The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-03


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LOCAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Well
known faces were mlsssing on the Avenue
cause.
Workmen are busy about the Capitol IN |
putting things In "aPPlo-pie" order Tor inc
assembled wisdom OF the nation, In Decem-
Der. ...l.
Patrick Collins was arrested on bench
warrant, and delivered over TO the marshal
Fred; Tollver, colored, paid " for punch
Ing" Robert Neitze, and John q. Neitze,
small boy, was fined u for throwing stones
ct Toliver.
george washington, colored, went TO jail
for assault with intent to kill Ann Brooks.
Henry sieyers was lined $50 BY Justice
Harper for selling liquor without license lie
took an appeal.
Adam q. Allen, soldier, occupied q
stand on the street without license, and paid
IS therefor.
Reuben Deekln fell Into ditch on First
street east, between M and n streets south,
and bruised himself quite badly. Cause, TOO
much "benzine."
The sanitary police have been engaged for
day or two In examining the Junk shops
throughout the city, to ascertain the guam
tity of firearms stored away In each shop.
A public temperance meeting was held at
the barracks Of the Flfth United States cav
airy, In this city, on Monday evening last,
the second OF q series lnaugurated by COM
mlttec from Howard Division, Sons Of Tenn
peranee. Addresses were made by Messr..
j. L. ii. Winfield and II. N. Rothcry, both
Of Howard Division. The meeting was well
attended, aud six signatures were obtained
to the pledge.
The Presbyterians Of the city are agitatiDg
the project Of national church, and pro-
pose to raise $3.50, 900 10 erect II.
Harrison Franey, young colored man was
held for court yesterday by Justice Walter,
on the charge Of forging the name Of his EN-.
ployer, Mr.. Q. 9. Tucker, to check for $3.50
on Rlttenhouse, Fowler q Co. The check
was presented by two boys, when the forgery
was discovered and the fraud traced to
The senior class of the medical depart
ment of Georgetown College have elected
Mr.. P. J. Keeue, Of Massachusetts, presi-
dent and valedictorian.
Officer Sullivan, who was wounded at the
fire Sunday morning, has been removed to
Providence Hospital. He Is fast improving.
The ball with which he was struck weighs
over IN ounce, and Is evidently a round
musket ball.
-Dver 5000 was paid In for taxes ycstcr-
day. A systematic arrangement has been
made by Collector Boswell, aud business Is
dispatched with celebrity.
commission from tho Brooklyn city
council have examined the various styles Of
wood pavement which have been laid In our
streets for trial. They were assisted In their
search by Surveyor Donegan.
A ministerial educational association has
been organized by a number Of the colorcd
preachers Of the city. The officers are Rev.
| A. Bouldin, president; Rev. Q. G. Robinson,
clerk, aud NJ, woodsou, treasurer.
The protracted meeting at Falls Church,
Va, under the supcrintendence Of Rev. p.
B. Smith, of the NJ. E. Church, Is still In
progress, and thus far there have been
| thirty-nlne acccssions 10 the Church.
We hear that arrangements are In progress
| for a grand serenade to be rendered to Mayor
Bowen on Thursday evening, nth init.
-
uRY,-The supervising architect Of the Treas.
ury, Mr.. A. b. Mullett, has prepared his
annual report, to DO submitted to the secre-
tary OF the Treasury. Among other recon.
mendatIops Mr.. Muilett urges that Fifteenth
street. in front Of the Treasury DEPARTMENT,
be condemned. and the PROPERTY fronting
thereon he purehased. in order 10 extend INC
street sixty feet from the building, The
sixty feet thus gained on the east front to be
PROPERLY laid out and oruamentcd In order Il
add to the architectural appearance Of tho
building. He also recommends that the cas-
front OF the building be torn down and re
placed by granite, to correspond with tn,
other portions Of the ediflce. lie further
recommends the passage Of a law eaualizin.
the pay of all Government employees so a
yate persons. IL 1, his belief that a grea
saving TO the Government will be effected b,
such a law. Tho eight. hour law is still pro
nounced injudiclous, in that 1t Increase
almost one.third the cost Of all the publ
buildings erected. Mr.. Mullett will ais
recommend the sale of ali the marine hos
pitfalls except those In large cities near tn
principal ports. The report also contain
detailed statements of the work now In pre-
gress on tho Government buildings In var
Gus portions Of the country under the COT
troll of the supervising archltects.
BETHESDA LODGE, No. 0, I. o. G. T., @
ofilcers, W. T., NJ. d. Baker; W. v. T
Miss Nellie d. Cunning; W. g., Miss Ell
=, Nice; w. AS, W. IL. Baker; W. +, s., "
II. Shorns; W. T., Henry Anderson; Chal
lain, Rev. Z. c. Merrlck; W. NJ, F. "
Merrlck; W. d. NJ, Miss Mollie Morgan
Q W. /. O., C. Callahan; W. g., J. l.. Joyne
a r. II. s., Mrs. NJ. Y. Baker; l.. IL. s., Mr.
Jennie Dugan; p. W. c. s., Rlsh'd Charlie
c This nourishlng temperance orgauizatlO
meets every Monday evening, at NO. la
Capitol street. Quite large number
. limitations will take place next Monday ev
ming, besides q spicy programme provided |
| the committee on the good Of tho Orde
, Visitors may expect a good time.
0 tbs PRICE OF CoAL.-By reference to Of
$ advertising columns 1t will be seen tn
1 Messrs. Gleason Il Glenn, the heavy CO
d dealers Of G street wharf, have Increase
their prices of various kinds of hard coal
A cents per ton. This has been render
" necessary from the fact that the prices ha
n advanced In PHILADELPHIA 81 90 per ton sin
;, Saturday. AS the freight to this CITY Is
"a cents ton, the actual increase Is Sl,OO.
view of this state of affairs In the coal trad
IL would be well for those of our people wi
have not already done so to procure tho
, anthracite while the opportunity is afford
n to buy lower than in Northern markets.
y Darn op Coroxr, a,pn,xrp-Co,or
y Charles r. Gardiner. a well known eitize
y died at his resldence on Capitol Hill on Mo
, day night, Colonel Gardiner, at the time
!, his death. was ejrbty.two years of are.
y served faithfully during the war of lSl2. n
it