Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-28

I Reorganization OF the republican club for fG-
! ture effective work, bnt the officers having
been previously elected, IL was not apparent
I where the reorganization came in. The m eet-
/ ing, however adopted a set Of rules for the gov
/ eminent OF the club, and then several spokes
I men Denounced the contractors under the Board
, OF Public Works. Messrs Doughty, LeBarnes
Ordway and Professor A. NJ Green took hand
I az this ia the order named, and proceeded 20
| handle Messrs Tiunry. Strong, Mcnamara,
I Campbell, lloulton and Barnes. without sloS yes,
saying many hard things of them, and chargiI (
that they brought crowds Uf colored men, not
residents OF the 10Th district TO pack the meet
ing which elected delegates TO the late cenven-
/ ton, intiK idaiing the chairman. A. Il. Tinney,
/ 60 rule and decide points To salt themselves.
/ " ithOUt regard to parliamentary usage. there.
by electing delegates 10 the meeting OF the cen
trail committee not the choice of the bone i'd
voters OF the Twentieth district Mr.
I johnson, from the committee appointed AT
the last meeting to take the testimony OF those
who were aSg:ieved, for the purpose Oflsyng IL
before the central committee. made A rcnvTt
and read the affdayts OF several who were
present on that occasion, relative to the alleged
ouuaSes- The chairman stated that the cor
mitteC would be continued tor the purpose of
obtaining more testimony, and when presented
before the central committee he had RIO doubt
they word have justice done them. Mr.. Ord
way was very severe on the eesduct OF Andrew
TinBey, who presided az the late meeting of
the club, saying he had been made a tool OF b =
o. mocTatic contractors. Tinney and DR.. Tin
dali, the Governors clerk, had certified TO the
legality OF this election in signing the creden-
tialS Of the delegaie1. After A. NJ. Green, who
was the last speaker. had concluded his
marks, the cub Teafi ImCd the resolutions
adopted at their last meeting ad iourned
WHAT Becomes OF THE DEAD HoEsFs >
y SG'iJGctOTg 4SsJrcT "a ne D.f,sti0a-Poyy
Eaters ere az no Ddnys-.-Y esterlay afternoon
SANITARY Inspector Gatehell psid visit to the
place where the dead animals OF the District
are taken, and found tie pen of hogs AS de-
scribed in The STAR of Yesterday. He, how
ever, had the EU0dHS opsrdndi OF the business
iuily explained to him. and received assurances
that the hogs fed tAere are never slaughtered for
food. but they are rendered Up as other animals
are for the fat. 1t vas stated to hin. ,hat most
OF the dead animals received there are in very
poor condition, 80 I'll at when The fat is melted
down alone II makes tallOw of such inferior
qua ~ as to be unstable. To improve il
Ihe Eoes are iatteBed, and the lard OBJ
tanned therefrom being MIXED with it, it
makes a grease which is purchased BY
railroad companies for iubricating axles, &c
The meat of the animals, hogs included, is cut
up and made into fertilizer, the bones are
ground for the same purpose; the hides are
shipped to Boston. where they are manufactured:
and the horns and hOofs are Sent to the glue fac
tories; MIR. Gatchell was assured that when
these hogs are 10 be killed his Office would be
notified, 80 that the process could be gone
Though with under the eyes OF AN INSPECTOR,
whS could see Tor himself that the careasses
were disposed OF in the manner described. Mr.
Gatcbell is satisfied, from what he saw and
heard at the place, that il is not the intention OF
MT. Wolf, the contractor, or his employees to
use Ine hoss .or any other purpose than that
We need only add to the above. for the
assurance CT eaters OF pork. that all the swine
sold to butchers in this District are carefully
Inspected by officers of the Board of Health
previog.to ne slaughter OF the animals. This
Is pYtty effeetuai safeguard against the sale
OF ditased meat in our markets.
LAW DEPARTRENT OF HOWARD USTvKesI-
Tf-AnSsuGi CODtlseHcsment.-I.ast evening the
annual commencement of the law DEPARTMENT |
oil Howard University took place at the Congre-
HLrra l. -
On the platfVrn Hese seated O. p. Howard Ii,
D.; President, John NJ. Langstotl. A. NJ, dean:
hon A. G. Riddle, lecturer OH American law:
IL - Team, IL. d., instructor and secretary;
MI. Hoar, DIR. c. c. Cox, Senator Pomeroy and |
others.
