The national Republican., 1861-01-25

property. The fire was supposed to be the work
Of the same incendary who had made an un-
successful attempt to set fire to this property the
night before.
The Treasurer of the Washington National
Monument Society has Just received check
for 81 900 from the State of Caliornia--its an
nual instalment.
APPOINTMENT IN THE CAPIToL.-1ra Goode.
now, Second Assistant Doorkeeper ofthe House
of Representatives, has been promoted to the
position of First Assistant, rice Captain Ma.
than Darling, removed.
ACCIDENT.-On yesterday morning, as OH.
Ger j. f. King, in company with another off.
Ger, were returning from the workhouse, where
they had carried two prisoners, the hack in
which they were riding overturned, catching
Mr.. Kings hand between the door of the vehi.
Gle and the ground, mashing his fingers badly.
The hack was also considerably damaged. We
wonder if the Corporation is not liable for
damages, for leaving the streets so much out
Of repair.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT-In Georgetown, a
few days since, two colored children, one about
seven and the other about four years old, were
contending for the possession of a baby, which
the elder was nursing, when tip younger be-
coming enraged, aimed a blow at his opponent
with billet of wood, and missing, struck the
infant on the head, and so injuring it that it
lived only a few hours.
The FLAG FOR THE NATIONAL MONUMENT
Commodore Buchanan, commandant Of the
Washington navy yard, has furnished hand.
some national flag, which is to be displayed
from the top of the massive column which has
so long been under way towards completion.
The services of rigger is the only obstacle in
the way of the putting up of the flag.
LAND WARRAHTs.-The agents and dealers
Of Washington are selling their land warrants
at only sixty cents per acre, and buying in at
fifty cents, for one hundred and sixty and eighty
acre grants.
This fall is owing, in measure, to the great
scarcity in the money market, and not alto
gether, as might be supposed, to the deprecia.
ton in the value of the Western land ; for in
fairs, people will look to the great West as a
sort Of retiring gronnd.
HEEYAN IN TowN.-John c. .Heenan, the
celebrated pugilist is now in the city. He has
been spending several weeks in Nashville. In
person he is fine looking, and has the ap.
pearance of being modest and intelligent man.
He is six feet two inches in height, weighs two
hundred and twenty five pounds, and is thirty.
two years of age. He has dark.brown hair,
rather inclined to curl, which he wears about
two inches long. His eyes are of dark gray
color, and seem ever restless. Altogether,
John Z. Heenan is prepossessing man, and
would hardly be suspected ~ being a prize
fighter.
LUDIM A. BARGY. We understand that
strong efforts are being made to secure the par
don Of Ludim A. Bargy, convicted at the June
term Of the Criminal Court of obtaining money
under false pretences. new trial was asked
for, and the case taken be ore the Circuit Court
at its present session; but the application was
refused. 1t is now stated that additional evi
dence has been brought forward in the matter,
and that ten of the jurors who convicted him
have signed a paper, to the effect that, if the
evidence now presented to them had been given
at the time of the trial, they would have brought
in verdict of acquittal.
Bargy is still confined in Jail, but, unless par
doned by the President before that time, will be
taken to the penitentiary on Monday next, to
serve out the term of two years for which he was
sentenced.
"HoP" AT WILLARDs'.-The concert hal
attached to Willards Hotel was thrown open or
and their friends, and quite pleasant time was
had. A very large number was present, com
pletely filling the large hall. Everything wa
done by the worthy proprietors for the pleasure
and comfort of their guests, and they succeeded
to a charm.
We understand that VIM. NJ. Browne, of tn
Constitution newspaper, has been invited II
} move to Mississippi, for the purpose of taking
|. | aln nncth th, - tl,o
federacy. We don't know what we should dt
if Mr.. Browne should accept the invitation
We should so much miss those rich, rare, an,
} racy articles of his
The Cur DIHEcT.-Senator Yulee, after leay
ing the Union on Tuesday last, called at tn
, Post Office Department for the purpose of as
certaining what the order of the acting p. NJ
General meant, directing that all letters sen
,, to Pensacola should be sent to the Dead.lette
,, Office. Mr.. King, the polite head of the De
partment, received him with dignity, but toll
:, him with brevity that he could have no con
munication with him, and declined to shoy
him any of the papers.
: A NUIsANcE-The quiet citizens residin
; back of the Jail are constantly annoyed by tn
; continual firing of a pistol every night, by
son of the Emerald Isle, which has the effet
to start up all the cats and dogs in the neigl
. borhood, and thus prevent the residents in thf
vicinity from obtaining any sleep. viii tn
members of the Auxiliary Guard on that bea
! keep lookout around there, and soc that it
stopped?
SECOND WARD PATRoL.-We have been r.
J quested to call attention to the manner in whic
i certain persons who have managed to secur
l. places on the I'd ward patrol are in the hab
n of behaving themselves. Some of them went t
!, the grocery store Of gentleman residing in tn
d northern part of the ward about two o'clock tn
y other morning, and continued knocking at hi