Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-28
LOCAL N Z w s.
Amu.ements, &c., Te-Niss,.

LOCAL N EWS.
Amusemen ts, kc., Tonight.
METRoPoIIrAS HALL AND VARSITY THEA
TEE, Pennsylvania avenue, betw cen 1Ith and
18th streets. open every night-with q first
class enterta inment.
PRoY. SIXTIES Art Gallery, 304 Pennsyl.
vania avenue, large number of new chromos
AARKRrTzks, $50 7th street.-The pictures
On exhibition.
NATIONAL HALL.-Master Frank ID. Gunneu
N his remarkable seances.
FIYTB WARD REPu RLIcAy CLuB-This cl1b
met last evening AZ their hall, on Carroll HiIi
Col. e. III Holden (presidentJ in the char, and
y W. Mcknight. secretary. Mr. Muirhead
from the Executive Committee submitted a
resolution fixing O'Clock as the hour OF
opening the ballot on Tuesday for the election
of ward candidates. T. :. Atkinson moved to
iay the resolution on The table characserIzing
II as an attempt to get all the ballots which
We're now printed into the ballot box He had
to'n In ms pocket tickets which had been
pIiH'so two weeks. The resolution after debate
was amended changing the hour of meeting TO
y NJ. and finally lost. The question of the
proprieiy OF voting by oallol or FRA roe was
thsE debated f y Atkinson advocating the
latter NJ W u. Brown, Y. the former d. W
Hughes sand tbat C3ndidsfss were around nov
WIN tickets tying 10 buy Up poor meas votes.
An eN-pohCe Oif'ceT who bad rsceatly become a
SoENtTt 10 the Republican party was already
busy a work III that way. Finally II was
agi'eo % inaSe he nominations bv ballot.
i h. question Of finances then came en- after
Ttpeated Attempts on the part OF j. w. ~ are 10
ping Tie subject befOle the meeting The
Nlg.lance Ccnrniifee lately appointed 0y tue
cup Were Charged with rniS-appropria,lon o:
fGnds IN heir charge, some OF these men
" Do worked IN he registration business we're
cianorous for theirpay: sam Brown waspar-
ucUlarly anxious and VIM II. Brown. IT, said
scr Gods sake give him my 80" but sam
ihdisnaLtly spuIned the offer. ). Atkinson
asked and Obtained leave 10 collect certain
MONIES winch had been promised HIM for I'M
pa IN pUTpC- eS- L. was proposed to sSs the
candidates and the members of the club, when
Mi J l.. Gatchell rose to 4 privileged oueS-
tIOD- a1d IN explaining the workings OF the
EN'c utive Commute stated some men who
were cs'I'd ON refu ed 20 give money on the
ground ia, Il was used 10 haul dead drunk
neCTCes about he streets in hacks Finally he
TsIssd a question CT veTacity between himself
and AtkinsOn hich caused so much confusion
rba: NJ GatChell sat down without completing
his rsr 4IkS. The resolution of thanks -
Mayor Bowen. passe by the mass meeting on
Tuesday night, was adopted bv the club. aud
ordered 10 DE- forwarded 10 the Mayor. The
resignation OF W. A. L. Cooper as a member OF
he Vigilance Committee was tendsrs q and laid
over: Mr.. Atkinson offered a resolution en-
dCfsng Joseph e. Lewis for the position of
master machinist in the navy-yard; which
was adopted. Mr.. Sedrle offered a resolution
SUSTAINING the eight-hour law. Also, ore in
favor OF substituting days work for the con -act
system. AEo, resolution urging the passage
eli bill 10 provide for the monthly nav or
COIpoIsIon employees, all OF which were
adopted. Adjourned.
SIXTH WARDCITIzENs NoNINArISG VI EFT.
M ard Candidates NSBtiHatsd "A meeting
OF The Citizens OF the Sixth Ward was held last
evening. at the corner of 9Th ana l. streets,
Navy ard. tor the purpose of nominating
candidate for the Board of Aldermen, three
for the board of Common Council and one
Tor Assessor. MIR. John l.. Little was called 10
The chair and Valentine Conner chosen Secre.
tary. The friends of the various candidates
= Thah hall
crowded. and a. first II was almost impossible
for the Chair 10 preserve order. Nominations
ior tne Board OF Aldermen being in order,
Messrs. John II. Russell, William Talbert r.
