Daily national Republican., 1863-12-14


which will he recovered. They are being cen.
stantiy brought In by parties sent in search and
BY farmers who have taken up the estrny'
WrE.BEArrR.-william Hughes, q colored
h.ckdriysr, was arrested last night By ofosr ver-
non, Of che Tenth precinct, up'n the charge Of
Nesting his wife at his home on L street, between
FToup-snd-a-Half and sixth streets. She screamed
At terrible rate and raised considerable tumuN
IN the visisfsy. The oorsush shaps' o. - -
Church is opposite the house, and the services
were interrupted at the time. Hughes was fined
go by Justice Boswell.
LArs STEALING CAsks.-John Dacy, lad 10
years of age arrested on Thursday last, hy oficer
W. H. Fuss, fer stealing pair OF bootG, belonging
to Messrs. Hciis h Co., on Seventh street, was on
taat day committed for court by Justice Thomp
son. ..,
suspicion Of stealing silver wateh last saturday
frono pserry Daley, was dismissed by the same
magtafskte, for want OF evidence. 90
\ PaisossRs SHOT IN ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE.
-BetSeen and Q o'clock Saturday night some
deserters confined In the suardhouse OF Provost
Marshal scheetzs headquarters were shot, while
in the Attsmpt OF escaping, BY the sentry on duty
One Of the men named Geo. Englehsrt was vcty
| Dauly.wOunueu. Inc btutft ohi1 uia "s SeJb -
he had received striot orders to shoot any one
whom he found endeavoring to escape. 7 .'Ia.
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A Coop CHASaI.-Orders have been ISSUE
to the mounted patrol that hereafter to allow nc
more blocksding Of our streets by Gpvernmsn'
teams. The o'ders are that trains shall keep OF
the right side of the street, and that after even
six tssns shall pass then shall be space.lsn th'
width Of the street. The wagon.master Will b
held responsible for the observ Of these rule
by their men. 4
7 ARRIVALS At THE SOLDIERS RETREAT.-Ar
rived at me Soldiers Retreat during the last thre
days: 90 couvAlescents, from Philadelphls; % con
scripts, from Pennsyivania; q oonvsiescents from
Point Lookout; IO6 convalescents and strsgsler
from Baltimore, and 100 QnartermAster lAborers
from Phliadelphia. .. .r. Wsr
REBEL SpY.-A man, named +. L. Grammat
was last night arrested by one OF Capt. DolAn'
officers, acting under orders from Capt. Todd, tn
Provost Marshal, who hsd received q tslegrap
dispatch from silss Reynslds, Acting Master, U.
Navy, In PhilAdelphis, asking his arrest A. rebs
spy. He was sent to the Old Capitol. T
A VALUABLE IMPRovENBSr.-The Smithsc
nian Institution has recently received four hui
dred choice works from Holland. All Of them ar
very valuable, and some exceeding rare. Most {
them are written In the Dutch tongue. This co
lection forms an extensive addition to the lbrarl
....
! STEALING GOVERNMENT BEsF.--John Ford,
; tesmster, WAS to-day committed to the Guardhoul
by Capt. Todd, on the charge Of stealing squanti,
of beef at different times, which beef he had
charge, conveying It to lincoln hospital He wi
be held for punishnent. w.t..
APPOINTMENTS IN TIE GRoRGRrOwS CUsTo
HovsE.-wm. H. Craig, deputy collector, was a
pointed, vice r. J. Brown, removed; Thomas
Lszenby, weisher and messurer, vice Jonathan
Ca.hreli, removed. ..." r.r ..
MoRs LIouoR SELLERS FISED.-John Kan
H. s. Main, proprietor Of the Scott Hotel, on Fou
teenth street,) and Andrew J. Holtsman, were tn
morning aned the sum Of saoeach for selling iiqu
to soldiers. 700.