Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-14

kiHeola HaT-Lecture by Kate Field.
ket-ersa Hdu.-Two headed girl, q giant
human curiOsities.
M&kriter's Art Gallery, ABB 7th street.
Barlovs Gallery Of Oil Paintings, l236 Penn
sylvsnia avenue.
The Washington Market Company.
ORGANIZATION TO-DAY.
The adjourned annual meeting o. the stock
holders OF this company was held to-day at noon
a, the Metropolitan Bank building, on 18th
street. Present, Messrs. II. u. Cooke, Moses
Nelly. L. 4. Tinker, Z. A. Hildreth. Y. G.. Ord
uay. W. L. Chandler, IA. +. Davis =. =. Suoct
X b Cls-k. II. e. Connolly, FitZhugh COyIe
job Angus, b. II. Whitney. x. q. Campbell b.
y French, y. X. Rowan, A. CIuss and =
EitChuer; the president, Mr.. III. ID. Cooke in
the chair, who stated the object OF the meeting
10 be the election of thirteen directors for the
ensuing year, aud AZ this wes meeting of the
stockholders, q chairman. secretary and tellers
INST be appointed. whereupon Mr.. Coske was
elected Chairman. SIR. Whitney secretary and
lcTs-
The election Of directors was then proceeded
with, resulting as fOllows:-Heury ID. Cooke
VIM = Chandler, Thomas q. Connolly, Caleb
cushing, II. ). Davis, Fisher A. HIldreth. NJ.
g. Emefy, y. q. Ordway. :. :. Smc0t, y. r..
Tinker, Henry Van Aernam, A. Il. Shepherd,
ara J0hn Reach, there being ,9iI votes cast by
On motion OF Mr.. Chandler, the resolution Of
SengTess, requiring the company to er, CT the
tISt story OF the lew market building and pro-
vide accommodations 1or the dealers driven out
b. the late fire, was formally sssented to.
Dit. Chandler offered the following Tesolu-
ton, which was agreed to:
R>Solre5, That the beard of directors be
authorized, at their discretion, TO issue the
balance OF the capital stock OF the company,
berg hve hundred thousand dollars, the stock
holders TO have preference in subscription in
proportion 10 the stock held by them: Prorided.
ho1serer, That no certificate Of stock shall be
Issued To any peIEOn until the Der cent. thereon
shall be paid in cash TO the treasurer.
fr. OIdwsy stated for the information of the
stockholders that all the expenses incident TO
Praisals of stalls, &c, would not exceed s250OO.
Ine bills were al in now, and were being au-
slttd and paid as fast as possible. He had
Beard freqEent expressions from members of
Congress eommenCatUry of the energy OF the
company in repairing their late losses and fur
hlselng accommodations go quickly TO the deal
The meeting then adjourned, and immedI-
atsly
THE EoAED OF DIRECTORS
organized, MIR. :. 3. SmOOt as chairman and
the following officers were re-elected-Presi-
dent, Henry ID. Cooke; clerk. Il. d. Whitney;
MMe . Moses Kelly; building committee,
hessrs. A. X. Shepherd, y. G.. Ord1ay, s. s.
H. Tinker.
MIR. Davis announced that he had received a
bal from the City Hall for the paving of Penn
syIvaDia avenue, amounting to SO, III but that
TINS embraced the whole front between eth and
so streets, While they only had really to nav
fC: she space from eth TO Sth streets " hicb nv
aelose calculation. would involve tax OF
9 II 0. and II was referred TO tie building COM
m ft6e with power 10 adjust.
vote OF thanks was rendered TO the building
committee and the architect. Mr. Cluss
on motion of MIR Chandler, Sir. OTdway was
antbcTiZec, under the direction of the building
committee, 10 assess upon the occupants OF
stands IN the temporary market building sum
ruhclent 10 cover he rent due the city, inter
est. insurance, and running expenses.
