Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

FIRST DAY IN THIRD WARD.
!Soas Hase,ystfss cascs-Er- cesrederoses Applg-
iac- A. Tssafsrslssed Foycs@aer R<,>rfrs AetSs
Reytstered Last Fear.
The registration in the Third Ward was oo,n-
menced a. tbe once of the Com m issioner OF m e
Ward, X street, near 9th, yesterday afternoon
at 3 O'clock, when al the judges we're present
At the hour Of opening there we're present Abouf
700 appncant. WHO were msrshsied in line BY
lod. Sin were allowed TO enter ~ q time. and
after giving their names, were directed % the
place on ext. George n soston acted As chal-
IenTer Tor the Republican Club, ana Messrs O.
l.. Bart and John w Hunter fo~ she ReVubI-
caa Reforn Association An application WAS
made for the admission OF Mr.. J. {. Cl&ry ss a
s% Aors0ssn q % eus ne ~a % aer,eS ssis.lSs Ss-
1T. Os0k rAping m oh5ccoon. The Board. VI
seems, have m Understanding that when one
Or osSer person' ne he rsrrs oS,ectei to ~sl sot
b aIiesvd % rei.ais n sl;e rccu.
There we're O number Of applicanfx Or regis
tration Who did not bIisg their nAssrslisaoOn
One ccaered srphcant based his Chains on having
come from the oeunGy within few weeks past
and was rejected, ss also was hosss Toliirer,
Considerable merrfment wAs occssioned by Mr.
Crossmsn mtstaking Mr.. Thomas Johnsoh, an
old resident Of the ward, for foreigner, on ac-
ing him hos long he had lived here. ssa had he
HE payers. Mr.. johnson replied thai he had
eeen here sixty years and that Vas long enough
he tbeaEht- which answer eeemcd % be ssefsfsc-
tory. M Gs.tavss kuhn. psooaaest tsesber
r rtieo 70, res,strstion. bat on beisg saestisaea,
% country sndsS aH .s no sss :. ssns o
cure the evidence Of his father hsvisg h<-eo
nsturaiiIsd % red conveniently, and ~esld rather not
how it was that they reauired fhe
evidence Of naturalization now after he saS
bee been ng nssgi,ssrsd last year Me.srs- Doaasdson
shoufd not be deprived OF the franchise this
year. Mr. Cook said that they were NOT svsre
ot the fsess last year, and tf they made . ats-
take then, n was no reason why they should
commit an error now. Mr.. knhn--s.f IL seems
strange that can't be registered now I guess,
MI, MI; Cook, ~ Iwas going 70 vote for Mr.; Bowen
DO not know how You intend 70 vote, nor do
L ssre. We cannot register you until yoa pro-,
ssd s.puses. eS. ,sss sI,s a.
fsre have no interest I'm ruling VOC oct" Mr..
5. Irving vas questioned ~ 70 whsther he
was At the South during the var, aud replisd
the neld. He, however, worried for the
govcrnnent Mr.. Cook-" whsch govern
ment Z? Mr. Irvine.-"Ths Gonfedsrsse."l
ground Of having given aid and comfort T 70 the the
Mr.. Cro1sman.~sYour case IL
sin har to ssns ethefs, snd viA be acssd On Win
the var, and in the Confederate serSice. 2
safd run the gauntlet and registered, the judges
ana cnaieneere not being aware Of the facts.
raizstion papers, but was told by Mr.. Donald
son na1 Vas unnecessary, - he lnr. ID went
to school TO him 5s years age. he was regis
ID not triumph % wenan's rfxAts. q Era h \
man. Richard Thomas, celored ,was reestered:
puI II was subsequently, stated that he had been
IN me peuftennAry, and an effort was made To
nnd uim, but without success. Lewis Winston.
oslsed, had been here but six months, and wss
During the afternoon, little knots eathsrea
about the building and discussed the questions
OF the day and the prospects OF their favorftey
cAndldates. The Reform &ssociafions had on
bring up the sick and aged. AT the close the
books showed a total or SIS Registered, OF which
2o were white and 242 colored The hrst days
registration last year forepd nm xsa