The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-30
Local Matters.

WAnSIso.--On Friday nj ght last, at midnight
the watchmen on the avenue found the door Of a
| rich and extensive storeroom unlocked. The pro-
| prietor and clerk were Immediately sent for, a
guard being left at the store. On their arrival, an
| examination of the premises carefully made,
when It appeared that the establishment had not
been locked up on that night. Storekeepers should
take care TO avoid such blundcrs as this
/ Nh. ITEMS | would suggest 10 your authorities
that, whilst they have the subject of omnibuses be-
fore them, they make il penal for passengers to sit
cross- legged, and with their feet occupy two seate
or annoy the next passenger with frequent thumps
of clumsy boots on persons shins Good manners
should teach such people to think of others COM
fort. PHILADELPHIA
Our councils will please take due notice hereof,
and govern themselves and the omnbusea &c.
cordingly
HoRsEs.On Friday night Last, at ii o'clock as
an honorable NJ c. was returning to his home iii
hack by way Of 9Th street, one OF the horses fell,
and seemed unable to rise again An inquest was
of course at held by such persons as happened
| to be passing, and verdict of exhaustion from
want of food was rendered, whether truly not we
| cannot tell
| This leads us to make remark or two about
| horses. We have some lame animals at work
in our streets, which VIC think piece of cruelty.
Cart horses, we perceive, are often made 10 run
when the cart empty, to the serious annoyance OF
pedestrians; and. when it is full, the driver sits
upon his load. Bad practices thesc.
| A COOP PRIcE ron BAD DoG.-There was pref
ty much Of crowd the foot of the Capitol the
other day, and we joined it to learn the cause Of
| the cpcitemept I red that n little VA
the owner of sIiui-ooking dog. around whose
| neck bit Of rope had been tied. A strange gen
tleman, who was very drunk, happened to spy the
dog and entered into negotiation for his pur-
chase, the price agreed upon being dollar.
| The boy, in good faith, gave up possession of
the dog. but the strange gentleman was about
| to stagger of without forking over the rhno
Upon this, the boy stuck up hs pipes for good
cry, and thus attracted crowd Of sympathi-
zers. 1t happened. however, that Mulloy, the po-
lice officer, among them, and he forth
with captured the drunken man and slender dog
At first the former Of these showed signs Of resist
ancc, but when he learned that it was a limb of
the law who had hold of him, he came to- and paid
the dollar, and forthwith liberated The off,
| Ger expressed the opinion that man ought to be
| let of after paying dollar for such dog and
little boy sad that the dog-vender had done pretty
well, as ne tnOugUt, lOf lihQ already
given him quarter to get rid of the dog for him!
There is nothing like beginning early to learn the
| shnrp ways Of this world.
| FLowERe.-We consider il great wonder that
few of these can be procured in this city. IL is
but seldom they offered for sale in the market
| place, and those that are brought generally
very inferior We think it probable that, if aten-
ton given 10 the subject, and bouquets offered
for sale along the avenue, there could be money
made by it. Has no florist near I'D a superfluity
| OF flowers with which TO make the experiment.
| TENPERAScE MEETISo.-Mr. Geo. Savage and
some of his temperance brethren held meeting in
Sixth street, opposite The National Hotel yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. s., we believe, the principal
or sole speaker on his side. lie replied to by
! Mr.. Oscar Ferris; and after Mr.. Ferris had con-
cludcd, Mr. Edward b. Robinson continued on the
same side The auditors were very numerous, aud
rather noisy for Sunday evening But as the dis
cussion grew quite animated, we suppose the good
folks entered into the sprit IL.
Mn. SxIDMoRE.-This young man more I'M
comfortable all day yesterday than he had been at
any time subsequent TO being woundedj and last
night his symptoms very uniavorabe.
| Nothing, We believe, has yet been heard Of Ma