Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-09


Also, reported bill fot ts.,lss .hs tars-sons.
.ids. q street north, from Ninth TO Tenth street
me- c% , s b. ,S ..sss S 81 S ss ss
isied thn act 10 fesuiste the weight snd ssla OF
hay, straw, FODDER &c which, on notion OF Mr..
psrtment reported the bill to provide for oertsin
ss ss %sas was ss.sa and
M. Moore moved to take up the bill from the
pistrioti which was agreed TO, and the bill was
general and oontlnsent expenses OF the Corpora
tion for the year 1884, was postponed till next
'''s 1ptArH OF nonsRr T. xuionr, Eto.
Mr.. Ferguson submitted the following rssolu-
lions; which were unanimously agreed toi
ton: os @ wand sna r n The
meat Of the desth Of Robert 7. Kuight, Esq, late
smsmber OFT 10 Board from the Fifth ward.
Rtsoired, That this Bosrd tender to the widow
and relatives OF the deceased Its expression OF SYM
pethy on this aiiiicting event; aud, eu testimo-
shs ssssSs ~ he sosF
NE widow Of the deceased copy Of these fe'oiu-
Received, A mark Of respect for the memory Of
the deceased. that q copy OF these resolution be
transmitted TO the Board Of Aldermen, and that
the Board do now adjourn.
FiRH LAST NIeHr--An oid yCaiaea Kil!sd..
Ss -four and feed store q w DoI;ey No. No.. 80
no III, was ared last hight about DIS BY some in.
Ssnsar gho .ctsd an entrance ~ the pax
many aIas. VIZ sss @gos Sa ala WSios . BicG
One ef he ,iitst persons who saw the Gre was
Mt. Josiah Eggleston, an old snd much respected
citizen, who resides in the neighborhood He I'm.
sisIns Il &c o. Ss ssnse. Whist
endsayor,ng 70 effect an entrance, apart Of the
him. 10 was taken alive from The raias and his
He uttered no word, being dnoonsc Gus, and in .
% MI. Dorssy,s store contained large amour, Of
graft, which was entirely consumed. HIS prop
nssr X street, which adjoins Mr.. Borpey's, was
partially consumed. The proprietor, Mr. Richsrd
Roberts, had time to remove h's iurniture and
wss stolen BY some Boys The resiasSce ' Of Mr.
John Hammond, the property OF z. Downing, was
the house was insufed. A stable adjoining this
Riehsfa., E.a. esusSt hfe several tines, but was
!, As soon as the fire broke out crowds thronged
seventh street for the purpose OF witnessing the
buried BY the wall. No oredenoe 10 given TO this
Iumor, since the body Of no boy has as yet been
discovered. ID 80 =. . az D. s.. -
p RAILROAD CoLLrsIoN-Tbo Men Rlled aud
oihe,S hrjued.-A collision occurred yesterday af
ternoon on the Washington Branch Railroad, be.
tween the express train which LETT Camden street
s,stlop, B.ltimore, At ten minutes before Eve
o'clock, and the passenger train which Ieft wAsh
ysR.
mite nom Annapolis Junction. The engines, bag
gage ears express oars, and several OF the pasaen
ger ears were broken and smashed to pieces.
Mr.. jacob Groff, the baggage master on the down.
tain, was 90 severely injured that he died within
arms were broken, and his body was badly
mashed, His remains were taken TO Baltimore, |
TO his late home, on South Eutaw street, where |
he leaves wife and FIVE children. He was one OF
the Oldest and most respected employees on the |
road, At the time he was killed he was putting |
A soldier whose name IA Michael Sullivan, 9Th
Indiana,) was also killed. He was standing on the
platform q the smoking car. No others were In
inston, Edward Bullen, baggage master, was very |
severely injured, being jammed up among the bag |
yu6ction, where he received n edical aid.
The susiueers and Trench jumped off the en- |
gines Just before the collision occurred, and there
Mr.. smith, upon being apprised OF the accident,
at once sent engines and cars to the scene OF the
collision, and, about halEpait ten o'clock, the
passengers rescued Baltimore. The passengers
10. y hhin N, were eIousht to this city 4
ne fosd, ha, Instituted thorough Investigation
10 ALMosr. An, AccrbKsf, Ion saturday, while
the United 3tstes Cpstt sdrvey ate amer Hbb, now
lyins'at the navy yard, was enting on her
n ss %sS
= 'Ss
more OF revolution been made, a SD accident
would have been the consequence. Great praise
10 due Mr: Smith for his presence Of mind and
prompt action. III ''. ~ 80 '..
: Chief Engineer NApes In me lately proceeded to
ascertain The cause OF tile break, when he found
u TO Be defect 1.-THE Iron, which he reported to
the Department % 7,
Navy YAKD.-There were no arrivals at the
yard from the lower Potomac yesterday or this |
morning SIZZLING Master Morris, Dir. Talbot, msI-
ter ship carpenter, and Mr., Downing, master
joinsr,the committee who have been inquiripg into
the rates q wages Of neehanissi IN gtiyate shops,
has been made since June, except as tn ship car
penters. Their report will be handed to CommO-
dofe Montgomery to-day.
= SozoDoHT.-Thls word has. been staring |
everybody In the face for the past few weeks, 10 |
now getting Into nearly everybody mouth, is .
serving the teeth, swetteninB the breath and ar |
resting the progress OF decay T. o.L,,
Sold by lfuRngts, au9eO3t /