The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-08
Local Matters.

The RECORD OF CRIME.-We have relish for
this department of our duty; but still it is duty
The police officers were yesterday engaged in the
investigation OF very large number Of very small
cases. Dlsorderly drunkards low revellers quar-
relling neighbors and marital squabbles, formed
the army OF complainants and defendants The
most momentous affair. that under our
tice was case at the office of Squire Smith, of a
poor abandoned white wench, who n few nights
ago went into n groggery the Island to pur-
chase glass of ale, and followed out by
couple of devils, shaped like men, who knocked
her down and robbed her of her cloak, bonnet ear
| rings, and other articles We did not await the
result of this trial, but may be enabled to reveal it,
with all the interesting particulars, in our next.
SALE REAL EsTATE.-The eight new three
story brick stores, with granite fronts and slate
roofs, fronting sixty four feet eleven inches on 9th
street. and one hundred and twenty three feet nine
inches on Louisiana avenue, (nearly opposite the
western end of the Centre market, were sold yester
day, by c. w Botelcr, auctioneer. They brought
Sl5,735 Thomas Young was the purchaser
ARRIVAL OF DISTINGUISHED PERsoNAGE.-
General Tom Thumb, the original, genuine, veri-
table General will this morning arrive in city,
and hold his levee at Union Hall, opposite Browns
Hotel. sensation has already been produced by
these tdings-a powerful sensation, and Jenny
Lind is lost sight of! Tom Thumb is the rage, and
all the wonder loving people in the great metropo-
lis will flock to see him.
ANOTHER oUrRAcE.-wc are informed that Mr..
Barnacloe, bailiH in attendance upon the crimi-
al court now in session, in the attempt to arrest
one Hillary Hutchins, of Georgetown yesterday,
was assaulted and beaten in a most violent manner.
The PORTRAIT of the late Mrs Madison, by Ell
well, now on exhibition at Taylor Il Maury's, is
beautiful picture, and most admirable likeness.
THE ELENA CoNcERT.-To- morrow night this
grand concert will take place at Temperance
Hall; and all lovers of music will attend it. The
Elenas are admired and praised by all who have
ever heard their wonderful performances
ADAMS Co.'s ExPREss.-The iron building
now being erected for this enterprising firm is
pidly approaching completion, and will soon be
occupied IN tie prosecution OF their business.
This building is an ornament TO the avenne and
affords good proof of the taste of its
SHoEs.-How strange it is that we so uniformly
disregard treat uninportant, matters that in
reality seriously affect health and comfort in
life! treatise shoes would be deemed unwor-
thy the perusal and study of dignifed and intslli
gent men-even of such men daily suffer from
corns, chilblans. and colds. OF dignity
must not be sacrificed at any cost. and little mat
tiers must be left To little folks
The first requisite of shoe boot is that II shall
ht-not pinch. nor cramp, nor press uncomlort-
ably but fit in such manner that sitting, stand
ing, walking, running the foot shall be com
Portable 1t should also be neither slight to
permit the feet to suffer from moisture cold,
40 heavy and rigid to give pain Inconvenience
If we mistake not, the prevailing fashions do not
call Tor these qualities. new boot shoe whether
for the wear OF man or woman, Is always shaped
very unlike the human foot and by wearing
them, the human foot loses much of the beauty
of form and supplcness of action it originally pos
sesscd.
The taste of individuals who desire to improve
upon the handiwork of the Almig hty has much to
do with this matter; but the desire OF the manu-
facturers to beautify their work tends, in small
degree, to the same end for the latter very often
override the wishes of such customers conceive
the desire OF returning to the use OF shoes made in
the shape of the feet upon which they to be
worn.
It is no doubt wise provision of nature that
causes the sole of the foot to reoedc interorly at
short distance from the heels for may reason
ably conjecture that those parts that nature has
made to press the ground are better adapted to
endure such contact But whoever will look up
on new boot will perceive that it ID made to
press with greatest severity upon this very part,
in which the free play of the muscles is inn
portant.
At the best. however, shoes worn in VIC.
lation OF tho laws of nature The elastic tread of
the naked foot is essential to the natural and grace
AL motion OF the body; and 1T cannot be effected
without abridging our natural freedom. The hard
leather sole is more nmical 10 this freedom than