The national Republican., 1867-09-20

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The PROPOSED STEAMSHIP LiSE.--Last
evening an adjourned meeting Of citizens favor.
able TO the formation Of stsamship limo between
this city and the mouth Of the Potomac, touch.
ing Al intsrmsdists points, was held in the Board
Of Trade rooms.
The meeting was composed principally Of the
business men Of the community, ship owners,
masters Of steamers, and others. =
The meeting was called 10 order by Mr.. VIM.
II. Ciaggstt, Who stated that the hrst business In
order would be the report Of the committee ap-
pointed At The previous meeting 70 sibmit their
views In reference TO the proposed line.
Mr.. Boyd, the secretary Of the committee,
Rad the report, which was quite lengthy. II
spoke Of the numerous tributaries enptying Into
the Potomsc, and the freight that vas ready 10
be transported, II . line was establisAed.
Two steamers Of 12o feet In length with ~
feet beam, and drawing but thres. and a.half feet
Of water, when loaded, wov,d be Of the proper
sire 10 navigate shoal water. while freight will
be the chief object Of the line, there would also
be much passenger trafho. Pine, Point and
alymont should be the fashionable watering
places Of the Potomac, while the Pamunksy,
York, and Rappahannock rivers would all send
their produce to Washington, II Washington
would only give them the opportunity so to do
Tho report spoke Of the many advantages Of
this city and concluded with Recommendation
that Q committee DO appointed TO obtain sub
scriptions to o capital stock Of 5000, 900; Of
which amount, thirty.hvs per cent will bs sun.
Client TO carry out tho project as sst forth in the
report; and that books be opened in our princi.
pal places Of business for subscriptions to tho
same.
The report was signed by Owen Thorn, chair.
man, and 8. v. Boyd, secretary.
Agreeably 10 the recommendation Of tho com.
mittee, ten gentlemen we've appointed BY the
chairman Of the meeting to solicit subscriptions.
The following gentlemen were appointed John
Van Riswick, s. V. Boyd, Jas. Z. Miller, Henry
Dodge, W. L. Wall, Owen Thorn, !. A. Rythsr,
Thomas stackpole, William auinard, William
Rapley. Mr.. Miller moved thatthe committee
appointed should propose plan q organization,
should bs called BY the COMMITTEES Tho motion
was agreed to, and tho meeting ttsn adjourned.
WASHINGTON Press CLUB.--A meeting
of the reportorial corps Of tho rarious papers
Of this city was hold In the relortorial room
Of the REPUBLICAN Office on Wednesday a..er-
noon, at 4 O'Clock.
Tho meeting was called to rider by Mr..
Arthur Shepherd, Of the lntsiiigaesr, who pro.
posed Mr.: John @. Proctor, Of The REPubLr.
CAN, a, chairman Of tho meeting which was
seconded and carried, and Mr.. Proctor took the
chair.
Mr.. R. T. Boissau, Of the Shr, was made
temporary secretary, and the meeting organized.
Mr. ]. ii. Sprigman stated that the object Of
the meeting was for tho purpose o. organizing q
press club, to be composed Of newspaper report
ers, for the purpose Of sociality md friendship,
and moved, as o preliminary to th, organization,
the appointment Of committee o'sevsn, for the
purpose OF drafting constitution and bylaws,
to bs submitted at . meeting to b, called BY the
CON rmittee.
Tho motion was adopted, and Messrs. spris-
man, Shepherd, NantI, Croggon, Harris, Curtis,
and Proctor were appointed the committee.
Mr.. Preston moved that . committee Of i've
DO appointed to select permanent ,ficers for the
assooiationj which was agreed III and Messrs.
Preston, Sardo, Collins, Nantl, and 8. V. Noyss
appointed the committee. Tho meeting then
adjourned.
There we an eYcellent attendance, every
daily and Sunday paper In the cit, being repre-
ssnted, and We have every hope that the favor
able preliminary meeting 10 but the initiation to
an organisation which will DO powsrful In num-
bsrs, honorable In Its msmbershiB and . credit
to thoGs who may meet to commune and delib-
crate and pass q social hour together.
STATED MEETING or THE POLICE BOARD.
The case against John W. Davis, OF the Eighth
precinct, Of violating the rules and regulations
and conduct unbecoming m onesr, were dis
missed.
The Board received and approved the ofioial
bonds Of Justices James Gull and E. M. Chaplin
| The charges against Sergeant Charles L. Boar
man, Of violating section 20 Of tbs general ruis'
were dismissed.
The charge of neglect Of duty .preferrs'
against oficsr S. s. MOores. Sixth precinct, wsr'
dismissed.
Officer G. L: Greer, charged with neglect oI
duty wa, fined IS.
The charge against oficsr Benjamin Ross, Of
the - precinct, Of violating sections and
| 20 Of the general rules, were dismissed.
The charge Of neglect Of duty preferred against
| 0hicer Geo. W. Barclay, was dismissed.
The charge Of violating General Order No
| 1876, preferred against Charles A. Owens, W. IL
Marders, r. J. King, and r. D. PumPhrey wa
| dismissed.
Tho charge Of conduct uubecoming an officer
preferred against 0fioer James Il. Arnold, OF ths
Eighth precinct, was dismissed.
Tho cases Of Officer John W. Hanes, chargeS
with conduct unbecoming IN officer, and ONCE
Stephen A. Bailey, doth Of the Second pre-
cinot,) charged with intoIication and conduct
unbecoming an officer, were laid over
The DuMAs-ZIMMER MURDER.-At III
| o'clock yesterday morning Coroner Woodward
summoned q Jury to hold an inquest upon th'
body Of Charles Dumas, who had been fAtall,
stabbed by Joseph thinner, and whose remain
were lying at the Washington post hospital
DR.. Wm. Thomson, surgeon Of the post hospital
with DR.. J. d. Barnes, surgeon U. B. A., ais
stationed at post hospital, made an examination
OF the wounds on the body Of Dumas. In thei
testimony before the jury they described IN
nature Of the wounds to be, frst, one on the lei
armi ono q penetrating wound Of the thoraI
and the other on the left side Of the back, nea
the eighth rib. There was no doubt that thss
wounds caused death.
A number Of witnesses were examined, bu
their evidence was the same that was published
In yesterdays issue Of the REPUBLICAN;
Tho Jury returned verdict that the deceased
Charles Dumas, camo to his death from wound
inflicted by knife in tho bands Of Joseph A'm
mer.
The prisoner has been sent to jail fully com
mitted, to await the action Of the grand jury
New AUCTION FIRM.-We would col
the especial attention Of families and other
about declining housekeeping to the iseiiue
offered for the disposal Of furniture and othe
household goods by Msssrs. Foley Il Co. huo Ss
tioners, at their auction warerooms NO. SS4
Seventh street, between II and Streets; Ths
1 in