Daily national Republican., 1863-07-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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AFFAIRS,
BoGuEs MAscniSo. This afternoon guard
under charge Of Lieut. Cooper escorted thirteen
rogues and pickpockets and four vagrauts up the |
Avcpue to the War Department, and from theuce
to NE Baltimore Depot. The youthful culprits
had on their foreheads and bosoms piscards an.
nouncing as follows their vocation Thieves and
Pickpoekets." They kept time, time time, In a
sort OF roguish rhyme, A with, hfs and drum the
" "Rcgues March" WAS played. They were a
reckless and "rafish" crew. with countcnances
bold Instead OF dcmure, they smiled at their
condlgn punishment. Large crowds assembled
On their route, and little boys hallowed after
them. The nimblc-ingered gentry moved on un.
nolested BY the gibes and jeers, nouts and neeIs,
scoffs and sueers Of the multitude. This manner
OF punishment, though novel tothe citizens Of the
Metropolis, was inflicted about 600 years before
the saviours advent Among the laws OF Charon-
das was one requiring thieves to be marched and
drummed throught the streets, crowned with Tama.
risk. Tamarisk was In those times smblemstio Of
dssrace, and answered the place of Lieut.. Coopcrs
pickpoeket placards. is1gl los ftg5.s / 7TsI
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MIXED CAsE.-Martin Conner Keeps gro
Gerry store ia the city and county Of Washington.
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OF the Green Isle. but Martin, like the best of
men, has enemies, and one Of those is a country.
man OF his by name Patrick Foley. Some difficulty
| had taken place between the parties, and Pat, to
get even on Conner, wrote out list Of charges
against him and handed It to Capt. Johuson, say.
Ing that when Martin was arrested he would ap.
pesr against him with other witnesses, whom he
would bring Accordingly the Captain sent one Of
his detectives who put Martin under arrest and
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moraing. He did SO, and the list Of charyes was
handed to the Squire, who took Foley's OATH also
| the oath Of a soldier who Pat had bsought. sThe
complaint charged Conner with-drst, keeping a
gamolinghouse; second, sailing whisky soidlsrs;
thir, selling liquor without licenses and last but
not least, insulting Foley's wife and calling her
bad names. The justice, after hearing the evil.
dencs, (which did not show one iota OF guilt on
Conner's partJ dismissed the case, at the same
time giving Foley severe reprimsnd for making
such false charges against his fellow oountryman.
| Pat slunk away In great Disgrace, while Conner
walked OF with the air Of q uan whose honor had
been fully vindicated. ....... ..-..-, ......
BAD Bor.-A colored mar, living In Goat
Alley, went to the ONCE Of Justice Rowland and
requested him to Issue warrant against q white
Irish boy, named M,hony, who daily disturbed
his peace. II seems that two boys, named william
MAhony and Charles Bull, assailed his house with
stones and dirt, when his wife told them that she
would tell their mothers II they did not stop.
The boys continued their tantalizing doings
when tho colored woman went to their mothers
but was assaiied in the street by this Irish boy
named Jno. Mahony, who drew knifeon her, and
threatened to shoot her with pistol. The war
rant was issued by the Justice and the boy arrest
ed. The justice was on the verge Of sending the
niscreant to jail for court, but was Informed thai
he the only support Of two sisters. His mother
Is dead and his father gone to places unknown
The Justice, In view Of these facts, reprimandet
the boy, and released him on his giving securit,
. to keep the peacs. -s' s- tuza v. rr
3. ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Geo. w. Deumead
machinist by trade, was arrested this mornint
BY ofeer Miils for committing an assault snd bat
terry on Ellen McNulty. The complainant wa
Mary o'Bren. The parties live on English I'M
Denmead, 1t seems, commenced the assault b.
I throwing hot cofiee-grounds on Miss Ellen. III
gave Justice Giberson bail for court, Denmead'
wife, Margaret, was also arrested by the office
forsslling the complainant, Mary OBricn, har'
names, and was fined by the Justice $i.6s.
LARCENY.-John Carter, (colored,) on las
Monday broke open gate and entered the yard o
James Connor, on l. street, between Third stree
and New Jersey avenue, stealing from the clothes
! line several articles of clothing. He had tn
packed up, And was In the act OF edaddling, ,whe
! he was arrested by onicer sullivan. When frs
seen, he was secreted In the corner OF the yard
! He was taken bt fore Justice Thomson, who CON
mitted him to jail for court.
- A GooD CHASGE.-The Provost Marshal |
: shout to take different course with the psrtie
found guilty OF selling liquor to soldiers, which, W
think, viii be more effeetual means OF stopplD
d 1t than paltry hne.i 1t Is to have them conane
\ In the Old Capitol for 60 days. VIM. II. Barriso
= and Lum Fearson, two saloon proprietors, wer
yesterday served in this manner.
A DEATHS OF SoLDiERs.-The following death
!, were reported at the once Of ospt. L. L. HArtzi
= M b. Wakeman, Hist N, vi II. Guilds, Istth I
. y; Henry Borner, r7sd Pa; James Carr, s'h U.
a Cav; Dan'l McGinnis, 9th N. " Art; VIM, !
l. BARKER, llth N. HI L. Jacobs, 9Th Va. Ind. Bat
" Al. Gledson, stth MAss.j VIM, M. Pearson, 1881
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l. DISTRICT CoURT.-Judge Wylie.-This morl
10 ing Judge Wylic decided that the schooner Hem
l. Wslcott was not . prize. He allowed 5000 su
wage to be equally divided between the Unit,
states steamer Satellite and the schooner nlcs.
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FAST DRIVING. Two men named Tbom
Dalcher and Taylor Collins were arrested yests
day, by Ofiicers Petit and skppon, for fast dri
= | tnB, anu were hheu 20 ehch Dy Supttce IhOmpso
a One Of the men was driving at an exceeding
i, rapid rate on the avenue, the other on Seven
!. street.
% REFUSED TO TAKE THE 0ArH.-S. ?. Dag
g, who came into the city to-day as rebel refug,
u was sent to the Old Capitol to be sent South,
Al refused TO take the oath when profered him hen
OF the order as stated above. r.s ...frrr r.rru
:, SERESApE-We understand that the Pre-
N dent and officers OF the Washington and Geor,
~ town Railroad Company will to night have t
NJ compliment of serepade by the Marine band.
ny A GESERAL CLEARING OUT.-Three hundr
and my deserters are to he sent from Forest II
ny to-day, by order of Capt. Todd. They arc to
-al put to work on the Qualifications across the ry
he under the charge OF Gen. De Russy.
ke RELEAsED.-In yesterdays issue we had
all item concerning Franz Buhler, with the headi
.c- of" Bogus Captain" 1t seems, from informati