Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-10


ELECTION OF OFFICERs-PIEDNoNT AND Poro- |
MAC RAILROAD SCHEME.
The annual meeting of the Board OF Trade
was held last evening. The report of the treas
urcr, +. Il. Mcclure, was submitted, showing
balance in his hands Of sie5.l3 on the ID Of Jam
nary, 1919. The following officers were elected
i 70, the ensuing year IS. Bacon, PRESIDENT >.
second vice president; II. ID. Cooke, X. b. Mo-
hun, W. H. Clagett. s: $. SmOot, A. s. Solo
mons, Riley A. shinn, w; g. Metzerott, X. M.
A. r. Shepherd, directors; 8. " Noyes, secre-
tary; Z. B. Mcclure, treasurer.
Mr. Metzerott offered the following resolution:
Whereas bill passed by the Legislature APP
propriating SEQ 900 for the building OF q rail-
road, called the Piedmont and Potomac rail-
road, h now before Congress for confirmation;
&Hf8eereas the scheme is gotten up by few
htors for private purposes; and whereas
suCp-a railroad runs almost parallel, within q
few miles OF the Washington and Ohio railroad,
and can be Of no particular benefit to the Dis
Resolred, That the resolution offered BY the
Hon. Charles Sumner. in the Senate of the
bill meets the views of the Board Of Trade of
Washington city, and that the interest of the
District requires that the said bill should be
Col. Wall asked if any effort was being made
to secure the confirmation Of the bill.
Mr.. Metzerott answered that the friends of
confirmation of the bill 1t was well known that
this scheme was nothing but bold attempt to
speculate in railroad stock at the expense OF the
District OF Columbia. The bill had passed the
IL gislature as many other did, without any kind
OF an investigation, and had, he belived, re-
ceiyed the approval of the people through ignor-
arce. The House of Represe natives had con-
hrmed this measure, and it was due to the
people that il should be defeated in the Senate.
The resolution was adopted, and Messrs. W.
G. MetZerott, w. H. Clagett and Vim. Wall
were appointed a committee to represent the
views OF the Board OF Trade on this subject to
congress, and to use all proper efforts to secure
uon, the president OF the board was added to the
committee.
SUIT AGAINST The wONANs' CLUB."-To-
day Mr.. A. X. Browne entered suit for Jennie
Howard against Sara j. Spencer, Susan A. Ed
son, Myra 5. Mcclure, Lily ID. Wood, Augusta
Il. Morris, and Carrie A. Reddle, doing business
under the name and firm of "The womens'
Club OF Washington, ID. c." The suit was
brought to recover payment OF the following
'January Goth, 1sI2:-The womens' Club of
Washington, ID. c., DIR. to Jennie Howard, to
balance on four months salary at s75 per month,
$215. To cash advanced for the support of the
college OF said club, Sl00-total S3l5." The
plaintiff claims that she and the secretary OF the
club Mrs Wayne) were induced to leave their
business, which was a lucrative one; that plain
tiff was also induced to turn over her furniture
10 the use OF the college for a small amount OF
ca b and note, and she was promised a salary
OF SO per month, and a situation in the Treas
ury Department.; that the funds OF the college
have been expended loosely, &c. and that both
plaintiff and Mrs. Wayne have suffered loss the
latter having been paid only portion of her
salary, and plaintiff but a small amount Miss
howard states that, to secure herself from fur
Their loss, she remains in charge OF the furniture
at the college, corner OF 9th and o streets. Her
afhdayit sets forth that she was hired about the
"a OF october to enter the college at the rate of
$40 per month, and is entitled to her salary less
$50 Tor board, at the rate of $50 per month, and
80 IN cash, and that she is also entitled to 500
which she had expended for necessaries in said
college.
Row AMONG THE LAWYERS. To-day, i'm
the Police Court, Mr.. cambridge III. Webb
an attorney, filed an affidavit setting forth
IN detail serious charges against one George
b. Bergen, also an attorney, in his profess
slonsl practice, before the Police Court
charging him with retaining the whole of
fee, one-haf OF which should have gone to
another attorney. After the charges had been
read, Mr.. Webb went on to state that he
felt it his duty to unmask such conduct
Tor the credit of the legal profession
Webbs part to prove that, owing to the disrepn-
table and dishonest character Of Bergen, he is
unworthy to practice in court of any Christian
community. After a spirited colloduy between
the lawyers, in which the lie was passed, the
court decided to postpone action until next
Iuesday to hear witnesses, remarking that anv
court could purge itself OF shyster attorneys.
HE BOUNDARY AND SILVER SPRING RAIL
EoAD.-The book for the subscriptions to the
stock Of the b. and $. 8. X. r. Co., the route of
which Is out Ith street road to the boundary of
the District, has been open during this week at
the Board of Trade rooms, and about 800 shares
have been taken, but most of the subscribers
have announced their determination to take
much larger amounts in case other parties do
not take up a suffi cent amount. The number
OF shares is limited to 5000 at S25 each, % Der
cent being required at the time OF subscri ption
"THE ESCAPED Nun" alias Edith O'Gor
man, announces new lecture at Lincoln Hall
TINS evening. For particulars we refer to her
advertisement in our amusement column in
which she sets forth what she proposes to talk
about.
h. OF P.-The eighth annual ball of Frank
IN Lodge, no. Z, takes place on Monday even
ing, at odd Fellows Hall, Nayy-yard and
promises 10 be tirst-class affair.
AN ENGINEERS ExPERIRNCH.-AccOr,finc to
the Niagara Falls Gazette, one of the night
engineers in the New York Central wards at