The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-08

\ TkhNpSNr W"tNven "tters-~ "t~ new hasa
,ary corps Is no~ fully orga"is-d, with Jo~~ph
Peck ~ captain, Clark Mil. Gr~t Is~assu.ss.
John Pettbonc sscund lssutssaus. john w. Ia
den third lieutenant, n. G. Ba~cy N. ID. surx~sn.
and George w. McIAn~ crdcri, sergeant.
The uniform h similar ~ that Of tho United
States cavalry, and III the finest materials.
The "Gnrd" have engaged room at Copp 3
saloon for their drill and srnory, and next Thurs
day evening will parade in fatigue dress.
Forty members already enrolled a
fine military spirit aninatcs them, and there IL
every prospect of the permanent establishment, Of
a corps which will prove not only an honor to the
city, but an arm of defence in the event Of AN
occasion to face the foe.
! NEEDLEwoMEN.-Of late we have seen many
articles in the newspapers relative to the imposi
tons practised upon needlewomen i'm New York
and elsewhere, by heartless slop-shop employers,
and the miserable pittance which they receive for
their labor; in some cases four or five cents only
! for making shirt; the proceeds of the toll not
| yielding more than dollar week to the person
thus situated, while others, by dint of persevcr-
ance, and at prices having remote tendency to
| honesty, enabled to make twice, rarely
thrice that amount of money
| There seems to be no immediate remedy for
this condition of things, owing, in part, to the
superabundance of labor, and the great demand
for cheap clothing, in the sale of which there is
so much competition, not only for local consump-
ton, but the supply of foreign markets.
i As compared with New York prices, those given
in this city are large, although in some respects
not as remunerative as they should be. But sell
l. dom do haar If snrh of dasfi-
tuition and suffering in our midst the records of
| northern cities present among that class Of our
! countrywomen.
| TRoTTMG.--Some gentlemen hereabouts, hav-
ing fast-trotting horses, sometimes take occasion
to try their speed over the Columbia trotting
course in Alexandria county, Virginia. Yeser-
day afternoon we learn that four horses, ''who had
never trotted for money!" entered for prize,
which was won by horse formerly the property
of ex-President Fillmore. But the most exciting
contest was between 'sWhalebonc" and s'Snaf-
Ae" (the animals bring well matched to speedy
for sett of harness. ''Whalebone" won the
first heat, but "Snaffic'' the last two
| AN EXTENSIVE SALE OF VALUABLE Cry LOTS
will take place this evening, commencing at five
| O'Clock; Boteler, auctiOneer, at his III Iron
! Hall, Pennsylvania avenue. 1t is seldom that SO
fine opportunity is presented for profitable in
vestments. The advertisement in another column
| furnishes the particular items of sale
Il CENTRE MARKEr-Ye sterday morning, chick
ems, juveniles, ~ Is dozen; tomatoes fifty cents
peck; potatoes from thirty-one to thirty-seven
cents for the same quantity; garden products,
bearing some resemblance to of corn, and
e called by that name, twenty-five cents dozen.
Plenty of berries, of various kinds, and no scar
city of vegetable
! ''FoREwARNED AND FoREARMED. Several
nights ago thief who had raised the window to
enter house occupied by two ladies, was fright
ened from his purpose by one of them boldly or
dering him from the premises. Yesterday she re-
solved to provide herself with pistol, to make
use of it in the event of repetition of the visit.
JUVENILE DEpRAvITY john Bell, negro
boy, yesterday fully committed by Justice
Grubb for his appearance at court, to answer to
the charge of having, on Tuesday evening, shot a
white boy, named Robert Kaufman, of about the
same age as himself-between eight and ten
years. The latter, during the examination, said
that the prisoner aimed the pistol at his face,
which he missed; but the shot cut off two of his
! fingers. A man in the neighborhood heard the
J report, and afterwards saw the black boy running
away from his victim with the pistol i'll his hand
! This successfully contradicts the story of the
transgressor, that the lad shot himself.
FREsco-Mr. Z. Dreyer, of Baltimore, has
Just completed tho frescoing of the Fifth Presby.
terrain Church, on the of Fifth and streets
near Massachusetts, avenue. The work is adm
, rably executed imparting air of freshness
beauty, and neatness, in the highest degree cred
table to the artist
: CRIMINAL CoURr.--Yesterday James Grandi
son, free negro, was convicted of an assault ant
battery on a slave with ptchfork, and was sent
to jail for three months
Some seventeen free darkies-men, women,
boys, and girls---were tried upon charge of riot,
but five only were convicted. Not sentenced.
Elias Semmes, free negro, was put on his trial
for assaulting with intent to kill Patrick Drew,
and after the examination of one witness the court
, adjourned
, Bernard Hooe, esq, charged with an assault
D and battery upon another clerk, named Magill
submitted his case to the court, and fined 49,
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-A. Green yesterday
r sold the west half parts of lots No. 81, 3S, 49,
D and 40, containing $500 square feet of ground
to Captain l.. M. Powell at sixty-two cents pei
: square foot These lots are situated on the alley
in the rear of Jackson Hall, and belonged to the
, estate of the late Mordecai Foy.