Edward Clark and Geo. A. BOhrer Were pori-
Eated- Messrs. donald McClthran and Jonn
Morgan were appointed tellers. The name OF
saen-yoter Was registered as ne passed through
the tellers. The vote having been taken re-
suited rs follows Russell, lis: Talbert d.
Clarx. l. BOhrer,2. The NOMINATION of Mr.
Russell was made unanimous. Messrs b. r.
Palmer = y. RytRer. William Morgan J.
Orlando Bowie, James T. Boiseau. John f
Little. William Talbert. Gserge W. Miller and
JOhn COlllnS We're nominated candidates
Tor the fSoaTd OF Common Council. but Messrs
Miller and Collins declined. The vote bsing
Iaksn. resulted Palmer. ia: Bowie. IS; Nor
gan, Of; Rytner, A; Little, g.; Miller. ID:
Boise;.u, 22- Talbert. l.. Messrs. Pal mer
Bowie and Morgan having received the highest
numoeT OF votes were declared the candidates,
ana tneir nominations were made unanimous
NessIs- George w Miller, "A. CI Pumpbr.v
and Henry Daley Were rominated for Assessor
-; Daley. > The nomination of Mr. Pun
pnrey was made unanimous and the m Getting
al Iourned.
The LAGER DKCIsIoN-YaDor'quf OBiDisn-
Last evening j usiIce Waller rendered his de.
sision In the cases OF Messrs. Roth and June
man charged With selling lager beer without
Incense (noncsd in the STAR of yesterday dis.
missing the cases. The Justice, IN CONSIDERING
the cases, said; Ii Is necessary TO inq uire into
the powers OF The Corporation under the char
lei and the extent and meaning of the aci
amending the act establishing the police an
proved July I'D l,65. Ey the charter certain
specific powers are conferred upon the Cor
poratiOn Ia relation TO licenses. Among those
hearing on the question is the power 10 pro.
VIDE for licensing, taxing and regulating s.or-
dlnaries and tayerns, and $40 restrain or pro-
nioIt tipping houses These are all the DOW.
~rs he Corporation had by the cbarrsr The
Inlrd section OF the act OF July. I-6s, provides
mat Iron and after the expiration of licenses
ALREADY granted II shall be unlawful for any
person or persons keeping an ordinary, restau.
ram. saloon or other place where spirituous
liquors are sold WITHIN the District Of Column
bia, 10 give, sell or dispose OF any intoxicating
drlnk without license approved by the Board
OF Ponce The Justice adds: at would seem
on a proper construction OF the enactment thar
Inc design and intention OF Congress was 10
ClNest the Corporation OF the control over
licenses ftaverns and ordinarie-, and having
placed this IN the hands OF tie Commissioner
OF Police and manufacture OF lager beer no.
being Included in the section quoted above and
insre beng no reference made TO the sale OF H.
ana me defendant being neither the keeper OF a
tavern, ordinary or tippling house. and il ne
lng I'D PROOF tina, he man ufactures all the lager
Deer ne sells. am OF opinion that be il no.
Niolanng the law. as am clear in the view
tnat The above cited provision l. a repeal of the
ordinance OF the Corporation of November Is,
l-5s- by implication"
THE EIGHT-HOUR Law II-Lsr IL Prss-y.,4-s
ITocidEGt.0R Ia - EHect.-I estsruay the dele
gates irom the several navy yards of the conn
try. called at the Executive Mansion 10 obtain
the views Of the President as 70 whether ms
proclamation in relation 10 the eight ouI law
lntended that the full days pay should COM
menee with the proclamation, or whether IL
was intended 70 cover all the time from the
uatr OF me approval of the law. The President
beng engaged they were unable % obtain an
interview, but through General Dent the BUSH
ness was mace known TO President Grant, and
a. MS request General Dent informed the dele.
gates that the President had been very careful
IN wording his proclamation and it was NOT
Intended TO be retrospective.
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tPFlC ERs v. X. e. AssoCIATIoN-Last eve.
mug number OF ex-officers OF the Veteran
h-seIVe Corps assembled al s.. James Hotel
20 consider the propriety offormins an associa-
tloh OF the ex-officers of the corps throughout
tne country. Gen. Geo. Mansfield was called
70 Ihe enan, and Major Geo. II. French an
Polnto secretary AFTER discussion, a COM
ml.'er was appointed 10 consult with of6cers