The national Republican., 1867-12-02
LOCAL DEPARTMENT..

MISSIONARY MErrIsU,--A monthly missionary
meeting was held last night in the lecture room
sssyse. WsPo ssssass"tsS tss fsujSs IT, p
smith, pastor Of the church, who, Aftef sRort
address, introduced the Rev. sAndei sawyer, Of
Mr, S. said he was here endesvoring to raise
sufficient funds to re-cstablish college for edu-
eating youths for the ministry. In 1900 the
Church commenced the missionary works in
this country, and the cause had prospcred, but
there was much to be done yet. There was a
tiers: In Tennessee thirty pulpits were vacant;
the cry was send us mlnIstersn On the Pscinc
coast thorc were thousands Of Chinarnch, many
How important that they should carry carry back SS Wih
rSealY sen ths true So'pS The u tended
should be supplied with ministers and the Gospel.
The Rev. Mansfield Boing was then introduced
nsa missionary from Western Turkey. He said
that the people OF Turkey were now more eager
\ missionary was received coidiy; now he was wei.
Sere ass aG but
the country mere particularly which lies south
missionaries in a stretch OF country containinga
\ population as large as Washington.
and .sS hs SSnn n
they needed to make them sooS nsI mem en-
He came from the mountains of Tennessee,
whers ,yh there were many gospelloying people
[ They were poor-impoverished. Many noble
} young men wished to study for the ministry, but
they bed not the means 70 enter nrcn these stu
men. o
Rev, DIR. Smith came forward and said that he
would give also year toward educating one of
The lecture room was welt filled with an ap-
/ prcciatire audience, who listened httcntively to
the remarks madn by the speakers.
II RAILROAD ACCtDENT-SEvERAL NIRaISIASs
SERIOUSLY INJuRgD.-On SATURDAY evening last
at about half past seven o'clock, several PERSONS
were seriously hurt BY collision, near Ranter's
crossing, between this city and, Alexandria, OF
road train, and one d Mr Uheatham's omni-
way to this city and at the sound of the steam
whistle Of tho cars, the horses became fright
the omnibus down the cmbankment on the rail-.
road track. While in this posltlep, the train
saEns S % sse orSf On tn' Sne SnniSS: sS:
e. 2slsy ,sfy; NJ: S!ss sisS Va %:ss :sS; SSs
ladies, Of MeSsndtia, names not Sscertsinsd,
Edgar Sao~Ssn IT,, Of the Alexandra Gastiic;
dent. WV "'''-
NEW I.opGEs KNIGHTS OF PYrHiAs-The Off.
GERS OF the Grand Lodge OF this Order visited Bal
two new lodges-Goden and Monumentai"af
Mctamors Hall In the Monumental city, Having
Nonpicttu lntlr hOOfs on frt0at night, by inVi-
tation they sat down to a wei.iaden table OF the
nclieaeies of the seasoa, at Shaw's Cottage "a,
SSn %9G,G w,s thy fSy, did Ssss te h
tss SorSn1 they stSrea to
win leave ths city 10 nav Sts,1, me oEdsr
phi,deiphis dfsnd scribe Barton now Is' hss so ,o
application for charter for ledge in Mount
Holly. New Jersey, the ar-t application from
that State. ~
DisoRDEnLy HOUSE BROKEN Ur.-on satur-
uay evening" Sergeants Austin and Walirg with
Officers Jacobs, Tucker, Lewis, and MGffenry
Lerly house, near the Baltimore Depot, where
they captured the following named persons with
Thomas burke, ffank KcIeit and Es Alice HsGs Hsrris
Inc Grew wns taken before Justice Walter, who
dismissed lis gis all except Ellen Ale, who fined
and committed her to Jail to answer the charge
OF Keeping disordcry house. The key of the
house was turned over to Major Richards.
SELLING uNsouXp PouLrnr.-On Saturday,
! Lieutenant Cornelius Noonan, of the sanitary
iorce, arrested Nelson Emmett and Catharine
ThI. sTShling Hns9und poultry in ne Csntre market
tine Of 70 was imposed on each OF them,
In @ ths afternoon, at the Western market sani
ored, and George Carter, charged with the same
Offence. Each Of the couple was fined IS by JUS
tice Morscil. The woman should have been sent
TO jail.
CnARGEn WITH RNRRoTING.-On Saturday
night, At the fire In the Second ward, a man
named Brncy CNrrc, was arrested by ofncer
White; He was soon after recognized by Dctec-
tlves Coomcs and Miller, as man charged with
garroting man named 1.ambcrs Protupapcr, in
July last, near Murder Bay, when he was robbed
oi gold watch, a revolver, and about 400 Ia
money. The victim was dccoycd into that
Sfniy Sen9 Sy the that picnic
headquarters TO await a hearing.
WENT Down Like THOUSAND OF BnIcRs. -
The barge Renown loaded with $4,000 bricks was
improperly fastened to her wharf on Friday
night. The consequence was that when the
her astsnngs and was driven out into the chan
mel OF the river opposite Riley's wharf. On
Of the channel. It viii cost between four and
hyc thousand dollars to raise her and recover
the bricks, VIC learn.
| CnARGEn WITH BrRGLARy-On Friday after
JACKSON cSioTSd the on the sharse rsts
| preferred By Thomas Sumner, OF having, on the
street, on the Island, and robbed il Of rings, Sc'
sumner Is Of the opinion that Pete was after
| Vie had nearing before Justice Walter, who re-
,ulrcd him TO give 400 bail to answerthc charge
before the criminal court. 1t Is believed he is
the s'me man who relieved II gentleman Of $50 n
snort Tine since,
beautiful badge gotten up for the Police Com
hiHG h'ssipner, a seven IN Gumber IN the shape Of
and has engraved on it the Following "Conmis,
sioncr Of Metropolltan Police, District of Colum-
oia', Also neat eagle, ABOVE which Is a semi
circle of stars, and Immediately beneath the
motto; 4 PiuriLus uRum." The design is that
| OF Gen. Peter +. Bacon, and the execution that
| of Mr.. y. Lewis, jeweler on Pennsylvania ave
| nUc, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
@-
| THg PAVING OF AvENuEs.-Wc see 1t stated
that General Michler, Commissioner of Public
buildings, intends to urge Congress to repave
Pennsylvania avenue with the Nicholson or
Stafford pavement, and also to recommend that
Massachusetts avenue be opened and graded,
speedily, through to the Navy Yard. This Is
good news and will he hailed ms such by all of
the travelling public as well Ms by those who de-
sire to see the city improved In appearance.
Persons who come to the Capital expect to see u
city worth looking at, and we feel that General
Michler Will cndeavor to not have them disnp-
| pointed.
ARREST OF HoUsE RoBBRRs.-On the Goth ult.
Ohlcer Cation, OF the Second precinct, arrested
John Henry Evans, James Evans Richard Gar
rson Annie Tilghman, and Maggie Matthews,
James Chaney, on q, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, at about o'clock in the
day time Of the l2th ultimo, and robblng it, in the
absence of the family, OF the wearing apparel Of
a gold watch, valued In all at S2D0 Ahn,t ion