Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-10

LOCAL AEEAIItr.

BOARD OF TRADE-A meeting of the Board
Of Trade Of the District of Columbia was held
last evening In tho Council Chamber at the City
Hall the president, Geo W. Riggs, In the chair,
and X. D. Mohun secretary.
The following named gentlemen were nomi-
mated and elected as members Of tue Board J. T.
Brown, W. G. Bestor, J. B. vsrnum. Jr. WIN.
II. Nalley, J. W. Marin, W. s. Mitchell, George
Z. Jillard, M. W. Gait & Bro. Lewis johnson
Co. NJ II. Stevens, J. s. Nailor, Morgan, Rhine
hart & Co., wyckoT 4 Denisou, J. NJ. Young, Jr.,
Yates & selby, Wolf 4 Hart, II. A. Brewster,
Thomas Purcell 4 Son, Windsor Ford, Walter
d. WYNN, Pitkin 4 Co., T. Wheeler Son, Rit-
tenhouse, Fowler 4 Co., II, Polkinhorn Son,
Bryant, stratton, walworth 4 Co, D. G. Forney.
< letter from L. A. Gallup, manager Of the
Bankers and Brokers' Telegraph, proposing TO
establish 4 branch Office In the rooms Of the
Board, was referred to the Board Of Directors
Mr. Shepherd stated that the committee had
seleoted rooms for the Board at the corner Of
xth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Ca motion Of Mr. Jno. X. ElvAns, the BO ard
1ro ,eeded to elect Board Of Arbitration, and the
Il lowing named gentlemen were elected Chair
man, Jno. L. Ridwell members, Y d. Mohun,
James L. Barbour, Samuel Lewis and D. b.
Clarke.
Mr. r. NJ. Hall said he desired to keep up as
much agitation as possible, and to keep the Op.
Grafton Of the Board Of Trade before the people;
and he therefore moved the appointment OF u
committee to take into cOnsideraG Ion the eXpe-
diency Of building an opera house, with room
connected with II for the meetings Of the Board
OF Trade He thought they could induce some
capitalists to go into the matter to the extent Of
$4,000 II the Board manifested disposition to
put In another 900, and build an opera house
worth at least 100000.
Mr.. shepherd thought the Board would have
to get charter from Congress before anything
could be done.
The resolution was finally modified so as to
authorize the committee to inquira into the expe-
dieney Of erecting building for the meetings Of
the Board OF Trade; and Messrs. II. NJ. Hall, =.
D. Mohun, and s. Bacon were appointed the COM
mittee.
Mr. j. =. Ellis called the attention OF the Boa.d
to the fact that many persons In this city cont
elsewhere for articles they needed. Our me =
chancs were not patroniled In proper manner,
and he thought work could BIO done as well here
as anywhere.
The Chair thought the Organization Of q Board
Of Trade would remedy all such evils.
Mr.. Elyans said there was enterprise here,
the Atlantic Steamship Company, which ought
to be patronized and sustained, for nearly all OF
its stock was owned in Washington That was
one matter, but there was necessity that the
next Congress should pass general or u spec al
act 80 as TO allow the Board OF Trade to be incor
pOrated. Alaw OF limited partnership was also
next Congress. In view Of this matter Mr.. Ell
vans suggested that the officers Of the Board Of
Directors, with such additions as they may
choose to make, be committee to represent the
matter before Congress.
The Chair said Professor Henry was present.
aud he might give the Board somo practical
ideas.
Professor Henry responded In very appro-
pirate manner, pointing out the advantages Of a
Board OF Trade.
on motion OF Mr.. Bailey, members of the press
were granted free access to the rooms of the
Board
Mr.. A. R. Shepherd introduced the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted:
Whereas 1t Is currently reported that the Bal
tmoTe and Ohio railroad propose to make theiI
connection with the West at Bladensburg, hav-
ing the terminus Of the road recently chartered
at that point, instead Of this city, to the detri.
ment Of this metropolis, and in violation Of the
general undertaking among our citizens there
fore
Be Il resolced, That a committee consisting OF
the president and two members Of the Board to
be selected by the presidentl be appointed to con
fer with the president and directors Of the Baii
more and Ohio railroad, with view to having
the terminus Of this branch road in this Inc
trOpolis.
On motion Of Mr. Mitchell a resolution wa.
adopted endorsing the action Of the Board Of Di.
rectOrs relative to running steam cars through
the streets and the Board adjourned.
The MURDER OF Mr.. Yesterday
Detectives ClarvOe and McDevitt, with Dotectiy,
!. w Smith, Of Baltimore, succeeded in recover
ing the watch Of b. II. Grove, who was murdered
and robbed in Baltimore on Sunday, October %
our readers will remember a man named Joht
Glare was arrested on Tuesday charged with the
murder, and the detectives have sufficient evi.
denco to show that no left the watch at pawn.
brokers' shop In this city, II Is an American
gold patent lever watch numbered 70 700 The
chain has also been recovered by the detectives
When Mr. Graves body was found the gold bar
passing through the vest button hole was found
upon his body, and it was evident that the watch
had been violently wTenched from his person
The bar has disappeared from the chain rec0v
cred and 1t is evident that the bar found upon
Mr.. Groves dead body aud the chain recovered
from the party who purchased 1t from Glare were
at one time attached to each other.
The oilcloth IN the room where the murleI
was committed bore the imprint IN blood, Of tho
heel Of a mans boot This was cut out and
CAREFUL preserved, and when Clare was arrested
and taken 10 Baltimore the print on the olcloth
was applied to the heel Of his boot and found to
fit It exactly, aud Detective Smith states that
this fact appeared to unnerve the accused com
pletely.