Evening star., 1870-01-12


Higates savannah and Macedonian, the school
ships Of the Naval Academy at Annapolis The
United states steamer Kansas is now on the
ways at the Navy Yard, and it has been de-
teImined to place entire new planking on her
hull. The steamer TallapOosa Is having her old
oollers removed, to be replaced with the boil
ers Formerly In the steamer Chic0pee, recently
broken up.
CITIZENS RAILROAD oADAssocIATIoy-Ther req
nlar meeting of the Citizens Railroad Associa-
ton was held last evening in the AIdermen;.
chamber, at the City Hall, Vice President IT
~; Easby IN the chair, and T. c. Connolly sec
mitfee, reported that they had secured the Al
dermens chamber as the permanent place of
meeting. They had also engaged several prom
tion. The resolutions offered at a previous
meeting by Mr.. Easily, providing for the an
pointme Mt Of committee to inquire into the
lines of railway connecting this city with the
Great West, and also to inquire into the feasi-
bihty OF constructing railroad to the mouth of
the Potomac river, and to report a plan for the
organization of a company to construct those
roads, were taken up and adopted. Mr.. Brown
moved that the secretary be Instructed to pre-
pare roll to be signed by all members pledginp
themselves to attend the meetings; adoptei
AFTER addresses by Messrs. L. C.. Connolly
Abraham Scott, j. Sayles Brown, j. T.. Snod-
grass and Benedict Milburn upon the adyan-
tages Of railroads, &C., the meeting adjourned
TIE EIeHT-HoUR MovEMENr-The National
General A. Winn in the chair and Colonel IL g
Curtis secretary The delegates from the house
carpenters, stone cutters, and brickIayers' sO-
s, sle.es me. AT tne request Of the committee for
would meet at Trades Union Hall this evening
to make the necessary arrangements for organ
lzlng and holding a Convention
The Mechanics State Council. of California
having passed resolutions in favor of an amend,
ment to the eight-hour law, so that contractors
on Government works could not evade its pro-
mechanics afh
work ten hours per day, heretofore stated in
THE STAR, Gen. Winn addressed the Hon. JAS
the subject, and he responds in letter dated
washington, January 9Th, 1870, in which he
says: al look upon the attempt Of Government
officials to evade the eight-holr law As insuItin0
10 the law makers and unjust to the EMPLOYEES
and would therefore favor making such evasion
punishable as a crime"
TEE RAILROAD INTERESTS OF THE Dr.rp,cr
HE House Committee on the District of Colum-
bia met yesterday. The assignment for the dav
was the proposed amendment to the National
junction Railroad bill. The committee had
written letters TO Gov. Bowie, President of the
baltimore and Potomac railroad, and to Mr.
Garett, notifying them of the amendments sug-
gested 10 the bill, and requesting them TO ap-
pear before the committee, if they had nything
TO present upon the subject. letter was re-
eeived from Mr.. Garrett, stating that a prior
engagement would prevent his attendance YES
terday, but that he would appear before the
committee at seme future time.
ALuhSI MEETISG:-The Alumni of the medi-
cal department. of Georgetown College held
meeting last night, quite a large membership
being present Dr. Chas. Allen presided and
Dr. G. III. Tree acted as Secretary. Dr. A. R.
Brown offered a resolution. which was aaioptad.
providing for celebrating the Anniversary Of the
ASSOCIATION ON the 10Th Of March by Reunion
and Dinner, and Drs. j. T.. Mason, Dallas John
con, and Frank s. Walsh, were appointed COM
mittee 70 make the necessary arrangements DIR.
Cnas. Allen was appointed alternate In the event
Of 1nw r.
over the time for the Alumni Grafton At the
coming commencement
JUSTICE TO PATKNTEE.-The House Naval
committee has agreed upon a bill to paw r. NJ
Green, guarterman in the Navy Yard, in this
city, 5000 for inventlng and patentinQ a vain
- abe eontrivsnse % Tor bending links and hooks, a
and saved money at all the American navy
yards Mr. Green was never able to get any
compensation for his invention because he was
m the employ Of the United States when IL was
patented.
THE SIXTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUE held a
meeting last night in Mission Schoolhouse. 10th
street east, Chas. Champion in the chair.
preamble and resolutions were adopted setting
,SI,n ,S mat certain prominent persons, calling
-tnemseives Republicans, using efforts tn in
daee congress TO abrogate the charter OF the
cit v, and place the city under commissioners
ana osnouneing such action as injurious to ali
AILA 6kD fORGkRY IN THE SEvENrU WApn
Desecti, HcDeyitt yesterday arrested a coj
ored man named John Beckett, charged with
forging tn name Of Henry ID. GunnelI. Com
missioner of the Seventh Ward, ON certain pa-
pers, on viii. h he attempted to raise the sum OF
5000. A tns.' Of the case win be had on Sat
aIday.
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLICAN, annual
meeting Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Department OF the Potomac will be held in mi,
city next Monday 70 election Of officers and 10
make arrangements for the National Encamp-
ment Of the United s, ,ates, to be held here In
May next.
NATIONAL BANK OF TH.s sREPuBLIc-At the
meeting Of the stockholders OF this bank, held
yesterday, the following Dire, tors were elected:
Aessrs. Fitzhugh Coyfe, Hon. John NJ Brod-
head, Matthew q. Emery, Samn Ell Norment, c.
ID. Gilman, ID. b. Clarke, VIM. II. Morrison.
JOAN ID. Semmes, and VIM. H. Bal. Twin.
ALARH OF FIRK-Last night, about q o'clock.
An alarm or IRE was turned In from bon II, oc-
easioned by the burning Of q shed i'm the -ear of
Johnsons row, on Massachusetts, avenue. BE-
tween New Jersey avenue and North Capitol
street.