Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-01
AT1BR MEETING of the Hons. Commir,

Appropriations on Saturday morning the mis-.
celianeous appropriation bill Was under cou q.
sidei alton, and the committee authorized An
amtndnent 10 De reported making appro-
PiIation OF ~ Cb "for the repair and preserve.
non OF the mansion of Gie, rg. Washiugton no {.
me property of the Ladis' Mount Vernon
ASSOCIATION, to be expended under the dire ct,an
nI IN" mllilary officer In c1arga of puhII,
buildings and grounds The committee. al :,
d~t-1 mixed TO r~por' AN appropriation of IS u,u
Tor Winnie Ream for the completion OF IN.
statue OF the late President Lincoln
model OF the magnificent sl0a,O9 broul-
fountain TO be given when completed to IN.
cry OF Cincinnati by Tyler Davidson. formerly
aFading merchant Of that city, was exhioitej
10 tne cry fathers on Monday last aud OF
course the occasion was IN tde the opportunity
for few toasts aud little speech m ,kiny. In
response TO the beautiful and original sentineu,
Ihe Press" Mr.. A VI '}ris wod, better knowp
as THE Fat C,ntrioutor" OF the Times. sno,
he follows:
"Mr. President and Genti-men-I desire =,
te distinctly understood as being IN IA yor OF
Tie foun' ain, although nv a. dor cooled some
what when l learned there would n. warsr IN
". l never take any water in mine.
"loa y" all excuse me II the sui lact don't alto.
eelh.I INSPIRE me. feel myself some what ia
the position OF the lament-d Llncoln upon A
ceItsln occasion. A gentleman visiting him 70.
me nrst time had heard that no one could tell 4
story TO Odd Abe without reminding him of
siories. be related an anecdote to the then ChIef
Magistrate, for the purpose of drawing him
out Alter be had concluded, Mr. Lincoin.
VINO seemed TO divine the oblrct of his Ruasi
studied awhile. and then said. with drolI
twinkle OF HE eye: We'll, 1 belle We thai dom
remind me Of anything
"i nave nad my own idea of fountain. III
could carry il out, would have fountain
tnrowisg up champagne and boQ uets, and-aud
plgs.fet, with green turtle swimming abon,
sonSning the pleasure OF being boiled up into
frnl
mint in their mouths, and HOLSTERS chopning
each o her up into salad
"P-reonaliy, am in favor Of Mr.. Probasco's
generous proposition to the city, which anv
otber cify In the Union would lump at and 4
beiieve, IN say ing this, express the unitsa
sennn ent OF the press Of Cincinnati. 1 will
name escapes me just At this moment Com
thou fount. &C."
The WORKING PsOPLR-It is reported tha.
tne working people IL New York have been
tucc o. stu! In obtaining the advance OF wages
teIs' n cigar makers strikes are ended: the
prints,s,' marble cutiers,' coopers' and state
rouiers' strikes, come OF which are only partial,
will sCon epd, and the excitement usuallv A.
compa ny ing strikes will then cease. The cloth.
Ing cutt'rs' strike closed on Thursday, ali the
employers In whose shops strikes had takee
place &c nssiTs nav sonee1sd the scale Of ess week
New YORK are enecting an orEaniza'ion prepa.
ratoiy 70 demand for higher wages.
THD 0RAnr.POLLARD TRIAL-After On.
deavorlng to procure jury IN Richmond for
the Trial Of Grant, charged with The murder OF
Pollard, the panel was completed on Saturdav
evening, when the csuPt adjourned until tnis
morning; The folio wing is Z list Of the Jurors:
joan wiis9n ana william Willie, Jr., OF Rich.
rSDd; A: ~; CisIs. Charles q. Berry, j. "
Atkinson, W. A. Harper, Lewis App,ch and
M:F Padgetf, Of Alesandris; r. & Moran,
Willism o. James, B: r. Camp asd George
n Todd. OF Noffoif. The testimouy viii CEN.
Denee to-day.
VStesm dummies are 70 e aIIov.a to ON,
In Chicag streets.