Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-17
Tie resignation of W. Ii. Claggett as secretary
Was received and accented.

was received and accepted.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT GRRKLEYIrRs.
meeting was held At Turner Hall. on New
Jersey avenue, last night, under a call for re-
publicans who endorse the Cincinnati platform
aud candidates. Mr.. P. II. Rheinhardt called the
meeting to order, and on his motion Gen. $. ).
Hinkle was elected president. Arthur Chase
was elected vice president, and Samuel Jones
secretary. Mr.. Rheinhardt offered resolutions
dates of the liberal republican party, and de-
nouncing the Administration; which were
unanimously adopted. Mr.. VIM. b. Briscoe
offered resolution nominating cas- the liberal
republican candidate Of the sixteenth district
for the House Of Delegates, p. II. Rheinhardt,
the late Chief clerk OF that branch OF the legis-
iatBre-' MIR. RheinhaTdt said II there one
thing lie preferred above another, ii was his
election 70 the House Of Delegates. lie referred
10 his connection with the legislature fOr one
year, and stated that he was cognizant of the
under current of raScality which perIaeatsQ the
majority Of that legislature, and that the only
reason Why they did not want him any longer
was that he was inCOrruItible,
Mr. RhIuehart, the incorruptibe, Will have
an opportunity 10 explain during the canvass by
what authority he made large purchase OF
stationery just previous ~ the closing OF the
first Legislative Assembly and his own term as
chief clerk of Tie House of Delegate, instead of
letting the new legislature purchase its own
stationery
O-dgayites fn the Seventh district.
The Urdway-CTaue Greeieyites held a meet
ing at Union Bethel church, in the seventh
district, last night, called by the subc0mmi
Cornelius Clark, q we'll known political dema-
pOgue. presided. The meeting was called to
elect delegates to the convention to be held on
tle lcth instant 70 nominate the Ordway candi-
date for delegate &c Congress. Mr.. SchOeler
said Lie thought the meeting Illegal, on the
ground thar IL was cailea over the head OF the
president of the seventh district republican
club. While Mr. SchOOler had the IioOr. the
president Of the regular republican club made
his appearance, when loud cries were made for
him TO take the chair. but he refused to do so,
and corteutei himself with entering protest
against the meeting, on the ground that the
Subcommittee had no authority to call meet
ing OF the seventh district republican club
JIleSs the president had refused to do, and that
no request 10 call y meeting had been made to
II. lie Also stated that he had DO authority to
establish line Of policy for the republicans OF
tie seventh district. neither did he think that
the sub cOCuitteswas vested with that author
ity. Gr. Walker tEen offered resolution 70
tee which was Laid or the table. on motion OF
Mr. Payne; after which, nominations we're made
for delegates e The convention. The president
OF 81 c seventh district club again protested
against their proceedings, which protest was
coDolrTed n by MT. Pin!ney: after which. the
president lett, accom- anieG by a number OF
o,heI Tepueiicans OF the district, leaving the
CrdW ayites to their OWL devices.
FIRE IMPROVEMENT on THE AvENUE.-The
large building non being erected for Mr..J Il.
arnum, o. New York, on the northeast corner
o! PChnSY Wanna avenue and 10th street, will h.
ioGr stories IN height, including the story in the
rench root. The building is OF very elah- |
CRATE and beautiful GesiE gu, and vii front a
feet on the avenue, 81 feet on 10th street, and
lcO Il ct on street. Tie first story will be en-
hrely of wrought and cast iron. and the win
doTs OF the finest plate glass This story will !
be il feet high IN the clear, aud besides the ac |
comnodatioDs for the clearinghouse OF Lewis !
johnson * Go. IL the corner room, viii contain |
three stores The first store adjoining the bank |
lHg-IouSe, which has been engaged bV Nr. |
SemEen, jeweler, has front OF p feet, and |
the Others, enc of which has been engaged |
by Mrs. Glitch, have each front OF Is feet |
The upper stories will be arranged for O+ic |
the entrance to which will be from the avenue |
The building viii be faced with pressed brick |
lald IN block joints, and the window heads and !
slis viii be of light Ohio sandstone. The roof |
IS OF beautiful design, and there will be four
mighty ornamented towers on IL. AL the upper |
cOrnlces and decorative portions are to be of !
galvanized iron, manufactured this city by |
aiessers. Gebhardt & Co. The plans are by Mr.. |
James Fraser, architect, late of Philadeiphia
and this building will greatly add to his previous
Z putition in his profession. Messrs. Entwisle
& Barron are the contractors; Mr.. Jerome
Digs, the brick mason. The building will cost
ibout 900, and it is expected that it will be
completed and ready for occupancy this fall.
MANUFACTURING EyrERPRrZE.-It is often
trutbfuly, that Washington city 1
acks commercial and manufacturing business.
we therefor note, with active interest, all Anew
movements tending to develope or build up
in our midst. One of the latest
Of this class is the Columbian Bank Note Com
pany, which has just taken the upper part OF the
shepherd Building, upon PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
he managers are all practical engravers OF |
arge experience in the best engraving estab-
ishments in the land, and they are now pre
pared to 90 the very best work, bonds checks
irafts, cards, ETC., that can be obtained in the
United States.
SPECIAL TERN, JgGqe Humplreys-To-day,
Robinson < Co. agt. Britt; Judgement by de-
ault. Iathfop agt. Lathrop; motion dismissed
q, want Of prosecution. Offutt agt. King ct al:
tpcree confrr,Ir snecial auditors report |
lawson agt. Lawson; order TO show cause.
;TOwell agt. Croweil: decree of divorce. Mussey |
gt. Donoho ct al; order dischaTging rule to show
aCse. ~ r., Purcy Ann BealIs eastatei order
approving trustees bond. Kirk agt. ZeIli Qrier !
extending time to take testimony
MARTIN CRoNIN, chief engineer of fire de-
,artment OF Washington, ID. e., on tour oil in
pection of fire apparatus OF eastern cities, and
OoEing' Tor late Improvements, was in town |
Eritay AMI examined the fire apparatus OF this !
;ity, with which he expressed himself much
pleased. He left this morning for a trip TO the
northumberland NJ 1dvertiser.
ALASKA DIAMONDS set III Oride and gold,
Prigg's iewelry store, No. 45T Pennsy ania
avenue, between X and 9Th street.
syAn influential meeting OF Roman Catholics
Was held in London last night, the Duke OF |
Norfolk, presiding. Resolutions were adopted |
against the action of the Italian |
government toward the Papal authorities, and |
the recent law passed by the Ger |
man Parliament prosecuting the Jesuits.
Hs-The grand jury of New York yesterday |
ford, charging him with felODious assault, with |
intent To kill. The case will probably be tried |
Ibis term. Crawford is "A brother-in-iaw Of Com |
modore Vanderbilt. He shot and wounded a |