Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-16

issue warrants, keeping the constabulary fo-ce
susiIy a. work serving warrants on parties for
tnere SIX cents claims; and he further testified
mat Cox low finding there is not so much money
IN them ss be anticipated, goes back on HIM
SSti9ng,l snoring his own terms in toto. He
iufther testified that Cox was continually drunk
and had failed to paw over to him some ffty dol
isrs, IN money, which he had collected, and for
nhleh act OF malfeasance as a Justice of the
reace he has been summoned to appear before
the courts TO show cause why he should not he
broken Several witnesses testified to hearing
or Suopg cay that he would pay the expenses him
sell. tx Councilman Mcknight, from the Fifth
Nsro. testified that he was Strong's partner
aud night bower In this numbering business and
ss.IooCrated Nlr. Strongs testimony in every
particular. ID. T.. Cahill was Strong counsel,
And Mr.. Norris was counsel for Cox. After the
testimony had all been taken, the jury gave a
verdict of SO.
FIRE IN TIE NORTHERN LIBRRrIEs.-About
eight o CLOCK last night, q fire alarm was turned
m from box Sc, csrner Of nth and y streets. by
eneer Mullins, OF the second precinct for n
IRE at No. 1872 10th street, between o and X.
LIE Xe department, owing to the miry con-
good time as usual, and when the apparatus got
% woIk u was found that the supply of water
was limited. They succeeded, however, in
sAv.ng the adjacent property. The building
Vas large three.story brick owned by George
.. Reed, who had recently opened a grocery
store on the FIRST floor, and the upper portion
mad not been finished. The upper portion OF
The two-stoIT and basement brick adjoining il
ON tne north, zone OF a row owned by Geo Saw
80 oSeuPieu py coiored family named
Jafkson, was burnt also, involving a loss of two
or three hundred dollars. Reeds building was
enurely consumed, with his stock of goods, in
LOVING loss OF about g 600 on which he has
fnemens Companies OF this city. There is
nut little doubt but the fire was the work OF An
,nd S who were also perhaps thieves, as
some boys; just previous 70 the discovery Of the
hre, heard some persons moving in the store
shd one OF them went 10 a church In the neigh
borhood and called out Reed, who got on fhe
ground INST II time TO The a fai
way. Lieut. johnson and the entire force of
me second precinct, and a number of the nth
tIeetpct oInSers, were on the ground and rem
deTSd valuable assistance.
ADDITIoNAL STEAM FIRE ESeINE.-Some
nohths ago the Board Of Fire Commissioners
recon mepded to the City Councils the removal
eI 40; seam engine and company 10 a more
Snr LEGATION, stating that the present
Iartment, and suggesting that the new quar-
tiers be further north. In the Board OF Com
, mon oounclI blll was introduced TO carry out
nest recommendations, when some members
took the ground that the removal would leave
The lower portion of the Second Ward conlpa-a-
nNeiy unIIote cted; and, therefore, the com
nlttee on nre department OF the board. at the
last meeting, reported favOrabiy bill pro-
tlclng for the purchase OF an additional steam
yr, sIg i's Iocatlon IN the upper part of the
j. now pending in the Aldermen It is stated
mat the truck house cannot be made ayaiIable
,Sl an engine. as al the space is occupied, and
mat the house cannot be heightened for the
building covers the lot on which il stands and
The rear end Is against dwelling fronting on n
sueeI a ne lot at the intersection of New York
ssenne and street, now occupied in part bv
me SKIN precinct police station, has been suG-
gested as the proper place for the location at
mt new engine, II 1t Il not determined TO re-
move NO. ?.
"HUNAEITARIAS PIONEER ASSOCIATION
o. unemployed laboring men assembled vastcr.
Gay AFTERNOON at 2 O'clock at Trades Union
hsn, MI ID: Papins, Of New York, in the chair.
