Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-16
MEETING LAST NIGHT.

MEETING LAST NIGHT.
1he Wsrklngmen'S Assembly met last night
MIR. EmmOnS in the chair. and Mr. Meany sec
rotary. John Christian, X. j. Cox and w. p.
Morrow, delegates from JOurneymen Plaster
ers Union, No. ], were admitted to member
snip. An extract was read from the Sentinel
In condemnation Of the Labor Exchange. MI.
Hamilton, from the committee of arrange
mentS, read letter from Dom Piatt, accept
ing an invitation TO deliver a lecture before
the assembly on the 9Th of February next. Mr.
RalStOn read letter from the editor of the
LABOR Standard, of New York, acknowledging
the receipt OF money which had been sub
scribed by the Typographical Union of this
city to aid the striking cigar makers of New
York city. An amendment to the constitution
was adopted, providing for call of delegates
at each weekly meeting, to afford each deleaa-
ton IN opportunity to present petitions Or
other papers from their particular organza-
tiOns.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
A resolution was adopted that q committee
OF five members OF the assembly be appointed
for the purpose of having bill introduced i'm
Congress to have the library of Congress kept
open daily till the hour of O'Clock D. H., and
ON Sundays till O'Clock p. M Messrs. Louis.
pointed as the committee.
MI Heyi moved that committee of seven
De appointed to wait on the committees of
Congress to protest against giving any appro-
change; adopted, and Messrs. Alfred Thomas.
Hamilton, Meany, Heyl, Taylor, Maltby and
mcdonald were appointed.
Mr.. Speir moved that three delegates be aD-
pointed TO report on the feasibility of holding
national convention of wOrkingmen in this
city; adopted. and the chairman appointed
MeSSrS. Thomas, SpIer and WhitmOre.
FIFTY CENT LABORERS.
Mr.. Taylor, from the bricklayers union, sub
united a resolution, which was adopted, re
citing that contractor named Joseph vii
liamS had obtained laborers at the Labor
Exchange at the rate of 80 cents per day to
work upon his contracts, and asking that q
committee OF three be appointed to wait upon
The Commissioners of the District and submit
the facts To them and request that no contracts
be given to said Williams unless he employs
labor at living wages. Messrs. Taylor, RAJ
>tOn and Gaines were appointed the commit
tee.
SYMPATHY FOR THE STRIKING CRISPINS.
Mr.. Hamilton submitted resolutions, which
were adopted, that 1.-The CrispinS of Lynn
Mass. are now on strike against the Oppres-
sion OF capital, and struggling for a bare liv-
ing: that the National Workingmen's Assem-
bly, OF the District OF Columbia tender them
their sympathy, and appeal to them to stand
out TO the last; that it is the duty of every
w0Tkingmen's organization to stand by them
and assist them in every possible way to de-
feat this tyranny upon labor
CONSIDERATION OF AN ALTAR.-At the new
Convent OF the Visitation corner Of L street
and Connecticut avenue yesterday morning,
the altar i'll the chapel was cOnSecrated. Sol
emn high mass was celebrated at a. m. The
Most Rev. Archbishop Gibbons ofticiated as
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deacon: Rev. Father p. J. Healey. S. j., presi-
dent of Georgetown College, sub-deacOn Rev.
Father BarOtti. master of ceremonies. In the
sanctuary were, also Father De Wolf, OF st.
Matthews: Father TarrO, of ST. Augllstine's.
and several OF the Dominican priests The
music was very fine. Sister Xavier late of the
Park-street Convent. Baltimore, is directress
Of the school.
THE FOLLOWING is the plan of the next
aIawlng OF the celebrated Louisiana Lottery.
with those numbers Oh the Tickets prnieG oil
small India rubber tubes, and placed in one
wheel. The first $50 Prizes, similarly printed
and encircled, are placed in another wheel.
is drawn from the wheel OF numbers, and at
the same time prize is drawn from the other
wheel. The number and prize drawn out are
opened and exhibited to the audience, and
registered by the Commissioners. the prize be
ing placed against the number drawn. This
operation is repeated until all the prizes are
drawn out. See .dvt.
Miss Won HILLERN AS 4 WALKIsT.-At Odd
Fellows Hail. Friday evening, at O'Clock, a
young lady is TO try the experiment of walking
eighty-nine miles III twenty-slX consecutive
hours: and while her first purpose, OF course,
is to make money, her prOfesSed object is to
prove that with proper diet, strict temper
pable of extraordinary muscular exertiOn with
out great fatigue" 1t seems that demon
stratiOn of this fact may be of a good deal Of
practical Importance, because it may induce
women to consider more carefully the neceS-
sity FOR the exercise which they too often
neglect.
CORCoRAN GALLERY OF ART.-The trustees
OF the CorcOran Gallery of Art held their
annual meeting yesterday evening, which was
attended by MIR. COrcOran. After the reading
of the report of the Curator, all the officers OF
the board were continued for the next wear
DR.. James c. Hall, president of the board, re-
works of art, and DR.. yelling president OF
| the Columbian University, was appointed to
the vacancy. That committee IS now com.
| Geo. w. Riggs and Dr.. J. c. Yelling.
Mr.. LEWIS WISER, who is acknowledged
10 be the most finished crayOn artist In this
| city, will offer at private sale. at his studio
li2I pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow tThurS
day. evening, some OF his best productions
The sale will begin at I 80 p. M. Among these
| are pictures from paintings in the C0rcoran
| Art Gallery and from acknowledged great an
| cient and modern artists.
The WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE REFORM
| CLUB met last night at the metropolitan Bap
! fist Chapel cOrner6t and A streets northeast
| and addresses were made by j. c. Wall, Bud
EggIeston, 4. S; Richmond, Jack Reynolds, j.
4; Jewel, !, I. X; !, MeIIntire, John Richmond,
Sons of JOnadab, who were present. Appro
pirate music was lnterSperSed throughout the
| exercises, and much enthusiasm was Kept up
SiXty-iYe persons signed the pledge.
THE GLAscoIxrANrIcIDE CASE CONCLUDED
! Yesterday the trial of Amy and Mary GlaSco
! for the murder of the infant child Of the lat
| ter, in October last, was concluded before
| Judge Mac Arthur, in the Criminal Court the
| jury about O'clock bringing in a verdict OF
| Not guilty.
| PRICES jewelry store received some beau
tifuI styles today from 81 to so: the best fifty
| cent eye glass i'm the city. No. 457 Pennsylya
| mia avenue, near AZ Street.-Adrt.