Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-15
InaugurnStOu Notes.


InauEuraaiOn Notes.
A committee consisting of Captain Rodgers
AND Major Tobias, of the City Troop, of Phila-
aeiphia, arrived here yesterday and waited upon
for quaI ter for the Troop.
The Monumental Greys, company A. LIST bat
,alion, lsf regiment y. G. sf Maryland, have
addressed a communication TO the comm ittet
lntimatlng their intention of being present
MAYOR w W. Writ, commanding the Governors
H0unted Guard, has rendered the use of his
srmory 70 the Greys tor the storing OF their
At a meeting Of the MARYLAND Republican
Association held last night, II was decided to
mas received from John X. Eing. OF the Balti
more National Soldiers and Sailors Club. i'm
response To an Invitation OF the association,
stating that all their arrangements had been
aasie for participating in the ugural cere-
monies.
Information has been received that the fol-
loving cotored organizations will be present at
me Inauguration :-Attiek Guards, of Rich
Inond, Virginia. with 90 muskets. Riehxnond
Zouaves, OF Richmond, Virginia, with % mus
nets, and On um corps % 10. These two organ
lzations viii be the guests OF the Stanton G yards
and viii be chartered at Union League hall
Company +, 18th regiment National Guards of
tennsylyania, with 10 muskets and Q drum
eesIs- These will be the guests of the Butler
Zcaaves, and will also be CHARTERED at Unisn
League hall. They will be received at the depot
BY the Stanton Guards and Butler Zouayes and
by them be escorted to their quarters.
Jac ging from the letters receiSe ed by the mill
fary stb-eommltteesn Inauguration ceremonies
there viii probably be some six or seven thou
sand militia here from distant states 10 take part
in the procession Among these are some old
soldiers who have served their country on the
feLd, AMI many OF them under President Grant
or the eOnmander-in-ehief OF the army. Would
- not ne appropriate to have a grand review of
the military during their visit here, say on the
white hot or Monument grounds? Ii would no
1oubt be acceptable to the President and Gen.
sherman. a. well a. highly gratifying to the
Soops 70 lie reviewed by their old commanders
This exhibition would doubtless draw MANY
visitors to this city who would not otherwise
come, aud be an attractive feature in the pro-
gramme, without much trouble or cost.
H
TIVE SOUTHERN MARYLAND R.IIHO.Ds-
Mr. r. II. Merrick has, as counsel for Mr.. John
r. Coyse, entered suit against the Washin yton
CITY and Point Lookout and Southern MARYLAND
railroad company for an in junction and account
me blh states that both these roads had char
tiers Tor lines Of road 10 Point Lookout and that
only one railroad was demanded and required
And the companies became rivals or Opponents
and greatly hindereG and ANNOYED each other
mat IN August, Duncan =. Walker, secretary
and treasurer, and SAMUEL IT. Suit, president of
the Washington City and Point Lookout rail-
read company solicited the complainant to enter
into negotiation with the Southern MARYLAND
railroad company for the purpose Of an amicable
settle mentO Of difficulties ami differences existing
eetween them, ami the Washington City and
roim Lookout railroad company, through
walker and Suit, agreed TO compensate him.
That IN pursuance of such agreement he
entered into negotiations with the Southern
aiary land road, =. ). SmOot president and
cradle expense of labor, time ana money
he continued said negotiations until they finally,
I'D January, 1873. resulted in amcable settle
ment OF all difficulties. And he charges that
sueh settlement was entirely due to the com
plaInants influence, efforts and services That
lAe result of the negotiation was an arrangement
providing; among other things, that the South
rrn Maryland road should pay the w G. and
l.: road S2to ,o0n-s1o O0O cash and $50 600 in
southern Maryland bonds, and the Southern
Maryiand company are about to transfer said
mount He asks an injunction to prevent said
transfer, and that the case be referred to the
aHdltor 70 take testimony as 10 the value of his
services. and 10 state an account between him
and the W. c. and p. l.. road, and decree be
passed that they pay over to him such sum as
nay be found TO be justly due him.
