Daily national Republican., 1863-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.

:. LOCAL NEWS.
ConHisnxfsrosH1Cs CsxfaAL GuAaDsousR
Jossph niail was ssat 10 tAs Central guaFdheuee
yestssday ~ Capt. Ts11. He was nytafs1 % =
wsrdS rsrsy, saa 10 bslisvsd v bsa sessassss -
ssrssr. Ne Gssss that - sans - WAshiageee
two wssks 80 70 ~ brstAer N ~ sfmy' Ne
has bssn 70 culpspss vathost paes- ~ cAar
say how hssst out q Washingtsa- Hs complains
that ~ wss rsbSea = SAs eusfdAsuss q Edwards'
yery Of siss ~ ~ guard. sossist,ng Of Hugh
Hswkias, soapany o, Dsaais Murphy, company
,, Of esssts ~ Lnnas 11ethst and Paul Mongals,
Of ssnpasy y, q ne ssms rsginsat. Thsy were
all eonuafs1s1 10 aaswsr. .
Riali had ths Aarsstioas Of the way iron War
rentoa v 1laspss's Fsny IN his posssssAon. He
tells vssy straags and oontrAdietory stories He
Wa. csssse was Arrssted last evening, sharssd
with a,diHg n the thsft Of a. ofaesr's horss fron
Canp Steasaan. Committed. NJ 4
Wn. Janss Grant, charged with having deserted
from the Saw, was arrsstsd yesterday aftssnoos
by one Of Col. Daker's dstsetivss. .m t..1 n
las James was committed yesterday BY Coioael
Baks. on the charge Of dsloyalty. He 70 b held
for osdsrs ftoa The oolonsl. lHr a1lH' ,Hrs...a
TIE MEETING AT re UNION LnAauB Roons
LAST NlaHT.-A sonsidsfsbis auabss of Union
men net at the uaisa League Rooms last night to
consider the propristy Of getting up grand ssrs.
nads 70 the Pfesidsnt In hoaos Of the recent gior
Gus triumph in Rsnnsyivaais and Ohio. Ths
President Of the League dslivsrsd . speech In
which hs said that ~ rsgardsd this election ~
ssttliag The appsoasAisg Prssideatlal election. II
Ohio ed Psansylvania had gone against the Ad-
miaistratiou, the CoppsrhsAd, Mcclellan, or some
fhSRl la has h~aa Al Dpas NJ
In issA Ths spssksr eoasiudsd BY suggesting that
II would perhaps b well 70 adjourn the meeting
until tomorrow night, when perhaps something
might be heard Ron Iowa, and whea We should
perhaps know the result Of the fight said TO he Co.
ing on In front. After remarks from several gen.
tiemsn, the meeting adjourned until ~ O'Clock
this sv enins. rf.
SHOULD Bs MoRs CARIFUL--The other day
We noticed . narrow escape Of . city passenger
ear from being smashed into non-sntity by loco
motive whilst turninS the curve on Psnnsylvania
avenue, near the western Capitol gate. That day
the passenger car was struck by the cow.cateher
q! the engine and thrown from the track. The
engineer happsasd to rsvsrss the motion in time
enough 10 spare the car and save the lives Of the
passengers. This morning another narrow escape
was made. The car barely crossed the track when
the engine reached the Intersection OF the two
tracks. ..r....
The lady passengers who saw the engine coming
with the long train OF cars, all heaved deep sghs,
a. II II were the last day Of their lives. Several
lsn started for the platform. II drivers were
more careful, these alarms and fears OF passengers
would never be exhibited some OF the conductors
to cross the track for the purpose OF saving time,
since IL takes long train some time to pass, and
even minute 10 precious TO a conductor.
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sALn OF REAL EsrArB.-McGulre q Co.,
Auetionees, sold three parts OF lots In square No.
on N street, between Ninth and Tenth stseets, the
first part 10 G. W. DrAns, st u cents per square
foot, and the other two parts TO T. J. Atkinson as
~ and B cents per foot-the whole comprising the
entire square. Also, lot is in square AS, on sew.
enth street, between N and N streets, to .. Wag.
erman, at . cents per foot lot 7, In square sas on
New Jersey avenue, between D snd Z streets, TO
Patrick Drsnsa, At % cents; lots O. u and - same
square, to WIN. y. Todd, at s4k and % cents pei
foot.
ALI RIonr AeAM.-As will be seen by refer.
enoe to our advertising columns the entsrprisinl
firm OF J. W. Thompson b Co., have commenced
their business In ali ifs branches again. having snos
the late nrs at thsir sstablishnsat erected build
ing which 10 well worthy the men. This firm, IL
Its own peculiar line, (that Of plumbing, gas ant
steam atting,) does, we suppose the largest busi
ness Of any house south OF Philadslphia. They
are practical men and employ none but the vsrI
hest workmen, therefore We advise those Of ou
readers who interested to read their advertise
ment In our paper to-day.
d UroPIAN ENJoYnHNT.-Patrick Mahoney wal
arrested yesterday afternoon bv Ofnosr Morriee
for stealing some eigars out OF one Of Harvey I
Co.'S express cars. The cigars were OF the mos
valuable kind and belonged to c. Barnard, o
Georgetown. Pats Imagination was "goodson
>.iltioned" Glowing pictures were painted for th'
future. Pat thought about oriental luxury, ant
fancIed that he was whining his Espanola fumes
whilst lazly iolling on lovely lounge ike iord
Pats budding hepes were blishted and the jail !
his Utopia, the free use and enjoyment Of whicl
was generously granted BY Justice Thompson.
ARREST OF MAJ. A. W. FLsrcuER.-On Tues
day last Major A. W. Fletcher, OF this city, wa
arrested and committed to the Old Capitol prison
by order OF the Secretary Of War. Maj. Fietche
was q paymaster In the army until recently, whei
he WAS dismissed the service for an alleged I'm
proper disposition Of Govsrnmsnt funds. AlthouE
the cause Of his committai to priso: has not bee
made public, II 10 supposed that II has somsthin
to do with his conduct while paymAster Majo
Fletcher, we learn, 10 relative Of Daniel Webster
sl.EEPINa IN TIE sTREEr.-Charles Devil
and James Wheatley, two Irish laborers, were q
rested by Oficsrs Healy and Hsssler for sleepin
10 wagon on English Hill. They are both "
wards OF MY years OF sge, and strange to say
\. though they are able TO do work, they can I'm
none to do, whsn the Government u daily advel
tising for iaborers. Justice Thompson sent theI
10 the Workhouse for sixty days.
SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT LICENsE.-Mar
Anne Maioney was arrested yesterday BY Othcs
Barker, OF the seventh ward, and fined 80 by Ju
tice Boswell, for selling liquor without lieens
Fannie Cook, woman OF uuenvisble reputation
was seen coming out Of the house Of Mrs. Malone
by the officer, a d was heard to dispute the pa!
ment OF certain money for whisky. The OHIO,
.,.-.ro.. Snl Me-. ATalnuav