The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-24
Local Matters.

ANNUAL FAn.-A gentleman exhibited TO us, on
Saturday, subscription paper for an American,
| Institute National Fair in the city Of Washington,
on the plan OF those annually held by the American
Institutes of New York and Maryland. There were
not many signers but gentleman wrote op-
posite to his name the sum of fifty; another twenty,
and then followed the tens, down TO five dollars.
The amount thus subscribed, in very brief period,
| is between four and five hundred dollars and we
have no doubt that others will give to the enterprise
| their cordial and substantial appreciation. II is
reasonably supposed that something of this kind
might be encouraged into being. II would mpart
livelincss to the city during week, at least, of the
usually dull recess of Congress. Persons liv-
| ing at distance would DO induced TO visit the
| capital, availing themselves of arrangements
| which railroad companies would find it to be
to their interest to make for reduced roundtrip
tickets in the recent OF the hundreds of New
England visitors. Strangers would sec Washington,
is devoid of the extraneous and artificial excite
| mept and entertainments which attend the sessions
| of the National Legislature. They would not be
| crowded in their accommodations; and would be
| repaid for the expenses of their coming hither
| if they should only visit the grounds of Mount
Vernon and the tomb of WAshingon-to say
nothing Of pleasant trip to Old Point Comfort in
Virginia. There are many arguments in favor of
an annual gathering in Washington is, that
frequent assemblagcs of persons from various sec
tons tend to strengthen the bonds of a common
Union Our present purpose, however, ia merely
to invite attention to the subject at least worthy
of consideration. If the plan be practicable, and
we with others think it ia, few resolute spirits
can insure a commencement. 1t is a matter of in
terest to all citizens and beneficial effects could
not fail to result from contamination of the en-
terprise.
CRIMINAL CouRT.-On Saturday William Coop
or. negro, tried for assault and battery on
Della Greenwich, and acquitted.
Charles Bentz, alias Charles Brandt, a German,
was put on trial for perjury, in swearing that he
knew certain woman (Ann Ratz) to be the wi
dow of Charles John Hergott, who died in conse-
| qucnce of sickness incurred while serving in the
Mexican war in the line of his duty. BY the law
of February IL, 1S47 land warrants of one hun
dred and sixty each allowed to soldiers in
specified cases, to their legal representatives.
| This similar to that determined on Fri
day, which resulted in the conviction of Charles
Weidig for perjury, who, with Bentz, swore that
Ann Ratz was the widow of Hergott. Without
| the two witnesses to prove the marriage tho land
warrant would not have been issued.
Messrs. Fendall and Woodward appeared for the
prosecution, and Messrs. Key and Radcliffe for the
| defendant.
The argument having been concluded on both
sidcs the court dismissed the jury until this morn
| ing, when the will be submitted to them.
THE UNITED STATES CIRcuIr CouRr will COM
mence it's March term to-day.
FIRE.-Yestcrday morning, between three and
four o'clock, the pump making establishment of
Mr.. VIM. Tucker, on the corner of Tenth street and
Maryland avenue, was, we learn, destroyed by
fire. 1t is supposed to have been the work of an
inccndiary.
ACcIDEST.-Last Friday Charles MagilI, one of
the pupils of the Washington Seminary, while run
ming after ball on the play grounds, in company
with other boys, unintentionally thrown down,
and by the fall broke his arm. DR.. Stone set the
limb.
The CENTRE Market abundantly supplied
with edibles of nearly all descriptions on Saturday
Canvass-b back ducks were among the niccties, and
sold for dollar pair; rcd-necks for fifty cents
the couple, and inferior description for twenty
five cents the brace.
AccIpEsr.-Last week several boys amused
| themselves, near tho railroad depot, with moving
| a freight the rails; the result was that a
wheel passed the foot OF one of them, and has
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| comfort.
| THE ELECTION OF POLICE MAGISTRATES, under
the law will probably take place this evening,
in joint meeting Of the two boards of the city coun-
ellis.
IMPRovEMvNTs.--In every direction VIC notice
preparations for building operations. In the east
ern part of the city (Navy Yard) alone upwards
of twenty houses in the of construction.
The CITY enjoys comparative exemption from
nocturnal rowdyism. Bat few disordcrly persons
have been arrested by the auxiliary guard during
the present season; and, Friday night the
rooms at the lookup were tenantless.
SHAD were disposed of, in the Centre market, on
Saturday, at from thirty-scvcn and half to fifty
cents per pair. We learn that at Alexandria they
were selling from twenty to twenty two dollars
per hundred and herring at ten dollars thousand.
The hauls of fish were not considered large.
THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION of the Feast Of st.
Patrick took place yesterday morning in st. Pat
rck's church, at eleven O'Clock, when Rev. Pro-
fessor King, of Georgetown College, preached his
panegyric.
GLIppoN's Grand Moving Transparency of the
Nilc &c. is to be exhibited for the first time in Wash
ington this evening II has been spoken of in other
cities in the highest terms of commentator.
DIED,
On Thursday last, at her residence in this city,