Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-23
Local Politics.


THE "PRoPLE's MovEMKNr'-CALL FOR
MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT.
The following call has been issued for a meet
ing OF the people at Union Hall, 1ith street, Oh
Tuesday evening next:
To the psOPls Of the District Of Columbia 1ObO are
opposed to the present system Of Improvements
n0tc being made by the Board Of Public Works:
We, the undersigned property holders and
citizens OF this Dictrict, who have interests at
stake and who feel deep interest in the real
welfare OF this community, think the time has
arrived for our people, irrespective OF party, to
unite together tor mutual protection and sup
port
We are all in favor Of improvements, AMI
when We pay dollar for anything we want a
dollars worth, but are opposed to the tenn
porary, incompreh ensible, and ruinous plan OF
improvements now being made by the Board Of
Public Works. We therefore request our cit
liens who are opposed TO the present system to
meet at O'Clock p. m. on Tuesday, the oath day
OF this instant, September, 1872, at Union Hall,
on Fourteenth street, between street and New
York avenue northwest. The object OF said
meeting Is TO organize a citizens committee
irrespective of party, for = thorough and vigor-
Gus campaign TO secure the election of such men
as wiz properly represent the people of this Dis
trict in Congress and in the next Legislature;
this check the people must and will have if they
will exert themselves:
George II. Plant, j. b. Wilson, Jas A.
Adams, Tbos. Miller, Francis Profit, Robert
Ball, +. Lutz, Jr., & Bro, w. Gurton, Michael
Tally, 4. Augusta, NJ. d., Be al 81 Baker,
John L. Kendell, G.. Alexander, II. s. DAVIS,
jackson Bro. & Co., Samuel Bacon & Co.,
Alfred Jones, Samuel Fowler, G. E. Kirk, j. w.
Wright, b. Trautman, A. X. Elliot. VIM. Ruth
johnson, David Fisher, Thompson Nsylor 81
Son, d. II. Gibbs, Thomas Il. Everette, W. T..
King, WIN. Scharfer, u. q. Laurence, FIR
schmidt, James s. Topham s. Co, George c.
Henry Upperman, Benz. L. MorselI. Henry
Lee' VIM A. Young & Bro, j. G.. Smith
Joseph II Bryan, VIM. Bryan, Jas. higgins.
Samuel Mickum, and others.
A SUCCESS AT LAsr.-All this forenoon the
new and successful steam roller, moving two
very ponderous iron cylinders or wheels, has
been actively ''shassaying," Ito use the domes-
tic French OF lively youth whom we overheard
CRITIC, g ~ up and down the grade OF 18th
many expensive attempts and failures at this
needed implement; but the present one is ap-
parentiy triumph at last. II packs the earth
very hard, rolls smooth, makes a good job, is
managed easily 10 stop or 60, and seems Alto
gether the latest and biggest curiosity Of its
kind.
DEATH OF wxLL-KNowE PHYSICIAN. DR..
Richard @. Crogeon, well-known physician OF
street, between T. and +, southwest, yesterday
afternoon. DR.. Q. was Q young but highly
popular physician, enjoying very large pr &C.
Crosgon, and studied medicine with DR.. JOS.
borrows- For several years he was q school
trustee in the 4th district. He was q member
OF odr Dsvson Ledge, Washington Chapter OF Ma
piar, and Columbia Lodge of odd Fellows.
TIE SEvESrH-srRrkr INJuxorroS CASE.
To-day, In the Equity Court, Judge Hum
phreys, the case Of Mattingly ct al. agt. the
District OF Columbia was resumed, and Mr..
Bond, after apologizing for the absence of the
senior counsel (Col. Cook, on account of sick
ness, proceeded to deliver his argument for the
respondents. He argued that the complainants
had no standing in equity, and II they have
been damaged as claimed they should pay their
bills under protest and sue the amount at COM
mon law.
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