Daily national Republican., 1863-11-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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! Tns MEbHAsIcs srRIKs- TAey Agdi. March
M Bedy 70 me fsmpersnce HaiI.--The mechanics
'ef the Tresssfy tEstession went to WORK yester-
d~y A. one o'clock, to await the reply Of the Sec
rsSAty Of the Treasury, but not receiving II up to
ID O'Clock to-day, they made a strike for the sec
.osAtins, AaA marched In . body to the Temper
ance Hail. on street, between Ninth and Tenth. |
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. Ross.
: The following resolution was offered: .. |
Re,olred, That all men should stand by the reso.
fdton parsed on Mondsy coneerning the discharge |
Of any men taking Aconspicuous pnrt In this strike.
Mr.. D. C. Nevis moved thst card be published
as follows i--------a--
To the Workinsmen "a the Washington Arsenal,
Navy Yark, Printing ONCE, and all Public Build
. We ask your cooperation with us in asking for
Treasury extension for, the past few days. We
O'Clock on the mornins Of November s. and to
march 10 President Lincoln and ask for Our lights.
Mr.. - thought that Secretary Chase was a
man In whom they could rely, in whom they
should rely. The working man ought not to be
too hssty. We might wait few days.
MrrPrsy said that the Secretary could decide In
one hour to what the working man was entitled.
II does not take weeks. He, therefore, moved that
the meeting instruct the committee appointed from
the different departments TO wait upon the Presi-
dent tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, and that
alimaroh up TO the President's to back up the
committee. {" Hear p " HearP'1 %.
member Of the committee moved that the See
Rotary of the Treasury be first waited upon.
Mr.. Pray stated that = man who could not tell In
a .ahuto that two and two made four, could not do
II IN q month. "-. ''r '''
, Dir. Ross wished the gentlemen that composed
the meeting TO speak Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury with the greatest lenienoy.
Ason the Emerald Isle moved that the meet
Ing take vote upon the character Of the Secretary,
1 tLaushter,l b.. ....., .y.. RI.
was preparing report for Congress, was up I'LL =
late hour every night, and could not SO readily
make reply. .. .a1.s..
A voice-He gets good pay. .,
Mr.. Nevis moved that II the Secretary do not
comply with the wishes Of the meeting before .
specified time, the laborers call another meeting
Dir. Powers moved that the committee report to
the Secretary the time ofworkins men for the last
thirty years. Adopted.
II WAS moved that the reply Of the Secretary be
waited for until tomorrow Al u O'Clock. Adopted
II was moved to meet at Temperance Hall to-
morrow at O'Clock. q. -...r .l-'
LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT Remarkable Forti-
iHude Displayed This morning, about O'Clock, an
old man was, according to his own statement, run
over by the street ears near Georgetown. He 10 u
SeImhn anu IL named Oschr non man. HIS leit lee
WAS mangled In a fearful manner. The man was,
1t seems, driving his own horse and cart. The cir
cumstances concerning the accident could not be
CLEANED even from the mans own lips, for the
language which he employed was not intelli-
gibe to an Englishmsn nor to . German.
AZ soon a. the accident occurred, he WAS placed
In his cart and driven to Centre Market, near
which some Of his friends are said to reside. II he
were driving his own cart, what wss he doing on
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he says, what conductor the Passenger-cAr rail.
road is so heartless as to pick up an old man run
over by the car over which he had dsuperintendenee,
place him in a cart without any one to alleviate
his suiierings, and then dive on the car a. II
nothing had happened. ... W 20 ......r...
The cart was driven to the Centre Market by
colored man, and Sergeant Milstead, of the Eighth
precinct, who was returning from the ef1ce OF the
Metropolitan Police, seeing the suffering man In.
side Of the cart, went to him to see what the mat
ter was. lie found the left leg crushed and broken.
The man exhibited remarkable fortitude and ex-
planed as well he could the nature of the scci.
dent. He wished a surgeon to dress the wounds or
to Amputats the limb The sergeant had the man
diven to the house Of the Sanitary Lodge 90 North
Capitol street, near street. No surgeons, how
ever being there fhe man was placed In the charge
OF Roundsmsn Pierce, Of the Eighth precinct, who
| conveyed him to Douglas hospital. The horse and
cart are at the Fifth ward station-house A man
named Bmmsrt, residing somewhere In the county,
ssid to be the employer OF the unfortunate man.
CRIMINAL CoURT--Judge 0lin presdi,g.-
John shehsn, alias shehah, indicted on charge of
assault and battery with intent to kill, was &C.
Quitted.u boz,
WIN. Adams, indicted on the same charge, wa,
found guilty.. 20 ~ 0' %
The trial Of Maude Roberts aud II. @. purtinette,
w ha.. ..Ar
inenecd to-day and Will be continued to morrow
fwo,or three witnesses Were examined this after-
| poon. len i..ir I..,.. III .r-.. ,.t
spsntor c. Mitchell (oArpet dssier) testined--I
sold carpet to Maud Roberts; she did not pay
| for II. '
Mr.. Colelassr, tthe bsilin.) Wont to house No.
27o north street; got carpet and returned 1t to
Mr. Mitchclls storsI M. Mitchell tcarpet deaier)
came TO me shdsAid u fdefefrcd action for month
he woqp pay ,ioE ths Carpet; he gave notes
(which Bssf feboducsdin eour..) .,ir r... ~
eEi 10 tqiaos7 i--++>S-~---' .l. ..t.. ... d.
'iPasf f,Riprss. "A youngman of Georgetown,
nssm9tf q II, Plllcn, was yesterday aftcrnoon ar
reAtsa BY othesr keatipg, Of the eth preciuct for
sxosedias itst riding. Hs had a very nest gray
horse, and Sns comiog from the National Race
Confie cAt5isgSs Of all descriptions had to clear
the tract "on account Of his dashing esluestrian.
| ship.. He c@as aaed sssobJ Justice Gull.
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STRIKES At THE GovEKsNrNT PRisrIso Or
FIcE.-Ws learn that the printes In the Govern
ment printing oines ARE At present working under
protest until the next meeting Of the society
They den,rna fhst eight hours shan be epnsidered
days work. The bookbinders ,sre Aatd also to
make the same demand, and to demand SIS per
week instead Of sis, the salary now received.
lsADFiSa CosDiTIoN, ,--M Michael McGuigan,
formerly soldier, was found by ofhcer Keatins
on the Navy Yard In a dying condition. The po.
liecman conveyed him to the Workhouse. He 10
young but physically disabled, and came to the
| ei)y % feceive his pay.r,ss. ..,.
ORDERED ELECTIoN.-The Fifteenth and Fir
hssh New York Engineer Corps, sncamped for a
lOns time or the Eaasrn Brsnch, have been or
assss'ss~ne'e'" .'.r. ~ ar0a,. - ...u