Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-08
The Greeley and Brown Ratification
Meeting

COMPLETION OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
GRAND GREELEY AND BROWN .'oUTBURsTT
TONIGHT.
Greeley and Brown meetings were hold Iaot
evening follows:
The Greeley and Brown voters of the 9th dis
tTict held meeting, Il. a. Waters in the chair
anu -. Ne any secretary, when it was resolved
snat the club meet tonight at O'Clock and
proceed IN body 10 the ratification meeting
aiesG uuoTs ohered by Mr. Waters fsyoring the
eieclcn OF Greeley and Brown were adopted
The Grceleyites of the 10 district INST a+
BoWsers Hall last night ard chose OFFICERS a.
Follows. a. G.. HAL, president; &. 1. Garfield.
FRANK Howe, corresponding secretary and
George y Plant, ST., treasurer. Tie president
Wa au'horized 70 arp2lnt an executive com
Ihittee, TO consist OF three members to he
named at subsequent meeting.
The greeley and Brown club of the 10Th dis
trlct met at BlifIs' Hall last night and saIcrad
france cOmmittec-MeSsrs Earnor, RChin-
son, and ietcAer. ". :. Fletcher was chosen
10 fTsIai Tor the district. MeSsrs. &. p Hartman
wafer Ho"e; ana Captain Barrett were aT-
tC,tL.E committee = confer with the 2lst and
10 district, ard unite with them in TIRE rroras-
son Mt>,Ts boc!ev and Fletcher were az
pointed q committee ct arrarqemerlts ,TLc
meeting lien adjourned 10 Wis the 2lst district
ClGh 1T Military Hall.
The Greeley ana Brown club OF the DIST
CETl'L met ~ t.elin'- nail last night; Mr.
q. -. FIy IN the Chair. 1t was announced that
twenty-five names had been added to the roll
since tire last meeting. Committees from the
is'h ana ZGth districts were introduced for the
luIioSe ot Esutat'On in relation to The ratiti-
cttCn meeting Tonight On motion OF Mr
,,UIr~-- q the harmony Greeley and Brown
club. MIR. Il. w. : oner vas tt.""t@h marshal OF
the DIST district Greeley aud Brown voters
Tie Greeley and Brown central club met at
the board Of trade rooms last night: Cant. jas,
Goddard IA the chair, and Walter Hawkes. sec
rotary. committee OF five was appointed to
solicit subscriptions to detray the expenses Of
the ratification meeting. The following GENTLE
men were apl Cinted:- James Goddard AiPxan-
der E,rmctt. =. &; Hall, j. IL. Crane anu Gil
l.fP a4uFar IL I
the club I2eet in tfCnt Of this hall en- Thursday
evening at . o'clock and proceed III a boGy 70
the ratification meeting. adopted.
The JOINT committee to make ARRANGEMENTS
fol tie Greeley AVID Bccwn ratification held 8
raeetiIg az the National Hotel; Mr. desc 2
v i.sg,. j ,.e chair, ana Y. = Davis secretary.
aTraI e ZnC.Ifs reported lat he leaned ysStrr-
tsy tlst ihc Washington gas IigGt couluany had
refused 70 TT tie ne ssSaTy attachment be made
70 Simplify tie. jets or the -15 aktTs' stand J-po-
leaning this he called uTor the agent OF The
ccIlTaIy, and va, informed that the parties
Wlc he'd charge Of the Grant ard Wilson ratiE-
cation meeting had refused 10 paw their bills for
go, a2c no more gas could be furnished Jules,
paid tor IN advance. lie thereupon paid the
in"Uut demanded; the attachment was then
mace and the lets fixed III place. When the
Woikren attempted, however, 10 turn on the
gas, IL was found that the pipes would not work
| after 0nscrewins half dozen lengths OF pipe it
WS CiscoF red that one CT the sections had been
s1thed with rags by some malicious Granite
| The obstruction was removed, and the pas
\ To Wed Freely, and Mr.. Fleming then empioypu
awatchman TO see that the fixtures were nat
| hereafter disturbed. Mr.. Fleming also reportsd
| that Captain Starkweather's artillery companv
mad been engaged TO fire the salute. Com
mittees reported that the necessary bunting
fireworks, &c, had been procured and fla
Judge Humphreys had gwen his perTnission
I that reflectcrs might be placed On the roof Of
| the City Hall. OOA VI
| The presidents of the various Greeley and
Brown clubs met az the Dickson House and
| selected Mr.. VIM. Dickson chief marshal who
| afterwards selected his assistants from the
| twenty-five districts in the order named COM
mencing with first district as follows: VIM H
| Rose, II. Nj. LightfOot, Anthony Rodier j. T.
| Gstewood. VIM. w. Laskey. j. Calhoun CLARK.
| Samuel T.. Slater, VIM. Chambers, Frank n
| Carver, John W. Usher, Joseph l.. Pearson
James G. Long, Nat. Ssrdo Richard c. Lewis
George Wilson, Thorn as Kelley. Tobias Hudson
I John Hogan, III. T. Dooley, n. G. Sanderson'
4 ". Il. Shelton.
| TuR EXTENSIVE and elegant assortment of
| spring and summer shoes for ladies are selling
! of rapidly at Cummings, 932 eth street Bean
| tiful white, pink, and blue button aad lace OF
| both boots and slippers. kid and Satine," for
| ladies and misses. Also, Burt's, and host of
| Others Gf first class makers, in "Freuch kid -
and all the other materials put into shoes. A
| tremendous assortment of every description of
| the very best qualities. slippers, Newport ties
| and such like, in numerous styles. Our readers
| can assuredlv not fail at the above establish
nent in the city, and the goods are selling lower
| than former prices.
STIR 'FM UP-Editor Star: A correspondent
| complained day or two ago that the garbage
| nan had not been around In his neighborhood
stree Saturday. Why, bless you, he has not been
| 70 see us for two full weeks. And the pump
doctor What has become Of him ? About two
/ WeeSs ago he took our pump up, laid it across
The well, departed, and fas not been seen since
! We have surplus of garbage and a lack of