The national Republican., 1867-05-11

II was moved that the association hold meet
ing on every Tuesday and Friday evenings until
the first of June. Adopted.
The Chair stated other associations were fully
organised, and had appointed delegates to the
WoIkingmen's Assembly, which meets weekly ut |
City Hall, and at the next meeting he would sug |
gest the election Of delegates to represent the
journeymen carpenters in that assembly
After the transaction Of other business Of no
special interest, the association adjourned.
MEETING OF THE GERMAN REPUBLICAN
| CLUB-A special meeting Of the German Repub'
| ican Club was held last night ut their rooms on
Seventh street, near @; DR.. Schmidt president,
in the chair, and Mr.. GAM, secretary.
Dr. RiSler, from the committee appointed at
the last meeting to prepare an address to the
Republican nominating convention, submitted a
report The report was accepted, and a commit
tee was appointed to revise tho address.
| Tho address sets forth that the German club is
the oldest Republican organization in the Dis
triet-the first political organization in the city
to break ground in favor OF political equality |
that the club will support tho nominees OF the
Republican conventions that they have no desire |
to dictate to the nominating convention, but |
that they respectfully submit the name OF Mr.
Reinhardt tho choice Of the club, to tho fayora-
BILE consideration Of the city nominating eonvon-
tion for the office Of register.
DR.. SchOll offered series Of resolutions, setting
forth that any interference with the rights OF
| conscience forcing upon others particular reli.
| gious dogmas &c, was contrary to the spirit Of
| our institutions and violation Of the COnstitu-
tion; that whilst they favor temperance In all
| things, and would not countenanoe immortality,
| they wero nevertheless opposed to prohibitory
| laws, which interfere with the liberties OF the
| citizen.
| After considerable debate, the resolutions were
4 laid on the table for future action.
| Nearly all the members present were Of the
opinion that 1t would bo time enough to meet
| those questions when they were made political
issue that It would be impoitic to introduce side
issues into the canvass that the present absorb.
ing question before the country would take pre-.
codonce Of everything else until tho political
stains of all citizens was established beyond per-
| adventure, and until the southern communities
were reconstructed and admitted upon political
equality with other Slater.
After transacting other business Of a non.polit
ca! character, the club adjourned
SOUTHERN RELIEF FAIR. - Last nigh
/. large numbers of ladies, gentlemen, and chill
7 dren, visited the fair now being held at Odd Eel
/. lows Hall, and, from what We could observe, tn
purse strings of the visitors were held with loos
grip. The ladies engaged in this praiseworth
effort seemed TO vie cheerfully with each oil u
, their endeavors to mako sales by chance ant
' otherwise. Tho ladies Of the fair haYo jus
/ learned of what will DO a valuable acquisition 4
l them which the following correspondence vii
| fully explain:
JSuN T. ELLIS Dear Sir: On behalf Of the
ladies I respectfully ask donation Of one Of tho
Messrs Smiths organs or melodeons for tho
T. b. M'FALls.
| REy. T, D. NJ FALLs-Dsdr Sir l have re-
ceived YOUR favor and forwarded the same to
Messrs. S. D 4 II. W. Smith of Boston, who have
notified me that they have acceeded to your le-
quest and have shipped to my care ore Of their
organs, as a donation to the Southern Relief
Fair. am yours, &e.,
A donation of two handsome shawls and a lot
of fancy articles for the Southern Relief Fair to
| the ladies Of the W. Presbyterian church, Rev,
| J. n. Coombs, from the firm Of Homer, Colladay
{ Co., Philadslphin, have been received, for
which these ostimablo ladies desire to return
| thanks
TnE uIBERNIA's Doc WoUNDED.-We
| noticed yesterday that as tho Hibernia steam
| engine passed the Presidents House. tho large
| white dog which follows the engine to all the
| Gres had his leg brokon by being run over, This
| animal has been faithfully attached to his mas.
ter always preceding the engine to the hres ana
| displaying an unusual degree Of canine intelli-
gcnee We were touched by his manner after
| he had been hurt, He sat on his haunches, ex-
| pressing his grief by holding the wounded limb
| mn To the passerG-by, exciting their sympathy
without exception. As the company returned
from the fire, they took up and conveyed their
staunch old friend aud faithful hre companion
back to the station.house with sad hearts, and
we feel confident that never did mortal man TO
ceiye better nursing than this faithful anima
will by the warm-hoarted boys Of the HiberniA
May he soon recover.
INsPECTIoN.-CaptR Reed, Of the Metro
politan police, visited tho different precinct
yesterday and inspected tho men, prepArator!
! to the drill which takes place on the 10Th inst
, when the entire body will bO reviewed by tn
Superintendent and Police Commissioner
Nearly all the policemen hayo purchased the
summer uniforms, and some Of them wore tho
+ new summer pants yesterday.
" WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS AT THE MED
|. CAL CoSvESrIoN.-Among tho delegates to u
/. | American Medical Association, now sitting
Cincinnati, there are at present from Wa'hlnl
ton: Drs. John II. Smith, j Ford ThompsS,I
johnson Eliot, A, p. King, Louis Maok1ni Mi,;;.'
7, +. Howard, G. NJ. Dove, J. M. Toner rhnn'
E. Marbury; also, Drs, Woodward and "~' iA''
n son, U. S. A.
Posr No. /, &. A. R-Post NU, 80,
Grand Army of tho Republic held A. q numbsr
r, inc last evening, when a eonsideraIio NJ bus
=, ns5."ns S were admitted to the ranks. ~ 'u'
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