Daily national Republican., 1863-10-19
LOCAL NEWS.

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There being no ars-pluss in any place coatisuous
TO The nrs the city companies were unable 10 20
into service except In connection with the three
steamers. The latter were pulled dowA the d.
eivity 10 the edge Of the canal and the water was
fore through the hose up the hill. Several Of
the city eompaniss were supplied BY the stsaasrs,
and thus did effective service.
Ths steamers worked chafmlagiy aad won needs
Of praise iron all sidss. Several sections Of hose
were bu'sted BY the uphill work. The wooden
shed was entirely destroyed but was OF no great
value. II will, however, ooeasion considerable In
convsnisnoe, % che season 10 near at hand when
forage psr ieulariy needs ths protsstion Of such
build,n arsiust bad weAther. There was under
the shed, and almost satiiely consumed, about
800 bsies Of hey, which he'd been somswhst dan.
aged and was purchased at low figure, say sis
per ton. sa
There was also . pumbsr Of boxes and barrels
Of damaged bread which had bsen ground up %
feed Tor cattle, and several bafrels OF bran. Our
worthy nrsneh and some Of the employees Of the
QuafteTmaster's Depsrtnent have besa industri-
ousiy engsgsd all the norniag 10 ressuisg these
barrels from the smssldsring hsaps Of burning
hay. Ths greater portion Of th,s feed has been
saved.
The most serious loss sustained BY the Govern
Hent by this inossdiasism ID In the way OF horses.
anumber Of valuable horses were burned. They
W0f0 tlG0 uuu0f tu0 bD9u o0O W8T8 nos oUl0 10 e.
cape. The stables fortunately escaped, owing to
the exertions Of the hrensn. How many horses
thsre were destroved 10 not known, nor can % yet
be asesrtained. ..
rumor was current this morning that couple
Of men were burned 10 death, but We hav NO rea-
son Tor giving II credenes. Col. Beckwith, COM
mlssary Of subsistesos, has had all the watohmsn
and attsohes Of the building mustered, and none
Of them are missins. Haoy one rs burned at all,
which 10 extremely Improbable, II must have bssn
some other than those whose business II was TO b
there. .. .-l..rsu H...r#.. I'D
In this oonnsotion II nay not be Improper to re-
mark that tho Government has been remarkably
lucky In escaping from destruction Of stores and
other property BY ars. This 10 in great part owing,
however, TO the excellent system Of police surveii
lance, which u employs - . preventive. @
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CoRRssroNDnNCs BsrwBEN CIrizESs OF
wAsHisoToH AND GovsaSoa YATEs, or ILLINOIS.
The loyal public viii b pleased to learn, from
the following correspondence, that the able Gov.
srnor Of Illinois will make public address to-nor-
row evening, st the rooms OF tho Union League, on
Ninth street; 4H ..H.....|
Hon. Richard Yses, Governor Of finineis:
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your nunerou. adnl!sn isr., srs ds.irous Of list:
Unioa in the msintsnaaes o. which YOU have Il. ESQ 20
greatly distinguished yourself ~ =
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sko. N 2. s.sIaaxhsrrrs,
Z ae JOIN /: .Ev2ss.
wrLLAspp HorrL, wAsn.HoIos, p. C.,l
To Messrs. Dole, CIspAsas, ESsasls, asd oilers
G.HILsnER; Your kind favor extsnding me an
nvitation 70 address the citizens Of this city on
Ohio, And lows, yindicattss the policy Of the Ad.
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nal rebukss 70 those senttraitors Of the NORTH,
whoss npsthiss are with the rebels Of the South,
II viii give ne great pleasure to comply with
;ns, the sOsh instant, . the time, and the Union
Plsase sesept, sen,lsnen, ny sloeers aeknowl.
edsnents for tbs approval and rseoEnition Of my
Uaios, which yos have been pleased 10 express In
Very truly, yoafs, RlCHAhD YATES
How A FEMALz Sold HorsL CLslx.-A
lady stopping at . popular hotel, eofnsr Of Sixth
strsst aad the avenue, presented hsrsslf st the
once day or two since, and asked 10 have her
bill msds out and she would stttis II. She was 70.
qusstsd BY the gentiemanly clerk 10 repair to her
room and II would bs sent to her. In the course
oftwsnty minutes bill Of eAso was rendered to
the lady, and after she had psrussd II she sent u
bsok, with ths remark that she would sss about II
st the once. This OF course led the clerk to be.
lisvs that she thought the bill entirely too much,
but before be had time TO eonsidsr, chs came down
stairs and whils at the lsdiss' entrance, gave the
boy saall roll, directing him TO hand It to the
proprietor, with her coppliments. and than left.
On examination OF the contents Of the roll
(whieh was tightly wrapped tossthsr) It was
found 70 contain % % In small postage currency,
and two d imitation bills, which, no doubt, she
had executed hsrssL bsisg written IN lead pencil,
on piece OF tissue paper, bearing the title Of
"Wisdom Bapk," with . few Masonio smblems,
including some figures, to resemble . note. In
closed IN ths roll was also the following note:
Nc. /. 4. KiiSourn would Say that As she
~ = par. lie Sii: ID the sIrisssy Of both, no.
may b In your city" -
Mrs. X. closes with the following, which, NO
ooupti - mystety' .-.-.5...
"Thsss VIII bs > demand for the two Wisdom
bills len with you ~ they are keys to more mys-
teries." .... r,...s..t @
This woman has undoubtedly prsstieed the same
on other houses, and the manner In whieh she 40
eonplished her designs screens her IRON immediate
detection, .rse..- ---.-.... ......
NAvY YARD LAB0RAToRy.-The laboratory
At the Navy Yard under the supsrintsadsaee oi
. John Cispham, whsre cartridges and fuses are
made, prsssnts . brisk and busy appearance
duripg the present time. More has bssn soeon-
plished iu the department during the past month
j than on any previous month since the commence
ment Of Ne operations. strange to say only one
explosion has taken place during the past twenty
years and that happened about sixteen months
sgo. .-- .a
CONVENIENT PRoPsRrY RscovERED.-Om.
GERS Keating and Harrison, OF the Ninth precinct,
found ten horses yesterday bslonging 70 the Gov.
. srnnsnt asd branded U. 8. During the past week
ei lss o6 worth Of Governnent property has been
deiversd to the proper authorities by the sergeant
the Ninth prseinot, Navy Yard. .
NATIONAL COURsE NoTICE.-Entries for the
trotting purse for Tuesday must be made at II. H
stanton's restaurant, &o6 Seventh street, on Mon
day evening, Oct, 18th, at O'Clock, when the sec
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