Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-27

Mercy Dodd," and "Two can play at that
wHITEHgRsr GALLERr-Mammoth nlumi-
mated War Views, and other Magnificent Repre-
sensations, every evening at TX O'Clock.
hETZKRorT HALL-Hayer's Tableaux.
SMITH & SrRoSe's ART GALLERY, 2s5 r
street.
hARKRITKR's ART GALLEY, 4s6 tn street.
BARLow's ART GALLERY, 81 Pennsylvania
avenue.
The WOrkingmen Of the Third ward
I'm Council.
DELKGATKs TO CENTRAL ORGANIZATION
ELECTED.
A meeting Of the Third Ward workingmen's
Association was held last night at the wisewelI
Barracks, corner Of eth and streets. The
room was well filed, and considerable interest
was manifested in the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order by John W.
Freeman, and Aaron Russell acted as Secre-
tary.
Mr.. Freeman stated that a call was made one
year ago to form workingmens association in
this ward, and It had been organized, but not
much interest had been taken in il since, and
the meetings had been discontinued. He had
lately received communication from the Sec
Rotary Of the Fifth Ward WOrkingmen's Asso-
citation, with resolutions enclosed, recommend
ing the election of seven delegates from each of
the wards, to meet at some place to be designated
Tor the purpose of forming a central organiza-
Gon- On the strength Of this communication
several gentle men had signed a request, which
was read, asking that the workingmen of the
ward meet together to take appropriate action
In reference to the matter. He thought il best
TO elect temporary officers to serve for the eve
ning, TO take action as suggested.
hr. ". w. Freeman was then elected Chair
man, and Mr.. Aaron Russell Secretary.
The communication from the Fifth Ward was
reaa, and on motion the recommendations were
adopted.
The Chair thanked the meeting for the honor
OF electing him their chairman. He was no
paper collar nor kid glOved gentleman, but a
hard working laboring man. There Is many n
BRICK house standing in the city that he had
carried on his shoulder, he being q hod carrier.
and If that was not labOring work he should
like TO know what was
Mr. Edward Atkinson, of the Fifth Ward. was
called for, and in response said he had not come
TO intrude upon the meeting, bit had been in
yIted TO be present. The organization i'm the
Fifth Ward was doing great deal of good i'm
protecting the interests of the laborers Of that
ward. They should all unite in a central organi-
zatlon; through such organization the labOring
man could get employment. They would call
HIon Congress as soon as they get to work, and
AK that the Avenue be improved, and then the
iaborers would all get as much work as they
desired. The Fifth Ward club was doing good
work in taking the orders with which the labor
ers were paid on, and giving them the money
for the amounts due them, which orders they
were formerly obliged to sell at heavy loss
IL had been charged that there were more black
criminals in the District than white ones. III it
was so, il was because there was more idleness
among the black people, they being without
WORK. They could get no work to do, and were
IN need Of help from some quarter. The Provi-
lent Aid Society gives out soup to them occa-
slonally, but they wanted to make their own
soup The Provident Aid Society could not
meet the demands made upon it, by reason of
the lack OF proper patronage. Instead of Con-
kress making small appropriations for their re-
lief, they should make large appropriations tor
improvement Of the streets and avenues, and
the city be cleaned. The proposed central or
ganizatlon would memorabilia Congress on this
very subject just so soon as they got organized
and they would show to Congress that the city
Could be kept clean by the black man. As II is
now, the Democratic contractors for the fat
Jobs on the corporation work often get their paw
and the l2borer has 20 wait the pleasure OF the
contractor TO get his, and often it is paid out to
him IN sums OF So at time, with the pretence
that the corporation has no money. and it is a
SPECIAL favor Cooperation was their only rem
edy. and by sticking to the Republican party
they would come out all right. During his re-
marks Mr.. A. made some allusion to colored
men from other wards Coming to his ward for
work.
A. Russell said he did not agree with Mr.. At
kinson that the colOred man had no right to 80
patside his ward % get Corporation wors
NJ. -.,AInsOn saiu lie did hot saw so. but that
ne did net think they had any right to come into
hls ward and pretend they resided in the ward
MI Coombs said every laboring man had A
night 10 get work anywhere, at any time and by
sny means, so that he got back into his ward in
me 10 vote the Republican ticket. daughter
and aPplause.I
The following delegates were elected to the
fenIai Organization .-GeoTge W. Brown,
Gorge II. Boston, George Thomas, Aaron Rus,
yman Bradden. The meet; ,b.n oIin,,,-n AMI
THE PROTESTANT ORPHAN AsYLUM.-The
annual meeting OF the Protestant Orphan Asy-
Inn was held last night at the Calvary Baptist
Church, and was presided over by DIR. Parker,
Of addresses by Rev. l. ). Mitchell, of the New
York avenue Presbyterian Church, and DIR.
Parker, the chairman; singing by the orphan
childres; reports Of the officers, Sc.
From the report of the Secretary IL appears
that the number of children in the asylum at
the present time is one hundred and six; twenty
four have been received during the year-eleyen
BOYS and thirteen girls. Eight boys and eleven
girls have been sent out to comfortable homes,
secured by the Board. The report compliments
Mss Rebeeea AeManning, the teacher of the
primary school, who was raised from infancy i'm
the asylum, and who now returns four-fold all
the benefits bestowed upon her; and thanks are
returned 10 Mr.. Joseph w. Marin for furnishing
gratuitOusly all the medicines to the asylum,
services to the children, and to Mr. Joseph l..
Pearson for his Kindness I'm printing the annual
regort-
from all sources, including a balance from last
year, "a have been S13 ,TsE. and the expen,i-
lures s13 !O7s.05,. leaving a balance of s9O0.22.
unanimously reelected, as follows;-Mrs. ). p.
Lee, Directress; Mrs. DR.. Washington, Second
Directress; Mrs. Edward Temple, Treasurer;
Brown, Mrs NJ +. Gillis, Mrs ). +. Hill, Mrs.
Edwin Green, Mrs W. NJ. Merrick, Mrs. j. q.
Hardness, Mrs. n. Muliken, Mrs. Marshall
Brown, Mrs y. W. Maury, Mrs. VIM. Il. Todd,
Mrs. General Zelin, Mrs. George Head.
SHAKESPEARE IN CoURT.-Justice Walters
ONCE was, last evening, the scene of a novel
case. IL happens that Mr.. Harry Turner, who
often ''sits in front of the dealer" few days
since visited a gambling house said to be kept
BY Mr.. James Wescott, on Pennsylvania ave
nue., where Isaac Thompson, II. W. Belts, Ed
ward Taylor, and Joseph l. Brown being pres
ent, the conversation turned upon a familiar
quotation from Shakespeare's' - Hamlet, /" where
in he says "Alas, poor Yorick, knew him, Ho-
ratio" Mr.. Turner quoted Shakespeare IN that
way, while Mr.. Joseph j.. alias Yankee Brown,
commended that the reading was: 80 knew him
vel, Horatio." Mr.. Turner being positive that
he was right, offered to back his opinion with
$500, which was promptly taken by Brown, and
holder. While Turner was out procuring his
of Shakespeare was obtained, and the word
returned. the copy was produced and the money
SION, and by advice of counsel got out warrants
for the party. After long and amusing exam
nation the Justice reserved his decision.
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