The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-25
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

meeting Of this club wa. held Last night a. Mar:
els Hal, Seventh street, opposite The Patent
Once, Which was very siimiy attended, owinsto
ss sas 81 ssRGs S% hs
Maars ssts sssssa nsTSsss Ram T.
The .peci. lsmmittee reported thu. the flag
suspended inftont Of the hall on the 22d Inst.
and and was he Identical one used the Sasdqasf,
tiers nag Of Gen. Sherman from Atlanta to the sea.
for tSeir payment, and Gen. Hugh Cameron sus.
gested that those who have the interest OF the
club a. heart be requested to urge among tneit
funds to meet Its expenses.
The thanks OF the club were rendered Gen.
inst and "a also to the executive cSm@ittee in
procuring the same,
Extr.ets Of letters were read from several sec;
movement In this District.
Letter from IrS%nsIt RsspaSiissn IN
for Congress to legslate In regard to the actions
of = President, such as have always been &C.
corded his predecessors from the foundation
MI; Man, ~ New Jers.y, Of tn. Middle States
club .ddrs:ssd the meeting In .sp;
sSre N would lf sc Be%osr. farce
RsseIn@srt, hcs fst,S aroused the oon'erVauVe
Mr. & A. Wilder said an Eastern state. Anti;
he felt certain Of fts success. He spoke at
gress, asserting that u would soon be overturned
Tnlon. The people Of the South would hate The he
Republican, party and teach their children and
heaping degradation upon them.
Mr.; Cameron moved that honorary member
Be Ss o. the
member. Or the Army and Navy conse;ys.ivs
Union, we're also declared honorary members oil
Sergeant Bates, now on his march to this city
the american f nag, was declared also an hon.
S S = the Seadqusrters OF the club on his ar.
''H Ths IN melting sti Ss then adjourned.
Or. sAMsoS's SPECIAL LgGTUnEs on DIS
ISOLATION, 1.-THE NTH Of which wa. given on
sabbath evening, to = very large audience, In 81.
T.% Psca.ss: ,ss ySFs sni:
nently calculated to subserye the most impor-
tent purposes among the in}1;ng mind: q
quite safe to say that there has never been given.
IN our community, and we very much doubt II IL Il,
diiooursss so well adapted for popular instruc;
tion and enlightenment, SO striking for depth OF
Of tsa U CHsh. 20 Enas LUZ
which we have not known 80 aiiluent with
thoughts and suggestions 20 guide US in an un n;
derstanding of the signi ncance Of those ideas q
and in almost every phass Of civilization, have
and bewiiderment to reach some clear percep-
tion as to the foundation Of truth and the reason
Certainly the association, through Its lecture
committee, have taken one ofthe wisest Of steps,
not only for the cause Of the advancement OF q
Which sssaredy 4 one Of tke needs Of our day,
hut to fortify their own position as power for
80 able and learned man for this work as DR.
Samson.
FuHRsA L or MAJOR KELLy:-Ycsterday morn
Ing the funeral OF the late Major Kelly, OF ths
4th cavalry, took place from his late residence or
large number Of relatives and friends, Including
oiiicers Of the army. The remains were in 3
the national coiofs. plated, and scross Of japon
iess and other choice flowers was laid on the
S Ea' Rssi nsa ssIs f Pos's S Sefi
81 re III sq r.F f. e .Cassd T. proceeded
s Go tSytS BY Rev. Father Kelly assisted By
Rev. Father Hecker; after which Rev. Father
to %hss the
mains were inferred.
Tss RIaHr REV. ARTuuR CLEVELAND CoxR
d. D., bishop OF Western New York, Is an
aoansed to feature to a. the E:t rs ZAP
Of Northern and Southern Colonizstion.n Thii
grshss Of ~, e. a,,sSp GSp, .js
wen knoun w W. ,h 49, n i.v' .,,dIa 80
giant Attachments, shoula nsye Mhign suuience
and besides, II our friends OF the ShrlstiAn hsso
citation bring before US, as they haye done, an.
are yet to do before the season closes some th'
very finest minds In TINS country rs thelr Zee
turer5 for the course OF lsoI-ts encoursseme
should be given and their ehorts appreciated 0!
the Intelligent community OF the Federal me
tropolis.
THE PoroNAc,--There Ia much Ice in the river
but not saiiioient quantity to interfere s VIII
steam navigation; The mail steamer heypot,t
Captain Hoiiingshesd, ma1e hfr iesI,inM ' Tp, !,
Aqua creek yesterday. The vanderbilt cap
A. L. Conley, left seventh street whAri az
o'clock p; m, Tor Aqua creek. The doyefnmen
tug Ariel let sixth stre sh wns an bnsrd rs
gang Q, mednah,os n nnturnIng in the eveninp