The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-28

SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE suSpA,
ScuooL INsTITuTE.-The Rev. N. J. b. Nor
gan, presiding elder, the regular president, oc
eupied the chair The opening exercises wer'
nt Of z .s wins iSn Sunday ' sISoU
Tongues to the tune hCoronation;n then
prayer; then reading the frst miracle At Dana
with hymn TO the tune "Shall we Gather al
the RIveIW
The Rev. Alfred Taylor then addressed the
that the children be stimulated TO real sScri:
fees for the missionary work, not by improper
stimulants such as money, but by real accounts
Of the work, explaining to them the land,
impressing upon them Its necessity. The
speaker presented the Apostle Paul as a sue.
cessful missionary, and said that II Paul could
do such a glorious work with the means he
had, what ought this generation to dol lie
concluded by saying that the work needed our
prayers and our tears and our money, each
being important and necessary,
Warren Choate, esq, OF Wesley chapel, then
gave n practical lesson on the blackboard,
illustrating the Mimpriss system. Mr.. Choate
very @ 1Si0 W. S fesret tSst 'r we have ws
exercise.
The closing exercise was given by Mr.. Tay.
Tor, and was also illustrated by the black.
board. TWAS exceedingly ingenious and elab-
crate, but we think rather too lengthy to be
successful In q Sunday school session where a
The institute was dismissed with the bene-
diction by the Rev. DR.. Tustin.
YoUSo MrN,s SEYMOUR AND BLAIR CLur.-
A meeting Of this organization was held last
evening at the rooms of the Conservative
Army and Navy Union, No. 307 Pennsylvania
avenue, with the president, Joseph II. Brad
ley, jr., in the chair, and Mr.. J. Judge, secre-
The committee recently appointed to audit
the account existing between the late secre-
tary, Mr., Benz. J. Mari, it,, and the assoeia.
were retained for one week as financial
committee.
The Chair expressed his regret at seeing so
meetings, and said that the financial condition
of the club demanded their presence. Next
Tuesday, he remarked, would decide the cam
or against them, and that the club needed
u, 900, between this and Thursday evening, to
send men home to vote for Seymour and
Blair, and as yet only tl.45 OF 1t had been sub
On motion the Chair appointed eleven men,
bers to act In conjunction with the Finance
Committee to make collections for campaign
purposes, and they were Instructed to report
Benz. Brown, esq, OF Baltimore, was intro.
duced, and stated that he would see what he
could do for this club in that city with regard
to raising money for sending men from here to
the States to vote. and that he would report
to them tomorrow.
The Chair thanked Mr.. Brown for his kind
offer, and said that there were 800 voters In
this city to send home, 800 of which would 60
en- mdssc and vote for Seymour and Blair.
Speeches were made by Col. Burrows, Dr. T.
q. Clayton and Mr.. A. I. Cavisi after which
the club adjourned.
BoAnp or. F,RE CoMNrssIosERp.-An sG.
journcd meeting of the Board of Fire Commits
sioncrs was held last evening at their room,
No. City Hall; Messrs. Thompson, tpresi-
dentJ Gorbutt and Goodall present, with W.
MIR. Thompson offered n resolution, which
was adopted, that the secretary, through the
papers, call on all persons having bills against
the department, contracted since the 9th OF
July, to present them within five days for
payment.
After some conversation on various subjects
connected with the department, the principal
of which was the payment OF the tremen and
the purchase OF horses,
MIR. Gorbutt asked that the petition of the
citizens asking Ie,appointment OF the OLD
should be done with II, and 1t was an insult to
the signers not to act on II.
Mr.. Goodall said that there were more i'm.
portant subjects for the consideration OF the
Board-the purchase OF horses, SC; and that
the matter had been settled by the adoption
of \ resolution that the old members should
not be rc-appointcd.
Without transacting any business OF i'm.
portance, the Board adjourned.
MUSTERED IS.-Companies + and @, 5th
regiment Boys In Blue, were, on Monday eve
ming, mustered into service at uniontown, by
Captain J. q. Dougherty, Assistant Inspector
General LIST brigade. The following have been
chosen as officers OF the respective companies;
Company F-Captain, James Young First
Lieutenant, James II. Hatton; Second Lieu.
tenant, John NJ. Scott. Company G-Captain,
Richard Gaincs First Lieutenant, VIM. I
solomon; Second Lieutenant, Harris Brown
Tmg productions OF the looms of variou,
sections and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Belgium
Germany E1glsnd Ireland Scotland an snt
ern, Middle and Southern States are repre-
scented at Geo. U. Henning's One Price Cloth
Ing House, No. Sll Seventh street
GoISa TO NEW YoRK,-Gen. +, L. Spinner
United States Treasurer, will leave for his
home In Mohawk, New York, tomorrow
days, and during which time Leroy futile
esq, Assistant Treasurer, will discharge the
duties OF the ofice.
OUT or TOWN.. A. Boswell, esq, city
register, left town yesterday morning on
visit to Darnestown, Nd, in connection with
affairs of the corporation. Mr.. b. expects tC
be absent about week, and the duties OF the
registership will be discharged by William II
Chase, esq, during his absence.
CArsIzEp. The schooner Star, Captain
Shakelford, was upset on Friday morning q,
the mouth OF the river by q squall, while OF
its way to the oyster fisheries. No one wal
injured, but the damage to the boat was about
$500. She 10 now at Riley's wharf repairing
damages.
TuEGoAr LAw.-Mahale Smith, Mary Man
gum, J. Quinn, and =. English were arraigned
before Justice Tucker yesterday morning, fol
permitting their goats to ramble about thu
streets, The Justice imposed fine OF ~ each
on the three former, and - on the latter.
EAST CAPITOL BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS
This association held its eleventh monthly
meeting, on Thursday evening last, over Doc.
ley's drug store, corner OF Third street east
and Pennsylvania avenue, and 81 800 was sold
at an average OF 90 per cent.
Tue Washington Cooperative Building and
Deposit Association Will hold its first annual
meeting for the election of officers this eve
ming In Temperance Hall, on street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-tfeorge w. Garner
was arrested by Ohlccr Barnes, charged with
assault and battery upon Ida Davis. A hear.
ing was had before Justice Tucker, who lined
the accused go.
OBsTRUCTING THE RoAD.-A cOlored man
named John NJ. Johnson, was arrested by
Sergeant Pool, and arraigned before Justice
Shepherd, on n charge oil obstructing one oil
the county roads, The accused was fined s5
SECOND BRIGADE BOYS IN BLuR.-GenerA
Commanding BrigNdier J, Bell Adams pub
fishes elsewhere, under the head OF special