The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-22

Dire. large amount of prepared lumber was
consumed, together with workmens tools, and but
little of the property of the firm saved. Mr.. viii.
liam a. Griffith, who has a stone-cuttng shop on
the corner of E and Twelfth streers, sustained
loss of upwards ofxhree hundred dollars by the
action Of the flames upon the material employed
in his business Immediately east OF the first
named premises were the marble mantel estab.
hshments. respectively, of Mr.. Andrew Stewart
and Mr.. William A. Rutherford, the friends OF
whom removed nearly all their wares from the
place Of danger. The latter suffers to the extent
OF i've hundred dollars, the house having been his
property. Mr. Frost, painter, occupied the up
per portion of it, and saved some of his effects
from the conhagration. Mr.. NJ. b. Eidson's
penter-sbop was likewise consumed, bat he was
fortunate In removing previously the various tools
| in the establishment, the more valuable contents.
There was not, so far as we can learn, insurance
upon any OF the property. The houses, slightly
built, brick nogged. were entirely destroyed
To inoendiarism, it is believed, may be attri
buted the losses to which we have above referred.
REssRvoIRs.-Public notice was sometime since
given In the newspapers that reservoirs are loca
ted IN certain neighborhoods, and this carried
with it the impression that plentiful supply of
preston of fires. But some are eaky and will not
therefore hold water, while others have not been
filed since their 'cbristening." 1t certainly is
important that, in the absence of a surplusage of
hydrant and pump water, the reservoirs should
always be supplied from the rain water which
sweeps along the cutters, or from some other
source. There should be an officer to inspect
them at least once week and to see that there is
full supply of water therein to be made use of in
the event of fire, and especially at this season,
when incendarism is of such frequent occurrence.
A trimming reservoir would have been the
means of saving at least one halfof the property
which was yesterday morning destroyed by FIRE on
f street.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-Yeserday morning a young
German, named Augustus Gable, was put on trial.
having been indicted for stealing about twenty.
three dollars in gold and silver and sundry spoons
knives and forks, and a harbrush, from Charles
Englebrecht, during the month of March last The
jury returned verdict of guilty of stealing the
last-named articles, valued at 50 l2J, but not the
money. His honor, the Judge, in passing sem
tence, said, "You have recently to this coun-
try, and have made a bad beginning You took
these things lit appeared from the evidence) for
the purpose of making a start in marriage If
you wanted to connect yourself with a woman,
you ought to have offered her fair character and
not that of thief What makes a free people
is we obey the law that is the whole beauty of the
system-the law governs everybody. You must
learn and practice honesty. The sentence of the
court is that you be imprisoned in the county Jail
for one year and pay fine of one dollar'
IHE WAsHISGToN LIGHT INFANTRY and the
Walker Sharpshooters made a fine parade on
Monday night The silver bugle, to which we
heretofore referred, the gift of the fl r,t.named
company to the leader of their band, Mr. ]. R.
Marsoletti, was in the course of the evening pre-.
sented to that gentleman by the captain of the
corps In appropriate terms, which were responded
to by the recipient The captain, unexpectedly to
hlrnself, was presented with pair of splendid
epaulettes.