The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-28


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c,,nvs d,scb raoJ fram tno n ~ ,,osm.stns
9snn,sI,s of,ce fuiy 81 ,sna hsia ~ NJ soo
'n ~ u,sa,,a. ea ~ o. .ne eommce. .,,.to
prnw, whn bnnm,oa,oJ W ~ JrueI ,h.sn a.
mailman and tioionsiG w Tayior a. secre,
tarv' WIN ,ye,e unonimous,v eicc,c5
~. ahJ.n, ~ ~ .I tuSa., .,,,ot
nv Tho ebairm,n liz tniinw,ng commItteca
were epnoin,ed.' ''e i'io"'"s 'o"''''
~ ~ III nnn, con.xo.. IN ,c,,..o,t thu
pross inius,ies Sone in tbew boies,Ie sissb,rse
for life, and have families dependent on them /!
for support.
>. TO walt Upon the Secretary OF War 10
nj ci,,so .ne s,crs tsyre W ME
consIstlna Of thirty.four di,sbied ,oidicrs who
have loaf either al arm or leg i'm the service Of |
country.
The committee selected to draw up a petI.
tion 10 Congress submitted Tho followinr,
which was unanlmousIy adopted;
10 ne Honorable he Senate and Tiou,e of ReDrc- |
sentdiipes In Congress dsIcnJ,ed: We, tho under
clerks from tbe ofilce Of Tho tiuartermaater
General, renectfuIiy submit Tho followins
petition:
On the 25th instant ninety-four clark. xerc
discharged from The above oflee. of which
number ciphty.one were honorably d I,charaed
8 soldiers, MANY of them disabled tof life, having
n r n nf
We respcetf,iIiy ash tSat IL no,hin, norc ran
be done Tor us. Ne NAV at lenst be- plnccd on
an equal footing with clerks heretofore dis.
This Il rendered tho more recepssry from tic
fact that most OF the clerks 60 disshsfged have
families dependant on them for support.
T. NJ RawIIna. r. r.. Rrunrr lance ii Me
Nnir' COMMITTEE
There being no further business before the
teenth street, Al a. m. today. 10 hear the re-.
norris of tho committees
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WIsnrIaTos' July On. Isas
Hon. Jane, Hdri0n, Chairman Coaimipce b. orc, |
q. s. Senate;
your valuable time, but, in Justice TO myself
and the hind friends who did nc the honor OF |
recon me- ding riS appica alton for con affirmation
alton, allow me TO state that an sttiolo which
appeared In the Sunday Herald OF This CITY THU
morning was written Without my Knowledge
or consent, and has met nv ungualitIed con.
domination, No such spirit has aetuated NV
conduct as that Attributed to me in that az |
ticie, my sole desire and eudesyor in nv public
should prevail. / regret h,yinr 10 trouble
YOU, but nv sense of duty woulI not hermit
me 10 allow a susblcion OF wrong action on NV
mart 10 Test in the mind of yoIIPselI 10 whom
feel grateful for The hindness Won have HhoWn
W ''"''' wa" e''"' ''' hRTurp suyruyp,
shepherd refers AZ ,ppe.ripT in The HsraH; ''
Observation-Disclosures the conhrmstions yes. |
terdnv Nv Tho Sonata IA that Of hrtbur sSen. |
herd, esq, for Justice Of the peace. This |. |
is local reporter for The Ndiion1I InfciiigrucSr
and has dared to sneak openly his sentiments
In reference to the carpet-bsg usurpers OF the |
city government He has been most yirulentlv
assaiied by the whole carpet.bsg fraternity. |
with the hone of dcfeAtlnr hi. nomination. |
lie Is a gentleman OF sound Judgment and |
strict Integrity and will be one Of the most
useful and reliable Of our municipnl iudges,"
Han HIM Dovs Fur-Abou, o,,Iock
vcstepdsy morn,"g az go a,opo ,r,coodin, |
nntJscJ nW,.ors 49,, "" al Tntn,t,o ~ ~
SIKH nresinct onSetIv crouched dn,Sn ,Us ~
p,nvying II svss Fila .rS pr,tont, n,.n,Is
wntehinr some ohiest In ar sbaut ths stotn ~ |
Mr. ii II perrle On the onnnsite ror,er NSt
IesIring 10 min in The hui s"v inteeestInr c,.c
tbev tn1ght b,ya On hanI 90 Lant anh 20 80
street moi far dist,nt and halted IN a short
fimc Inc oif,sers nnnroached ns ,vben ,vc " cxs
preSaed A desire 10 know what the obiect ia
formed us that they were neatly sold. II ap-
pears from what we learned Of them that BY |
the dim light in tho nboye.n,med store they
saw some object that seemed to them TO be the |
head Of man who was Standing behind the
desk. They could see It move slowly and |
stcalthiiy as il intent on getting ouIeily at
the contents OF the money drawer. Now was
the time, thought they, to make move on
him-thc supposed burglar-and they were
about to make n descent on him, when they
observed n huge Thomas cat jump from the
desk, and thus they lost a case.
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CuuuCu IMpnoyrNrSr.-Fora omotIme mast
woFkmen have been engaged in improyinr Tho
"nnssrsnrc nf Tho ycncrsGIe buiiIing LSsown
n = rShrjst cbUr,h lncstoJ On tbs Me- 49,
The Interior Of The cburch has besp ne,yIv
nto ani S,osnoa a. vhiIe tho Sront ,as,h2
renovation The old brick front ia being atuc.
coed In Imitation of sanLstone and when com.
plcted will present a very fine appearance.
This was the first Episcopal church erected
Its early members were many whose names
shed lustre on the society OF the metropolis.
Men still live who recollect worshipping In an
old barn near the Navy Yard, at which, among
Others, Thomas Jefferson was a regular at.
tcndtnt, riding thlther on ian old gray horse"
and relate how on one occasion the President
arose from his seat and thrust his hat into A
broken window pane to keep out the cold wind /
Christ church now nnmbers one hundred and
nincty-two communicants-Rey. NJ. S. Olds,
pastor. Rev, W. 4. Harris, associate.
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o,uuKs IN rp,nrNy,rs-n IN, Uouso
hour Of ;ins al, sdioufnment' Mr., GsrGri1 Of
Ohio. introiueed tho FOLLOWING ioInt resnIH.
lion which was nIsncd an Tho e.IcnI.r viii.
ont a vnte unon h, massage, wan"
Whereas' IL ia Teported that nipetv.Gour
clerks were disshareed from The nnartcrms..
IN AZ eight,.tbree Of The numbep were menS Sho
snrvoh ~ iin,nn any nur,na ,ha at. WY
and whereas II has been the eustom Of Con,
gross rcneateIIv on nTesseI IN give Tho nrefnr.
srS raIsiiv cfcinnt' Thercnore ""e"' "''
'" D. y .,sIJJ,,sJ e.. r,hat ~ s.onI,,o,o.,osw