Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ATTENPT AT BURoLARI.-YesterdAy morn
Ing andrew schwartz, Who keeps grocery and
and Second, found that an attempt had been made
to cut out the knob Of his front store door for the
Hfsmsinsd in the store, % and about hSlGpSst ten
O'Clock he heard = noise At the door, and ham,
mering, as II the same party had come TO hniSh
yolyer, and going out shot 1t the man, who ran
through back alley and made his escape by hid
He searched, but could find nothing in shape Of a
man until he reached North street, where .
black man narhed William Henry Douglass, driver
been concealed, arose and attempted to run. Mr.
Schwartz drew his pistol and commanded the negro
was taken TO the station1house upon the .aTpicion
Of being the burglar whO attempted to break into
his store. The oolored man was, however, dis
missed by Justice Ferguson, because no proof WAS
adduccd 70 show that the man was the guilty party
nor was any knife or burslarious Instrument iound
Mr.. schwartz returned to his store after he made
the arrest, and Aboutl O'Clock heard some persons
q, .Ss SSGT which Oh wss partially pred open and
II BY ehi.ei; Upon going out he saw two men
sprague gave chase, pursuing one Of the men to
the corner OF Second and East Capitol street. There
shot Al the pursued party in order to his
arrest by the pAtrolmAn. The firing, however,
produced the opposite effect, for the burglar then
| escape.
About o'clock, whilst Roundsman Pierce was
going his rounds, he saw two men prOwling about
the streets in rather Suspicious manner, and or
oered Patrolnen spraguo and PArkhurst to arrest
them, on suspicion OF being the burglars who man
men were taken to the Eighth PrscInct Ct station t
house, where they were connned In a cell During
the RiSht' however they escspet from the cell
dated eond tion. Being built against brick wall,
the prisoners only had to remove several brioki
csFssS Of their bods This tssy dd and 'p being
Instead q being innuTed within prison walls. II
tHred, since the policemen have various clues
HOME, SWEET HoME,-A boy named Frank
Knott, son OF IgnAtius Knott, the bookbInder, was
| found by PatFomAn Milhtead, OF the Eighth pre-
cinct, on PennsylvAniA avenue near First street.
when % fSund. the oser SsIsS him lna Ssst T Ssa
him, and was told that tho child waH lost, and
could not find his home. The policeman then took
toned, he said that he lived on Seventh street,
near the Northern Liberty Market-houne. Rounds
the boy was very familiar going thence directly TO
his home, which 10 on Massachusetts avenue.
The Rouadsman went with him and delivered him
to his mother, who was very distressed at knowing
his whereabouts His father was out at the time,
ringing a bell and making yigilant search The
boy was lured away from his home by the muB sic
OF a band, which he followed, and which was EN-.
ployed BY the Columbia Fire Company, who were
out on dress parade. We have had occasion TO re.
port numerous Instances Of children who have
been lost from their homes, In some cases heurI
And even days have elapsed before they were TO
stored to their parents. When our police and d. 0
alarm telegraph 10 completed, greatly increased
facilities will be afforded in this respect, sAVinI
parents from great deal OF unnecessary distress
DRsKRTERs AND RRFUaREs.-This morning
twenty.one deserters and siX refugees from Dixie
presented themselves at the ONCE OF the Proves
Marshal, where they took the oath OF allegiance
were furnished with transportation to the NOrth
and went on their way rejoicing. We do not rec
ollect Of seeing better party Of men who have
deserted from the rebel arEy than those alluded
to. Their appearance gives the lie to the rebels
their BympAthiZers that no men desert from tn
rebel army but those Of foreign birth and mer
guided by mercenAry motives. AL these deserteTI
With but two exceptions, are natives Of Alabama
all sorts and colors Of clothingi some OF them hA
Lees army as unsAtiSfAotory TO the authors Of tn
rebellion. The people and soldiers are dissAtiste
with the condition Of things. Cen. Grants tAkin
command Of the Army Of the Potomac, Ieriounl
distuTbs the rebel generals and they boldly Assef
II they are defeated In the impending battle, tn
rebellion will receive Its death blow. These d.
serteTs say they have become convinced that the
have been acting wrong, and having seen the erTo
| of their ways they now intend to enlist in tn
rUnioA army and nsht fer the good old nag.
JAIL WARDEN.-A Question Ssttled.-Tho bl
which passed the Senate on Monday eoneernin nj
conyiotH and the expenses Of keeping them, beSidS
In a.