The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-19
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

bcron IN the chair' $1,000.
,or Wi,lIam aiibsm. James R,,Ilins and
R,cb. I'd Gam,he,i' ~ delegatss from The
stonecutters' Association, and Of Mcssrs. A.
q. Hullett, John Espey, william c. Heck,
J. Z. Bullock, Peter ByrneAnd John A. Per-
kins, from the Bookbinders' Society, were re-
ccived, and they were admitted to seats In
Mr.. MacMurray, from the special COM
mlttee ON resolutions upon the deatn OF the
late president OF the National Labor Con-
gress, submitted the following; which was
unanimously adopted:
Wmi,spm Syixi, Az o,.s,aent 81 the Ma |
tionaI Labor Congress; but while believing |
that "whst Is our loss is his GAIN" and while |
bowins IN suemi,sion to ne DEGREES OF Hin
VINO -uoets III tnanfs w, We eah ny ou'
hoon ~ nns yhn hsd ,hsi,ppn.es ,hs sami,a.
lion ana won Inc Affection Of the workinsmsn
Of the country.
Resolved, That the untirins real evinesd and
patriotic efforts made BY Mr. Syivis In behalf
eppreoiated and viii aver be eherished in SinJa
remembrance by those whose condition he
nobly struggled to improve.
Re,oired, That ~ the death Of the great
s,.nsS , q, ~ ~. s,n,n d .t,not,S
And when his efforts were beeominR noat
potential for our interests, the iaboring classes
Of the country have sustained an irrsPar.bls
loss, nna s2id hss been ereatea whi w lev
Ssn.,t.a s,,sn, "Au "o"' ''''o' '""" ''u '"'
Rcsolpsd, That we sincerely condoie with the
family and friends OF the deceased, and assure
them that We share the sorrow caused BY the
nIo,v o, one un "a ~ s nm s4,snd
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MI. hu,let mover tnas an iuv, y. oe
e .,. 70 woihngen geuseIy W Mseau
,nc hch' resuiar nee',ug ol sne assenoy, 70
" n.Iu ou 'uv sn,Iu woa ~ .s ~ o.P'eul- |
oet, 20 nea, 'ne repof, Q, .nS ue.ega'e now
GG'ona,ng the p SESSION Si .he na'onal LABOR
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ino aSsenio'y 'nen aoJou'"ea'
nhshiScros S2NehhBusp'ah reguia,
meeting OF the washington s@ngeroand
was heiu last evening NJ trades union
Hall. AFTER some time spent In practicing,
the associatlon was called 10 order oy fresi-
uont MaideGker'
A resolution, oHeted oy Mt. hart, was |
aaopteu tha' 'ne eoiii i. ~, W INV enarge
vi the uShet urrause'ien, ioi sne pioposcd
eoneert DC appointed. Inc eouiinltee were
named, anu the methoers OF we ounu VINO
were present az once Pieugea themselves LOT
$50 tickets. we nave aitcady spoheh Vi the
soncer. Inc titne iot !. 10 Iake P.aeG nas
Deen nNed LOT octooer o, ahu tue Nauonai
The committee Of the bund appointed to
attend the meeting for making arrangements
for the Humboldt celebration, reported that
thad been arranged to celebrate 1t on the l4th |
day of September. Carol Hall, on q street, |
between Ninth and Tenth, has been selected
LOT the gathering, and there Will oe several
German and English addresses delivered.
The marble bust OF Humboldt will be sent
to this city from New York, and a feature
OF the exercises VIII be the ceremony OF
crowning 1t with laurel wreaths. The re-
port was accepted.
An old member OF the s@ngeround, Mr.
George krutzel, OF Philadelphia, was intro
dueed to the bund, and rendered the society
an Invitation to partake OF his hospitality, |
which invitation was accepted. |
Mr.. Joseph Welchel, OF the Philadelphia
Liederkranz, who was present, was then In
troduced to the society, after which the
meeting adjourned.
The members Of the Saengerbund then
residence Of Mr.. krutzler, 554 Seventh street. |
Here they were provided with refreshments,
which was heartily enjoyed by all.
The members were enjoying themselves
when they were interrupted by the crowd OF
"lnjuns," who have already been mentioned
In these columns These WORTHLESS marched
mo the bar-room and acted In very dis
orderly manner, but were finally quoted and
dispersed.
A kHD on THE JuvENiLEs.-for some
weeks past the residents OF the lower portion |
NN~-s t'e'~ SN~a e'NaN'y $50
noyea oy gang OF boys VINO congregate os-
tensloiy 10 play oase-oaii, out feaiiy 70 IN
duige In stone hght' yesterday morning
crowd OF these young scoundrels congre-
gated In the circus LOT, aud were having
glorious time when they were discovered
by Lieutenant TAFT. That officer after max
Ing an observation proceeded to his statioh-
house, "the Central" called out q portion
OF his reserve force OF the police, and en- |
aeayored to surround the crowd, but the |
young scamps got wind Of the proposed stra-
/ was, for the ofiicers, who after long
chase, captured nine IF the lads and carried
them to the station, where three of the ring
leaders were dued 81 each, and then with
their comrades were locked up In the cells
for .hree hours, and afterwards dismissed
With sound lecture from Justice Harper.
FIRE THIS MoRSISG.-About l;l5 o'clock
<his morning an alarm Of fire was sounded
from box 63, corner OF Seventh and street,
caused by the burning OF several frame houses
IN an alley In the square bounded by Sixth,
seventh, and IL streets. The fire must
have been burning some time before the
alarm was struck, as ohcer Acton, who
was on duty at seventh ana n sreets, ran
down Seventh street and got the alarm In
hand as soon as they got the alarm, and
succeeded In subduing the flames speedily,
great
lngs In close proximity, and a wood yard
just across the alley, where immense piles
of wood were stored.
The Are originated in stable owned by
a Mr.. Stolpp, and the flames soon communf-
Gated to four frame houses, owned by Mrs.
Crony and Mr.. Michael Duffy, and occupied
by a number OF colored families, which
were nearly entirely destroyed. Owing to
the latencss of the hour 1t was impossible
to form an idea of the loss, which, a!
A MODEL SUBSCRIPTION LIsT.-One ofthe
messengers In the Post Ofce Department
likes goodies" and occasionally patronizes
the "pie woman In the building; but we are
sorry to record the fact that sometimes he
"repudiates." This was the case with the
last bill he owed, and when called upon to
"settlc" he refused. One Of his associates
literally signed by the clerks:
wAsHIsoTo,. ID. O. August II. 1869.