Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

held meeting last evening ~ the Union League
Neither The PRECEDENT no. NE viss PFs.lasa, being
present, Hon, Jasper r, 1rsdJ was, or mct.on q
Jno A. sullivan, NE issfsssry ssi.a % Rss, "
shalt su asn Ss Ii. sSasf. y Ss ssnBsrs and
then introduced col. TIans tordsp, who addrs,sed
WisS ssrlssYs. and soansS,sd wiz The
MILITARY campaigns In the West 49,
,w hSDsg ~ Iov.inSs ana ArhsS,ss hs wsnt
Kentucky and he never felt before the force OF an
old AdsGs, or rather, soriptural deel
AZ that time pretended TO an armed mentality in
the great conflict which 10 nsw AgitAting the coun-
try. Even now, he said, men are there who cling
through the south. To oonnrm hi, he related az
aneodotc OF mhlter who wished TO obtain from
The speaker then described his visits to Laxins.
ton, to Visksburg, and 10 Watcher. At VloksbufE
he first saw General Grant, and AFTER poItraying
smons tie armies Of the West w The General
his solder. A. an example 81 tSisi whsn vioEs.
open, some boatmen who fsrrisd soldiers up the
ions Cen. Grant i fnsw how drained he peck
cts Of bis soldiers, and declared that, since these
made money Sy The Hp'1ps o. Ss s
should pay but half cent mile, and an ofneer
but thfee-fourths Of = cent, and even. peson
This had It's effect, for II not only prevented ex-
tortIon BY civilians but Il the popularity
Of General Grant, and welded most potent In
nuenee over the soldiers, inspiring them with con-
ndence and sublimating them from melancholy.
A. regards Watcher, which Il situated Iie miles
stream the sa,sS Sss 4 a: wS
perhaps, the exception Of New Orleans, a. much
wealth, Intelligence, and rennsnent :. any city in
nobility many Of the citizens had Amsssed i'm
menso fortunes. All were wealthy. Their paia-
have challenged the sdniTstion 81 a shinstoas,
were built in elegant styles, and would be the de-
light and adornment o. any city. There he en-
knew, he ssesrtsined that ths Union element wss
Ing counties voted against The seeession movement
and were in favor OF Union.
Ia conclusion, the speaker stated that haviug
coming to the North, hearing men boldly advocate
with IMMUNITY the recognition Of the South, 10
hat with Cen. GRANT IN H. sd and with Pres
rIous, aud our Union "one and inseparable."
A revolution was then adop'sd returning thanks
to the gentleman (Col. tordan) for his able and
patriotic effort, after which the meeting adjourned.
The CONVENIENT PRoPERTI AND ITS PRo-
TECTIoN AGAINST Loss ny FIRE.-sinee the break
ing out Of the rebellion over four hundred build
termAstor's Department throughout the city Of
Washington, In order 10 meet the demands and
neeeasitiss Of the various bureaus and depart
ments, They are mostly all frAme buildings, COM
prisiug Offices, hospitals, barracks, warehouses,
corrals, workshops, etc For the more perfect
tents from loss by nre system has boon in opera
tion for some time past, forming NE guards among
the employees in each Department. who, In the
aid them In checking and extinsuiAhins itwithout
delay.
hooks, axes, ote,, which are kept at hand for i'm
mediate use, and wherever hre-plugs could DO
erected As q protection TO buildings, they have
piled ior hre purposes Throughout every hospi-
tai In the District, in each OF the various wards
RSSd On sSe ctsEirts 81 he ety' ~ finSol A.
Mount Pleasant, Carver, Emory and Hardwood
Hospitals, stationary steam engines and hydraulic
reservoirs and tanks, which serve as great pro.
tfcilon to the buildings, while they are OF much
s as .IafSs e pR Il a. aSsS Gt ;as
scATclty OF water exista, olsterna have been con-
structed and are kept allied with water, and every
property by IRE. In all the departments day and
night wAtehmen are employed, and strict yigi-
snee exepi,ed over the buildings sndstotes.
At some The warehouses, hose reels, with hose,
have been placed under the charge Of the superin-
tendents and hre companies organised among the
the bIiIdinEs. Ia ali the barracks and he spit ala
the "hreguArdsn are eImpobod OF the soldiers and
eonyalele! mt patients, who are instructed In the
duties of the fireman and how TO use the fire i'm
plements, an ample supply OF which are properly
Distributed IN each building.
Besides these precautionary measures, q small
but complete, steam ire brigade has been ORR an.
ited, consisting OF three powerful steam engines
four hose carriages. with three thousand feet o.
loAther-toreing hose, horses, wood carts, and all
the necessary apparatus, TO perform duty through
out the city in the protection OF the Government
sSTy to work this DIRE department Is twsntye
men, under the direct charge OF chief engineer
and three foremen.
and Capt L. L. Camp, for inGugurAting these pre-
oAutionhry measures throughout the various de
partment1 LOT the safety and security OF the Coy,
forming an efficient and reliable FIRE Brigade unde
their supervision and control, and organizing Wig
from inevitable destruction BY nrs Tho Govern
nent property now In the Department OF Wash
lnEton Is estimated as worth my millions o
dollars.
ALEXANDRIA NEws.-We take the following
s sSH j cur
Broken Up.-Colonel Wells, Provost Marsha
General, yesterday sent Adetsehmeni OF men dow
who reside. a. short diItapos this aide Of Noun
fSH .s to &c. S osS SatR ri
in escaping into Maryland. Colonel Wells vii
where they viii be tried By military sommission
Bottom Fen ota.-The bottom OF King street, a
the S ls M 1S
were ali rescued By the exercise OF oonSiderabi
contraband muscle, taking with them a goodl,
share OF the mire In which they had been walloT
ing. An additional incident OF the kind would, "
are inclined to think, effeotuAlly remove all tn
Improving king street is oertal ally i'm proving 1
its appearance, and we hope, in q week or te
days at the faTtheBt, to SEQ the grading and pa,
ing entirely completed. The removal OF the barr
cAde at the Intersection OF Fairfax adds greatly
its appearance, and we trust that 1t will not be n
S H.-Dr. FaiTiASB residence, on Camera
street, which was sold to-day under the eonhIei
tion law, brought sI,1Oo, and tho personal prof
erty about 81 400. The property was bid on b
Lewis Mckenzie, Esq, for GouVerneur Morri
trustee OF Patsy ]. Morrlh.
Mfildry Poifce-The Provost Marshal has
vIded this city into four police districts, and a.
pointed large force from the IAvAlid Corps to
police duty.
MASS MEETIHG.-There will be a mass NEE
ing Of the qualified voters OF the District OF COuH
biA "who desire the unconditional mAintenAnI
OF the Union, the supremacy OF the Constitution
and the complete suppression Of the rebellion
with the cause thereof, by vigorous war and a
apt and efficient meAns,n are lnylted to meet
mass convention, to be held at the Union LeAgl
Reading Rooms on Ninth street, Washington, b
tween d and streets, on this (TridAy) evenin
at hAlf.paIt O'Clock, for the purpose or ohooIiI
delegates to represent the Diatriet In the ConVe
ton to be held At baltimore on Tuesday, the II