Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-15
Criminal Court.
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LOCAL. NEWS.


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MILITARY AND FIREALARM TELfaRAPH.-
Within the past week nre-alarm and military
telegraph has been connected from the War De
partment to the following points, viz; The Arsenal
navy yard, Baltimore and Ohio raiload depot sixth
street wharf, street wharf, Capitol, and the ONCE
Of VIM. Dixon, ESQ., the chief engineer Of the Gov
eminent steam Fire Department, corner Of Nine
tecnth and X streets. This is an important move
inent, and II 10 TO he hoped, Is the forerunner OF
the establishment Of general IRE alarm And police
telegraph such as are now In use In = number OF
the cities Of the United States and which have In
every case proved success
Only last sunday an Instance Of nb practical
good working was shown. When the hay on board
the barge Ocean Bird was burning, word was tels-
graphed to the War Department that another
from the time the word was sent from the Arsenal
the steamer Hbernia was passing the Treasury
Department, en- route for the burning vessel, and
reached the spot just about a. soon ~ mounted
messenger would have got the word to the eqgins-
house, without the aid OF the telegraph The Cor
poration would do well to make move In this
matter, and aid the Government ofnoers In their
efforts to establish q police and hre-alarm tele-
graph.
rhoAorioNs AND hrroiNthkNrs IN THE
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT.-The following promo
hons and new appointments have recently taken
place In the once OF the Third Auditor OF the
Treasury:
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erence was made to the action Of the committee Ii
the navy yard the subject Of increase Of pay, IL
which we stated that the committee had addressed
a letter using threatening and disrespectful Ian
guage TO Commodore HARDWOOD. We have sine
learned that the letter not disrespcctful In IL
tone and have seen letter from the Commodor
stating that II was not disrespectful. While Oh
this subject, we may say that all the hands In tn
yard were about to quit work, but Capt. Parke
sent them a polite note requesting them to con
tinue work and all would he right We are eieari!
VI the opinion that the Department should ALLOW
these deserving men 'he increase 'hey ASK ioF' ue
The PoLIcEMES's BALL IN BALTIMORE LAS
Nlonr-V Visit Of a Portion Of he Metropolitan Polio
Force Of his City.-Justiees Ferguson and Boswell
y,-it numlar nf the MefrpnOlifan Police af fhi
city, visited Baltimore last night, for the purpos
of attending the ball at the Mary land Institute
given for the purpose of raising fund to exemp
the drafted policemen Of that city. On arriving q
the Camden street depot they were met by dele
cation Of the police Of Baltimore, headed BY ban
of music. After being welcomed, they were escor
ed to Hofman's Hall, where an oyster supper ha
been provided. Speeches were made BY Justic
Boswell and others. The party then visited tn
ball, and returned early this morning much please
with their yisit
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