The national Republican., 1861-06-26


three negro slaves who had escaped from him.
Having recognized bis property, he was refer
red to the Secretary Of the NAVY by Captain
Dahlgrten, the cOmnandaut of the yard.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ExAMINArioSs.--The fol
lowing schools will be examined this afternoon,
commencing at one o'clock ...
First Dist,ict--S Second department Of Male
Primary, by Messrs. Fort and Lawrenson.
Second District-A Assistant department Sec
ond District School, by Sub.board Of Third
District. , .1 iha hAI.
Third District. ct.--Assistant de partm ment Third
District School, by Sub.board Of First Dis
trict. '.. Do. '-i i'
Fourth District-Second and Third Depart
tnents Male Primary, BY Sub. board Of District
This will complete the examinations of the
primary schools. The examination Of the dis.
trict schools will commence on Monday, July
g. with the Male Department Of the First
District, and close on Friday, July l9, with
the Female Department Of the Fourth District.
1t is very gratifying to observe the interest
that is beginning to be felt in these examina.
tons, and we hope it will continue.
soxErnNo Nrw.-we yesterday had the
pleasure Of inspecting two fine samples Of fruit
grown on new plan by Mr.. A. C. Chamberlain,
a successful gardener Of Newport, R. l., in the
garden Of ex. Governor Lawrence. The fruit is
planted in small wire basket, in which there
Is pan for the roots, which are we'll surrounded
with earth and moss, which is kept moist. One
Of the specimens is q young peach tree about
two years old, which has now on it eight fine
large peaches Of superior flavor, and the other
is grape vine, which has gracefully twined its
tendrils on the rim Of the basket, and the vine
contains six large buuches Of the black Ham.
/ hnr0 oho,x a IL
The basket containing the fruit weighs from
three pounds and upward, and can be convent
emily suspended in the drawing room or placed
in the vase on the centre table. Mr.. Chamber
lain is at the Office of Mann l. Co., on the cor
ner of Seventh and F streets, and will be happy
to show the curious his mode Of growing fruit,
&c. He is at present here for the purpose Of
patenting his improvement. ....'.
EXCITEMENT ON SEVENTH STREET.-Consider.
able excitement was caused in the neighbor.
hood Of Seventh and D street yesterday after.
noon by the appearance Of large, athletic sol.
of his company, who, after a long run, succeed.
ed in capturing and taking him to their quar-
ters He had evidently been imbbing freely
Of the "ardent," and was rather too much in.
clined to fight to go at large.
MIssISG.-Mr. Seibert, Union man who
was lately run out of his home in Fairfax
county, Va, by the secessionists, on account Of
his principles, went from his dwelling, near the
corner Of Four nd.a.half and M streets south
on Monday evening, and has not since been
heard Of His family are in great distress on
account Of his absence, and fears are enter
tanned that he has fallen into foul hands. ANY
information in respect to him will be thankfully
received, il left at R. B. Clarks, near his resi-
dence.
Row.--A row occurred yesterday afternoon
, near the corner Of Pennsy ylvania avenue ant
Eleventh street, in which colored man wa
; shot in the knee. 1t appears that parcel o
drunken soldiers went to house near by
and behaved in a disorderly manner, breaking
to arrest one of their number, and was badl,
:, beaten by the soldiers, one Of whom drew
. pistol and fred into the crowd, the ball enter
ing the leg Of colored man standing near
: One Of them was arrested and taken TO tn
!. guardhouse, where he was made to pay q 6o
for being drunk and dsorderly.
|. ARRESTED AND RELEAsED.-Sergean Ale,
ander and squad Of the ninth New York ref
r ment arrested man named John Veaux,
1. Cincinnati, yesterday afternoon, on the charg
Of uttering reasonable sentiments. 1t appear
>. that Veaux made o statement disparaging tn
t, troops in the hearing Of the sergeant, who in
mediately arrested him and took him to th
.s guard.house. The fact of his arrest was imm,
!. diately made known to General Mansfield, wh
Immediately ordered his release.
:. PRISONERS FROM ALEXANDRIA y Yesterda
morning, Lieutenant c. H. Shepperd, provol
! marshal of Alexandria, sent to this city for
n. prisoners, who were committed to jail to ava
the orders Of General Mansfield by Justit
B. Dom. Two Of them, Captain G. W. Flemin
r and 8. s. Green, were arrested on the 9Th
> June, and W. T. Walker and George McMil
n. were arrested on the 18th inst. and, in add
r. ton to being held IS prisoners Of war, are ais
charged with firing into the cars. Anoth'
!: person was also sent up as witness again
the parties.
So A THREE YEARS COMPANY.-The young me
II, on Capitol Hill have in progress Of organic
- ton, company which they propose to offer
p the Government for three years, or during Il
%, war. 1t already numbers over fifty men, al
u u there seems to be every prospect Of success.
n, ANOTHER SPY ARREsTED-About noon ye
in terday, q squad of the Washington Rifles, und
I'd Lieutenant Reese, arrested Ellis Hughes,
es 0eorgetoWn, IN the nrst WaIu, on the susp,ci'
of his being spy. He was then taken beio
Justice Dom, who committed him to jail for
"A. further examination. he had on his person
al large number Of papers containing maps al
On plans showing the position and number
p troops, the names OF many prominent ci
ng zens, writings in cypher, &c. He is an En-
d, lishman by birth, and is about sixty years
ne age.
ro
ur DIscHARGED.-W. D. Hatton, of Prin
ch Georges county, Maryland, who has been
of Jail here for several days past, has been d
Is missed by General Mansfeld's order, he havi