Evening star., 1870-02-10

THURSDAY........Fe 10, ls70.
LOCAL NEWS.
Amuse ments, Ac.
NATIONAL THKATKR--E. l.. Davenport as
.'sir Giles overreach,' in "a New Way to Pay
WALLS OPERA HousE.-Laura Keene In
''The School for Scandal"
CARROLL HALL.-Fair for st. Patrick's
Church
Onp FELLOWS HALL.-Panorama-Ill
mated cities of the world.
WAUGH CHAPEL.-Fair and Festival.
WHITEHyRsr GALLERY-Mammoth Illumi-
mated War Views, and other Magnificent Repre-
eentations, every evening atty O'Clock.
SMITH & SrRoNe's ART GALLERY, 25 +
street
MARKRITRR's ART GALLERY, 4ss 7th street.
BARLow's Art GALLERY, 30 Pennsylvania
avenue.
TIE CoLoRED SCHOOL TRUsrEEs-Wm. Sy-
pSar Voted Ht IF The Chair-The Board of Trus-
tees Of Color ed Schools met last night at the
Stevens Schoofhouse, the full board-William
Syphax. chairman, and Charles King and Alfred
.Iones-being present. Applications for teach
erships from Maria b. Malone, Mary T. Benia-
min and Mamie Warrick, and a communication
from Mrs Barker, asking for additional school
furniture, were severally referred. Application
OF Miss Nj. h. Briggs, teacher of First fnterme-
diate School. at Stevens School-house. for in
crease of compensation from $50 to $50 per
month, was laid over until the next meeting Of
the board. Application of Miss Lettie Arnold,
music teacher tn the schools, asking Tor five
dollars per month additional compensation, to
cover expenses of car fare to enable her to make
her daily visits at the proper hours, was received
and her request granted.
Mr.. VIM. Syphax submitted the following:
% .hs a m 5 e g Ss @ on
m RR S 1es for SoaGd handed
Rss0'red, As a complete answer TO the said paper
taken he Senate i, s OF ns the
t ColIml in relation to the of the
cCmmittee be published in the city papers
Mr. Sypbax saidhe did not care to discuss the
subject, and he preferred this action of the SEN
paper of Mr.. King. and would tell the whole
story OF the disagreements between the members
u the Board OF Trustees. He moved the adop-
t1on OF the reso lufiOn-
Mr. Jones was opposed to any action being
taken at this time.
MIR. Syphax said it was due to him to adopt the
whole matter.
Mr.. King moved the re olution be laid over
until the next meeting; Agreed to-yeas Messrs.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. King at the
last meeting removing Mr.. Syphax from the
position of chairman OF the Board heretofore
published in THE STAR were adopted, Messrs
King and Jones voting Tor them and Mr.. Syphax
declining TO vote unless, he said the part relat-
ing to the evidence before the Senate committee
be stricken out when he would vote in the
affirmative. The Board then adjourned.
FOrRTH WARD IRISH REPrsLrcAxs-A
meeting of the Fourth Ward Irish Republican
Club was held last evening, ID. E. Cahill presi-
dent and John Hickey Secretary. Mr. A. Glea-
son, from the Committee on Constitution re-
Porteda draft of such instrument. The preamble
sets forth that they form the association for the
advancement of Republican principles and to
act IN harmony with the Republican party of
the District After some discussion the con-
SttEtion and bylaws were adopted as reported
and the club proceeded to elect officers. The
1OHoWlng were unanimously chosen :-Presi-
dent, ID. T.. Cahill; Vice President Michael
Halloran; Recording Secretary, John Hickey;
Corresponding Secretary, j. p. Shillen; Treas
urer, Andrew Gleason. Patrick HallOran was
appointed Sergeant-a alarms, and an Executive
Commttee was appointed as follows A. Glea-
son, Il. Kirby, Edward Scanlon, Joseph p
Shillen, and Michael HallOran. Mr.. Charles T..
