The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16

A PUBLIC TEMPERANCE MEETING was held
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, under
the auspices Of Howard Division, No. Sons
Of Temperance, In the park east Of the Cap
itol building. II. N. Rothery presided, and
stirring addresses were made by Col. A. c.
Benson, W. q. Flnney and Z. Coombs. At
the conclusion Of the speeches, cordial In
vitatiou was extended 10 all to come forward
and sign the pledge, and number Of names
were added TO the roll.
Tho Washington City Temperance Society
held meeting last evening at Temperance
Hall, and In spite of the weather, the au-
dience was quite large. The speakers wero
John II. Thompson, president OF the society,
Messrs. James @. Smith, william P. Drew,
Oscar Alexander. DR.. T. G. Clayton and Mr..
Devinc, OF Loudoun county, Va. Il was re-
solved that the society will In future hold a
meeting at Northern Liberties market-house
every Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock, and
at Temperance Hall at o'clock.
The National Temperance Association
hed meeting last evening at Union League
Hall, which was well attended. Colonel A.
G. Benson presided, and addresses were
made by Messrs. W. @. Finney, George
Savage, H. NJ. Rothery, Mrs. DR.. Lockwood,
and the presiding officer. The exercises
were agreeably intcrspersed with excellent
vocal music by Mr.. and Mrs. Tilley and Mr..
and Mrs. Evans.
The temperance meeting held near the
corner OF Y and 18th streets was addressed
by DR.. j. II. Bushnell, Colonel b. Y.
HAWKES. and Mr.. Snyder. Quite large
audience assembled, and many names were
added 10 the pledge.
THAT Aliens" suicide and
"Dear Lcna's" letters caused quite q COM
motion on Saturday. About one hundred
and hfty people, (morc or less,) black and
white, young and old, ragged and clothed,
;: otblacks and news vendors, repaired to the
Monument grounds as soon as they read
Saturday mornings RsPUBLIoAn, and the
toess and rocks lying around loose about
ths monument got such . turning over as
shey nsyar received bcfusp- .
oneeI 0'Hare, o geuius slmou-pure Mile
Y s'aB, MI Of fan, and never 80 happy a. when
perpetrating practical joke, (and who, by
the way, Is one Of our most efficient officers, }
gave the crowd to understand that fortune
might be realized by Huding the missing let
tiers, while an Impression soon got abroad
that the locket was studded with pearls and
diamonds. The search was commenced In
good earnest, and soon those who first soryht
the lost treasures found their crowd steadily
augmentlng by new additions. Hands,
poles, fence rails, crowbars and all other
levers were brought into regulation to over
turn the rocks, but still tho missing articles
were not found.
One ootblack, AFTER herculean efforts,
overturned huge boulder, and saw beneath
1t q piece OF brown paper. His fortune was
now made sure, as he supposed. He dropped
his lever and made grab for the paper, but
Just at that moment stiff breeze sent II
whirling toward the Potomac. As II new
through tho air, the crowd followed with up.
lied hands, and In their eagerness tumbed
liver small stones, displacing them, but fail.
Ing to raise anything else that looked like q
letter; aud they finally had the modification
OF seeing the fugitive lodge upon o wave Ia
the middle Of the Potomac. All search was
fruitless.
Hopes were high In the morning, but
bright visions Of wealth were dashed In
scores OF hearts before night. The most err.
thusiastic was O Waterman on the grounds
who was so anxious about the matter thai
he cat nothing oil day, but toiled vigorously
from "morn till dewy eve." He, too, was
without his reward. O'Harc stood by with
q grim smile and enjoyed the search, and
realized the fact that fortune hunters were
numerous yet. It was as good Joke al
searching for Captain Kids treasure In
Maine