Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-18
MEETING OF rx1s IRISH HOWE RULE L.Aeus

At q meeting OF the Home Rule League last
night AZ German Hall, on 18th street, the presi-
dent, Daniel Mcmahon, in the chair, AMI James
Bellew secretary pro tenn, the names of a num-
Der OF gentlemen were proposed as members,
and Trey were duly elected, swelling the mem
beTship TO nearly one hundred. COMMITTEES,
consisting of Messrs. ID. Brosnsn VIM Fagan
ard James Bellew, was appointed to wait on
the friends of the cause in this District for the
purpose OF receiving contributions. 1t was
decided To hold the stated meetings of the
league at German Hall the tirst and last Tues
days in each month. vote of thanks 70 the
gentlemen who addressed the mass meeting at
Lincoln Hail on Thursday, the 18th instant, vas
adopted. The question OF extending to Prof.
LangstOn special thanks for his eloquent address
on that occasion, and for his generous cOntribu-
ton. was discussed, and the unanimous opinion
expressed that il should be done, but action was
finally deferred until the next meeting, when q
larger attendance might be present.
Mr.. u. Grady said that Al the mass meeting
the league adopted an address 10 the American
people. and among others his own name had
been attached to IL. He desired to say that hal
he been present when il was adopted he wOaii
have objected to it, as he disapproved of some
Of the sentiments expressed therein. Certain
passages advocating final sep aration from the
English government he certainly disapprove1
of. The chair stated that no one regretted the
publication Of that address more than he did,
and in was mistake. 1t had been determined
to submit il TO a committee for revision, but had
not been done in the hurry OF the business
Mr. Brosnau said it was An unfortunate over
sight, and he had taken unOp himself tn req NEST
YORK TO reject the passages alluded to in their
published statements of the mass meeting.
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IHE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. of Princeton
college, for the District OF Columbia and
SOUTH IN states, hold their regular meeting and
social reunion at the residence of one of the
members next Saturday evening. There is
quite large and active representation of grad
yates resident and temporarily in Washing
ton. The Alumni is represented in the Cabinet
by Secretary B6lknap and Secretary Robson;
IN Congress by Senator Stockton, Kelly, and
Hager, and Representatives Archer, Pendle-
ton, and many others, and Surgeon General
Barnes Of the army, while medicine and law a.
well a. the ''swOrd and gown" are administered
and worn by gOOdly number OF PrincetOniaDs
The officers for the current year are: President,
W. w. Belkuap: secretary, Chas. +. StanshIry:
treasurer, II. Il. Mum; executive committee
Charles Albert. VIM. L. Dunlop, 5. L. Phillips.
THE INSPECTION OF LUMBER.-A few DAYS
since, in the case of Barron agt. MOhuD, Judge
Cartier settled an important question. Barron
sued for ices for mealring lumber, and Mo-
hun refused to pay on the ground that Barron
was not engaged by them. The court held that
the measurers represented the law, and it was
not in the power of the dealer to decide a. TO
what measurer should do the measuring. The
spirit OF the law was that the measurer should
not be interested with the dealer, ami e wOlld
be dangerous to allow dealers TO employ par
hcular measqrers When msasurer sees Ium-
Der on the wharf it is his duty to measure il,
and ne is entitled to pay therefor.
BUILDING PERMITS have been issued "a fol-
lows C Hinricks, two story brick dwelling,
4th street, between | and X, northwest; Z. Ha-
Eel, do. frame stable, 10th street, between aud
q, southeast, and addition to house corner 18th
and q streets northeast; Joseph Bishchop, two
story frame, street, between i and 9th,
southwest; John Tanniry, do. VI street, be-
tween Dist and 22d, northwest; Richard CURTIN
do. corner Massachusetts, avenue aud 9TH street
northeast; W. II. Miller, do, X street, between
tih and eth, do; j. Anderson, addition to house.
\ street, between 2ith and 18th, northwest;
Sisters Of the Holy Cross, fOur-stOry academy
building, corner 9Th and East Capitol streets.
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REAL Estate TRANsFEss.-Mary Bates ct
al 10 Fred. Bates, lots 50, Co. 81, CO, c. o., and
50, square 5l3, sos; Fred Bates and wife 10
Kate +. LauritZen, lots Sc. 81, IS, Go %, o. and
%, square 5l3, IS; Moses Kelly ct ux. TO Tucker
* sherman, lots 81 and -, square S92, ;, 800;
Charles StOtt ct TX. to Peter Cooper part LOT
y, square III, $500: Charles StOtt ct al. to H.
Bundy, part lot u, square IA, $500; George
Earle ct ny to Thomas b. Bryan, lot s, parts
vile To George Earle, part lot So square 2l2, -;
WIN. r Herbert ct al. to Catherine Herbert,
part lot II. square $50, s., love and affection.
SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD, To-day.
Ne sSrs. MeTTIck and Morris, ATTORNEYS tor VIM
Knight, entered suit on the law side OF the
court against the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road comp any TO recover damages sustained in
consequence OF the filing no Of MarvIanl ave
nue some six feet in front of his property, in
square pa between 18th and 18th street, sauth
$1,000.
AN ACADEMY FOR CAPITOL HILL.-Ths
81 tiers OF the Holy Gross propose 70 erect at the
corner of East Capitol and 9th streets east, a
magnificent brick structure for the purposes of
an academy. The building will front 50 feet on
Fast capitol street, with depth OF 10 feet on
the east side of 9th street, and will be four sto-
ries IN height, costing over $4,000.
FINE ARTs.-The sale of oil paintings AZ 1I13
PenLsy ISanla avenue. by Latimer x Cleary,
commenced last evening to a very large com
pany. Most of the paintings sold very low, the
highest price obtained being 500. The balance
OF catalogue viii be sold this evening at ~