Daily national Republican., 1863-07-30

alsd and three more sss IA a dying condtep rom
az o'clock p. ~ the smbulances are returning to
rsmovs the renainder. Bys o'clock they wnl b
removed, ssd this twelve hours will have elapsed
betwsen the tilns Of their arrival and removal y
( yFlrAL LAccipEwf.-About4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, Augustus Stewart, the youngest son Of
Mr.. Richard stewart, tsuperintendent under the
Commissioner Of Public Buildipgs) was rus over
by the locomotive at the corntf o. Maryland ave.
nue. and sixth street and both Of his legs mangied
In shocking manner, causing his death during the
night. The circumstances a, far az we can lesro
them ere ID FOLLOWS: A few moments before the
accident, he asked his father for some money,
wihch he ottsined, and proceeded aetoss to the
corner Of Sixth street and Maryland avenue. When
near the corner And on the track, the cow-cateher
tfippei him, throwing him under the wheels, the
two froat ones passing over him, crushing MS lees
In 8 horrible manner, The engineer states mat
he did not see the boy until he fell, when he
proa pity reveffed the engine, thus preventing the
Il AIN from pAssine over him. Various opinions
sss Expressed In relation 10 the conduct Of the
sineer but we have not bean able to arrive at any
conclusion In the natter nor have we been able
to determlas whether the boy was taken unawares
or Drawing danger.
''oHUB8 NEtLIdENCBs->lu tehibB Jul
Wait, around the city, yesterday, In search Of
"itcs,n we happened to pass through franklin
square, 10 which the elegant spring that supplies
the War and Navy Departments from It's pure
stream is situated. We discovered on cxamina-
tion that slot Of small boy shad the top open, and
were throwing stones and sticks into this never
ceasipg spring. We demonstrated with them but
received, Ia return for our profer,d advice, de-
rislon and insults that would be highly repfchen-
sibie In persons Of maturer years. Finding that
our advice was jeeringy Received, and not seeing
policeman In the neighborhood, we passed on.
reeling q deep interest that the waters Of this
spring should not become ruined by these idle boys,
10 company with ssveral gentlemen in that vicini-
ty, we made an xsmination, when we found that q
lot OF dirt and stones had been thrown In, and,
with the free use Of sticks, they had killed large
frog, which had been there for years, and left It
floating In the sp ing. in consequence OF this the
wster, In few days. will be entirely UNFIT for use.
The proper authorities should give this their at
tention, and place a strong lock on 1t to prevent
such nischevous conduct In the future.
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SOLDIER RoDpED.--Last evening, about six
o'clock, a colored man, named Harvey Lev IL, stole
sio note from Dan. Stewart, soldier belonging
to the il2th Pennsyivsnia battery. II seems that
Stewart sent the negro to the rum shop Of Joe
Nichols for some whiskey and gave Inn the SIC
note. The negro sent by another man the whiskey
and skedaddlcd with the charge. The colored mar
was arrested by Officer Fenwick on Fourth street,
near Massachusetts avenue. A citizen picked uI
pocket book, which was thrown away by Lewis
on NJ strcet. There were only s5.so In the pocket
book. Lewis says that n colored m,n, named Ben
Cooper seized the remaining change and ran away
Lewis wns committed to j,il for court by Justice
| Giberson.
Go To WORK, ELizA.-A fair daughter Of
| Etiu go braugh," whilst plying her chsstity-de
robins and rirtuedestroyins vocation in the tails
maLic vicinity Of Capitol Barracks, was suddenly
Interrupted in her charming psstims by the pres
ence Of Offioer Burns. And Oh how that Officer
deserved the pity Of mankind. At him were hurlet
| shafts barbed with irish venom and winged will
HIbeInian malice. Vehement vituperstion wal
vented, piquant pssquinsde poured, and scurrioui
sarcssm showered, on the good policeman by III,
fair captive, whose name is Eliza Backman. sh,
was sent 10 tho Workhouse for 30 days by Justlc,
Ferguson. Toll, toll toll, Elizs, toll.
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| FoUND DBAD.-A soldier was found deat
| yesterday morning In freight car near SOLDIER
Rest. Capt. =. NJ Camp had the body placed IL
the Guardhousc near by, whence II was removed I,
the Old Soldiers Home and inferred in the soldier
graveyard. Diligent inquiry was made by Capt
Camp to asceitan tho causes Of the soldiers death
but In vain. No marks Of violence were exhibite,
on his person excepting, perhaps, slight twisting
Of the neck. Nothing whatever 10 known concern
Ing the deceased. .
FIGHTING ALLEY.-But few of our citizen
are aware Of place in this city rejoicing In tn
above name. That such there is we were force,
to acknowledge, as, while sitting In the Girar
House last evening, we saw the patrol bring Il
some eight or ten parties, both male and female
They were about as hard looking apologies 70
human beings as the Five Points In New York Il
Its most prosperous days ever turned out Tn
women were charged with harboring soldiers, an
the men for fighting and rioting This interestin
locality IL situated Third street on the Island
CASE OF DRowNING.-John Haensler, privat
company c, I1sth New York State Volunteer, wa
drowned In the Potomac, on Tuesday. He was 9
years Of age, and was born within the eanto
Aargau, Switzerland. His funeral took place fror
Clifburne Barracks, and his REM ins were interre
In the grave yard at Old Soldiers Home. .
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PRESSING HoRsEs. officers are goin
through the counties OF Maryland, and impressin
horses into service. Certihostes.are given to b
paid on the condition that the owners are loys
beyond deuJt, The prices range from sia6 +
si6o.
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DRIVING ON PAvEMBNT.-James wilkinson
colored, WAS arrested by offcsr L. d. Milstesd Q
the Eighth precinct, for driving heroes the pave
ment on the corner OF New Jersey and virgini
ave ues, and was fined 81 90 by Justice Ferguson
i HOUSE BREAK,SG.-John +. Saladin an
Charles Kembie, clerks employed in the expires
Office on the corner Of d street and New Jers'
avenue, were arrested by oniesrs Porter and Cole
for breaking into house Of Ill fame. They wer
each hhed S29i by Justice Ferguson.
FATAL REsULTs.-James Carr, 9th U. s. Cav
airy, company G, died yesterday, at Carver Ho,
pita from the results Of an accident received som
time ago, causing a compound fracture OF tn
skull TO- .a
SOLDIERS FIGHrISG.-Jamss Newcomb an
Jas. Flynn, two soldiers, were arrested yesterday
charged with fighting on Pennsylvania Avenue.
policeman who saw them hard sett, arrested bot
parties and lodged them In the GdArdhouse.
SELLING GOVERNMENT HoRsE.--Charles Wiz
man was sent to the Gusrdhouse yesterday, b
Col. Baker, charged with selling his horse.
!. GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
] DESTRUCTIVE FiRE.-Last night, about {
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