The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-27
LOCAL DEPARTING NT

ONAh Dcl AM WI EIN I.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UsroS.-The usual
weekly meeting OF the Soldiers, and Sailors
Hail. mst, syio r. Union
elected 70 msmSersSip! Pa GPied bol nS u eo
cred Isaac $. Tickeref, W. J. Hertman, and
After the transaction of the usual business,
ZION. Clinton Lloyd was introduced to the
amusing manner the Democratic mud3le, said
that he proposed to take for his text the con.
cluding sentence of General Grants letter OF
acceptance, Let us have Peace" Peace was
the great desidcratum OF man, yet we had not
peace In this country tonight. Men would
never go to war upon question Of finance,
put they would where great question OF hui
man right was the issue.
Who were the men that were clamoI Ing for
awhile mans Government They were that
class OF men who could nnd the unconstitu.
tionality of all measures for the suppression
OF the slaveholderS rebellion. The Demo-
litical equality would bring on social equality
he had great sympathy for the Democracy In
their trouble on this question, but he did not
him back. 1.-THE niger got ahead Of the De-
mocrncy, II would be the Democracy,s fault
inc speaker continued at length, and was FREE
Huently interrupted by the applause Of the
General Ntussy was then introduced TO the
.nion. There was two questions presented
to the people In this campaign, the question
o. finance and The question OF reconstruction.
He would not discuss the question of hnance
Ihomas j. Durant had demonstrated before
ms Union, as a clear mathematical proposi.
non, that honesty was the best policy; he be.
heved that with the settlement OF the question
OF denomination, the solution OF the hnanciA
question will follow as night follows the day.
He reviewed the Chicago platform at consid-
er era. length, commanding the reeonstruction
an eloquent appeal in behalf OF the colored
man. A. vote OF thanks was rendered the speak.
'rs' ana NJ late hour the meeting adjourned.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL IN
sTiTurE-Thc first meeting Of the series for
the week was held last evening at the foun.
dry church. The Rev. DIR. Hamilton presided.
The opening exercises were conducted by MIR.
John u Hardness, of Mckendree chapel, be.
ginning with the hymn, Blest be the Tie that
Pr. Hamilton, after which Mr.. Hafkness read
the ne 2S! and oath Pain, the audience reading
concluded BY singing the hymn, "AiI Hail The
Power OF Jesus Name"
The chairman then announced that the next
thlrty minutes would be devoted to experience
meeting, three minutes to each address. Ad.
dresses were delivered by Mr.. David Gardner,
Messrs. John U. Harkness, Isaac McCathrar,
Matteh Choate, b. L. Stnemett, Mr.. Pratt,
The Rev. Alfred Taylor thea addressed the
institute for thirty minutes on the" Outside
things ola Sunday school," making some, ex.
cecdingiy Interesting and important susges,
tions, and pointing out many Of the defects OF
The sabbath school work.
mrs. Lizzie Pope, the musical dircctrcss of
the institute, sang with great feeling and CT.
iect the beautiful song ontitled "Your Mis-.
sion.n
The Rev nr. Samson followed In an address,
impressing the importance of sacred Geogra-
phy as means OF staying infdelity, remark
ing that no man who was familiar with Bible
biography, and who visited Bible lands was
In danger of becoming an inndel.
The closing address was by Mr.. o. II. Stock.
Ing, OF Georgetown, on Sunday school discip-
structivc. ~ So
10 u
marks, drew eeatrast between the events OF
the eyonlns and the scencs OF Is years ago in
ho gu Foundry church, closing with the in
vocation OF blessing upon the institute and
The doxolosy was then sung, and the benc
"iet'on pronounced by the Rev. DR.. Gillette.
ORDISATIoS.-At q meeting of the conEre.
CATION OF the Capitol Hill Presby terian church,
on me evening Of October 10, Mcssrs. George
A; B9hrer and David McNair were duly elect.
dination was observed on Sabbath morning
last. lepSo audience filled the chapel, and
John Chester, the newly elected officers I'D
yanced to the front of The pulpit and were
duly consecrated to their important trust by
the ceremony of laying on of The hands OF the
pastor and associate elders. In the absence
o. Elder Lathrop, Elder Stott. of the New
YORK avenue church, assisted. The ceremony
10 avery Impressive and solemn one, and dates
back to the time Of the apostles, when the
office bearers in the early Christian church
used on this occasion.
The Capitol Hi:l church is one OF the most
nogrishing IN this city, and under the able
and conscientious passionate of the Rev. John
Chester Is fapldly Increasing in numbers.
RoBBERS ARRESTED published an ac-
count OF the robbery of Mrs. Martha Mason,
near Budd's Ferry, In Charles county, Md.
airs. Jason Is q most respectable and excel
lent lady, and formerly resided In this place,
where bhc has many friends. We learn from
the Port Tobacco IimpS that tho rDhhera
black men, named Day and Butler, have been
arrested As soon as information of the out
with party started in pursuit, and succeeded
IN arrcsting Day on Monday night in negro
cabin near the "TraPpe," in the lower section
cabin, and the watch and about 50 in money
upon the person OF Day. Later, on the same
hFat hI.eE was also arres,ed Both are now
committing the robbery, seeing that Mrs. Ma.
son, who had been leftlying on the floor, was
stu alive, one OF them hurled q brick at her,
which fortunately missed It's mark.-Aierln-
dria Gazette.
THE SoUTm wAsHIwGToH SUNDAY ScnooL
tNloN.-A meeting Of tho Union took place
on Sunday last at O'Clock at the Sixth Pres
byteElan church. Thomas X. Gray, esq, pre-.
sided, and George q. Hercus acted as secre-
tary. After the usual exercises, a business
meeting was held, and Peter NJ. Pearson, esq.
iIercus secretary, and an executive committee
was elected, consisting Of MIR. Stshl, OF Cor
such Chapeli Mr.. T. X. Gray, OF Ryland; Mr..
u, Alice, OF the Baptistj Mr.. Wallace, OF the
Sixth Presbyterian church, and Air. J. II. Her.
ron, OF the Seventh Presbyterian church. The
executive committee is designed to prepare a
programme OF exercises for the monthly meet.
ings Of the Unio1, which take place on the
last sabbath OF each month. The committee
will hold It's first meeting on the goth of No
vcmber, at SOL Maryland avenue, between Four
And-a-half and sixth streets.
LARGEASD IMPORTANT SAIEIsTIIE TRANS
IN am AMI N I. Wal raal
estate broker, northeast corner of Seventh
and streets, we learn, quite recently sold
that large three.story brick house with Eng
lish basement and back building, on Four
teenth street, between II and !, belonging to
Mrs. $. v. Walker, for 200. Mrs, ], q.
WESTERN of New York city, purchaser.
BREvEr MAJOR GENERAL Z, A. HITCHCOCK,
United states Army, who has been seriously
III FOR some weeks ut the residence OF Colonel
J.. Nell. Hollingsworth, in Georgetown, left
there on Saturday, by the advice Of his physl-
clan, Tor Charleston, s. q. The general Is still
in n very pTecariouB condition, and had to be
carried on mattress from his lodgings to tho
conveyance In waiting.
INTERESTING TO PENNsYLvANIASs.- We
announce for the Information Of Republican
voters of Peunsy lvania, that W, A, Short,
esq, has removed from No, 4i6 Fourteenth
street to No, al 1, between Sixth and seventh
streets, where certificates of transportation
can only be had.
BASE BALL.-The home.and.home game OF
the Berles between the Jefferson and Unioa
clubs will be played on the Union grounds this
afternoon at O'Clock.