The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-04

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TRIuMru OF Wr.-An anecdote is related Of
TWO sons Of the Emerald Isle who recently called
upon of the Secretaries to present their papers
Of recommendation for Office, and to solicit the
removal of two col0red laborers, and the appoint
msnt of themselves a. substitutes. The Secretary
lid not, however, appreciate the object OF their
GRAND, and declined acceding to their demands.
Determined not to be defeated, they proceeded to
the White House, and there sought and obtained
an audience with President Pierce, to whom they
related what had passed between the Secretary
and themselves, and then requested him to inter-
Eere in their behalf. The President politely sug-
yested the indelicacy of such proceeding, and
declined to yield to their wishes; whereupon one
Of the Irishmen, stepping forward, his face broad
with humor, propounded the following question::
'Gineral if you were going to engage in another
war who would you prefer for your soldiers, Irish
men or nagers'" ''Irshmen, by all means, was
the prompt reply; and, without giving the Presi-
dent time to say another word, the interrogation
''Then if you prefer Irishmen in ,car,
why not in pace?" This was s'stumper, and
caused an explosion of laughter the part of the
President and Secretaries Davis and Guthrie,
who, it is said, were present the occasion.
When the merriment subsidized little, the Presi-
dent endorsed the papers, in the form of expressed
'shope that the Commissioner of Public Buildings
would give those men something to do" They
departed, bowling and scraping, and returning
thanks until they reached the door, and went
upon their way rejoicing.
PUBLIC ScHooLs.-At the meeting Of the board
Of trustees Of the public schools, yesterday after
noon, the Mayor of the city in the chair, resolu-
ton wasunanimously adopted, thanking s. S. RAN
dali and G. J. Abbott, esqs., and the Rev. Messrs.
Cole and Hill, for the delivery of addresses, re-
Gently, before the pupils of the several district
schools, and requesting copy ofthe same for pub
LEGATION, provision for which has been made.
The secretary of the board was directed to adj
dress circular letter to all of the teachers, with
a view of requiring an exact compliance with the
rules for the government of the schools.
On motion, it was resolved that the thanks of
the trustees are due to and are hereby warmly
rendered to the conductors of the public papers for
the interest which they have manifested in the
public schools of this city.
The SALE OF THE FURNITURE of Senior Don A.
Calderon de Ia Barca, yesterday. c. Mcclure,
auctioneer-was largely attended, and the articles
generally brought good prices. The SPLENDID
family carriage was sold at $500, and the small
barouche at $205. Superior old Amontillado sherry
wine, at from MA IS to $l5 IS dozen; Catalo-
Man 81 Is gallon; sherry, in casks, $6 gallon.
DRAMATIC ELECTROMAGNETIC would re-,
mind our readers of the entertainment to be given
this evening, at Carus's Saloon, by Mr.. Sheriff,
assisted by Mr.. Cullen and Miss Julia Renwicks.
A correspondent, in speaking of the " dramatic
readings of Mr.. Sheriff in June last, says: ellis
recitation from Hamlet was noble and complete
being full of high passion, deep and
delicate pathos and intense energy, both Of con-
cepton and execution; in fact, his entire perform
ance was rounded off by finished taste and accu-
rate discrimination. -
OMNIBUS RrDrNG.-The invention of India-rub-
her tires to coach and wagon wheels, to prevent
noise and clatter and to relieve jolting is already
hailed as public blessing; but we trust that, SO
far as travelling contrivances are concerned, the
elastic substance will be employed the construc
ton of the bodies of the vehicles themselves.
On Tuesday night an omnibus, of the ordinary
size, was crowded with seventeen inside passen-
gers, while four took seats on the roof, and one
stand on the steps, holding by the door-frame.
With the driver and a companion, there were
twenty-four persons to be drawn by two horses
distance of at least a mile! Before reaching
Georgetown, however, the number of travellers
was slightly diminished ~ @ &7.
The distractions to Pennsylvania avenue west,
beyond the War Department, cause drivers to
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and this, together with such load as that to
which we have referred, prevented the omnibus
from accomplishing the distance between the Gem
tire Market and the stopping place in Georgetown
in less than three-fourths of an hour. However,
considering the distance and the slow time, the
ride was cheap at York sixpence.
As remedy for the excessive crowding of pas
sengers, we think that either larger number OF
omnibuses should be placed on the line, or that
the body of the vehicles should be constructed OF
Inda-rubber, to allow of stretching on extraordi-
nary occasions
SUNDAY SpoRTs.--Recently, on Sabbath,
nine white men resorted to an open common, in the
northwest part of the city, for the purpose of gam
bling. They appointed kind of picket-guard,
with view to prevent surprise by municipal
authority; but the guard forgot their duty in the
indulgence of strong drink, and the police officers,
who were soberly on the lookout, captured the
offending sportsmen a 81
y On the same day ten negroes were arrested on
the Island for similar transgression.
Subsequently they were all fined, each three
or four dollars; and under one of the old Mary
land laws, 1--WE have scarcely any others,) the
money thus collected was handed over to the levy
court, to BIO expended i'll the construction or re-
pair of roads without the corporate limits of the
county.
FrRE.--Between nine and ten clock on Tues
day night slaughter-house in the northeastern
part of the city, belonging to Mr.. John Ennis,
was destroyed by fire-the act, it is supposed, of