Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-11

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AsUsPIcIoUs INTRUDER.-On Saturday after
noon, about O'Clock. as Mr. Harris, who iivea on
L street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, was
going into an apartment In tho second story OF his
dwelling, he perceived \ shadow IN the room.
Knowing that all the members OF hts family were
! down stairs his suspicious were Immediately
aroused, and uDon approaching the shadow he dis
| covered that Twas n man, with a table oil cloth
in his hands. He Immediately Questioned him,
and the intruder replied that he wished TO sell the
cloth, and thought that the family lived up stairs
The stranger gave his name as John HArdmAn. He
was arrested BY Patrolman Taylor, OF the sixth
precinct, and taken to the Station-house where he
kinds were found on his person. Justice Thomp-
sen turned him over TO Superintendent Webb, aH 4
Suspicious oharhstcr.
DELIGHTFUL WEATHER. Yesterday, Sunday,
| was a delightful day. The weather was pleasant,
spring-like, and cheerful The iphabitauts OF
the Metropolis exhibited an RpprcciA.ing sense
Of this return of fair weather, as we inferred from
the throngs Of people that PromcnAded the sheets
yesterday, The churches were well attended.
The drives in proximity Of the city, the Bladens-
burg, Kalotama, and Tennnlytown roads. were
merry with entcrprlslng Jehus, who sailed forth
with their fast teams to enjoy the return Of spring
in their own peculiar way Many of our citizens
went another route and took the ferry boat for
Alexandria. The trip down the river was exhill-
rating.
A Cow IN SBwER.-A complaint was
lodged this morning at the Seventl precinct sta
tion'house that COW was in the sewer on Third
street, between ID and + beneath two brick dwell
ings, and that she had been there for . week,
living on HlopB which were empticd in the sewer,
and stopping tho flow OF water by her body. Upon
Inquiry II was asoertainod that the COW went for
and Third streets, and fcli through The basement nc
floor, which was old and rotten, into the sewer,
which was only eanopied by the flooring. Exer.
tions are being made by RoundEmAn E0kioff TO ex-
tricate tho animal from her uncomfortable abita-
tion
IN AM-Iad.-Tho late rains have
washed all the dirt from the streets on the more
elevated part city into Pennsylvauls avenue,
and made that thOroughfars quite unpfcEentablc.
The mud is piled in heaps. on saturday the news
boys and boot-blsckB-those indspeusables of a
great eity-amused themselves in piling this mud
" Sacred to the memory OF - "Here lies the
body Of =" and other slmilsr inscriptions. There
to each member Of Congress-, and colossal ones TO
the members OF the Committee on the District OF
Columbia. s
LARCENY OF HoRsE.-Last Saturday even
ing oicer Whitemoro, Of the sth prsoinot arrested
william Rothehild, the supetlnte deaf OF the
Navy Hotel and proprietor OF the Riding Academy
on Capitol Hill upon the charge OF stealing horse
belonging to Dennis UNsil. The horae was sick,
night. The next I day the horse was was missing, and
was found on Saturday evening locked up In Roth
ohild's stable; The pAtrolman took tho arrested
case upon the ground that sufficient evidence was
not addueed to eriminate the accused.
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A FREsHBT.-Sincc our last issue on Satur.
day, the mountain tributaries Of tho POtUIah hc
river have been pouring in their tFcahuIcs 10 tho
main branch until tho river is swollen to al un.
usual height. The water has borne down the
debris OF bridSeE, carried away, wood remnants
OF houses, she'd, gtAbleB, etc. 10 Georgetown,
this morning at eight o'clock, the water was 1--WE
naNFI I'M ma I'll nd hUI ae aN4aa
points reached up to Water street, and II the water
continues to come down from the mountains as IL
has done for the l1st 81 hours, some damage will
be done to the lumber piles, wharvos, &c.
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Boy DRowEED.-At 10 O'Clock this forenoon
an italian BOY named Andrew Ratio, about ak
the margin of the canal, between Tenth Nd
Eleventh street bridges, fell into the canal and
before assistance could be rendered he was
drowned. A piece OF artillery was soon brought
near the place OF the accident and several rounds
nred from II with view ofTaiGlng the body to the
surface, hut to no avail. The parents Of the boy
reside on street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets.
BURGLARV.-On yesterday morning, about
O'clock an entrance was effected ints the dwelling
Of John Mccain, who keeps a store on the corner
OF + and Third street. A hole was bored with n
large enough to admit hand, The door was un.
boltcd. Every room Of the house was entered. In
one lady was gleeping. Her trunk WAS tai IN
500 -, NStANsAAN" hih'AB
Whleh were iour "old flnBs snl Slb m postal cui'
rehoJ' Inc epufSIafs escaped WIN lheiF booty'
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SENTENCE BY A CoURT- -MARTIAL.-Before tho
General Court-mAFtial convened in this city by
virtue of special order No. 90, Private John u.
Thomas, company II, 1th Vermont volunteers,
found guilty OF the charge, except that portion
declaring intent 20 XIII ard sentenced TO be dis
Snatgen the service, anu returned 10 his nome IN
Nermoht NJ the cNpshH" OF lhe Ghlteu sthtes'
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EXCURSION ExTRAoRDINARY.-VlCo Presl-
Mhlne anu lew iIlenHsi lelt mere on s"tnfIsy
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III 2, MIL nrc @ III ~ 10 ~ H. "a % NA't0t VI
a hnS Sentismcp ~ naIitmorn Iho nstltn 49, -,
Onta, ~ ratt,rn III cnanIng '"' parry - eN
p''''" w '''0' u ''t'o oVo,.lns'
arrested on Saturday night bv patFoImRn Thomn.
son, OF the seventh pTeci act upon tho charge of
fighting in Jackson Hall Alley with n 0olored
woman named Margaret Wood cAusiur quito an
uproar in the Vicinity. Carol ne was taken before
CONDUCT
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ARREST OF Liquor SELLER.-JOhn Can
non, proprietor OF liquor mill on the corner Of
and west seventeenth streets, was fined $40 on
saturday, Ior selling liquor TO soldiers Ills stock
0lHSuo,h was eohhseated ana the store permanent
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