Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.

kINIShh NEW -.
The GRHLr PAm.-The Fair at the Patent
once 10 At present the most prominsnt feature In
this metropolitan community. The beauty and
q sns Th3 is ;Gg1 S,TS s5s sodss
are the moments which nutter away amid its peer
Upon entrance the frut object that meets the
nocturnal vision IL . number Of gas burners which
burn and twinkle In the shape OF starr behind It
.SoYs q ..sa. of sSs
dneiy portrayed. These all are cnyironed BY
glean,hE muikstry and enSeonced amid bunting
MEDICAL ELECTRICITY.
Turn TO the nigh, and 2. you pas up the si,lo
which IN which !. .hownby Dr.; L; Anees, expert
mentu In Medical Electricity. The battery used be-
longs to Armory Square Hospital
GODDESS OF LiBERTY.
Than table of fancy goods and confectionery,
presided over By Mrs. l. I. Chittenden and Mrs.
Gilman, and the Misses Barr. There IL q beAuti.
full Goddess OF Liberty here which will be rafrsd.
Next Gomez very attractive table attended to
BY Mrs Edward Clark, Mrs. "; ?. Dole, Mrs; 1.
Robbins, Mrs; A + story Mrs. Judge Mecol-
A VALUABLE CURIOSITY.
Here 10 displayed H.intipg Of Mlnneh , hs
her Brssentedjs lot Of flowers,
done BY Mrs. A. r. story, and an old paper OF l1ss,
isst nansd would Be q great value 70 an anti.
quarry. ..
LADtEG RELIET AsSoCIArtoN.
The Ladies Relief Association have q table,
which IL presided over by Miss Emily and Miss
Flora schmidt. This contains variety OF pleas
ing articles, and principally photographic albums.
Next comes Jacobs wan, allied With IssOnsds.
da%..tsS Win %Ss. Nj. Mos fy o. I Nj.
souri, avenue, has the supeIintendenes OF this
structure. and ssooraing to abatement Of the
Misses schmidt, near by, mAbeH successful
On the same side may be seen an enticing oonfec-
articles attached. Here may be seen Miss Mary /.
Middleton, Mrs Job w. AnPuH, Mrs. William ~
Mrs. wheeler, all engaged in attending to the nu-
ni FATHER on Is the table Of Mrs. widdlsomb and
her two daughters. This consittS Of fancy goods,
and their tasteful GrranTsmsut rebounds very
highly to the ladies who have them In superintsn-
9snse. -
The table near this T. presided ever oy MIS-
ITTs ,s 81 gssy ans nlEsiS Srsa:st
Mrs.. MccloIky, on seVeAth street, makes an e.
''"'A wIISo2E We VETERANS AND HEnoEG
The last table ~ you pass up the isle consists Of
splendid India ehinAwArej and also confectionery,
Thsrs as splendid decoration In sSspe Of heart
the Fair By the ioIdisrs Of LAKEWOOD Hospital, in
Acknowledgement Of the many services which she
has done for the alex and wounded soldiers, Above
= the heart are evergreen letters forming the cable
the motto; Welcome ye Veterans and Heroes.
The rostrum where the speaking IL done, where
the music 10 sung, where the tablehux are shown,
is now In rent, above and around otistiinG oayo'
nets: on s.ner sue ~ ~ M saloohh pre-
Patent otioe, and Mrs. ThomM Cromwell, OF the
"'" PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT..
Upon coming down the left aisle, the first table
on the wall side that meSts the vision 10 that pro
sided over by teachers and pupils Of the public
schools. Two OF three from each district are sho-
sen alternately. large globe 10 suspended above
the table The following ladies' presided last even.
ing: list diItrict11iss Fannie HOOVER "a district
Miss Myers, Miss Fletoher, and Miss Maria DA-
yIsi I'D dlstTiet-MiLs Mary Ramsay, Miss Lucy
| Davis, Miss MARY Hi, And MISS Kate mQTphyi
! 4th distriet-Mrs. AmldonI Miss Alice Adams,
! and Miss Hattie Me1eo.
MILITARY EauIPnESTs
equipments, presented BY our worthy fellow
citizen, James !. TophAmi ESQ., who has lately
erected . large store on seventh street. Among
Others 10 dress military SET very superb ip make
4 price $780,. -
HAnpsohE QUILTING.
Next IL the Fourth ward table, containing mis-
.oellAneoun articles very select and beautiful
Among them are some quilts superb In the ex
treme, worked and presented ~ MISS Locke. n.
Grace Dunn, Miss Louisa Bacon, Miss MAriS
smith, Miss A. Tylsowski, Miss A. L. merrynAn
aud Mrs Joseph Walling.
Next comes confectionery table, under the Iu
perintendenee Of Mrs: Mater, Mrs. J. N. Ashley
MiiS mobile Mater, MT MET msCsIIum, Ia ana MIS-
fectioner in our city, and box OF choice Artiolel
from Geo. L. RAuehi from Philadelphia, are worthy
Lnotice.
Further on 10 seinwayl kaleidoleopie plano
presided t over y,eW tbron"h H. frs Ign :ehm !
wonders -.v ,vY,r, an r,u