The national Republican., 1867-09-20

meeting in the COUNSEL Chamber, City Hall, on
Wednesday evening.
In tho absence of the president, Mr.. J. o.
Judd was called on 70 preside. q /. asRsIt
Aiter the reading and approval Of the minutes
Of the previous meeting, the credentials Of dele
gates were received as follows: From the Jour
neymen Carpenter Association, Mssrs. James
II. Reed, James II. Kersey, and Charles M.
0'Bold This association has forty seven msm.
bers.l From the Granite Cutters Association,
Mr.. James Cassidy, in place Of John Davis,
whose term has expired; from the Tool Sharp.
ener,s Association, Mr.. VIM. Watts, In place Of
Mr.. +. Ward. The credentials were reported
upon formally, and the delegates were admitted
10 seats.
Tho following resolution was offered by Mr..
Boron, Of tho Executive Committee;
Resoiped, That the president Of the assembly
be requested to draft a memorial to the Federal
Congress, praying the enactment Of an eight
hour law, and that he DO authorised to have lbo
copies Of the same printed. said copies 10 be fur
nished this assembly at Its next regular meeting,
II practicable, and that they DO circulated
Throughout the District for the signatures Of the
workingmsn and citizens generally favorable 10
tho cause.
II was suggested BY Mr.. J. @. Q. whslsy that
memorial was about to be issued by authority
Of tho National Labor Congress; which he
thought would accomplish the ond desired BY
Aftsr some discussion 10 favor Of, and in oppo.
sition to the passage Of the resolution. the quss
tion was called, and the vote being taken II was
lest.
Mr.. J. J. Mitchell, delegate to tho National
Labor Congress from this city, submitted re-
port which was ordered to be handed to the
Committee on Publication.
tThs report will DO found on our outside to.
The following gentlemen wsrs, appointed .
committee to take charge Of the memorial issued
by the National Labor Congress for circulation
through their different organizatioss:
On the part Of the typographical Union, Mr..
D. W. Flynn from the drsnito,outteI:, Mr.:
Clarke; from the Stone-cutters, Mr.. Richard
Rothwsli; from the Coach. makers, Mr.. D. W.
Brooks; from the Bookbinders, Mr.. Mattingly;
from the Paper.hangers, Mr.. ]. W. Faulkner
from tho Painters, Mr.. McCathran; from the
Carpenters, Mr.. @. NJ. 0'Bold from tho Brick
layers, Mr.. O. Thompson from the Plasterers,
Mr., sibleyi from the Tool-sharpeners. Mr.. N.
Watts.
The following preamble and resolutions were
offered by Mr.. Nicholas Watkins, and unani.
mously adopted:
Whereas II Is the duty Of this assembly not
only to work for the adoption Of the eight-hour
law, but to labor asssiduously for the protection
Of the interests generally Of uorkingmen within
its jurisdiction; and whereas the prices Of market
supplies, fuel, &C., In the District Of Columbia
are much higher than In other cities less ell
gibly situated, and afford fitting theme for our
| confederation : Therefore, be 1t
| Resoiped, That committee, composed OF one
member from each trades organization, be ap-
pointed with instructions to inquire into the
subject and report In relation TO the same at the
next meeting. that this Assembly may take steps
towards resisting the monopoles that may In this
respect oppress their fellow.workmen, whether
| Al tha,. sta ~ Unnd and anal daaI-
ers, butchers or hucksters.
The following committee was thereupon ap-
pointed in conformity with tho above resolution:
From the typographical Society, btr. JIG. Judd
bricklayers, @. o. Cook; bookbindsrs, ]. W.
Landvoiti paperhangsrs, @. W. Piercsi granite
cutters, NJ. T. McHenryi coaohmakers, John
Reynolds; plasterers, Robert Gill; stoneoutters,
Thomas NJ. Williams; tool.sharpeners, James
0sborni carpenters, ]. +. Kersey; and painters,
VIM. Boron.
After the transaction Of some other business oi
no general Importance, the meeting adjourned
SERIOUS ACCIDENT. - Yesterday after
noon about 3 O'Clock q colored girl BY the nam,
Of Adelia johnson, II years Of age, residing will
the family Of Mr.. John Waters, No. 374 4 street
between Tenth and Eleventh, was badly burnet
by the explosion Of can filled with coal oil. /
appeared that the girl was cooking the dinner
and being impatient al tho SLOW progress Of tn,
fire, poured from the can some Of the oil. A
soon as the oil communicated with the IRE ai
explosion wrS tho result, and the unfortunate
creature was at onco enyeloped In hames. She
ran out Of the house Dreaming, followed BY Mr.
Waters with blanket, which ho endeayored tt
throw over her, but the girl ran into the house
adjoining, where lad quickly threw q bucket
Of water over her and extinguished the FIRE. Tht
girl was, however, divosted Of oil clothing, and
most fearfrly burned.
| Al. Gnko L. hans and naAt taa
aid summoned. Flour was spiinfled over hel
freely by the females In attendance, and DR.
Buckly, who was the first to respond to tho call
did all in his power to alleviate her suferings
DR.. Burrows was also called In, but he pronouoet
her injuries fatal
Mr.. Waters ives burned about tho hands ant
knee In endeavoring to extinguish the fire, bu
not seriously.
The poor girl is literally roasted, her body bc
ing ono mass Of blisters hom head to foot, ant
presenting most shocking spectacle. She wa
alive at late hour last night, but her prospect
of recovery arc hopeless.
PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION KNIGHTS Of
PYrHIAs.-Last Tuesday evening an association
bearing this name was organized In this city
with view to accompany the Grand Lodge. o
this District to Philadelphia next January, whel
and where Grand Lodge Of the State Of Penn
sylvania will be organised. Six lodges were or
ganized In that State within the past month
The following gentlemen were elected officers Q
the association: President-P. @. c., @. M
Barton, of Franklin Lodge vico president-P p
c.. T. Wood, Of Mount Vernon Lodges secre
tary-Knight W. +. Garrett, Of Liberty Lodge
treasurer-P. c., Harry KrOnheimsr, Of Websts
Lodge.
A FINE HORSE REcovERED.-On tn,
18th instant Mr. J. A. Boyd, Of Montgomer
county, Nd, reported to Major Richards that
horse worth about $500 had been stolen fror
his stable, together with bride and saddle, th
thief having dug under the wall Of the stable
crept through, and opened the stable door from
tho inside The case was assigned to the enor
getic detectives, Msssrs. Coomes and Miller, VIII
on Wednesday night found both horse and THE
at tho stable Of Mr.. John Bligh, corner Q
Twelfth and @ streets. The man gave his nam
as Peter Kane. He was working on the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, near where he stole tn
horse
AN INTERESTING 0cCAsIoY.-We are in
formed that several members Of the Riching
Opera Troupe, now drawing 6ne houses at tn
/, National, will appear and sing In the choir Q
St. Aloysius church on Sunday afternoon next
This will be worth attending for In our opinion
sacred music well rendered, Is much sweete
: and more enchanting than any other music tha
can be produced. We shall endeavor to b
: lnra nd inv II