The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

CONSERVATIVES Army AND NAVY UNION
This association held meeting at No asI Penn 3
H. Allabach in the chair, and Major N. q. War
ner secretary pro lem. ~
tho following committees were chosen:
On Finance-qen. Hugh Cameron, Col. James
Z. OBeirRs, Col James A. Tslt,, Capt E. r. Nc
On brs eS Gf II II. q. Warner, Lieut..
Roger Bellis, and Lieut.. James Boyle.
Lieut.. BELLS offered the following resolution;
Resoiped, That the committee on finance pre-
pare Immediately, with the assistance Of the
the expenses Incident to the objects Of this asso-
ming Jan. i, 1865, and that they recommend the
ways and means to meet the wants Of the organ
ization for the present year.
The following letter was received by the cor
responding secretary and read, and on motion,
ordered to be entered upon the proceedings OF
the organization;
DEAR SIN: received your communication a
Ny object in writing now is for informant as
to the future objects Of the Conservative Army
and Navy Union q Wsshin S Is INTENDED
will let me know the Intention of the organiza-
year ago few OF us organized what is called the
Grand Army Of the Republic. We done 1t with
out regard to politics, but the Republicans came
c,,ncern. Soon as we found out this movement
we organized a Post OF Conservatives and Demo-
Rsnsb Geans during the war, and named it after
aiife-ion g Democrat-den WIN. II. Lytle-lLytle
fiV douEht hard for the Radicals last year in the
CONGREGATIONAL election in this district; but l
have become thoroughly Disguised with them
to turn my gun on Them !. the coming, election,
6onsidsrsSle routine business wa. transacted,
ing of the executive committee would be held
next Saturday evening. Adjourned.
C,ry INpRovKxrsrs.-Mr.S Shields Is having
Ave new pressed-brick front dwellings erected
on the north side OF Thirteenth street, between
Ia and with and on
minss. They front "a BY 80 feet deep, and vii, Will
ali ali the modern Improvement are provided.
There are handsome marble mantles in each
Mah w spps. Ss' By NJ
the material that was used IN constructing these
houses. Messrs. Cissel d Rogers did the brick re-.
terer, MI. Francis Columbus; painter, Cornelius
Bowen. The stone-work was done BY MT; Nich-
Shields is also having sthree-story pressed brick
front dwelling built on street, between Twelfth
and Th,tssnih streets h Tasf r.. i s,Sm sn.S
MI. x, 4. Shepherd is having three fine press.
tween k street and Massachu setts avenue, They
are il feet front and laid of into nine rooms
each There are water gas Tater,elosst ana an /,
a ane balcony the entire length q the buildings:
When finished they certainly will reflect credit
work. Brickisyer, Mr.. NJ. merrill; carpenter,
Plssterers, Messrs; King q stafford, painters
basement being built on the corner of Tenth
we learned that 1t belonged to Mr.. q 7. Lang.
ley. 1t fronts ~ BY 70 feet deep; There are
twelve in 4 n all tss Ts
mings are brown stone. Bricklayer, John Bright;
grown 4 Powersi plasterer, John Cuylerj pain
ter, q. T. Bowen.
wAMIsoToN CITY BIBLE SocIETy.-The man
ayers OF this association held an adjourned meet
Ing on the afternoon OF the 18th instj Hon. Peter
MT. Bslsntyne, the treasurer, stated that the
parent society, In New York, was calling on Its
i Of iht snd
its assets were go In stock and esss 90 In cash
Parker suggested TIE making q an appeal
mainly incurred in supplying destitute families
fof the city with copies Of the Scriptures.
On motion Of MT Pratt me seet .sat Was az
showing the nature of the society's work and Its
: "Rs S. Mr.. Pitcher stated that he had finished
the canvass Of the city, and that he had visited,
during the same, 1855 families, 1850 OF which he
had found destitute OF the Sacred Word, to each
Of which he had furnished copy OF part, or
the whole OF the same, when willing to receive
it. Rev, DR.. Gurley, Rev. Mr.. Ames, Mr.. Pratt
Mr.. Ballantyne, and others made suggestions In
reference to a continuance of the services Of the
excellent agent Mr.; Pitcher TIL April This y
was resolved to do, he being instructed to visit
such parts Of the city and The adjacent district
as he might think proper. He was directed on
motion, TO furnish the board with statistics oil
his past operations In the different wards, and a
sum Aary of his entire work In the city
WE would call the attention OF our readers to
the fine assortment of gentlemen's dress shirts,
a,lo Inn rme nh ~ nj