The national Republican., 1868-12-15

Mr.. Dalton; To represent the interests Of the
city before Congress Hine.
The ,Ss s Ssm ESasS lssson
to the construction Of jail, By adding to the
number OF the commissioners to superlntend
Mayor, and one member Of the Board Of Al.
dermen and one member oi the Board of Com
mon Council, to be desIgnatcd by the Presi-
A number OF bills from the Board OF Alder
men were referred, and the Board adjourned.
GRAND POLICE rRxvIKw.-The annual parade
and review OF the Metropolitan police yester-
day was truly very ereditable affair, the men
AMI ofiieers presenting an appearance Of solid
t,y that shoSS m all %s ;9
station. houses, and, under command Of the
lieutenants, proceeded to the White Lot, In
rear q the Pfesldentisl MMap.ion, n where they
the forcs. After some time spent In msneu.
yering, the line was formed, and, preceded BY
the Twelfth infantry band, marched to police
in line Of review, and inspected by Major A.
Q; Richards, suIerintepdens pn, Of the force, % IN
ment, General Peter F. Bacon, police commits.
sionsrs; T. A. Boswell city register, members
is here to cast the electoral vote Of Illinois for
General Grant, Senators Yates and Cragtn,
Hon Sidney Perham. Of Maine, and others.
body proceeded to the Interior Department,
where they were reviewed by Secretary
Browning, and proceeded thence to the Ex.
ecutive Mansion, whore President johnson
complimented Major Richards and the com.
missio1ers on the ne appearance ns. Of the men;
(the Others being on duty,) divided as before
stated into platoons, commanded respectively
BY Lieuts. des.ford, Noonan, Essex, Hurley,
the latter having charge Of the second pre-
cinct; the mounted men bringing up the rear.
large and handsome national flag was car.
ried in the centre Of the line by Sergeant Mere
dith. In the hrst (Island) precinct there are
q mem lsecond, teounty,) 1Sj third, George
| Fourth ward,l 3oj eighth, lFifth and Sixth
wards,l %, and In the sanitary company, /.
After the nsGn the
where Captain Reed dismissed them.
TnE SOLDIERS, AND SAILORS UNION met
last evening at Union League Hall, Captain
Charles H. Manning, second vice president, In
| the chair.
| Win A, Short, esq., notified the Union that
he would propose several amendments to the
constitution at their next meeting. He also
stated that communication had been re-
ceived from Col. Vernon, OF Frederick, Md,
stating that the Soldiers and Sailors Union
Of that city, to the number OF 200, would be
and that they wished to have quarters pro-
vided, and that they desered to be the i'm.
mediate guests OF this Unionj also, that a let
ter from Buffalo, N. Y, had been received to
the same purport.
Mr.. Short requested that the committee of
the Central Grant and Colfax Club and the
Committee meet with the committee of this
| Union on next Saturday evening, at $40 Penn
sylvsni. avenue, to consult upon matters per-
report submitted by Col. Otis, from the
Committee on Uniforms, showed that the total
amount OF money collected by the committee
during the late Presidential campaign for the
purchase OF uniforms was t97 so, and the total
disbursements on the same tl06.s2, leaving
deficiency Of t9.22, which, the report stated,
| purse.
AScIBNTIyIc Hon AND NORMAL SCHOOL,
A bill providing for the establishment Of q
sented in the Board Of Aldermen, last IT, night, &
and referred to the Committee on Schools,
with instructions to have the same printed.
The bill provides that this school shalt be es-
tsblished immediately after Its passagej its
TO Hs S on
teachers and for higher oracr OF usefulness
In scientific, mechanical, commercial and In
tellectual pursuits.
The Instructors OF the school embraces one
i principal, and assistants not to exceed one In
every twenty-five pupils; the aalary OF the
principal to be y, 500 per annum the assistants
ant tl 800 per annum. No scholar will be per.
mitted to remain In school more than four
choice At The end Of their term. each 1 sch % hoiar
to receive diplomat which, however, Is not
to be given as guarantee OF their ah''iti"' ="
ELECTION OF oyRIoERs-At a stated com
munication OF Hope Lodge No. 20, "A. A. A. NJ q,
year w%. MertI, W: NJ; John J. GsiIshsn,
r. M TsGtpf snd Rchrd Hd H. piss
| urer.
st. Johns Lodge, at its last meeting, &C.
W. M; @. L. Pstten, S. W; john S. Slater, ].
WI T. l. Gardner, secretary y. Cammsck,
sr., treasurer.
CARNIVAL ON IcE.-we learn that grand
preparations have been made by the directors
OF the Warrington Skating Park for a carnival
on Ice this evening, and, shall the weather
gentlemen will avail themselves Of the .oppor.
tunity to witness the grand illumination and
the funny aud comic costumes which charac.
terized the earnivals of last season. An inyi.
tation has .been extended the city authorities
to be present, and they have accepted. The
l2th lnfantry band win furnish delightful
music, and An enjoyable season will be spent
REAL EsTATH sALB.-Samuel Norment,
ESQ, has purchased Of Mr.. Benjamin +. Gil.
street west near seventh north, for s."'H 100.
Messrs. J. b. Wheeler & Co, auctioneers,
sold yesterday three lots on the west side of
Twentieth ntreet west. between II street north
and Pennsylyania avenue, improved by three
two.story brick dwellings, (the property Of
Christian Hines and o'hers,) to James W. Bar
The RIVER FRoNT.-The steamer Columbia,
Harper, arrived from Baltimore with large
number Of passengers and a heavy cargo OF
freight. The captain reports that the Ice is
three inches thick on the Potomac, and tn at ii
Alexandria and Aqua creek steamers are
making their regular trips. The sehooners
are lashed fast to the wharves, and unable to
bulge.
A PLEASANT AYYAIR.-There was a private
i63 Fourteenth street, on Saturday evening
last, when Mr.. J; II. b. Shepherd, the pianist
and soprano singing medium, gave an exhibi.
tion of the great masters In q most extraor.
dinary manner and aifording all much enjoy
ment,
PRosPERIEo. The Protective Proyision
Purchasing League, which was organized
among the employees OF the Government
Printing Ohlce, and went into operation on
the lst instant, has now over three hundred
members. 1t 10 stated that the association
all purchases OF groceries made through Ii.
TENrERASCE.-The first lecture OF the sea-
son under the auspices Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, will be delivered on
Thursday evening, at the Congregational
church, when the celebrated John ID. Cough
will discourse on Temperance"
CoMMITTgD,-Lemuel Woodlands, colored,
charged with an assault and battery with In