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

GRANT AND COLLAR CLCB.-E A business
%es,ins Of ,h SrS.Sita,IGH was held lat
P. CLARK, the president, In the chair; Captain
j; g. Dougherty, secretary; .,
The committee on membership reported IA
vorably on the names of some thirty.fve per.
sons, and the gentlemen named were elected
Mr.. Duffy, from the con! uittee appointed to
make Arrangements for the mass-meeting to
be he!d at the Navy Yard, stated that he had
Grant and Colfsx club Of the Fifth aAd Sixth
wards, and 1t had been decided to hold meet.
Ing on the evening OF the 18th instant and
pointed subcommittee in the VARIOUS wards
Decentralization first ward = Messrs. Cook,
Ra,Seriera "a" Ries.rd., Walker, and Pau t'''
Third ward-Messrs. Bond. Bliss, and John.
Fourth ward-Mes,rs. Donnegsn, Gross.
man. johnson, and J. S. Brown,
Fifth ward-!Messr,. Grinder, Miller, and
Sixth ward-Mcssrs. white Martin, and
seventh ward-Messrs. Hendley, Brewer,
Knight, hine, and Boswell.
MesBrs. Walker, Campbell, and Sheriff. were
appointed committee TO engage speakers for
TIE meeting on Thursday evening, and for the
mass meeting to be held on the l7th inst
Adjourned.
NATIONAL SoLpIsRs' hSb SAILORS On.
PHAN CuILbRBN.=Yesterday, by the kindness
Of Gen. Schofeld and George NJ. Brown, esq,
serseantat-Arms of the United States Semitic,
seven Ambulances were supplied to convey
the children of this institution to Green
Springs, near Georgetown. The children,
matron, Mrs. Gilbert, and their -sovefness,
Mrs. Sleeper, together with q few invited
friends, spent delightful day A string band
was In attendance, which furnished music for
the dancing. The boys engaged In 81 mrpstie
sports and the girls swung N swings and
rambled in the wooda gathering Wild flowers.
was provided and eaten with keen appetite by
the little ones; and the day was spent by al
In delightful recreation.
NIslr OF COLLEGE STupBsTs.-A delegation
OF college students, numbering IS, from St.
Mary's College, Baltimore arrived here yes
Hotel During. the dty they, called at the
welcomed by President Johnson, The students
and Navy ofiices Land and P Patent otli S
Agricultural Department, and Smithsonian
Institpte, besides other places of interest, at
The party returned to Baltimore last evening,
highly delighted with their visit and the atten-
'ion paid them while in Washington.
knights OF Pythiss, Of Georgetown, paid a
iraternHl visit to Franklin Lodge, No. 2, at
the NAVY yard, on Monday eyeniag, marching
from Georgetown to the Navy Yard, headed
by a fine band of music. At the hall Of
franklin Lodge speeches were made by Grand
Chancellor King, p. q. C.'s Martin and Bar
ton, @. +. 5. Campbell, and others, after
which the visitors wero escorted to Bryan's
green house where a hne collation. was at
lacked and demolished, and they left about
midnight well pleased with their visit.
DISPOSAL OF PuBLIo LANDS.-Returns re.
turns received by Commissioner Wilson, OF
the General Land once, yesterday, show n
disposal of 39,32l acres OF the public lands
during the past month at the following places:
Brownayille, Nebraska, ll,OSl Acresi Omaha,
NebrAska, 1923; East Saginaw, Michigan,
9,U23i Humboldt, Kansas, 0,lO4 The greater
portion Of the land was taken up by actual
settlers under the homestead laws.
HoRsE TuIEF.-Oniccr A anderson, on Monday
night, arreeted a colored man named Carroll,
near Good Hope camp meeting, who had In his
possession sorrel mare supposed to be stolen
from a Mr.. Walker OF this city, Both man aud
horse are detained at the Eighth precinct
station.
frs ALARM BoxEs.-Superintende Iar-
combe, and his associates, were engaged YES :
terdAy In placing new locks on ali the are.
alarm boxes In the city,