81 Clair addressed the club at some lenghth.
urging the necessity of forming Irish Republi-
can clubs IN each ward. not for the campaign
only. but as permanent clubs on motion of Mr.
a. Gleason the thanks of the club were vote,i
Mr.; St Clair Messrs- Murphy. Kirby, Gleason,
Foley, and +. Scanlon were appointed a Com
mittee ON Hall. Adjourned.
1HE IOWA SoCIABLE, last evening, at Liberty
Hall, Wa one OF the most pleasant affairs OF the
KIND this season. Among the Iewans present
were Capt. Morrison and ladies. Gen. FitZ Henry
Warren and ladies, Gen. l.. W. Rice, Gen. j. VI.
u.
H. Briggs and lady, Hons. $. l.. Spink and j. B.
Howell: Gen q. W. Clark. United States Mar
shal for Iowa: Hons q. W. McCrary. Charles
FomeToy, and &. a. Page. Col. A. Graham and
ladies, Mrs. NJ. a. Poole OF KeOkuk Hon Haw-
kins TaVlor. Hon. \. \. Bradford. Col. j. y.
Wall, MI Mowhrav and ladies', William Rich
ar,is. Hon. Charles IasOn, Mr. Leech and ladies'
Col: Vestal and lady, Major Fletcher and lady,
a. r. 4. Poulton, and many others. besides a
number of invited guests. The programme was
n follows: Greeting BY the President Mr. w
>. Graf; 'Auld Lang Syne." by Captain and
Mrs. Morrison on the piano and violin; Eu-
loSy On Iowa. Mr.. III. c. Wilson; Piano Solo.
MI r NJ. Clark; song from s.Der Frcischutz''
Major &. u. Fletcher; "That PRAYER" on the
violin by Capt. Morrison. Dancing was then
commenced, Miss Eugenia Graf. aged wears.
leading off in fine STYLE with the Sailors
hornplpe, and The festivities were kept up sew
eral hours.
TRAPS To CATCH FooLs.-Iast night. rs
Lieut.. SkippOn and detective NcDevitt were
looking up some cases in Murder Bav, while in
Horatio Bolster's establishment they came
across young man who gave his name as Chas
Colby, from Sew Haven, Conn, and whom
they arrested on suspicion that all was not
right with him. On his person We're a set Of
dice and a leather dice-box, five two cent pieces
welded together for fitting in the bottom of the
box, having place followed out of the center
TOT a die TO ut in 80 that il could be thrown out
with certain number upwards. and two min
nature brass padlocks, one of which could be
locked and unlocked at will BY a moveable niece
ON It's face, the other exactly like it in size and
opened as the other; and As such things are used
Tor cheating in PLAYING tricks on innocent per
sons who are induced to make bets. he was
locked up in the Central Guard last night
and this morning had a hearing.
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GOLD INvEsTNENTs.-The attention of those
Who wish TO make Investments freed from the
uncertainties of a fuctuating currency is
siireeted to the advertisement OF the loan OF the
burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota r. r.
20, the principal and interest of which are
payable In gold coin. In addition to this attrac-
i've feature, the lne. which is already partly
buit, runs through region already well settled
which needs a road for the Transportation of is
population and products; that the invest
ment can hardly fail 10 be good one in every
respect.
"SCIENTIFIC TRAVELS IN PERSIA. Book
HARA. AND CHINA" will be the subject of a lee
fure ON Saturday evening next at Lincoln Hall.
by Professor w. Davis, OF the University of St
Petersburg, who has been an extensive traveller
IN Europe, Aslatic, and African countries, hav-
ing been with DIR. Livingston in his earlier re-
searches Students of ethm0lOgy and geography
Will md the lecture particularly interesting.
The AssEssoRs.-The Board of CITY Assessors
have completed their labors for the wear and
rom the 18th instant until the 1st of April will
FIT as Board Of Appeals, from . to 5 O'Clock
daily, In their room in the basement OF the west