Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-23

the discharge OF his ofnclal duties. No /
public building shall be commenced until
the maximum coat Of such building be fixed,
and the architect shall then prepare plans
and specifications as In bis opinion the same
can be erected and completed for such sum;
and " he shall prepare plans or speclHca-
Nons, knowing that II will take greater |
sum to execute them than that fixed, he |
shall forfeit hih ofiee, and upon conviction |
pay q nne Of not less than 81 900 nor more |
than $4,000. When the cost OF any public |
building shall not be fixed BY law, the Sec |
rotary OF thu Treasury, Secretary Of the |
Interior and Postmaster General, or ma |
| iorlty OF them, are authorized to NJ and |
determine upon the cost Of the building. |
| The offices Of Supervising Architect Of the
| Treasury aud Assistant Architect OF the
Capitol Extension and Commissioner Of the
Public Buildings are abolished, and the
duties required Of then to be perform ed by
the Government architect provided for by
the bill. Referred TO Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds.
THE CoLoRHD PHorLH OF THE SoUTu.-
Quits number OF Republican Senators,
members, and leading colored men OF the
Ssuth met at the residence Of Senator Pom
sroy on Monday night 10 discuss plans and
Improvements for the improvement and ad. |
vancement Of the South. The members Of |
Congress present gave statements OF the |
condition Of the colored population 10 their |
respective StateI, and all agreed upon the
system as proposed by the National Labor
Union Convention as the beat means to lm-
prove the material condition Of the colored |
race. II was decided to send an agent Into |
the South for the purpose Of introducing the |
| system among the working classes, aud Mr.. |
Isaac Myers, Of Baltimore, president Of the
National Labor Union congress, was des-
iEnated as the proper agent to send there.
IL Is proposed TO send agents into each one
OF the States TO start the ball In motion, and
| through the Union Leagues to reach the
class to be benefited. Perfect unity Of sen.
tlmont on the matter under discussion was
apparent, and the necessity OF taking lmme-
diRte action for the amelIoratlon OF the con-
dillon OF the poor colored people OF the South
was unanimously agreed upon. The Nsp
brd newspaper was endorsed as the proper
| exponent Of the objects Of the labor union
movement, and itS support and circulation
recommended TO all friends OF the cause.
ROBBERY AND PERJURT.-The three col
ored boys charged With the robbery OF Sam.
Cuttings, on Good Hope Hill, on Saturday
night week, were, ns We stated at the time,
held for further hearing TO await the find
Ing Of two important wltnesses-Pete
Davis and Henry Jenlfer. These witnesses
Wero arrAigned before Justice Schmidt on
Sunday, and the boys brought from jail,
when they were defended by Thomas VIII
son, esq. The testimony OF Davis and Jeni-
fer was very positive as 10 the guilt OF the
| boys, but a rigid cross-eKRmlnatlon, and the
fTlGfB6s, Gdo&AfJ uEldQssSss. %. t9. iRsiE Ras
witnesses who committed the robbery, 40 d
then sought to convict the boys by swearing
on them. In this view OF the case the JUS
tIce released the boys and held the witnesses
| Davis and Jenlfer) for court on charges OF
robbery and perjury.
TEMPERANCE MEETING At FoREsTvILLp,
MD.-Excelslor Division, No. 23, Sons OF
Temperance, held q public session at For
estyille on Saturday evening last at the
Methodist church. The Worthy Patriarch
| (Darcy) presided. Several pieces were sung
| by a select choir. A very stirring and elo-
quent address waS delivered by the Rev.
Charles W. Dennlson, Of Washington, on
Invitation, which was we'll received by the
large and attentive audience. A unanimous
vote OF thanks was passed TO the reverend
lecturer. The exercises were closed by sing
Ing an original song, composed BY a gentle
man Of Forsstvills, In the chorus to which
the audiences heartily Joined. The Excelsior
division Is In . very nourishlng condition,
and have begun the erection OF commodlous
hall. They expect to hold festivals aud fairs
the coming season 10 aid Of the object.
FIRENLN's BALL.-Ths Metropolitan Hook |
and Ladder Company celebrated Washing
tons birthday BY ball given at their hall |
on Massachusetts, avenue, which was largely |
attended. Among the invited guests were |
members Of the board OF Gre commissioners,
Chief Engineer Martin Cronln, the foremen
OF several engine companies and many |
Others. The hall was tastsfully decorated |
with naKs and steamers, aud the party en- |
Joyed themselves until q late hour. During |
the intermisGion about 2 o'clock, an alarm
Of FIRE interfersd with the festivities Of the |
members OF the company.
DEATH OF Nm. @. W. BoTELER.-Mr. O. |
W. BotelOr, whose attack with paralysis |
was mentioned In the REPUBLICAN, Of Mon |
day, died last night At 1li80 o'clock, at his
residence, on Missouri avenue. He recoV-
cred sufficient consciousness during the day
yesterday TO converse with his relatives and
10 name several gentlemen whom he de-
sired TO act as his pall-bearers. The time
OF his funeral has not yet been fred, but
will be announced this afternoon. Mr..
Botslsf was about nfty years Of age, and
leaves wife and family.
THE DECORATIONS or MASONIC TzMPLB.-
We are pleased to announce that Mr.. N. D.
Larnsr, the superintendent Of the Masonic
Temple, where the grand ball was held last
evening, has made arrangements 10 have the
magnificent decorations In tho hall remain
until tomorrow, aud they will DO exhibited
at the grand concert to be given In the Tenn
pie this evening BY the Masonic Choir OF the
District. Let all who wish TO hear fine
music and see the magnificent decorations
procure their tickets at once.
MHssRS. HALL & Ross, real estate brok.
ers, corner OF Seventh and ( streets, offer
rare Inducements for the purchase OF cheap
homes. Consult their advertisement In
, another column.
MEssRs. WEBB d BHvERTDaE, No. 42i
Seventh street, (Odd Fellows HAIL. offer
their stock OF eToeksry, China, glassware, |
cutlery and plated.ware at the lowest market |
prices.
JOSEPH ii. shAFFIALD, the w9ll known |
caterer, 1925 Pennsylvania avenue, has Just
received large lot Of pinsapples, bananas,
and Havana oranges.
MEssRs. PnnF & soLoMSSs, No. s22 |
Pennsylvania avenue, advertise a list Of |
new books received BY them. Consult their
announcement In another column.
WV. Y. HoLTzMAE, No. 7OT D street, DO. |
tween Seventh and Eighth, adVertISes some
frame houses for rent. Location given 10
his advertisement.
Mr.. CHARLEs MILLER has Withdrawn |
from the hrm Of @. a T. J. Miller, and the
business will hereafter be conducted by
Thomas J. Miller.
MoNHT SoLD.--At the last meeting Of the
Fith Ward Building Association 81, 400 was
on shares at an average Of Sl.l5
per share.
MEssEs. G, A.WHITTAKER q Co., booksel.
lors and statlor ere, corner OF Seventh and d
streets, publish elsewhere list Of new pub
icatlons and prlCeS.
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