Mr.. OTdway here exhibited a certified COPY OF
The OrIoration list OF stalls and the annual re-
ceipts theretTom, show ing the amount not TO
exceed 10000, while IL was claimed and uui-
,ersally believed that the receipts were double
that amount. This company are required bv
Congress 20 contribute So. 600 Annually TO the
support OF the POOR OF the civ ana TO do that
and meet current ext eIses besides il was neces-
saTy from the statement above exhibited to make
IN additional sSseSsmeut.
The subject detecting market master and
Other officers then coming up, several of the
members said they had been buzzed 10 death ON
Tie SUBJECT by parties who we're in for tat places
and hir. trdway stated that as far a. be knew
there were 10 places to iii yet. and they in
formed every one who applied that none but
On motion OF Colonel Sam ,. SmOOt tie con
siC6ratIOn CT the subject was postponed for
future action by fun board, and the meeting
adjourned.
WAR q RACES AND SEIEs-BIoek asaiRst |
Biite-VCIlgn dcaiH:t Nan ParasoI 1edin,t |
CO1rhtae-A DTarH B1ttle.-Mr. John II. Merrill |
was before the Police Court Yesterday charged \
Aith assault and battery on Frarces Randall a I
Slored ssrvant in the employment OF Sir, |
M Sa Sein DislliIg witness stated that Mer
the sueet, and IN turn she basted him well viii
q eoVhlde, Chasing him TO his alley. wbsr.
lie sgsIn IN turn hlt Fer with his umbrella. lie
had threatened 20 whip her, and she had been
carrying a cowhide Tor him. She showed the
niatss OF his umbrella on her face TO this day |
MIS-; Wheeler testified TO looking out OF her
slnoow and seeing Merrill plying his cotton |
umbrella, and to Fanny hitting back and |
hsrlh backing out from her cowhide.
OIher witnesses testified to-, seeing Mer-
Iih make the attack on the girl first |
MT Merrill was permitted 10 give his version of |
the affair. He ssd that he TOOK his wife para |
sol when gong out, as be thought it was going
TO RAIN He saw the girl take position to II eef |
10, ard q. he came along she saii: 9" bIr. Mer- |
ril you old sray.bea,s.. facial, I'll give YOU all
s s9 S S,lb IA and with that he made lunEe at
Fer CoWhids, and he made a s,-.s Prodocen ;
~ 81 NJ, e1n soagea ihs RlQW-n0t. hcTarer. untiI
--- - ------,,,u a wound on his face. lie |
thought the Cowhide was poisoned, as he had |
never lad such sore head before. The girl I
Dr. Grouse testified that the girl had been badly
hurt, as he had been summoned TO see her and |
louBG pretty severe confusion over her eve, |
causing delirium. Mr.. Merrill was fined =; and
CCsts.
MEETING OF SEVENTH WARD REPuBrIcAss-
ogsssa-A meetiY: OF the Seventh Ward repub-
Leans was held last evening 81 Island Hall, Mr..
r. A. Boswell in the chair.
Councilman Anthony Fs;r., "a We ma ,SrAf'-
tnGts = nc present Board OF Common Council, |
ing lie had been treated with courtesy; and. |
except now and then little fiins at the late adj
ministratiOn, which he did not mind, there had |
been nothing calculated TO make discord- He
referred 10 a number Of bills which had been |
\ as-ed. on which the ward delegation was
unit some of which had not yet been executed.
A Tor some Of those bills NOT having been exc
cptt d. il was for v ant Offunds. and he instancel
toe case OF party going to the bank With check |
tor - 20. and getting the response "No funds" /
The Chair tNr. Ecswell) replied tha' that check /
would e korOTed At the Collectors Office, and 4
fUIth her stated ihat the financial embarrass-
mems grew cut OF a difference between the ac-
cOuu;s Kept by the corporation and those OF the |
First National Bank. III the state mt nts in cir
culaticn are rue, the bank has assumed the re-
spOrSiSiify OF paving checks drawn by Bowen |
in CO instead OF certificates, and he thou yht |
thew would Vet ind that they had made mis- |