The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-26

osoE MORE A BOARD OF HEALTH.-Last
Der Of members elected to form q Board OF
Health, appeared In the Aldermen's Chamber,
Ciiy Hall. There were present Messrs: A. q.
ley, NJ. @. Emory, John Knight, W. W. Hol:
the secretary.
Or. Reyblrn was chosen president Of the
On motion Of DR.. Tllley, Drs, Grouse and
Tilley were appointed a committee to com.
municste through the Mayor With the City
Of money with which to rent a room and pur.
stationery for the use Of the Board.
Dr. Reytprn Gin the Ghsi15 I'll thanked s1 ,, the
Gated an extension Of the powers OF the Board,
and stated his opinion, that record Of the
births, as well as Of the deaths, should be kept.
On motion Of Mr.. Riddle, a committee com.
posed of DR.. Wheeler and Mr.. Riddle was APP
pointed by the chair to confer with the secre.
tary for the purpose OF preparing business for
for two weeks-ihe eth proximo. at s:SO p m.
AARON AND EDWARDS MATcHED.-Barney
Aaron and Billy Edwards were matched on
Tuesday evening last, to fight a fair stand.up
ght,within thirty days from the 10th instant
the fight to be according to the new rules of
the British ring, 1t appears that soon after
Billy had vanquished Collyer st Gone river,
In August last, Aaron-who was one OF Billy's
seconds-gave an exhibition here, and placed
Edwards name on the bills, as the latter says,
sn brought nnS
lished card that they would match him at 100
pounds, and Aaron replied, accepting the chal
lenge On the 10Th instant the parties met in
generation took place between them, and
Edwards decided not TO light except at ~
pounds, and Barney said he would make the
Campbell, OF brooklyn, offered to match Ed
wards, Uhen In PittsburgD and friend of
Aaron's received telegram from Barney to
covered, and Tuesday next was appointed for
nsecond meeting, when another similar amount
will be put up, and time named for another
meeting
A BILLY GOAT AT LARUE.-On Saturday af-
ternoon considerable fun prevsile d 10 judiciary
sSG Ids 10 The rear Of Sity Hal; large
ing on Four.and-a-halfs street, strayed to the
Square to nisble grass and probably study the
ways OF the world taught by the hawks who
hang about the City Hall In quest Of contracts
and other spoils. Several small urchins at
tempted to capture Billy, when the goat put
himself on the defensive and butted right and
LETT, sprawling the boys at full length on the
ground. In short time more than a dozen
others pursued hi9 goatship, including Ger.
tain "member ofthe BAR who got the animal
by the horns, but failed TO secure firm hold
Mr.. Goat then poised himself on his hind legs
and made n desperate lunge at the lawyer
striking him full in the "bread. basket' with
his head, causing the disciple of Blackstone
to perform feat OF ground and lofty tumbling
that would have done credit to the ost nil M
bic clown, and atfording infinite sport to tho
spectators. The goat was finally captured,
and the last we saw Of our friend was pFactic.
Ing At the well.stocked "bat" OF the Woodbnc
ODD Fellows LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS
The annual meeting of the Odd Fellows Lii
hrary Association, met In the Library rooms,
seventh street, on Friday evening, when the
iollowing-namcd were chosen officers for the
current term Of one year: John =, Harcnncr,
president; A. Jackson, vice president: Thos.
W. Fowler, secretary d. A. Kidder, treas
urer; W. Il. Mclean, I. ID. stuart, John II.
biiaG,iett, Thomas Greer, and Q. e II. Collcdge,
library contains now nearly 1000 volumes, Ia
catalogue Of which, making n pamphlet of
twenty pages, was lately published,j and is
their families. and the widows of deceased
members. The room has been recently fitted
up, and although the collection is not yet as
large as could be wished for, u can safely be
said that 1t Is In as fine a condition as possible
and is Increasing in usefulness.
Stonehenge Chapter, No. !, organized last FRI
day night by the election of Joseph T. X.
Plant as l.. S. A.; Edward y. Ingcrsoll, seere-
tary; Robert NJ. Bsrnitz, treasurer; Samuel 5.
Richardson, senior eubatc; J. Paxton, Junior
eubate; James X. Plant, X. II. b.; and Thos.
Rich, l.. IL. Il. This branch of the Druidic
~ Z,
between Sixth and Seventh streets, on the
second and fourth Wednesday nights Of each
month. We also understand that the meetings
OF Washington Grove, No. /, will be held every
. Thursday night In the same building, COM
mcncing Thursday, Goth instant. The hall IL
lifted up in neat manner, suitable for secret
, association meetings; and there Is large hall
adapted for church and public meetings, on the
second floor of the same building.
, SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UxIoS.-This as.
ISOLATION held an adjourned meeting last
Friday evening, when Major Morse occupied
the chair. VIM. r. Lee, late a sergeant OF
/ troop d, eth United States cavalry, was admit.
| ted TO membership, after which a collection
| who had footed 1t from Lynchburg, Va, to
this city, on his way to Philadelphia. Major
M BsG's.s wa. d MUSTERED
g. OTIS, commanding. Lieutenant A: 5
ltoernstein was promoted to adlutant. The
officers are as fol lows; Captain II. I. Brain
company Al Captain 4. q. Weaver, company
y; Captain Nenable, comp my d. Captain q
White, company L; Captain W. A. Bartlett
company F; Captain Pieil, company q.
A PAINFUL wousD.-On Friday morning
last as Mr.. Timothy Currau was endeavorinl
to split . stick of wood at his residence, IL
using flew from the helyc, striking him III, ~,
the snap r ," on one OF t.s ank.G1 bones, cut
ting an ugly cash in the flesh and chippin,
out q piece OF the knucklebone. DIR. Newman
Of the Navy, was called in, and pronounced
the wound not only very painful one but 0
very dangerous character, and feared tina
without the very best Of attention amputa
tlon would be the result. The in ured man II
the father of n large family who are dependen
on his daily labor for support, and should HI
be detained from work any length OF tim,
there will be suffering on their part.
PROMOTIONS IN THE TREASURY DErAHT
MENT,-The following promotions have re
Gently been made IN the Treasury Department
General Thomas Foster, to a nfst-clsss clerk
ships N. Quackenbush, from second to thirt
class &, H. blanchard, from second to thirt
elassi l.. 4. Cannon, from second to thirC
class; W. III. Browne, from second to thirt
class; J. q. Fay, from first to second class
Gen. Foster was soldier In the war of 1872
and for years WAS the clerk who supplied new
sites. He now assumes the duties OF station
cry clerk. lie 10 distinguished for HIS ndelit,
TO business and his integrity Of character, and
his promotion lisa deserved ono.
A NLw CRAPT.-Mr. Charles Walker, Ium
Der dealer, ia having built, on the north bank
OF the canal, between Tenth aad Eleventh
streets, \ large scow for the transportation oil
lumber and sand. The Dimensions OF 1t are
| 20 feet in length, 10 feet In width, and feet Ia
depth, making 1t one Of the largest OF the X ind
In our waters, 1t Is being built OF the very
best OF heart+white and spruce pine Mt n cosl
of upwards of 5000. II will be completed IN
few days, when II will be launched in bed o
mud, (called n canal, and by means of ropei
aud main strength hauled into the river.
SoLpIHRs AND SAILORS UNIoN.-The regu
lar stated meeting of this Organization will
be held this evening at Union League Hall
| Ninth street, between u and T. street, when
| company I, LIST regiment, Boys in Blue, Ia
company Of the Union,) will perfect theil