The national Republican., 1867-11-06

aovzsnnaEs CLusgs, ASSOCIATION. - A
monthly meeting Of The 9ovsrnmsnt Olsrks' A..
socistlon vas held at thsif room, t16 Seventh
street, last evening. D. M.Kslssy, ESQ, prssid.
Ing. .a'.'
The following ssatismsn were elected msm.
bsn Of The associsticn on favorable report
from the Executive Committss; "a.
Truman A. Cock, Edward N. Caii.n and Thos.
0. Tiptop, Of the Patent 0nioei W. II. Goodhus,
ouartsrmsstsrs Department. J. Harrison Hatch,
5. York Atiss and 2. Lswrsncs, Of ,hs Treasury
Department. ,55-.... II.
Reports ware made BY tho treasurer and other
officers Of the association. vla.
Ths committee which had been sppointsd TO
consider the subject Of soliciting the aid Of Con.
gfess and the heads Of dspsrtmsnh In establish.
log misceIlsnsous library which could bo open
at other than Official hours for the use and bene.
Al Of the government employees, made verbal
report They expect to be ready at an early day
10 report fully In reference to the matter and 10
recommend such measures a. seem to be advis-
able.
The Department and other public Libraries arc
open only at those hours when the oflsial on.
sagsmsnts Of the clerks will not permit them 10
avail themselves Of the interesting miscellaneous
matter they contain, and which matter is Of
little use to those departments officially.
The eommittes appointed to draw up memo.
rial TO Congress, to be presented at some sppro-
pirate tims, made report and draft Of IAN act
10 incorporate the Governments Clerks Assooia-
tion Of the District Of Columbis;n which was
reoeivsd and on motion Of Mr.. Pratt, the names
Of the officers and executive committee were au-
thorirsd to be placed as oorporators, with their
associates In the charter, which contains the
usual provisions to sue and bo suod-hold and
convey real and personal property. provide and
use . ssal, and vests the powers OF the assoeia-
tion In board Of eight trustees, TO be elected
pursuant to the provisions Of the constitution
and by laws Of the society, and authorizes the
trustees to elect . president, secretary, and
treasurer, and to employ such ageuts as may be
deemed proper to promote tho interests Of the
association.
Mr.. George 4. W. sharrstts, Of the First Audi.
tors Once, announced the death OF Luther A.
McCord, ESQ, late q clerk In that Office and q
member Of the association, and paid Q handsome
tribute to his worth socially intellectually. and
officially. He offered tho following resolutionsi
which were adopted:
whereas 1t has pleased God In His divine wis
dom to remove from our midst, after brief ILL.,
ness, Luther A. MoCord, esq., late q clerk In the
once OF the First Auditor OF the Treasury, and
member Of this association Therefore-
Rssoiesd, That We deeply lament our uusx-
peetsd loss in the sudden death Of our fsllOw-as.
sociate, whose urbane manners, modest deport.
ment and benevolent dispOiition combined with
a bright intellect, have endeared him to US by
the strongest ties Of friendship and estesmi and,
ResOiped, As q testimony Of our late asso.
slate that an abstract Of those proceedings be
entered on the records Of the association, q copy
transmitted to the family Of deceased, and 8
copy thereof presented for publication In the
public journals Of the city.
Mr.. Kelsey, 10 seconding the resolutions, made
the following remarks in reference to the oharao-
ter Of the deceased
Luther A. McCord was n native Of Harrisburg,
Pa He was born In 1884; and at an early sge
removed with bis parents to st Louis, Missouri,
where ho received and completed his education
as q civil engineer and lawyer, and was admitted
to tho bar in 1857. In 1883, young man Of
vigor and promise, he went to Fort Scott,
Kansas, and commenced the practice Of law.
But his health soon failing, he returned In 1860
to ST. Louis, where he remained until 1852;
when hs come to this city, and obtained q clerk
ship In tho First Auditors Office Of the Treasury
Department, where he remained until tho time
Of his death. which, after illness Of only three
days, took place at the residence Of his brother.
iu.law, David Pool. The immediate cause Of
his death was an absoess Of the liver.
He probably breathed his last at 10 o'clock p
m. last Tuesday, and the circumstances Of his
departure a. so peculiar as to deserve especial
notice. At 9 or 7 o'clock In the evening" hearing
as he supposed, some ono knocking or ringing at
the door, he left his bed, came down stairs and
notified bis sister; then returned and retired.
with no premonitiOns Of danger. Soon after
some OF his fellow clerks and members Of the
family visited his room, and finding him asleep,
were careful not to waks hin, and quietly with
drew.
His sister, Mrs Pool, entered his room fire..
qusntiy during the evening, and found him still
In sleep. At 1880 o'clock, she retired for the
night, but continued restless on his account and
aa sntarsh hia ohanhar and thou1ht IL he
to arouse him by kiss, whom, to her surprise,
she found him buried in that mortal "sleep that
knows no waking" He was cold and lifeless.
His earthly remains now rest In the Congres.
sional Csmetery.
He was, by blood and marriage relations, con-
nsoted with come Of the most distinguished fami-
lies Of Penusyivanis, being the nephew Of Ssna.
tor Cameron, and cousin Of Hon. Henry L. Cake,
. member Of Congress, and Of Joseph W. Cake,
the Collector Of Customs at Philadelphia. He
was quite unostentatious, yet high.minded and
honorable. Scorning meannsss, he loved virtue;
aud, cut down suddenly In the prime Of manhood,
at the age Of 50 years, he died with Christian .
hope, and will reign with that Christian throng
In the unknown land toward which we are all
travelling.
His frst meeting with this association, one
month ago, was his lsst, and now. while We mourn
his sudden departure. let US cherish bis memory
and emulate his virtues.
After trausaotlng some other business, the as.
ISOLATION adj jourhed TO meet Tuesday, the 10Th
instant.
The committee representing the employees Of
tho Departments in reference to securing re-
vival aud continuance OF the 20 por cent. also
had q meeting At tho room Of the association.
Some business Of importance was transacted, af-
ter which they adjourned to meet at the same
place on Friday evening next.
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GOVERNMENT SALE OF BUILDING LOIs.-The
following sales Of Government lots were made
by W. L. Wall 4 Co., yesterday, at IL O'Clock.
Square 65l-Lot at u cents, and lot s at
81 cents. to W. r. Riley lot 10, at Q cents, to
W. B. Todd.
Square sSo-LOt 10, at 81 cents. to J, W.
Butteraeld.
Square II8-Lot 8, at 25i cents, to George
II. Walters lot S, at 81 cents. to James B.
Jones.
Square /, ,026-Lots l and up to 81, at 81
cents, to NJ. Bries, all fronting on north II
street, between east Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets; lot 81, on the corner Of east Fourteenth
and Boundary streets, at 81 cents, to Peter
Carroll; lots % to ~, fronting on north street
and Thirteenth street east, at 81 cents. to James
F. woilardj lots 40 and so, fronting on Bound.
ary street, at 8! cents, to James DAILY; lots 40.
Al, and 4s, fronting on Boundary street, at 81
osnts, to George O. B. Mitohelli lots 4s, A, and
As on Boundary street, at 3 cents, to James r