Daily national Republican., 1863-02-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ARREST ron SwINDLN0.-YesterdAy morning,
VIM. Brlseoe, cOlored man, engaged John Bean,
hack-drivcr, at the Sixth street wharf, to bring
himself and baggage up town. He had his baggage
put on the hack and got inside himself, and the
driver started OF. They had not proceeded far be-
fore man named Hobbs, an accOmplice Of Bean,
got upon the hack and of they started again, and,
when near Maryland avenue, on sixth street, the
hack was stopped again. Hobbs got of and went
to the hack window and demanded Brisooe's fare
| lie asked how much II WAS Hobbs told him II
would be S5. He paid It, but, after Hobbs got the
money, he ordered him out Of the hack, baggage
and all; SO out went the baggage into the street,
| and the two men drove Of. Briscoe Immediately
notified oflcer Gibson, OF the Seventh ward, who
arrested the two men and conveyed them TO the
| station-house, where they were examined before
Justice Stratton, who held them for further hear
| ing on the charge Of swindling.
| INGENIOUS PRAeTICE.-It 10 said to be a common
practice for soldiers who have been discharged
from hospitals on account of disability to repair to
the Paymaster Generals once on crutches, and
otherwise appear feeble and inhrm; but as soon as
they receive their pay to cast these artificial aids
aside, and 60 away as briskly, and apparently, in
good as health as the most vigorous Of US. We un-
derstand there Is a large number Of crutches al
the PAymasteT Generals ONCE, left In this way.
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COEzEHs' THE PLACE.-Those who desire to pro.
vide themselves with perfectly pure wines and IL
quors the best Of cigars preserves, pickles. and all
the deicAcics, can be certain of securing them by
calling at +. S. COZIens'. You can there obtain
the genuine CatnwbA wines. The reputation o
Cozzens Is so well established that, like his wines
It needs no bush. No one excelS CoEzensj II any
equal him, they are fortunate.
BODY FovHD.-The dead body Of an infant wal
found yesterday In the canal foot Of North Capito
street. II 10 supposed to have been about thI e.
or four days old. Deputy Coroner johnson hell
an inquest on the body. The verdict Of the jufl
was, that the said infant was thrown into tn,
. canal by some person or persons unknown to tn,
Jury. The body was buried by Undertaken Lee.
TRooPs MovIR0.-ThTee regiments that havD
been performing picket duty near Chain Bridg
have been ordered to join Gen. Hooker, and thi
morning proceeded down Pennsylvania avenue oil
/ their way thither
RoBBERY.-Yesterday afternoon, John R. Cole
. man, John Hall, John Smith, and Jacob Fill, wen
arrested for robbing sodieFr slightly intoxicated
of ais They were committed to jail by justice
Y johnson for a further hearing.
= LECTURE ON "LovE."-PTof Fowler will lectur
on this interesting subject on Friday evening next
: Nothing more than this simple announcement, WI
f are sure, is needed to secure crowned house.
GEoROETowE POLICE MATTERS,-WiliAm II
Breedar riding on pavement. Fined 50 90.
William Hunter disordeTly conduct Fine
Y IS ~.
James MoQuaid petty larceny. Dismissed
One soldier, drunk. Turned over to military
'' Al. DrewTy, assault Sent TO jail
u Samuel VAnhOrn was arrested by the ponce 10
a stealing a pair OF high priced boots from T. !
v Newman's store, on Bridge street near High
was committed 10 jail.
Georgetown Marine List
ARRIVALS.
i scnr WIN. +. Emory, Booth, Baltimore, grain
Herr Welsh. ., -,
d sohr. VIM. Fraslsr, AbergAth, Baltimore, graf
y to Herr d Welsh