The national Republican., 1869-01-14

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evening In 81. Psuls African Methodist Epis
copai church, on Eighth, between D and 1
and mesSs foi III he peiRisf q he poor si,
watdj Rev. A. Bowen president, and AIbef'
Manning was secretary.
=. A. Boswell, esq, and Dr. WIN. Boyd.
The Ohsir offered them, free Of charge, Lin
coin Hall, on 4 street, wherein to hold their
The offer wa, received, and a vote OF thanks
rendered Mr.. Bowen.
H Q: johnson stated that he va, employed
wished 70 know why the agent o. the Proyi.
dent Aid Society granted Mr.. Me9lue the con.
tract for furnishing beof to the FIRST ward
VsrneIi 4 Meyers, eontrsctofs, had put in !
bid to furnish II for nine cents per pound, and
to give free Of sharse nr.y pound, q soup
varnell 4 Meyers had sent, free Of charge, $50
pounds Of beef to said society, and 1t was re.
The CHAIR suggested that the contractors be
requested to send $50 pounds to this ward free
The organisation here proceeded to an cleo.
result; President, Mr.. Charles Hanley, vice
president, Rev. A. Boweni secretary, +. A.
Boswell, ESQ treasurer; Mt. s. Meter; :,
three be appointed to ascertain BY the next
meeting the lowest rates for which they could
nreh';s s.S bread and beef S piTrisd and Dr.
were appointed the committee.
MT Boswell was Of the opinion that the cor.
%SSS xdSs .o stss sss Of the ward
The committee was authorized to request
that the Seventh wards portion Of the money
% tss e s' u % 'S
This Sssooistion for distribution.
Mr. Boswell moved that committee OF
twenty, half male and hall female be appointed
that they were perfectly welcome to the use Of
his ofiice, on Four-and-a-half street, to be used
as they thought best.
The offer was accepted, and vote Of thanks
rendered the gentleman for his kind offer.
Mr. Netter spoke In favor Of endeavoring to
eoiored men that are now % attending G the IStu Ma.
| tional Colored Convention to deliver lecture,
for the purpose OF raising funds for the relief
| OF the poor.
Rev. Mr. Green had been to the colored con.
yention, and found representatives, there from
| every ward in the city except this one, and
hoped that two would be chosen to represent
Several calls having been made for q speech
| from Colonel A. Dyson, who had arrived with
hoped ths. the men would have s more 'Sss respect
for the meeting than to stop them by speech.
Colonel Dyson assured the gentleman that
he had not come for that purpose, but for the
good OF the cause now under consideration,
resignation as register OF Washington, believ-
ing that 1t was done for the good OF the Re-
The CHAIR stated that he was authorized to
collect money for the Proyident Aid Society,
and had COLLECTED %, which he turned Into the
nnnIn,i Lsssner; there hsd been % but two 6iIek men
Cook In the First ward. He said that the
society might be doing the clean thing, but
% SG mot ri to GSni1S
their race. He did not wish to impeach any
Of the gentlemsn's credit, but merely wished
his hearers to enacsyor to keep tsemseiyes,
snd then others would come to their assist
aaee. He Was In favor Of aiding white and
TIE following name. were unsnimousiy
chosen a. the esnvs.sios committeei
Rev John Green, Jsmes 8. N. Bowen, ]. @.
boswell, II NJ. knight, Iss.c Johnscn, Rev.
Mt. he.mes, yirsini. Johnson, NorAh Thomp-
sss Mf' MY Mmy'wS s M,H1 Wa rh Il s
bert, Susan Bailey, and Mrs. Hyson.
On motion OF Mr.. Boswell the meeting sd.
ward RepaSliesn club for The S purpose eSea Of sp.
| pointing two delegates to represent them In
the national eolored convention now being held
Mr.. Boswell was called to the chair, and
Rev. Anthony Bowen and Mr.. Abraham Dyson
were elected said delegates.
After the transaction Of other business, the
meeting adjourned.
THE MYTERIoUs APPAIR AT THE FRENCH
| MINIsTERs.-The jury Of inquest empanneled
cause of the death Of Sandy Dlgges and Lewis
| Taylor, two OF the colored employees OF the
| French Minister, reAssembled at the minister's
| residence yesterday afternoon to proceed fur
| ther with the investigation. These men died.
| 1t will be remembered, on the bth Instant,
under singular circumstances. A post mortem
| examination Of the bodies was made by Drs.
Bentley and Verdi, from which they could OBJ
| tain no evidence as to the manner OF their
death, dealt, and, therefore, the contents Of the
| OF DR.. Antisell for analysis.
The jury having been called, and all found
present, the coroner related the history Of the
Count Berthemy, French Minister, sworn:
Deceased had been la employ OF witness for
two years. were men OF steady habits, and he
never knew them to use spirltuous liquors.
Otherwise both Of the deceased were feasrF.
ably healthy. Saw both OF them last about
that they both went out Afterwards. one OF
the servant girls was the hrst to discover that
ns hs sSs . were s .. !. bed nsss mornn.
heard since that Sandy Diggs, one Of the de-
ceased, remained In the house that night.
the servants, A robbery occurred In witness
house about a week before the deceased were
found desdi It was about o'clock In the eve
ming, when the deceased were then waiting on
the dinner table. Witness was robbed then OF
valuable decorations and a watch and chain,
but there was box In the room containing
some money, which was untouched.
Annie Dulahan, q witness In the House, tes.
tiled to the fact that deceased were In the
House in apparent good health the evening
before their death, and also to the fact of q nd.
Ing them dead In bed the next morning.
There were also examined Drs. Edwin
Bentley, Thos. Antisel, W. p. johnson, +. U.
Duhamel, T. S.Verdi, and Mary Nee, Onesime
Daeker, the steward, Ohas. Antoine Givanden,
the cook, Mary Payne, Isabella Kicks, and
John Mccarthy.
The evidence OF those who analyzed the
stomaehs of the deceased men, was to the
effect that strychnine was found In one stom-
aoh in small quantities, and indications of
poison having passed through the other.
Thereupon the jury rendered q verdict that
the two men came TO their deaths by stIyeh-
nine, hdministered by some person to them
unknown.