The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07

authorized 10 CONFER Win ConEIess, and urge ,
he canal from seventh 70 Third street, and
rom the corner Of Missouri avenue and Third
S %S' sys to siS sss i sSm 10 70
IN eastwardly direetionj and, also, authorized
10 confer with Congress and the Chesapsake
,nd Ohio Canal Company, and .,certsin what
10 open that part Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal lying between Seventeenth street and
70 IN. psss sna
canal and the Washington canal.
Also remonstrance Of John Wilson and
others, against the construction Of q sewer
in Tenth street west, from New York ave-
nue. to 8 street north. Referred.
Mr.. Beall, from the Committee on Drain
age, reported bill 10 construct sewer In
street north; bill TO construct sewer In I
street north, from Twentieth street west, 10
connect with the sewer In Twenty-secoud
street west; a bill to lay water main in
First street west, between I and X streets
north. Passed.
Also bills TO lay water mains In q street
south, between Fourth and Sixth streets
east; In North Capitol street, between B and |
G streets north; In + street south, from Four
and-a-half to Second streets west; In street
north, between First aud Second streets east.
Passed.
Mr.. Mcknight, from the Committee on |
Nihl"ot iSHoittu hdNSibtiy WI Sihi"o VI 1
Caroline Henry, John Burnside, and Michael
Duffy. Agreed to.
Also, reported bills for tho relief Of John |
Scott, Mary B. Owen, James N. Hudnutt, |
and John +. Browne. Passed.
Mr.. Browne submitted the following reso-
luton; which was agreed to;
where.. the sad Intelligence Of the deees.e,
Rotary Of War, has just reached usj therefore,
Resolved. That 10 his death out. country has
ons Of the bs:, ha:s snd aed Il. chSfsn
| a father whose name will be remembered and
honored through all succeeding generations.
bTavsst defenders in time OF peace one Of Rsr
wisest counsellors, and his life has been laid
willing sacrifice upon her altar.
Board be extended to the family and relatives
Rs'OiptS, That this Board will attend his
Re Sirsd, That these resolution. be en-.
crossed In the journal OF our proceedings, and
that his Honor, the Mayor, DO requested to
transmit copy o. the same to tho family oil
.RcIoircd, That m a token of our respect this
Board do now adjourn.
And the Board, at IL o'clock, adjourned.
BOARD or FIRE COMMISSIONER - The
monthly meeting Of the board was held last
night In the Mayors Office, City Hall, with
French, King and Booker present.
Chief Engineer Cronin recommended the
sale Of the unserviceable property at the
Hook aud Ladder and Union engine houses.
Adopted.
The chief engineer was authorized to have
tho Union engine put in thorough repair,
and also rcqr3st Mr.. Cluss (thc archltcct)
TO examine and report the proper steps to
be taken to render the Union engine house
more safe.
1t was expected that the matter relating
to the removal OF the members Of engine
No. 8, Ia consequence of their political pro-
cliyitics, would be taken up, aud quite IN
anxious crowd Of "would-be frcmen" lott.
cred about the lobby until the adjournment
The crowd was no doubt brought together
through rumors OF conversation had with
Mr.. Goodall, one Of the commissioners, just
before the meeting was organized last even
! ing. As near as We can arrive at the facts
1t appears that Mr.. Gaines, a member OF the
Councils from the Sixth ward, entered into
: conversation with Mr.. Goodall, and said he
had been appointed chairman Of a commit
tee OF the Flfth and Sixth wards Republicans
, to wait upon him and request that the fire
men of engine No. 9 be Immediately dis
. missed and staunch Republicans elected 4
4 their places.
J. Mr.. Goodall replied that he thought II wa
a not in the province Of the Fire Commission
ers to take such a step, believing that tn
q Councils was the proper body to which l.
appeal.
MessrJ. Mcknight, Slater and Holden, O
. the committee, 1t Is said, then urged upo
Mr.. Goodall a necessity for the dismissal O
|, would lay the matter before tho Board @
q Fire Commissioners for such action as the
might deem proper In the premises.
