Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-22

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SIXTH & STRoSs's AR GALLERY. a;5 vi
hARKRITxE's AIT GALLERY go 9TH street
bAELow's ART GALLERY. 23I Pa avenue
fHUNG NES's CHRISTIAN Assoer.TroS-H
fsAdHc'a4 Condition. dc The In0nfiIiv meeting
OF thls sssoeiOtion was held last evening in their
ehltOlng. corner OF 9Th and II streets, Genet al
". u Howard IA the chair. when the following
were elected me MIXERS of the asSDciati1n.-t;eo
Rainey. life member; Frank hartley. associate
life member. John p. Chapman and Rev. Wm
Ferguson, acting members; julia A. Peek. Alex
anGer Gardner AID y. g.. Nilltr. associst,. mem
hers The President OF the Fast Washington
lOGng Mems Christian Association NJ
Thomas then said that ms association l,ered
only sevtntCen acting members and had now
IN optfat.cr f"nr thriving mission schools and
one chnTci on lZth street east, with n good
Sabbath SrhCoI. So
DIT. A. 5. Pratt, Chairman of the Finance
COMMITTEE. then made report showing, tire
Pressing debts Of the association M, n March :
20 be SS=5, 20 which thpuld be added -9Ia dre
Tor rent TO April !; total available assets 40
M2reh ], So, past of which was due Ryv. Me-
hail a. salary as general secretary. The stock
account OF the Association in the You.,y NJ.
Christian ASSOCIATION building was about 81 coo.
Amount necessary per annun to defrav the
current expenses, q 40, (ogtsite salary OF the
uentr2l SecTetaTIl revenue OF the ASSOCIATION
Tor the wear computed as follows: 81 DO from
membership cHes. $50 for rent OF paTioTs Sd ",
Tor The rent OF the eleven rooms in the t!,!rd
story of the building. and SIe0 for the rpnt nj n
souSr total income, Si.eJO; leaving 81 3T.j 10 he
raised by ether means He suggested the cs-
adjustment Of so-csiied sustaining member
SHIPS, with s. y'a-ly dues. The receipts of rem,
Ior Lincoln Hail collie cted and uncullected wers
thus far $500, while one store in the huilding
anRum. ~
Kew Hr. Hall suggested the apDoirtm.nt Of a
Somniittc OF TIVE Tor each church TO solicit
names foT membership; when Capt wilkinson
thought IL the conversion of Young men, TO-
which the association was established. was at
tended 10 more strictly fumes would be ahun-
dant. He favored the idea of young men going
around TO places OF amusement and saloons aI,lI
inducing the young men there to anti ON, IN.
10 The rooms OF The as ociatinn Mr. R,,ta,-
Ene, Gen. Whittlesey, ssr. Bradley AID SJr.
S1,,io uinc.ued WITH Ar- Wilkinson; AMI after
I Yetther remarks It was agreed 20 meet again ON
SATURDAY evening next, with view OF roaking
Inents To carry out the above sug yc<tiop
Adjourned. '''''H'
How IT IS DUgE.-Nr ". II. Gaines. who
proposes &c be on hand at Odd Fellows' Han to-
night at the seance OF Charles VI. Read Las
published card, in which he saws sc was AZ
"seanse" given Nv Charles H. Read al the
residence of DT. Ii. NJ Given on Saturday ever
ing; March -, 80: ai which time and 80
kaid Read Irttended THAI while his haads were
securely tied, Tinss. chairs, Sc would ann.qr
around and ia his aims and the eot,s hy atiab
Ne was ned, without his hands being loOsed sud
VINE they were IN the same position thew VIE
San.i ue9. Ihls 4 proved, to the entire salts
Iae'ien o. The unrreiudiecd portion of the ALL
ehce, 10 be deception and fraud. bv aIJowinr
myself to be tied as ne was. AND slinni,g +Hss
UPS ron my hands, and again replacing them
IN 'he same position after putting a chair on NV
arm: as ne I'D; and also explained to the audi-
eGee the manner ia which believed his ether
nlchs were reformed. and then offered 10 bet |
MIN $50 that he could not perform any of his
ul.k N he would allow me To tie or hold him
which bet he In very diseOurteous and disr,,-
'PeeiIHl manner declined. | row am willing 10 /
PEI SO that " he will allow himself To be tied a
uTtct- or allow me To hold him; and pIace tn.
