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

Georgetown may be left at the bookstores Of
Mcssrs. 7. NJ. X. Mills Co., tlate orandeips) las
Bridge street, or at Messrs. q. 7. Getty Co.'s,
100 Bridge street, where copies Of the RsrusLI-
CAN may be obtained dsiiy. u
TuE following Is the list Of letters remaining In
the post office, Georgetown, ID. o. January TO-
Barrett, w Lee, Mrs Mary
Collins, Ellen McGill, Miss 0eorgia
CLARK, Mrs Lizzie Murphy, Mrs NJ
FAuntelroy, Beniah Mortcn, Miss Sallie
Foster, Lueser (eopd) Perciller, Miss Mary
Grimes, Mrs NJ Powell, Mrs
Harrison, Miss AE Randolph, Maria
Hazfsrd, Mrs W Robertson, Miss Laura
johnson, Mrs janet Summers, Miss Alice
Kelly, Mrs Mary Warren, Miss Harriet
k kssn Mis- a Eiii a Wes.s %srssHet
Alexander, Rev Sandy Gross, GhssF 'lN .
Barch, M Harris, Alfred
Barhydt, Jas Howard, Henry
Garter, Ben Kinnie, Abs
Cutie, Jas s Krouse, Crist
elements, Cspt H-2 Knight, ssmiE
Doian, John s Reynolds, M
Door, Frank Tabb, John
Dixon, Thos Joseph Van Martin, VIM
Caroline, FIJI wiber, Garret
Gainer, David GEoRoH HILL, JR., p. NJ.
BOARD OF COMMON CouScIL.-The Board met,
with DR.. q. II. Oragin in the chair, and aquorum
A eomnunisstion was received from The he Mayor
eoronsrs Of the county IN holding inquests. Re.
Mr. Darby presented the petition of B. p, q
DO made branch msrkets.. Also, one from Joseph
Mr. GnssSsh p1s.cSte4 he Siiis Of The Fire
Department iSr the quarter ending December 81,
Nj Nj. Pieireii, from The COMMITTEES Of Ways
| and Means, asked to be discharged from the fur.
ther consideration Of a resolution appropriating
| ssccrtained from the clerk that such an appro.
priation was not necessary, as the collection Of
provide for the current expenses Of the school.
The committee was discharged.
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution relating 70
XII. PicEreli oiisred a resolution to lay flag
iootwsy on Frederick street, across Bank alley.
The use of the new market hall was granted to
the Catholic Total Abstinence Society for the pur-
An ordinance from the Board OF Aldermen,
relating to the duties OF the tax collector and
| clerks, was read and passed.
The CLERKS RHPoRT.-The following Is an
abstract OF the report Of Mr.. Laird, clerk Of the
corporation, for the year ending December 81,
"The total receipts from the LIST Of January to
the 5lst Of December. 1861, amounted to ELI,
2s0,s7, and the total amount Of expenditures to
se ss.h TO on the s'ss
fund q the corporation, and o. 40 to various
There has been expended this year, out Of the
general fund, In repairing streets and roads and
In cleaning streets and alleys, tso7S.Ii, which
Ss e viii so 81 sy ssSn
estimate for 1865 at sloooo As year BY Year the
streets Is expended the burthen Of that outlay
falls the heavier upon the general fund, and evf-
dsn under y, h p,esen,s VII sSn
proper to bear IL mind, also, that as the general
cents ON the s,cS Is ssats being
out OF 1t for schools and cents for the redemp-
Of water toch The affair, Of the
years In the latter yesrs, the cost q ali re-
stances more than doubled, whilst the tax re.
| mains the same as In former years, when the cost
Of all thing wa. much less: Prom the year i7gs
cents per tloo, and no deduction for schools, &c.
"Thc licenses this year have not fallen short
the suspension OF the green grocer's license, and
the rigid police actions In regard to the retail OF
.hs ntsl The oiSer l'.
has been general increase-the total amount
received this year being sl2, 20 against tlt,-
1895 .so-being 1901 % more than last year. The
licenses and fnes together make the sum OF
is,aoo6o. In the estimate for 1858, 1t has been
The clerk estimates the receipts for 1868 at
te1,eg27a, and the expenditures at t7l,247.35,
The receipts he says Will not meet the expenses
ESTERTAIsNEsT TO THE CouNcILs.-As 1t Is
usual with the elective officers of the corpora
tion to tender to the members of the
nR at '1RE'' ss f Hcs
The adjournment Of the two Boards. The
sx he Of Ss
most recherche and acceptable description, the
course consisting OF oysters, prepared In every
"Widow Cliquot," "Mumm,n and other unmis-
taxable brands Of genuine champagne.
law makers, were a number of merchant and
prominent citizens, who seemed to enjoy the
occasion with much spiritj and after the cloth
which waited to the breeze the fact that Mr..
Riley A. shinn knew how to run hotel, and
Ing restsUrsnt and Catering 10 he taste Of the
most fastidious.
THE "RoYAL ARcH."-Last evening the Royal
M sse snd
business of private character, the b. q. offered
ana
eminently indebted to J. NJ. L. o. s. shafer fol
his uniting efforts and success In securing the
the vehicles Of the O. and NJ Il. r.
Applications were then proposed for member
qualifications, the election was deferred.
An invitation having been extended the mem.
bers to attend grand banquet, the order ad
journed Immediately.
GREEN GRocERs.-In the Councils last night
petitions were received from Messrs. Nichols ant
Shoemaker, asking the privilege Of converting
their green grocery establishments into branch
markets. The petitions were referred to thu
Committee on Markets, and we learn that the
committee and members show q disposition Il
report favorsbly thereon, In which event tn,
vexed "mhrket-house question" may be consid
cred virtually settled.
FUN AHEAD-We learn that there 10 to be
"main Of cocks" fought at Salem on the It'll
instant, for 800 side. Salem, Va, and George
town. ID. O., to be the opposing rivals for thu
gallinaceous honors of the occasion. Alread!
nearly 100 chanticleering bipeds have been en-
tered, and Salem Is resonant and reyerberate
. from "early morn to dewy eve" with one con
tinuous and defiant cock-a-doodle-doo.
Pawn Brokers.