The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-30


fares will proceed to the Park, where the ex-
ercises incident to the fest will take place.
Tho prizes to be awarded cost over 5000, and
attract much attention at Angefmann's, on
Seventh street, where they are on exhibition.
There are also a number of prizes presented
by private Individuals, including astoye, pre-
reini a schuetzen hat, presented by Mr.. bet
trtch; set Of jewelry, Mr.. Hcunch; gold ring,
Mr. Lemkul; silver watch, Mr.. Oehsenreotor;
card table, Mr.. Dessau. The first prize Is
Little Master Willie IIammack, who,
II Will be remembered, met with quito An ac-
cident In falling from the rope At the late
Schuetzenfest, has now entirely recovered,
and will be present every day to astonIsh via
itors with his agile performances on the tight
Rs
grounds at night will present brilliant Mp
pesrance.
CENTRAL GRANT AND CoLPAx CLuB-A
business meeting of this organization was held
last evening at $40 Pennsylvania avcnue,A p.
CLARK, president, In the chair and Captain J,
q. Dougherty, secretary.
After tho approval o fthc minutes OF the pre-
vlous meeting, several gentlemen were elected
members of the club.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
selected as delegates to the soldiers and sail
ors' convention, to be held in Philadelphia on
the first and second proximo: A. ?. CLARK,
]. II. Crossman, Hiram Pitts, James II. Ora
ham, J. Sayles Brown, +. A. Boswell, NJ. Duffy,
Colonel W. A. Cook, T.. 5. Atkinson, N. II.
Miller. Captain II. q. Sheriff., Captain T. II.
n. McPhcrson, William Rutherford, and q. T.
McGill.
On motion of Captain Kelley, committee
wassppointed to procure more suitable rooms
for the buslncss meetings OF tho club.
Capt. DouSherty moved that \ committee
be appointed to procure suitable banner for
the delegation going to the Philadelphia con;
Major Wells were appointed as such commit
tee. After the Transaction of some frrthcr
business the meeting adjourned.
MRRTIsa or MICHIGAN MES.-A meeting OF
the citizens of Michiga an WAS held last evening
At the office Of DR.. Bliss, No. ga street, to
tion tickets on the railroads to attend the en-
suing election. On motion of NJ. j.. Higgins,
pr. Bliss was chosen chairman and NJ. L. N.
relative to ths oScSt OF the m @
ing, which resulted in the appointment of a
committee OF correspondence to ascertain at
points in the state. The committee is COM
posed of Mcssrs. Barnes, Howell and Rey.
nolds. Another committee was appointed 10
ascertain what number in the different De-
to one week from next Saturday evening at
the same place.
CoUSTHR YEITEEs ARRgsTED-On Saturday
last, Col, Wood, chief of the secret service at
the Treasury Department, with MAJ or George
II. Fayman and John Y. Dunn, his assistants,
i -
Theodore Rnvel, and Dir. MOrritz, on a charge
of being engaged in counterfeiting. The OIL
GERS sueceeded IN capturing % plate on the
plates unfinished. The parties were taken be-
fore Commissioner Jones, In Brooklyn, who
held them toawait the action OF the grand jury
SALH OF TnB STEAMER THos. CoLLyEr.-
The Potomac Ferry Company have sold the
Thos. Collycr to Baltimore parties at u good
price and yesterday she left Alexandria for Bal.
timore, where she will be put in thorough re-
pair and placed on some regular route not yet
developed The Collyer is a staunch little
craft, and will doubtless prove n fayorite in
her new home, az she was in this, whore she
has SO long been a familiar fixture.
IL rowE.-Thc old veteran hose manufac-
turer, Mr. Robert W. Dukchart, of Baltimore,
the guest Of Mr.. Vim. Ellwood, chief OF the
Fire Department. Mr.. DukehaLt will visit
Alexandria before returning to Bait more, In
connection with contract to furnish the fire
department there with quantity OF his justly
celebrated and seryiccable riveted leather
hose. Mr.. D. 10 looking rs Juvenile rs in days
comedy.
MRHTINa or FIRE CoMMIssIoNREs,-A me.r.
Ing Of the Board was held last night at their
room Ia the City Hall where Mayor Bowen
Goolall, and Gorbutt were present.
without transacting any business, the meet
ing adjourned until Friday evening, 9th of Dc.
tober. Previous to adjOurning petition ask.
ing the reinstatement of the old fire depart
ment, was placed on file, to be taken up at the
next meeting.
MsRTISG on TIH STBAMgG TALArOOsA-
We are requested to state that the meeting
this evening on board the steamer Talapoosa,
at the navy-yard, under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association, will COM
mence at halfpast o'clock. A large number
OF lsdies and gentlemen usually attend these
meetings, and rs tlHs vessel IL expected soon
to receive sailing orders, this meeting will
doubtless be one OF unusual interast
Held TO BAlL,-lIenry Schmidt, charged
with assault and battery on DR.. q. =. Hunt on
Monday, was arrested by Ohiccr Madigan, and
arraigned before Justice Plant, who, after
hearing the evidence, held schmidt to bail for
his appearance at court.
MARROW FKgT.-Lad!es desiring any style
OF hne boot made on narrow lAsts, are easily
suited and fitted, at Cummins', 81 seventh
avoiding unnecessary expense and trouble OF
having them made to order
SANITARY written notices
were served and thirty verbal notices given |
by the sanitary police within tho past q |
hours, and five dead animals removed outside |
OF tho corporate limits.
VIoLArINa Cow LAw.-Jcremiah Lynch |
was arraigned before Justice CLARK, charged |
with having more cows than the law allows. |
lie was lined ~
NuIs4SCg,-WilliRm Sanderson was sum |
moned before Justice Lynch on the complaint
OF Martha A. Heith with maintaining nut-
sance on his premises. Fined 81.
Tmosn thirty and thirty.ilve dollar Scotch
Suits that Saks 90, blT Seventh street, |
make to order are the most senteel suit for
business wear out.
GARIBALDI SUITs for small boys at very low |
prices, much less than Is usually charged for |
such articles, at Geo. Z. Hennlng's, No. Ill |
Seventh street.
ASSIGNED TO DUTY.-N. o. Vincent, I'd ar
tillery, has been ordered to report for duty to
Brevet BrIgadier General 4. NJ. Vincent, As
Histant AdJutant General
DHsRRTBR.-Robert Barry, a deserter, was
arrested by Lieut.. Skippon, of the Sixth pre-
clnct, and taken before Justice CLARK, who
turned him over to the military authorities.
DEsTITUTR-OiioGT StinchComb found
sick ana destitute white man, named James
Kelly, and had him conveyed to the alma
house.
SELLING Liquor ON SUSDAY,-JustI9e Jos,
T. X. Plant yesterday fined Patrick Murphy
f2O for selling liquor on Sunday.
ORpgRED.-Gunner Charles Earushaw has
been ordered to duty at the nnvy-yard here.
II, J, Hill, gunner, has been granted sick leave.
boots and shoes selling at Cumming, Ji7
seventh street, next to Northern market