The national Republican., 1867-11-23

Trade Of ne District al coIssis was hslS a
.their rooms No. 4 Market Bpss, and called I,
order by Ssmusl Bacon, Esq., ses president.
D. The minutes Of the last msstsg were read b,
the secretary, N sardo, and sbsoved.
Tho chair stated that the oomittee appointed
by the Board Of Trade In rsfeftcs TO the Lou
doun and Hampshire rsilrosd enueotlon TO thii
District bad met the joint committees Of tho cor
porations Of Georgetown and fashington aud
tho Merchants Exchange ofGeorgetown, al
which meeting sub-committs was appointed
That the sub.committeo had sended q Direc
tors meeting in Alexandra Thursday. tn,
full proceedings Of which ha been publishsd
As the Georgetown councils lad appointed 4
committee TO wait on the Sestary OF War IL
reference to surveying routesfor the proposed
branch road, he would submithe following
RtSoired, That tho corporssn be requested
TO appoint committee 10 ooperate with The
committee appointed by u corporation oil
Georgetown to request the srctary Of War tc
detail an engineer to surveyhs route for q
proposed connection Of the L,doun and Hamp.
shire railroad with this Distut. .r.H
The resolution was adopted
Tho Chair laid before the bard the follow.
log communication
orARrERxAsrEH dtKAL's oPytcr,) !
wAsuts1Tos, ID. O ,iov Is, 1857.
To the President n The Board ofrdie, gton
srR; by order of the builog committee Of
the Joint stock company Of he Young Mems
Christian Association Of this cy, request your
early attention to the follovs statement aud
proposition: g.
The company chartered by ,ngress at its last
session has, through It's board' directors, made
such progress that the buildir for tho erection
OF which the company was Gated Is already
above grouud. '..riT
Located at the corner Of Nih and D streets,
II will hold business inteit scarcely sur.
passed in our city. n. .....
BY a reference to our plans, hieh will be sen,
to you, you will observe that ar building, ele.
giant In Its architecture dsgus, has been
planned with q full regad tobusiness advan,
tages. It consists Of hvs,hrst,lass stores, with
modern Easements, on hrsifoor n pablo hall.
Young Mems Christian Aociation, md suite.
ofrooms on third floor.
Our stock buildings ansrounds) viii amount
to about one hundred andfty thousand dollars
bearing (by our charter per cent. non-tax'
ablo interest.
OF this amount, eighty.ur thousand dollars
worth has been sold. Aht sixty thousand dol.
lars worth Is now for sal,
Tho building committe at tho suggestion oI
some OF yonr most ablend honored members,
d 'iriug to secure a upioot our interests with
that Of your body, resrtfully offer to furnish
you with such rooms onie first floor Of our
building Rs the necessiti Of your association
demand, with all modermprovements, ventila.
tion, light, and general ofort fully considered,
you, through your mod, business men, to
purchase such portion ouusold stock as you
may desire, rendering y, individually and As
- l..
tho successful and early mpletion Of our build.
ing. -t
You will thus secure best Of accommoda.
tions for business purpoS reading rooms, meet.
ing room, 80 by 40 feesommittoo rooms, &c.,
aud will establish freheadquarters, in (par.
tally your own buildii communicating with
the best public hall andost respected assoeia.
tion In our city, at an ;penso not to exceed
what may be consideredust and honorable by
referees,
Very respectfully, yopbsdient servant,
JAMES A. EKIs,
Drevet Brig. Gen. U. a., Sec. Joint Stock Co.
Mr.. Evans moved Il the Communication n
bo referred to 4 commee Of three, to report
q. the next meeting.
The motion being onded. tho Chair up.
pointed the following ntlemen as said com.
mittee Messrs. F, II. .Guiro, James L. Bar.
DOuT, anu ". VI, hctDtt'
Mr., Metzerott, Of tfcolleoting committee,
reported that the dues members wero being
rapidly paid In. -
Mr.. Elyans said tho ard should tAko some
action towards seourin, proper dredging Of
be appointed to go bsfOi Congress to urge an
appropriation for that purse.
The Chair said q survey tho river channel
hat nal kaap t,Ia ah Ran
dali, Of the United States tst Survey, but he
did not think report had Il been submitted.
Mr. T. p. Mohun moved II a committee oi
throo be appointed to walt Mr. Fendall and
obtain his views on the subj OF dredging the
channel.
The motion was Secondsdnd Me,Ms. Owen
Thorn, MOhun, Crowley spistsd said com.
mitteo.
On motion the Board adjoed to Friday eve.
ming next.
An ExrISsisE R,ID-FIv HOUSES BROKEN
ur.--0n complaint Of Lieutant TAFT, Of the
Second Ward, Major Richardssued IN order to
break up a baudy house ipt by Elizabeth
Glascoe, at No. 266 @ street. Thus armed, on
Thursday night, Lieut., TAFT, nd . posse Of his
officers, proceeded to tho hote and escorted to
tho guard house Elizabeth discoe. VIM Jones,
Mary Stevens, Kate HsgeI Mlry Smith, Charles
Wilson, Ida May, Jennie Howard, Kato Davis,
white and not eolorod, astatsd by an evening
contemporary Elizabeth Giascoe gave $500
bail to answer, at court, tbohargo Of keeping .
bawdy house. Tho others Gro fined 81 o piece,
and, In default Of psymen Kato Hagor, Mary
Smith, and Ida May weJ committed to tho
work house.
Also, on an order froi Major Richards, the
game officers visited Sehwghammer alley, be.
tween Thirteen.and a, halLnd Fourteenth and
G and d streets, where ICY arrested, In one
house, Christiann Smith ad George Beuhler,
colored; at another hou, Thomas Hard and
Elizabeth johnson, cOlore from another house,
Sarah Smith and Mary lckson, colored, and
from yet another house, inhe same alley, Kate
Unger and Mary JacksonAlso oolored. Chris.
tiana Beuhler, Sarah Sinh, Kate Unger, and
Mary Jacksou wero each ned s.. Tho others
were dismissed, and thokey to tho house oi
Elizabeth johnson was turnod TO her The
keys to the other four houss were retained.
WAsHISaros NArIosA MosUMEsr AssoCIA.
TIoS.-This association Id q special meeting
at the law office Of J. CtrOll Brent, esq City
Hall, on Thursday aiterpon.
DR.. Broadhead, chairran Of tho committee
appointed on the 5th of lovember, to take into
the ques n Of raising funds for
the completion Of tho Wellington Monument,
and to prepare m appea' 10 Congress, reported
q memorial, and also a ocular to be addressed
to the officers of the nat qhal banks throughout
tho country inviting thIr cooperation by pro
rata contributions. The memorial and circular
are to be accompanied rkh list Of the officers
md corporators ofthe sgiety, and the same com