Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-16


secured reduced transportation for the mem
bers of the club who propose to vote at the
coming state election. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing six months: W.
III. Turner. president; T.. W. Oyster, j. W.
Swank, and Dr. G. RObb. vice Presidents f. II.
II. Thomas, recording secretary; K. II. Nc
Murray, financial secretary, l.. II. Patterson,
treasurer.
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET TO Ex-GOv-
KRNoR COoKR.-An invitation has been ex-
tended 10 Ex-Governor Cooke TO a compliment
ary banquet Saturday evening next, at
Wizards hotel signed by the following citizens:
General W. - Sherman, Chief Justice ID. X.
Cartier, Geo. W. Riggs, Hon. Geo. Taylor,
Franklin Philp, Thomas l.; Hume, Judge Ar
A. NJ. Clapp, Henry Semken, A. ). SOlOmOns,
W. F. Mattingly, Richard Wallach, X. w.
bowman, F, W. Jones, =. ID. Gilman, Hamil-
ton G. FAINT, John A. Baker, James G.. Berret,
q. II. Nichols. NJ. p, T. NJ. Hanson, b. Lewis
BlackfOrd, John r. Ennis, Walter 5. Cox,
Richard Smith. l.. G. Campbell, Chas. F. STAINS
bury, L. Worthington, A. ii. Pickrell Peter f.
Bacon. W. Il. Moses, NJ. G.. Emery, Jos. Casey,
j. G. Hall, NJ. D., Lewis J. Davis. David Walk
er, NJ. W. Gait, John 4. Mitchell, Edward
DTOop, Thomas Russell, Moses Kelly, W. IL.
Baldwin, John j. Beall, VIM. Marburv, Gen.
~. q. Howard ;. +. Middleton, y W. BurcheII,
III. NJ. Hutchinson, Morgan l.. Smith, +. q. In
gerSOll and John W. Thompson.
10 which has been received the following re-
ply:
WASHINGTON. Sept. Is. 1873.
GENTLEMEN ] beg 10 acknowledge the re-
cent of your prefer OF complimentary ban
quet, and 70 express nv grateful appreciation
of this mark of the confidence and esteem OF
my fellOw-citiZens. and of their generous ap-
prOval of my humble efforts TO advance the in
terests of the national capital while holding the
Office from which have this day retired.
In accepting your invitation, am influenced
by a deep sense of the kindly motive which
prompts II. rather than by a consciousness of
having fulfilled all that endeayOred to accom-
plsh.
In response 10 vour request 70 fix tune for
the banquet l would suggest Saturday evening
next.
Ihave the honor TO be, gentlemen. your ODE
dent servant, II. ID. COOKE.
George ". Riqys, ssI., I'm. Geo. Taylor, Fr1HE-
lin PhdD. sSI., Tl0S. L. HUM, esq. ard o'isrs
Gen Sherman has kindly consented TO pre-
side on the occasion.
PURCHASE or VIRGINIA Coal LANDS BY
BALTIMOREANs AND WAsHINGTOSIANS.-W
mentioned a few davs since that some capital
lists Of Baltimore and Washington had pur-
chased the mineral right of twenty five hundred
acres of fine coal lands in West Virginia. We
have since learned that the purchasers of the
lands alluded 20 are Aessrs. Louis Il. Broad
bent, Joseph Wilkins, Charles F. BrOadbent,
ID. NJ. Cleary, j. F. Broadbent. and other gen
tlemen of Baltimore, aud Edwin X. Haight.
ESQ.,. and others, of Washington city. These
gentlemen have already obtained a charter and
formed a company under the name of the West
Virginia Coal and Coke company, and are pre-
pairing to prosecute the business OF coal mining
on large Scale. There are about thirty mil.
