The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-02
LOCAL DEPARTMENT


The resolutions offered by the Committee on
se Sn es s S srs a
discussed, when the Nominating Committee
proposed the following named gentlemen as
year, and they were declared duly elected
1 RfyS Rev " w Rsi'fnS % hsT w g an
SsS S f s. F. RAJ y kSyi& MoS. /; M.Is!:,
Rev Rev Z. j. G oodsbeed Rev. MF. Perry p' Rev,
r. II. Gallagher. Corresponding Secretaries,
Rev. Luelan Hayden, D. D., Rev, solomon
Feii.mhe. Treasurer, J. ". Converse, esq.
Board o. Managers-ist Class-Rev. +; S.
Henson, Phil, 'delphia; =; b Lane, esq, B1s.
iSn; Rev RnS.I F. M .ssY Brootiyn Y; Rev.
esq Bostonj Rev. fie. Ids Cock, hiesm end
s. M R MiddIsSISSa Ns W. PSsS
defphia, Rev. i Westcott, b. ID, View M Tork:
4 Rev t. O. r SSynsSn SsSS .
Y, ToijsnSs, Albany, y; u Rev; \ Goiiv;e..-'
boston, MsssJ J: 4. Locke, esq, WsteitoSh,
Mass; Rev. J. Z. Daniel Boston; Rev. E. z,
GGunn1T.,ings, p. d, Concord, y; II; Rev, A. D.
D., Taunton, Mass. sd Class-Rcy. W. H.
BTUSn nj b. d RGst aSSEH o. GdS
way, New York; Rev. James Cooper Phila.
dslp,hssi /: Millsy, esq, Boston, Rev. 2: T.
NY; Rev. d. O. Eddy, D. D., Boston; Rev. ].
D. Fulton. Bostont Rev. W. S. Hall, Phila.
deIPh n Rsy, 5; IL: J; Knapp, New York
when they adjourned It be subject to the call
OF the executive committee In New York the
current month. Carried.
sachusetts, the following named gentlemen
were chosen committee to confer with the
Rsss' W Mass, 3. D, ]. W. Parker, D. D.,
and A. d. Gillette, ID. d.
On motion the resolutions offered by the
chairman OF the committee on resolutions on
the previous day were taken from the tasie
and disposed OF as follows:
The first one was adopted as read. The Sec-
IND one was amended so as to read, after the
word "hrst," "the sustaining of minist erial
ms ttutcs," &c, and the third one SO As to read
as 70 flows; That this society is profo undly
effort in this work. and that we are ready to
meet with the Baptist Home Mission Society
honorable basis for the proseeution OF the
work now in the hands OF the two organize
Rev. q. W. Gardner was opposed to memo
rializing Congress for the grant of Arlington
Heights until they need them, and hoped the
fourth resolution would not be adopted.
The Rev. Anderson, (colored,) Rev. DR..
Parker, and others made u few very spirited
remarks In favor OF Its adoption.
Kew. Ii. ". IOWnloy moved thlt the fOurth
resolution be referred to the committee APP
pointed to confer with the Howard University,
and that this committee he instructed to re-
port to the executive committee, who are en-
powered to make = final action. Carried.
The Rev. Jno. kimball, superintendent Of
colored schools OF the District Of Columbia,
schools. He compared them to day schools,
that any one could get into, sc;
man BE- Invited to Attend 1t the New YORK S ann-
versary, when the subject would be taken up
and debated at length. Agreed to.
The Rev. Mr.. King, teacher at the Theologi-
cal Institute, begged Leave to differ with Rev.
Mr.. Ktmball, and said that there was not aday
passed in that institution that there were in
structions impaired to the students which
aided them In their pursuit OF the ministry.
Tie did not believe In an applicant having to
{ hristisn before they were admitted into
tn cir schools. He referred to instances where
ap piicants were admitted who were not Chris
the 70 had become converted, and to-day were
som Of their most useful men.
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meet vt Savannah, Georgia.
The Rev: q. W. Gsrdnsr moved that a vote
Of thanks be rendered to the citizens of Wash.
ington for the hospitality shown them during
On motion Of Rev, DR.. Hague, a vote OF
thanks was rendered the members OF the press
who were so constant in attendance at their
meetings, and for bringing the proceedings OF
the same so fairly before the public
On motion, a vote of thanks was rendered to
the E street Baptist congregation for the use
tof their church
Adjourned
The servlcAe were concluded by prayer and
the pronomeing of a benedction.
CRY 1MrRovEMESTs.-Therc Is largo num-
Der OF labsrers engaged, under the supery sion
Of MT: Patrick Gullinan, in grading Hstreet
between New Jersey avenue and Fourth
street wCHt DreDaratOfy to having II will be
paved with granite stone.
In front Of the Baltimore depot men are
busily engaged In repairing the street MT last,
which has been In a horrible condition for q
long tine. We hope that while impr ovements
are being made here, the proper authorities
will see that there Is lamp post erected on
the corner OF q street and New Je rsey avenue
instead Of the one that was torn down by a
it, as we'll as the one (which Is never i'll in
front of the depot. Ia it, We think that II
there i Is sny Eoint In the city thIt .hoald be
coming and going pretty near all hours OF the
night. r.
tween and sirects We suppose tah" there are Ss
number Of the hands who are working for
q per day, and we base our opinion upon the
fact that they appeared to be doing very little
There are also many hands employed in re-
pairing Pennsylyania avenue between Nine
tenth and Twenty.third streets.
which stand In great need Of repairs, but do
not deem " worm our Wnlle as IL IL alleged
that the proper authorlties have been notified
OF the fact time and again, but with no effect.
SIXTH WARD RgoisTRATIoS.-Int this ward
there were registered, yesterday, 604 persons,
of whom 497 are white and l0T colored. The
white majority for yesterday 10 800, and for the
two days oil. The registration will close In
that ward to morrow,
Among the incidents of yesterday were the
following; Mr.. George Berrier, aged 90 years,
was rejected because he had never taken out
any naturalization papers. He stated this he
came to this country when only 10 years OF
age, and that, from the time he was q years
old to the present time, he had always voted,
A street railroad conductor, when asked
where he lived, said he had lived In the ward
for twenty-five years, but he was with his
family so little that he did not really know
what street he lived.
man named Moses Smith, aged liz years,
walked up, like a man, and was duly regis
tered. That man, surely, never followed the
reporting business
EXCITEMENT IN A STREET CAR.-As car No.
was turning into Pennsylvania avenue, west
Of the Capitol, on Thursday evening, one of
the coal oil lamps exploded causing much
confederation among the passengers, partic-
ularly the ladies, whose dresses, we learn,
were somewhat soiled by the oil flowing upon
them. Some Of the passengers, In endeav ing
TO extinguish the names, knocked the lamp
from Its place, and 1t broke on the haor. There
was no serious damage done, fortunately.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. = During the past
month there were 1873 marriage licenses issued
from the office Of the clerk OF the court of