Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-30
LOCAL NEWS.

While the charmed minst 81 finds glorious theme,
IN the bread landscape rich In wood and stream.
Al No II love and peace are vanished guests,
Chased by the vultupe passions from their nests
lin the haunts Of pomp and pride srs heard
The bitter curse and not one ! indy word,
Unknown faith RS welcome to his child,
A mother's blessing After wanderings wild,
brothers warm hsnd-clasp, sisters kiss,
To crown mans sweetest cup Of mortal BLISS
Give me the tropio glow that love sxsites,
Not the cold splendor Of the Northern Lghts.
Afection's beaming smile, the fond embrace
Not the chill admiration Of my racej
And round my temples, in the dying hour,
Be twined wreath from homes own rosy bower.
No matter where the pilgrims feet may roam,
Toll iIAorgotten In dream Of home,
And thither speed, unseen by mortal eye,
The swift, rejoicing birds Of memory;
Alike In every cline at that sweet sound,
The pulses ofthe prince and peasant bound;'
That Saxon monosy llable hath spells
To stir mans bosom to Its deepest cells,
but who, ask, the dear word can define,
Though gifted with a nature half
IL II the place where labor finds bed
The Gre unkindled, and the board unspread;
Where walls give back an echo like knell,
While tolls the captive In his dreary cellj
Where city outcasts find damp retreat
Under the sounding pavement Of the street;
Where the cold hut receives the backscsrred slave
After his task-to better Tor gravel
In wild and wsiling accents answers moi
Hosser rads at wiliard's Hall this evening, for
the beae6t Of the Sanitary Commission, his latest
poem "Battls Echoes" The stirring theme, y
The charitable object Of the lecture, should Ill the
house. This 10 positively Hosmer's last appear
ance 1" Washington, sn none who have not heard
lin shouli miss this opportunity.
The LEVY CoURr.-This court met yesterday.
10 .Lswer to letter OF the president Of the court,
. letter was received from Marshal Lamon In rela.
ton to tines, penalties and forfeitures which the
court supposed should secrue to It. The Marshal
Gays, If he understands the decision in the 81
branch Reports, he has no money from fines, for
FIXTURES, and penalties, applicable to the Levy
Court. 1.-THE chara ter OF fines. &C., imposed by
the Criminal Court Of this District, and Of which
have objected and now have in hand, arises from
convictions OF assault and battery and bawdy-
house cases, and have heretofore been regarded a.
he ooeing to the United States" For the purpose
of having the matter settled on proper bass, he
Hugg SITS the proPriety OF causing = rule to be
herved on tho Marsh Il, and the matter brought
bef re the supreme court, now sitting In banc.
On motion OF Mr.. Plant, the thanks of the Court
were rendered to the Hon. Nathan Sargent for the
fhthfulness and impartiality WITH which no pre-
sded over the deliberations Of the body.
Mr.. Larner's resolution against the road to be
iun from New York and Delaware avenues to the
boundary line ofthe District WAS indefinitely post
poned. The road will be constructed at the ex-
Iense Of the Government. The Court adjourned
s.ns de.
Messrs. Bowen, Belt and Sargent have been nom
mated as members Of the Court. The next years
Court will therefore comprise all the old members
. A NoIsr fuIEr.-Mary Riley was arrested
this msining by Oficer Moore, Of the sixth pre-
c,nct, upon the charge Of stealing . poeket-book
aud money from frank Castiglione, who lives on
seventh street, between and Massachusetts ave-
nue. = he had been out Of employ ment, and signor
.CssiGliUne took her Into his home for the purpose
81 st'enGi & his wife In her sickness. she had
not been there long before she stole his pocket.
book, which contained Mexican dollar and 10
cents In postal currency. She was committed to
Jail tor court more noisy woman we never
saw. v HAT In the staiion-house she ind ,lged 10
an Intern liable rigmArole and continuous palaver;
80 much 40 that she Sssped for breath like one
dyiog.
NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS UP TO TuR PRR-
SENT TiaE.-Ihe District Attorney OF this city has
su c. eded In getting DEGREES Of condemnation by
the District Curt Judge Wyle) In about forty
cases # property seized under the cohHscaton act.
II is stated that the p operty OF VIM 7. smithson
7, Gently scntenced By court nartial TO imprison.
ment In the Albany PeDitentiary, 10 also 10 be
seized
A PERMANENT HOSPITAL. The Armory
Square Hospital In this city has been converted
into pot hospital, thereby making It perms-
ncnt institution. DR.. D. W. Bliss, the surgeon In
charge, has been appointed commander Of the post.
MAsoNIc.-Th Grand Masonic Lodge Of this
city last evening installed Mr.. J. L. Hoinead as
Grand Master. Two new Masonic lodses-Acscia,
No. IA and Lafayette, No. ls-havs been organized
and otficers installed.
ALEXANDRIA ITENs.-Taking Care Of The
ConirobaHd& Lieutenant Colonel Greene, Chief
Quar- erlnsIer OF Warrington, has commenced
the cree ion Of hfty additional houses A. Greene
Heights" on the Arlington estate. on the same
plateau OF ground where the Freedmsn's village
has been so beautifully located. The new build.
ihgs VIII be OF the same style those in the evil
lase," and will accommodate the oortrabands who
have been heretofore chartered at Camp Barker,
on the Washington side of the Potomac.
The c1ntrabsnd camp In this city will also be
broken up In = few days and the freedmen put to
work by Colonel Green, on his extensive "iaIm,"
As soon as houses have been prepared for their re.
ception.
R'moriny.-some Of the dealers in suffers goods
in this city have removed to Washiu gton since the
Issuing Of the order In regard TO the trapspor.
taiion OF tbs cls.s of goois. Many Others, we
learn, are getting ready TO do so. This order, II
not refcinded, VIII almost ruin the business Of the
city.
Colored De'sr!ers A7r,ied.-seyersI oolored con.
scripts (dcserteis) were arrested In this ei to-day
and taken to Washington. -Virginia Stsis Journal,
Dec. 2sh.
ADJUSTMENTS
FoRp's New THEATRE.-This evening the
manager announces the last OF tho signsliy sue.
c,ssful comedy Of" eli, In which MIR. John Owens
and the iuil strength oil the comedy combination
appear to the best advantage. On tomorrow Mr..
o"ens appears for the first and only tiue In
CoyLe's comedy Of LIVERY bodys Friend" On
New Yssf's Day there will be two performances
afternoon and night. On Saturday this success ul
gagement comes 20 a close, and Owens takes his
final bentht.