Daily national Republican., 1864-04-12

ginal lttume have put ~ OF, ard clothed them |
selves In that Of tho white man.
The treaty whiehthe ch ppewai came here 10 |
negotiate VIII be ready for signing In few day, |
after which the delegation viii return 70 kaniM.
We undcrstaud thate are delegations rem other |
hut more civilized tribes nov on "HciAl business
In this city,
. ALExASDRIA NEws.-Wolake tho following
paragraphs from the Virginia state Journal, Of last
evening! e. .9.... .H...sHH-.H..
were very much intoxicated, got intO fight on
Royal street, the city Hotel, yesterday after.
noon, whcrcupOn large Coucourgc Of our freo and
enlightened community Asscmhled around the
corobatants and encouraged the poor, ignorant
beings In the brutal ctiOrtH, CVidenclng their de-
light IN unsccmly shouts, accompanied by remarks
equally unhccOming men, not to say Christians, In
Provost Marihal Gwynne pAHBiug near, aud oh
serving tho cause Of the excitement, very properly
called TO his AssistAnce several petsOns and Scpa-
rated the contestants, though not without some
loud threats from tevFrnl persons In the crowd,
been fully stated; hut tho Captain has not been
Accustomed TO witness such an observance OF the
S,besth he dispsrsSd 'hs e59Wd 9nd'%syed BY
persons are attracted to such scenes by curiosity,
II Ia nevertheless their duty as good citizens, to
arrest such disgraocful proceedings by prompt
interference, instead Of encouraging them by
We trust, Tor the sake of good order and the rep
utation OF our city, that such scene will evea'
osSgE in ou! streets again especially on the
Constitutional Conve ention, which has been In
sion in this city for flty-nine days. Adjourned this
day sine die. Thclr labors have resulted In the
AbOlishnent Of slavery In the state forever, q
change in tn, legislative and judiciary systems,
and many other important feat res.
Pdin1d IcCiicHi.--Aa Mr.. @. A. Sawln, one of the
loading pistol In the powder room previous TO
tho Performance on satutdHy evening, he caused
some lBOGo powder on the table to be igntted by
striking the butt OF the pistol against II, and an
explosion ensuct, burning Mr. $. q face and handS
very severely. We hear he 10 suffering very much
to-day, but no fears Btc entertained Of = permA
nent injury. As the accident was purely The result
Of carelcssness, It should be warning TO Others.
nun Run Bridgs Conc The trains on the Orange
aud Alexandria railroad were interrupted yester-
day on account Of the bridge at Bull Run having
been swept away by the recent storm We learn
that the bridge A. RappAhannock Station has also
been carried away, but Of this VIC are not reliably
informed:
Capiu.cd.Ilhc guerrillss are said TO have ye,ter;
day captured two men at Devereux Station, about
three miles from the city on the orange and Alex
andfia RIilroad.
DUST, DUST, DUsr.-Ponnsylvania avenue
to-day 10 beclouded with dust The fair portion OF
the prOmenhdeTB, who have been for several days
ds6arrea on account OF the rain, and who are now
CXcteiHHd at the clouds Of dust that now and then
roll In their fair faoo'. Where is Ned Price and
his HirCet-wsterlng machines lie did the work
60 well last summer, we are In favor Of giving him
contract TO water all the BtrcetH Of the city this
summer. Wake up, Ned
DrsoRDERLr IIousE.-Anna Thompson, a
housGboCpsr, and Louisa Blaze, n servant, were
arrested yesterday afternoon, by OlIcerS White
more md Meredith, upon the charge Of QuAtrclinB
Thompson, which is situated on the corner OF
filth and streets. The quarrel omanated from
Jealousy oNistinC between MTs 7. and the ieu-
Fc TguSoR ard each fined 81 o.
GEoRGBTowN NEws-Shockiny Dcdh.-M Mrs.
