The national Republican., 1867-09-10

ootobe, next. -
Mr.. j. /, Brown asred as a substitute "that
they meet In swo We, ks from tonight" Car
risd. Adjourned.
MEETING OF Sun DAY Schools. - Last
evening officers and me mbers Of the various Sun.
day schools Of thin cit y assembled In the New
York Avenue (Rev. Err. Gurley's) Presbyterian
church, for the pu rpoce Of making arrangements
for the Maryland and District Sunday school
Convention, to be holden in this city on tho 5th
Of December next.
We noticed pr. sut Rev. Dr. Gillette, Rev.
DR.. Butler, A. s. p att, o. G. Wight, and others.
Mr.. @. D. Ramsde II, vice president, presided,
and John @. Judd " s secretary.
The meeting wrs .oenod by the singing Of the
9th hymn-"Just Pa I am, &c." after which
tho 5th chapter Of lisa iah ives read.
Grace in behalf Of the Sabbath schools by Mr..
Brown.
The 206th hymn wrs then sung, commencing
"Soldiers of Chr''t ariss.r
Mr.. Burr, president Of Wesley Sunday school,
here urged that suitable arrangements be made
to receive and entertain the delegates to the
convention. Ho proposed that ono from each
school be appointed rs q 9 sneral committee to
t.ke charge Of the delegates and SEQ that they
are properly provided for VII lilo with us.
Mr.. o @. Wight suggested that zach soho ol
be requested to select Its own representative on
the above-named oommluee.
Mr.. Burr agreed to modify his views so that
three members be appointed as q nucleus and
then the others to be appob e,l as above sug.
gested by Mr.. Burr, and the la.'tnnmed gentle
man, with Mcssrs. A. s Pratt an A. X. Brown,
were appointed e. the ground-wor rk Of tho CON-
mittee.
Tho business relating to the convention having
been disposed Of, "the Sunday school lessons and
how to present them" was discussed by Messrs.
D. @. Wight and A. S. Pratt
The services were closed by the singing of the
10th hymn.
RETURN OF WV. q. MRrzERorr, ESQ
Our fellow. .townsnan, WIN. @. Met1o'fott, esq,
returned rom his European tour per steamer
Hermann, and reached this city oil Sunday
evening. Mr.. Metzerott vas accom- Janied by
his family, and visited most Of the cities and
towns Of the Cid World during his abs onoe. Mr..
NJ. looks In excellent health and spei ks In glow
ing terms Of tho kind attention and treatment
extended him and the members Of Mis- family at
every point he visited. Mr.. Metzorott mot Judge
Olin iu London, who was in excellent health, and
the Judge was preparing to leave for . two
months trip for the Continent. The Swiss Con-
sui General for the United 81 ,tas (Mr. John
Hitz, of this city was left by Mr.. MetIorott at
Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr.. H. will return to
the United States In January. Mr.. Harvey, our
Minister to Portugal, went out in the steamer
Hermann
WASHINGTON NATIONAL Mo oNUMEHT So
cIErr.-Ths officers OF the sooi ioty for the
present year are follows; President, tho Presi-
don't OF tho United States, eE oDfeio; First Vice
President, Gen. U. s. Grant, Second Vice Prssi.
dent, the Mayor Of Washington, er obfeio; Third
Vice President, Gen. Peter Forcej Treasurer, j.
B. II. Smith; Secretary. John Carroll Bront.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsrATE.-The fol.
lowing transfers of real estate woro yesterday
reported Lots II, IL, 13, IL. and Is, square
S59 $500; part Of lot 10, $40. 23 feet inches,
at so cents; sub lot 81, square All S275; sub lot
l. square 757. 50, OO0i sub lot Al, square 6l6,
5000 sub lot 9, square "a, solG 20, sub lot Is,
square 435, $500.
An INTERESTING OCCASION after.
noon, we are informed Rev. DR.. ]. @. Smith
expects to meet tho surviving members Of his
church, who. twenty eight years since, signed
the call bringing him to the pastoral charge ofl
the church he now SO efficiently instructs In tho
ways Of tho Lord. This, we predict, will be
very interesting reunion.
In THE CAYAL.-Yesterday morning. q
little boy named John Turpin, aged about ton
years, fell into tho canal at the foot Of Tenth
street. The water was very low at the time, but
he came near swamping In the mud. The little
fellow was soon rescued and appeared to be ter.
ribly frightened.
SELLING LIQUOR ON SUNDAY.-Y Yesterday
morning Officer Parker, of the Seventh precinct,
arrested Patrick Welsh, restaurant keeper, for
violating the Corporation law by selling liquor
on Sunday. He was taken before Justice Wal. |
ter, who fined him $40.
HEALTH OF FATHER BoYLE.-The many
warm friends Of Rev +. X. Boyle will be pleased
to learn that he has so far recovered his health
as to be able to attend to his ministerial duties
and on Sunday he preached very able sermon
at St. Peter's church, Capitol Hill
APPROACHING CoMPLETIoN.--The new
Catholic church, on tho corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Twenty fifth street, is rapidly ap
preaching completion, and by tho middle of
October, 1t Is ann nounced that the basement will
bo ready for occupancy.
DETAILED AT HEADQUARTERs.-0ffic G. |
A. Kimmell, Of the Third ward, has been do |
tailed at police headquarters, at night, to ope-
this will be made permanency for Mr., Kim. |
nell, as he Is worthy officer.
ANOTHER WAIF.-Sunday morning OIL |
Ger Shelton, Of the Eighth precinct, found the |
body Of white male infant on the commons |
near the Methodist burying round, near Six |
teenth street east. It was buried at tho Cor. |
poration's expense.
VERY UNsAFE.-The bridge at the in.
tersection Of Eighth street and Rhode Island |
avenue is in a very unsafe condition, and liable
to give way at any time, A new bridge is sadly |
needed, and we understand a bill will be intrs. |
duced In Conncils to that purpose.
CORRECTION portion Of the argu- |
ment Of Mr.. Thompson, before the Orphans
Court on Saturday, was transferred, and ap.
peared In connexion with the argument Of his |
opponent, Judge Moore. Our readers doubtless
ma 10 the correction at the time.
ENTERTAISMENT.-Morn Star Lodge
Independent Order of Good Templars, gave a !
very interesting and instructive dramatic and |
musical entertainment at Union Hall, Ninth
street, on Saturday evening, before a large
assemblage Of ladies and gentlemen.
MAINTAINING A NUIsANcE.-Oficer Par
ker yesterday arrested Peter Conlan for main.
tanning nuisance In refusing to keep his gutter
in 4 clean condition He was fined 81.
ASSAULT AND BArrERY-Wm. Whalen,