The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-22

LOCAL MATT r RS.
The Horticultural AND FLORAL EXHIBITION
yesterday, at the hall over Clagett and Dodson >
store, was supplied with choice specimens OF gar
den fruits, vegetables, and flowers; and we mo-
ticed the names of several now contributors. MIR.
John L. Writ, Of Capitol Hill, displayed a basket
of Seeding apricots Of largest size, blushingly
beautiful and peach-like in appearances, and of fine
flavor Mr.. J. Boulanger, a lot of green figs; Mr..
Joseph l.. Smith likewise had several varieties of
the same description of fruit, not large, but
equally pleasant to the taste. Mrs. William Rob
inson, Of Georgetown, small basket Of lemons,
which elected general admiration. John Watts
contributed, from the garden Of tho President Of
the United States, plants, onions, BEANS beefs,
carrots, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, and other
vegetables, which suggested the thought that
General Pierce can have no reason whatever to
complain of the quality of those table requisites.
Three chickens were exhibited by r. Wallach,
esq. They are Bramah Pootra fowls, large and
valuable
The display of flowers was very beautiful, and
the collections crcditable to the taste Of the de-
positors.
The CORNERSTONE of the Fourth Baptist
Church, on Thirteenth street, between G and II
streets, was laid yesterday afternoon. process
sion was formed in front of the Tenth street Bap
fist Church, and proceeded to the site of the pro-
posed ediice. Rev. DR.. Bowling, of Philadel-
pha, delivered the opening address. The cere-
monies of the laying Of the stone were conducted
by the Masonic Fraternity. We noticed among
the concourse of people number of the Sons of
Temperance in regalia. Two new hymns were
sung by the choir. A band of music was in at
tendance and played several airs These, with
other exercises, closed the proceedings.
The officers of the church are, Rev. DIR. Teas
Enoch Burnett, Thomas Griffin, and J. r. X.
Plant, trustees
OF the mechanics engaged in the erection of
the church, Mr.. Samuel Wise is the carpenter,
and John Gregory the mason.
PUBLIC ScHooLs.-Second District School,
Thomas M. Wilson, principal, was visited on
"Wednesday afternoon by Mayor Maury, and
Messrs. Halliday, Harbaugh, Donoho, Abbot, Ba
con, Walsh, Randolph, and Davis, of the Trus-
tees, and by Messrs. HILL Callan, Burns, and Pep
per, of the City Councils. The exercises were
chiefly in spelling, reading, arithmetic, mensura-
ton, English grammar, and geography. The or
der Of the school was excellent and the answers
elected by the questions Of examiners evinced
regular and successful development of the various
studies upon which the pupils had been engaged
Colonel w. B. Randolph, in addressing the pu-
pills at the close the part of the trustees, con-
graduated the school upon the improvement made,
and presented suitable incentives to increased ex-
ertion on the part of the young students.
The "OuT-DooR PooR.'-The expense of the
new system for furnishing medicines to the poor
was about one hundred and two dollars for two
months. The salaries of the physicians for that
portion of the community during the same period
amounted to one hundred and sixteen dollars,
making the total expense two hundred and eigh-
teen dollars, at the rate Of about thirteen hun
bred dollars per annum 1t is supposed by the
Mayor of Washington that the expense of fur
nshing medicines will probably increase as the
arrangement for the supply of the poor becomes
more known among them. We are inclined to
look upon the account above rendered as extreme
ly moderate, considering the charges of the ply
sicians generally to patients on private account.
SALE OF GRouND.-A piece aground in square
484, corner of Fifth and Streets was sold yester-
day evening by Mcclure, auctioneer, at 40 cents
a square foot, to Mr. Anderson.
THE CosT OF A CHIcKEN.-Ye Yesterday morn
ing case of some interest, although involving
an article of but trifing value, was tried before
Justice Smith.
The office was densey crowded, the spectators,
including constables, gentlemen of leisure, and
halfgrown boys; some of whom had, to all APP
pearance, hurried away from their work to wit
ness the proceedings. 1t is almost needless to
say that the window was darkened by numerous
black faces peering in, while the doorway was
wedged up by anxious crowd. All eyes, Of
course, were directed to the scene. Little knots
of men and boys, too, were earnestly discussing
the matter on the pavement
An stem'' being valuable commodity during
these times, we Immediately drew near, pressed
our way in, (after much dificulty,) and sue
ceeded in obtaining floor enough to stand upon.
There sat the Justice-the chicken, the innocent
cause of the legal proceedings, in front of him. its
legs tied, to keep it from flying off. Learned
counsel, Gilbert L. Giberson and Col. Thomp-
son, were on his right, both warmly contestng
some important point relative to the matter at
issue.
Witnesses were examined, and re-examned,
and there was much oss-questioning, SO difficult
was it to arrive at the precise nature of the facts
But they simply appeared to be these Two men,
living on the same premises, under the same
rooEa partition wall only separating them-en-
Joy, in common a wide field, which has no fenc-
ing; and both keep chickens. Recently, chicken
from the collection of the one was found among
that of the other, the latter having purchased
from colored woman, not suspecting that there
was any foul play>concerning it. So the first