The national Republican., 1861-03-28
LOG A L N EW S.

. ST. JosEPHs MALE ORPHAN AsYLuM-Work
has already been resumed on this institution,
situated on street, near ST. Aloysius Church.
The design Of the building contemplates q
structure fronting ITO feet ON street. and 40
feet deep but only one section will be erected
at present, which will be 40 feet square and
four stories in height. TIE building will be
finished ready for occupancy, 1t is supposed, by
September next.
GONE SouTH.-One of our city fathers"
who lately resigned his clerkship in one Of the
Departments here, has lately received a simi.
has started to take possession Of his place. His
wife, it is said will not go with him, preferring
rather to dwell with her kindred under the
"Sars and Stripes" than to take her chances
with the misguided husband Of her youth.
The PAVING Contracts FOR l86l.-The
bids for the work Of paving the streets Of the
city under the orders of the Mayor and City
Councils to be done during the current year,
have all been received, an dare now in course
of examination preparatory to the awards be.
ing made.
PoToNAC LIGHT INFANTRY.--We understand
that this fine Georgetown company, Captain
McKenna, intend having parade tonight,
/. and at nine o'clock will drill in front Of the
Presidents House.
A DENIAL-We are requested by Mr.. B.
c. Crook to deny the statement published, that
he intended to resign the position ofmail agent
on the Orange and Alexandria railroad.-Aler.
andria Gazette.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE DISTRICT
OF CoLuMBIA-The President has made the
following nominations for Justices of the Peace
for this District viz: William A. King, Graf
ton Powell, Daniel Rowland, Nicholas Calan,
J. N. Pearson, Terrence Drury, Alfred Ray,
Thaddeus Sturgis John II. Hollingshead, Sam.
uel Drury, Henry Haw, Edgar H. Bates, and
Thomas Carberry.
DEsERrERs-Three of the soldiers from Fort
Washington deserted on Tuesday, and came up
to Alexandria. They were arrested and taken
back to the Fort.
The FEAST OF THE PAssovER.-The observ-
ance by our Hebrew citizens of the feast of the
Passover commenced on Sunday evening, and
is now being strictly observed. Since the ad-
vent of the Messiah it has always been regarded
during Easter week, and the design of it was
to commemorate the delivery of the Israelites
from Egypt to seal the new covenant with the
believers among them; to prehgure our re-
demption by Christ, and replenish our spiritual
fellowship with Him and His people. 1t was
first observed on that night on which the He.
brews went forth out of Egypt on the 10th day
Of the month of Abb. Each man for his fam
lily, or, in case his family was small, for his and
his neighbours family, took male lamb or kid
of one year old, and quite unblemshed. 1t
was kept in the house alive until the l4lh day
of the month, on the evening of which, after
careful search for and destruction of all
leavened bread in their houses, it was slain,
and with the blood thereof received into ba
SINS Then, with bunch Of hyssop, they
sprinkled the upper Intel and the st Of their
doors, that the destroying angel might not en-
ter into their houses. The flesh Of the lamb
was then roasted whole on a spit and eaten by
the crcumcised Hebrews, and such crcum
cised servants as they had brought with them
been circumcised, along with the unleavenet
bread and bitter herbs, amidst pious confer
ence with their children. No bone Of the ami
NAL was to be broken in the killing, roasting
or eating of it. What remained Of the fesl
over the night was burned in fire. At frs
they ate it with their loins girded, their shoe
on feet, and their stats in hand, to signify thei
willingness and readiness to depart from Egypt
In after years they drank cup of wine any
sang a sacred hymn--probaby one of tn
Psalms. 1t is worthy Of remark here, tina
v
Egypt were slain. Pharoah was forced to o.
low their departure, and judgments were exc
cuted on the gods of Egypt Before the Pass
over, they used to busy themselves in finishin
their ceremonial publication, if it were poss
BILE. The feast was so strictly observed, tina
he who wilfully neglected it was condemned t
die. Nearly all theologians agree that tn
Passover is typical of the atonement made b
the Redeemer.
Windsor & Bro, Seventh street, near
have just received a large and wellassorte
stock of hats and caps, which they are runnin
off at marvellously low rates. Give them cal
THE FISH TRADE.-Qute large quantitit
Of shad have been received at the wharf durin
the past two or three days, but not much mol
the demand usually being very great at Il
opening of the season. The draught OF he
ring is very small. Operations have not fairl
commenced as yet.
POLICE MATTERs.-Betore Justice Clark
Officer Ginnity, yesterday afternoon, arreste
young man named William Stevens, mel
the corner of Tenth street and the avenue, Il
being disorderly. He appeared to be und
the influence of liquor, and for q considerab
time created much excitement among Il
wagoners who frequent that thoroughiare, ar
it is alleged that he threw brick at one
them, a colored man, cutting his head badl
When arrested, one of pair of CATERS WI
taken from his bosom, the other he he
dropped on the street, which was picked up
boy. The CATERS are fine custom mat
work, and were marked on the soles in pene
with the name of John Edwards. He was n
able to account for his possession of the shoe
and was committed to Jail for a further e
fha n becAn
very unruly, and gave the officer considerah