The national Republican., 1868-12-01

= phonosrsphie reporter be sppointed; and I
in full, and have /. ready By o'clock /. m. on
Tuesday morning. and that seven messengers |
be agpointed to deliver I..,1 them by . o'clock
Mr.. hates moved further to amend that a
special reporter be appointed to report the eI.
Mr.. Hine denounced the habit In the Board
subjects 81 legislation. .''. =.
Ki5i:Ss ing %S,.d e I;y the whole subject
Mr.. Bates moved that the resolutions Of Mr..
Arrison be returned to himj which was agreed
The question recurred on the motion OF Mr..
Mr.. Chase moved to amend by making II q
of ss two BppsfG. ans he
Mr.. Nsiiey moved to strike out all Of the
ss s ss'sSs ssy T'ss1' e ssa sa ITsSiIsn I%siss ws Ts
nTf Ths "tss saSstitu,e Of Mr.. Chase wa. accepted
| by Mr.. Fowler and adopted.
Mr. Hine Introduced the following bill;
| Be u enacted, &C., That no person shall be
fined or otherwise punished for selling spirit
erages without a license who has complied
with the laws Of this corporation In making
an application for license for keeping either
house, and has paid iRto the desisusted De.
pository OF the funds OF this corporation the
sum q money required SS bS 'sia law, lSns fSr II
restaurant, or other house.
Sec, Q. That any person arrested for selling
spirltuous, malt OF fermented liquors, or other
beverages without a license shall be a compe-
tent witness for himself upon his trial, and
that all acts or parts OF acts so far as they are
inconsistent with the provisions of this act
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Hine defended the bill In lengthy
The bill was made the special order for next
The following wore introduced and referred:
BY Mr. Stewarti Petition OF Enoeh Perry, en-
gincer Of Union steam engine No: l., asking
Mr.. Chase; Petition for the oonstruction OF a
sewer In Eleventh street west. BY Mr.. Ball :
Bills to pave the footway, &C., on the north
aide Of First street west, between d otreet
north and 1udians avenue; By MT. ArIison
for sSr the he SaIfsf SIffaf q p cay Mr.
Bates; Bill to grade and gravel M street, south,
Mr.. Hine: Petition of Maurice Murphy.
Mr.. Arrison, from the Committee on Health,
reported bill for the relief OF W. O. Miiburn
; Mr.. Bates, from the same committee, re-
ported bill for the relief Of James Z. Bates
. provemcnts, reported a Bill 70 erect gas lampi
: on certain streets. Recommitted.
: Also, q bill to gravel Estreet north, between
Eighteenth and Twenty.fourth streets west
Mr.. Davis introduced a bill for the relief o.
: Enoch Perry. Referred.
T The biz @. AZ to pay VIM. Morgan def
On motion, the Board, at 1880, adjourned.
; THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UNION held III
HAIL. sor
and Mr.. II. T. Brian secretary.
Kelly were proposed for and elected to mem
The Uhair, referring to the recent action oI
the Boys in Blue condcmning tho association
orsd oS popSis.on Of the DlstTlot ~ @ III
: same as falsehood, and said that this organ
ization was the first In the District to turn out
with the colored people In this city.
Resolutions were offered and adopted de
: nouncing as wilful and deliberate falsehood
D all statements to the effect that this organiza
2 2 ora to membership, and also that some thou
= sands of dollars collected to purchase uniform
= for the Boys in Blue had been misappro
2 TO produce proof Of the statements, and de
. clafiGg that the club was ready at all times Il
y render just account Of all moneys ever re
= ceiyed, and to show that II has been properl!
y and honestly appropriated.
large sum OF money was then contributed
for the relief of q disabled soldier in the room
: , after which the meeting adjourned.
PoLIoB NEws.-Jsmes Moore, arrested b.
!. Omcer O,Hare, for the larceny OF coat fror
}. John NJ. Fernandez, was required by Justic
. CLARK to give bail for court.
John McCuc,, arrested BY Oficer Brader
for the iarGeSy r. ~ N p1SnaSshs Sr
q" atreet, near New York avenue, Is held for
u Henry George, arrested by oHicer Felt, {
9 the Filth precinct, for indecent exposure, wa
l. John Pelis, arrested by oncer Acton, fc
o selling liquor on Sunday and exercising tn
bsv u,ss WssIas as,nsr
y, !. Thomas Harvey. arrested by Ofneer Duran,
i. street, was aned s5 BY Justice Harper ~
=
oDITUARr.-Mr. Thomas b. Brown, an ol
G. and much esteemed citizen Of this Distric
sa ssh and S soTents S1 Friday % nsSt sftss
10 illness of several months, In the fifty first ye
Of his age. Mr.. Brown, for several years, wi
rrSSnS sas @snSsf @ cf Pa the % Bp SssR
ed church. He was q sonin.law OF Andre
or Rothwell, osq, ana always enjoyed the con
ae took place on Sunday afternoon at . o'cioo
and was attended by large number OF pc
be sons.
ed REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. ]. T. Gal
he well s. Co., auctioneets, have sold q lot on Il
corner OF Seventh and streets south, ne
no the steamboat whhri, win Improvement
n. U. Carrington snd Charles Staekpolc, for Il
Messrs. Green 4 williams, auctioneers, ha,
,s, sold IS acres OF land, with IMPROVEMENTS, {
Is- the old Bladensburg road, In Washingtc
nd county. knOWn, as the residence OF the la
Mitchell II. Miller, to John Lord for $1,000.
to BOYS SouooL SUITS, S6, %, d, IS. Boy
az Dress Suits, %, sl0, Sll, sl2. Boys Scho
!" Pants, %. Boys School Oyercoats at t5,5
0S And sio' Beys FfoSS ooSs N sis to S d
w. Boys Canton Flannel Drawers, IS cents to I
nm Boys MeIino Shirts or Drawers, Sl.25. Boy
y" Red Flannel Drawers, $50. Heavy Boy
Hose, 25 cents, at Saks Co., SIT Seyen'
n, street.
,e. The SHORT DAYs.-To morrow will be oil
" of the twelve shortest afternoons OF the yea
- The sun will then set at i:2s, and the almani
IA records 1t at precisely that second for the su
ceeding twelve days, or until the lith OF ID
id. ccmbeF, when the afternoons begin to lengthe
The shortest day, from sunrise to sunset, wi
In bc December 2lst.
rd woMAN's RIaHTs.-The ninth free discu
ne sion Of this subject took place last night,
M Union League Hall, ]. II. CrossmAn In Il
chair. The hall was crowded, and the deba
as spirited The proceedings continued TO la
hour.
i THE SoMMgRs FoRoEny-Captain Hem
20 Sommers was before Justice Smith, yestordi
afternoon, for 4 final hearing on the charge
all forgery, and In default of bail to the amou
III OF u, 800, he was remanded to Jail to await Il
or action Of the grand jury.
ch Address TO THE WoRKiSGMEE.-Hon WI
On Sylvis, president Of the National Lab
ne Union, Will, we are informed, visit Washin
ne ton about the 18th instant, and address q