The national Republican., 1869-02-01
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more, prcncned o sermon IN Dtnhii VI NV |
Society Of 81. Vincent de Paul. Al the close |
| Of the yery eloquent discourse q collection |
/ was taken up, and the congregation very |
generously responded TO the appeal made.
AT the Memorial chapel, corner OF Four |
| teenth and N streets, Rev. II. G. Grassman
preached morning and evening. The subject
| Of the mornings discourse was "Rcgcncra-
tlon." In the evening MI. erassman de-
| llyered an able discourse In exposition OF the
text "Give US this day our daily bread"
| Al the Ninth-strcct Methodist Protestant
church Rev. DR.. Drinkhopse, the paster, dis
eoursed, Subject II the morning, "Christ
Crucined."
Al the New Jerusalem (swcdenborgian)
church Rev. Jabez Fox discourscd, taking
for his subject In the morning "rhe Del
uge."
Rev. DR.. c. Z. Lord, Of Chester, VI, re-
peated his lecture upon "The Possibilities OF
/ the African Race" In the hall OF the House
i Of Representatives. Thls was the same lee
/ ture as that delivered Inst Sabbath by DR..
Lord, and was repeated by him yesterday at
the urgent solicitation Of many members Of
Congress and others.
| At the Thirteenth street Baptist church
last evening Rev. @. W. Samson, d. D.,
president Of Columbia College, delivered the
third of a series Of discourses before the
Young Mems Christian Association. The
subject chosen was "The life Of Paul, the
Apostle TO the Gentilcs, recorded In the Acts;
his subsequent history, as traced In the Epls-
ties; and the order and special design Of the
several Epistles." A subject 30 full Of In
tercst as that chosen BY the iccturer-a his
tory Of the great Apostlo-could be but very
imperfectly set forth In the brief abstract
necessary 70 be mado for the columns Of q
newspaper, so that we will not attempt TO
rchearse the facts and arguments Of DR..
Samson. Sufice Il TO say that the large
audience present enjoyed an Intellectual
treat, very Interesting and ably presented by
the eloquent divine who discoursed.
CRIMINAL CnARons Drsxisssp.-Mr. J.
Wright Clark appeared before Justice Shep-
herd, on Saturday, to answer the charge Of
| obtaining from Major George A. Ames the
sum Of ti 700. Mr.. II. A. Pierce, for the
prosecution, presented an affldavit asking a
continuance OF the case, on account Of the
non-arrival Of Major Amcs, from Colombo
Territory. Tho motion for q continuance
States and by Mcssrs. Fendall and ]. II.
johnson for the accused. At the conclusion
Of the argument, the justice decided that rs
the prosecution had been given twenty-four
days to secure the attendance Of their wit
nesses, and as the accused was In the en-
ploy OF the Government, (Customs Depart
ment,) where he could be obtained at any
time, IL q case could be made out before
the grand Jury, he did not think II right to
detain the accused. He was, therefore, dis
missed from custody.
The same Justice had also before him, on
Saturday, Mr.. William A. Tinney, charged
| by Mr.. Robert @. Blaine with intent to de-
fraud him Of the sum Of s700, In removing
from the store, occupied by the said Tinney,
certain goods and chattels owned by Mr..
Piaine, under q deed Of trust. 1t was
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removed these goods from his store and
placed them at the auction store Of Green &
| Williams to be sold for hls own benefit, with
intent to defraud Blaine, as before men
toned.
| At the trial Il was shown that the goods
mentioned had been removed by certain
county officers, acting for parties holding
another deed Of trust that Mr.. Tinney
| knew nothing Of the affalr-in fact, was not
in the city. A number Of witnesses were
examined, but the charge not being sus-
tained In any manner whatever, the JUS
tice discharged Mr.. Tinney from custody.
SELLING STAMPED BorrLRs.-On Friday
afternoon 0ficer o'TIare, Of the Sixth pre-
cinct, while patrollng his beat, observed q
colored man named John Mann visiting
drinking places, endeavoring TO purchase
mineral water and weiss beer bottles. 1t Is
proper here to state that there Is a special
law Of Congress imposing q heavy penalty
upon persons found appropriatlng to their
own use bottles Of this description used by
dealers OF this District. All such bottles are
stamped with the dealers names, and the
law was passed to protect them from un-
principled parties who might be disposed to
place an inferior quality Of liquor In the
bottles, thereby preIudicing consumers
against the manufacturers. The officer,
knowing the existence Of this law, arrested
Mann and escorted him to the Central guard
house, when, upon an investigation before
Justice Clark, 1t was shown that he was but
acting as agent for another party.
In view of these facts, and as Mann was
willing to give information as TO his en-
ployer, the Justice imposed a fine Of $3.50
upon him.
A search warrant was issued, which re-
suited In the arrest Of IN Austrian Junk
dealer named Paul sipas, on Z street, near
Fourteenth. Upon the premises were found
a large number Of bottles Of District manu-
! facturc, (all stamped with their Names }
, which he was preparing for shipment TO
New York, to be Allied with an inferior
: quality OF fluid, and reshipped to this mar.
4 ket. sipas, with his store Of Illegal traffic,
=, was taken to the Central" where an In.
4 vestigation will take place this morning.
: NEW PosT OF THE G.. A. r. ORGAN
IZED.-Thc Department Of the Potomac, G..
A. r., Is In q very hourishlng condition, and
Is daily increasing In numbers from all
branches Of the late volunteers, army and
: navy.
3 On last Friday evening, large number OF
/ ex-soldiers OF the Union army, who are now
: employed In the several Government Depart
D ments, met at Grand Army Hall, and organ
/ lied new post. Great cordiality was mani.
tested among the members, who, once com.
| Ia, Il, taA hx
! mutual interests and associations In civil life
I The new post presents every promise for
extraordinary efficiency. The following OH
g GERS were elected:
Post Commander, Newton Ferree Senior
: Vice Commander, @. II. Brown Junior Vice
Commander, P. s. Garretson Adjutant, M
c. Battey; Quartermsster, 8. A. johnson
Quartermaster Sergeant, W. J; Cooke Ser,
geant-major, NJ. A. Watson Ohicer OF the
day, Marx Andrews; Officer Of the guard, d.
L. Hedden.
This is the ninth post that has been organ
lied In this city, and the tenth will be organ.
! lied during the present week. Each post has
: from one to three hundred members.
SUDDEN DEAru.-Mr. John =. Moore, son
Of Capt. W. W. Moore, Alderman from the
Fourth ward, died quite suddenly on satur.
day at his late boarding place, corner Of
/ Ninth and II streets. Mr.. Moore was a
clerk In the General Land ONCE, and al
/ though In very delicate health was accus'
toned to attend at his Office every day. On
Friday he was OF the office rs usual, and was
assisted to his home by one Of his fellow
clerks. While preparing TO go to his Office
on Saturday he became SO weak that he wal
forced to lay down, and In about an houi
, breathed his last. The funeral will tax,
, place this afternoon from his fathers real
4 dence.
USsAPR BRIDoB.-The passengers by tn,
Orange and Alexandria railroad were yester
day morning transferred by omnibuses from
) the southern end Of Long Bridge, the rail
{ road bridge having sunk near the southeri
+ end to such an extent as to be considere'
a unsafe for trains. A heavy cattle trail
. passed over the bridge on Saturday evening
d fortunately without accident, but the bridg
;. was SO injured by It rs TO lead the manage
e mcnt to stop further travel until the necet
4 snry repairs can be made. This interruptio
1, of travel will be but brief, and meanwhile