Daily national Republican., 1863-10-23
FOCAL AFFAIRS.

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SYNOD OF BADTlnons.-AJIsvmoom Ssssiom.-
Rsv. j. :. Gran offered Tie foiowing resssutions,
whish were adopted:
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most convenient for him 70 meet the membsfs Of
| the Synod, and to report this evening 2
| II was moved and seconded that the synod now
psosssd 70 appoint the unS sad place Of Asxs
meeting. ...-
Gsttysburs wss chosen as the place, and the
Thursday sftsr the third Tuesday Of October 1884.
% the time. lfI,-
n was moved that TIA xacsneies in the Commit
tee on synodic IsAaCIglsn, oeeasioned by the
death Of thfss tnsnvsrs,- " nllsd. Agreed to-
Rev. ". \. tsota spt Elaaf, Reed and Robbins
were appolhtsd % al ~ ysaaanies.
II was moved that IT, ssnaittss on synodical
Maps bs sontinued 70 nsxt year 10 % 10 report at
the next synodls meeting fSsssd ...I..
| The eenmittes. .yse unsbis 10 psspars maps Of
the whols synod sisos issus of ths Prssbytsfies
are, or hs,e beeh, erAbtAsed ~ the Confederate
lines. 49,, 80 -. ~ ..,.
Dr.. Dixon, q Baltimore, who was member Of
the eosntstes, went to store In Baltimore to In.
quirs intothe Typography Of Winehester and the
surrounding country for the purpose Of completing
Winchester Synod. Nwas during the time Of John
Browns raid. One Of tho elders was named Joo. N.
Brown. The Topographic Information was wanted
Immediately before the Harper. Ferry invasion.
Ths map store adjoioed an establishment where
percussion caps were sold. All these particulars
combined caused the store-ksepers to thii and to
accuse DR.. Dixon OF being implicated In the John
Brown affair.
The Doctor, with diiaculty, exonerated himself.
II the Elders name had not been Jno. N. Brown,
and had been Jno. Brown, the reverend Doctor
| might have been arrested and sent to Winchester
jail on the charge Of abettins Jno. Brown and his
oonfederatt In their resistance to tho laws Of vr-
ginia
DR.. Guriev read communications from Revs. r.
Bosworth and Taft, which were referred to the
Committee on Bills and Overtures.
The Synod then adjourned until this evening, at
TX O'Clock. ~
PRAcTIcAL LorALrY.-Lsst evening party
of gentlemen met as Tie nsyuolds House, corner
Pennsyivssis svssus ~ nshts enth street, one
Of which was Major . lats Of Gen. Fremsnt's
stag ssd another well kaowa subject Of Queen
Victoria, wks has seBsag sssssA prcclivities. The
lattsr Dppessd . ssati~sst-the glasses were
raassd-" Ese's 10 ~ Units1 states, separate han
divtAsA.n ssi1 JsAa Bull. The majors glass fell,
anA - "a John B,nl. The next thing that we saw
was j. D. raising himself from point about ten
feet from where he stood when he gave the senti.
ment. The verdict Of all In the room was, "served
him right" Ditto, say we.
CONVICTION OF BAYLoRD COURTNEY FOR
KILLING SAMUEL HowARp KINsEY.-The argu.
mcnt was made In the case OF the United states
rs. Baylord Courtney, charged with killing Samuel
Howard Kinsey, tn morning, before the Criminal
Court. The jury, after the close Of the argument
and an able charge from Judge Fisher, rendered .
verdict Of guilty Of manslsughter. Courtney was
Sentenced to three years imprisonment at hard
labor In the renlton,isry.
DIED FROM DISSIPATION AND ExPosURR.-
About noon yesterday Mr.. veihmeyer, keeper oi
. stone yard, on Fifteenth street near C, notified
the police OF the second ward that an old man had
been cumming" aroud0 his premises for week
or two. and that now hs appeared to bs quite alex
Acting Sergeant TAFT At QRce obtained the nec. ..
| sary papers for the unfortunate mans admission
into the Aims ,use, but before he could bs taken
there he was dead. No inques. was deemed neces.
sary. One dollar ard twenty. Ave cents were found
on his person, and his name was fout d to be Wm
| Mcclure. The police remember to have seen him
about for two or three months, and there seems TO
he doubt that he died from dissipation an sleep
ing In the open air.
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RIDIEo ON SIDEwALK.-Thos. Berkly, q cav.
alryman, was arrested last evening on the charge
| OF riding on the sidewalk. This morning he was
| treated to a shower bath, at the Guardhouse, to
make him remember to take the street for It next
time.
STEALING CLorHEs.-D. Jardine, q soldier,
was yesterday arrested by Patrolman PeIdei, oi
the Fourth ward, on the charge OF stealing some
clothes from line hanging ln the yard OF an old
| colored woman. He was committed to the Guard
house for punishment.
NAME OF OFPIcER.-The officer to be cred.
tied for the great benefit which he conferred on
the residents In the vicinity Of the low brohe on
i Ninth street, which was broken up yesterday, ID
| Patroman Robert Johnson, OF the Third Ward DO.
lice. who managed the entire affair himself
CIGARs.-Marshal P. Wild, at the Clarendon
House, keeps a choice lot Of cigars. We have
puffed them and can speak with confidence OF their
merits. A list OF his brands will be found In our
advertising columns.
FRANK LEsLIE's LADY's MAGAZINE AND
GAZETTE OF FASHIONS, full OF fashion plates, pat.
terms and pictures, November number,) has been
received by John g. Parker, s7s stree.
SIZZLING LIQUoR TO SoLpIERs.-Phil. Hunt
and A. Bangernan, two sAioon.keepers, were yes.
terday arrested on the charge OF selling liquor TO
soldiers. This morning Justice Ferguson fined
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