The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-02

MusIclPA Al ELEcTIos.--Thi day, as ia very well
known is designated for the election of City Col
lector, City Register, City Surveyor, Aldermen,
Common Councilman, and Assessors in the Second,
Fourth. and Sixth Wards. There are. for the
thirty four Offices, upwards of ninety candidates,
or at the average of two and two-thirds for each
place. The candidates are thus classified ,.namely
For Collector, six candidates; Register, two; Sur
veyor, four; or twelve for three Offices. For AL
dermens sixteen candidates for full seats and
to fill vacancy for an unexpired term; two for
one. For Common Council, forty nine candidates
for twenty-one seats, at the rate oftwo and third
for one. For the three Assessorships there arc
thirteen candidates; or four and third for one.
The claims and qualifications of the candidates
for the Offices respectively to be filled have been
generally discussed, and the interest attending the
canvass, at first lukewarm, has now attained fer
vency everywhere apparent
Many OF those whose names have been announced
are new candidates for public favor; and all OF
them, whose duty il eyer 10 to "scrye their day
and generation, DESTROYS of serving in the city
government.
Our municipal elections, heretofore, have, in the
main, been conducted in spirit Of fairness; and
the city annals bear record Of but very few, il any
disturbances at the polls. This exemption from
riots may be attributed to the law-abiding charac
ter of all classes of voters and we earnestly trust
that this may ever be our boast.
Although personal or friendly considerations
alone may influence many voters, cannot but
believe that the majority, as heretofore, will be
governed entirely by considerations of the public
welfare.
We shall endeavor, tomorrow, to give the gen.
eral result of the election Of to-day.
The CIRcuIr CoURr, several weeks ago, ad-
journed until to-day. 1t is expected, in accord
ance with previous arrangement between coun-
sci, the Kosciusko cases will now be tried From
what we can learn, it 10 not probable that Chief
Justice Cranch will be the bench; he still being
confined to his room by bodily weakness.
The jurors for the term were, at the time of the
adjournment, discharged until oday, when their
attendance is required.
BEAUTIFUL PREszNT.--There has been left at
the jewery store of Keyworth, Lewis & Co., that
the public may see it, finger ring, presented by
J. A. Cost to the Hon. William Cost Johnson. II
is composed of specimens of gold taken from sew
eral places in California, and is richly and elabo
rately chased. The shield is bordered with grains
of the precious metal, and is one inch and half
in length. In the centre of it. in relief is piece
Of quartz rock streaked with gold, from the Mari
posa placers. The lower part Of the ring is half an
inch in height. This ornament cannot be constant
ly worn on the finger with comfort, as it weighs
three ounces. II is valued at $l20, and was manu-
factured in San Francisco by Alexander j. Hub
bard.
SALE OF REAL EsTATB.-Dyer and Mcclure sold
on Friday, Both ult, lot No. g. in square 46S, TWEEN
ty by one hundred feet, improved with three
story front and two story back brick building on
Seventh street, between C and ID streets, for Ss4-
SOS, to J. C. McKelden.
Also, lot No. ii, in the same square, on Seventh
street, twenty by forty feet, with three story
$1,000.
STONE ron THE NATIONAL MoNUMEST.-We
learn that the Grand Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance OF Pennsylvania have caused to be pre-
pared stone to be placed in the column now in
the course of erection to the memory of the Father
of his Country. The artistic execution OF this
stone has received the highest commentator OF
those who have seen IT, There is represented, in
basso reiieuo, the Genius Of temperance reclining
against a rock, from which issues streams Of pure
water, which flow at her feet She appears in the
act of presenting shield, oncircled with wreath
of roses lilies, and violets, her conservatc prin
ciple as the surest safeguard OF our countrys lib
critics, to the Genius of Liberty who stands holding
the liberty pole in hand and resting the other
on a medallion on which a likeness of Washington
is admirably chiselled
NAruRE's HANpIwonK.-Whie q laborer was
digging dirt from hill side in the northern por-
ton Of the city, Saturday, his pick struck upon
a hard substance, which; upon inspection, proved
to be petrifed wood. He supposed it was the
buttonwood tree. There was something re-
narkably beautiful in the piece Clipped o6 and
which we examined. 1t had ycllowish cast and
was as fine as hone. On the fattish side, extend
ing over its length-about twelve inches-was
slightly raised curved line of the width Of two
inches, of darker hue, and in this were imbedded
countless brilliants, which flashed like diamonds.
Their hardness was tried on pane of glass, which
yielded to the point. The same laborer had two
other pieces of petrfed wood, taken from the same
locality. One of them was charred. These were
found about twenty feet beneath the surface of the
ground. How long they had been there it is diff
cult to conjecture.
NATIONAL MoNuMENr.-The following contribu-
tions have been received at the Washington Ma
tional Monument office during the month of May,
viz:
From 80 Lodges and Chapters of Ma
sonic Fraternity ............s 1922 so
Lodge l. o. 0. F. ......... s 90
81 Divisions Sons of Temperance. lS4 90
Contributed by visitors at "Monument
Place" 49,. ....................... 2ls 90
From John M. Twichell, U. s. Mar
shal, Missouri. ............,.. 1000 %
L.. II. Cotton, U. s. Marshal,
Wisconsin, I'd payment. ....... so 90
S. b. Shellady, U. S. Marshal, Iowa 80 90
A. A. Pettingill, Marshal, Con-
necticut, 9Th payment. rs 90
o. Raymond, Asst Marshal, Va. 2 90
John Meredith, do do do 8 90
Samuel Billingsy, do do l6 90
Job H. Morgan, do do 3 90
Thomas j. Wilson, do do II 90
Henry Reigert, do Penn. SO SO
SD. Gaines, do Tenns 10 90
Geo. Hill, jr, Mich, contributed. l 90
Miss A. 8. Mills, for J. Il. Leath,
Tenn. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ w
Miss A. s. Mills, for f. H. Cassitt,
slit, New York...........,... 10 90
Jos. +. Lewis, contributed. 90
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