Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-14
Lively Republican Meetings Last
N-yhf.

The republicans {. the 18th district held a
large AID enth usissIic mass meeting at the in
teEsect-On of 9Th and n streets last night TO
ratify the nomination of Mr.. Arthur Shepberd
as a candidate for the House of Delegates Mr.
r e Gates presided, and able Addresses were
made by General Chapman, Col. Magruder s.
Wolf, II. johnson. Arthur Shepherd G. NJ
Barton, +. A. Boswell, j. III. Brooks, and HI. A.
Jones.
The republicans of the 18th district met q.
Walls feed store last night, to ratify the nomi-
nation Of their candidate, Mr.. P. b. Dowel, and
speeches were made by Gen. n. p. Chapman,
Judge Fisher, Jos. Williams, ID. Cahill, Jerry
Robinson, and c. c. Briscoe. Mr. A Conn was
handled without gloves by each OF the speakers
who denounced him as a disorgauizer, charging
that II the party should be defeated the ceno
lowers
The republicans of the 10Th district held a
meeting lest night at the corner OF ID and North
Capitol streets, aud adopted re olutions indorF-
ing the President of tue United States, Con-
gre. a, Board OF Public Works, Delegate 10 Con
gresS the last legislature, Mr.. Carroll, the re-
ular nominee, ard the four million loan, aud
instructIrg the nominee o. the republican party
for Tor, delegate TO the Legislature from the 2oth
district TO urge the removal of ell enemies of the
party from public positions.
A NEw STREET RAILROAD PRoPosEp-Nr
Bursley init oduced into the House of Delegates
yesterday bill creating Daniel Shanahan. w
Il. Moore, Charles Dickson, c. NJ Barton. IT
Hamilton Besley, Frederick r. Sparks, Daniel
fNnn, Lemuel Bursley, Ernest Diekman. b. F.
~. w.
Hook, X. T. Darby, s. T. Smith, A Talliott
Sol G.. Brown, and their associates a body cor
Porate under the name of the Washington and
Anacosta Railroad Company, with authority 10
establish street railroad along any of the roads
IN the lst district, over the Nayy-yard bridge
and thence along 18th, North Capitol, 1st and
railroad; also from the intersection of 18th and
VI streets, along NJ street to the Washington and
GeoTgetown railroad; and along Pennsylvania
anu ' lrglnla avenues. from 18th TO Sth street TO
nterseet the Washington and Georgetown rail-
road, and establishing the usual rules for the
management OF said rod. The bill was referred
10 the committee on railroads.
The SECOND REGISTRATION. - TODAY the
BoardOf RegistratiOn-Messrs.G Gideon Dnbant
Grimm, SyphaX and Hunter, with the clerks
commenced their four DAYS session 10 revise the
IlSts % voters at the City Hall. The crowd at
the hour OF opening, 3 o'clock, was not so large
a. was expected, and the police Off stationed
about the building had Little trouble in forming
the line at the main entrance of the court loom
Ihe number present AT no time exceeded one
hundred. A table had been placed extepding
nearly the entire width of the court room ar
which the members OF the hoard with the clerks
we're seated, above which were the members OF
delegate dlstIlcfS-the extreme let being occu-
pied by Mr. Harper, the chief clerk in iak;n1
corrections Of names and residences The raid
I'm the forenoon appeared to be chiefly directed
toward the Second. Third, Fourth Fifth and
Sixth district books.
CONTRACTS FOR STREET WORK AWARDED
The Board Of Public Works have aw arted con-
tracts - follows TO Hewitt x Lewis for Law
ing loot pavement on 18th street, between III and
n streets northwest; A. II. Kinney, for grading
and paving the alley between O and r and llth
and i2sh s'-eets; c. C. Nelson, for grading and
Iaying the alley in sqUare "a, between 18th and
ISth and 4 and W streets; Isaiah Stewart &
Co., ID rect the curb and relay the foot nave
me- Mt on the east side OF 18th street northwest
&. ON ssfTet TO Pennsylvania avenue. and to
adJrst the cutters thereto.
The ORPHANS FAIR, which has bee, Fl,
progress at Masonic Temple for the past NEE
weeks for the benefit Of the orphan boys, closes
ms evening, and IL Is 70 be hoped there win be
a large attendance. The hfteen prize rafie
taxes place t0-piallt, and percops who have dis-
IcseS % tickets Therefor are requested to return
the duphcate numbers 70 Mrs kearn's table by
nine ocoek this evening. The canary birds
the ladies' bower ard many other yaluable
articles are to be rallied.
REAL ESTATE Satisfy W. l. Wall & Co.
auetioncers, last evening: Lots lOi and IO5. OF
street, near the State Department, TO Mrs. III.
Baldwin, AT 60 cents per foot
BY Latimer 6 Cleary, auctioueers, last even
ing; Lot -, IN Dsvidsons subdi vision Of square
Jt2, ON Massachusetts avenue, (south side } be-
tween 10th and nth streets west, improved by n
tnh1rssse,story brick dwelling, to NJ. Green, for
RELIGIOUS REvIvALs.-On Sunday night last
EProuaeeed meeting was commenced at Me-
axa1ns an E-l Chapel, on Msssachuce tts
49, enuS, near ytn street., and number of peni-
PAm S'e PrS ented Themselves at the altar
t b o. a; Wilson, the pastor, is assisted by
hsY. ~ y. Henning and other minister's Attbs
s,o1h. nerron Church on. Z. Southj the revival
meeunys are still in progress. Rev Or Rossa.
has been assisting the pastor Rev 49,,
for several weeks past. o. nossei'
Masonic ELEcTIos.-Mt Vernon
Chapter, No ?, at its annual conyoca,ior IA. "A:
night elected the following Oieers for the s,.s se
ing year: Samuel Baxter, NJ. r.. III. P; CharIesI
Pstten. y. K; Frank NJ. Marshall, r.. =:
John W. Gritin, treasurer; John X. PickeIi'