Daily national Republican., 1863-10-27
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEW ..
TENTH MONTHLY REPoRr or rHs CHEZ or
rHE FIRE DEPARTMEHr.-- John J. Peabody, cnsei
Engineer OF the Fire Department, submitted MS
tenth monthly report TO the CITY Council last even.
ing. We publish below synopsis Of tne contents
Of the report. II 10 pregnant With startling iae's
which should arouse our nsn Of properly 70 tne
Importance ofeafnestiy cousdsfing the suggestion
,vh,ch M. peabody 10 constrained TO make from
the depIorsble deaeisncy Of our local nfe depart
meut, ia this oonnexion, our readers will remef'.
ber that petition was presented 10 the City Coun.
eli. month or two since, signed BY citizens repre-
tAetinr irsm q 900 TO tsooo, 900 worth Of real
e,,ste, reeonusnding the abolition Of the pres
eut hre department and the substitution Of steam
crs In It's stead, but bill for the purpose has
been saudwiched between the two Boards. Alecal
steam IRE department, to act In conjunction with
the steam fire brigade Of tho Government, 10
public necessity, and, sooner or later, must and
will be adopted.
John J. Peabody, the chief engineer Of the fire
department, In his tenth monthly report, says that
all the apparatus 10 In working order except TIE
Metropolitan fruck, which needs 9 general over
hauling, and In this connection he again suggests
that n the corporation would appoint some person
XII o S.ss Il 10 r.
in bad order, In some cases there being foot Or
70 bs frozen up during The winter: ihe chief also
stAtes that at the hrs on the 9Th instant, on New
Jersey avenue, there was from ee,ooo 70 elo,ooo
worth OF property destroyed and stolen, which
would not have been the case u the engineers had
had the full control Il the lire department and
He adds that at the tire on the 10Th instant. In
the Monument square, the ineficicney Of our hte
department was completely shown, the whole ~.
wrong. The whole department was out, and did
service WAS performed wac BY the p Eianslin engine
% ssy that there was a. this srs much d,sordsr and
the ofeers appeared to have no control over their
men. His own authority was dehed, the members
p promises H p 70 report names. Il the nrs on the
morning OF the dist Instant he reports similar dis.
order most 81 the men s.ylns ne e Sv
neighbor. He mentions vaiious detail duties
which the men will not execute at fires, leaving
10 ali iHis be invites the most serious attention
Of the Counsils, declaring that there y money
enough spent on the present ineiiclent department
time asking what right has the corporation to ex:
pect these to work for nothing, getting out 81
their beds ct all hours Of the night or leaving their
just as much or more interested DO nothing The
chief says that by an appropriation Of one tnoas.
and dollar. per annu% hs Think ne s,n od
a ne when It occurs. He rensvs his suggestion
for the purchase of at least one steam engine and
three thousand feet OF hose.
RBv. DIX. TUsTIN's ADpREss TO THE PRBsI-
pESI.-The following 10 . COPY Of the remarks
made ny Rev. Dr. Tustin, Moderator Of the Synod
OF Baltimore, on the occasion Of Introducing that
body to the President Of the Uaited states on Sat
urdAy last;
Mr.. President, said Dr. T., IT Is my duty, as 1t il
ssa .na sse
Of the synod OF Baltimore We are company Of
loyal men-loyAi to God, and Of necessity loyal TO
you, psrsosally and officially. We s,mpathi1e
with you In your Lawful! etiort. to preserve eth the
speedy @ and tSiumphsns delivsrance. Our prayer,
SIR 10 already up before the throne Of our Common
s ss" he and
Sspps destiny 70 i hear from the lips o. HIN who
Sess S:s ssos 20 y: 20
G.sh and warn fro. svsry heart which now beats
In your presence.
To which the President, with much eandor, re-
piled substantially as already reported.
At the close OF the Presidents remarks, DR.. r.
said It only remains, Mr. President, that the mem.
bers OF the Synod now take you by the hand and
bid you an affectionAte farewell.
The synod then retired, much gratlhed with their
interview with the President.
An INCREASING EvIL.-From the increased
number Of horses that being stolen In this city
and vicinity, 1t would seen that there 10 regular
iy organized association OF horse thieves In the
district. The number OF cases Of horse theft re-
ported at police headquarters, will probably aver
age ten per day. The manner OF the committal Of
these srcenies 10 bold and reckless that 1t would
appear that detection would DO one Of the simplest
matters imaginable. such II not the fact, how.
ever. Although most Of the robberies are commit.
ted In broad open Daylight on the thronged ave
nues and Streets and In presence Of the multitude
yet detection 10 the exception and not the rule. II
horse 10 left on the street without . faithful
person to hold him, one hundred chances to one
that he will be mounted by some daring horse
thief and rode away. From all we have been able
to learn the subject, we arc constrained to be-
lieve that parties engaged In the heavy work iu
this extensive business are protected from sus'
picion by United States uniform. Those who
are doubtless the more criminal, and whO ara
resping the richest harvest by the nefarious busi
ness, are citizens or professional horse thieves
Something should be done to bring them to con
disn puaishment. The public welfare requirss
this and justice 10 certain, ultimately, to reach
them In the meantime, let every citizen, oficei
or soldier who may ride into the city keep sharp
lookout, he will be under the necessity Of walk
ing back.
GRAND RRvIEw OF ARTILLERY BY MAJ. GIN.
AuouR.-Maj. Gen. Ausur, twho Il In command oi
the Department OF Washington,) attended by his
staff, yesterday afternoon reviewed the field bat.
teries now at Camp Barry. The batteries, to the
number Of eighteen, representing the States ol
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jer'
sey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and
Western Virginia, passed In review. Some oi
these batteries have already seen great deal oi
service, and have only lately finished filling up the
losses Of both and horses sustained In the bat
ties Of Chanceliorsvilie and Gettysburg. The Gen
eral seemed much pleased with tho appearance oil
the men a. they passed before him.
After the review was over several Of the bat.
tsrles left tho Held, and the remainder were pu,
through their drill. Brigadisr Gen. Barry was in
command, and put the men through the movements
Of the light.artillery drill-loading, firing, 10.
A number Of persons attended, on foot, horse.
back and IL carriages. large number Of officers
were present. including several OF the staf OF Gen
MartindAle, Military Governor OF the District
The weather was delightful, and every one secn ed