The national Republican., 1867-12-30

the Provident Aid Society met in the Council
dent, and ". Il. Tiiiey, % secretary pro lem. ''''
President Parker referred to the appropria-
tion OF 700 BY the City Councils, and said some
action should be taken concerning freedmen,
Mr. "A, Boswell sent In his resignation as
secretary, and Mr.. d. H. stinemetr was chosen
Some debate arose hs to the proper mode Of
distributing telief, bereusc Yf many having api
piled who were already Comfortably sltusted.
tary officers OF the Metropolitan Police force
were the proper parties to seek out the destitute
acquainted with the wants in theif wards than
were others.
Mr.. Shepherd Informed the society that there
appropriated by The City W Councils, sa,aco. But
IL he had cashcd all drafts presented the treas
uter would have been In debt.
was decided TO divide the funds between the
wards In proportion to the wants, as apparent to
DR.. Reyburn, from the Freedmen's Bureau,
announced that the s25, 900 appropriated by Con-
gress last year had been dlsburscd In relieving
suffering among both white and colorcd persons
This year groceries, So, had been distributed to
the amount OF sl5,0 900 among the colored popula-
tion only as per act Of Congress-. The bureau
the Proyident AID Society in relieving the ne
cessities OF the destitute.
Messrs. A, r, Shepherd, W. NJ. Slowen and
VIM. Dixon were appointed a committee to con-
ier with DR.. Reybufn, with view to eo-opern-
tion.
To Gems. Grant and McFcrran vote Of thanks
wood, to be distributed among the destitute.
Rev. DIR. Hall, from the soup House Commit
Tee, reported soup houses IN operation In the
being made to start others.
Mr. shepherd was Of opinion that II would re-
quire $4,000 to properly inaugurate and keep
going the soup houses during the winter season.
The society adjourned to meet on Tuesday
next at O'Clock p. m.
4: X; shepherd, ESQ. treasurer ss Of this society
ditional sums Of money with which to aid the
poor Of this city Richard d. QUITS, tlo; Garter,
By him, siiscsi ]. 7. Davis, p. II. DaSant, and and
X Ball; committee collections Fourth ward, ad-
The distributors Of the Third and other wards,
expect to receive, to-day, four cauldrons, In
which to cook food for the poor, Should the
Government fail In sending them, as promised,
these gentlemen will Immediately purchase cook
Ing apparatus, and commence operations, In
the Third ward, the applications for aid Of this
kind arc numerous, the whites predominating.
The colorcdi we hear, predominate in the Seventh
We understand that Messrs. Nornent, Lutz,
and Campbell, haze , rsali5sd from collections
OF tlI0. The sub-distrct is embraced between
Third and sixth and Missouri avenue and ID
streets north. This work was accomplished in
a few hours, and shows what perseverance will
accomplish, and is an index Of the llberality OF
our citizens.
ID
day at u m, at the barracks, corner OF East
Capitol and Second streets Supplies will be
furnished to those having the proper certificates
between the hours of u and I p. m.
On New Years morning 1000 loaves Of bread,
kindly contributed by Mr. Calvin Wilmer, will
be distributed from the Firstward police station,
Twenty-trst streets west.
The following Is copy Of the communication
to the Mayor, referred to above. IL explains
DEror ouARrERnAsrER's opPIoE,l
u,. D. wA;niSaToS, D: Q. Dee. p 1871.
Sin: am directed by the seSretsry OF War to
turn over to the city authorities, for distribution
her, scantIings, sc, which can be used BY them
as fuel. would be glad to communicate with
you, either personally or by letter, In reference
manner the authorities will receive It, and any
other Information tending to Its successful dis
Very respectfully, your obcdcnt servant,
J. O. McfERRAN, Dep. q. NJ. d.,
,, Breyet Brig, Gen. U. $. A;
give an entertainment this evening, at Mctzerott
Hall, for the benefit of the poor. Some OF the
best amateur performers In the city have been
eng, engaged 70, the & occasion: The entertainmsnt ,s
Drunkard's Home,n "The Spirit OF Temperance"
and "rhe Power OF the Pledge"
A PENDING AFFAIR or HoSoR.-A dispatch
from this city to the New York Erening Teie-
graPh says; "a duel is on the tapis here between
n MAJOR tcnerhl anu an eN-CAptAtn oil the ARMY
OF the Potomac. The difiiculty originated at the
opera on Monday evening In this way; The cap
tain referred to, who is noted for HIS gallantry
and politcnesH, occupied n seat in The orchestra,
and seeing In private-box friend with whom
he desired to speak, he cndcayored to pass out in
the direction nearest the point he sought. On
the same line Of seats with the Captain was the
Major General, at q distance OF some three or
four chairs from the end. The occupants OF all
the intermediate seats, with the exception OF the
Majo General, quietly arose to let the Captain
pass out. The man OF two stars, however, was
leaning against the row OF seats In front, and
showed no sign OF moying aside. The Captain
out for momentJ iThc Major General an
swered, without moving, This Is not the way to
around ui ths other way General, said the Cap,
tain, thought you were a gentleman. You are
general, and ought to be a gentleman, but you
this point, person in military uniform who was
In company with the General remarked to the
Captain, That is not the way, sir, to address a
with that man., pointing 10 the General. iand
not with you. Allow me to pass'--to the Cen
erai: The General refused 70 bulge, and the
unwilling to Interrupt the performance by a
row, restrained his Indignation and passed out
at Is said that the Captain has since sent a
challenge to the General, and proclaims that he
will brand him 10 the newspapers II he refuses
citement here, as the parties are both well-known
and have many friends In Washington"
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.-The following ar
rests were made on Friday;
Oficer Berry, OF the Seventh precinct, arrested
Cornelius Martin. Justice Walter fined him 80,
and sent him to the work-h use for thirty days.
James Waite was arrested by Oficer Oliver, OF
the same precinct, for being disordcrly. lie was
fined % by the same Justice.
Isaiah u. Wedge and Laura Easton lcoloredl
were arrested by Officers Williams and Greer, OF
the Fifth precinct, charged with being diBor-
md Ian hu pRtl III
Mollie Henderson for being Intoxicated. She
was fined % by Justice Harper.
On Saturday evening Otfcer Leach, of the
Fifth precinct, arrested A, ID. Preuss, n farmer.
lie was fined - by Justice Harper.
Rosanna Deyanshea was arrested on Saturday
by Oficer Barnes, OF the First precinct. She had
a hearing before Justice Tucker, who fined her
Is and sent her to the work-hOuse for thirty
days.
On Saturday Oficcr Acton, of the Sixth pre-
cinct, arrested Ben amin Thomas, Colored. He
was fined " by Justice Chaplin,
Oflcer Lloyd, OF the Fourth precinct, on Sat
urday arrested Allen Mason (colored) for being
dlsofderly. lie was fined Is by Justice Morsel.
POINT oY Rocks RAILRoAp.-The Rockville
correspondent OF the Georgetown Courier says
The Jury OF condemnation are progressing
slowly with their work. The railroad company
seems to be growing impatient, and its agents
say that the heavy work should now be under
way. The Jury has been over the lands between
Newport Mills and the District line Besides
several private contracts for the right Of way,
IL haB uu to this time made the following Addi-