Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-04

Lincoln and Chase (foHDiati0nl payements:
which was lost. The commission proceeded 10
ballot. and the Morse tLineOln) pavement was
ADOPTED, The vote being, for Morse four, scat
terEg two.
tu-ofEsATivH INSURANCE AssOCIArToN.-A
meeting Tor the organic alton of a ..Co-opera-
ave insurance Association" was held TUESDAY
evening by the printers OF the Government Print
ing tf &c. Tie objects of the association as
stated BY tie chairman. III. L. Brian, E.r,l
are Isl 70 relieve members ia case of sickness
hE Week'F ay ment from the relief fund: Oh
wren a member dies, TO provide for his burial
Az 5d- 20 provide for he payment to the widow
or EelT OF me- mhsTs. of sum of money. over
hft' TtIN0Ls have already joined the associa-
uon. After q appointment Of a committee
coLsistlEg of Ne IS. VIM. Young r. w Kerr
Henry Morgan. Az. Thomson. ana VIZ. f.
meeting adjourned.
TEANsFER "P TIE CONTROL or THE VASE
lNGTON CANAL-At a meeting OF the conri-.
sioneTS 81 he Washing ton canal Yesterday ers
Hihs. the chair LAID before the board a letter
nom Gov IL; ID. Cooke, az chairman OF the
bOsrd OF Public Works, requesting that the
ec9hs and papeIs OF the commissiO be ,urnat
over 70 the secretary OF said board. in accord
ance with with provisions OF the act OF Con-
gre creating said board, and that the en-
Pioyets on The canal Ia instructed TO sgSnend
Operations. A resolution was sdOl.fef Iirsft.1s
x' sesIe'aIy % turn over the boots, papers,
NC "a tgue-ted bv 'hs Governor bur no act ~,
vas taAen IN relation TO stopping The wGTI, a.,
TIE CaTai. a. Z y being done und-r A co1,.r, -
lie hnl'ssiOn then adjourned sine de.
NV BUILDiSa ASSOCIATION. eauat .hA
w Arlington Cooperative. No. 3, ." was organ
lzsd 81 Columbian Law Buildings on Mon,.4y
evening iaSt: lie oinceTs elected are a. fo-
love- p: W. Plugge, PRESIDENT; r. w S.I-
hshHef. treasurer and l.. =. Sch uiri-. sec
IetaEy. NessTs. r. Tobriner Henry SEWERS
Angus Neuhaus. Louis Neural aud a. aor.5s
W. Wsgnet were chosen directors. Twenty I'VE
hundred shares of stock are TO he sold renre-
sen'lrg 80 each. The dues are - per month
or each share
DIsArFoiNTNENT or TIE EASE RALLERs-
There Was 10 game Yesterday between the
oIynIic amateur nine and the Boston Rel
both MINES were N the field. The rain has also
prevented the great match OF TO-DAY between
ne Boston Reds and the Olympic Blues but
ihe S.sitoIs have concluded TO remain over and
play the piympics tomorrow, il the weather
clears In the meanwhile they are stFolIing
afoGnd Town sightseeing. a. far as the weather
VIII permit. They leave to- morrow night and
play the Athletics in Philadelphia on Saturday.
PRANIsc FOR HER NATURALIZATION are
several poor persons who have been in the habit
OF calling daily al the OFT ce OF 81. W. W. Corco-
ran and receiving from him small ums 70 relieve
theH necessities. A few days since feeble old
woman entered the Office 20 receive her coutrt-
button, but upon learning that Mr.. Corcorsn
VA dangerously III she showed much feeling
and uTon going out fell upon her knees AZ the
street corner by the bank AMI prayed feryentIy
Tor the recovery Of her beRefactor.
ACCIDENT TO CARTsAS.-while a coIored
cartman, named Albert Warren was dftyiny
along IN street, lear l., yesterday afternoon
h. korse stumbled, throwing the driver oIt ON
Tie rect, cutting his head and dislocatin ? oEe
OF his shoulders. pd1cer O'COnnor on seeing
De oIfitlon. procured the services OF Dr.. r
n. StTHgteld, and had the wounds dressed
aittr which, the injured man was sent ~ his
home.
ANoTBsR OF those attractive concerts OF the
Washington SchuetZen Nerein will take place
a ~ park on sunday evening next. Under tue
rules, the public il excluded from these enter
tainmen's, bat this difficulty can be obyiated
by becoming passive members of the aasoci.-
ton, which may he done by making application
urougL an active memb Der and paying a srn ali
annual fee.
1BE ROCKVILLE AND COLUMBIA TuRSrtEv
COMPANIES, whose roads have been recently
taken possession OF under an act OF Congress by
me Levy Court, tor the purpose of making them
Iee road by their attorney, Mr.. Dsvidgs, have
rec petitions for IuIies OF inquisition to asses,
Damages. &c, and the necessary warrant WAS
to-day issued 10 the marshal.
FLOWER THIEVES are at their work one of
them entered General Eastrnsn's front yard on
pulled up rose bushes and geraniums by tue
ISo's aud earned them OF. They were proba-
BY sold ID market this morning. Means are at
WON TO detect the Offenders.
NV. WILLIAM TRAPSALL has accented rhe
Isl oI IIIhiy Z. +. Church, Marlboro, Md,
nesuy has purchased the properly belonging to
The Rev NT. kershsw, near that Village A. The
sgm OF >o,ieO, and design to enlarge il for =
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THEOLDEsr IssABIrASr's AssooJAr,ox ma,
Yesterday when Messrs. Thomas J. ID 1,IaTL
and J. A Kennedy, were appointed a commit,
Tee 70 cor slider the propriety OF appropriately
seiebrstng the 9TH OF July, and TO report a,
the next meeting.
AiPARzsTLY We shall soon have a credItAhIe
Noiuhteer military Organization Tor this Dis
ulcI. Elsewhere viii be found call for a
meeting Of the members of the dne cavalry
company OF years sRo-the Presidents Mounted,
Guard, for Reorganization.
IHE "WAsHINGToS CLUB OF the Irish eap
tectrAton" adopted 8 cOnstitu ion AMI by-I.e
last syeDing and admitted sc veral ne ms ,ors,s
and will meet next week for the election OF
.ffcers. %
JHE FIFTH MARYLAND REGIMENT will emma
20 WAshinst0 on Wednesday. MAY 10, for ths
purpose Of visiting Mount Vernon ana being
feEieHed b. the President of the United Ststes
BASE BALI--ShoHid the wet weather pre-
ssbt the much talked of game between the
Boston ana olympic climbs to- day IL will come
So