Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

COMMENCEMENT OF THB MEDICAL DEPART-
MENr or GEoROETowH CoLLEoE.-A large mum.
Georgetown College, to be present at the Com
| meneement of the Medical Department OF the
College At three o'clock the exercises commenced,
After music by the hand of the nth United
StAtes regular infantry, DR.. Eliot, the dean read
the act OF Congress, passed March T. 1915, author
izibg the prelldent and directors Of Georgetown
College to confer degrees Father Early, the
president, then ne % msds s9ngrAluls,ory address.
the United StAtea, and Interspersed his brief re-
marks with e. eelent advice Hs to their duties and
| future conduct.
DR.. Eliot, the dean, then called the names of the
students who, having been thoroughly examined,
were declared worthy OF the high college honoFs
| about to be conferred. Amid the repeated clap
ping OF hands, inteTnpersed with the presentation
OF numerous boquets OF rare and be Lutiful flowers
from their fair lady friends, these gentlemen re-
eeived from the hands OF DR.. Eliot their diplomas.
REPUBLICAN, yes'eIdAy.) After the band had dis.
ooursed some sweet music, DR.. AntiBell delivered
viii probably be published in pamphlet form.
The Medical Departmental Georgetown Collegs''
was estab ishsd In thla ely in Msy, 1851 The pres
All the classes, including those OF philosophy,
rhetoric and poetry, are full. lhe whole number
Of students is iGo 100 Of whom drc boarders There
are in addition 60 medical stude1ts connected with
this Institution, whose place OF instruction is on
Antiseii, Morgan, Johns Eliot, Howard, Loomi.
and YouEg. The graduates OF yesterday arc Glenn
ent U. kareour, District ColumblaiJ j. Beers, New
son, New HAmpshirei George 7. HauAwslt. Ohioi
Oscar Palmer, MichiganjJ ]. W. Pet iJohu, Illinois
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Smith, District Columbia; George sylvester, Dis
trict Columbian J. Lawrence Turner, Conneoticuti
| o. c. Turner, MaIsaehusettuj Henry W. Turpln,
virgIniaj Henry C. Van G'eson, New Jerseyi Sam.
uel B. Ward, New York.
IMPORTANT ORDER OF THE PosT OFFICE De-
| PARTMENT.-1he pOatmAa'er General. yPaterdav "
issued an order TeATrangtDg the business of some
of the bureaus Of hts department
ferred, and the duties OF supervisor and
of mail service Of all kinds, including contractors
carriers, messengers special agents, route agents,
and local mail asents be AsslgnGd to the Contract
once. under the direction and charge OF the Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General, (Hon. George
additional duties, the whole force OF clerks and
employees be transferred to him. TO be employed
| on said buGineBB.
signed to the Contract Office are the receiving and
examining OF regiIterH OF the department and ar.
rivals OF the maila reports Of mail failures no.
ting the deinqueneien Of contractors, agents, and
meaSengerB preparing cases thereon for the action
OF the Postmaster General conducting oorreSpon-
denee in relation to complaints against eonirAe-
ing and examining certificates OF the service OF
route agents and basgase masters In charge Of
malls, ana "a making the necessary reports to the
This assignment Of duties to the Contract ofiee
also lncluueA lurnlbnlng nlhnkb iOr mall reBlAtcrH
and reports OF mail fAiluresj providing and endinE
out mail bags locks, and keys, and doing all other
things which may be necessary to secure faithful
and exact performance of mail IeFvicei and In like
manner, the supervision OF special agents and
others engaged In the arrangement Of mail service
the deteetion OF mail depredAtors, or violators oil
law BY private expresses, by the forgery or Il.
legal use OF postage stamps.
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BURdLAHIoUs ATTEMPT.-Last night an at
| tempt was made by burglars to enter the dwelling
Of Mr. John II. Ashby, on Third, near u street
north, The burglars began operations by cutting
out the window blinds, but suddenly suspended
operations probably becAuse OF the approach o.
some one, II being locality where persons are
constantly passing at night.
THE CoURT-MARTIAL OF CAPTAIN TODD. -
This Court met this morning at the general court
sylVAnia avenue. The ofioers composing the Cour
are, President Brig Gen. Jas. barnes, U. s. v.
land not Gen. Ricketts,, as we stated yesterday
Col. =. A. Collier 189th Pa VolBrj Gel. Geo. Gray
9Th Mich. cAv,j Lieut.. Col, Charles ID. Gilmore
goth Maine yolI.I Capt. John n. Howard, A. d. C
Ali the Witnesses were present, but the Court Ad
journed without hearing any testimsny, until to
morrow at 10 a. m.
ACCIDENTAL sHooTNG.-Frank Van Ben
thuynen, OF the Provost MATAhApa office, accident
ally shot himself In the right hand while he wa
| examining ShAFp'H pocket revolver. DR.. KeABbl
dressed tho wound and he 10 now doing well.
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COMMITTED TO THE OLD CAPGToI,-A. j
Mccoy and sergeant J. J. Harrison, ofJef, Davis
legion, prisoners OF war, and II. GhOrrlc, unde
Bentence Of court martial, were all the oommittAl
made to this prison by the Provost Marahal ycstel