National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Five thessand nine hundy ed bushels of wheat |
we're received in Georgetown yesterday, and sales
If SpTOO bushels at sl.ssT. and 90 at $3.50.
The receipts Of fish ut the Georgetown wharf
were 200 tailors and 1000 herrings.
The tailors sold attn 10 to $3.50 per 100 and the
herring at slo pei. 1000.
The meeting O.. the pastors, set down for Friday
next, at the District of Columbia Committee
rooms Of tho House of Representatives, has been
postponed to Saturday next, at 1850 o'clock .. m.
Major 4. @. Richards, superintendent Of police,
who has been confined to his house for two days
past with . threatened attack Of pneumonia, is
gradually improving, and will be again at his
Office in q few days.
MIR. W. Archibald Fletcher, o well-kno and
respected citizen of the eastern section Of the
city, died. at his residence, on Ninth street SOUTH
east, yesterday morning. During the administra
ton of Mayor Wallach he was commissioner Of
the old Sixth ward.
The following were the sales in the fish market
yesterday by R. A. Golden Bro: 10000 shad at
from sl3 to SIS per hundred; 200 herrings IS to
SO per thousand; 200 punches rock and perch at
rs cents per bunch; 200 tailors q to s. per hun
dred.
At the annual meeting Of the congregation of
the Presbyterian church, of Georgetown, held on
Tuesday evening, the following trustees were
elected for the ensuing year: DR.. R. Brace, Capt.
JAS Goddard, W. W. Curtis, NJ. V. Buckley,
Robert Z. Frey, Benjamin Mayfeld, Geo. w.
Beall ST., Geo. W. Cropley and W. W. Wind
ship.
Orders have been issued for the grading of
Boundary street east 60 as to open the same from
NJ to Second northeast. The superintendent Of
streets has been directed to have the necessary
repairs made to the cobblestone payements in
alleys between g and H and North Capitol and
First streets east; between Third and Four-and-
a-hslf streets and Missouri and Pennsylvania
avenues
At the close Of the Teachers Bible Glass on
Friday evening last, Photographic group Of the
officers and teachers connected with the Fourth
street N. E Sunday school southeast was pre-
sented to Mr.. Thomas Somerville, its former
superintendent. The occasion was one Of mani
fest pleasure to all present, he having filled the
above position in very acceptable manner for
the pas: six years.
The new (Quartette) Choir of the Metropolitan
NJ. E. church, which made its debut last Sunday,
is composed Of Mrs. q. McCartee, soprano (late
of the Congregational church;) Miss Nettie Brad
ley, contralto; Mr.. S. H. Witherow, tenor, (late
of the Congregational church;) Mr. W. A. Wild
ney, bass, Qate Of st. Aloysius) with Mr.. G. Nc
Cartee, organist, (late of st. Johns, George
town.
An organization known as st. Mary's P. E.
Church Sinking Fund was started on Monday
last at the house Of Mrs. A. Z. Bowen, near st.
Mary's church. The object of the society is to
collect funds for the erection of a new Episcopal
church on Fifteenth, near NJ street. The officers
elect are Mrs. A. E. Bowen, president; Mrs.
White, vice president; Mrs. Sarah Anna Hall,
secretary; Mrs. Jane Lewis, assistant secretary,
and Rev. A. Crunnel, treasurer.
At the seventh annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Sixth Building Association Of
Georgetown, D. c., held on Tuesday evening last,
at Lang's hotel, Bridge street, near High street,
the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, VIM. Clabaugh; vice president,
James H. Goddard; secretary, VIM. King; treas
urer, R. E. Fry; directors, Joseph F. Birch, A.
]. Frey, VIM. A. Hutchins, Ed. Shoemaker, Jas.
B. Reilly, John Gibbons Thomas Bowling. Dur
ing its existence the association has received from
shareholders the sum Of ESQ bliss. Itexpects to
wind up about the LIST of January next.
IMPARTIAL CRITIC ONTRE CRUSADE.
WASHINGTON, April s, 1874.