:. ~ s.ssso una. one year ago he enisrated to
Us country, ana De attention had Been ,JntoS J
Ciately directed TO the suffering existing amono
me lahorlDg classes in the great cities and ,bs
VAST extent Of uncultivsted fertile land belong
ing 10 the government which was being frittersi
away in grants to railroads and other monono-
lies, When, ii proper disposition was made of /
u, there would be no such thing as poverty IN /
LIE !and. be had organized c6mpehyin New l
YORK, and had met with great success in bis
Undertaking, which was purely philapthropic.
He then read a petition which he had drawn nm
Ior signatures, calling on the government to |
Inc lands, TO which they could emigrate. Nearly
one hundred II those present became members
ard elected MI. T. H MAY o. chief OF family |
pro teat 10 represent 1.-The trSt commune OF tLs
Washington Humanitarian PIOneers.-
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES Tba
Virginia Conference" will meet in Alexandra
on Thursday. the Sd day OF February and
Bishop simpson will preside. In this body there |
vii oe IePIesenttd 5,Ssi members and 1,I19 /
Ir0baooner-tOtal, 5,CC3.
On Wednesday, the 1St day of March. the
NeLeIable "Baitimore Conference will assem-
Ole IN broadway Church, Baltimore city. In /
this body there 1S6 travelling preachers en-
rolled-two OF whom (Messrs. Thomas Sevau |
and William krebs) have passed AVA during
IN, me wear. washington city is embraced within |
TIE boundaries Of this conference. The mem
keTshlP $500. Rev. Bishop James Will pre-
eide over It's deliberations.
AT frederick city. MARYLAND, on the sam.
q ha
ference Will meet. Rev. Bishop Simpson pre-
sldes- There are "a GO members within the /
toShCarles OF THIS conference, Washington city |
and Georgetown churches included.
The West Virginia Conference viii meet on |
Thursday, the Sth day OF March. Bishop CLARK /
presiding. There are iR this body "a $50 mem |
beIs.
Mar or WASHINGTON AND IT'S SURROUND |
IsGs-We have received from q. Bohn of the 1
Capitol Bookstore, No. les Pennsylvania ave- |
nue., HhO is the publisher, q very complete man
oI the city OF W ashington, the result OF original
surveys made by Mr.. FORSYTH, surveyor and su-
lerintendent Of streets and sewers, and en- |
brsnes 10 lts compact bird's-eye scope the CITY
" ~ N an complete the points Of Meri-
Colombia College, &c, and the cities on e aorca
Town and Alexandria The location of the n,,b- |
nc t,t sInaIes, churches, &c, Is given
feet IN each square, correct diagram OF the 1
avenues and streets their sources and distanceS 1
with much other valuable nfor alton and dat Il
never before attempted in a map of this Kind.
TEE RECEPTION or THE FEnIAS PRrsox-
Eks-N esterdsy afternoon the Celtic Club he'd
. meeting at Marble Building-Mr y. id
oConnell In the chair, and Mr.. james RYAN
secretsIy-and after an address by the Chair.
messrs. ID. j. Downing, Thomas McFadden,
Isnlel y Sullivan, Michael Emmett Crell and
1nomss Kirby were elected as delegates 20
suenu me reception or the released Fenian
prisoners IN New York A committee WAS an
pointed TO wait or the Baltimore and Ohio raT
ROAD omeers TO make arrangements for reduced
rates 10 New York and return. The Fenisn
prisoners. sixteen in number, are expected 10
arrive in New York the latter part OF tits yssS
The CENSUS 0FPICs RgxoyEp.-General
Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of the
Census, on Saturday last removed his Office
rom sth sTeet, near q, to room %, Interior
Department.
XIV. GRIrFiTH OWEN, for the past ten wears
secretary OF the Nj rylAnd Sunday School Union.
and one OF the best known clergymen in the
state, died at his residence in Baltimore on
Saturday. ".
CRrELTY TO ANrMALs-we call attention n
notice in another column OF the meefjno 20