The national Republican., 1861-01-30
AxornER M1L1rARY COMPANY ORoAN1zEp.-


organized in the sixth ward on Monday night,
by the election Of the following officers;
Captain-Jeremiah Cross. r,..r.r.
First Lieutenant-Samuel Cross.
Second Lieutenant John Webster
Third Lieutenant-Henr E. Marks.
Orderly Sergeant-Jobn P. Lear.
Second Sergeant d. Borton.
Third Sergeant-J. r. Hall.
Fourth Sergeant-John Umphrybee.
Fifth Sergeant Christopher Long.
The company is composed principally Of the
use Of the howitzer, being under the employ Of
Captain Dahlgren. 1t is their intention to
procure four howitzer peices. They meet again
to night at Anacostia Hall.
LECTURE AT THE SMlTHsoNIAN.-Professor
Alexander, of Princeton College, New Jersey,
delivered lecture ON Solar Eclipses,' at the
Smithsonian, on Monday night. The lecture
was very interesting one, and was listened to
with great interest by the large audience pres.
ent. The concluding lecture of the course will
be delivered tonight, when all those desiring
to attend had better 60 early, as the doors will
be closed at II o'clock.
The FLAG HoIsrED.-The flag of our Union
now proudly floats from the summit Of the
Washington Monument, having been put up by
Mr.. Franklin, the rigger who was employed for
the purpose. Mr.. Franklin certainly ran q
great risk, for the rope by which he ascended
and descended was found afterwards to be so
rotted that a slight jerk was sufficient to break
it. The flag is loaned to the Monument Asso.
| citation by Commandant Buchanan, of the navy
yard, and floats now from the lofty altitude Of
228 feet.
DEAD.-Eleazer Richardson, who was injured
by the falling of the derrick, as it was being
hoisted to its place on the Capitol, several days
since, died last night, about IL o'clock, from
the effects of his injuries Mr.. Richardson
leaves widow and four small children in quite
needy circumstances. His fellow workmen
(painters) at the Capitol have been very at
tentve to him since the unfortunate accident
and when his death was made known, they i'm
mediately stopped work, and adopted resou-
tions of coincidence and respect. His funeral
will take place from his late residence on N
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, this
afternoon at half past two o'clock, which the
painters will attend in body.
Provisions FOR THE PooR.-The magistrates
in the several wards yesterday commenced is
suing orders for provisions authorized to be
distributed to the poor by late resolution of
the City Councils. We understand that all the
orders are filed by Messrs. B. l.. jackson Il
Brother, they having contracted to fill them at
Wholesale prices.
ARMS FOR THE UNION REGIMENT.-Gen. L. G.
Darlington, commander of Company A, Union
Regiment, has received the order from the
Government supplying his company with arms.
Row IN THE NORTHERN LlBERTIEs.-About
noon yesterday, German, on Seventh street,
caught small boy throwing snow balls, and
updortook IN IN hi m N tho r. nh hut
the boys interfered at the corner Of Seventh and
; L Streets and rescued the little fellow. The
, father of the boy made his appearance in a
short time, and gave the German several pretty
hard blows. No arrests were made.
MORE LAND SLIDEs-Two considerable land
: slides are reported to have occurred on Monday,
on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, near
, Lynchburg
Ex President Tyler left in the o'clock boat
l.. for his home at Sherwood Forest, Virgiaia,
5 yesterday morning.
The CASE OF LUDM A. .BARGY.-According
. to the decision of the Circuit Court, Bargy
. was to have been taken to the penitentiary on
Monday last bu', as the officers were about to
. take him from the Jail to the penitentiary, Mar.
e shal Selden received note from the President,
= u authorizing him to suspend the execution oil
y the Judgment until the ensuing day, so as to
: afford him more time for the consideration o
the case. Yesterday, the President ordered
= an arrest of judgment in his case, and com
I. muted his sentence to one years Imprisonment
It in jail.
~ CIRCUIT CoURT.-In this court, yesterday, the
following cases were disposed of:
: W. Ii. Huson rs. David l.. Shoemaker, Fran
e els L. Shoemaker and William c aig This
:. :. was case of trespass. Verdict for plaintiff
e Damages assessed at $50.
u Sidney De Camp ps. Thomas B. Florence
verdict for the plaintiff, assessing the damagei
% at $3.50, with interest from January IL, 1859.
= Samuel Odenwald Us. Charles Frieckch
b judgment for the plaintiff for $ll2.53, with in
4 terest from June 7, 1860.
~ Robert Parish us. Samuel A. Peugh; verdic
n for plaintiff, assessing damages at $3.50, witt
- - interest from December s. 1857.
Is &c In the case of Francis Luckett Us. John Fol-
- rest, a nolte proseQut was ordered.
m CRIMINAL Yesterday, the only cas-
OF tried was that of Edward Briscoe, negro, charge
Sc with stealing Dress valued at $4.75, from Sa
D. rah Dorsey. He was found guilty, and ser
IS, fenced to ten months Imprisonment in tn
IT, county Jail.
IN Thomas Dent was discharged from jail, a
the suggestion of the grand jury.
I'd CENTRAL GUARDHoUsE. Justice Donn.-
"a Tuesday Morning.-Wm. Davis, John Barker
70 Joseph Bell VIM. A. Duckett, Charles Dan
IS, dridge, julius cambridge, Andrew Wormley
as Thomas Bowie, Shadrach Nugent, George Tur
rs lev, George Hartshorne, Sandy Middleton, Wn
n Howard, Andrew Wood, and Eugene Stevenson
n all colored, were arrested by Officers Fanninj
w and Eckloff and the guardsmen of their dis
en- en- trct charged with drinking and gambling il
as the neighborhood of the old theatre. The
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