The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

SECOND WARD RErUnLIcAN CLrr.-Thii
organization held cal led meeting last even
Ing, in Btook,s church, on Vermont avenue
between q and Il streets.
The president, J. l.. Pau, esq, called tn,
meeting to order, and stated thst tho UhieGl
OF 1t was to elect officers OF the club for III,
ensuing year.
Chair stated that the few local elections this
had been held throughout the country had
went In favor of the Republicans. Vermont
he said. gave majority OF about II 900; NJ ainC
gave q 900, and the few towns in Connecticut
majority for the Republicans. which elected
the greatest applause. Next Tuesday, lie re-
marked, many thought would decide whu
would DO the coming President. rs Pennsylya,
mia, Indiana, and Ohio would hold thor local
elections OIL that day.
Isaiah Ross was chosen secretary pro irm.
The Chair announced that Mr.. =. A. hos
we'll, Of the Seventh ward, was one of the
guests of the evening and proposed three
cheers for him, which wcru heartily responded
They then went into an election of officers
which resulted as follows: For president,
Charles ii. Peters; rst vice president Casper
A. Keller; second vice president, Henry Bev.
erly; secictsry, John ". Curry; treasurer,
Thomas l.. Green.
The Grant Rifle Rangers hero entered under
arms, and took thoir position in the gallery.
Mr.. Charles H. Peters, the newly-clccteh
president, was invited to take the char, and
did so amid applause.
Inc iOlloWlhg-nameu gentlemen were elected
an executive committee: Messfs. John l..
Pau, chairman; Robert II. Booker, j. q. Cox,
James Nelson. Deleware Hudnell, Sidney Nc
Farland, John W. Barker, Den. Checker, VIM.
Rutherford isaiah Stewart, Lewis Lancaster r,
Marshall brown, Jos. Brooks, and Isai,h A,
Ross.
Messrs. II. Piper, VIM. Shorter and VIM. II.
Chase were nominated as the fifteenth and
last member, when = general debate ensucd AZ
to which was the most meritoriOus; after
which tho vote was taken and Mr.. Piper WAS
elected.
On motion OF Jos. Brooks the above officers
were DECLARED unanimously elected.
Jos. Brooks stated that the asscssorship OF
this ward was vacant, Mr.. Whitney having
resigned.
He offered resolution recommending Col
Casper Keller to the boards OF common coun.
ellis, asking them to appoint him to I'LL tho
enthusiasm.
On motion 1t was ordered that copy of the
resolution be transmitted to the boards oil
common council
Joseph Brooks arose and stated tn At no saw
\ tried Republican In the house who had stood
by the Republican party and their bsllot-bOx
when 1t wrs endanSering his life, and hoped
that he would DO cslled on TO address the
meeting, and said that 1t WAS Mr.. +. A. Dos
Three cheers wero given for Mr.. Boswell
when no was called on by many to make =
speech.
Mr.. Edward Ambush begged leave to state
that he had been requested by number OF the
Grant Rife Rangers to inform the meeting
that they had raised large Grant and ColfsX
assist them In deiraying the expenses Of the
same.
After spirited speeches from the chair and
Mr.. Boswell, tho meeting adjourned.
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OLDHST IsHABITASTa. - Yesterday after
noon the association OF Oldest Inhabitants OF
the District OF Columbia held a meeting In
with the president, DIR. J ohm B. Blake, in the
chair, and J. Carroll Brent, secretary. Rev.
DR.. Tustn moved that the Rev. Randolph
Gurley be elected to membership. Carried.
Edgar Patterson, DR.. Charles W. Davis. VIM.
II. tppcrmsn, and Com. Leonard Powell
were proposed AS members OF the association
Dues Of members were then collected and
certificates OF membership issued. The fol.
lowing Is = copy;
of the Association Of the Oldest Inhabitants
OF the District OF Columbia, which was organ
lied on the Tth of December, lsO5, AS a social
institution, for the cultivation Of frstcrusl
feeling among Its members, the preservation
Of early local "reminiscences, and tho promo
tiOn Of the interests OF the District by ciyility
to visiting strangers, respect for constituted
authorities, observance OF laws, and the dis
countensnce Of sectional and political prcju-
dices.
Owen under our hands, In the city Of Wash
ington, this day Of, in the year of our
Lord,
1t was moved and carried thu the next
o'clock.
Dr. Tustin moved that a committee DO ap.
pointed to select u more comfortable hall for
the holding OF meetings Of the association
during the coming winter.
The motion WAS carried, aUd the Chair APP
pointed hessrs j. Carroll Bront and John +.
cAllAn said committee.
Judge James Dunlop, OF Ge0rgotOwn, WAS
unanimously elected an honorary member OF
the association.
Adjourned.
A LARaH HALL oY TuE FASCY.-Bctwccn ~
aud II O'Clock last night, Lieutenant TAFT, OF
SRFPfnnta WAlknF
Frazier, and Austin, and number of officers,
made an unexpected call on Madam Eliza
Tapps, No. 40 1hiTtGenth street, and captured
nine women and three men, all OF whoa were
escorted to the station and ArrSyed before
Justice Harper In all bis majesty, where their
names were recorded as Eliza Tapps, Mary
West, Missouri q Odfrey, J ennie Brown, Lizzie
Russell, Mollie Henderson, A nnie Gray, Matte
Taylor, Mary Willstt, (cOlUred,) RO6t. CLARK,
Madame Tapps was arraigned for keeping u
bswdy-house, and the girls for leading n lGwd
and lssciV Gus life The evidence having been
heard, and the Justice having considered tho
charges sustained, he required the madame to
give security in the sum of $500 to answer the
charge before the grand jury, and the girls to
give s90 bail each to abandon their improper
course of life.
Quite number could not find the where.
withAl to secure their release, so they re-
malned at the Hotel dc TAFT over night, and
they will make fresh effort this morning tn
secure bail, when, should they fail In so doing,
they will, doubtless, bo sent to the Martin
box Tor ninety days, and that will SEQ them
well over the winter.
.
ALARM OF FIRB-At about 1880 p. m. yestcr
day, An alarm OF hte was sounded for box No
80, corner OF Twelfth and NJ streets, and the
Government and city nro departments were
prompt in their responses but 1t was ascor
tAined that the alarm was caused by the exist
ence OF BONFIRE at the corner OF Twelfth
street aud Vermont avenue.
PosTPoNgp-The meeting of the Committee
nj Hoard of Police ami SuFVenua Tnrt hnp m,
instion OF applicants for positions on the
police force, has been postponed until to NOR
row evening, At O'Clock.