The national Republican., 1861-02-02

President FELTON,, of the Philadelphia, Will
mington, and Baltimore railroad, has stationed
guards at all the bridges on that highway, to
prevent any injury to those structures from the
hands of the miscreants who have threatened
their destruction, to prevent President Lincoln
from passing over them. ~
BEGINNING EARLY.-On Thursday afternoon,
small boy stole pair Of skates from another
boy, with whom he was at play in judiciary
Square. The loser of the property went into
the Office of Capt. Goddard, close By, and Lieut..
McHenry pursued and caught the little thief,
and, after giving him severe lecture, and re.
ceiving faithful promise from him to do so
no more, the took him to his mother.
The SEIZURE OF THE -CAPrrAL.-The select
committee five have had before them John NJ.
Tormey, of Baltimore, Clerk of the Superior
Court in that city, and examined him as to
whether there existed any secret organizations
there or in Maryland within his knowledge.
He testified that he was thoroughly acquainted
with the class of people who would be likely to
Join such an organization, but within his know.
edge no such organization had existed or even
been proposed, except in way of meriment and
joking.
MORE TRooPs.-As we 60 to press the de-
tachment of dragons acting as light artillery
from the West Point Military Academy are ex-
pected to arrive. They number about seventy
men, and will bring with them their full battery.
Lieutenant Griffin is in command of this de-
tachment who will quarter on 4 street, near
Sixth street. Stables have been erected in the
rear Of the City hall for their horses.
SMITHSONIAN LEcrUREs.-Z. W. Williams,
ESQ.,, will deliver course Of lectures on China
and Japan, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
Of next week, at the Smithsonian Institution.
CoNcERT.-The choir of St. Paul's English
Lutheran church will give concert in the First
Baptist church, Tenth street, on Monday night.
The Particle family and the Amphion Quartette
club will assist upon the occasion. Go
A SALUTE.-A salute of thirty.fve guns
will be fred on the Armory grounds, at noon
to-day, in honor Of the admission of Kansas.
LECTURE PosTPoNED.-The lecture, adver.
tised by Mr.. Edward A: Pollard to take place
last night, has been unavoidably postponed.
CIRCUIT County, Yesterday the following
cases we're tried:
Cyrus and H. W. Martin ps. John B. Young,
for the settlement Of an account verdict for
plaintiff of $S9.0l damages.
simon flynn Us. Robert hdams Tor SETTLE
meut of accounts verdict for plaintiff, dana.
ges $l46, with interest, from June 2Sth, 1858.
W. W. Seaton rs. Robert Adams; verdict for
defendant.
Alexander Adams ps. John H. Barker; yer.
dict for plaintiff; damages $l25.
]. Il. Wynn rs. Joseph Smith, administrator
of John W. Smith +; verdict for plaintiff DANA
ges $59.
John Monteney rs John Henderson not
concluded.
CRIMINAL CouRr.-Yes Yesterday Edward Dufey
alias Duckett, was tried on a charge of bur.
glary by entering the house of Mr.. B. F. How.
ard, and robbing it of several articles of value.
He was found guilty, and sentenced to labor
and imprisonment in the penitentiary for three
years.
Albert L. Collins, on an indictment charging
him with forging a note and getting it cashed
by Messrs. Sweeuy, Rittenhouse, FAINT, & Co.,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to three years
labor and Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
CENTRAL GUARDHoUsE-Alfred Lomax, col
ored, was arrested and taken to the guardhouse
for being drunk and dsorderly; he was fined
S2.l5. John Robson, do; $2.l5. ]. c. Dillon,
do; $3.l5.