The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-13

in those days and the tesshinss of the present
day. Then much OF the Bible was read TO the
multltudes at q time, but now long dlscourses
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course was iistened 70 sttentively. : 80,
AT EPIPHANY CHURCH ~ %
the congregation Of st. John's church worshipped
yesterday. The furnaces Of ~ Johns church
could not e heated yesierday. anu 'n' ''u''n
POISONING oAsn IN the THrAsuhY DrrARr-
nssSr.Wl!hous ,tsrslips e. ho,rfyinE or
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70 furnish Pat tragedy indeed and whicb. with Sa The
facts connected, would have been most melan-
choly and lamentebic one.
| of the Treasury Department have their hours
set apart in the noon OF day in which TO take
their little kettles Of tea placed over the heaters
on the stoves, where the prlnters' plates are
heated, 40, to warm the beverage ppi and con.
their favorite dishes and in pleasant sips from
the cup, dream o. - tx. gone Sy Of hour ySt to
W.
and other matters we know not OF =
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custom, placed their precious tca-pots in various
places to heat so as to be ready for the lunch
| ing.room unfortunately has siso weakness for
tie was placed with the others. The luncheon
poured out Their tes, and IL sentImentai mood,'
slowly, but surely INDUCED; The kettle Of the
s s%sy ins H ns G Ss
il emitted, giving evidence that its owner pre-.
One Of the girls sIttins by, IN the absence Of
| the woman, from cause appesreth not, but 1t IL
to ss which .
green Ink. Now this ink 10 poisonous sub
stance largely composed Of verdigris, and Its
less beverage. But a short time elapsed when
the ladies' all repaired to their labots, and the
pared herself 70 Indulge. She psrtook lightly In
little sips, as all the fair do; and noticed At
yet still the taste remained. She dipped 4
cracker In and sucked but naught refreshing
could she extract. IN wonderment she poured
kettle, abaii OF some hing dark and spongy rolled
out: A suspicion flashed upon her, and sick.
girls, who conveyed the Information to some a Of
the masculines In authority, the woman in the
| meantime becoming rapidly Ill. The facts were
petratcd the practical Joke Her services were
| dispensed with for the future at the Treasury
Department, while the victim of the teapot and
| green Ink was conveyed to her residence, where,
| at the latest accounts, she was lying seriously
ill-violent emetics only saving her life. we
forbear, In view of the circumstances, from me n.
| tioning any names.
| IMPORTANT FEsIAN MrErIsa.-In accordance
the Fenian brotherhood OF this city was held
last evening at McGee's Hall, on Estreet, and
lions, &c, were unanimously adopted
| Whereas the Fenian Brotherhood of America
and the Irish Republican Brotherhood Of ireland
were organized for the overthrow of British
power and the establishment Of free and indie.
| pendent government in our native land, and
brotherhood adhesion to this irst principle AND
| loyal devotion to the revolutionary party al
home were reiterated and confirmed BY the dele
any devlations from these two cardinal points OF
our policy would be treason to Ireland, and worse
than treason to Colonel Kelly and his invisible
Resoired BY the Fsnidn brotherhood Of ne District
! Of Columbia here assembled, That we learn with
John Savage, Is in direct and constant communi.
cation with our glorious soldierchief, Col. Thos
J. Kelly, and that the Q. E 7; p. e strength
and spy-power OF the terror stricken Great Brit
Reioired, That we again declare our fraterna
devotion TO the "mcn in the Cap" and as tn,
most practical proof Of our sincerity and deter
mination, we pledge ourselves to send to head
quarters all the financial resources OF the Circles
| and be Il further
| Rtsolred, That we cordially and earnestly In
vito all our followed untrymen in the District
for all alike Of the exied Irish love and hat,
| as we do-to Join our organization on the Abov,
patriotic platform, hallowed for centuries by the
| deeds Of our forefathsrs-to cease to give ait
| and comfort to the enemy by apathy and dissen
clpies OF ours were written in Martyrs blood or
| the 23d Of November last on the scaiiold at Man
chester, by oBrien, Allen, and Larkcni
| Con SAVE IRELAND.
Resolved, That q report OF this meeting, witt
| the resolutions adopted, be forwarded to Johr
| Savage, esq, y. +. +. b; the New York Irisl
People, and lrish Cui=en, and the Boston Pilot ant
also furnished to the press Of this city.
J. NJ DALTON,
ID. q. Chairman.
q. II. LEONARD, Sec'y.