The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-19

Tho president, Mr.. John II. Thompson, pre-
sided, and after short address by Mr., Johr
Holdln, the Rev. Charles Dennison, Of Mary
land, was introduced, who delivered most
eloquent and effective speech on the evils oil
intemperance.
Addresses were nlso made by Mcssrs. VIM
7. Drew, Oscar X. Harris, and Jno. IL. Thomp'
son.
The above society seems to have taken a
new start, and much good Ia expected TO be
effected through its influence during the com.
ing winter, as the new board of directors are
perlccting artangements to secure one or
The society has determined to holl TEN.
peIAnce festival shortly for the purpose Of
raising funds to meet the expenses incident 10
| winter. A committee consisting of Messrs. o.
X. Harris, I: g.. Clayton, r: o. Polkinhorn,
John Goldin was appointed to make prelimi.
nary arrangements,
=, PHsAs'sG INcIDEsr.-On Friday night
! the orphans of the National Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Asylum. located on the corner
! OF north ID street and Second street east, re-
| paued to the Depot about S o'clock, p. m, in
| Anticipation OF meeting their beloved IN ,tron,
Ms. Thomas Il. Gilbert, who was expected 10
| arrive in the train from the North, where she
has been on short visit. The train not being
themselves as well and as ngreeably as posi-.
| BILE until Its arrival. The incident referred to
! IL that Of the kind-heartedncss Of Mr.. George
| koontt, the indefatigable general agent Of the
| RAILROAD company, who formed the ophans In
| line ahOut0 O'Clock and marched EN- to the
| rrircshment table In the hall of the Depot,
! where Refreshments were bountifully dis.
trihutcd to them, much to the delight Of the
! little once, and a consciousness on the part Of
| MIR. X. that he had rendered the children's
s,%G Ts,lnS fos the train happy one ON
on the occasion, and seemed to vie with Mr..
hoontz in tho courtesy extended the orphans.
hSSIvER.ARY.-Rcv. George II. Smyth, pas.
or OF the Sixth Presbyterian church, ycIter-
day morning preached his fourth anniversary
tcrnon from Luke xvi, 2, "Glye an account
lied January %, 1853, with 81 members. Dur.
ing the next eleven years lOi members were
addcdi during the past four years l2+ members
history has the church bccn In such prosper
as II IL noT
Mr.. Smyth spoke Of the wonderful religious
enterprises which he had lately seen In New
York city, where the gospel is regularly
preached TO multitudes OF the most abandoned
and wTetched, many Of whom are being Tc-
claimed. The church thCf6 Is no longer on the
defensive, hut is now assuming tho aggressive
a::it9de; which is he5 proper attitude, and
adont, as well as all the chu ches Of tho capl-
tai
TrEEI~Ep TRo5r.-Bsrry's Whdrt-Arrived:
Schooncr shawnee Tribe, COvingtnn, from
Matthias Point, Virginia, With wood for
Bropa's WhdrT-Arrivcd: Schooner A. Smith,
ID. Il. Jones, from HavTc-de-Grace, with coal
for =. 7. Brown Son. Sailed: Schooner Alex
ander, Fyle, for Alexandria, to load coal for
FdyS IPhdrE-Arrivcd: Schooner Entcrprirc,
SIN mons, from Quantico creek, with wood for
gSWhdrC-Arriyed: Schooners r. Frank
lin, Glover, from Norfolk, Va, with lumber
Tor Willet RedgIave; Bcrshchl, Gilmore,
Port de POST, with lumber for J. y; Ward' q.
Tolley, Bunting, from Havre-de Grace, with
100 tons of coal for George Rogers. Sailed:
Schooner James Gorhsm, Damon, for Havrc.
dc.draee, ight; steamerVirginia, Grc5s, hound
QUICK Ion.-Un Saturday night about 10
a valuable gold watch at the American hotel.
