Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-26

The Nefersns-ot the War OF 1872 are MAKING
active preparations for the- c0nternrI atad -
- BziiiHlOT-On the 1Zsh Of September
On aiuTcay night the store OF Mr. PoIIs-d
near The fTst toi-gate on the 7th-street road
= - tafeIed, and - - in money and a gold
watch and chain carried away
The ubiic schools Of the second district viii
cfer On Monday, September :. Tickets OF sd-
raissicE may lie obtained IRON Angus 9th TO
..st inclusive. a. the Miller Building, II street
betWefn 9Th ard sti, nom -, TO $50 a. m, and
~ The Seat'n Bulid3Ig, street, between I'd and
81, iToiu 90 10 b-,J =. N.
,iames Thomas. colOred. and Thomas Jones'
ei-.e. 4IGEteted On the corner OF ist and y
streets ouibea>t, last night, aDG Jones stabbed
10 mas a. two places. iu1istDg painful but not
Dangerous wOUHds Thomas vent 10 the e.h
(N&Sy IsIGl precinct station, entered COM
plant, and Lad BIS wounds dressed by Dr.. a. L.
Nj. James NJ. Eucharan. ir.. :. Worth Spates
and Charles y. y elmer, cOElmistee on invitation
81 TIE Chesapeake Central Greeley Club of
man lend. are here from baltimore tn fav, %
invite " aSEIr gt0a Greeley ciU0s 20 cooperate
iii Tie PROCESSION AID mass meeting = be held
Urd6r tie susTi ices Of their o. raBiza5 on in Ba'
urlcTe on the f2th Of September reXt.
e>fCTGay roOTuiE 2 at Il O'Clock tie Sunday
scEoo.-TCcU OF RyiInG Chapel. which has been
uEtrTL org extensive TePsiTs ana ITnpsCgS ulents,
vas ft'IeTec in Appropriate e1ercis-s hey.
Ar. Ds>hieH. OF DunbaTtOu street church,
Georgetown, delivered an address. The expense
of fLe iEF-DyemeI 1t rs about Sssld, which will
he i4rid2ted - the collection taken Up yGster-
Jay.
RlT. Joseph Thomas reports that very uretty
CeDCs. 1873 III street. last night The little
walt wsS neatly drCs-el5 and had nursing
apparatus IN the rev basket in which Il was de-
fosi-ed \ phySician whs called 70 see l. ex-
pressed tie opinion that the child had been
u. Jgsed. Itwas {sCderly cSg5d fOr BY the family
when found and sill be adoFted by Mr.. Yh0Iss.
The Railroad War on CnpifOI fzil,
ME-. RIKEB Against THE BOARD OF PCBLIC
WORKS.
Hcsiihties were rcopened between the wash
frUr0n GHOEyffOSTn AMI Ma
81 pubic works on Sci uriay afternoon, along
the Old line OF battle, en- Pennsylvania avenue
east. The board. Al p. m, ordered SupcriE-
tendent Samuel W. Hif-Jn IS u taeDa-e Penn
sylEania avenue, between LIST and 2d streets
'ast' at once Tor paving" and directed tho
agents OF the he Golyer wood pavement 10 re-
commence operations under previous instruc.
tons Superintendent Ssi;cr, Of the railroad
company, learning of these orders, mustered MS
forces. and proceeding 10 tie scene Oh action,
cOIE menceC tearing up the siSepers and cross
ties already laid. replacing them in the Elid,Ile
81 the aveHHe, where they UseI 70 be. Before
The charge of base WAS effected. CHIEF SIEerin-
teTfeut Joseph ). Mage. OF the board force, ap-
peared upon the field and attempted to d1ire
sailor or Sai.or refused 70 go, and Nagle csIed
upon Officer Nokes, o. the metropC titan police.
to interfere. Tbs demand also was denied, an
theIeupon Nagle became rather demGustrative
and was invited by NOkes 20 the StI precinct
station, where be left s. As collateral that he
would appear before the police court this morn
ing Lieut.. Austin, Who feared a breach of the
peace. kept reserve force at the station house
tiic dttetitcpis Gut everything Elneu
quiet, tie railroad men continued and com ted
then work, and the reserve were dismissed.
THE sITTATIOE TO-DAY.
tbs morning, at O'Clock, about 100 laboreTs
empioyed by the board OF public works, ap-
peared on the ground, and pitching into the
work OF the railroad hands coon had the rails
and stIlngers Llrown over to the right side of
The avenue, IRON whence Superintendent Sailor
removed them on Saturday evening. Sailor
made hs appearance on the ground shortly af-
rewards. and remsTkIng that the board had the
largest army this morning, left TO report the
facts 10 President Riker. The tearing up OF
thls road has of course interrupted the through
tf3yel on the Navy Yard route
The workmen, under the direction OF the
board OF pubic works, after throwing the rails
ana ties from the centre OF the avenue (which
Il 70 be p2rkedlto the sides from st 70 4h streets
continued down the avenue 70 eth street east
iayirg The stTingeIs for the rails that far. The
directors OF the railroad company residing in
New York and Philadelphia we're teicsrapheC
10 Yesterday and arrived this morning and are
to-day consulting es TO what course they will
pursue.