The national Republican., 1868-12-17

owing TO the ineiemeney OF tue weather the
Mr.. x. +. Cavis stated that number Of dis.
tinguished champions OF the labor interest
prior engagement in the result I Of which lei, the he
| laboring men OF the whole country were In.
terested. But one Of those who were prom.
duced Richard Tfaveiiick, President OF the
ship Joiners, Association Of Michigan.
Mr. Travellick apologized for any short
| pleasure at meeting some OF his feilow-citi-
zens, and would have been glad to have met
some members Of the House or Senate.
tribution Of the public lands, and went on to
| relate how landed estates were acquired in
ESssSRs fns Sf sas syus insSs sSsR a.
public lands BY Congress to railroad and other
corporations. He stated the alarming fact
eneompsssed ne BY Ave or six G Of the Northern n
States. No one can estimate the injury that
has been thus gerpetrated. He was not sur.
as church mice and go home rich.
He illustrated the construction OF a canal In
Michigan that cost the State over seven hun
worth two hundred millions of dollars. He
argued that the accumulation OF large tracts
OF Land was the cause Of slavery and the event.
Congressman as to the real wants OF the people
was also dwelt upon, and also the great falling
off In our commerce. The public debt and
lieved that II would yet be the task Of the
laboring man to remedy the evils prevail
He would talk plain: There had been steal.
classes to check II. The tyranny OF the
moneyed aristocracy should be uprooted. He
explained how the wealth coneentrsted In the
what evils might eventually now from this
great cause. He spoke Of the currency Of the
SSunE And thas our money ,h0pS be
Wall street would not be the curse 1t 10 to the
people.
upon, and the contraction of the currency
deprecated. The people have not too much
| now, and are paying thirty.three per cent for
Of the people Increase and the rate OF Interest
also.
The eight-hour question was descanted upon
chanics were shown to have taken place sub.
| sequent to the shortening OF the hours OF labor
from fourteen to twelve, and from twelve to
Many OF the evils of the country were sttrib.
uted to the evils flowing from legislation. II
would es the . ss.k % Of me Worting classes s 70
He said that he had enunclated the princi.
pies Of the National Labor Union, and hoped
M Mr. 's Dssanison mis- T indorseI ~ the views Vi vs. Pi Ppro%ui
| gated, and wished the cause success, and ON
| plimented the speaker.
Mr.. MeCathfan regretted that verbatim
report Of the address was not taken, and
should like to have had 1t placed In the hands
| OF every man In the country.
| After the transaction OF some routine busi-
ness, the assembly adjourned.
LECTURES AT HOWARD UNIvERsiTY MEpI-
CAL CoLLEGE.-we attended the lectures at
the atove.named college last evening, and
heard.
physiology was highly entertaining, especially
from the peculiar manner OF illustrating the
subject BY use OF the illuminated microscope-
whSteyer subject 10 treated upon being i'm.
mediately produced upon large screen suf'
hcient for the inspection OF the entire au
dience. It adds no little to the interest Of the
| examins alton Of any membrane or organ of the
body to have the microscopic views brought
at once before US. We understand that this
hes but . ssn sssn s. sST ehsP sG
| country.
1t is evident that the professors of the How.
the times in anything that leads to successful
Notwithstanding the weather and distance,
and friends OF the university, and there seemed
to be general feeling OF sstisfacticn with
Professor LOOMS mode OF treating and illus.
Prof Jos. Taber johnson followed with a
very pleasant and entertaining lecture upon
mstefis sni. medics, which, we regret, we were
saw, We are assured that the medical depart
ment of the Howard University is In the h ands
of live and scholarly gentlemen.
past Mr.. WIN. Mitchell, stair-6uilder. and his
employees have been missing quite anumber
Of their tools, and several days since that gen.
tleman reported the facts In the case at police
headquarters. Yesterday Orlcer Wilson,, oi
the Fifth precinct, on learning that q number
OF tools answering the description Of those
missing had been pawned by one VIM. o. But.
Ter, an employee OF Mr.. Mitchell's, arrested
Butler, and took him before Justice CLARK,
Mitchell, Chas. Davis, Robert Bradley, and
VIM. II. Michaels appeared and Identified the
tools as portion Of those stolen; The Jus.
charges Of petit larceny.
| CHRIsTMAs PREsESrs.-Messrs. Philip Il
Soiomops, Of The Metropoiitshn book n,h stGre,
and Tenth streets, have for sale beautiful
books and magnificent fancy articles for the
bound books may be mentioned bibles, hymn
, and prayer books, standard authors, In prose
and poetry and tlSstr.ted works; al IL Soth th:
In all styles to suit all prices, and juvenile
books in endless variety. Besides there are
cases, and all sorts OF presents to suit al
classes.
A Logon CAsE,--John Loeliger, proprietor
Streets, was @ arrested on Thursd.y sSsn,ns foi
selling liquor without license. The case CAM
W for hearing last evening a. SIloSS Il
: for 5. J. Bowen, Mayor, &C., DR.. U. H. Nichols
! q. d. Welch, Mayor of Georgetown, and othe
!, members OF the Police Board as witnesses TO
his client, but they not having bee n summoned
, the case was postponed until O'Clock thi
evening, before Justice Clark
, CAvISo Is.-At ten o'clock last night tn
! wall and framework Of the well at the mout
i OF Union alley, on Sixth street west, betwee
I ID and L streets south, began to tinK and ial
into the we'll At eleven o'clock, p. M, tn
: cavity was large enough to admit at once tn
bodies OF three men. Some Good Samaritai
+. was then engaged In placing boards over tn
: opening to prevent the loss OF life or limb.
a CHANGE oy SCHEDULE.-We are informe
n | that to-day the Washington and AleXandri
= ferry boats will start on their first trip fror
d | their respective wharves at eight o'clock l
e the morning instead Of seven O'Clock as here
4 tofore, and that they will start on their las
trips at five p. m, instead OF six y. m, as here
/ tofore.
PIANOS, PAGLoR ORGANS AND New Music
J, The attention OF all persons desiring to pur
chase pianos, parlor organs or new music !
. called to the advertisement Of Mr.. John
Ellis, in another column. His establishment
. is No. 800 Pennsylyania avenue.
FIEGD.-Onlcer O'Hare, OF the Sixth pre-
] einct, last evening arrested Emma Jones ant
0 Mary Simms, colored, and Justice Clark tneI
| IA Ta lrln