The national Republican., 1869-03-03


lar meeting Of the original Sixth ward Re-
publican club was held at the usual plscc OF
meeting last night, the president, Mr. Chas-
Champion, In the chair, with MT. 3. y.
Riley as secretary.
The secretary read list Of off1cers who
their duties, amounting In the aggregate to |
te.5O, and various excuses were given by |
those who were on the s'black list.S
Mr.. Better, one Of the officers who were |
brought In as dolinquents, remarked that ss
thu ofiecn were fined 90 heavily h would |
soon be impossible to END" them.
Amer good deal Of debate on the qucs-
the clause In the constitution imposing the
fines, the club decided to lay II upon the
table. Several NJ the delinquent members |
then had their fines rcmittcd.
The following was offered by Mr.. Gaines
and adopted,
Whereas there has heretofore been much |
complaint In regard to palming of on those |
men who cannot read or write, ballots upon
which arc the names Of other than Republi-
can candidates; therefore, be II
Rssolred, That this club shall hereafter
appoint four men whose duty Il shall be to
distribute to such voters, proper tickets,
which tickets shall not be distributed until
all the voters are In line on the day Of cleo
tlon; and,
Rsso,rsd JsrtAsr, That the president Of the
club shall be authorized to appoint substi-
tutc for either one Of such four distributors
at any time during the day Of election, TO re-
neve such distributors.
Also, the following resolution, which was
adopted.
Resoired, That we will recommend TO the
Judges OF the Supreme Court as Judges Of
election, such men Us know their duty, and
appoint o committee Of three to inform the
| Supreme Court Of this action Of the club.
lThc distributors and committee will be
appointed hcreafter.1
Also, the following solution
Resolved, That the Executive Committee
Of this club be Instructed to wait upon Mr..
Dobbin, Commissioner of this ward, and re-
quest that he recommend to his men In his
employ TO pay the sum Of 25 cents each
monthly to aid In defraying the expenses of
this club.
This resolution met with good deal of
opposition, and Mr.. Gaines subsequently,
withdrew 1t, at tho request Of several mem-
bcrs.
Mr.. Gaines then offered resolution in
their best exertions to secure pecuniary as
sistance for the benefit Of the club.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. McRcynolds said he understood TINT
there was being corps Of men organized as
Government burial corps which intends
: going away from the city. THIS action will
! | take of q number Of men from the ward who
4 should be here at election day. number
| Of these men have had nothing TO do on any
, corporation work, and he therefore made d
motion that n committee Of three be appointed
to wait upon the commissioner of the wart
! and request him TO place these men on cor
poratlon work.
The motion was adopted, and Mcssrs.
McReynolds, Allen, and Smith appointed tho
committee.
Mr.. Fairall stated that the public school
carpenters work In the ward was being done
by VIM. Nottingham, man who had always
been opposed to the Republican party, aud
: he therefore made a motion that commit.
tee Of three be appointed to wait upon the
c sub-board Of school trustees for the ward
e and request that Republican carpenters b,
c placed at work.
: Mr.. Gaines said that Mr.. Dulin was on,
r Of the trustees, and Mr.. Nottingham was d
good Democrat, therefore he had the work
Mr.. Smith remarked that Mr.. Nottngha NJ
Il was a brother-in-law Of his, and he knew
:, him 10 be a rank Democrat, and he knew
& further that Mr.. Duliu was giving him work
o and renting ol-houses from him.
. The motion was adopted, and the Chai
Il appointed Messrs. Fairall, Jones and La wsor
as the committee.
r A good deal OF discussion In regard to the
|, parade Of the club on the 4th of March, as II
= | u
4 sorbed nearly the whole ward club. II was
, finally decided that tho club would parade az
an organization with the division In which
the ward clubs would parade.
The club then adjourned.
, JOSH BILLIso's LECTURE on "MILK."-
: | Metzerott Hall was crowded last evening by
e a very nne audience to hear Josh deliver his
c quaint address on "Milk." At 8 O'Clock he
appeared on the stand-removed Ills hat
l. laid his handkerchief out for future use, and
" proceeded to pour out his "milk," both into
d a tumbler and also to his auditors. Som,
l. folks, he said, might consider from the sub
|. Ject chosen that he would enter into logi
d cal dlsquisition on abstract and obtuse sub
= Jects, such as pyramids In Egypt, whisk,
= frauds, velocipcdes, or the purchase of Great
\ Britain and the volcano Of Popocatapell BY
e Secretary Seward. Such was not the case.
4 He thought "humor" has never yet been well
o defined: 1t depends much upon the tone OF
= the audience whether humorous lecturer
i takes or not. A man with dyspepsia laughs
Q under protest. You can't tell an audienc,
= rhsn to laugh. They know when the laugh
d comes In. Eplstolary correspondence is
Q good thing. He heard Of young man who
e went East and wrote home; "Dear Pa:
e Just arrived in time to see the Atlantic
e Ocean. II is now on exhibition to crowded
n houses. ! went In"
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d a country cousin. Mosquitoes bite with thei
k noses like hornets do with their back tooth
G Mosquitoes, he said, were industrious. They
i were also very courageous. He had known
G | one to fight a man and hls wife n whole
: night, and draw the first blood. As regards
9 happiness, he did not believe IL could be re.
I duced to science. Pudding and milk will
Z make one happy, but too much will worry a
/ man. He very much admired neat men, but
d the chap who could keep q shirt collar clean
Il week Is not fit to do anything else. II,
r favored short sermons. The minister VIII,
v couldn't strike lie In forty minutes evldentl,
z Is boring In the wrong place, else his gimle
d Is out OF repairs. Live men were good t,
l. have about. One such in the nelghborhoo,
n Is like the itch-he sets every one TO scratch
r Ing. As regards games, he considered more
Is praise should be bestowed on one who playet
poor hand well than one who played goot
o hand. Humiliation is the common lot Of all
= but the most humiliating spectacle Is to sec
;, poor but yirtuous young man struggling "a
4 raise o moustache. He favored insurance
@ companies. Andrew Johnson's policy only
e lacks two days Of being played out, SO thai
a eminent official has been trying to get re
5 Insured. The request, however, has not YET
, | been Granted.
Z "Josh" closed by giving his famous essay
on the "dorg" and the "mule." The lecture
: was received with shouts OF applause.
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COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEDICAL De
{ PARTMEsT OF GEORGETOWN CoLLEGE.-The
National Theatre was filled to its utmost
( capacity, at one O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
, by large and fashionable audience of cti.
zens and strangers, the occasion being the
annual commencement Of the Medical De.
partmcnt Of Georgetown College. The stage
was occupied by the faculty OF the college,
I Al lU..s .I.. n