The national Republican., 1860-12-11

| NATIONAL UNION PRAYER MEETING CONvEN-
TIoN.-Quite number of the delegates arrived
last night, and, we believe, large number to-
day. to attend its sessions, which commence
this evening at the Four-and-a-half street Pres.
byterian Church.
SHAMEFUL.-Yest esterday afternoon, Mr.. John
Darby, quiet citizen residing on the corner
OF Fifth and Washington streets, in the Fourth
Ward, hearing something strike against his
door, opened 1t to find out the cause when he
was struck on the head with large stone
which inflicted very large and painful wound.
The person who threw the stone made his
escape.
CARTER's WHARF.-Schooner Motive, Cap.
tain Malar, of Philadelphia, arrived this m orn.
ing, with seventy,fve tons of coal, consigned to
Terence Drury.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-The court met at the
usual hour this morning, but, no cases being
ready, the jury we're discharged until to.mor.
row.
CENTRAL GUARD HousE.-Betore Justice
Thompson.-John Mcdonald, alias John Nc.
Pherson, was brought in, charged with being
drunk and disorderly. He was sent to Mr..
Queens palace for ninety days.
Sarah Brown, for passing her time in the
same manner, and adding the art Of swearing
to her accomplishments, was also sent to the
same domicil for sixty days.
Patrick Morrisey came in for lodgings, but
became very disordery during the night, and,
for the benefit of example, was sent down for
thirty days, after receiving a lecture from the
magistrate.
POLICE MArrERs-Betore Justice DONNA
woman, very drunk, was arrested by Officer Car.
ter. She refused to give her name, and received
the beautiful cognomen Of Mary Drunk, with
certificate for ninety days board in the county
Jail.
James Grady and David Barry we're arrested
by Officers Busher and Barron for stealing a
carpet bag, vest, pair Of shoes. and pair of scis.
sors. They were committed to jail for court.
Before Justice Barnaclo.-Davd Dixon was
arrested by Officer Gnnity for throwing stones
and being noisy and profane, and fined 1894.
FLuNKEYIsM.-Mr. Editor: Why is it that,
on all public occasions, our authorities" mu.
nicipal and otherwise, are allowed to iostle
and molest our citizens as they do? Courtesy
seems to be thing entirely unknown to them.
Is the quiet and respectable citizen to be al
ways thus treated by those who are appointed
as the guardians of the peace" as your local
editor sarcastically observes? l noticed an
example of this on Friday last, in front of the
Presidents House, when the Putnam Phalanx
were about to be reviewed by the President
A very old and infirm gentleman who had
been pushed from the curb by the pressure of
the crowd behind him, aud was trying to get
back to his place again, was roughly seized BY
one of these iunkies," violently pushed back,
and would have fallen to the ground had it not
been for q gentleman by his side, who very
kindly caught him in his arms. When ,oiil
this Aunkeyism cease? A CITIZEN.
We might give our correspondent a few
hints on this subject, but at present we prefer
simply to publish his protest.
COMMUNICATED.
send you local item which may be of
some interest to the people of Washington, as
few, if any, are aware how the statue of JEFF
forson was placed where it now stands. do
this, as am the only survivor of those who
were present on that occasioh. You must be
aware that this beautiful statue was presented
to Congress by Lieut. Levy, of the United States
navy; they were averse to accept any gifts,
and hence they ordered it to be taken from the
rotundo of the Capitol, where it was exhibited,
and to place it in the public grounds without
making any appropriation for its removal.
Mr.. James Maher, the then public gardener,
thought of selecting site on the grounds of the
Presidents House. Having received perms.
E sion from President Tyler, he bought the stones
for the pedestal, and three or four of his coun-
trymen (Irish) engaged to cut the stone and to
build the pedestal. When finished, Captain
Easily offered his services to bring the statue
from the Capitol, and to place it where it now
graces the north front of the White House, in
one day. G.