The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-22
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
FouRrn WAND AsrLRApIoAL MERrrso.-
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of the Anti.
Radical yoters Of the Fourth ward was held
!sst sight in the Council chamber, Oily Hall,
der and no@insfed b.. John D. Blake as chair.
mani which was agreedto to.
thanks for the honor.
Mr.; John II. ounnInshsm was appointed
wa 6'Nsil nominated VIM. W. Moore for
M. -Owsn Thorn was nominated, but his
same was withdrawn.
willismP p. Mohun was then nominsted.
The nominations was then closed, and on
Msssfs. WIN. o'Nsii and 9. B. Slussy. '
The balloting then commenced, the voters
Pssslng between the tsilers from the left to
The voting having been completed II was
proposed that the teilers retire to an ante
f' g.. = ssS'' e .: sSuu. them in
a ": ssslly proposed tina. two additional
tsilsrsss sgRSintsS to retire with those pre-;
Msssrs. WIZ. Husssy ana A. Gleason n name"
MT. Qlsason declided TO serve.
a Voice: Hculahan, you take his place.
Csiss, appoint Houlahan."
TIE Sh.ii, Nj. Houlahan, appoint you in
Hcslahan. He h as ugly as am, and he
Sr. Houlshsn saally accepted, and the tel.
lers retired, but shortly returned, stating that
they desired 70 count the votes il open meet
while the count was going on, the follow .
Ing named gentlemen were named As council.
~ IL IN ., 49, =,
mis- Conneli, @. NJ. Wright, and DR.. A. j. Bor-
4 letter was read from Mr.. Cornell, declin-
While the vote for Aldermen was being
countsd, . motion was made and carried that
the nssting proceed to ballot for the Council.
Telisrs were appointed. and the vote pro-
The count for Aldermen was announced as
fellow: WIN. W Moore, 2oai WIN. p. Mohum'
M. Moore having received the highest mum.
Der Of yotss, he was declared the choice OF the
ward for Alderman.
lots for EQUINE ilmln. and while 80 doing
Ms. r. Qross moved that q committee OF
three be appointsd to notify Mr.. Moore OF his
The motion was seconded, and the Chair sh.
pointed MessrL 4. Gross, A. Gleason, and s.
Y. Noyes as said committee.
Before the announcement Of the vote, the
Chair stated that the committee to walt upon
Oaptaia Moore reported that he was not At
home, snd. on motion, the committee was dis
The Sssult NJ the vote for eouuoilmeu was
announced a. fellewH Robert Ball, 25li WIN.
fa:fsS u, 5. n %lsai, ~ z. J. bo;isaa, 10;
There we're fourteen scattering votes.
ing received the highest number OF votes, were
declared the unanimous choice Of the meeting
MI. Asbury Lloyd moved that the nominee
for the mayoralty, Mr.. John i. Given, be de-
clared the unanimous choice Of the meeting.
This announcement was received with rous-
4 vote OF thanks was rendered DR.. Blake for
the able and Impartial manner In which he
B.. sis Hss' .ssnossdssa the compliment
aad urged all conservative citizens of the Dis
triet to vote for their nominees, a. by 90 doing
peace would once more reign In our midst,
and prosperity and happineSs be the common
portion Of our citizens.
TEE FRkHoH LxoTynK, on "The Women OF
Flenoe,n delivered By Professor Henry Mason,
for the benefit Of the Industrial School, was
. sos,plete success. The Professor demon
stratsd BY actual historical proofs, the moral
the period o. heathsnism. The pIouS Gene:
yieyis % Brsbout, the patLone.s Of ancient
Luteie tnow Paris) was tho hrst illustrated 10
this scientific lecture, In which were made In
those eminent women who have distinguished
themseives 10 virtue, courage, poetry, liters-
tqre,. art, and science, In France. The review
close Of tbs last century BY the recital OF the
ssd fate Of the unfortunate Queen, Marie An
The Lecture, which was delivered In a mas.
terly style, YVES too short to enable the lee
tprsr, IN ons short hour, to render Justice to
AZ the heroines, which could only BE- briefly
dsllps.t s 10 their ha;,y passage before ".
Us with two more lectures, 10 which he could
do ample Justice to those noble women, and
he would thus reunite again the brilliant and
such marked attention and delight.
METROPOLITAN POLICE BoARp.-At meet
Ing Of this board, held yesterday afternoon,
the following, AMONG other business, was trans
Henry M. Lowry was ordered to be recon.
missioned a. additional private to do duty st
the National Safe Deposit Company for ninety
Willi.4 Flammsrs wa. appointed an .ddl,
park fol ninety days.
Francit MeCathran was appointed pri.
town, resigned. Francis NJ. Skinner was APP
pointed q private on the force, vice A. II. Voss,
ofthe Second ward, resigned.
STRHET INPRovENESTs.-J. ID. Hutton, con-
tractor, has quite q number o. laborers en-
gagged In laying 0 sewer on Massachusetts,
avenue, from Sixth to Seventh streets,
A large number of men are busily engaged
IN grading !, between Fifth and Sixth streetsj
also, II, between Seventeenth and Nineteenth
streets, under the supervision Of Mr.. Peter
Mcnamara, contractor.
UsAUTHoRIzKD,-We are In receipt Of COM
municAtion nom q military gentleman, who
states ttst the article In our column stating
when brigade drill and review will take place
IL Incorrect. We willstste that the article In
question crept In our columns without our
knowledge.
EXCURSION Down CHKsArKAKR BAY.-We
direct attention to the advertisement OF the
Young Mems Christian Association In another
column. The opportunity 10 seldom presented
to washingtonIans to make pleasure trip on
the Bay.
SAID TO HAVE REsIosED.-It 10 stated that
Mr.. II. Edward Clarke has resigned his posi-
tion o. trustee OF the public schools OF the
Third school district, and that Mr.. 8. A. II.
NJ x.In nrahahlv bA namiuatad hV the