the day of in
augura'ion. The business of the club having
teen concluded, call was made upon the
repres entaiiyes OF the ward IN the City Coun-
Clls. who were present, 10 address the meeting
Alderman Larman responded briefly in sup.
port of bis recent political course, and denied
charges brought against him that he had
waversd IN his Repub canism. From his early
manhood, he SAID, he had always voted for that
party, and promised that when the Republican
ticket OF the ward was prepared a, the next
election he would use his best efforts for Its
success. For himself he was no aspirapt, but
would ever be ready to promote the advance.
ment OF Ine party TO which he belonged. Coun-
Ciimen Taylor and Stewart gave accounts of
their stewardship since their election as ward
representatives, and said that in the exercise CT
the,r duties they had always been actuassd
by an earnss. dFs're 10 consult the interests
Of their constituents. Mr.. Stewart eulogise d
IN high toLes the Mayor OF the city, aud said
that however unpopular some Of his honor's
acts had been, yet he was sure that he 1.-THE
Mayer meant right, and did what In his
Judgement he conceived TO be proper. In con.
clusion, the speaker referred to the colored
school question. which seems to be agitating
the eolored Republicans of the city The
whole trouble grows out Of a misunders tand.
ing. "all because a certain man did not omen
his mouth aud tell what he wanted Congress,
at the time OF the passage Of the bill now before
II cid not know what was wanted They
know now, and the probability is the colored
people Will get what they want
Successive calls Were made upon Mr. John
l. Pau, George W. Hatton, McGlue, Cap,
Jasper NJ. Witty, Mr.. Slower, and Michael
Duny, the latter gentlemen taking strong
grounds against the influx into the Republican
ranks OF the Carpet baggers, who came m he
sad, for personal aggrandizement, and many
Of them, ne said, needed watching. Adjourned.