The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-18
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

the Provident Aid Society was held at the room.
OF the Board of Trade yesterday afternoon, at :
o'clock, for the purpose Of winding up the affair.
The president, Hon. Peter Parker, presided,
81 the ss of
previous meeting which were approved.
The treasurer, Mr.. Alexander r. Shepherd,
Tecelssd from ali sources Was 49, 5i9stj sxpsndi.
tsnes, eS2s.l0, leaving a balance Of Si2l IS. Mr..
h yea The sesiety would devise some means to
re, teSslsh that debt. He proposed that a con.
suit sttes BE bad With Gen. o. 9; Howard, ip
,9s,:1 . II s Ss hss W H. S oa Gen
sssns s :ssS spS.ts he q F.
'u MY Job 7. Given said he had seen Mr.. VIII.
union Lea. s TAI Tor ths GeaSat Of the society
on Saturday afiesRe0n next
diseontinaed rom this date. Carried.
The Chair said the $4,000 appropriated by
Congress was to be disbutsed In favor Of the
In the absence Of George Savage. director u
presented by Mr.. Molinski, superintendent Of
the SOUP. house.
Before the ,s,dg of the MI
public calculated to do injustice to Gen. Q; o,
Howard, and reflect discredit on the Provident
The s report of Mr.. Savage, director of the
Fourth ward soup house, was thcn submitted
January to March II, which shows the number
of issues OF bread, soup and meat, to have been
daily go loayes Of bread 100 gallons Of NUTRITIOUS
which was distributed to about 800 persons, OF
which ITO were white and 1870 eelored. The report
and enslosed a letter he received dom the trea.
surer, which he deemed insulting.
M Ss IssS hSpsfd mott ,ns to
one word contained tbe rein.
DR.. Hall hoped the Iettar would not be read II
the treasurer would aeqplesce; He said there
il be laid on The table
Mr.. Shepherd replied that he did not ssad the
letter to Mr.. Savage as the treasurer of the 30.
c!,ety, and wrote It on representations he had
resolved from ladies', in regard to the action and
MI. 5. r: TuItin SAID IL this wastke last Meet,
Hoped SGI Ss So 90 iq Ss no.
tournament sine die without some provision to
pay the debts incurred. He had $4os In baud,
and about 1900 to pay, aud he suggested c0H-
mlttee to call on General Howard to ascertain
whether he wonld not make up the deficiency,
he STsss to OF tho salaries Of
The Chair asked whether the old eemRittae
se SoHsS thSt hs Be TO-
ithe committee; which was seconded and carr led.
Mr.. Tustin offered the following:
Whereas, The number and necessities of the
poor OF the city of Washington have been much
greater during the past winter than at any sim
es Rs1Sa % Th the Re%eai ySa society In
organic form, has been designed to mitigate the
sIferings ofa most worthy portion OF our citizens
Rs.oivss, That the thanks of this Board of Di.
dsrsd to all Who Esys Voluntarily or by oaisial
action placed funds ~ S.i treasury,
.na :re ssrspy sincerely sHtenas Mscr Gene fSs
D. o. Hovafdsnd Brgadier Gen. u. II. Howard,
who, as representatives OF the a9yernpePt "
with 30 much courtesy facilitated the purposes
OF this Organization.
Resolved, That this paper be SEblished In the
lays Of this meeting.
MT. shepherd moved on amendment that the
Mayor aud City Councils 10 added in the resoiu-
The amendment was accepted, AID the resolu-
sTr. Given was not In favor u ap adjournment
.iM &c but thought i sh9rii y H. optional
Ing biiis, Mir. Given suggested that 70 bills be
paid until all are handed In, and outstanding
The CHAIR said the society had reached the
stopping point, and that Il had been instrument
tai In relieving thousands, and even avertins
Mr. Given said gentleman having charge Of
THE ksttles and other property OF the Seventh
ward soy y. house, desired to know what dispose
,tion should be made OF that property preparatory
IT was suggested ~ at the properties be stored
,i,n Reiiop, al jeurped til Tuesday next.
DEATH or 4 hOUIR CHRISTIAN 1,LLY.-Wc
|, IRE deeply pslaed 10 record the death OF MT
\. 'ary A, Stephenson, tts estimable wife OF our
lei. ow.cituen, Joseph stephenson, esq She wss
lax. = with . eongestiye CHI on Friday night
ma n 'ost Visient fever, which eontin4od until
VssteId W afternoon, when she fell Into stHpor,
yhich L. sted &stii Der death, at 9II O'Clock last
evening. Her dests. SO sudden, vas calm and
peaceful nc Moment nsss O. .rshE Psing sISsrGsy
g !TsS the saf by tas
suila a true Oh ristf.Nn woman, adsyotal mother,
and a useful m, smber OF hyland Chapel Metho'
a ,ion sppa many friends deeply mourn her loss,
and the CON muney eSten1 their w"rmeSt SYM
nathies 10 the aifii cited fsraty.
ALMOST APmg.-Yesterdsy, about II O'Clock,
n Are WAS discovered la a bureau IN the house Of
Mr.. W. II. sullivan, No. y, Elsylsath street
Mrs Suliivsn. With the aid Of gentleman who
was passing al the time, succeeded In putting y
out without any serious loss oeins oe'as''aea