-fteics used nv him out OF his reach apd No
allowed near him. that no mani
's'"'ioHs suNeIused b. him will b. made"
Arrest OF AN EX-GovEEHMEyT CLERK ror
'cRGEEI-Scrse four months since number
~ forged notes amounting (as lar a. heard
ROM 10 nearly 81 30. were placed in cir,a;fa- !
bon, as alleged, by \. I. Duc6stader, a clerk in
inc POST once Department, who shortly after
eft the city. Among the notes vas one which
'tIeet, and he took measures to ascertain DIS |
> here abouts, and after three months search
discovered that he was in st. Louis. He pro-
cured "a warrant from the Court here and ar
-ested him last week Arriving In Washiuoton
nth BIS .risQrcr yesterday morning n. Ioigad
IN. n jail. Witnesses IN the case will be- sent |
- uhe grand jury in few DAYS Among the |
-, SIeeI ECtes II one pnrpOrtihg 10 be drawn !,y \
roh. W. h. stokes, aud another By Clark All,s.
-
I'VE STOCKHOLDERS oF TIE WASHINGTON |
sKATIHG PARK held a special meeting last
llght-J Lcp1aS u. Hill, Esq., IN the chair aud |
T. a. Wsegsrsn seeretary-when a financial
tatthlent Was read, which showed the club 20
y IN debt So Mr.. Everett moved that the
constitution be 30 amended As to allow one vote
o each Paid-up share This vas Opposed by |
eyeIai ON The ground that il would cenrralizs
lie powers OF the club into the hands of the |
heaviest stockholders. Finally 10 was amended
o as 70 limit the number Of votes 10 ten in any |
Individual case, ard adopted. The time for
iavinR the lsst assessment of Si0 on each share \
vas extended TO the list Of May. Adjourned.
a.
'eal estate agent. has sold for H. J. Gregory,
Esq, a three-story brick house, situated on
Maryland avenue, on east half OF lot l., Of |
Brz1eV's subdivision OF lot =, in square ig2. TO
Benjamin r. Fuller. Esq. for - 900.
NeSsrs. Cross y Walsh, real estate Agents r.
port sales during the present month OF part OF \
lot ~, in square 9Jl. with Improvements, 10 An
ionic Baptiste for a. go; subs. 1. 2. 10. 49, and
y, square ri, 10 Chas. Stroth. for 81 cents per
foot, (s5 los. S5; lot g. square s74 with improve
mCntS, 10 same party, for $500.
~
Police CAsEs-Edwsrd Barron was arrested /
to-day by Officer OsterhOuf for an aggravated |
assault on Charles A. RandeI, and after hear |
ing before Justice Thompson was held for court. |
Randen. for disorderly conduct and the use of |
Indecent language towards Barron, was fined |
hive dollars, which he paid and was dismissed.
It. n. Hoover was arrested yesterday by Ser
geant Franklin OF the sixth precinct on COM |
l.laint Of Mr.. AcClcsky for obtaining goods |
under false pTetences, and was held for further
hearing BY Justice Marsh.
CHICKEN THIEF CHAsED.-AboEt five o'clock |
This morning, officer Felt. OF the seventh pre-
elnct, discovered two colored men in the alley /
between r. and and 9Th and 9Th streets. ON
them thew started of, dropping
basket, which contained six chickens and some
Ladies' under clothing, and made good Their es-
cape. The chickens proved 20 be the property
of Mrs. Cadwalader, on 9th street, between E
and streets.
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY Or LIrERArvRr
SCIENCE AND ART met last night when q paper
was read on meteorology by Judge Tillsy, and
Captain Hall gave very interesting account of
his polar explorations, al ter which Dr.. Samson
read a resolution which would soon be sub
,oitted 10 Congress for an appropriation of $780,.
90 20 aid Captain Sall in his next expedition 10
northern ATTITUDES.
LARCENv OF A BED--This morning. about 81
O'Clock, officers Steele and C2ruthcrs arrested
VIM. Harris, colOred. having in his possession
mattress and bedste.d, stolen from the house OF
Hester Long. lie had . hearing before Justice
Wall this morning, anC was committed TO jail
Tor court
BROTHKRIv LOVE- william Newton and
Daniel r. Newton, brothers. arrested last
night BY Oficers Marx and hamilton, OF the
eighth precinct, for hitting over a settlement
Of their yearly account William WAS med five
dollars, which be paid, and Daniel was dismissed