Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-11
LOCAL NEWS.


TINS DHIY, Dunn AND BLIND AT THE CARR
roL.Lsst night 10 despite OF the storm, very In
terestinE exhibition was given IN the Hall Of Rep
ssntstlyes A. the Capitol by the pupils Of the
Pupils, situated at Kendall Green. Tho exercises
showed how much can be done by teaching to
penetrate the veil thrown by nature or accident
minds TO which Knowledge has been forbidden 70
enter By the enemies Of hearing and sight.
ds,cnitis. "a e,nsrIencsd from sIscL ~ Ian
This difficulty WILDE much Increased In future.
The school was established seven Year, ago by Law
ders OF the United States Army and sailors OF the
Navy, and these organizations In future will be
Ersa'ly inereased me wants o. the school vii 10.
needed Spproprl Stion viii be granted BY Congress.
The following address was written BY a deaf
mute, young lady II yeAra old, and delivered at
.r..aI ..#.#HH ADDREss.
Six years have rolled away since we gave an
exhibition In the Capitol. A kind Providence has
allowed MS to live TO see this time. We are once
more in the Capitol before the people who are to
been stunbling in the eaverns OF dizziness, where
II seemed Aa II we had lost the hope Of ever seeing
the light Of KNOWLEDGE til about seven years ago,
when the National OouGrsas extended its bsneVo-
lent hand and kindly led US out. Thus by degrees
onr minds have emerged from the Desperate night
ofignoranoe into the blessed light ofknowiedge.
1t has relieved our parents and friends who
look ed upon deaf mute a. helpless individual
from burden OF sorrow; Every step We take In
where we md the treasures Of real happiness and
the welfare OF our lives. Education 10 Of great
impor,,SSss 70 AZ %Sn ,h NJ nse gns tast
times It was generally considered that deaf mute
was like brute, destitute Of all that could make
But BY and by, the more civilized people found
mistake IN II, for every man that wAlketh erect
hath Soul-as Intelligent and immortal principle
including the miAd and affections. So adeaf mute
| IL not like an animal, he can reason, think, CON-
pare, love, and worship the Creator Of the uni.
seems Impossible for the unfortunate deaf mute
TO obtain good education, but through the patient
lAbors Of our instructor our minds have been de-
freedom Of the mind. And 30 we have been brought
| into the nelds OF knowledge, whetew we roam with
pleasure through the he ,snsindsr Of our life and
Thus we have reached pitch OF happiness and en-
joyment Of which, In our eloudsd childhood, we
We, the deaf mutes have learned one thing most
Important to US, that It IL religion which makes
us more enlightened. The influence OF religion
Bible that God Is eternal 10 existence, how the
world was made BY him, how Jesus Christ his be-
loved son, TO the world and died on the cross
that mankind might have eternal life in Heaven.
since its organization, the Columbia Institution
has increased from Ave upward 70 hlty:iour pupils
school and begin the business 81 our lives on the
\ wide world. Other children will Ill our places,
@ us 70 40 III " long y lie coiS%Sn IO WI
there II not q deaf mute lsft In state OF igno-
| rance. Let civilization and religion be the un.
quenehAble light. in our dear country and Let
every enc who b0holds them develope under the
influence OF thar lieEiying rays until the nation
reaches the lotiest heights OF glory and deathleHS
fame.
CoMNITTALs TO THE CENTRAL GULRDuoUsE.
WIN. Cook, for smuggling liquor across the Long
Bridge; H. Ford, alias T. N. krmstrodg, for desef.
tioni Pat Mcbride. for running the guard, ordered
promises to Amendi privstes VIM. Emerson, a.
MsLApghlin, John Mlehaels, James Harris, Ed.
ward Madison, and D. \. waties, for Snug,
saIioping hsrssI over chain Bridget John Davis
Tor ysgrAnoyi George ", Smith aad James Leary
Mary Mccormick, all females, John MsDivitt, Al
fred Cooley, and VIM. L. Dunn, smuggling liquor
SUSPICIOUS MAE0UvERIsGs.-Two soldiers,
We're arrested ysItsfSsy while ioitsfinE about IL
banks Of the Potomac, on the north side, without
On being they ac.GowIsdgst
iAinSd that Cody frequently erosssd ia the same
the habit Of buying large qu,nties Of liquor, and
II 10 supposed hiatt they smugTie It. They are now
In the Central GuArdhouse.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-The following real
estate In Gsorgetown was sold BY Thomas Dow
ley, AuotioneeTi
Part OF lot 90 fronting 80 feet on Bridge street
EIq for ss 80 per front oolj part OF lot 90 front
Ing sixty feet the south side OF Prospect street
and running back 100 feet-Gold to Joseph Lbbey
for sal per front foot; part OF 90 fronting 20 feel
on the the north side Of Prospect street. and iun
oSt No. Oans iSS ss tG on sds
street, and running back $50 fcet-sold TO Alfred
Pope for $40 per front foot.
A NEW WAY OF SMUGGLING L'QUoR.-Yes
terdAy three women were arrested by the guard a
the north end OF Long Bridge, for attempting tt
.nIgSs G19T ss.Sss the sss d ~ hsa con
, their perlOns-to tell exactly where modesty for
bids. suffee II, however, to mention that the alb
diEnAgiAn Ia their sxpAnsiVenesS and beneath tn,
Armpits Of the others, like hons brood beneath
It's wings, were enssoneed several eantssns Of thu
ardent. The fair ones were all compelled to un
! dergo very unpleasant search.
CAUGHT At LLsT.-John Davis. q common
q yaErant who has several time. been committed 4
MllteAd and delivered to the military Authorities
8 He is in the habit OF oanng about the street an
now, howeV"r, In the military hands, and II sub
sotsd 70 the hydTOPAthiS treatment a. the G'ntIl
{ more proPristy in the future.
1 CHENGEs IN THE PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT
l-undeI the recent order Of the Postmaster Gene
: the direction Of the c6isf Clerk Of The Post ono
y Department have baOn ttAnHferred to the oontro
oil the non george W. Mcclellan, second AHAiBi
0 ant Postmaster General. The InSpestlO office, a
such, Ia abolished AID merged In the Contract o.
hoe.
william A. Bryan, Esq, late Chief Clerk, hA
resigned, and 10 no longer connected with the ID,
70 pArtment. Postmaster General Blair has appoint
"a ed DR. Charles y. Mcdonald, the efficient pFn elm
y clerk Of the Finance Division, Acting Third IA
Infant Postmaster General, during the absence
the Hon. A. N. GSrety on official business.
70 GRAND LkROEsY-A man named Thoma
Or Riley, who keeps a GROCERY. on Twenty-thiI
0, street, near H. was arrested yesterday by
a, pAtroImAn of the Fourth precinct on the charge
"A picking the pocket OF Thomas Gallagher drunks
~ man, who was IN his Atore, and relieving him
some ninety dollars, Justice DruTy required hi
is to give1eotirity for court.