The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-08

TuE NEW soururiEs PAnK.-This new and
beyond the terminus Of the Seventh street
Railroad, will be opened to the public to-day
at ten O'Clock, with q grand and rich festival,
Ing, 30. The members Of the Young and pope.
lar ora animation will assemble al the Oity
Hal at n; where they will form In pro-
S S hsa go N S to the new
cost. The day will be devoted to rife-shoot.
Ing, se2 and the Arion Quartette club and
s@ngerbuud VIII be present and favor the as
evening ne park viii &c brilliantly NUM- sae
mated ~ Chinese lanterns, snd fireworks will
be disehsrged At interyalsl Both In the after.
festival VIII 5. s0IsiaSssS S g Tues.
day, with programme generally similar. No
sadaSee 81 ,hs %:as of ss III 4.
present. omnibuses will run from the cars to
e1sns 'TTisy Tn 70 5: N: az ;S No
successful marksmen and bowlers have been
Received received at ksr,'s iswelry store, near the Me
,topo ia, Hotel The three prizes for which
three gold medals. which win be presented to
the three best marksmen, Independent Of the
Ta: Tssss sss one I'D:
, T. /, reverse the yofd'i The W. S. V. to,
will be spportioned among the successfui con.
testants 10 the rife shooting, bowling, &C.,
are as follows: First, 80 dollars In gold; second
Ds ms.sn..s Is EOEs
forks nth, one-half dozen silver spoons
china tea set ninth, one chamber setj tenth,
twelfth, gentiemsn's toilet case; Thirteenth,
one waiterj fourteenth, silver ice pitcher;
fifteenth, one silver ,esstorj sixteenth, ten
teenth, one silver berry .dishj eighteenth,
plated silver Ice pitcher. nineteenth, silver
castor, twentieth, one dozen wine glasses,
p 1~isntSf Es.ss aaass EC,s SS.
Ing chair twenty .fourth, half dozen silver
teaspoons; twenty.afth isdy's sachei; twenty.
sixth silver l.dle twsnty,eyenth, set Of
iumery standi twenty-ninth, tin chamber set;
thirtieth, one dozen knives and forks; thirty.
one, match staudi thirty-second, one dozen
lady's sachelj thirty-fourth, jeweiry stand;
thirty nth, one dozen knives and forks;
thirty:sixth, lady's sachelj thirty.seventh,
wax flowers and standi eighth, cut.
The HANDSOME THINa.-Thc Washington
Gas Company, In consideration OF the prompt
a o 'y SSiaS 81 ~ Sn as
house tbcrebv .aying a. SO "a N a.
corner Of Twenty .sixth and d streets, as given
IN the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,, transmitted
letter to The Chief Easineey Of the Ti.y Fise
Department
OFFICE OF rHE WAsHIsoroS Gas LIoHI Co.,
Jous H. srssyonp, ESQ.,, casS Ea q lSs &C.,
Sedan SIR: The Washington Gas Light
Company gratefully acknowledge the valuable
sta 81 the nremen In saving from Setsfue.
nrnnertv ~ az non,n. "a a ,h o. .no
Propesy oi .ne company, ana tntough you
their acceptapce OF the enclosed check for the
sum OF 1--we hundred dollars a. a mark OF an
probation of their noble and successful ex.
ertions.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN BAILEY, Director.
On SATURDAY. morning ChIef Fn.,ne., so...
ford, Of the Washipgton Cty pepsrtments me,
leoreetown i5ep,rtments. and The forem,n ~
Tho cnmn.nies whicS ,v.re N nrassnt and ~
service al The are. and laid before them tbs
ie Tea. uo,r, ma. ,,v,,o, ,.,,v.., a.. ..,
comnanIe. nresent wJ, 40 a.ch VA naIs NJ,
IN the foreman and fhev al nnvIeJ,aS tho ro
ceipt as follows;
WASHINGTON, u. u, June 0, ls0s:
me uhuessiSheu thhnkluily acknowledge the
rreeeipt OF nVc hunared aoliars, donated by me
washington Clty Gas Light company TO the
nre organizntions OIL washington and George
town, Tor their successful exertions In ex'
tinguishing the hre at the gas works on the
50 instant lsignedl6John H. Sessiord, chile
engineer, " ": r.; u; Wm. DicEson, chie
engineer, y O. .. +, q; w m. v, Drew, chlel
engineer, ". 4; D.i WIN; w, doddarl, lore
man steamer Union no; !, oity nre depart
mem; Johh MnuuoN, ioremah engine no
Guy department. lanes Lowe, foreman enRlh'
40. ., cry oePhrtmentj Jonh 4. yhauncey
foreman NO nook anu LADDER truck Jamei
MeColghh, foreman hioernla hre company Q
Dennis McCoiiu ~, foreman hucker hre
company no >. X. Swami foreman Henry
Aauisoh' NO D. ueorBeto"h'
: Oldest ISHApIrAN IRON rHr
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BuCHANAN-The regular
monthly meeting Of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitsnts was held on Wednesday evening
at the City Hall, Cant. Bestor in the chair
and I, q. Brent, secretary. The COMMITTEE
Amounted TO make ARRANGEMENT for the ceIe.
bration of the An Of J,ily, reported that MT
Rodier had rendered A nalostan island for the
use Of the association, MT, Lewis Carusi h nd
aiso rendered his saloon. and the Mount Yer
non Steamboat Comma nv ad rendered tho use
of a steamer for an excursion 10 Mount Yer
non. A vote Of thanks was rendered 10 Ali OF
ton OF MT. Jenkin Thomas, the oner OF MI
hodier was accepted ana the association VIII
eeiepfte the fouith AZ hhalosan isiahd. MI
Fielder II. Dorsett presented I" the society
drawing oil the lAll In which McCufk WAS