Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.

!. NoRn CuRIsTMks PRESENTATIONS AT THR
PUBLic scHooIs MIR. J. o wil,oa,A trustee Of
On snS Nee New So1
avenue, on yesteid.y morning and presented, on
beh.if Of the pupils, TO the tsaeher, Miss Fannie
E. Hoover, basket OF fruit The lady aeknowl-
edged the sift Ia very touching nsnner.
To Miss OoesnA A. Walker, at her sehoolhoul
SSh No. the
Posts Of America .f.T'a1. H.F-rHT
sat Miss annie T. Evans, school, on II stree,,
MI. Alice cfes.eo, sne o. sSeip III NUMBER @sa g
e1sg ant set Of etstors He whu quite surprised,
but received the GIT with beautiful AeknSwiecg.
Mt. James Lamerson, formerly trustee in tho
second dstfiot, theu addressed the ohool 10 very
a. . O'Clock in the afternoon Miss Ioweis school,
sornsr Of Fourteeath and stresis, WAS hllsd with
visitors. The music, under the direction OF Pfof
Mr. Robert Rickets, formerly trustee Of First
district, presented, oa behalf Of the scholars, 8
splendid e.ke-salysr TO NJ, Wilson. He received
IL with neAt and beautiful sseeeh, and then sur
ptissd the te.eher, Mas Lo te, with . superb
wctk.box, % token Of love q ON h.r pupils" 'rhs
: -Addri ssss wsrs msds bv Siessrs Hoimead, Hitz,
Tustio, Ellis and n ehadS. The exercises were
extremely delightful throughout. ......
/ CEsrRB MARKnT.-Thc markets were very
fah this marnirs, snd purchasers plentiful Prices
rAnged a. followsi # 7#f .a..g .g--
per lb., ham, $50 30. per ID pork, IbG20c per
lIb corn pork, 2o IS per ib; shoullar 4s9g5c per
ib.i nidddns, $4,000. per 10 yes,. ao9ioe. per
hi lamb, 25c. per H.; mutton, 700 asa. per 10.
lard, 2e9 ioe dried beef, 26@1oe per Ib turkeys
ss@s6 .aehi ehieksn,, SIG 81 90 per pals wild
SSss Sss sSst s spss se s.s ssiIs;s
b.ge, io9 &C. per turpip,, zoe. per peck i.h
poatoes 81 per peck potatoes, eoc per peck;
appes. 6oe. per peoky spuaeh, 800 per peek; par.
nips zoe per peck, oaions, si oer peck, ee,etyitp
400 per buucbj eraaberrie,, SOC per qu.rI butter,
ss1cs per 10; .ss. eecgsss; & per % dozen; s shssse
suassh, aOs per To-, pike, els? per bunekI corn,
ssr P PSa.hsI, % ssip ssaa 500 sao per SasSs; hay,
saio4 sazo per esti sifAw, sieoCaa per ewt-
I aaa" .## - H4..
CLEAN AWAY TIE Ssow.-Glants Warner,
Ps y q II %T @ AssrS
| Thomas, charles Weiuess, samuel Crawford, Jno.
Llenb ,ek, !. heptipg, thomas Z. Connslly Mrs.
srt, G. soapekiDT, John J, Haistssd, John Lowry,
Jos y. Hodson. John Barker, and chss. Thielelte,
re oss Iss % ofS
hours So amer its fsii ju,tiee Thompson hnsd each
The arrest Of PEI sons guilty Of the same onsnoe.
ATTENTION, oYrIcERs l-ofieers who desire
ss ss;s. c pfRSmp ssa @
| report in person to the old ssiAb ilhed Claim
| and Collection House" Of Metzser, sfriben q
| (opposite v illArds, wsshington, d Q.
FARMS soID.--on Thursday afternoon the
/ farm OF ths ate E. A. Jones, situated on ths
| Washington nrsnoh railr al, was sold at suetioi
at Sto 20 per acre. The pace contains $50 sores
anu has q large dwelling house thereon. on'
| hundred and twenty-five acres near the abov'
place brought stl per acre Both places wer
purchased by Mr.. ]. T. walker, Of this city.
CAIInD.--Rev. DR.. Moreel, for long tim
past the rector OF Christ Church (Epiacopal) nea
!, the navy YARD, has rreei ed q cnl IRON the con
gfesntion OF St. Peters Church, at smyrna, Dels
ware. 3 h
KsBPIrG VIcIous Doo.--Henry Parker,
eo'ored man ~ the Firss ward, psr.sting 10 keeI
ing vicious dog in his possession after teing se'
erAl times warned, was arrested yesterday b
! Onieer Crump and nued 80 by Justice Boswell.