The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-19
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

MEETING OF MASTER BUiLDERs.-Last night
Union Hall, corner Of Eighth and Y streets. The
meeting was presided over by 7. II. Entwisle,
t,sQ, the president, with Mr.. A. Davis as sccre-
"I @, Emory and brother. J. p: Hutton, VIM.
cry and Andrew 1ohhsop S1e eiee'e" "enhoerS
Mr.. George ", liar "uess said an organization
of master Plaserers oeen snef ,o n9s a., ne
meeting that the journey lyman 'sss,ers wei. s, on
strike for Is per day. The hos ~s ye,e aetet
mined not 70 aeeede to their dcmal 90 +-q 'ao-
Rssoiped, That the association endor.'e tie
action Of the master plasterers in resisting 'he
strike of.the Journeymen plasterars, and that Ia
man employ them as a cooperative branch.
Mr.. Wilson i. Brown remarked that the pIas-
He thought the carpenters were able to live on
H. H.. H Kay said master pl,,,crer, did no.
~esist the strike on account OF peeuniary consid-
erations, but that the community might be pro-
Mr.. W. L. Brown moved that the words and
In the be stricken out
being called, the resolution was adopted as
Mr.. IN. Stewart wished to correct a state.
ment In the Evening Star relative to the Contrac;
tor q the PlAsteIing work at the Agricultural
SsRs ape pSp the es TGs
would siy1 him y per day profit on each hand
Fun IN THE CouNcILs.-Our city legislators
orally accorded to New York Aldermen, not.
yithsts1dns the sdSgc Laugh and grey fat"
Ss a. 'aS Ss rhra
INF Eiysns) arose and addressed the chair, say
Ing that be held In his hand petition Of certain
the Committee on Claims, with Instructions that
no attention be paid to IT, As the petitioners, in
boobies" which no deemed highly disrespectful.
The manuscript he held In his hand looked as
rail-, As It's erookedness was next to m inpossi-
biiity to decipher. The usually calln and always
correct representative Of the Fourth ward, who
iishment, was confident he conld read the paper,
and requested 1t to be shown him. Mr.. +. passed
adjusting his specs, deeiphered the Objectionable
words as "horribic babies" and without OK.
IL Il the
Asbury Lloyd, gentleman of "innnite witt"
.ras S Ss sya s and e. With ss
lion % the paper, re,marEing that though 4 was
marker Of Chinese tesehests, the language and
writing was plain to his understanding, MS the
petitioners In praying your honorable bodies.h
The petition was received and passed.
FUNERAL OF Mn. WN. SLADE.-The funeral of
tthe late VIM, Slade, steward Of the Executive
mansion, took place from his late residence on
Fifth streets. yesterday afternoon, and was very
largely attended by white and colored persons.
Mayor Mayors w"iiaeS' Marshal p Brown' Il H. sisds,
Z; sayies Brown, DR.. May pr. Palmer, pr,
yske Mr. psttron and MR., StGESSr the
were Messrs. Benham and Fluney, white, W,
Lewis, y. Cruso. and John 7; Johnson, eolored.
SUNDERLAND, .ssi.ted BY Rev; Mi. Emery, Rev,
Dr. ], O. Smith, ..ud Rev. DIR. Butler, and at their
conclusion the rem hns Wefs aa IAN 10 marmo-
-
suovgRSMgSr sALrs-on Monday a sale com.
neiccd at Eastern Branch corral, OF nervieeable
homes and mules; and yesterday ''saVy .sie OF
wagons, ambulances, Sc took place. AZ the
stock sale on Monday twenty horses were sold
Ing si2s; and sixty-hve mules at prices ranging
from ti2S to s2i5, averaging $50 The animals
land, and Pepnsyivsnis. Some OF the best were
bid In by our own citizens. On Tuesday large
rsn S were sold iSsiadiSg SIS Wagons
80 ambulances, carts, Sc
To nv ARngsTEp.-Thc superintendent Of the
police force, at the request OF the Mayor has Is
sued instructions to the licutenants Of the sew
eral police precincts directing them to enforce
the law against beggars In the streets, and notify
tAose who beg uadsr the pretenee Of weeping
the sidewalks or crossings that IL must be
stopped, and that u they persist in so soliciting
aims after they have been 20 informed that they
ordered that when any besgsr is sent to the
wort-house, he will be kept there fo' thi full
time prescribed by the law
CAUCUS MEErINo.-A number OF the members
Of the typographical art held n caucus meeting
last niEht at Towers building, corner OF Lousi.
: ana avenue and Sixth street, which was presided
over by Mr.. chss. Garfield, with Jas. Black
as secretary. The object of the meeting was to
seiect delegates to be recommended to the Typo
graphical Union for election to represent the
Union In the National Typographical Conyen.
tion, to be held In this city IN June next The
names recommended are Messrs. Geo. McNeir,
A, T. Cavls and I. Mahr.
PapMoTIOSs IN THE TREASURY DEPART-
lgHr.-.We, this morning, publish a corrected
9Ist q promotions In the Bureau of Statistics, as
there were some inaccuracies In our report OF
Yesterday morning. ]. ii. McIlvaine, l.. II. Ran
:ney, Charles CLARK, Alex. Campbell and J. II.
whitney, from third to fourth class elerkships;
ID. OiConnell, J. X, p. Gleeson, Charles II.
iisyaus, u, II, Robinson, and II. IL. Bates, from
second 10 third classj p. ID. barron, W. De Kraft,
n. W, Barry, william Runnion, and ]. II. Parker,
from f-at to second class
UNION LopcE, l. Q. 2. T., held Its usual weekly
iuii, and but little Interest seemed to be mani,
. issteJ' an unusual thing with thi. Lodge. Among
ihe Good TempIars, Bethesda, Rising Sun aud
/ Minnehaha Lodges, seem to be taking the lead.