MIR. NJ. at once apprised Detectives Clsrvoe
md CComeJ Of the fact, and these indefstiEa- |
hle officers Immediately event" for the MISS
O o'clock yesterday morning. We are requcs. |
ted to suppress the name of the person on
whom the watch WAS found, who Informed the |
officers that he only took it for safe keeping,
fearing that Mr.. NJ. might lose 1t. Mr.. Nil.
Ter, however, does not look on the Transaction
In thc same light.
TUG SUICIDE.-On Friday last, Mr.. A. Buch-
", undcttaIsr, took charge of the body Of MIR. |
JOha Phip, whose death by suicide on Thurs.
day has been chronIcied, who prepared 1t for |
burial, and yesterday forenoon 1t WAS buried, |
quite number OF his friends and GcQuaint-
smces being present. On Saturday morning
} ~
Mr.. Buchiy's and requested that she lie per-
mitted to see the cot"s". The request was
granted, and she gave evidence Of great DIS;
trees, an! stated that she and deceased had
",cn engaged to be married.
MNsTEHnrs DIsArrEAEANCE.-The Amcr. |
can nag, with Seymour and Blair's names at |
tachri thereto, which for several weeks past |
hOatcd so proudly in front of the Young Mems |
Seymour and Blair Club room, on Pennsylya-
MIA avenue, between FUur-tnd-a-half and |
sixth stFppts. OulOtly dis Iuuc lTgl
Fridty last. Oae OF u similar character that !
could he seen on Tuesday last floating in the !
breeze on Seventh, between II and streets, |
In front Of the Fourth Ward Seymour and |
Blair club room, has not been seen since. !
Why this sudden departurcl
Pno.rEcr. ron NEw SKATING RINK
Work will be commenced on the Nationals |
grounds to-day with view of converting them
on the north side of 5, between Fifteenth ard |
sixteenth streets, and only one square from |
the Fourteenth street railway, thereby max
ing It one of the most desirable places for !
skating park in the District. The water pines, |
for supplying the grounds, are already laid |
from Fourteenth street to the enclosure, and |
the other work will be completed In due sea.
son for use the coming winter.
ATTEMPT AT DURGLAHY.-We understand |
that three negroes attempted to break into
Wills Hall, about 10 O'Clock last night, from
an Allcy-wAy in the rear of the premises.
They were discovered AMI Ned. TINS ha is
Democratic Club.-ErprCSs, I'm.
We presume the said three negroes were
only cndeayoring to learn whether or not the
twenty five or iiIty guns stacked in the head
quarters room have any connection with a
Presidential asSassinatiOn or not.
ACCIDESTs.-Mr. .Tno. O'Dly, while engaged
in unloading stones at q street wharf, on Fri
lay last, had his left hand seriously injurrdhy
a heavy stone falling upon it.
The same evening, about 1850 O'Clock, VIM.
Martin, aged 10 summers, fell into An area 81
avenue, near the Circle, di'ln-
eating his ankle and breaking the small bone
Of one OF his legs.
A few days since Mr.. John A. Conner, car
pentcr, had one of his feet severely mashed by
he blow of heavy slcdge, while engaged in
aging floor ing.
CALL ACcEPTED.-Rev. Henry I. Anderson,
h IvIRE returned to Washington, has been On.
gagged TO preach for the Christian Church for
the ensuing six months. DR.. Anderson enjoys
an unyiable reputation AS a Bible scholar, and
those who hear hi will, doubtless, be pleased
aud Chilled. His subject yesterday morning
was, The Return OF the Jews to the Holy
Land and their Conversion to Christ" He
also preached in the evening at 1880 o'clock.
The services were held in the supreme Court
room, city Hall.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. W. T. FREECu.-Thc funC-
raj of Mr.. W. T. French took place from hIs
late residence in East Washington On Friday
AFTERNOON last. The Rev. W. II. Holiday, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, otliciltrd,
wood cemetery by Union Lodge, No, II, Mage.
menu, and Grand EncampmCnts Of Oid Eel,
lows, headed by Professor pTUspcri'B band,
where they were inferred.
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