ions Of tons in the immense tract, which is
located on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
west Of FairmOnt, West Virginia, and fronts
for two miles on that railroad, and on the Mo
hongahela river for about d mile. ihe COM
pany Will be able to supply eastern and western
points and the country traversed by the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. We are informed that
this coal makes the finest coke known, and will
bear heavier burden Of iron ore in the furnace
than any other. Coke is now a great article of
commerce. the iron manufacturers taking all
at the mines that can be made. The West Vir-
ginia Coal and Coke company will erect large
cOking furnaces, and do An immense business in
both coke and eoal--C,ImberldHd Ne'cs, 15h
The VISITING ODD FELLoyVs.-The following
programme OF proceedings, line of march, &c,
has been arranged for tomorrow, when Bunker
Hill Encampment, Of ChsrlestOwn, Mass, will
visit this city They will arrive at the Baltimore
depot at s45 a. m, where they will be received
with an address Of welcome by VIM. X. New
man, Grand Patriarch Of the District of Column
bia- On leaving the depot, the procession will
march TO and view the Capitol and Botanical
Gardens; thence by way of 80 street TO Penn
sylvania avenue; up Pennsylvania avenue,
around the south and west front of the Treasu-
~ department to the White House; after which
the Treasury will be visited. The procession
will then proceed, by way Of New York avenue
and 18th street, to headquarters at the Kirk
wood House, where It will be disbanded, and
the visitors, in company with their friends here
will, in squads visit such places of interest as
time will permit. Bunker Hill Encampment
and the delegation from Baltimore, who will be
with them. are uniformed, and will, no doubt,
present a fine appearance. Quite number OF
ladies accompany them.
ATTENPT TO SwINDLR THE GERMAN-AMER-
ICAN SAVINGS BASK BY A FORCED CHECK
To-day, in the Police Court, Henry Bogus,
(which, IL Is said, is not his correct name who
was arrested yesterday by Officer LOane on the
charge Of forging check on the German
American Savings Bank, was arraigned. MT.
Barrett, who had been retained, asked q post
ponement. The court refused 20 postpone, and
Mr.. G. Z. Prentlss, cashier, identified the pris-
oner as having presented the check at the bank
mentioned. Mr.. A. Dittrich testified that the
signature which purpOTted 70 be his was not his,
and the name was not his, being spelt with one
st" Mr.. z. II. Reinhard testified that he
knew the prisoner by another name, and yes
terday the prisoner met him and stated that he
had put Mr.. Dittrich's name TO check, and
asked him (R.) TO go with him to Dittrich's to
see If he could not fix up matters. The prisoner
was committed for the action OF the grand jury.
1.-THE Bogus whose name is given above IS not
Henry Bogus who does business on ID street,
between 9th and 10th streetS-l
FINE IMPROvKMEST.-The old buildings on
the corner OF Sth street and Market Space will
be replaced by fine three-stOry and Mansard
roof building, similar in general design to the
Vernon row built under the superintendent of
Mr.. John Fraser architect. for Mrs Helen NJ
McCalla and Mis- Mary I. Hill. This building
will front q feet on Market Space, with depth
OF 90 feet Sth street, and the lower story will
have a east-iron front. The corner will be fin
ished as a tower, on the second story Of which
will be an elegant castiron bay window. The
exterior Of the building will be faced with press
ed brick, with Ohio sandstone trimmings, and
in the corniees and upper part galvanized iron
u.
will be fitted for q store, and the other stories,
containing in all Il rooms, will be -, II aud II
feet in hight respectively. The cost will be
about $4,000, and il i expected the roof will be
u this season.
CRUELTY TO ANNALS Horse said % kave
been Whipped and Driven o. Death. william
Robinson, Mick Meyers, - Joy and - Lou
den were arraigned before Justice Mills this
morning, charged with oyer-driving a hired
morse on Saturday last. For the prosecution
tnere appeared as witnesses Mr.. I. F. Gstchel,
SSan ID Perry, Mr.. Brown ami Lieut.. Eeklof
aho1,eTrry destined that he owned the horse; that
10 RohsnseSsock p. m Sunday he hired the horse
80 ~ .n. sanAt when the horse returned he
cut from his Sidss ~ that the blood hal been
80 -. HLs SUES oy the Nhip aud m AZ ~ -
.mal cled in two hours after r.. az tnst tne an
Inc oeisnGents were allowed TO NJ Ietor l
mSnt, Nhch showed that the animal n =. s s
whipped and driven to death. RObinsa,no pee
fined 80, Meyers $40, Joy $40 and IoudSn ss -
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. I.a.imsr 9
Clesry. auctioneers, yesterday evening sold 10
Is, in KeatiBg's subdivision Of Prospect Inn q,
IfnCen avenue, 20 Samuel = Hoover Tor . :