Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-11


Gov. Cooke to-day appointed John McNerha-
ney constable for the District OF Columbia.
The premium fruit of the Richmond Pomo-
logical Convention Will be on exhibition to-
morrow at the Board of Trade rooms.
Miss Eva Mills, daughter of Clarke Mills, has
church.
The Choral Society 90 to Baltimore on Friday
TO participate in concert with the GermR n
MaenEerchor of that city.
General ii. V. Boynton, of the Cincinnati Ga
1ette, has returned from trip 20 Few England,
much improved in health.
Alloy named James Reeves fell into the sewer
at the corner OF tn and III streets south, yester-
day, and broke his arm.
An unfinished frame dwelling on an alley in
the square bounded by and L, and 9Th and Z tn
streets north, was burned on Saturday evening
Loss about Al 800.
A public meeting upder the auspices of the
WOmen's Club will be held in Lincoln Hall, Y
NJ. G. A. Building, to- morrow evening, ON the
social evil question.
Addresses were delivered by Messrs. AIexan-
der, James, Peck, Drew, Holderby. CLAYTON and
Walsh, at the meeting eli the Northern Liberty
Temperance Society, last evening.
DIR. F. Nj. Struggled, late of this city, and
secretary OF the Board of Health under Mayor
Emery, has located in Topeka, Kansas for the
practice of his profession.
An omnibus will run from Cruit's stable
Georgetown, to the Montgomery County Md
Agricultural Fair every MOI ming during its con-
unuance this week. See advert. ement.
General Babcock has given the name of Far
ragut Square to the public square which inter-
seets Connecticut avenue at 18th street, between
1 and X sheets.
1t is understood that the stock owned by the
city of Alexandria in the Orange and Alexan-
dria railroad (sOme two thousand shares) has
been sold to representative of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad for the sum Of 49,, 900.
The schooner Enoch Moore, from Georgetown
for New York. ladened with coal collide1 YES
terday morning in Chesapeake bay with an
unknown schooner. The Moore was damaged ON
her port bow, and had to put into Norfolk.
new military organization called the Bal
loch GUARDS, has been formed in the northern
part OF the city, with the following officers:
Thomas stone, captain; George W. Thomas
first lieutenant; G. y. Weiss, second lieutenant;
W. ID. King, brevet second lieutenant.
How He HAD 'EM-TAs 90 Citizens Association,
Gommittee Interrtelc Governor Cooke.--Messrs. G.
H. Plant, j. j. Coombs and Frank D. Gaines.
the committee appointed by the "Citizens' As,
soeiation" opposed to the four million loan bill,
waited on Governor Cooke on Saturday to re,
quest the appointment of two members of that
association on the Board of Registration for the
next election. Mr.. COombs stated the object of
the CALL The Governor replied that he could
NOT accede 70 their request, on the ground that
te TWO regular political parties would be repre-
sented on the board. He said that the commit
tee OF the democratic party had already waited
on nun and asked for representation, and he
had promised they should have it, as il usual ON
such occasions. A desultory conversation en-
sued, IN which IL was urged by the committee
mat their association was entitled to what they
T.
ity OF voters opposed to the loan bill. The Gov
ernor remarked that that was vet to be proved.
and added that if he were to comply with their
rtqusst other parties entertaining particular
views, such ms the Temperance societies, the
Noman's Rights Association, &c, could come
IN ana claim the same. Finding that they could
nor accomplish their object, the represer .atiyes
Oh the "Citizers' Association" withdrew.
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DIDN'T KNow.-We learn that notices
were read from the various pulpits yesterday.
IN a lilo 4 n
at Lincoln Hall on Tuesday evening under the
auspices OF the Ladies' Reform Club, to take
INTO consideration the "social evil" question
one clergyman, after reading the notice grayely
remarked that he wished it had been a little
more explicit, as he was in doubt what evil was
aliuded to II 1t was intemperance, that GER
be suppressed; or If it was spirituslism that
also was an evil of fearful magnitude By this
time an Unsurpassed smile was apparent on
nearly every cOuntenance, to the great conster-
nation OF the reverend preacher, who was totally
unaware OF what was meant by the "social evil
until informed by a trusty elder after the ser
vice. Query-Does he take the papers?
EDITOR OF THE STAR:-we learn from the
papers that there will be on the 18th inst, a
grand review of our new military organizations
The citizens along the line OF march are all
ANXIOUS 10 see the procession. Allow me to in
guire If they must be deprived of this pleasure
by the ten thousand motley bipeds who in this
city, always accompany such professions com
pletely filing the sidewalks on either side. and
thus enectually obsructing the view of all other
persons. In behalf of many citizens / call the
attention of Major Richards to this matter Can
not he and his efficient force do something
which will afford us at least an equal oppor.
UNITY with the multitude above referred to2
why can not they, like oaSelves, see the pro-
cession from certain positils, and not frame it
up and surround it ali day. ONE OF MANY.
SLAsHINe A MANS SIDE WITH A RAzoR-
Alleged Seduction the Cause of the Afdir.-
About O'Clock yesterday. as Robert johnson,
ON cir h.t,
and ~ streets, talking with a friend another
colored man, John Howard, came from a house
near by, stepped behind johnson and inflicted
an ugly wound in his side by a razor
johnson. who goes by the name of "Sportn
johnson, has il is alleged been paying attention
- Howard's daughter. The general belief of the
was honorable, and for long time the two have
been enjoying one another's society More
recently, however, the father had cause to sus
poet that a criminal intimacy existed between
the two, and, upon charging her Herewith, the
daughter admitted the Iact, hence the assault.
Johr,on is said to have been severely injured.
ACCIDENT TO A PHYsICIAN.-Dr. Melvin, a
physician residing on Our-and-a-half street
between Il and streets southwest, met with
a severe accident on Saturday night about II
O'Clock. 1t appears the doctor arose from his
BED Tor the purpose of getting a drink of water
when: by some mishap, he fell from the top of
the stars down flight of twenty-one steps
striking his head in the fall, bruisfng his face
and injuring his neck severely. Drs Crogrin
and BurDs were called in and dressed his wounds.
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CHOICE PROGRAMME is promised by the
Operatic and Ballad Concert Troupe in the con-
cert ON Wednesday evening next. BY glancing
at their advertisement in our issue to-day il will
be found that a happy selection of artists has
been made, and that the management desiring
to cater ID the tastes of ALL has in addition TO th
operate soloSts, promised US fine ballad singers.
The concert will take place at Lincoln Hall.
THE ACCOMPLISHED Prof. Henri Mason will
commence his classes in French on Tuesday
evening, at O'Clock, at the Business College
offers, as prizes, scholarships in French
faithfully. VIM WIN
EMERSON INSTITUTE (Mr. C. B. Young,s
academy Will reopen on Wednesday next in
the rooms occupied last year by Mrs. Yorke's
seminary, on the southeast corner OF 18th street
and New York avenue. Mr.. Young expects 10
move INTO bis new building about the first of
October. ~
THE CONTRACT for furnishing 325 tons of coal
and 20 cords OF the best oak wood for the Execu-
tive Mansion and the centre building of the
(aritOl rIaIf 70 r