The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-01

CRY CoUNcILs.-The Board Of Aldermen, last
evening, confirmed the nomination Of Capt. John
H. Goddard as chief of police.
The Mayor nominated William Martin as a
police constable to supply the vacancy in the Fourth
ward. HtH'f
The nomination of Mr.. Grinder for one of the
police constables of the Fifth Ward was referred to
the Committee on Police. s
In the Board Of Common Council. Mr.. Miller in
troduced joint resolution appropriating $4,000,
or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the
purpose Of enabling the Mayor to appoint and
place duty the additional force of tho auxiliary
guard according to the provision Of the act passed
by Congress making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the
year ending June, 1852. And the second section
directs the Mayor to requcst the Secretary of the
Interior to include the above amount in his esti-
mates for the ensuing year.
An Intellectual effort was made to lay the roso-
luton the table, and it was then referred to the
Cornmittee of Ways and Means.
r II was understood among the members that the
fifteen additional members Of the auxiliary guard
could not enter upon duty before the first of July
next, the appropriation having been made by Con-
Gress to take effect from that date.
! DREApFuL OcouRRENcE. Yesterday afternoon,
ploycd as a rigger at the Patent Office building,
fell from scafolding in the interior, and was pre-
cipitated distance of twenty five thirty feet.
He had imprudently ventured, and was repeatedly
warned of his danger, but without avail. Tho
plank on which no stepped tilted or turned; he
vainly endeavorcd, to grasp the wall to save him
self, and down he came, striking his body against
ladder or projecting timbers, before he reached
the brick pavement Of the third story. We subsc-
quently saw the unfortunate man at the. Medical
College, and learned that there is a compound frac-
turc of the right thigh in the lower third fir omwhch
a piece Of bone three inches and half in length,
(neary the entire cylinder in form) was taken out
with the hand. The thigh bono of the left leg is
fractured, Immediately above the knee joint. The
head is somewhat injured. IL has not been deter
mined to what extent the body generally has been
affected by the fall the hard substance of which
the pavement ia composed. DR.. J. f. May set the
limbs. The right leg will most probably have Ia
be amputated, and the life of the sufferer is sup
posed to be in danger. He has family in this city
Visit THE WAsnINGToN AsyLUM.--By invi-
taton of the board of commissioners of this nsti.
tuition, the committees of the two Boards of the
City Councils made their semi -annual visit las,
Friday. They examined tho premises thorough.
ly, and were unanimous in their opinion that the
management of the workhouse department and
that allotted TO the INDECENT poor reflects the high.
est credit on the Intcndant, Mr. Benjamin E. Git.
tngs, and his assistants Nor were there any dis
scntients to the goodness of tho fare of which
they were invited to partake at the family board.
DIR. Dove, the attending physician, is remem
bercd for his skill, kindness, and dcvotcdness e
| the sick in the instit ution.
| UsioT.--During the month of March thirty -ont
marriage licenses were issued by the clerk at the
| City Hall This s just as many as there States
in the American Union. May tho matrimonial con
fcdcracy thus formed long endure.
COOP NEws.-Wc learn that they who have is
! sued small notes, with the imprimafr of the "Po
tomac Savings Bank are gathering them in, find
| ing that public opinion 10 against such issues
| About one hundred dollars worth was the cxtcn
i Of the whole circulation.
I AMERICAN SKILL.--Wc learn that among tho
many articles sent to England to be exhibited a
the Worlds Fair, was beautiful balance, manu-
facturcd at the coast survey office, in this city
The material employed was brass, highly polishcd
SO nicely poised were the scales. that less weigh
than fl Is leg kicked the beam.
causes before this court, the following named gen.
tcmen have been summoned as jurors, and nearly
all of them were in attendance yesterday. viz
Thomas PursolI, Charles Stott, William b. Jack
son, Charles p. wannall, John Cos,igan, John d
OF, John II. Smooi, Ulysses Ward, Richard p
jackson, George s. Gideon, William Bird, jr.
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