To the Editor of the National Republican:
SIR: have read and heard the expressed, "God
bless the ladies' in their movement against in
temperance" so often that feel constrained to
say few words in reference to this Endorsement
of the movement. Tho Endorsement, if 1 under
stand it Alright, sanctions and urges the women to
continue the work which they have begun, viz:
Going forth upon the streets, assembling before
the liquors-shops and holding their prayer-meet-
ing. The earnest "God bless the women in their
efforts" is nothing less than an Endorsement of
the manner in which the work is carried forward.
Now, could give qualified Endorsement to the
movement, but could not sanction some features
of it. So far as prayer is concerned, no one, of
course, would take exceptions, neither to the
private Yistations to the rumsellers and the cir
culation of the pledge, but to the demonstrations
upon the streets and holding meetings in front
of the quorstores. either with the consent of the
liquor-dealers not l, for one, object. 1t seems
to me that it is time for the Christian public to
take a fair and impartial outlook at the question
as 1t presents itself to-day to our notice. / OBJ
served by the papers this morning that there was
an immense excitement at Dayton, Ohio, occa-
stoned by the assembling of the women in front of
a liquor-store, and which came very near ending
in bloodshed. Knives and pistols were displayed,
and 1t was only by skillful management that q
bloody riot was stayed. Now, it is high time that
a sensible view should be taken of this question.
can forgive the warm and enthusiastic express
sions and demonstrations of sympathy occasioned
by the first impulse toward the women, but it is
time now for reason to take the throne anf hold
sway. But by what some Of the enthusiastic sup
porters of the women say, and the manner in
which they act, It would be imagined that liquor
sellers had no rights at oil before the law. They
forget that the criminal has rights which must
be respected. The rumseller engaged in a lawful
business-no matter what our opinion may be of
its demoralzing infuence-has rights, and those
rights must be respected; and in the eyes Of the
law the women have no more right to assemble
before his shop to pray and hold their meetings
than before the boot or shoe store. The rumselIer
with his license has the full power Of tho NUM-
cipal, State, and national authority to remove
any impediments placed in the way solely to dis
turb or destroy his business. Therefore the block
aiding of the streets and the assembling of the
ladies in front Of liquor store to interfere with
the sellers business, without his consent, is not
only a breach Of the peace, but an invasion of
private rights. Now, when we say "God bless
the ladies in their good work, +" what do we mean?
If we do mean to indorse them in assembling and
holding their meetings in front Of the liquor
stores, thereby causing crowds to assemble and
encouraging q riot, we are verify guilty Of q
crime, and we cannot dodge the responsibility by
saying that 1t is q good work. have been sur
prised ct the unlimited Endorsement that has been
given to the work and measures adopted by the
women Of the West, and yet the conservative
manner in which tho work is carried on in our city
certainly does not indorse 1t. think the position
maintained by the clergy-who do not ind0rse the
mendation, considering the great pressure that
has been brought to bear upon them by enthusI-
sstfc parties. The calm, considerate judgment of
the Church am satisfied will not indorse crusad-
ing, but the more enlightened mode of proceed
ure-prayer and private work. PREsTIss.
DREAMS Us. REALITY.
To the Editor of the Ndtiona! Republican:
SIR: About five months ago was seized with q
desire to get rich in as short time as possible.
AS the best and quickest way to accomplish my
purpose 1 purchased o ticket. in the Kentucky
lottery, being fully satisfied 1 would draw q
prize. What glorious dreams Of the future had;
all nature seemed to smile; visions of bFeTl-
stone 'front.' brilliant receptions, fast team the
Avenue, q cottage by the sea-" heavy taxes to
pay, and keen interest in the District investiga-
ton; these were few Of the joys that passed be-
fore me, and when the day Of the drawing at last
arrived, eagerly wished the morrow" that
might see THE REPUBLICAN, and know that had
become man of great wealth.
Well, saw your paper and o few lucky num-
bers, bnt noticed my number was not published,
but was not discouraged by that, knowing that
typographical errors will sometimes occur, and
hat ga atal