The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07

MEKTIse or TIE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
League Hal, on Ninth street. The meeting was
% oe MAJOR tsys Morse .ss N he
chair, and Lieut.. Young acting % secretary.
Morse. cspssn br :sse and oss srs
Ios. were Sss.sd " %os ss u " Msi,: sso
MI presidens and Fellow es% spDSa = Bat
tle peal sounds no more, the bloody neld has
and mangled men have ceased to MI our streets;
quickly and clearly, has somewhat lost It's power.
somewhat dim, his heart, that once thrilled with
Joy At the news OF victory, or gloomy with news
comes necessary for us to arouse him to the fact
that many are homeless and hou.eless wander.
which to collect the interest, and without bread,
but for the work which, for charity's. sake, they
country give them ni and ample %esns g be-
| come possessors Of the soil, that, as natures
noblenien, they may hand down an Inheritance
upon the cold charity Of the world. The nation
gives to every foreigner that sets foot upon our
q ns gu 81 ma
who went forth to battle that she might live"
The following are the resolutions:
M .as ns9h ewes to y; II
psidj and whereas thousands Of returned soldiers
and sailors whose occupation has bsen brokenup
without any settled means 81 procuring living,
and where's The welfare and Rro.IsrityStnhe, re-
rapid occupation of the unsettled lands Of the
South and West. therefore
Be u resolved, That we believe II TO be the duty
sixty acres ofland, agricultural Implements seed,
charged soldier and sailor who will agree to o.
l ri 0nh mt m
these ends, viii indicate Wisdom on the part Of
Congress that the future will soon develop by
Increased revenue, and the general prosperity Of
That We It'll. think law s g I;, Be w, ely
we do insist thst II be framed for the benefit Of
the returned soldiers and sailors. and to further
with authority to have printed and placed on the
| desk Of each member Of Congress copy Of these
proceedings, and with authority to take such
| future action In the premises A. they may think
| best.
The meetlnsthen adjourned to convene on Mon
| TARsEr SHOOTING AssoctArtoS.-Mr. Inger.
soil introduced in the House yesterday 4 bill
ton for the District Of Columbia, with CHARLES
stsiiey, Adoiph Gus, q. Dill, Gustav Hartis,
B. Henze, John Kissel, Gerber Kneesi, Z. L.
schmidt, Richard wsllach, NJ. Michler, Lewis
piePnno, shu n. y. ,,,sht ~ p,.t.i,t ~
| Columbia a park designated as the Washington
hs 81 SS
ha. ~, h ~ ~ sna.es
ssSbstb dsy4 ''"As ~ my ''''' @p' va WV
r,vcr,or ~ ovv,cvns F,,a,v ,,,,,,,.,
we ,ae esa,sn ~ oeer. OF seneca TriSc No III
/ Q; r. M, ioI the suIIsn. term; q, R. a:
iunior aseemore, A n. Brust, chief Of records,
Mm Chsss sss ~ Sn,e, q sa ,ecGto cnne a.
prophet, Geo. D. Kenner; representative to the
| THOMAS n Webster This Tribe is in highly
nou!ishins condition. and its aoce,sions to MEM
0'r'h'p encouraging.
pstss iste ~ bpttsrv A. ii WISCONSIN, attil1crY
| IL sbont 10 vail from VlcIsburg 10 Wasbingtonn,
ssrTylns an up5srisd ed, A%sIissS ase every Ter
the ist Of January, and intends to enter Wash.
| bn vii hs MAJ Man Win bniiet IN roVeh H.
brain before reaehins The Ohio river or Mason
o11d n,on: Linz hs will never see another 'th
DRUNK AND p.oaDrnlr.-onser Hickman,
s,S :S a on Sunday. Justice Tucker lined
Ing BY Omcer dresr 81 the Fifth precinct,
chaIgea, WIN oe,ns aisorderiy' he was hhed -
~ Jnsuce narper, ~ s,., o,,., CT
| Smcer henrne{, ~ u tne ot n PreosL On S IL
nrdaS lat arrested re f Henry Taylor eoored He
"As hAea w. W 1usuoe olark.
|
SAP AGGiprNT;-On Saturday morning last,
Mt. John Eliot, clerk In the post office, who
liyes on New Jersey avenue, went down stairs to
MS oreakiast, leaving small ehlld, aged about
| nve months, In charge OF small white girl, aged
few minutes he heard the screams Of the child,
and on examination, ascertained that some one
had given the child oil Of cloves, burning its 1T
tie throat and mouth Into crisp. Both OF the
girls denied giving 1t the awful dose.
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A NEW TEMPERANCE SocIETY.-A new TEN.
perance society was organized by Rev. Father
+. Z. Boyle, pastor Of st. Peters tCathoiic)
church, Capitol Hill, on Sunday. The title OF
n perance society. and the foiiowing-nsmed gen.
tlemcn were elected as Officers; President, Rev.
Father Boyle, vice president, Rev: Father Hen.
Joseph Walsh, AZ. About fffy persons signed the
Constitution.
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ELECTION OF DIREcToRs.-The annual cleo