Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-31
LOCAL NEWS.

ERAL LIVES LosT.--One Of the saddest accidents II
has been our duty 70 record for many months, oc-
CURED at the United states arsenal foot Of Four
and-a-half street, about three O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. In what IL known by the workmen at
the arsenal aa Room No. q" number Of persons
were engaged In taking fuses from the shells and
preparing them for use, when an explosion acci-
dentaiy took place. Charles Wright, son Of Geo
Wright, boss In the finishing department Of the
arsenal, was at WORK on the one which frst ex-
ploded. He lost one OF the fingers Oh Of each hand
one OF his arms was terribly shattered and his
side was badly lacerSted. He lay In very oriti-
cal condition last night, but is improving this
morning. Mr.. Henry Bankman was instantly
killed. A piece OF shell passed through his head
besides which, there were wounds enough TO have
produced death. Mr.. BankmAn was an old gentle.
man, and leaves family.
Mr.. John Mooney was wounded with pieces Of
she'll and his body very much burned with power.
He fingered several hours, suffering the most OK
CIRCULATING pain, and died at an early hour last
night.
young man named Charley sheets was also
very much injured, and fears entertained for
his recovery.
The noise OF the explosion was by no means so
great As was that Of the explosion At the armory
some weeks since.
The building was terribly Jared by the explo-
sion and portion Of the roof Of the west end lifted
from the walls.
Immediately after the occurrence Of the ostastro-
phe the soldiers stationed at the Srscna, and the
employees in other parts Of the building, went to
work, and, by the prompt application OF large
quantities Of water, succeeded In putting out the
canvas, tow and other articles which were set on
DIRE BY the accident For sevsralminutes after the
occurrence an understandable confusion regned
among the workmen.
II Is uncertain how the accident occurred. The
better received opinion seems 10 be that young
Wright was using cold chlsel in removing plug
from a shell, by which means the combustibles
were ignited. II is matter Of surprise that the
entire building was not blown up, and every per-
son in II either killed or wounded.
POLICE MATrERG-Sixth pTeclnot-Wm. John
son, fast ridingj fined Slbs. Jos McCullow, drunk;
over TO military. Emma Queen and Lucy Queen,
disorderly; fined a.. T. Heilman and NJ Daley,
drunk; over to military.
Tenth precinct-Jas Kenny, assault and battery;
security for further hearing. Francis Casey, de
serterj delivered to navy yard. Jas Jones, disor-
derlyj fined 81. Thos. Campbell, Catherine Foley,
disordeIly; fined SI.s4. Thos. Weldon, drunk and
disorderlyI fined s2.s4.
Seventh precinct-Thos. Hallahan, threats Of VI
olence; bail to keep tine peace. Matilda Wade,
John Bean, drunk and profanity fined 80. Edgar
Baks, larceny; Jail for court P. Gwyn, drunk and
disorderlyj fined e. Catherine Benton, assault
and battery bail for hearing. L. Bryan, larceny
jail for court.
Ninth precinOt-Chau. W. Acton, drunk taken to
the navy yard.
FiftF pTecinct-Wm. Moore, threats; security to
keep the peace.
DEATHS OF soLpIERs.-Ths following have oe-
CURED since our last issuc:
A. Hill, company y, 9sth Mass.
d Jno. Baxter, company F, IlBth Pa.
9n,it 9lh n v cavalry
Jno. Mosner, company B, 10Th N. Y.
Jno. D. Pope, company A, I'd N. Y cavalry.
Andrew S. Afcsuant, company !, i43d Pa
Augustus slusher, company L, l39th Pa.
A. c. Richardson, company D, i26th Pa.
VIM. 7. Barrett, company X, seth Mass.
N. Gariety, company A, 9Th Mass.
I SeFg. p. II. McManus, company H. lOoth N. Y.
Jas Bradley, company @, iIsth Pa
L. G. Smith, company C, 18th Me.
jeremiah Tresler, company D, lad Pa.
Fred. Hopkins, company !, 9th N Y. cavalry
John H. Butts, company =, nth Pa
The JuDoEs OF THE SUPREME CoURT.-The Su-
preme Court Of the United States does not usually
sit on Saturday, but the judges meet on that day
At their nbrRry-room In Morrisons Building, near
Four-and-a-hAlf street, for the purpose Of consul
tation, and for looking into the authorities upon
contested legal points. The large library Of the
court, now in the old chamber, contains about 900
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tlipe aOOu' ~" C'IaS 80 vi 80 -
auon Il' S.t,on- ,I,,,ar "a Na,aoI a.. n ~
,neiI IouslnsS ST''oee piii'I anI Nv
BY Is Chief Justiee TAneyS residence, In B"sdenS
Building;on Indiana avenue Justice Wayne re-
sides at franklin Place
FOUND DRowNED-A man. supposed to be ne
gro, was found drowned AT the ioet Of IhlFteen-
and-a-hAli street yesterday' coroner was noti-
fed, who held an Inquest over the body, but the
jury were unable to determine as to the cause Of
his death, or to ascertain his name. The body
was very much decomposed. 1t was taken in
T,vrrTs.t D,sht hs,,y.sn a and q o,clocL
-, - .,', n'e'', 80, - ,HS- = SIIVs''
some thiei OF .ie'es ehteIeu the house OF Ieptaih
Darden, on Ninth street, between l. and NJ, and
stole from the fFOnt entry and overCOat an ladea,
.h.,,I .nd tb.n o.,.nad
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A RICH TREATING are Informed that, at
prior TO his final departure for New York the
celehrated oeulIst and aurist Dr r Won
No"nhJ.Lar lii doii,,or - ,n,,rso - iaa,,'rns
hoeeniehoI, wiz uohNeI a COURSE Vi IectuIoe
upon the eye ana ear ana Ihelr diseases, at one
OF our large halls, probably the Smithsonian
Institution, These lectures will be free and as
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