Daily national Republican., 1863-07-06
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LOCAIlINEWS.
IN You..r A nm Hossrr IA. lTks;lA Of
yuly wss as,y rnsutsss1 n ~ vasisue ~ getaas
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- xAs asAlisss ~ saa6. !" ~ sssatsy, 'tis
sfSS11y'shs Alsss vhish, ~ DselAsssjoa Of In.
osVse>S W. slequaAiy rad By mlas Merchant
- a abae iswysp II Nsw 'Yosh. Addresses
wGS. iAsa Aslivsss1 By Nv. Geo. n. smith, the
ssa6ssAss chaplain, sad ,. A. Fowls, Esq, OF The
Navy Department Ths soldises thsn partook Of
ssffssAnsats providsd through the kindness Of
sAat otI1ahi1 LADY, Nm. y. Q. smith.
rs lsnsA DfaAss y due TILE Lady, ebr the
asny SeteAtises which she had shown 10 the sisk
aaA VSnaASd. WAsa help 70 needed ~ u cehAae
A. shsa saitl iron vard to ward. her prsssassA ever
grstsfui 10 the soldisfs. ~ hes slwayp wefd Of
comfort to the diseonsoists, always genial snils
u sAssf the dispondsnt. We undssstanA that
tAsough her instsumentaiity alone, The hospital
was fafnished with Ave large curtains at cost Of
esee.s 5-taF s.-..t.ys -.
!, A. ~ oo,unbssa co,ises Hospitsl NE day was
sslsbratsd with most bsataaag ceremonies. Joha
A. Fowis, ESQ, prssidsd, - naAs atttns speech.
After prayer was ogsesd ~ Ds. Sunderland, the
Dssls .atisa ef lsdspeddsnse was rad b. Thouas
svsps, oas sf the seldisrs. "Ths SHIP Of the
uhionr rwss then sung, by shFs: soidiess-eansd
Ruhn, HARRISON and Mossly-snd Miss Durghardt,
oes Of The ;nursss. 1hs Fourth Auditor Of the
Treasury (RAv. .. !. W. Tabor) then Addressed The
meeting, in few but sloqusnt fsnasks. ig :
\. Frederick Brown, Of Ohio-s brother Of John
nrovu.-wss nsxt Introduced. Aftsf his speech
va constituted, lsttsrs were read from Gov. John
A, Andrew, /, Of Massachusetts,, and Hon. Thomas
d. Elliot, Of the sams State. The exercises then
slossd BY ths siAgtng Of the "Rsd, white and
Dlus," By the soldiers. sid, .,...I Ia. n
Ths Armory aquars HoGpiti also appropriately
remsnbered the day. Addresses were nsds BY
Rev. 1. n Hewlett, fths Calvary Baptist Church,
j. A. stoddart, Of the Treasury Department, and
q. Lbvsoy, Esq, Of New York. .... ~.
INDsslxDsNcB DAY.-The 4th Of July was
celebrated In most Appropriate manner By tbs
rssadents oft the Nations capital. In the morning
the prossssioa wss formed IN front Of the City
HAN, soupsisang ths Old Defsndsrs OF ieia, the
Mayor and Council with escort, abrigaAs Of volun.
tssrs, carriages with invited guests and tie civic
soeistiss. There were also several bands In 81
tendance. Ths route taken by the procession was
mon the City Hall 10 Third street, thence to the
Avsnus, and thence 10 the beautiful grounds south
fths Executive Mansion. nf
Mayor wsllaeh presided ever the meeting, .nd
WIN. .. Webb, Esq., supsrintendent Of the Metro
poIitan Police, acted - marshal Of the day. The
exercises were opened with prayer BY Byron Sum
dsriand, D. D., Of the First Presbyterian church.
The Declaration Of Indspsndsass was read by
Hon. L. =. Chittenden, Register Of the Treasury
The orator Of the day, Hon. Hiram walbridgs, was
thsn introduced TO the large asssmblage present.
His grafton was replets with patriotic sentiments
aad fraught with historic allusions. lts delivery
was Welcomed with an sppreeiativs attention and
oftsn Interrupted with snthusiastic applause.
Aftsr the bensdietioa was pronounced the crowd
dispssssd.s sr. 49,. . ...-.- ....g-
In the evening, an imnsnss gathering Of people
asssmbled on the same grounds 10 witness the py-
rotsshnie display. All persons expressed satisfae
aoa at the brilliaasy Of the sshow, although there
was eonsidssabls dsiay in tb- prspantions in con
sequsass Of slight rain near svsnins.
SouooL ExAMNATIoN.-The Male Grammar
school Of the second District, Mr.. Wilson princi.
pal, WAS examined last Friday evening BY Messrs.
N. n. miller sad o. c. Wight. Among the teachers
present We noticed Miss Middleton, Of the Female
Grammar sehool, First District, and Mr.. Thonp-
son, Of the Fourth District Male Grammar School.
Tbs scholars exhibited great psomptness In their
Answers. The school 10 situated in the Northern
Absrties Engine House, the corner Of sth street
and Nov York sveHpe. Geography, grammar,
arithnste, and reacio9, were the principal studiea
In whieh ths pupils were examined. The result
Of this sxamination AFFORDED great sstsfastion TO
the board Of trustees.
ANoTHlR NAN KILL1D.-SAturday night q
number OF men, both colorsd and white, were ~
semblsd In house ON sixth street, between and
G. One Of the negroes, BY the name Of Matthiaa
Butler, had an army revolver that had been len In
his ears, which he was showing to some OF ths
men, when, BY some accident, - was stated by all
Of The Witnesses, II exploded and the ball passed
through the len wrist and hsart OF one James
Doyle, (who was sitting in chair In front OF But
lsr,) killing him almost Instantly. Coroner Wood
ward held an Inquest over the body, and the jury
found that the dsesased came to his death by Z
ball ffom pistol In the hands Of Matthias Butler
who was arrested And cent to jail for court by Jus
DEATHS OF soLDlHRs.-The following DEATH
hsvsbesn reported up to this morning at the ofhes
Of Capt. Hartz;
A. 6. Moore, Q M. tsams.sr, II. Gissrs, ssd nj.
John hobsrts, <th N. Y. Excelsior Brigade; voln,
. 0se, Sth Wis Chas. Smith, ist Nd. cav; @. n
Clay, "a Mass. cav; Nicholas Lamb, 18th VI; n
=. Jouis, ID VI; Hsafy Carney, ssott's 900, wm
Aonros. .1th Mich. cav; Herman spaght, 9TH N. Y
cav, WIN. rsndleton, sab N. u, Chas. Mayer, i2tl
p. savJ Geo. Kinny, ist regiment, soiored troops
d. c.-this 10 the erst death yet reported In thii
regiment.
ANNIVERSARY CRLEBRArIoN.-Th annIver
sary celebration Of the Junior Foreign Missionar,