Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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STEAM FIRE ENGINE MATTERs.-In tho House
OF Representatives, on the 18th inst, n hill from
s @ steam s oT
Company Of this city. The resolution excited
considerable debate, IN the course Of which Mr..
know why ahre engine company should be brought
from Philadelphia To protect the property Of the
reason in that why they should be brought hereto
protect the property OF the citizens of this District
and 10 Dc paid more hdn ns city Psys ~ grsmsn in
pany and engine alluded to In MIR. Pattotson's re-
marks Is the Hlbernia engine, Of PhllAdelphi..
The ss are re TnS
who, out Of purely patriotic motives, IN eonse;
guenee OF the increased and increasing building Of
this city and the insdequAoy Of the FIRE apparatus
of the District to meet any great exigency, tend
cred the War Department, as fsee-wili Offering,
engine for so long period as Mr.. Stanton thought
necessary, the United States Government simply
rAtuI, and nothing more. Mr.. Patterson has there
fore been lAboIing under Misrepresentation OF
facts and IL the statement Re has made he Sid
the Hibernis Fire Company. This company IL not
paid more than the city pays Its nremen.
RELIGIOUS INTHLLIGENcB.-To.m (Suu-
day. there will be preaching In the Nall OF the
House Of Representatives, at II o'clock g. m, BY
the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, OF Boston, Mass.
IN tne UNITARIAN InuTcnt AZ tne corner OF blNln
and streets, there will be preaching in the morn
ing, by Rev Mr.. Chanting, and In the evening by
Al the New Jerusalem Temple on Moth Capitol
street, between and @, Rev. JAbez Fox viii
preach, at II a. m. Subject; The Origin OF Evil"
National pnlen Hail. on Ninth street. Rev. :.
Halves will preach In the morning In the evening
there will DO q social religious msetinE, when
Brother (Senator) 5. @. Pomeroy will be present
and address the meeting
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AGED WoMEN's AND ORPHANS HoUsH IN The
tsTdsy 10 eItabiisR PeneEoient InI,ieStiSn for
aged women, &C., makes for corporations; Mary T.
Hay, Eliza N. Morris. lane +. James, Eliza 4.
indiana Pisnt, Mary Graham, Maria Y. b. %n,
Isaac A. Alexander, Anna L. Hustled, Susan sohie-
White VIII MyrS G. RssEIss Eiiua6.th Z. aoImond,
Eliza Dorsey, Sallie Cooper, Ellie II. Cooper
Margaret r. Calvert, Anna H. Eastman, and Mary
Thomas.
The object Is 10 establish az Institution where
provision can bo made BY public charity for the
care and relief Of lrendle.S and deserving females
and destitute children, male or female, who may
be, Or arc likely to become charge upon the
public.
LIQUOR CAsEs-FINBs.-James Lydon, pro-
prietor Of the Baltimore House, No. 10 Bridge
the Railroad House, Bridge street, Georgetown
John =. Heard, No. q Market Space, Georgetown
each lined go for selling liquor to SOLDIER; also
Jacob AiglSr and Hugh ellison were held to answer
for the same offence. Patrick Holcy, corner OF
First and streets, was fined go by Justice Fer
guson for selling liquor to soldiers
A CHANGE OF TIME In the departure of tralns
from Vaccination will take place to morrow tsun-
nj p; m, St0 p. M, 6'aop m.
~ Ssw Ycrt and PhiAd,lp1is -7Go a. IN lriS =.
for ktg York, pa.I,ng'ri OAiy-At 100 p. m.
On Sunday at 1;so a. M, and at So m for nalti-
At $50 p. m. for New York.
For particulars, sec Advertisement In next issue,
NORMAL SCHooL.--The bill introduced yes
terday by senator Grimes relating TO \ normal
school In the District OF OlumbiA TecIteH that for
the establishment Of county and District of Colum-
merit without funds may obtain a nTst.eiSss sdT.
cation by their labor on model farm and In model
workGhopH, from which they may 20 eminently
oil public, land, now Tor sale In open market, be
set apart under such regulations ~ the Levy
Court OF said county OF Waalnngton may eStab-
llIh.
SORRY TO Hear Ir.-It is reported that the
onieers OF the army make considerable opposition
to the order transferring men from the armytO the
navy II Is said that this Is on account OF the fact
marine and navy make the best soldiers in the
hed and especially In the artillery arm oil the ser
vice. we hope that the orders Of the authorities
under the provisions Of the order may be allowed
IN use their own volition.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HMsELT.-Prlyate Al
fred MoLAne, OF the I'd Massachusetts cavalry, Ac.
oldentally shot himself yesteId day afternoon In the
store No. 49i seventh street. He was engaged In
FAmmlng down the charges In his revolver, when
tho cap exploded, depOsltng the load In his left
thigh, and inhioting severe aud possibly serious
wound.
PoLITICAL.-A meeting of loyal Pennsylva-
mans was held last evening at SmeAd's Hall, The
meeting was small, and adjourned TO meet next
week Col. +. Jordan will make An address on I'll
topics OF the day,
Tho IlinolsAns residing In this city who propose
the formation OF a Union club meet this evening
At No. 400 Ninth street,
LICENSES TO SRLL SOLDIERS CLOTHING.-
The Provost Marshal has granted but six leensrH
TO clothing dealers to sell soldiers clothing near
the Baltimore depot, under the provision Of Gen.
erAI order No.
ACCIDENT AT THE TREASURY BUILDING. -
Yesterday afternoon, while the Workmen were IN.
gagged on the iron work 10 the upper story OF the
Treasury extension, the s0affOla upon which they
were standing gave way, pToolpitAtlns them TO tho
door, and in]urng two OF them, 1t 10 thought
seriously,