Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-30
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wAsHINaroE, March %, 1870
EDITOR REPUBLICANS Permit a country sub
Seribsr TO your paper, and visitor TO your
city, to thank the merchants and others for
watering Pennsylvania avenue, between Elev.
ing Of wife, two daughters, SndG young lady
on visit TO my daughters, came to the city
Yesterday shopping. VIC ionnd The clouds Of
save that favored loesutyi consequently did
our shopping between these streets, found the
prieea 10 suit the times, and the merchants
polite and attentive, and think 1t nothing but
due that their enterprise should DO noticed at
our hands, especially rs they contribute so
tion Of the city. May the whole Avenue fol-
low the example set them by this portion OF
their fellow-townsmen, IL the earneBt wish OF
your country SUBSCRIBER.
Miss ANHA DICKINsoN.-A Chicago CORE
spondent Of the Boston ChriSiian Register
speaks as follows Of Anna DickinsoL's lecture,
"woTds cannot do her or her subject justice.
She was borne upward out OF herself, uplifted
heS OK maj tnSplrSton Which made Rs Ie eW VI
soul luminous. II was the royal queen, the
pTiestess, the prophecies with lips touched
oV h hI %S oGs Sho me 70
US, who moved and sWAyed and carried US on !,
wherever she led, to heights before unknown.
1t was not an Influence that will be transient,
but abiding She laid aside the weapons Of
sarcasm, aud appealed as for life to the higher
nature-the soul Mlthlu. There were thoae
who 'chmo To ucOr,' whose hearts ana hendu
were bowed In reverence before the power Of
an earnest soul when they left the audience
room that evening,
Miss Dickinson fnds 4 most cordial and
heArtEome reception 10 ChieagO. Great Au.
dienceB greet her warm hearts welcome her,
and respond TO her utteraneea with true
Western heartineaa as they do few other ora
tors"
GEORuETowN AFFAIRs.-About 900 bush
els Of wheat were sold on 'CfAuge yesterday
as follows 500 bushels ordinary at a q 100,
good at u 81 and $50 prime At Sl,3J.
The New York steamer +. q. Knight, due
Yesterday, had not arrived up TO late hour
The cause OF her detention Ii supposed TO be
either the storm or the freshot.
The following sales took place at the DTo
ver's ReSt on Monday $50 head OF cattle, a
b6TA cents per pound $40 sheep, a. bA0l
0entS per pound veal calves, 1904 oents poi
pound; COWS and calves, t35H65
The right Of confirmation will be admins
tered in 81, yOhn'B church to night. The RI
Rev. Johp Johus, ID. d., and the venerable
Bishop OF Virginia. are expected to ohieiate'
JUSTICES OF THE PHACR.-The President
yesterday seat to the Senate for confirmation
the names Of several gentlemen for the posi-
plStheti The following ale the Hominess
John u, Johnson, JOhn q. walSeL.. 1phn
Franklin Bates, John 4. q. CLARK, DSvf1 X,
smith, aud VIM, W, Tucker, to be Justices OF
the peace for the District OF Columbia, MIR.
johnson was for many years n magistrate, al.
though for the past eight or nine yeNTs he has
been engaged In the practice Of law MesgTs
walker and Bates are new nAmes, the Others
are Justices whose commissions are lust ex,
piring
TuR ELECTION or YEsTRYME-CHAE0EO ~
OHUHou SHRyGoE-Ths congregation of tht
Hugh MeCulioeh, u. II. II. OOiiin, J. q. Ken
nedy and deotge b. MeCATtee, yestrymen I,
nil existing vacancies, The morning service
during the season Of Lent, viii hereafter % =
change has been made TO accommodate IN
business men aud thOae In public position VIII
are members OF the congregation
FoURrH WAND woREIKoMRE REPUnLIoAi
OLuB,-A meeting OF this association was hell
At their room on Monday night-th0 prcsiden
q, y, WAlO 10 the uhalr A number OF new
membefs were admitted, and alter a Bomowhal
stormy debate a. to the tights OF members And
outsldefs, the club adjourned,