The exercises were opened with music by the |
choir after which there were Tecitations as fol-
lows, MI LangsiGn introducing the speakers: |
4 he civil Law, Grafton, T.. K. Bclcher, Of Ga; |
ohancery, essay, Charlotte +. Ray, of n. Y: |
Constitutions, Grafton, e. II. Gardner of Mass:
Let the jury respond TO the fact grafton T. G.
Napier, OF Tenn; Abolition of trial bv iury in |
civil cases, Grafton, u. +. QBsrles. OF Ga; Pub
lie international law, essay, ID. Augustus Stra-
ker OF ny; Capital punishment, Grafton. NJ. NJ.
Holland, OF Texas; Law and science, Grafton
Geo. w Mitchell, of Va.
The following graduates were then called upon
the platform: +. X. Belcher, Georgia: Edwin
fletcher, Georgis; &. H. Gardner, Mass; VI. 81.
Holland. Texas; George w. Mitchell. Virginia;
Moses WeDsley dale Moore, y. C.; j. VI. Muir
r.
Quarles, Georgia: Charlotte T.. Raw, y. Y:
John II, Smith, Pa; ID. Augustus Straker, Nv.
md q. S. 3. Wall, District OF Columbia Gen.
howard conferred upon each the degree of /
ne graduates, giving them some timely advice |
non. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee and |
ion. T. l.. Ioar, OF Massachusetts, were in
rodnced. and appropriately addressed the
'radnatll g class and the assemblage.
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- wv MARKET 0f HcalA |
INSPECTIONS Inspector Genera u.., rel reports
he arrival and sale OF marine products, as 'cI.
ows:-Schooner American Coaster. 800 bushels
POcomOks oysters small IS, large 81 -; also. 81
,ushels SeeSIdes sold at al %. Schooner j. Cal
,oun. 200 bushels Pocomoke oysters; small, SO: |
arge, 90. Sleep Emma Alvuta. 400 bushels Horn |
Harbor Oysters; very fine; small. 80; large, Sl.50.
SlOop ,Josephista, 300 bushels Great Wicomico |
,ysters; small. so; medium, al p; extras, 81 per
barrel. Schooner Nautilus, $50 bushels Hills
bury oysters; small. 50: large, 40. Schooner Dis
cOyeIy, 200 bushels Dividing Creek oysters;
mall, 20; large, $50. Schooner Sarah Eliza
beth, 400 bushels Nanticoke oysters; all small, |
80. Schooner Tennessee, 400 bushels PocOmoke |
oysters; small, i0 large, Ca. Schooner Marcella |
Ann, 800 bushels Deep Creek oysters; small, 80; |
large, -, Seasides, Sl.25. Schooner Annie Glib |
'on, $50 bushels Rappaha mock oysters; very tine;
small, 40: large, S1.25. Oysters selling a. wharf
a. low a. ~ cents per bUshel. From present APP
rearances complete glut will exist in a few
DAYS. Twenty bushels condemned at 18th street |
wharf.
JOHN T.. OWENS had another large audience |
al the National Theater last evening, and as L
''-loshua Butterfly" in The Victims" and l
''SolOn Single in the .'Psople's LAWYER"
kept the audience sin roar" a. the saying is, |
from the rising OF the curtain TO the going down |
OF the same. John ought not to be a. funny as |
he can. for one or two old gentlemen last nigM |
burst their vest buttons on and were III danger |
of surOcatiCn. To night, "Grimaldi, or the Life |
OF an Actress IL the attraction, with Owens in
The principal character. A crowded house may
lie expected.
TIE UNION RAILRoAD.-The subscriptions
10 the stock OF this railroad at the office of Mr..
A. p Brown, now amount to $50 900, the re-
quired i've per cent being paid il. The books
viii be closed on Saturday night when il il
expected that one-half OF the apital will have
been subscribed, SO that an organ ZatOn may
be effected the following week. The capital is
fixed at Sl00 zoo.
SMALL POX--1here was one case of death
from small poN in the eastern section of the city
to-day. a child years old 1t was buried in the
small pOx burial ground, and the premises were
fumigated. One case of small pox is reported
in the southwest part of the city-a girl aged IL
wears She was removed TO the hospital, and