Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-03
LOCAL ws.

THH CAPITOL RoruNpA.--A large number OF
persons visited the Capitol this morning TO see
fsmpofary structure whish constituted he canopy.
sS S ~sss he
mad, however, and the schisvemsnt has been
engaged, and without d.msss to the elegant pis.
tures which sdorn the interior.
The height 4. s.os.sins,y lofty, and even TIRE:
stll hidden by reason Of wooden bridge or canopy
resting upon the bslustr.de Of the highest saller
Intended ioo,hoid for the - sr,,ssss s who W,
rial adornings. A thise eopoealment Of the sper
naturally awakens = curiosity TO know what 10
1 sssss thai Az upon ,ss s.u,rsi portion Sf the res.
XIV sodss. 'si iHSi rssss
government, and with the Goddess OF Fame on the
left, .proelaiming with her trumpet the praise
s n pssss sos st IL M bs.rt of III" ooun
Itryn en-. Above and around will be halo Of the
thirteen original ststss ands nrmament Of thir-
On the lateral segment spaces Of the dome, which
are six In number, are Illustrations Of War, the
Ma, Inc, Science, Commeros, Mechanics, and Agri:
the god Mars, science By the piotSfes Of several
| eminent Americans, diseoverers and inventors-
among them Franklin, Fulten and Morsei the Ma
meroe by Merosforias, boxes upon which il seated
| Mereurius; the Mechanics by VARIOUS implements
%sshns oa xmsfsaa Tsnson %hios
will be directed BY Ceres. The artists Mr. C. Bru-
midi, whose works already adorns many Of our
oountry,s ediaees, among them the new cathedral
A Bor RUN OVER AND KuLnD.-Yesterday
morning boy named John Lydon, about Is years
OF age, In company with some other boys, got on
huok-waEon which was being driven In the First
ward BY a oolored nan named Richard Cornell.
ordered tns boys s OF The wsson. and, upon doing
80, gave whip TO his horscs and began 70 90 AZ .
very rapid rate. The limbs and lives Of all the
sequently jsopardIrsd by the celebrity Of the
vehicles motion: Lydop, among the first TO get
thst he lost his hold and ieii under The whssis,
| which passed over his body and killed him almost
instantly. Tho Corsner held an inquest over the
thai the boy'idesth was caused BY the careless
ness and intempersnee Of the driver .Ha.
A NEW MAIL ARRksaKMzsT.-At O meeting
Last evening OF the Postmaster General and the
Representatives Of the various railways between
the capital and the North, the following new mall
on sunday, the 18th day Of the present month.
From New York coming south, the 20 p. m
train will ee changed TO p m, without any N.Y. %,issp.
From Washington, the mail train will leave al
cars .n W viii be limited in number and no Sleeping
cars will be attaohed to the train. The evening
train now leaving a. 90, will depart at T.so p m.
with sleeping ears attached. Tho second morning
train viii, as At present, leave at ii.iS O'Clock.
PRoyosT MARSHAL CAsxs.-Robert II. Arri.
S0S%PsS9y cfg w.. S ~: ,S
cavalry, committed 10 the Old Capitol yesterday
as prisoner OF war. Private John h. Lunsford, Of
OF war for refusing TO take the oath OF allegiance
Private John Martin, company Z, 18th New York
cavalry, transferred from Central Gu.rdhousel
committed to-day under sentence Of general court
martial. Private Arthur Freeman, company D.
18th United States colored infantry, arrested by
% tS,n Unss az
six refugees, who were sent up by the Proves.
Marshal, Fairfax Court House, have all taken the
oath Of allegiance.
STRIKE OF THE BOILER MAKERS AT THE NLyl
YAnD.-The hands employed In the boiler shop 70
day. they now demand three dollars aud tftJ
tsey % make AZ there ere we're % so~s ne eight Or ten hand,
who did not strike, they having been drafted and
detailed In the yard; consequently, this morning
about ten men only are at work In the boiler shor
TIE DRAYr.-The following cases were dis.
posed Of to-day and yesterday afternoon By thu
FGsi Su5-Di,frief.-Gsorge H. Inslesei, furnished
Second b-Di,iriet.-wm. shorter, furnished sub
Sis' F staz ssS'lsi %s.ss
CouLps'r AeREz.-The case Of John Merritt
Indicted In the circuit court at Alexandria for th'
commissioa Of q rape on Baltimore rl,was yes
erdsy submitted to the Jury, who, Atter retiring
and being absent some time, returned and an
, agree upon verdict. The Jury were discharges
by consent OF the counsel, and new trial ordere,
for the May term. The prisoner was accordingly
remAnded.
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT Is the last sensa'
tion In the dramatic way. some time since it wa
applauded to the very echo Ths New York crit
los were In ee.taeies at the intense dramatic IN
s1i' sSs Iii dipsysa scYGs ,HS poson on he So Of a
: principal cities. The English papers speak Of 4
4. having more intense Interest than the Ticket
ofLeAve Man."
, STRUCK WITH sToSn.-On Thursday, al
Mr.. =. Durple, OF. the Sanitary Commission, wa
very sxioisnsly S ssruss ON % sSs head T With s.on
thrown by some boy, and was 30 stunned BY th'
blow that he nearly fell from his saddle. The bo,
who threw the stone 10 not known, a. he wa
. playing with a crowd oftwenty or thirty.
1 TAKE Four CHANcss.-Among many beau
lows Hall, for the benefit Of the Warrington CIT!
Orphan Asylum. 10 an elegant India camelrhAi
shawl, to be raffed at % a ohanoe-one half n
lptoseeeh w W b'sA w ss N~'.ess
Asylum.
NAVY YARD AFrARs.-The United State
when was es Sspta1ea rP Wiz ;svsi ohsr In oS
: first OF the war, while running between Washing
! ton and Aqua Creek, lett the yard this morning
; en- roue for the notilla and thefeabouts.
. ORPHANS CoURT-Judge RrceH.-EliEa
Johnson was appointed guardian to the orphan
= OF Samuel J. Johnson, deceased.
GEORGETOWN CUsroM HousH. - Cleared
soeooner 9. J. White, Grammar, mdse. for Ne,
. Haven't sloop Blue Bell, shreeyes, do. for 81
Msry'sj brig HolenAn, somers, do, for Portland
Mel Bloop Oak, Davis, for New Haven't sohrs.
o stokely, Hilman, mdse. for Baitimorei starlight
n Haywood, do. tor Cambridge o. Bearse, Bears,
a do. for Providenee; Chapel Point Express, Beet
lings, do. for Snatch Point Donnelly, Hunter, dS
e fer PhiladslphiAj Keelme, WheAtlev, do. for Gu
tis'Creekj c. Jane, Cox, do. for Napjemoyi J. Han
u ilton, Maddox do. dol c. A. HeeksteT, GalAghe
!. do for Philsdelphiaj D Youth, Kendriek, do. 70
Wade's Bay, Md, Exchange, shreeves, do. 70
AeoomAo brig Marine, Cook, do. for Boston, sloo
Three Sisters, Smith, do. for st. MArysi long bo'
q. II. d. Smoot, Anderson, do. for NAnlemoI
steamer Daniel We6ster, Deering, do. for CIT
Point long boat @. WAshinRton, Maekee, do. fc
:, High Point farm. Entered-stehmer Daniel Wei
= Gter, DeerioE, mdBe. from City Point.
ID MARRIED,
d At Alexandria, Va, on Thursday last, by Re-
10 Mr.. White, Mr.. WILLIAM BuTTs to Miss ELII1
s. BETH Brown.