How TO CoxsTRrcr THE NATIONAL FLAG.
"A IN of1cer OF the navy sends US the following
rule for the construction Of a national flag
which may be found useful in times Of national
Iubilation:s OF course the size OF the flag de-
sf the flag should be equal 10 Is stripes zone for
zach state OF the Union at the time Of the revo-
lutlon,) alternately red and white the upper
and lower stripes being red. The length of the
gag should equal % stripes. The union Tor
elne square at the upper head corner nearest
The hagstah,) should be, in length, two-fifths OF
the length Of the flag, or equal 10 stripes, and
IN width equal To : stripes, which will give a
white stripe Immediately below the union The
stars in the union are one for each starr exist
'ng-1 list January, 49,, l-arranged in siN
perpendicular rows of each with one star fol-
lowing the center of the last row.
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The TERRITORIAL SAVINGS LOAN AssoCIA-
TioN held their nrst annual meeting last night.
aud the annual report was submitted, showing
the business for the wear 10 be 81 9eD: expenses
sse1. Value of each share of stock: First series.
" dues; gain, Sill ~; net value, S23.i2 second
series, - dues; gain, S6.43; net value Sf5f:
- nat
Sse5; fourth series, - dues; gain = I cents: net
value, sal. Total number of shares i'm tour
series' Z.eie The books for subscription to fifth
series were opened, and two hundred additional
snares were taken. The following were elected
9mcers for the ensuing year: President. ThoS
y uiloek; vice president, DIR. +. Howard;
money; direetors. DIR. +. Howard. T. p
:Spasks, George Peirson, e. r. Walker. WAN,
BUR- Wilhelm is::...c Cos. George W CisseI
s,sI Gas sle~art, Georse w. BallOch, j. VI. Vale
"e"iee w CaSiear.
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GRAND Lopez KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-An
AL jouTned annual session Of the Grand Lodge
n of y. OF the District OF Columbia was held
last evening, ami Harry kronheimer was elect
ed representative tn the supreme iodge Tor Two
wears. The following Grand Lodge ofticafs we're
installed:-G. y. l.. FOXwell, grand chancellor;
george r SifObel, vice grand chancellor; Rich
banker; Daniel Moekabee, grand guide; j. II.
Scboubert. grand inner steward; Benjamin
Austin, grand outer steward. Grand Chancei-
Tor Powell appointed the following committees
FOR the year:-On finance. s. Ii Dibble, I. W.
Langley. ana +. O'Hsre; on appeals, A j. Gun
ming. James MORROW, james NJ. Gassawav: on
laws, X. X. Brown. q. y. Brewer. Thomas h.
Msrche, ON returns, j. L. Coldwell, &. II. Hos
Pstal, j. L.. Knox.
AZ AFFLICTED FAMILY.-On Thursday il was
brought 10 the notice OF some Of the employees of
the board OF health that a family on r. street.
between 18th and 18th southeast, were suffering
fnG among them two cases of small pox, and
application in their behalf was made to the re-
bef commission. IL Is stated that an answer
was returned that under the rules they could do
p-othing tor them, as they had been twice aided
this month. The employees OF the board OF
health knowing that the case was an urgent one
collected some money, and sending enc of the
sIral box corps TO the place ascertained the
wants of the family, and IN a short time sup
piled them with groceries, &c.
Gov. BowIE's RACE HORSE SUIT AGAINST
TINE b. n -. X. R.-This morning, in the Cir
cuit Court. Judge Cartier, the case OF Bowie
zgt the Baltimore and Ohio railroad COMPANY
action for damages sustained by reason Of al
legged injuries TO his racing mare Australia, in
Nav IsS9-wss resumed. The defence opened
this morning, claiming that the party in charge
OF the horses-Msjor Bacon-took the entire
charge Of loading in his own hands. and that
he complained that Messfs. Bowie and Hall had
not furnished the means 10 load the mare. they
knowing that she was fractions animal. The