Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-07
LOCAL. "a, AFFAIRS.

o. FIAe PRESERVATION. - Yesterday afternoon
abeAutlful nag was presented By dclSgatIoa Of
the Common. Council to the Commissioners OF the
Washington Asylum, Coz che use of that instItu-
tion. number Of gentlemen were present. Mr..
Asbury Lloyd, President OF the Common Council,
made the presentation speech. Mr.. Lloyd said
thAtabout three Nesks lgp he was Al ne Asyiuna,
and Noticed that the pole An font of The building
was devoid 5ofss nag, and hei suggested 10 AIfs.
Adams, the wife % the mtendant iithAt there
ought purely 70, be . nag 10 srate the pole,
and hd (Sirs Lloyd promised 10 procure oue.
III. he hAA bat little dl1icnlty IN doing, for Ne
and secured the nsoessary snbssriptions, And from
the fund thnn lobiained the nag was purchased,
Anals theneiols the siit o. y. indiyiansl member
.connslb Ill the msnbsrs of which body eonifibn.
ted libeially aThe nag vas now On the pole, and,
ter Ss would s.y Ist hat 2ss a," sssi ii hi. % IN
uisrhal and, iniquitous rebellion Il efnnhed out.
I Yplsassl IA The naneefth a ths member, Of cous.
ascspt the nag andiet itfiy on all occ.sions ~
emblem, q flssasn .sa iits..{.. Y Z! !AgPlsa:sl ].
the Asylum, accepted the gin, and paid they would
ever shdeAtor 70 keep it hyins, ahd wSpid respect
MA. j, shepherd, Of tbs Ncouusi,, bsius called
6pon, mide'a short speech And pisdEsd himself 90
long a. he was member Or counells 10 advance
theinserests Of The 70 tho best his ability
Aad inst ne woulduss every shdeayor % secure .
proper porthcuis and smallpox hpspitsi.
q sMr, H. Q. Wilson. coaneilnaa ffen the First
ward, Alss made some happy fsnArkb. no aii Z
! Mr.. Adami, ths Inisndaat o. tle Asylum, then
Anpounesd that suppsr was ready itpioFed to be
an excellent one, though got IN on short notice BY
Mrs. Adams 10! ii1a ~ t!ia uIsffaN
Amer ralI justice had Bssh done 10 the supper
provided, teAlis were drank, complimentary to the
Compisllonsra, the attendant Of the Asylum and
NJ, AdHpp a. about siA Srl0eh ths PprtJ sspa-'
rstsd. iAIHP NY ,., "a ~. - - ~
J NESTING OF LocAl MIsIsTxHs.- Local
Pteacherl Association u this pintflet met Tues
day evening at the Wesley ChApsl. ips the trans
action Of business and elsctionlof ofncsFs. The
meeting was opened with ptaysr BY Rey. Il. L.
Ferris Ailst the t5aasAetion of some nnimpOr-
tsnt business, the following Rev. gentlemen were
eleeted As ofloer FOR the ensuing pear; President
o. BuckinThAmj Vice Pfpaident, Geo. W, MItehsllj
Aeeordihg Secretary W. 3, Fort Corresponding
egrStAry, ChAa. G. RnidI Treasurer, JnO. RuEgles.
Rev! j j. Camp was appointed TO provide preach
ing every sabbath during the month, At the Quar-
tefmAsters Camp, beyond the Capitol, Revs, ~.
Turner and J. ]. Camp VIII preach At this point
hext Sab Ath. Rev. J. Lighter was appointed to
take ehArEs, fpr one ppnths Of The nrighborhood
of Emory Chapel. On motion the meetihE I'D.
iournsd until Monday elsnibs next, n,diia
MnETIN6 on THE uNoS LRAaUA.--A large
numLeF o. persons were oohusgAtsdla.t night at
the Union League Rooms, on Ninth, between d
AAd 4 stpets, IN the sxpeotstion Of hearing adj
reasssl non Hon. Q. NJ. Allan, Of Iowa, end others,
Mr.. a, was not present, but Ex-Gov. Bsbb, the
president Of the unlOn League, Introduced Hon
Mr.. Higbys Of CaliforniA, who made q very inter.
sstlng address OF some length, and waA followed
BY the Rev. Mr.. Dunton, who made speech and
sung ballard, whichwal loudly applAuded, About
10 O'Clock tho meeting Adjourned 70 nleei AgAln
neat Wednesday evening. srtJ rsnaa
DIsLoYAuTS .--Jshn :. Owens, Jas. NJ. shlr-
ley, Jos. w. Smith, Robert and John n Moran and
Jos. .. Johnson, parties who Wera found with a
gathering Of rebel soldiers, and after they were
arrested refused to take the oath Of allegiance,
were yesterday sent TO this city from Vienna, Va,
by the Provost Mpshal General OF the DsIencei
south OF the Potomac, They were OOmy Tilted to
the Old Capitol by Capt. Todd Prof oct MAfshsl of
qillpN tGl1s w. s-~Sr--- Flaaf 40 ~
DETA'LED ToR Observation-Disclosures John n.
Bruoe, company c, Fourteenth New Hamphhirs
rOlautosFs was to-day detailed for duty a. An As,
sis.ant 10 Capt. DOlAn in change cf'hs Military
4 ~ WY N.'T'' -. sL.-lllp9 q g u D.
NUMBER OF PRIsosEna. The numbsi OF prI.
SOheFs 4 present eonaptd in the Old Capitol ~.
pears from the report q Mr. Wood, the suPerini
isAdsnt, 70 beSs1 !, ~ {. isalassN ~