The national Republican., 1867-12-28

PRoyrpxsr AID sockrr, DEC. n, iseI.-Thc
following persons have been selected as the per-
manent committees for Visiting and distributing
throughout their respective wards. Hereafter
one Of the directors resident in tho ward, certi-
flying. that the families recommended are 10
ssea fss Ss vii 9't ts
Guard-housc between the hours OF . and 10
O'Clock, a. MI and and O'Clock, p M to receive
committees are as followsi
Tiliebrown, Mrs. q. A. Reid, Miss =, Redfern,
% Second Of wsrS@Dr. J. W. Van Arnum, Geo, O.
Ames, Miss Juliet Gardner, Mrs. u. Richards,
Third ward-v. Harbsugh, Jos. r. Hodsson,
Mrs. N. johnson, Mrs. Job W. Angus, Mrs. DR..
Fourth ward-John II. Goddard, Lewis
Perry, Francis Lord, and two ladies not set
fifth ward-wm: nottingham, Mrs. .. 2.
Bright, Mrs. Isabella Frasicr.
Sixth ward-Miehael Mash, DR.. Joseph Walsh,
Mrs. WIN. Dixon, Mrs. Thos. Hutchinson, Mrs.
Seventh Ward-Rev. Mr.. Bittinger, 7. t,
Fowler, Mrs. Brown q street, between Four
snd.s-hslf an, and SIXTH, Mrs. ohas Hendley, Mrs
The above regulations arc prescribed by the
Society, and win be rigidly observed.
ALEx. X. SHEPHERD, Treasurtf.
the following donations. Samuel V. Miles, t25;
z. W. Denlam, from part collections Quarter
The Sunday school OF Wesley church have
raised and transmitted to Proyident Aid Society
ssi, to be expended for the relief q the poor;
persons with their residenccs, as distributors to
the poor In the Third wsrdi Mrs. DR.: Gillette,
Tor, sue t. o. eet notIn Tssen capner az
Sixth street west and New York avenue. Mrs.
JOB W. Angus, south side OF ! street north,
tine Harbaugh, druggist, corner Seventh street
west and q street north. Mrs. Martin johnson,
No. 500 street north, between Ninth and Tenth
streets west.
MASS MEKrtSe OF TuE CoLoRKp WORKING.
he District if WA. heia Ia at S Woodwsrd Hail last
night, Mr.. Alexander Henderson (coiored) pre-
siding, and Edward Ambush (colored) secretary
of tho objects OF the mceting-the procurement
OF labor by cobfed men from the Government
and the local authorities.
grcss and the world TO know that the colorcd
ma man was only asking the privilege q & labor % on
stoa III o tSe Y. To rIRc work to he
foreigners in preference to the colored men. 1t
was done in order to secure Copperhead votes.
He considered every man sent out Of the city BY
the frecdmen's bureau, or any other bureau, as i
vote lost to the Radical party.
Thomas Hinton said he was tired Of hearing
the term colored workmen,n and lazy mig
gers" and wanted all to know that the colored
man was citizen, and he considered him the
equal q " Erin go bragh" and mix cum 'rau,"
colored man would sit side BY side with the law
makers OF the nation. That time he predicted
The s colored men men were as 'G much divided as The
Republican and Democratic parties, and he hoped
the wards would come together and act harmoni-
ously, and not jump at the crack OF the white
Mr.. Thompson replied, and said he did not
jump at the crack OF the white mans whip or
thn laaL aE.ta hNN thA AtTtla 70
tune was that the colored men Of the First ward
had delayed the matter too long. He was not
present tS quarrel, 6ut he came came to act. he cared
equal Of the white man In intellect or manhood.
He wanted to blot out the black line between
an equal share OF the public work, and he was
willing to vote for the petition proposed and
adopted at a former meeting. He knew Con-
petitions, and therefore he favored The shortest
means to accomplish the purpose. The colored
man had helped to rescue the country from the
perils Of destruction by civil war; and he thought
he was entitled to a share of its benefits.
Mr.. Ambush said he hoped the delegates OF the
war; nS af ahd Wonid eome 70,
action of the convention.
1t was moved and seconded that when the
CITY Hall, on Tuesday night next, provided the
hall can be procured for the purpose.
The meeting then adjourned.
NAyYYARD ArYAIRs.-The second-class steam
ye.terday, and wiii Dc put on the ways, when her
At WORK on The saeo, PesoSsaos and 'd detiysscrs,
fs tas ysNTs few Ssy; Es will Be
this IL all old work, 1t Is supposed there will be
no reduction OF this force.
The yard isborers, gang are now on half time.
Although they make only " per week, II Is
deemed best not to discharge any OF them, as
half pay is better than none when work is so
scarcei and by this means the whole force will
The dismissals In the Ordnance Department,
at the close OF this month, will number l2s, In
stead OF 90, as stated In an evening contemporary
as follows, to wit; In the machine finishing shop,
~, gun-carriage shop, l6j laboratory, 10; labor
being made R to avert this undesirsSIe occarrencs,
but Il Is thought Il will be unsuccessful.
II is mooted in the yard that there will be
ing year as It Is said that the schedules Of rates
Of pay are being compared with those of other
yards arranged for the first quarter Of the year,
and are found to be considerably below the
The order referred to by us In former number
OF the RkrunLIcAs,is substantially correct we
not having given the same formally. The order
positively requires that the muster-roll shall be
called at the close Of work each day, 1t also
minutes in which to satnsaish % their % ares, and AND
the painters the same length Of time In which to
put away their paint pots, which is equal to
leave inside OF work hours, and there il no order
giving any OF the hands Ave minutes time to pre-
pare TO leave the shops, and there never was an
order requiring that the roll should be called at
the close OF labor before the present. A gentle
man who has charge OF q branch OF the work
there, and who has been In the yard over eighteen
years, emphatically informs us that II was never
done In his time, and he has never heard Of It
having been done. As to the employees convers-
Ing during work hours, actions speak louder
than words; for they are used to converse loudly
and freely Now they don't pretend to do so.
Sour HousEs-AIp ron THE PooR.-We are
pleased to observe the good work which Is now
going on In our midst to relieve the destitute
and suffering poor. The charitable feeling has
difused itself among all classes Of our citizens,
OF the merchant, from the clerks
of the Departments, and gathered at the res
have all oommingled together in |
the one grand and noble impulse-charity. That
which has proved to be SO beneficial In our great
Northern cities, which has been a succoring
agent In the bitterest weather, glad relief and
saving from actual starvation-the soup house |
is now to be established here, and yesterday one
or two Of them were opened, and relief given to |
hundreds OF deserving poor. We trust the good |
work may continue, and let soup-house be |
opened In every ward at least. The expense of |
sustaining them is light, and requires but mite |
from those that are able to give to keep them In
operation during the winter. |
The ladies have taken hold and with their hclp |
we can certainly expect the soup-houses to be 4 |
success. We trustit may be SO, and that the |
cities Of Warrington and Georgetown may not |
prove derellct In worthy cause, but sustain the
they have always borne for good and |