The national Republican., 1867-09-24

Louisiana, Texas, and other States. ss also
Jurors, were disloyal. ...
Tho Chair submitted . note from James 7. |
Smith, District Commander Of the Army Of the
Republic, asking the Soldiers and Ssilors' Union
to unite with the Grshd Army Of the Rspublio |
in rendering . ssrsnsds tonight to Generals |
Sheridan, Sickles and Hancock,
Major 8 =. Doughty offered the following,
which was sdopted:
Rssoivsd, That this Union, whom II ADJOURN,
do 90 In Q body, TO attend the ssrsnsds 10 be
given 10 Generals Sheridan, Sickles, and Han
cook, . movement In which they heartily coin
eide. . 81.
Major Doughty was requested to address the a..
sociation, and said In order 10 kill time he would
comply; but he thought there were several i'm
portant committees who should report In the
course Of bis remarks he paid feeling tribute
TO the worth Of the distins uishsd generals whom
u was proposed to ssrsnsde, more sspscisily
General Hancock, with whom, he said, he had
tho proud honor to serve under In tho late rebel
lion. He was not astonishsd 10 hear rom
previous speaker that the people Of the South
were "unrsconstruoted, (" but he felt certain that
with such commanders As Sheridan, sicklss and
Hancock, should the rebellion again break out,
the onuse Of tho Union would be safe In their
hands.
At the conclusion Of Major Doughty . remarks,
Major Morse made few appropriate remarks,
stating that the soldiers and sailors throughout
the country held the political balance Of power,
and hs believed the nsIt President Of the United
States would be soldier, and he was ready now
to announce his preference; and that preferences
was Ulysses 8. Grant. Tho members Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, accompanied by
band Of music, having arrived, Major Morse con.
cluded his remarks, and the meeting adjourned,
and forming 10 line proceeded to Willardi TO ser
snade Gen. Sheridan.
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Stoddart D. Colby, late Register Of tho Treas
ury, died on Saturday evening, the 2lst instant,
at Hsverhill, N. H., Of bilious dysentery.
meeting Of the clerks Of the Registers Bureau
was hold yesterday at the Treasury Department,
at 8 o'clock, p. IN. whom Hon. John A. Graham.
acting Register, was called to the chair, and
Charles W. Spear. ESQ.,. appointed secretary,
were selected Is . committee, and reported the
following preamble and e.olutions:
| Where's, In the Providence Of God, Hon. g.
B. Colby. Register Of the Treasury has been
called from oficial duties here, and from all the
iabors Of this life, TO that world In which the
higher uses Of the Lords Kingdom are performed;
| therefore,
Resolved, That Mr.. Colby, Is public officer.
q citizen, and q gentleman, was entitled to the
respect Of all men for his undoubted integrity,
his exalted patriotism, his able, faithful, and
diligent discharge Of official duties, and his uni
formly kind and courteous department.
Resolred, That In the death Of the head Of our
bureau We mourn not tho loss only Of an upright
and efficient officer, but the loss also Of . per-
sonai friend, who has sndssrod himself to US By
the kindliness Of his heart and BY his thoughtful
care for CIR good, IS we'll as BY the suenity Of
his manners.
ResoIvsd, That We tender TO the bsrsavsd
family our heartfelt sympathies, commanding
them to tho protesting care Of kind Provi-
dence.
Rs,oivsa, That copy Of these resolutions be
! lt.~..->iI.-S - 49, family Of the decnasedJ and
that they be published IN the papers OF this
city.
PROPOSALS OPENED.-Yesterday at IL
m. bids were opened at tho Mayors ONCE for the
erection Of bridge over Tiber creek, at Soy-
| opth and r streets, with O span Of bridge In the
clear, IA feet; length from building line to
building line Of Seventh street. masonry to DO
hrst- class rubble work with good bod and build,
laid in q workmanlike manner with the best
quality Of hydraulic cement, and clean, sharp
I,sand, in.the proportion Of one part OF cement
and two parts of sand, mixed thoroughly
and used the same day; the stone to bs blue
gneiss or Potomac river rock; foundation tim
Der to be sound white or burr oak, fattened on
the upper and lower sides, 50 as to give at least
niue inches face with nine inches Of thickness;
floor timbers to be sound white pine Of the arst
quality, and tho work to be completed within
sixty days Of the signing Of the contract. The
bids were as follows: Peter r. Miller, $685.
Fenton 4 sullivan, 81, 700; II. Q. Hepburn q
Co., 81, 1876; Peter Hepburn, $685. George
Weihman, $2,75O. Mesns. II. Q. Hepburn
Co. were the successful Stdder', and will receive
the contract.
ACcIDENr.-On Sunday evening, as the
1 cars were going down Seventh street TOT the pur'
pose Of bringing the passengers BY tas Aqua
Creek boat to the Baltimore depot they run
over q boy, by the name Of Edward Brown, ~
tho corner Of Seventh and streets, injurinS
him badly. The wheels Of both cars passed over
bis legs. He was picked up and carried into the
house Of Mr. Clark, whore he was attended BY
homo In Alexandria.
CHANGE OF PREcIN6rs.-The Board Of
Police at Its last meeting passed a resolution
that from and after the LIST Of October nezt. the
Tenth precinct, embracing the Seventh ward, or
that portion Of the city known as "The Island, ="
will be known as the First police precinct, 30
that, instead Of there being eight precincts.
numbering from to 10, with the omission Of ..
there will be eight precincts, numbering from
to8.
TRANsFERs OF REAL EsrArE.-The fol-
lowing transfers Of real estate were reported
yesterday: South part of subdivision 35, square
14s, at $7OO; subdivision 81, square 656, at
| $547 IS; part Of lot 4. square 449, at $780,
subdivision TO- square 764. at $6.4o east part Of
lot IS, square SO, at $14. 60i part subdivision 10,
square 279, at $l4i subdivision A. square lit,
at 1922 88.
The REdArrA-The regatta has again
been postponed until the 1st Of October, at the
request OF the owners Of several boats dssirous
Of entering who are not as yet ready The
Little Kate arrived from Baltimore yesterday,
and there Is every prospect Of q we'll contssted
race on the day designated. The race will take
place positively on the LIST Of October.
DIsGRACEFUL.-On Sunday afternoon q
man named John Ward, employed at the Gov
ernment Printing Office, and man who soils
horse radish, and known as "Horse Radish, J"
engaged in regular set-to near dlenwood cems-
terry. The difficulty was about q girl, and after
several rounds had been fought, Ward was
declared tho best man.
DIsoRDERLY.-John Butler, colored, was
arraigned before Justice Thompson on charge
| Of being disorderly, two charges to that effect
having been preferred against Butler-one BY
Maria Page and the other by ofiesr Nutting.
Tho defendant was fined by Justice Thompson
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