Daily national Republican., 1864-03-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


SNoTHHRED TO DEATH.-on Tuesday night,
q ohild, whilst sleeping with its mother who re-
sides on South street, near East Capitol street,
as iI supposed. The child Il about or 4 month";
old, and beoame sntAngled in the bed-olothing.
The police Of the Eighth prsSnst were 81 inso,%ss d
resident, % ihe Vicinity t..tisd % The EQod char
acter Of the mother, who tendeflY loved her child
and would not be guilty OF infanticide.
TIM DISTRICT IN CoHoREas.-Among the
Senate business transacted yesterday the follow
Mr. Morrill, called up the bill TO incorporate the
Metropolitan City Railroad Company Of the Dis
WERE were made, E inouSns one maRinS this Company
subject 10 license for their cars a. also the present
city railroad company. The section prohibiting
act or thing TO hinder delay or obstruct the opers
tion OF the railroad was stricken out. The fne Of
90, in addition to damages, for impeding or In
juring the road cars IL TO be paid 10 the city In
MIR Ir. sumner @ sPd moved an .mensm.n, providing
that NO person shall be excluded from the cars on
Mr.. Salisbury opposed this amendment, 40 per-
tanning to social and political equality, At length.
the bill for the charter OF Masonic Hall Association
In Washington city. Considerable conversational
debate took place as to the mysterious letters, T.
sonic titles attached TO the names OF the diferent
eoiporators in the bill, and on Mr.. Collamer's
tUrss .n incsdnr that Which Il was held WoSd Tr
tuAlly incorporate, also some twenty more different
IdgeH, called out objections from several mem
bers, and finally on motion OF Mr.. Howard the bill
was reeommitted to the Committee on the District
OF Columbia.
Su6.i'tenee Of P.t'Oner'.--senstor Fosters bill,
introduced yesterday provides that hereafter there
shall bO allowed and paid BY the Secretary OF the
Interior for the subsiBtence Of prisoners In the
custody q any Wniasd setss Marshal "a such sun sum
The bill also repesls the bill authorizing the Ap-
polntment Of Jailor In the District Of Columbia
convicted persons in penitentiSries Of the United
States.
STEALING GOVERNMENT PRoPKRTT.-TWo
men, named Land, were yesterday Arreated In
Georgetown by Capt DolAnis Detectives, on thS
charge OF stealing Government feed bags; They
were sent to the Central GuardhouBe and the bags
found In their possession, delivered to the proper
ty sergeant at headquarters.
MEETING OF JoURHEYMEN BRICKLAYERs AND
PLAsTInERH-Am meeting Of the journeymen brisk-
layers Of this city held last night and the fol-
lowing resolution was passed.
OF living, that we will have TO demand, and AFTER
the hrst day Of April, four dollars per day for
The briekIayera heretofore have been receiving
three dollars per day higher rate OF pay than the
average OF other mechanics, but they Illege that
Weathsr' that four dollars per day viii barely a.
| ford them q decent livelihood.
The plAsterers met at Temperance Hall and do
demand three dollars per day. Their wages hero
tofore has been s26o per day. ..
PETITION FOR INcRKAsK or PkY.-The Net
ropoitAn Police force have sent petition to Con-
gress, asking increase Of pay. The pay Of these
men, a. is now Sonly soSo ReT year T. net sum.
pTe.snt high rStes of TnE In some iarSs wsrds n
this city the sergeants Of the precinct say with
pleasure q have not thief quArtersd in my dis
,n q Sc. IES' sC 5. S
posed that these men can work and live for eA6 or
eco per month TITS to be hoped that conErssI
| petition OF the Metropolitan Police force.
The Capitol police receive much larger sum for
S&a az
mere pittsnGs The police force Of this city tSEsn
and hardworicing set Of men q win be found o.
the police force Of any city in the Union. Wash
ington in the past few year! has become the head
quarters of noted gang Of thieves, piekpoekets
and all sorts OF blAeklegs. These men are kept
under strict surveillance by our police and arrested
and summarlly dealt with WhsneVer opportunity
offers.
i CoNTRABANDs MoyHD. - Fourteen contra.
bands, who had taken up their residence upon The
were yesterday, BY order oi the Secretary Of War
removed to Freednen's Village.
ORDERED TO REPoRT.-Lewis LepreAuK, Of
this city, and lately from Richmond, was arrested
yesterday by one OF Capt. DolAn's detectives Ant
brought before the Provost Marshal, who released
him upon taking the oath Of allegiance.
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A BRUTAL AssAULT.-Three soldiers named
Geo. s. Howe, D. Williams, and jeremiah Estes
belonging to Bakers cavalry, were arrested BY
S ason S MSh
hitting her with btone. They were walking neal
the navy yard and were hit with stone, A1 theJ
Assert Not knowing who did II, they Immediately
took a rock and threw II at Mrs. Wright, hurtiul
her so badly that she 10 at present confined to he
room. Her husband was at the courtroom, hay
irg been empanneled on the petit Jury, JuStic'
charge of assault and battery with intent 10 kill
IMPoRTANT.-Colone Hoffman, Commissarl
General OF Prisoners, states that boxes containing
nothing huTtful or oOntrAband, for prisoners o.
war now 10 custody, sent by families or fTiend
OF the parties, may bs delivered TO such prisoner
OF war.
REBEL DEsHRTKRs SENT OTF.-One hundred
and hfteen rebel deserteTs, who have taken tn
oath Of allegiance and have promised to remAil
the Old Capitol to PhilAdelphlG.
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court Of the United gtAtss.
Mareh IT-On motion OF Ferdinand Z. D. Mckay
: Esq, George NJ. OSgoodby, Esq, Of New YorL
was admitted an attorney and counsellor OF thi
No. 1853. The United States, appellants, o. J.