The national Republican., 1861-03-30

RESOLUTIONS OF REsPEcT.-About sixty cit
izens Of Pennsylvania, now In this city, assem-.
bled on Thursday evening, at the quarters Of
Hon. E. Joy Morris, Of Philadelphia, for the
purpose Of adopting some appropriate expires.
sion of respect to the memory OF the late Hon.
Geo. W. Scranton, member Of the Thirty fifth
and Thirty sixth Congresses, who died at his res
Wimot presided, and appropriate resolutions
were offered by Colonel Forney, Clerk, Of the
United States House Of Representative and
we're adopted They were supported by ad
dresses from E. Joy Morris, DR.. Elder, Mr..
Puleston, and Winthrop W. Ketchum.
a wIrHpRAws.-we learn that Major B. B.
French has sent letter 10 the President with.
drawing his application for the Marshalship Of
the District Of Columbia.
LITERARY VIsITERs.-Dr. R. Shelton Mac.
kenzie, the distinguished author and journalist,
widely known as the literary editor Of the Phila.
delphia Press, is on visit TO this city for
few days. He is staying at the residence of
J. W. Forney, Esq.
William Il. Russell, ESQ.,, the celebrated
Crimean correspondent Of the London Times
is also in this city, and will leave in day or
two for the capital Of the Confederate States.
o hE lSHEh OlhiI.-lE. baTUct, VI lTRlUtH,
the talented young sculptor, has returned to
Washington, for the purpose of putting the
finishing touches to a duplicate statue of the
Fisher Girl. The duplicate is said to be an
improvement upon the original, the artist hav
ing bestowed upon it additional labor, time,
and study. Those who saw the Fisher Girl
when first on exhibition in this city, will recol-
lect it as work Of rare merit and extraordi.
nary beauty and symmetry. The duplicate will
be on exhibition this afternoon, at Philips
bookstore.
DECISION APFIRMED.-Judge Merrick Of the
| Circuit Court, has affirmed decision Of the
| late appeal board of the Patent Office, to the
| effect; that an unreasonable delay by an appli.
cant for patent, in pursuing his object to the
tribunal Of the last resort known to the law In
such cases, worked an abandonment In the
case particularly decided upon, there was no
proof that delay was occasioned by want Of
means by the applicant to appeal to the Cir.
cult Court, the examiner and appeal board
having previously decided adversely to the
claim. The model was exposed to public view
some two years before the applicant initiated
proceedings to get an endorsement Of his case
by the court.
Rev. Mason Noble will preach in the Pres
byterian Church on Sixth street, near Mary
land avenue, on Sunday afternoon, at half past
three o'clock. He will describe the city Of
Jerusalem as he saw it in 1867.
CHANGE OF HoURs-On Tuesday morning
next, the scholars of the public schools will be
required to be at the schools at half past eight
o'clock, and to attend until three o'clock, taking
q recess in the morning Of fifteen minutes, and
one of an hour at noon.
MAIL LErTINGs.-The time for closing the
reception of bids for carrying the mails in the
New England States and the State of New
York, is three o'clock this afternoon. We hear
that large force Of the Department has been
detailed to open the bids, which will commence
be made on the oath Of April. Quite a large
, number of contractors have already sent in
their proposals.
TEErH.-See the advertisement of Professor
, Loomis, in another column.
j AMIsrAKE-We are requested by the magis
e trste and officers in attendance at the Centra
q Guardhouse TO state that there was no call mad
l. there on Thursday night by "a young girl abou
g seventeen years of age, for lodgings, shelter
or any other purpose. The statement in al
), evening paper, in paragraph headed "a vic
o tim" so far as the Central Guardhouse is con
I. cerned, is without foundation.
p. AN ENTERpRIsING CoNsTABLEIN ASoRAPE.-
?. One Of our county constables, having had il
o his possession for long time two execution
'e against the goods and chattels of a citizen q
r Swampoodle," and having failed in repeate
q, attempts to enter the premises and seize tn
ID goods, secured the services Of fellow-consts
10 Bile, who thought that from the fact Of his bein
70 q stranger in that neighborhood, he would b
g able to enter the premises, and when ono
N within the doorway, he would have no difficult
n. in levying on the furniture. Yesterday morl
ss ing, our enterprising constable started on hi
g. errand, and was followed by two persons, VIII
s. went to see how the matter would turn out. o
IS arriving at the house, he knocked at the doc
at the same time opening it, and placing his fot
inside, as If to enter but the women fthe hous
I'd not liking the intrusion, pushed against the doc
he with such force as 10 catch the poor fellow
at leg fast between it and the frame. Our ente
ho prising friend tried in vain to enter, and n,
a being in the best humor, used some pret
in rough language towards the women. Abo
~, this time the head of a woman was seen pr
truding from an upper window, and it is su
posed she said something about hot water,
our gallant constable Immediately extricat'
his leg from the vicelke hold of the door, al
ns retreated.
Ter We learn that United States warrant HI
cd been issued for the constable, on the compla
he of the women, charging him with an assar
is on them.
cd POLICE MATTERs.-Betore Justice Thon,
or son.--Lewis johnson (colored) was arrested
ui' Officer Ross, for assaulting woman, and 4
by profanity, as also with resisting the ofict
wi He was fined IS and costs.
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