The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-14

haon OF the pupil When h& eslt her IpulsS5 BE-
asked 70 30 bleds but replied that be could pef 90
%. - she ~as ina statp q collapse, "Bleed me-
for Ges cake. or stsit ~ = sseFshss words He.
fold her ehe was dying. wsep s6S cortmenced rs
lating to bin Der whole history. She was fs-
qosnuy intercepted BY lockja~. There were nifty
or nxfy persons in The ROOM. He applied the
usual remedies IN such cases She lived twens.y-
I'VE or thirty minutes after he arrived at tho house,
ana died at about quarter to eleven O'Clock.
Mr. fendaii wished to offer in evidence her DIV.
ing declaration, to which the counsel for the de-
fence objected. After discussion, involving the
question whether she was at the time under sense
OF conviction that she would die, the Judge said
he nust be satis6ed that the deceased at the time
OF the declaration. had the conviction that death
was hanging over her head She might have had
but 1t was exceedingly doubtful However. he did
not know that she thought death was inevitable,
and therefore was of the opinion that, in the alb
sence of proof establish this the dying decara.
ton could not be admitted
Without proceed ing further, the court, at four
O'Clock, adjourned.
APPOINTMENTS AND DsAPPoINrMENrs.-The
apPortionment of clerkships under the General
Government in Washington has been far from
satisfactory; and among other instances of com.
paint may be mentioned that OF certain citizens of
onio' who were on visit hither recently, to OBJ.
tam once either for themselves or friends or both
we learn that previous to their departure for home
1hey addressed letter to the Secretary of the In.
terior' In which they respectfully suggested to
MIN, as they had to the other heads of Depart.
ments, that they had been taught to believe that
in the removals being made each State would re-
ceive it's proper proportion of the patronage; and
trusting in this, they placed their papers on fle
and ceased to annoy the dispensers Of the Offices
by personal application. They, however, accord
ing to their own language. found themselves dis.
appointed, and "while their claims are passed un.
noticed, few adjoining States are absorbing all
the patronage Ohio, entitled to seventy or
eighty clerks has as yet received from the Depart.
ments not over fifteen, while they are informed
that all the changes have been for the present ef
fected which the public business will permit
They, therefore, ask that this may be chapged
and while they deprecate any intention to embar-
rass the public business by putting in untried
clerks, pray that their great State may be remem.
bered as removals may hereafter be made
CrNETrRr.-A few days since operations we're
commenced at Queens Chapel, about two miles
and half from this city, with view of making
beautiful cemetery in that attractive locality.
The APPoINrMRNr of Samuel Mcpherson by the
Mayor as police officer for the First Ward was
yesterday confirmed by the Board of Aldermen.
SALE OF REAL EsrATE.-Stratton, auctioneer
sold yesterday evening original lots 1, 2, 81, S,
and "a, of square 500, subdivded into II lots of
about so feet front EACH at from 81 cents to 81 cents
a square foot. The lots front on North Capitol, L.
and Pierce streets.