Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-06
LOCAL NEWS

AoaNIxn wAsnioa a Martial lfa'flf, 81
oAsng,S NJ coAftderats s'iftv.--Lsst syenins =
Federal colder was psresfinating through nc
Nssreets scconpsnIsd with noble and beautiful
mastiff which iimptd on account Of wopnds re-
eeived froh rebel bniletss Thsi soldier went ihto
Botsisr,s cAina store. on Fsnhsyifania hyenut,
and thefs nksrkitd 10 numefogs tyrtshdsrs NE
Of all obtsrsqhm ms dogs Ms. = frsuyht win
brilliant spisodss snd ebis aaavtkttrss, such a.
would sparkle in cong and glitter IN history. M,
His name o "Jack, y and be e ! msmbeF Of the
iood PshnsyisfhIs volurtters for he attended ~.
reEimsnt IN every bsttis IN which II was enE.srd.
ever present add ths nsrccst iconnlcf. M tas
wounded in the right iov iss during me battis q
Fredericksburg, was oaptirtd By the oonfederstes
and tnhsn a fstseH<r 20 neIle isie, near Hichr
mond. kftsf four monihs conf aspsnt he wis en-
changed for solder, And WAS returned
10 the load regiment where he Il 4, greater pet
than sysH The eonfcdcfntcswtre greatly attached
10 the mnrtiR. and though they srisved 81 his de-
parture, were willing 10 Accept n exchange rebel
eonrade. Noble saok, however whggcd hia caudsi
appendage with delight when he bpde sdlsuto the
"sacred soil" Of pixie 49,. -. ..-..lff..
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GeSrEsNlSr or rHI STEAM Pms DlrAhr-
nEHT.-An asti for ths governmental % ne steam
Fire Department was introduced Last Monday eve.
ninB N tne hoArroi common bouneh W hrs Can-
ned. he nr1t seetions ptoposes to appfoplints
ttsooe Tor the purehaee oftwo steam IRE engines,
two hose carriages 900 feet Of good hose Tor each
hose carriage, And everything regulate orpus.ing
the stshm IRE engines In running ORDER the appro
priatlon 10 be expended uhdet Inc irection Of the
MAYOR and cAief Engineer % M! flIs. pspsrb
ment, ,tai nee ga slas w lQ sroqgsg = ahlssg'
section two propones 70 place one steam flt.tp.
gne and one-hose eefrHge under the control % M
columbis fire compsny,A na one steam, nrsren'
gine and one pneeI the control o. ths
frankin Fire COMPANY, snplest 70 Az me pfovt
sions Of the act Of which THIS 10 amenastofyl pro
vided, that al any mtufe time, " q vote Of IN,
Councils, the apparatus and everything connectet
with these steam hresngine,, shall be turned oye
to the corporation. aap sai.3t = liig a I.
The third section proposes 70 sppoint two ensi
neers, whose annual compensation shall be $50
each, payable monthly two hremen, whose hnnua
compensation shall be $500 eaehypayable monthly
two hostlers or drivers, wAose annual eompensa
don shall be $500 each, payable monthly, two host
pensstion shan be $500 each, psysble monthly
The employees 70 be recommended BY the eonpa
mics 70 which they are attached, and to be -
pointed by the Mayor, BY and with The advice an
consent OF the Board o. Aldermen and The person
!, so appointed are required 10 be constantly In o
about the houses containing the steam dre-engines
and attend faithfally TO the duties Of their pos
tion, upon pain Of immediate dismissal a.ahea
appointed as soon after the pAssage Of this set a
shall BE- found practicable and exPedient, and Al
nuAlly thereafter on or before the first Monday
July. ]. lsir6 lhs s-l . iiaf.ll sk z
Ths 9Th SEXTON proposes tlat from and sftef III
passage OF this act, the alcompensationo Of IN
Chief Engineer shall be at the rate Of oii0o payl
bic monthly the Assistant EnSlneer's $500 Pay,