Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-22


w Nlioek, John.E fhlinpS, ThomAs Hunt .. o.
I 5sa5' 2; Rogsr,i kawin g'alsy, John ssls
B. ISL smith, and Sg1 JANE. n En,hef. "na0u"r n'
THs D1srAIcT IN CoSoasss.-Tho following
Congregational business will DO read with interest
TRs Levy Cowf The bill introduced into the
Senate yesterday TO amend the act to define the
powers and dutfcl Of the Levy Court Of the county
Jurisdiction over ali the roads and bridges in the
the care 81 he United stSiSs, and except such
roads and bridges az Congress has heretofore
made Of shall hereafter make sp,eisl a. provision In
Court, as are other county olioers. No graveyard
having 4 place Of worship, or in which lots or
rights Of burial or sspulturs are ptomiIeuously
90 d, shall be exempt from assessment and taxa
ton, though the lots In such, when sold, are not
II Is provided alss that whenever the levy court
one, and take land therefor, or whenever they
shall obtain earth, gravel stone, TIMBER or other
Ss S5 or Sns 70
for The purposes indicated, or accept sueh com.
pensatlon as the court may offer, disinterested
they agree, the court shall pay such amount as
they AwArd-the benefits that may result to the
property Of said owners to be taken Toto account
In making the assessment.
II the referees cannot agree, then the Commits
sioner OF Agriculture Is TO act ~ an umpire. II the
owners shall refuse, after one months notice, to
appoint referee, the one appointed by the court
and the commissioner arc TO select third one and
,hs Ssa ,hs oe asy 9ar tbssr .sT
vices when thus employed. There 10 q provision
also in regard to dogs, authorizing the collector OF
taxes to kill any dog on which the owner refuses
to pay the tax OF 81 per headpcr Annum. The time
required for surveying, plating and recording the
roads in the county Is extended to three years
from the list Of January next. ~. .....
Erfcasior Of ne Cspifoi Grounds.-The extension
and Improvement Of the Capitol grounds, 80 as to
enlarged structure which they surround, IL = work
which 1t 10 not designed long to delay. The Com
ready been Instructed by that body 70 Inquire into
the measures necessary in that regard
THROWN FROM HIS HoRsE.-Lieutonant VIM.
3. Crane, one Of the lieutensnts en- duty at the
Provost marshAps office, was, on Sunday, thrown
IRON horse on which he wal riding and badly in
jured. The accident occurred on LouisiAna avenue,
near sixth street. Lieutenant Crane is now at HIS
clearinghouse, on Ninth street, and IL doing as
well as could be expected His head is badly cut,
but his physician says he will soon recover.
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COMMITTED TO THE OLD CAPIToL.SElght
prisoners OF war, two OF them badly woundsd and
all belonging to The 18th Virginia cavalry arrived
Army Of the Potomac. They were committed to
the Old Capitol by order of COL Ingraham. ii
RnsHL DRsHETHRs. esterday four dsserters
from the rebel army were sent In from the front.
In accordance with recent orders they we're imme-
diAtely released upon taking tho oath, and fur
niEhod with transportation North.
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QUARTERLY RBPoRT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
or PoLIcE.-BY the quarterly report OF w; D.
Police, as made to the Board OF Police Commits.
aloners, IL IL shown that du1pg the quarter end
OF whom ia were males, and las females, 2,isS
were married, ATS were singlej 1904 could read
and write, 1871 could not read nor write.
made; DISMISSED, i,7sS delivered to military, GsSj
jail for court $50; bail for court, I04 workhouhe
Of .ss e, g. Ia s1s q these cases
| nnes were imposed. The hnes in Washington,
which were paid, amounted to ss,5eLO2i super;
to t9lS ,65- making In all, sI,sO2.6s. The number
Of robberiss, excluding stolen horses was %. The
recovered, Ss,Il4 81. The number Of horses stolen
will probably swell the value Of the amount lost
81 , 70
| accommodation was 665; lost children restored TO
parents, 20j sick and disabled taken to hospitals
found estray and delivered tn owners, 4oi doors
left open and secured by the police, 81 hres at
The total amount Of property whlsh passed
through the hands Of the police was $SSb75ao.
FAST RIDNe.-James Gregory, bar tender,
was sunday afternoon arrested by Patrolmsn
Dom for fast riding. He was going down the ave-
nue. at an exceedingly rapid rate, and endAnger-
Ing the iyss Of persons crossing the street for one
after him, and upon overtSElng, arrested him and
delivered him to the polics. Hewas hned e5.6s by
| Justice Gibefson.
SALES or RIAL EsTATE.-Yesterday after
/ noon James O. Maguiro n Co., auetonecrs sold the
house, corner sixth and streets, formerly owned
BY the late sllas H. Hill, and lately occupied by
| Secretary Chase, The purchaser was Hon. Sena-
tor sprAgue, and the price paid was S93 200. The
street.
Tho same AuOtioneers also sold a lot OF grouud
on Ninth, between NJ and Nstreets, TO Mr.. George
I W. Dutton, at 81 cents per square foot.
| ALEXANDRIA Abrams. - PeStaential... - We
some time since called the attention OF the author
tiles to the fact that large number OF oareAsses
OF horseB, hogs and dogs were being deposited on
the commons between the southern boundary OF
the city and Hunting Creek. No notice whatever
masses are daily distiling their poisonous vapor,
TO be waited by every southern breeze through the
King Sirssi-TRe work on this thoroughiarc has
gone forward with considerable vigor during the
, past week, and good progress has bGen made The
alteration OF the grade at the lower end Of the
street from Fairfax street TO the wharf is an ex-
sac u Real EaGte THE property formerly known
ner OF Franklin nnd Columbus streets, has been
! sold fer s6,OOO-vG. STATE Journal, March 2lh
A Boz ASSAULTED. Wilson, coiored
was crested yesterday sfternoon, by oifcer Nor
rice, OF the seventh precinct, upon the charge q
committing an assault and battery upon a little
boy, the son OF Edward soanlin, who keeps grog-
I gerry shop on the corner OF Fourth and streets,
She struck the little boy three or four times, be
cause he had a quarrel with son Of hers. She
wAa taken before Justice who held her to
bail 10 the OF slOo for her appearance at bourt
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/ PREPARING FOR THR COLD WEATHKR.-Ellz
Abeth Maynard, prostitute, was ArTelted yeStor
day afternoon by Oricer Pendel, of the seventh
precinct, for stealing dress from Clara Spencer
: They are from Alexandria. The dFess iB valued
At forty dollars by tho owner. Lizzie was held tC
bail for a hearing.
9 SBLLNG LIQUOR ON sUSDAY.-F. O'Relter
who keeps restaurant on Seventh street, between
New Jersey avenue and and street, was arresto'
this morning by Oincer Greer, OF the Sixth pre-
oinct, upon the charge OF selling liquor Sunday
. and was fined s25 BY Justice Thompson.
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BoIsTBRoUI CHARAcTERs.-Eenry Hardner
n VIM. KTiIekho, and Charles Abel were arrested
night before last, BY officers Kelly and Dom, Of TIL
A It'll precinct, for behaving In very diBorderll
manner on PennsylyAnis avenue. They we're hal
4 looing very ToCiferously, and attracted lArg
crowd around them. They were taken before JuE
I tioe Giberaon whe ancd them each S2,5s.