The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-18
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

The TEMPERANCE CAusE.-The unpropl
tious weather yesterday did not have the effec
temperance cause in this city, for the meetingi
were well attended, and quite q number of re
cruirs Joined the cold-water army.
At o'clock In the afternoon large and ell
thusiastic meeting was held at the Northern
washington CITY Temperance Society. The
meeting was presided over by Mr.. William T.,
Drew, and stirring addresses were delivered
BY Messrs; J. l.. kidweil, WIN. @. Finney, W
K Drew, George Sayssgs, John a9idin, John
result Of which was that thirteen persons
u ,hs sf i 9 meeting of the Catholic
school-house near st. Augustus church, when
addresses were delivered BY DR.. 7. q. Clayton,
George Savage, and others.
streets, In the afternoon, VIM. MePheeters,
esq, made one of his pleasing discoursos be.
fore the Juvenile Temperance Society Of the
AZ Lincoln Depot meeting was held In the
aGern noon, and M, addressed By able speakers.
tes ,5r bsisSs ASo9S
Temperance Society. The young boy, Green,
acted as prosecuting attorney, and used his
fss W.hns sGPSsho msna Temperance Society
hold Its usual night meeting at Temperance
Hall, on street, and was addressed by Messrs.
William p; Drew j.; Il, ThoTp r, II e. CLAY
vious to adjournment, Mr.. George Savage en-
tered the hall, accompanied by the youth,
Green, whom he introduced and announced
would deliver lecture on temperance at Wall :
Opera House on Friday evening.
AtRussell Barracks, south Of the Presidents
suspioes Of the Forty Fourth Regiment, was vas
held, and ablt addresses were delivered by dis.
tinguished friends ofthe cause.
CHURCH MATTERs.-The following were the
appointment for service yesterday, as made by
the A. NJ. 4. Zion Conference: Wesley Zion
IL a. m, 1T. Rev. VIM. II. Bishop; 3p. m, Jno.
WeseyNii T. m David sfeSens9 ) sT p. m, Sum
day school demonstration, Bishop Clinton and
others sp.m W. H. Miles. John Wesley
sp g. s1 ronPP a.ibraisi s 81 w hGpS
WAY wa A. S%Gs z h; W. n s%S" %s 5S S:t
Gbsnes m% shSrsh o.sEcl mM VII M m e. A.
Spywoodj SIP. m, N. johns. Lincoln chspel-
II a. m, J. W. dreeni, s p; m, W. Walker
South Howard street chapel, Baltimore-A.
The Rey. pr. Samson, president Of columbian
College, delivered the twelfth and last of the
MEMS Ohristian Association, at the Foundry
teenth and q streets, last evening, commcnc,
Relations Of the Science Of Ethuology to the
Unity and Desperation OF the Human Race"
AT the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
presslye ceremony OF confirmation was per-
formed by the Rt. Rev. Archbishop Spalding;
about three hundred little girls, we learn re-
ceiving the rites
LOOK Our YoR CousTgnPElT MosEY,-A
few days ago, a man, who gave his namo as V.
more aSS 3ho Rarosa Ss%pS az inc and IN
quired as to the time the train would leave
for the West, and on receiving an answer he
an excursion ticlset for Chicago, handing the
clerk 800 bill on the First National Bank OF
Boston. The clerk took the note, gave him
city, and he left on the $40 train. The next
morning the note was discovered to be a coun-
terfeit. The facts being made known to De-
telegram to Grafton, West Virginia, notifying
the agent Of the road Of the facts as above
stated. On the arrival Of the train the agent
and conductor took Holloway in custody, at
stating that II tho note was counterfeit he
was ignorant of the fact. He offered to leave
his sG Ssts soS ss S Sn when Ss%
very fine, and could only be detected as a coun.
terleit by an expert, y is alleged that the
note at the Kirkwood House duiing his stay
here.
CENTRAL AsTtRADIoAL CLuB-Ata recent
meeting Of this club at Trades Union Hall,
Mr.. Harry Gorbptt moved that the delegates
ward meetings in their wards for tho purpose
OF making arrangements for grand ratiiica.
tion meeting on next Friday night.
mittee apSoiated at the late convention ' had
the power TO act In conjunction with the CON-
ssommlttee OF this association, eonsisting Of
Msssrs prIry' a uS R6,v hiirSwn Wilson, Nc
II was announced that the speakers would
address the meeting, and that the irfSnse-
ments would be perfected to make the sea-
sion such as 1t should be.
The association then adjourned,