3 The interview here ended, Mr., ID aip 4siac 2
. from the board of fire commissioners a
" once"
The feeling In favor of the retention @
p the members Of the above company Is yer
= strong, ihore especially among the resident
OF the locality Of their engine-housc, ire
It spectlye of party, prominent Republicans G
y the Finh ward having sent repeated protest
b to the Mayor against the removal Of thcs
d. men, who they regard as faithful IRENE
70 and good citizens.
|, THE RIVER FRoST.-Thc following are til
q ARRIVALS and departures from our wharye
" yesterday:
Arriyed-stCamcrs Columbia, Baltimore
y freight and passengers; Chamberlain, Bait
. more, merchandise; Wawaset, Conc rlycl
!, merchandise. Schooners America, Havrt
!. !, de-Gracc, coal for s. b. Brown 4 Co.; How
y ard, liayrc.de-Grace, coal for g. l.. Sheriff
4 II. Curtis, Bangor, Maine, laths for Tho
l. Fahey; Charles A. Jones, Gardiner, Main,
Ice for the Washington and Georgetown Ic
"a and Coal Company; Founder, 81. Mary
!, wood for the same company; George II
speners, Philadelphia, coal for ii. G. Stew
n art; Brooklyn, Havrc-dc-Grace, coal for "
" Guinandi Salisbury, Havre-de-G Grace, coz
n for W. Guinandi Henry @. Ely, Philadelphia
!, - coal for James Fraser; Amos Edwards, Phi
a alelphia, coal for X. W. Barnaclo q II. "
~ | MnFlnNv, Thna A.
~ coal for W. Gulnand; Marietta Tilton, Phi
VI adclphia, coal for J. L. Miller.
i Quite number OF small craft also arrived
l. mostly frelghtcd with wood for city dealer,
50 sailcd-Schooner.W Wake, for Georgetown
"a to load with coal for Philadelphia. TIL
" steamer Arrow, Captain Stackpoe, mad
a her usual trip to Marshall's Landing an
" Mount Vernon, with fair number of pa.
~ scngers.
n MEssRs. GREEN & WILLIAMS, the entc,
n priSlug furniture dealers and auctioncert
r. are in receipt Of ono Of the largest stock
carpets ever brought to Washington, whic
On "a been selected by Mr.. Williams durln
m ms lhV' visit to Philadelphia, New Yorl
81 postoh nne the manufacturing rooms at III
East; Inc ciTuets have been bought at Ii
n ingly low. House a,d hotel.keepers are h,
al ginning TO look around and make prepar,
.. lions for the coming winter, and they shoul
not fall to look in upon this veil selectt
-. stock before purchasing their CARPETS.
in NEW BUSINESS FIRM.-Thc firm of Freuc
Ut N Richardson has, as will be seen by our a,
ycrtising columns, been dissolved, and is su
20 ceeded by the new firm of French, Langra
sy = osiiyic,, who will carry on the busncl
oh SrapS s,ii ara P atR" At Hudson IA Ia
Is Tor bookstore, 33i Pennsylvania avenue an
H. n, 40 Ninth street. Mcssrs. Langran and Ogily
VI arc both practical cngravers and thoroug
he business men. Mr.. French Is too we'll or
fayorably known by his long connection wit
a. the establishment to need any commend
III ton to the public.
en- "
"a OPINION OF THE BALTIMORE PRgss ON tn
W GREAT CrRATIvE.-Gauticr's Native VIII
Bitters are In general demand by the veal
~ debilltated and dyspeptic on account Of Il
re great virtue they possess. These Bitters, "
are proud 10 say, contain more virtue than
ct great many medicines, and certainly mol
3, than any VIC have ever used, and We kno
OF many severe cases of dyspepsia and chill
TO that have been radically cured by their us
nd For sale by all druggists and grocers at
ro- per bottle.