Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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ANOTHER BRIDGE Own TIE PoronAc.-ft
the completion Of the rev long bridss over the
Potomac, an Immense structure, the buildlns yoi
which took fifteen months, having been com
nienced IN Juae OF 1885. II H. owned By the
Washington, Georgetown and Aiexandfih hsfl.
road Company, and built under the direction Of
Col. silas Seymour, OF the city water WORK, BY y
s. Post d Co., contrAgtorbt c. d, Noise, q en-
gineer 10 charge.
Orange and Alexandria with the baltimore sud
Ohio railroad in one continuOu, line. The bridge
Ia bgilt on the principle in whstis kuown
as the "McCal um tIuts,n invented and patented
by Col. McCallum. The hrst bridge built on this
plan vas erected BY the pstentee on the New York
ans Erie railroad, in the year 1903, since which
time II has superseded all other plans on the above
road, aud also on the ohiD and MisIissippi, and
several other OF the heaviest six feet goAge rail
roads. u ~.
draws, each 80 feet long; and, to show the pro.
gress m sds In the meehaniesl appliances for open
ing and closing draw-brIdgeI, since the draws oi
the old bridge were made, It IL only necessary TO
state that one man oan open either Of the new
drawS and shut II aga'n In one minute and . half
while 1t takes four men ten minutes to perform
the same operation for the draws OF the old bridge
thoss OF the old, aud are connected together. n.
The curious IN such matters may be interested ,.5
spans OF 10 feetj 38 spans Of Isi feet; 5spans o
The cost Of the bridge ApproNimAtes to $i5o,00o
stely, and have the bridge ready for use.
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sUIcIba.-Last evening, a gentleman named
" aSs Si SSr Il Ss shs
Hotel, corner az sixth streot and Pennsyivanis
avenue. % lie was seen in the Sii I'd saloon in The
early mart Of the eyening and hid A fIiend M rrs
sso;f areweIl he III en- red To- bis room' where
he Was found dead this afternoon by the ssry MI
who went hi her TO clean the room, when they
dead daD' -" '''o" oN '"' "''i "A' '"e ''~'V'
Gs;r Fa., W.: as ,,S%m,sa..sy il. pcasS sna
w"abs,s,d and on ~ he he'd I'm Se be.%eateS N win III
SnsSe, mo s Wbsh "Se Ss b a. an oa ,bs soos ~
INV, On The n nor w.a 4 .rk suSst.nce. ,yhIeh n
Is Iw suppo.eI he had yoaited, Hs was iyiaT On ths
bed h SSs stS SSS and GSsss S
The tbonrst m n hs hsd thrsWn Mn ssif thsPs or
sssount Of conpiete exhaustion oeeaSioned BY ioss
The knife was At the foot Of the bed. Ho wal
heard by lady In the adjoining room TO exeiaim
"I wish the doctor would comeil but thinking he
was in eonyerIati1n with a friend, she took nc
notice Of the remark, nor did she make any inqui
ries coneerninE him.
He 10 q middle.agci msn, and has wife and
fapily residing soniewltere In the North. He wai
addicted to the use OF spirituous liquors, and In
toNication may pos ,ibly have led TO his suicide
Coroner Woodward VIII hold an iuQ{lsst over the
DO0y
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CENTRE MARKET.-The markets were very
Beef. I6a 3Oc per 10 lamb, boa l6c. per lb.; NUT
ton 2ot 25c. per ID. veal, 2tlf 500. per lb pork
26,. per lb; corn beef i56Disc. per IL corn pork
200 Lbc pr lb; ham, 3Oc per ib shoulder, 236b lbc
Per 10 middGng, 3oc. per III dried 6eet ave. PEI
reed birds, sl per doz black birds, SIPS per doz
snips 2b; etehi cabbage, iO@26s per hesdj tur
nlpsi soc. per pecki APPLES, lOc. per peck; hOmi
ny iec Per gusfti Irleh po.atoes sOe, per peck
Jol egg nianfs bSiIoc apseh ton.tocs eSc pe ne,
n.ci - %, ~ ash ar.nJes ,c ps, ps
bsnch. rs,Vs,o. Pnar bnn.h baat. n, ~. ~. -
canteinncs oonIo, each' on,ons soo 07SI ne,
49,. ~ boens AZ. nar r,st ~. e,,,. g. ~ ~
pv p LIN .'"s ~ Wv ~, per Sun,b ~ 80 ~
ISaa. sas III ~ hpt,.. "a aSsnc o o1I N ao,.
Sac nsr Jo,p rock a n, nsr hSncb. nereh az ne,
h,iibu,, a5ec per is corn, "a per bush; meal, 4.
per bush shipstuff, eoc n si,I6 per hush brown
stuff, 70c per bush.i bhorts, SOC. per bush hay
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CoporRp,s InoURsr-This mornin0 aboui
sbe Sody 81 ,Ss oSav o nsu us An
nIsbt A. tho csni,ci Hor.e an pspnsuivsnJa sve
n,,a n..s ~ ~ ptra.t NJ n.,,,snIs. .ons.,nIns
tbs csnss a. the nnrIer co,eI hs siin,tsa s,h nv
jury rendered svetilst that the deceased came &
a diTk knifs hv The hsnds nG ptetro Uinnoiitv /
Franch soldier, of the 5sth bIsss. regiment. The
name OF the deceased, according TO the statement
OF ne pflboneri 10 Poter tOphhtlli Out rlbB thheI
from his hDger was inscribed with the name o
Peter Baton.
ANOTHER HOSPITAL CHApEL.-The chapel
hospitaii near lamp pisttiout,on, Is spprosehins
wnrk of The ,yiniows nut In N nsn nn~ ..tsis
defy any storm until finished. II Will be a grea,
Improvement to tho general appearance OF the
hospital, and source of njoymentt to It's inmates.
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TRrrou,n ANIzoNIIN -Margaret Frnka
n ionio N = '. ~. va SaiSs 49,
aSeIan "o 1AI mo ives on tne COT Ier o. n.n mss
~ mo,n,nn SnI h. De ",,,nSs erS ~, ~ .avsn,t
nluo, uis mVrn,ns ny. oy onISoF HowaGi ~ s',ai,i,
whom abe tbrew down n aIght Of stAIrI. outtina