Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-28
Grants Squad Of Anti.TerritO
FfalfstO.
THEY HOLD A Pow-wow.

The Same Old Cro,rd on Hand-The Sane Old
cut and Dried" Iroeeedinss-A Nice Little
Tec-Fdrty TO Pretend TO Represent the Sentiments
The People Of the District-A Silly Story By tie
Red0u6tabIe Grant.
A meeting Of the Boys in Blue was held last
evening at Union League Hall. to protest against
the pending bill for new government for the
District of Columbia, az it passed the United
States Senate, and to favor the bill which failed
70 pass NJ the last session. The meeting was
caheu LOT "a O'CLOCK p. M, but IL was 8
o'clock before the great out-pouring OF the
peop'e" numbered Is persons. At that hour a
number OF colored voters gathered about the
A. Grant, Justice Cox, and q few Others
cheek by-jowled" over a programme for the
evenings entertainment. They were however
Lockwood with her husband, the doctor, and
che engaging the attention Of Justice Cox, soon
gathered the several luminous lights of the Ii g
in B. ABOUT her, and read to them her argument
on female suffrage. While Mrs. l.. was re aiding
her "piece"; sound of the drum and fife an,
nounced that the BIS in b. were gathering, and
IN lew minutes about 80 entered the room
A. Grant became impatient and asked, "Mrs
Lockwood are You most through, We want TO
call the meeting to ordeT?" to which the perse-
verlng advocate of woman's rights replied
She soon suspended, and
THE REDOUBTABLE CAPTAIN OF THE B.'s IN r..
mounted the platform and called the meeting
TO order, Mr.. l.. Z. Fletcher acting g secretary
to take action on the bill which had passed the
House, and caused to be read the resolutions
adopted at meeting OF the Boys in Blue in
February last
MIR. o. d. Barrett here appeared, and, march
ing maJestically to the platform, moved that q
committee on resolutions be appointed; which
was agreed to, and Messrs. Barrett, Kramer
tired.
Robert Green addressed the meeting, say-
ing he did not see how they could dodge the
shet me-"
DIR. Lockwood said the questions appeared to
him to be whether the government would be
better under this bill, and whether or not they
should support it, and proceeded to argue that
our city government was the worst in the coun-
try, and
ANY CHANGE WOULD BE FOR THE BETTER.
Jerry Robinson proposed 10 offer resolutions
favorrng the pending bill in Congress, but he
was ruled out OF order.
BROTHER J. b. FITZHUGH
wanted the city governed in the manifer Wash
ipgton intended 1t to be governed; and he
charged that the passage OF the bill was brought
about by tue division In the Boys in Blue, last
The committee here returned, and through
Mr.. Barrett reported
RESOLUTIONS,
.that they are In favor OF q government of this
District rs provided in the Senate bill OF last
session; that the amendment made to that bill
recently in the House, whereby the right of sui.
rage Is limited 70 the election OF but one out of
the three branches of the government and of
out minority OF the board Of public works, is
contrary TO the genius of the age, contrary to
the principles Of the republican party, contrary
the best interests Of the people OF this District
and detrimental to manhood suffrage through.
out the country"
Jerry Robinson offered
SUBSTITUTE,
tnat they VIII thank Congress for the passage of
the bill ss IL now stands that under the bill the
laboriDg class will have . better chance TO pro-
vide Tor themselves and families.
President and would leave tho whole matter in
shis hands, and he urged that this bill would be
aytng to the people.
The chairt a. Grant,) ruled the substitute
out OF order because It was not presented to the
Committee on Resolutions.
Green urged the passage Of the original reso.
Rssinson inquired why his substitute was not
A: !Grant took the door (Mr. Barrett in the
chair and told
A RIDICULOUS STORY
about bis having been approached and promised
II ne voulo iavor the bill he should be one of the
nve OF the Board OF Public Work. and N he did
not ne would be drivenf from the city ~! How
Mr.. Robertson again called .,,.,,,o, 60 IF.
substitute. and asked that 1t be read.
The resolutions a. reported by the com mittae
were adopted, (of course,) and Messrs Rarrsff
Fisher, Mcconnell, Grant and Hattou ware An,
pointed TO present then to Congress, and the
CHARITY STAYS Monster Quincuplexal En-.
position is the rather awkward name or an exhi-
bition which has been drawing crowded houses in
SIitimore during the past week, and which Win
week. There are i've distinct Companies in the
troupe, and their euteFtainments ara said In