National Republican., 1878-09-03
The Tournament.


A meeting Of the committee Of citizens who
have charge Of the tournament that comes off
on the 9th OF September at the National Driv-
ing Park. for the benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers, was held in the parlOrs Of the Ma.
tional Hotel last night. James l.. Barbour was
elected president Charles E. White, treasurer I;
William Dickson, corresponding secretary, and
II. II. Dudley, vice. secretary. The president
appointed the following communities: On
distribution OF ftickets-Frank Hume, Charles
T.. White, and Charles r. Taylor. On general
rangements-Wiliam Dickson, II. II. Dudley,
Jackson Yates, Colonel r. II. $. Boyd, William
II. Clagett, George W. Cochran, John +.
Mitchell, +. p. Berry, Andrew Frey, John Key.
worth, J. w. Drew, James A. TAFT. l.. W.
Guinand, T.. W. Wright, II. l.. Biscol. J. A.
Stephenson, Adam Gaddis, George Van Ris-
wick, +. L. White. Committee on Knights
J. B. Hill, Joseph ID. Morton, William Dickson,
+. Tenney 4 Co., Richard Smith, Thomas L.
Wagr aman. Wash u. Williams, +. d. Cleary,
Edward Clark, EnOch TUtten. Samuel Nor
mant, Rudolph Eickorn, W. S. Hoge, Edward
Temple. l.. l. Davis, John +. Nogt, William q.
Moore, r. B. CrOpley, o. {. Green, w. $. Mitch
ell, Daniel B. Clark, John Htz, William
Thompson, W. y. Roach, George W. Riggs, $.
F.. Middleton, II. T.. Oficy, +. !. Luttrell.
James 5. Davis, HoratiO Browning, Peter +.
Bacon, Thomas Z. Morgan, A. {. Richards A.
Saks, e. c. Willard, S. Katzenstein, William
Btllantyne, +. +. ROessclle, Mathew q. Emery,
W. :. Thompson, q. W.'issell, W. W. Buriette,
q. VI. Wight, !. c. Ergood, John +. Miller.
john 4. Baker, John r. Given, +. y. Gray,
William b. Moses. Gustavus Lansburg, George
Douglass, o. II. Bestor. George G. Wedeburn.
StiIson Hutchins John F. Norris, c. c, Dun.
carson, II. W. Downmnn, George +. Kirk,
Alex. Clark, J. Harrison johnson, William VI.
Gait, Edward Droop, II. Semken, Daniel kolb
George W. Moss, William MacFeeley, J. Brad
ley Adams, George E. Kennedy, William ii.
lieall, William \. Dalton. NJ. Williams
Perry, Thomas l.. Hume, Il. Ross Perry,
w d. Davidge, Eugene Carusi, vii.
liam b. Webb, DR.. Y. G. ?. Garnett,
p, II. lfooe, George W, Knox, b. F. Lloyd,
Simon Wolf, john Shaw, H. c. Hewitt Joseph
Shillnrton. II. |. Gregory, Alex. K. Shepherd,
William II. Dunn, H. o. Towles, Charles D.
Bailey, George |. McIlhcny, Sam Gross, y. D.
Larncr, c. W. Howard, Reuben +. Baker, d. l..
Morrison. Patrick Culinane, W. K. Riley,
Robert Boyd, n. W. Burchell, William Gait A.
King Chandler, NJ. J. Weller Thomas o. Hills,
$. A. II. Marks, Dennis f. Ryan, Thomas
Russell l.. +. Clark, William +. Mattingly.
Charles +. Prentice, William Stickney, T. NJ
Hanson l.. G. Bishop, John McClelIand
Charles l.. White, Richard Taylor John
i"iNi''l' ~ IL Nianp, - p -NpsSn' ~ -
FOrncy, J. Brisbon Walker, and James Z.
| Willett.
The following telegram was received by the
| president and read and referred the committee
to wait on Departments:
FREMONT, ONO Sept 2, 1875
| Jus'lh J.. B,UbpUr amt pihTrs;
| Please Sc" the heads Of Departments. earnestly
dcsr" that Nil pr"pcr aid should be given to ynur
humane enterprise. r. Is, HAYES.
Colonel Boyd reported that the Hon. J. c. S
Blackburn, of Kentucky, had consented ia
make the Grafton at the coronation Of the
queen,
Transportation will he in readiness to con
vey the public from Giesboro Point and til,
termination of the Columbia Street Railroad