Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-21

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LINCOLN HALL.-Lecture by Rev. DR.. G. III.
Hall. W IL
snIrH & STRoNs's ART GALLEY, 245 Il.
AARKRITKR's ART GALLERY, 4s6 7th street.
bARLow's ART GALLERY. 2s7 Pa. avenue.
NAVY YARD AvFAIK.-xore Di,eharo.,-os
SATURDAY. twenty-five men, known as yard labO-
Iers In the department of the Civil Engineer Of
me navy Yard, were suspended from employ
Isn the entire force now employed In the Bu-
reau Of Yards and Docks. Efforts will be made
At The Navy Department to-day, by the executive
obeer OF the yard, Capt. I. II. Patterson, now
In charge OF said bureau, to have the funds
on hand by other bureaus transferred to Yards
ana Docks Bureau, in order that the work may
charged, several, who had never served In The
army or navy, were placed there by order of
Ine Secretary or the Navy At this time there
cen, one department in which there is a sufi-
W Work-the Ordnance-where about 2s0
zen are employed. There Is considerable com
ment about the yard and among those recently
Uscharged, IN relation to honorably discharged
soidlers and sailors being removed and those
who have never done service in defence of the
government being retained. IL is stated that in
the place Of a discharged workman, who served
throughout the whole war, recently a man was
appointed who served three wears (according to
ms own admissions) in the rebel army This
yard Is probably the best Offered ward in the
eenntry, at least numerically, there being thirty
omcers, while the number of men emplOyed is
Iess than 200. The number of officers during
the war, when frequently the rolls called for
200 men, never exceeded the number at pres
ent attached to the yard.
MONTHLY MEETING of Columbia Typo
graphical Mon. No. 1Oi, was held at the CITY
mai on saturday evening. The committee o.,
the application of Fred Douglass jr, q colored
composItor now engaged in the Ne,r Era office
vas granted further time. 1t was decided that
The mon send five representatives to the Me-
NOnncll fri Of md h
PRESIDENT appointed Messrs ID. w. FLYNN, f.
MacMurray. A. t. Cayis, VIM. X. Mclean and
Ih9mas +: Maher as the delegation. pre-
emole and resolutions were adopted, settling
forth that the Congress Of the United States has
now under consideration q project to establish a
postal telegraph system; and as it is a matter
that seriously concerns all printers, inasmuch
a the present system of telegraphic communica-
ton, being controlled by a MONOPOLY in the in
terests Of . few. Is so managed Is to prevent the
establishment Of ar more newspapers thns
lessening the channels of Information and nre.
venting the free and untrammelled diffusion of
knowledge that should char acter1ze a republic
can government, founded upon the principles
OF Tree speech and q free press: therefore re-
solved that Columbia Typographical Union.
No. lOl, earnestly request Congress to enact into
Law the proposition to establish q postal tele-
graph system, SO that the channels of Geographic
communication may be open to all and that
There may be no hindrance to the extension of a
profession which has done 30 much to enlighten
eiviliZe and improve the condition of the world
&c.
TIE TEMPERANCE MISUNDERSTANDING
formed in the lecture-room of the Thirteenth
street Baptist Church. A constitution and by-
laws were adopted, and the following officers
were elected President, Alfred Clouehly:
Vice President. Chas. Strstton; Secretary, r.
.. Knowles; Treasurer, G. g. Brown; Chaplain,
Z. W Flint, Jr. The officers are all young pu-
pills in the Sabbath school, with the exception
Of the president. 1t is intended to be under the
direction Of the Sabbath school children. male
and female
The Washington Temperance Society held a
meeting last night at the Board of Trade rooms,
U h Harris presiding. Addresses were made
by T. c. Wheeler and Hugh Divine. of George
soNn, ana w. e. Flood, j. ID. Harris, s. X.
Several Joined the society
Council No. I, Sons of Jonadab are now yerv
active in tbe work, and il is seldom that thew
bold meeting at which a number of candi,
dates are not initiated.
A NKw ARRANGEMENT NgEDED.-The police
OF the Sixth Precinct, (under Lieut.. EcklofF
whose station-house Is at the corner of 9th and
II streets, just now are obliged to work under
many disadvantages on account OF having no
cells AZ the station-house. Atpresent, an Orfeer
making an arrest Is first required to take the
prisoner to the station ouse where he or she il
searched, name taken, &c, and then to the
Central Guard-house, where the prisoner is
locked up, unless the justice is there to try the
case. The same Officer on the arrival of the
justice II required TO 90 to the Central Guard
son II committed to the workhouse in default of
fine, the ofhcer is required to escort him or her
back TO the Central Guard-house again, thus
1akmg three trips with one prisoner, where
one only ought to be required.
"THE HARPTR's FERRY WATER POWER
AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY" composed
Of the purchasers Of the Government property
ut Harpers Ferry, held q meeting in this city
on Saturday evening last to organize q COM
Pany in accordance with a charter granted by
n h. fasa of x,n;o - - <1rlz
ofhcers were elected for the ensuing year -
President, George III. Plant; Treasurer, Ma
thaniel Wilson; Secretary, Capt F. G. Adams;
w. Riggs, VIM. B. webb, s. p. Brown, f. c.
Adams, Nathaniel Wilson and F. A Mccartney.
The real estate belonging to this company ex-
river, and, with the improvements thereon, cost
the Government nearly three million dollars.
MARKET THIEVES AkREsrKD.-On SATURDAY.
night the police of the sixth precinct, under
orders from Lieutenant Ecklof, arrested four
teen colored boys, who for several weeks past
have been annoying the market-dealers by
committing petty deprecations in the Northern
MRket. Justice Mills WAS called and gave
them a trial, and fined four of the boys % each
and the others 81 each. In default Of payment,
most Of them were committed to the workhouse.
Previous TO their trial, they were locked up for
short while in the scale-house at the market,
when their cries attracted large crowd Many
OF these loiterers around the market come from
Arlington Heights, Stantontown. and other col
ored settlements in the county.
A PRowLIN6 THIEF-AbOut 81 O'Clock last
evening, officers j. III. and j. j. Smith of the
sixth precinct, noticed q man acting suspiciousy
IN the yard Of Col Eastman, (Franklin Row.
and rang the door bell to inquire whether he
had been In the house, when the man went off
hurriedly. Nothing was missed from Col. East
mans excepting some writing paper. About
half an hour afterwards the same officers no.
ticed the door of Mr.. Lathrop's stable open and
going in found a satchel containing the stolen
paper. About IL O'Clock these Off noticed
q man in the alley near the stable and gave
chase, but did not succeed in overhauling him.
THx yERNAL EQUINox-With to-day occurs
the vernal equinox, or crossing by the sun of the
equinoctial line. At this time the days and
nights are Of equal length all over the world
and win 30 remain for several DAYS, when the
sun win begin 10 recede and the days will
lengthen in northern ATTITUDES until the 2lst day
OF June, the summer solstice. Usually there
In q connection OF the elements preceding or
following an equinox, and the hail storm of
wednesday last was probably the equinoctial
storm. After the 2lst of March the weather
usually becomes settled.
COMPLIMENT TO WIN. WIrHERs, JR.-On
SATURDAY evening, after the close of the per-
Torrance at Walls Opera House, q number of