Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-14

tween ID ana r. southwest; $500. John NJ.
wilson, two-story brick dwelling on the
east side OF 10th street, between l. and NJ
northwest; 500. Thomas Fancy, a frame
sable on the east side of 9TH street, between
u and II southwest; $500.
serenades TO Senator Morton and Hr.
Pfnchback.
THEIR REMARKS ANDA SPEECH BY MR.
FRED. DOUGLASS.
large humber of cOlored people met at
Clarke's hall last nj ght TO "a Ike part in Sere-
made 10 nr. p. B. s. Pirchback who has been
denied the seat in the United States Senate
from Louisiana. y series of resolutions
submitted by Prof. A. NJ Green dPplOring
ne action or the Senate and approving the
course OF Hon. o p. Morton AMI others who
voted for Pinchhack, were unanimously
adopted. The assenblage. headed bv a brass
bard, then marched to the Eb5itt House,
where
SENATOR MORTON,
WIN several OF his friends, appeared on the
balcony, and the Senator was introduced by
Prof Green and made a brief speech thank-
ing the Serer aders for the compliment and
assuring them that he wOuld always work In
tehalf OF the cOlored race or any other people
who are Ut justly dealt with. He sustained
the claims of Pinchbsck, because he was
elected by large majority. He was heartily
apPlauded. AT the conclusion of his remarks
MR.. FRED DOUGLASS
delivered en- eloquent address and was most
enthusiastically eheered. The procession
then repaired to the house of Mr.. Douglass,
where Mr. Pinchback is stayiog, and after
MR. PISCBBACK,
who, on being introduced addressed the as
semblage, and In the course OF his rem arss
said: "The action OF the Senate in refusing
me my seat as Senator from Louisiana after
such long, patient and weary struggle, falls
heavily upon me; but 1t is not such blow
as 10 XIII. i can and will survive it,"
Upon technical grounds he had been denied
his seat; and, although he had sustained
great per Onal loss, his people suffered
greater loss. He would leave Washington as
mr..
cast down, he would not remain down. &c
desired to thank Senator Morton and others
WHO stood by him. The treatment he received
at the hands OF the democratic Senators,
with one or two exceptions under the cir.
cumstances, was kind and considerate
Their OPPOSITION proceeded upon the assump-
ton that Hon. John McEnery was the right
full governor of Louisiona. and was. there
fore, perfectly consistent throughout. He
wOuld leave with no repinings, conscious
that the ordeal through which he had passed
had made him more and better friends than
he bad when he arrived; as proof of which
he would point TO this grand demonstration
given In the hour OF his defeat.
THE PROPOSED CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
CANAL EXTENsION.-The report of Major
Merrill, of the engineer corps. on the contin-
uatiOn and completion of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, says the narrOwest place
through which a passage must be found for
the canal is just above Cumberland. Here
the space between the two halves OF Wills
mountain Is occupied by two lines OF rail-
road on one bank and the national road on
The other The plan recommended consists
substantially in widening the stream as far
as possible, sustaining the sides by vertical
walls of masonry, ana then placing the canal
In the bed and isOlatiDg IL from Wits creek
ny strong masonry division wall. Major
Merrill regards slack water navigation be-
low Connellsville, with locks of barges, as
better than an independent canal. He ex-
presses the opinion that in a few years steam
will be in general use on all first class canals
The estimates for the total cost of first
cIass canal from Cumberland Md 70 Con-
neIIsV me, L g., and OF a system of locks and
dams on the Youghiogheny from the latter
place 10 McKeesport, on the MonOngahela,
whence to Pittsburg there is a slack water
system In actual operation, foot up S2i ,237 =
0SO. Major Merrill says these estimates
would have been materially reduced If the
dimensions of the line had been restricted To
those on the existing canal, but he estimated
for a canal larger than the Erie. because il
was evident that the route from Cumberland
to PittsDurg could have little claim for ma
tioDsl aid unless 1t should prove practicable
for a canal OF the width and depth necessary
for the most economical transportation He
says that he is happy 10 state that he be-
lieves such canal practicable on this line.
From Cumberland to Georges creek the es-
innate for the cost OF the canal is g. 23S,244.
WAsHINGToN ANNUAL CONFERENCE NJ.
r. CHURCH.-The thirteenth session of the
Washington NJ f.. Conference (colored) will
commence In Orchard Street NJ. Il. Church,
| In Baltimore, to morrow at a. m. Rev.
Bishop Thomas Bowman, of st. Louis, who
has just closed the sessions OF the Baltimore
M. Il. Conference In this city, will preside.
| The conference embraces within its bounds
| the western part OF Mary land Virginia West
| Virginia and the District of Columbia. 1t is
composed of ITO ministers. and with mem
| bers OF the laymen's conference, there Will
| be over 200 members attending. The lay
| electoral convention will meet during the
session to elect two laymen to the General
conference and to transact other business.
| Inc conference will also elect two minis
| terial delegates to the General Conference,
! which will meet in May in Baltimore.
| Among other business will be the presenta-
| tlon OF resolutions favoring an election OF
one or more colored men to the office OF
Dlshop In the M. +. Church, and looking to
the presiding eldership status. The statistics
OF last year show % ,5l4 members, 535 pro-
bationers, 263 local preachers, I79 churches,
valued at s4lI ,463; 20 parsonages, valued at
S23, 345.
NORTHERN Ice FOR WAsHISGroN.-
Messrs John Van Riswick. president of the
III eat Falls Ice company, and G. b. Church.
president of the Independent company two
organizations who have secured their ice on
{ the kennebec this winter, closed up their
business for the present here last week, and
I on Thursday. The Independent company
I have stored about 20, 600 tons of excellent ice
! I'm their new houses I'm the South part of
PIt,ston, and about 1000 tons at Greenes
purchased about IL ,0o0 tons OF fine ice OF
Haley q Co., stored this winter In thair new
houses in South Gardiner. This Ice is all
, intended for the Washington market, aud
! they will commence shipping It rs soon as
| the river Is open. 1t Is probably as fine lot
| as has been stored on the river this season,
| and the people at the national capital may
| congratulate themselves that they will be
! supplied with q first class article to help
| them over the teat of the Presidential con-
| test and hot wealth IT. Reaneoec (Ae.) Re