I NWHfa
| street near the Post Office, Georgetown, was
| burned to death last night under the most fright
| lul circumstance She was eontined to her bedby
| stroke Of paralysis; while her attendant was
| absent, tho bed clothes ok fire from lamp near
| by, and before assistance could be rendered the
lady was literally roasted to death. a., $780,
| BodimcH Droirnsd-News reached the George
town custom-house today that two ChrHApcake
aud Ohio Canal hoAtmcn were drowned yesterday
| rear the seven locks. %
LARCENY OF FORTY DoLLARs.-A man
| named Francis Lucket placed about two weeks
ago about $50 In chest, which he lock ed and put
! inte a closet ThiH waI, also, fastened. On sun.
day Lass he TeCDunted the money, and itlacked $50
A man named Murphy, who boarded In his house,
| which Is located near BuZZard's Point, cringsd
about lin and stated that he wanted money, not
having more than two dollars. II was Afterwards
AScortRined that he had upwards OF SO, which he
| SpOrled la drinking saloon. This led Lueket TO
suspicion Murphy, whom he had arrested and
| taken before Justice Call, to whom he gave ball
| Tor cOut I.
ARRIVALS AND CLEARANCEs- Of Wash.
! iTgioH, AFri I2th, lS6i.- CleArAnocs = Schooner
! Atlcy, AnamCssiSi HGhr. Emma Adele, Mason, 90.
! coquHn hays steamer Pacific, 1hABley, Baltimore
sehr. W. II. sage, S dgwiCE, Boston, aohr. L. Dc
| Bow Lander Deals lslNnd sehr. Malta, Blaids
AnAmCssiX; sohr. PusCy, sohelhotn, PhilNdclphiA
steamer Portsmouth, NOyea, Chesapeake City
schr. Shinlng Light ,NWalkcr, hnAmeSBixi sehr'
Savlngton, MattSwonAnj HlOOp Tcaser, lrdihg
st. MArY's, Md.
Arnved-stCSmcr Leader, Ca'lnhan, Phlla.
TREATMENT ron DEAFNEss.--Thoso suffering
| from disehscs Of the ear, OF any nature whstsO
! ever, will do well tn call Immediately upon the
celebrated DR. hGHTHILL, who 10 stepping for a
curing all disorders Of tho AuTicular Orgaus IL well
known and his presence in the city 10 an opportu
nifty not 10 be neglected, Persons troubled with
dEOrderH of the ear should not neglect them until
| they become obstinate and almost incurable.
! -
DEAR PRoFANITY.-Henry Iyil, hackman
was Hrrcuted by pAtrOlman Clements, OF The
Eighth precinct, upon the charge OF violating The
| hack law in regard to hack stands, and especially
| Of being excessively prolane In hts eonyerHAtiot
| and obst cpurOus in his conduct. Tho oileer rep
| IimAndcd him only TO become the subject OF hi
| tauntiug and disgusting profanity. lvil WAS there
fore arrested and taken bci3Tc Justice Ferguson
who hncd S59I
SELLING LIQUUR To USJIDIgRs.--Gco. Thomp
son, mAehinSt living on the corner OF u stree
| aud Faith, was arrested yesterday by patrolma1
SprNguC upon tho charge Ol selling liquor To sui
dIerF. He was taken to the sth precinct station
house, where he was fined go by Justice Ferguson
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| DEATH OF GOYBRNMEST EMpLoYKE.-MT
John r. Yates, chief messenger Of the Interior De
partmont, departed this life on saturday, OF small
pOX.
SERESADE.--MajOr General sGdgwick wa
Gerenaded last night by General Benham's Engiuee
Brigade band under tho direction Of Pfofesso
ProspeTi.
LICENSES GRANTED. - Ono hundred and
Cighty-louT licenses TO sell clothing to soldiers wa
| the number taken out Rt the Provost Marshall
up to noon yesterday.
SELLING L'QUOR To SOLDIRKs.--B Baxter RlC
was this morning fined $40 by Justice Ferguson
for selling liquor TO Euluiers, and $40 for Belin
liquor without liCcuBc.
ARREST or CLOTHING DEALGR8.--D. Samuel
end l.. Wolfe, two cluthing dealers, were ATreste
, to-day and committed to tho Central GuArdhouH
for selling clothing TO soldiers without license.