The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-30

.. L. Williams, OF baltimore, CLERK, removed.
This is the first removal ever made from the Blu
reau of Docks and Yards; and Mr.. Williams was
the only person appointed to the Department by
Secretary Kennedy.]
Thomas NlIebrown, chief clerk Of the Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing, has been reduced to an
| ordinary clerkship.
William King, Of Pennsylvania, clerk, removed.
William Platter, District of Columbia, clerk, re-
moved.
H. j. shreiner, W. c Lippincott, and H. H. Hell
fer have also been removed within the last month
or two.
All OF these persons were removed previous to
the examination under the Hunter law" which
ment.
ADMITTED TO BAIL.-Mr. A. J. Morrison (who
had been in Jail for two weeks, awaiting final
examination into the charge of attempting to kill
his wife and the young man named Hester, on the
18th instantly was brought into the criminal court
yesterday morning, Judge Crawford having, at
the request of the counsel for the prisoner Messrs
Bradley and Carlisle, issued the order, with view
that Mr.. Morrison might be released on bail.
Mr.. Carlisle said that the gentleman wac COM
paratively a stranger, and that the circumstances
under which he arrested were very we'll
known to the community. He preferred giving
bail at once rather than await the examination of
the magistrates, and there were hi ghly respectable
citizens now present ready to become his sureties
The matter would go to the grand jury, where it
would be fully investigated, and it WAS probable
there it would end.
The court fixed the bail at three thousand dollars
Jonathan T. Walker, Joseph Abbott, Henry A.
Willard, John Van Reswic k, and A. j. Morrison,
the father of Mr.. Morrison, uniting in the bond.
PROPERTY SALKs.-McGuire auctioneer re-
Gently sold the residence of the late Daniel Gold
about two miles distant from the Capitol, north,
| for $500 Hon. Amos Kendall, purchaser.
Also, lot 9, in square 2l6, at ten cents and
quarter square foot, to R. Coye. Parts of lots
IL and II, same square, fseen by fifty -four feet,
| for S344, to S. p. Franklin; and two lots on NJ
| street, between Thirteenth street and Vermont
avenue, at fifteen cents, and three lots Vermont
avenue, between N and streets, at thirteen and
| three quarter cents square foot.
Woop GAs.-Several days ago an article ap.
peared in the newspapers ommendatory of the
''wood-gas" of our citizen, DR.. Mcconnell,
which has recently been introduced in Whining
ton, North Carolina at comparatively small cost
to consumers; that State so largely Astounding in
the material necessary to it's production Last Sa-
turlay experiments were made with il in Newark
New Jersey. A friend who was present says that
the apparatus operated to perfection and that this
gas was far superior to the gas manufact ured in
that city on the old plan. Already applications
have been made to the proprietor for patent rights
in the Northern States. Ten pounds of pine wood
we learn, will make one hundred cubic feet of gas
and the illuminating agent be furnished in
L.. ~
and fifty cents for thousa nd cubic feet. Beside
the fixtures be erected at one-third the cost of
those for making gas from coal.
At present, the Washington Gaslight COMPANY
charge four dollars thousand feet; and we have
been thinking that if they adhere to this rate there
may be effort hereafter to substitute for it the
wood gas, both account of it's represented equal
ity, if not superiority, and ts comparative cheap
ness.
Doss-A PRocLAMATIoN.-The Mayor of Wash
ington has Issued proclamation, giving notice to
all whom it may concern to keep their dogs con-
fined for and during the term of sixty DAYS; and
the police officers of the Corporation are required
to enforce the law in respect to all such as may be
found going at large. This proclamation was su.
perinduced by the fact that several cases of HYDRO
phobia have been reported to his honor. Perhaps
in no city of the Union are there so many dogs as
in this, in proportion to is population Pedestri.
ans stumble over them at night, and are kept in
fear of them by day, especially during this hot
weather.
HEALTH OF THE ClTY.-Now that the Mayor has
issued his proclamation against dogs running at
large, there being reason to fear depIorable con-
sequences from hydrophobia, would i, not be well
for his honor to see that the Corpora ton agents
enforce the laws designed to preserve the public
health! There Is in every part of Washington
Nth constantly generating poison, which, az far
as possible, ought to be prevented, especially as
the season of itself is not propitious to healhful
bodily condition.
NATURAL CuRIosrTr may be seen for three
days at the store on the southwest corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and Ninth street. 1t is lively
Virginia calf, two months old, with two closely.
united heads, and double set of eating and
breathing apparatus. The outside eyes are bright
and perfect, but the inner, which have lost their
sight, appear, in conjunction, in the centre of the
forehead There is nothing whatever repulsive in
this animal and the lovers of the marvellous NAV
be gratiied by visit
AcolDENr.-f esterday morning a black boy
was thrown to the ground in consequence of the
| horse on which he was astride running into hack
near the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
| street. On examination a spraned ankle was dis
covered, although it at rst supposed that hi.
| leg was broken, be being unable to walk.
! This makes four accidents in as many successive
| days by the running way of horses
| WATER Va. ALcoHoL.-At the last meeting Of
the Board of Common Council, MIR. Easily intro.
duced bill "o prohibit tippling shops in the city
of Washington" which was made the special or.
der for the third Monday in July next. The full
intent and meaning of the act is declared to in.
clude all places where there is tipping or drink
ing. Violations of the law to be visited with fines
and imprisonment in the work house.
| GESUINE SoUrHpowN SHEEP.-Captain Fitch
of the steamship hington, has presented Mr.
Henry A. Willard, of this city, with buck and
two ewes. Tbsy young and finely. formed
animals, but their fleece is considerably soiled BY
the confinement on the voyage from the old to the
| new world.
Acknowledging twenty nine days of the
| present month, seventy-th marriage licenses
| were issued a the court house.
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