Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-06
L0enl Poliffea-
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Local Politics.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Lest evening NEE ings were cid In a num-
Der of the old legislative districts OF tue Dr.
trict of Columbia to elect delegates to the
hepnonSan convention, which VIII meet at
Hall, (E street, between nth aud i2th,) 10
elect delegates TO the National Republican
Conyenuon, which viii meet at Cincinnati
Third District (GeorgetowDl.-The following
were elected delegates LOGAN Williams,
FraIcls Jones, Jas. l.. Magruder, E. Brown
eltInates, VIII n CLsnley and Caas. a.
SDlacksm.
:, Fourth District George,own).-rhe repuo-
Hcans OF the 4lh district elected Henry Her.
ger, Chas. 8. Eng ish, VIM. III. Lee, Charles
L. Hulse ard Isaiah Lemon delegates.
=, Eghh DtaTic.- The republicans OF this
district elected the following delegates =
VIM A. Cook, John Silence, VIM, III. Ben
nett, T.. ID. Ludley and Samuel III. White.
with Messrs. VIM. E. Mott and r II. Rob-
erts as alterBates. Resolutions inuorsing
toe administration and the republican party
Sere adopted; also a resolution expelling
Chas A. Peters and Sidney Mcfarland from
tration, and one repudiating the a. VI. Green
convention.
Eleventh District In this district, r. W.
TOmpkins, j. w. Butcher, E W. Hall, Ed
ward Chase and John II. Butcher were elected
deltgans
Tiff in District The meeting was held at
r. u VI. +.
D. hD BROOKS. Samuel Ambush, Joan Drew
gates.
Tlir'eeJlh Dist ict.-The following delegates
w're &c ed: Messrs. Geo. III. Boston, l.. a.
Bsrt,ett. VIM. II. SimI sou, Simon Wolf and
Charles c. AddisOn.
18th district ele cted the blowing delegates:
RObi' son, Morris Murphy. James Run
nels. orton Lewis and Gus. Nelson.
FUeeath tSti tct.- Msssrs. NJ. f. Urell,
Thomas Elwoot, w. Mex. Wilson, Capt. b.
c. Berry and Major Charles E. Bahle were
elected delegates, with Messrs. P. G. Brown
and Thomas Kelley az alteruates.
Eighteenth DisfTicf.-Tne following delegates
were elected: Messrs. A. b. II. Lacey, Geo
H. Brook; Henry o. Jahnson. VIM. Hunt
Geo. IL. COLLISION slternates.
Itcentteth LtstI1cf.-Messrs. A. w. Eaton,
). q. carroll. VIM. TenBey, VIM. Mccoy
At the close of the meeting cheers were
gwen Tor Governor Shepherd and Frederick
Douglass.
TREASURY PRtNTING BUREAU.-A meet
ing OF the furlOughed employees of the bureau
OF engraving and printing. Treasury depart
ment: was held last evening at Association
hall, pennsylvania avenue, near 9TH street
Mr.. j. w. Craig presiding, and Mr.. w. T.
Johnson secretary. The latter stated that in
answer TO the advertisement 81 furloughed
employees had reported by letter or In per-
son, and TO night 20 more had reported.
=, Mr.. Shaw read the resolutions adopted at
the previous meeting for the Information OF
those not then present.
The special committee on the subject re-
ported resolution to be presented to the
mouse OF Representatives, which was adopt
ed. 1t casks that the Secretary of the Treas.
rry Immediately inform the House OF Rep
resentatives how the sum OF S21I 900, appro-
pflated April IL, 1876, for the resumption of
operations in the bureau had been used, and
bow much, il any, has been expended for
purposes other than intended; the exact
nf ha <NF fE11l
al the general suspension; the exact number
that have received Unemployment under the
denclency appropriation; the number now
employed not employed at the time of the
suspension; the number restored, and infor-
rate OF compensation"
Mr.. Shaw disclaimed any intention of
bringing about an investigation through the
resolution, stating that the object was To get
data 10 enable them to draw the bill they
propose TO have introduced; and he submit
ted the bill, providing for the payment OF two
months salary 10 each of the furloughed
employees who have not been reinstated
was authorized TO fill the blanks when they
obtain the data.
IL was decided to have printed one thous-
and copies OF the resolution aud bill, with a
suitable introduction, TO be sent TO the MEM
b6rs OF Congress.
An executive committee was appointed to
take general charge of the oiIl-Messrs. w.
T. Johnson, NaEderpOel, Craig, endel aud
joshua johnson.
LIST OF PATENTS issued to residents of
the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, for the week ending June 9, 1876:
DISsTtct OF CNt01bid.-Desgn: Cora l. Mer-
Ger OF Washington, desig for egg cups.
Maryland George w. simpson, of FEEDER
al burg, Improvement in counter stiffeners
for boots and shoes; John Smith, of Balti.
more, assignor to Levin T. jones, OF same
place, improvement in feed mechanisms for
sewing machines; Hezekiah F. Ward, OF
tracy Landing, assignor 10 self and w. T.
CrandeJl, of same place, Improvement In
oyster dredging machinery; McCiintock
Young, OF Frederick, Improvement in paper
box machines Trade marks: Louis McMur-
ray, OF Baltimore, canned or preserved corn;
Louis McMurray, of Baltimore, canned
TrgiIiG Walter p. Burrow, of Norfolk,
assignor Of One-fouTth his right to Robert w
Lamb, of same place. improvement in seal
vile, Improvement in stump extractOrs.
Reissue: Henry II. Dolly, of Norfolk, i'm
provement in lamps; patented Nov. Is, 1870
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
floWman: Mrs. Hopkins, a two story brick
dwelling, east side 18th, between / and h
sIeets, northwest; 500. George Leacke.
two two story brick dwellings north side
OF South Carolina avenue, between 9th and
10Th streets, southeast; -, 900. Mrs. johnson,
. brick dwelling, north side III. between 18th
snd Eth streets, north west; 50 900. l. j. Du-
rant, repair brick dwelling north side c.
oetween Sd and \ streets, northwest; 81 500
Ch2rles Il. waters. four two-story brick
dwellings, west side 10th, between u and V
streets, northwest; 81 ,090 John III. Taylor,
two story and basement dwelling west side
10th. between r and streets, northwest;
sI,tOO. JOS Il. Simms, five two story and
basement brick dwellings, west side Wash
ingioD street, Georgetown; sl1 900. Andrew
Gleason, remove a brick dwelling west side
North Capitol. between q and III streets; Ss0O
Caroline Harvey, two story frame dwelling.
north side X between 18th ana 18TH streets
northwest; 5000.
THE NEW JAIL.-The grand Jury Of the
Criminal Court to- day visited the new iail
near the almshouse, and were received by
warden Crocker, Deputy Warden Ross and
the Cfficers. They were shown over the
building and found 1t well adapted TO the
purposes of prison. They found there to-
day 2l5 prison ers, among them Is women
IAN eolored The males are confined in the
north and south wings, in which the cells
81 on each OF the fOOrs-are ) by Sfeet, while
the females occupy the rooms in the west
wing. each room being 10 by u feet. There
are Z12 cells for males and 20 rooms for female
prisoners. and everything is clean and tidy
The heating and cooking apparatus engaged
attention, ana the rooms Ocrupiei nv The