Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-07

republican measure, and cautioned the coiored
man not to be led astray. Mr.. Austin spoke in
were made by Messrs. Brown, BRAZIL, and
others, and the resolutions were adopted as a
series and the meeting adjourned.
Condensed Locals.
Hereafter all returns of real estate will be for
Warded to Major Hall by the assessors as soon as
made 1t is expected that the collection OF taxes
Will commence on the 10Th instant
Yesterday, in the Court in General Term, An
crew Nj. Sallade was disbarred from practice
before the District courts, and required to return
certain money which he received from some OF
Mrs. DIR. Lockwood has a petition embrac-
ing more than thousand signatures, praying
congress to pass a law declaring that women
have the right Of suffrage under the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution.
twenty ladies Of the Twelfth Legislative dis
trict 1T is stated, intend to present themselves in
person to the Board of Registr alton and ask that
their names be placed ON the regular lists of
voters.
At meeting of Company C, First National
board Of directors: Lieutenant Fred. G. Calvert
president; Edmund Hanley, Calvin Wilmer, w.
j. Wilson, j. H. Homage and A. S. Taylor.
In response to the representations of a delega-
ton Of proDerty-hOlders living on \ street. that
II would be injudicious TO reduce the width of
that street to less than ffty-fve feet the Board
OF Public Works yesterday notified the deega-
ton that the street would not be reduced to
less width.
Lieut.. j. W. westfall has been appointed.
under the engineer in charge, Hon. A. b. Null
lett, superintendent of the improvements of
Pennsylvania avenue, east of the Capitol, to-
gether with the supervision of the parking OF
The public reservation between 4th and 9th
The Massachusetts Republican Association
Hast night elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, j. b. Mann; vice presi-
dent, Z. +. Herring; secretary and treasurer, C..
j. Stoddard; corresponding secretary, s. f..
Faunce; executive committee, Messrs. WIN. r.
Hooper, VIM: II. Swami, and 5. E. Faunce.
District OF Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
delegates from the various Catholic benevolent
societies to the national convention to be held az
Louisville next Tuesday, will leave this city to-
morrow evening at i45 O'Clock for Baltimore,
where they Will take the cars on the Pennsyl-
yania Central railroad.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED The
Board OF Public Works yesterday ordered the
grading of 10th street east, from North Carolina
avenue to Maryland avenue; also that the alley
in square between I'd and Sd and East CAPITOL
and A streets north be opened, graded, and
paved. The chief OF the bureau Of streets was
ordered 20 report as to the cost of opening an
alley in square 81, from ed to ed streets. The
pumps in the following named localities were
ordered to be put in repair at once Corner of
18th and streets; corner of 18th and streets;
Maryland avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
northeast; street, between North Capitol and
LIST streets northeast; Cd street, between X and
l. streets northeast; corner of 9th and f streets
southwest; corner of 4th and East Capitol streets
southeast; corner of ed and ii streets northwest;
New Jersey avenue, between l. and NJ streets
southwest; corner OF and oath streets; corner
OF Nj and 2ith streets. The foreman OF lamps
was directed to erect street lamps on street
south, between 9TH and 18th streets west and on
street south, between 9th and 1ith streets west
The w alter Registrar was directed to repair the
bursted Waterman at the intersection of 9th
and g street southwest, and to lay Waterman
on n street, between 9th and It'll. The contract
for an iron bridge over Rock Creek at NJ street
was awarded to the Kellogg Bridge Company, of
Buffalo, y. Y.
The NEW PHoToGRAPH GALLERY of Mr. r.
w. Adds, No. l2N Pennsylvania avenue, near
18th street, advertised in another column, is
worthy OF liberal patronage. The proprietor has
had many years experience in the business, and
is well known in this community. He makes
speciality of cards and cabinet pictures in which
he canuot be surpassed, as may be seen by visi-
tors to his gallery.
HANDY TO HAVE IN THE HoUsE.-Our en-
terprisng neighbor, Mr.. NJ. II. Prince, of 1905
Pennsylvania avenue, has just received an in
voice OF " Garricks Patent Household Imple-
ment," which combines in one fourteen useful
tools, such as tack and nail puller, hammer
pincers, stone-lifter, carpet-stratcher, nut
cracker &C., which he sells at the very low price
OF fifty cents Every family should have one.
NATIONAL UNIvERsITY.-The opening ex-
ereises OF the National University took place
this morning at 10 O'Clock at their room near
Judiciary Square. Addresses were made by
Rev. DIR. Sunderland, T. G. Connolly, Y. Rich
ards, and professors WedgwOod and Doherty,
which were listened to with much interest by
many teachers from this city and by friends OF
popular education generally.
THE FOURTH WARD WoRKINGMEN's RgPuB-
LICAN CLUB met last evening, and Mr.. Small,
OF the 18th district, addressed the meeting on the
Importance OF laboring to secure the passage of
the 81 900 ,0o0 bill. He was followed by Nessrs
Tally, Lee, Reardon, German, and Others The
meeting adjourned with three cheers for Captain
j. c. Wall and the Board of Public Works
THE WALHALLA TROUPE close their engage
ment at Wallis Opera House this evening. We
take IL for granted that almost every lady in
Washington has seen the really beautiful exhibi-
tons this troupe. Those who have not should
be sure to attend the closing entertainment OF
the troupe this evening.
THE INDIsPosITIos OF Col. Florence will not
prevent his Journalistic duties, consequently the
Gazette will to- morrow be replete with news and
spicy reading matter.
To REMOVE wARrs.-Pass a pin through the
wart; apply one end of the pin to the fame of a
lamp; hold il there until the wart fries under the