Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-22
Local Politics

MEETINGS LAST MEET.
The extreme Leaf takes the starch Gu. o. or
local Politicians ana the meeting L tie several
districts are rather SfiTitles, aflirs, but the
weather gets cooler the meetings will, No doubt,
get hg.t5-. and We Lay expect lively tiEnes
before The fan elections COME OF. The follow
ing meetings were he'd last night
THE CHiPIAS NES IN II BARNES DISTEICF.
The lfth district republican club held Z meet
s1S las, evening AZ GsTmania Hall. The eIsCU-
i've committee reported vacancy in the genera!
committee caused gF the removal % DI. Bliss
70 AZ adjoining district, and Nr. Adam GgiJ
was nominated 70 81 the vacancy. agreed 70.
NJ. Alexander Is. Burns was elected 20 III a Va
carey -. the executive committee. The presi-
dent announced thai Grant and Wilson Gag
zoe was being erected at the intersection OF
18Th street northwest and Ohio avenue. Nh. K.
n Fu.'SC submitted = series Of reSolEt5 O~z.
Wu:Ga we're adopted, indoTsiHg Grant and VII
s,-A TOT PRECEDENT al. iye President; Gen.
ta'irlsI ICT Congress, ami Mr. Matthew
Tr,Hh,a FOR rGe House OF Delegates aud IIeds-
rig tie support OF tEe coCreG citizens in .heir
behalf
-vrsTIETr uIsrEI,- GcHRLgTITEs.
be --a district Greeley a1i Brown club
',np.e..t t.r-r grsauiZ@'.'r IA night y
e'tcrIs- tas following effects; =. y. Harmon,
IEs> .eI'- joseph u inca. vice president i. G.
F-'Vr--.s. Secretary sti Hawkins Taylor,
tIt@-nt-r- MOI 5.--rH Lynch, }. g. En-
" -s q. amt =. ". Robinson were a;.uaiutsl
ieieEareS o. tie "Teelev and Brown CeU-ra'
committee.
TEE erEE-EY RATIFICATION NOT yrr PAID
TIE .l-r district GIe,l.v AMI B-own-or
Elrs.r-. ...H met a. Military Hall last even
i-g, ard G.i nothing hG- talk over au assess
r-snf 90 -" f1r the grand ratification tzz!cs -"
a W.. Oh remains unpaid.
WHERE AND Eov FoCE TIS-CUP cHAPrA-
crArES HErUA SPIRITED MEETING.
y Meeting OF the GTC-!eE tsc> ct the eth dis
t-.c' vas announced - cone OF last night a.
Gil o. tl'- FAN. After some search by the re-
porter tEi- IS' wa GuUu4 IN the vicinity OF
q n-CUp alley, a Erirl h1rbr5d well known IN
ponce r.Hr' annals. I g. r,.i. ,,le.,. tile meet
~ - va &c j. lsU Ally OCguUitd Oy 2 ss.Te, 81
t.gts ~ cl.C-Cd Lien. an sCTc OF their ad0-n-
E3'D-S sf.rTet-r the attention Oi TIE three re.
fDrteI- I-g~eU-- ~ tie rear o. the lssS occu-
pied D. TIE chairman we're tT-1 green co-r>talks,
viii the -i>Srl~ crossed. and bundle OF oats.
over which were two miniature EagS. On the
night va the TCEtTa.t Of a ballet yir in fancy
costume. CE the Gt>k wsr, two vases filled with
fresh row =. and o. The eat ~de o. the room
bryce hu. lie of we straw. while directly in from,
a. the dss,- on stand, Wa cOuSpicUousy dis
paved e. mini azure bale Of Lay. On the sou ia
tr.u EI the wa'i was picture or the jackson
austrian >'a;7r, and rear . portraits Of Sey-
uf'Er an Flair, AMI Col. Tom FinJeuce IL
h-~ yoTs ger and LauL-CI-sr DAYS. No IutIm4-
non tht lie Colonel II not good cooking DOW =
intended. Near the stairway were two q ans
I1reuci,s, one representing profile which the
artist had kindly explained A. tHc CLaPpa,}1aCk
ARD! the other labeled .' In God trust"
The owner o. this old curiosity shop, Mr.. Grin
"er- explained tuat Pc vas having this hall
rsurtcil' hv changing Tie stairway % the west
side ot 1l' room. 20 Accommodate tie club.
The vu'E bow DI q club We four rlpn. counting
4. L. O.. CLAYTON 2.
waiting HT'I O'Clock. Nr. Grinder sent out
AR. Thomas. o-e OF the club, 20 hunt uu some
tisrrB.. -.a--~. 1ut b" s0nn returned WITH the
r-.Vr. .r-r 'aT y Lai ALI gone to the Young Mems
EsmDrTGtir club. at the Dickson house. Mr..
GTjr't~ remarked that there were 50 many
meeting -y.TE o. that Ii -Lt that n ea1 drawn
away AL their members. Dr. Clayton said the
hot weather tat something 20 do with II. Hr.
Thomas >ali BE was sorry there was such a lack
Uf enthusiasm among the members Of the club.
NT. DAVIS said i; COu'G Hut be regarded as
an int
next meeting should be advertised more extern
siveiy.
TIE Metropolitan Club. formerly known as
the \ Our Mems Democratic Club. held a meet o
ing a. the Dickson House last night and the
follow NJ nominations OF permanent officers OF
She club, % be voted tor at the next meeting.
were made President, r. z. Berry, first vice
president, br- Z. 4. Culver; second vice presi-
son and j. y. NalOnev: assistant secretary II
81 EhbS. treasurer. T. "A. Finley; trustee, VIM.
Dickson, VIM. A HutehiAs. BrysOn Tiily. ThOS.
r KILLER, jackson Yates, las. q. Long, and j.
Garter MaTbury. Geors etown seems to be in
The sscendancy IN this list.
A FEICEIAYER SERIOUSLY, PERHAPS "a
TALLY. ISJURED ny A FkLL--About , O'Clock
YESTERDAY afternoon Mr.. George w Dant a
well known bTickIaver o. this city, reslciink on
7th street, between J. and streets. southwest.
while at work on building on 81 street, be-
tween y and r streets, north vest, fell from the
scar0id TO The ground, distance Of about -
feet, in;uring himself very severely and, il
~ feared, fatally. Dr. Page was sent for at
cIee and boGId up his wounds temporarily,
AFTER which Lieut.. j F. Kelley, OF the 9Th pre-
clrCt, procured a hack and conveyed him To his
home DE. Charles NJ. Hsmmett was also sent
IOr and has renamed with the injured man
most OF Tie time since, and does not speak very
oucOCraslugly CT his chances OF recovery. Mr..
Dart has hot spoken since q g accident althou gh
u i thC-gtt he was conscious last eyeuin, for a
short tine. This morning he vas very low
SERiO-SLT INJURED BY RRICKE.r A
lCv named Frank Moran colored about - -,
yesrs OF age was severely injured Yesterday
afternoon BY a brick thrown by an -tpkn,,vrr
sCi1Tet sirl, on the corner OF Ith street ava
Make STaCe- He was carried by Ohicer Hard
W. 20 Mr.. kolb'S drug store, on the corner ol
.rt and l. streets, where his injuries which ava
Thought 70 be fatal, were attended TO- and be
was then CouveyeG 20 the residence OF his par