Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-31


liar kind Of bait, which they keep secret. We
learned from man who was among tho Pah-
Utahs and shoshonos some three yearp that
this bait Is large worm or borer that is found
In the stalks Of the shrub known as grease
wood. Tho worm gives out very rank and
pungent odoT, and by Il the trout arc attracted
a considerable distance. The dead or wlthorod
leaves OF the bush show that II contains ono Of
these borers, and as the worm generally cuts
largo ring around the trnnk Of the shrub,
kick breaks II off and exposes the worm 10 tho
seekers after fsh-bait. We are assured that
with this kind Of bait trout may be readily
taken at all seasons Of the year, and give the
receipt for what Il Is worth to all honest anglers.
The NUMBER of illegitlmate children born
In tho English Norkhouses for three years is as
follows 1860, 7,077i 1861, $685. 1852, s,ll5.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE FHMALH Sol
DIER.-Mrs Fannie Lee, the female soldier, whose
case 10 reported In another column, was taken to
the once Of the Superintendent Of Police, BY one
decided (which decIsion wa. aereeabIe 10 me Pre-.
yost marlhan that Mrs. Lee should be turned over
to the ohio state agent, Mr. Wetmore, which Mas
her story, very kindly received her, took her TO
his own house, where his wife furnished her nuita-
bic clothing. Apositlon will bs obtained for her
:" nurse In one OF the hospitals.
POLICEMEN DETAILED ron THE BALL.-Ten
police Officers, one from the ID, ID 9th, 9Th, 9th
an and 10Th preeiosts respectively, and two from the
Sergeant ChAs. NJ. skippon, OF the Third Ward,
have been detailed for duty at the bali tonight
chairman Of committee on police al The ballroom
At 50 o'clock.
QUARTERLY REroRT OF THE TENTH PRECINCT
sorsssnt Il c Hepburn, Of ahs Tsnis pfesinst, p ".
nnd the following items OF interest; The total
number Of arrests made was soe, Of which number
bail for court q sent TO jail for court, % cases
given to the military and % parties held TO security
for peace. Aggreg.to amount Of nn:s imposed,
as stolen, S9,iIi Is, smount recovered, si,sii IS,
cash and property taken from prisoners, te,s s2S;
I fire, inquests, and Il parties furnished with
lodging.
To De HELD goH CoURT.-Justlco Kinscy
daStOT Of car No. a. who " va. charged b. Mr. Mr. %ss S
teffeld with assault and battery upon his person,
BY cjeeting him from the car, reported in another
for the grand jury TO decide upon this question
and set at rest tho controversy whether Q condue.
fare,
DEATH OF A PoLIoEMAN.-Patrolman Chas.
Coax, Of the Fourth precinct Metropolitan Police,
died At his rebidence on Sixth street, between N
and streets. His disease was pronounced TO be
congestion OF the brain, caused, IL IL said, By
wounds received while making the arrest OF q
negro about year ago. His funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon, at2 O'Clock.
TRYING TO FORCE THE HGUARD.-wm. Brown,
citizen, wa. arrested BY the guard on duty stthe
guard with attempting to force him from his post,
and also with drawing . pistol on hin. Colonel
he 10 to be held for punishment
AIDING SOLDIERS TO DEsERT.-Catharine
Murphy was committed to the Guardhouse by the
GnS ss si %h ..Sa or
whiskey to soldiers. She 10 to be held for orders
from headquarters.
FALSE RUMoR.-A rumor has been quite
prevalent In our streets to-day that George NJ.
MoGtll, who was recently tried and oonvic ed for
Esa Diaht hS hohsr NJ II s. VA n0s snq
than the brother who did the shooting at Will
lard's last summer Our reporter has ascertained
MoGill was extremely III yesterday, and Miss
Dixon IL prostrAte with sickness induced by this
excitement OF the late trial OF the DiNon-McGill
case In the supreme Court.
A DISHONEST DoMEsrIc.-Ellen Long, an
Irish servant, arrested this morning by ofncer
Kelly, OF the Seventh precinct. She was employed
n
Of the house to take some eggs from the pantry
and put them In her pocket. She went of with
them, and, 1t Is supposed, sold them and with the
lying in the mire, and besstly tntoxioated. Some
Sbsokeryware and butter were near her, which
we've Etglen from her employer She was conveyed
in a wheelbATTDw to the stationhouBe, and was
this morning eomHitted to jail for further hear
ing BY Justice GibeIso1,
VISIT OF ODD FELLows.-Abost Efv mom-
haF nf pa TnhU No I n .aIN -
Laurel, Md, arrived In the city yesterday aiieE;
in the O'Clock train, for the purpose of pAys
Ysra The Visitor. we're TeUs fsoeiyeS Il he "
Aeommittee, and escorted to quarters. At O'clock
they were conducted to the lodge-room, and intro
dueed by their presiding officer Noble Grand Bos-
well, in a neat and appropriate speech, which was
replied to by Noble Grand Newman, who welcomed
the ysitors to Union Lodge, and hoped their visit
to Laurel, not long since. After speeches from
several brethren, the party At II o'clock, partook
for them. The visiting brethren left this morning
for their homes highly pleased with their visit.
HIGHWAY RoBBERT.-6eorgo Wright alias
James Irving wsB arrested this morning, about
$50 O'Clock, by Patroiman o'Conneil, Of the Sew.
enth precinct, upon the charge Of highway rob
berry 4 man named Thomas Donnelly, stranger
In the city was walking In the vicinity Of the jail,
when he met three young men and asked them
where he could obtain lodging. They said that
they would snow him; Aitsr following them some
demanded. He pulled out e6 note and gave IL 10
them, stating that he had only % LEFT, and was .
stranger in the city. He had, however, about SI2J
They did not believe him, and were about TO make
search, when he eluded their hold and escaped
He went towards Pennsylvania avenue, and there
meeting the policeman, asked Of him where lodE-
ing could be procured.
The policeman asked II he had money. lie re-
piled in the affirmative, but stated that few
minutes before he had some more. Upon asking
what had become Of II, he said that the three
young men had stolen u. The policeman directed
him to a restaurant on sixth street where he could
spend q comfortable night. The stranger had not
zone two minutes before the policeman heard him
y for help Upon going TO the spot, hG saw
1inea In the act of garoting him, and Ately
rrfsted him. This morning he was committed TO
III for court by Justice Giberson. Also, the
firsnger Dounely, who was committed in default
Of bail, In order that he might be witness in the
case J. Is supposed that James 10 one OF the three
men who ,Ist robbed him,
-, -,,uA.rt .. ..,
UEExPBoTED EUPTlALs.-GeorgeW W. McGIl,
Esq, has applied for and received at the ONCE OF
the clerk OF the District Court q license to be
Joined IN holy IN Ntrimony to Mary Lavinia HArz.
HE O0URTs.