Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-16
The Clerks Association.


THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
OF OFFICERS.
The semi-annual meeting of the Clerks Mu-
tual Benefit and Protective association was
held in German hall last evening The secre-
tary reported that six regular meetings had
been held with average attendance of as
and a total membership of ITO. The election
of officers resulted as follows: Fred. E. Wood
ward. president; l. Cans, dry goods, first vice
PRESIDENT B. F. Murray, boots and shoes, sec
Ond vice president; Jas Jirdinston, groceries,,
cording secretary; f. Blout financial secretary:
Z; +, Manter treasurer; F. p: Moran, warden;
~ W; ,b ham6iet9n past president The officers
dent Hambleton- \ committee on entertain
ment, consisting OF Messrs. \, Wolf, 1. Cans, G.
Major, and W. III. Coleman was appointed
The standing committees are as follows: FL
naIce-I Cans, III. e. Tegeler, W. II. Coleman,
n Grimes, c. f. Manter, w. C.. Thompson, E.
kuoenstein, John Carter. Relief. +. Major
k1 a PeT1S e. ri0eekher ~ Clark
Hungerford, F. Bout, :. NJ Lewis w b. Came
ron There was a large attendance, and much
interest was manifested.
THE g. A. r. MEMORIAL To GRANr.-Gen. g
=. Burdett. commander in chief OF the Grand
Army of the Republic has issued a general or
der invoking the favorable consideration and
action OF the memhersOf the order upon plan
TOT erecting u monument To- Gen. Grant. The
pan provides that money equal to a contribu-
tion OF IL per cent per capita for each member
standing he appropriated from the pOSt minds
70 DE reimbursed by the donations OF the indi.
siuutI coinFades or IN such manner as each post
may provide; that rolls be prepared containing
the name, rank, regiment. and post of each
Goncr Tor preservation, and that each post he
furnished with a photographic or other suitabIe
form Of engraving of the finished nonument-and
that II committee to be hereafter narned SbaJI
In conjunction with the national council of ad,
HilulstratiOn, take into consideration and de-
termine the form of memorial to be adOpted
the place OF its erection, and OF her NECESSARY
details.
TESTING THE Doc LAw.-The cases of Isaiah
Hoskins, George koob and William Holmead,
IN which the parties were adudged i'm the PO.
lice Court guilty OF Keeping unlicensed dogs
and fined, have been taken up to the Court in
General Term on certiorari. The point is raised
that the Police Court has no Jurisdiction over
the parties respects the tax nor any ri1ht or
power or authority To entertain the proceedings
instituted In relation To the collection OF the
TAX, and that all such proceedings in that court
are illegal Counsel claim that before a tax can
De collected the dogs will have TO be severally
listed and assessed as other taxable property
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.-The game between
the Nationals and Bridgeports yesterday. at
Capitol park, was very evenly contested nm tn
the seventh inning, when the Nationals struck
terrinc batting streak and scored eight runs
winning the game by a score of IL to f.
SAYS He LOST THE MoNEY.-Mfss Nora
Hughes, who resides at 52I on 18th street
northwest, reported to Detective Block this
morning that Yesterday she gave Thos. Streets,
coiored porter at the Ebbitt house a check on
the Citlzens' National bank for 500 10 get
cashed, and that he returned and said he had
lost the money.
The PRINCE CASE CONTINUED.-In the Police
Court yesterday in the case of VIM. H Prince
charged with false pretenses in procuring one
Antonio C1garella 10 persOnate an unknown
person and draw from the district government
NE sum OF 1854, after the STARS report
jlosed Joseph Z. Rock, chief clerk 10 the En-
Eineer Co commission er, and Auditor Tichenor
produced the daily returns of ex-Foreman
of Inn
and explained the way in Which tba b -, June,
was transacted. Mr.. Thomas stated that h,
could show the intent in this case by proving
other frauds where more DAYS had been charged
up than the men had worked. and that Prince
had received the money; also, that he had
charged men Tor giving them employment.
Ihe court said that the proof had better be con-
fined to this case. The case was continued un.
Ill tomorrow.
SUING For HIS HALF.-David Logan. of Raj
timore, formerly of the sfrm of McClelland 4
Logan, livestock dealers, has filed q bill m
equity against James ). Linthicum and others
90. sc uare $40. in this city. Mr. Logan alleges
that the firm became owners of this property
but II WAS conveyed as a matter OF convenience
u Mr. McClelland. who upon his death di.
Iecie,l in his will that the trustees execute such
deeds as might be necessary TO give Mr.. Logan
Els half Interest. Mr.. Logan claims that this
provision of the will has not been carried out
ana b0 gins suit To recover his share of the prop
cry
The s;PESCERIAS NANE.-Mr. Manner Pol.
laci,, of birmingham, England, representing
th@ Hrencerian branch OF sir Josiah Mason's
cSsSbI&tsd steel pen works, at Birmingham, Is
IN W a~hlngIon, the guest of the Spencer Broth
ers. N u speech 10 the students of the Spen-
ssr.ah business College. this morning, he said
tie Name .'opencerian' was popular In England
a. wei - in America and he had come to coun-
80 Win the famous Spencer Brothers concern.
nss, .ls bringing OF Spencerian pens to the
desire. ~ ''A e1an