Daily national Republican., 1863-12-12
LOCAL NEWS.

ANIMAL ANAl w Ne Haa
DEATHS OF soLDIsRs.-The following deaths
OF soldiers have been reported at the once Of the
Chief Assistant Quartermaster;
Jonathan sprout, Goth n r., Alfred shufer,
teamster, George Faout, teamster, Josephus suf-
fer, blaeksmithj James w. lmbody, Ath Ohio, Ma.
than Rogers, (rebei,) 44th N. c., Nathaniel Coeh-
ran, 10th N. Y; william Hysons, 18Th Pennsyi-
wants, Archer Mclaughlin, 10th Vermont
Levi Frizzell, eth Md, wm. Haldridgs, I'd U. 9.
cav; Hiram X. Wilson, tsth Pa, Thos .. Hanger.
ford, 9TH Md, James Biauvsit, ist l. c., Jos. Hsr-
baugh, 9Th Nd John Whitman. iisth Pa; Joseph
urgerer, 10th MASS, J. q. Ellen, (rebsl) soth N. C.;
Joho Butler, 9Th Pa cav; Elijah Pfouty, seth Mass
Thomas Cottingham, sth Ill. cav, Henry Myers
4th Md. cav; John G. Colty, 9Th III. cav. Thomas
flsherty, I'd Mass.i o. D. Loueks, sergeant, itsth
Pa.
DECREE OF CosDExSATIos.-JudgeW Wylie .
few days since issued a decree Of eoadsnnatiou,
under the provisions Of the Conascation law,
against the interest OF J. N. GrAmewell and James
Dunlop, OF South Carolina, In . number Of patents,
embracing the patents granted to g. =. b. Morse,
for electromagnetic telesraphs; to Moses @. Far
iner, for electromagnetic alarm bells, 4th May,
1861 for porous cells to gaivanio batteries to Far
mer and Charming, is.h May, 1857. for are-aisrm
hre-alsrm apparatus, and other patents OF similar
character. Messrs. Grameweli and Dunlop are
understood to be rebels.
TRANSFER OF SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
Rev. Isaac W. Monfert, agent for the state Of In.
diana, having applied for the transfer OF the sick
and wounded soldiers OF that state, an order has
been issued for the removal to IndiAnapolis OF all
such a.e able TO travel, and who will not be ft
for duty soon, from the hospitals ia and around
this city, Alexsndris, Bal imore, Annapolis and
Annapolis Junction. The transfer will be made
near the close of the present month.
A NRw wHARY is now being erected ct the
foot OF seventh street. From this wharf line Of
steamers will be run to Alexandra about the first
= Of the coming year. The work on the wharf 10
being rapidly pushed forward land will be com.
pleted In a short space oftime. It 10 hinted that
connection will be made with the railroad compa-
ny, by which transfer tickets will Be used At re-
duced rate to carry the passengers to any portion
Of the city. The owners Of the wharf are gentle.
men connected with the City Railroad Company.
ALEXANDRIA RACE CorRsE.-The Alexandria
State Journal says: company Of gentlemen In this
city have made q race course about one mile from
the city, on the WAshinston and Alexandra road.
The ground has been graded and the course en-.
closed under the superintendence Of George W.
Harrison, Esq, Of this city. The course is pro-
nounced by judges equal to that Of the National
Course at Washington. The expenses for ntting
up the course have been quite heavy.
CRSrRE MARKsr.-Thls market was this
morning well attended by purchasers and sellers
There was q good show Of almost everything that
10 generally found In this vicinity. Numbers Of
little "knick knscks," seen only about Christina
time were extensively displayed. The prices o.
commodities generally the same as stated In ths
price list In the REPUBLICAN last Saturday.
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NEARLY FINIsHED.-The repairs upon the U
s. side.wheel steamer Mount Washington ar,
nearly completed, and II 10 expected that she vii
bo ready to sail BY next Tuesday. She formerl.
belonged to the Potomac notilla, but lately sh,
has been used As flag ship for Rear Admiral Lee
In the North Atlantic blockAding squadron.
FEAST OF TIE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
This ceremony will be celebrated at st. Aloysiu
Church tomorrow with more than ordinary splen
dor. The choir under the iesdership Of the talent
ed and accomplished vocalist, Madame Cecil
Young Kretschmar, will perform on the oeeasio
Haydn's Grand Mass, No. .. Lovers ofsaored hal