The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-27

HON. ALEXANDER DELMAR delivered the frs
Washington Statistical Society, on Saturda!
evening last. In the supreme Court room, CIT
Hall. The audience was large, and the suhjec
political Economy handled with ability.
The lecturer read numerous extracts from
wot ks by eminent writers on political economy
TO show that whilst some dealt with impractica
BILE theories, others exhibited great depth o
thought, and comprehended the subject with
which they were dealing.
The speaker said that Holland after 1t had
thrown of the spanish yoke, had made more
rapid progress In political economy than any
o'her nation In Europe. The political ceono
mis,s Of Holland were far ahead Of The English
me lecturer then spoke Of the effect of money
and trade on civilization. when money wa,
plenty and commerce fourishing, education wa,
generally In prosperous condition.
The effect OF an imitation of the currency wa,
men alluded to. When the currency was inflated
later, raw material, then manufactures and last
labor found Its level.
The speaker commended that freedom had IL.
money value. II men here in America did NOT
receive sufficient wages, they demanded more,
and generally succeeded; but In Enland such dc.
mands were not acceded to, because ar arIstoc.
racy ruled the wofkingmcn.
SrIT AGAINST TuB BASK oY wAsnixaroS
foR TAx.s.-Mr. Joseph II. Bradley, IT,, Corpo
ration Attorney, has, ut the instance Of Mayoi
wallach, commenced suit for the corporation
against William Gunton and John =. Callan
surviving trustees Of the Bank of Washington
NlVislt, HTFfHrNpes Oh tNNts uuc on tHe CAPITA
stock. The bill on which the suit Is brough,
charges taxes on 4lj2 Oo5 capital stock from 1854
to 1858, inclusive, on which there are credits oil
various amounts; on slO6,0 from 1858 TO 1850
and $4,000 from 1864 to 1867, on which no credits
have been given. The Mayor states that, since
about 1889, the bank has declined to pay any tax
stock than their real estate, upon which they
had paid the usual taxes. The bank says that
since the Internal Revenue Bureau was or.
monthly return of capital stock, and upon these
returns the claim for taxes In arrears IL made,
and the suit instituted,-Sdr.
VIOLATING TuE LAw.-.Tohn Meredith was ar.
rested BY Oficer Skely, of the Sixth precinct for
running whcclbsrrow through the market. lie
was fined - by Justice CLARK.
An officer ofthe sanitary company took Hiram
Atherton before Justice Tucker, OH Friday last
Tor committing nuisance. He was fined 70.
Omcer Oliver, OF the seventh precinct, for throw.
ing stones In the street. He was fined IS by Jus.
Walter Herod, colorcd, was arrested by Officer
Evans, OF the First precinct, for driving on the
pavement. Justice Tucker fined him ".
Officers Guy and Riley, OF the Fourth precinct,
Clancy, on Friday for being drunk. They were
fined " each by Justice Morsell.
Henry Muller was arrested on Friday evening
by Omeer Atkinson, of the Eighth precinct, for
e ,. very disorderly. He was fined go by Jus
DRUNK AND DisoRpERLY. = The following
arrests were made on Saturday; Officers Hill and
10th O. the Fifth precinct, took charge of Caro-.
TOOK, and AptboUw NJ vc, Thnv ~ sy, s1hn
before Justices Hszaid and Hsrper' who nncI
'G GoSn RIA y ana ws the Others = ga each
he Sixth nrccinrt liz was 9,ch ~ hiuc,i OF
Harper. -
heforo Im.,ioa ,.t.., pvN 1ohn v. Reynolds
Officers Smith and Gates Of the Seventh prc
,inct, arrested Daniel Gilmartin and lanes
ames u. "'''
Moses Ash and William Hick were takcn
before Justice Gull by Oiiiccra Dubois and Lus.
zach.
Officers Of the same precinct arrested Daniel
Y ilmerth, Charles Hughes and WIN. Simms,
The same justice fined each u.
,,etective Cooms arrested Henry Colman, of
aged about fourteen years, in Wallis
ylvania avenue. Detectives Miller and Cooms
lIst saw the young "kId" in the Centre Market,
ynefe ne played for the pockets Of some four or
we ladies', but without success. From there he |
'eM to the auetion-room, where he saw lady |
ke out her portmonnaie and count her change,
e,uirning y TO her pocket again. lie was about
going Tor IT," when the detective took CHI arge of
tearing
sr, Ham
,SuppEn DEATH IN FOUNDRY CHCGt H.-At
bout hali.past eleven o'clock yesterday, while
ne services In Foundry IN. E) church were
Progressing, MRS. Jane Wakefield, aged about 81
ears, iell to the hoor In an apoplectic 1T, and
'hpired before she could be raised from where
hc hau ialien prs. Riley, Lamb, and IIolligan
vefe called In, but they pronounced the lady |
rh,,toanth Mr. Ciokcy, AT The corner Of
itnn mn nnu " s.reets' whefe she mas bcen re-
ia"rH WI" 'r"h' "h'rc hef 'nheFHl VIII take |
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~, a 'E W. ~ o'clock on Saturday morn
ne southeast corner of Twenty-hrst street and |
W" oIk avenue, occupied by a cOlOred woman |
no 40, ny poiiue anu nremcn were promptly on
nusn W., ou. oMhg 10 me scarcely OF water the
iwn" n" nmann eS vuhsumru lhe alarm was
rnm hoSS Sihevr MY, OF 'he foufth precinct,
~ ' w ~ 70; nipcFhia 'hgln" house. The
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ivAL.-Satur,lay last was the anniversary of
nc birth OF Robert Burns, Natures Scotch poct,
nose productions have filled the world with
usic that charms the listener everywhere The
'uc descendant OF Scotland everywhere honors |
&c 25th OF January, and nowhere will IL be more |
pprropriately and fcrvently observed than BIZ
ic Burns club Of this city at Joseph Pmtz's
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