The national Republican., 1867-08-13

TRADEs' UNION RULEs-The following
Is published In the English Journals a, an au.
thsntic copy Of the rules issued for the guidance
Of members Of the trades unions:
"Cautions-Any member violating tho follow.
ing resolutions will be considered traitor to the
society:
"l. You are strictly cautioned to take no me m
| bers place who turns out for Just and lawful
rights, or 70 into any other place when o strike
may be in contemplation.
~. You are also cautioned to take no under.
mining advantage Of your fellow .laborer, by offer
ing yourselves at lower wages than the regular
rate Of wages fixed by the committee Of this
society.
"3. You are cautioned to take no other man
to work but who carries one OF these sontribu.
tion cards.
~. Any member allowing himself to run
above two months contributions In arrears on
tho card shall not be entitled to the prot ection
OF this society.
rs. You are strictly cautioned not to outstep
good rules by doing double the work you are re.
quired, and causing others to do the same in
order to gain q smile from your master. Such
foolhardy and deoeitful actions leave q great
portion Of good members out Of mployment tho
year roand. Certain indiyidusls have been
guilty who will bo expelled II they do not re-
frain."
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Jas. L Harvey will take place this morning at
0 o'clock. Tho services will be held in St.
Aloysius church.
The funeral of Mr.. John N. Ford will take
place from his late residence, No. 2Il Virginia
avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets,
at 4 p IN. The Oldest Inhabitants Association,
OF which tho deceased was member, will attend
the funeral.
DEFENDING HIMsELF.-lt is understood
that S. NJ. Clark, superintendent Of the print.
ing division Of the Treasury Department, Is
preparing statement to exonerate himself from
all blame in the mysterious disappearance and
temperance Of Government bonds and ex.
planning certain matters connected with his
Bureau which wero set forth in the report of
the committee Of clerks to tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury.
OPENING OF SIXTH STREET.-It is said
that General Michler Commissioner Of Public
Buildings, will shortly open and extend Sixth
street west, between Maryland avenue and
Pennsylvania avenue. The canal at that point
will be spanned by n handsome wooden bridge.
The street will thus bo open through tho grounds
of Armory Square, and will make another di-
rect and much. needed route Of communication
between tho boundary and the Potomac.
SENT TO JAIL.-Nathnniel Carter alias
William Henry West, tho coored burglar, was
sent to Jail yesterday. lie will be brought out
again, however, in n fCw days for final hear.
ing. Tho detectives are engaged hunting up
moro evidence and perhaps other parties. Car.
ter will bo photographed ore he is fully commit
ted, and his likeness will certainly do honor to
those already gracing "beauty's bower"
ALARM OF FIRE.-Ab0ut o'clock Sun
day night an alarm Of Gfc was sounded from box
3S, at the Franklin cngino. house, caused by the
burning OF some clothes In shanty on Four
tsenth street, near the canal, occupied by a
coiored woman known as Aunt Fanny. The
FIRE was eItinguished with n few buckets of
wster.
WASHED AwAy.--By the rain on Sat-
urday afternoon about sixty feet Of the new cul-
vert through the Botanical Gardens hns been
washed away, making tho fourth tno the cul.
vert has met with similar accident after its
completion, notwithstanding the work has ai.
ways been done in n substantial manner by the
contractor.
WANTED TO FIGnr-GeOrge Nyc was
arrested on Sunday by Officer Kimball for i'm
bibing too much fighting whisky. George was
asleep on the street, and when the officer awoke
him he squared or for fight; the nippers being
put on him took some of the fighting propensi.
| ties out of him. Justice Thompson tried the
| case, and fned him $3.4.
PRELIMINARY SURvEY.-General Mich.
lcr has set a force of workmen to make pre-
liminary survey for new square at tho inter
| section OF Fifteenth street west and Vermont
avenue, between l and X.
TIE sale Of household furniture by
Messrs. J. B. Wheeler 4 CO., auctioncers, at No
go Missouri avenue, will be continued to-day at
| IL clock, q. N.
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