The republic., 1851-08-16
Local Matters.

NEw INTENTIONAL gentleman of this city, who
has just returned from California, has filed caveat
in the Patent Office for an "Advertiser and Card
Distributor" 1t Is extremely simple in its con.
struction, and may be thus described: hand
somcy- finished mahogany case is paxEtioned, af-
ter the manner OF post office letter.boxes In
these, protected by glass, are business cards and,
according to the size of the frame, from twenty to
two hundred of them may be at once displayed.
There open boxes beneath the upper tiers with
numbers corresponding with those above. In these
loose printed cards are deposited, that any one
may help himself. Near the bottom of the case
there is map of the city to facilitate the finding
of the locations of the advertisers. This is drawn
out by horizontal movement, and, by means of
steel spring, Is elf-rollng A small model is now
in the front parlor of the National Hotel, where it
will remain during the ensuing week for exami-
nation.
Many advantages are claimed for the "Adver-
tiser and Card Distributor among them business
men may have standing advertisements in public
places, such as hotels at small annual charge;
the map materially assisting in ascertaining the
exact localities. The Frame being ornamental will
not be refused house-room. Before the model was
exhibited one day, without any effort on the part
of the inventor, the boxes were half filled by the
cards of patrons; from which we infer that already
the advertiser and Card Distributor has begun
to be popular.
SUDDEN DEATH.-While in Georgetown, yeser-
day, we were informed that Catharine an interest
ing GIRL aged about eleven years, daughter of Mrs.
Adelaide Evans, of Alexandria, Virginia. while
walking in the street with Mrs. G.. w. Bell, on
Thursday evening, was suddenly taken ill, and
fell to the ground. She was Immediately conveyed
to the house of Mr. John Lyons, where Drs. Muir
ray and Riley were in attendance; but all their
medical skill of no avail-she died For the
last year she suffered with an affection of the heart
which terminated her existence. Her mother is
absent in the mountains. Startling and agoniz.
ing indeed to her will be the intelligence that the
tender object of hercare has thus departed and at
time when she anticipated SO much pleasure on
evisit to her friends during the August holidays.
DAMAGE AND REPAIRs. = Yesterday, while
workmen were engaged in removing earth which
covered the arch of the culvert extending across
street, between Ninth and Tenth, preliminary to
repairing the damage caused by the flood of Satur.
day night, they discovered that the water had
washed an opening, at the brckwork base, of about
five feet in height and twelve in length, thus en-
dangering the lives of pedestrians.
The bridge over the Tiber, at the intersection of
Indiana avenue and First street, which was like
wise injured by the rain, has been repaired, and
can now be travelled over.
THEFT AND ESCAPE. Several days ago, or<pthe
oath of Morris Halloran before Justice Dom, a
warrant was Issued for the arrest of Thomas Haley
who was charged with having the fifth day of
August "feloniously stolen and carried away a
gray horse,' the property of the complainant. Be-
sides this Haley possessed himself of three hundred
dollars belonging to Haloran, and fled from the
city, Officer Ratciff followed in pursuit and traced
the fugitive to the Blue Ridge mountains of Vir-
ginia; but beyond he did not CO. SO uncertain was
the prospect of discovering the offender in section
of country affording many places of conceal
ment
CoMMENDABLE CoNDucT.-Recently, on the oc
casion of the Union chapel picnic at Arlington
springs, boy named William Vernon fell over
board into the canal from the boat in which the
party were conveyed thither Immediately two
young gentlemen, cousins, Zone the son of MIR.
William Wilson, and the other of Mr.. John Will
son, of the First Ward) plunged into the water
after him, though his hat only visible at the
time. They, however, succeeded in rescung him;
and, through the kind offices of physician, who
fortunately happened to be present, the youth was
restored to consciousness and to strength
The generous spirit exhibited by the two young
gentlemen is in the highest degree commendable.
They have been invited to be present at the Union
Sabbath school-roorn next Sunday morning, when,
we learn, they will each be presented with a hand
somely- bound copy Of the Bible. as an humble to-
ken OF the appreciation in which they are descrv
edly held for their conduct the occasion to which
we have referred.