Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-20
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SALE OF VEsszLs AT THE NAvY.YAnD.-
To- day at twelve o'clock the following -named
vessels were sold at the Navy-yard, the Govern
ment having no further use for thcm:
The first steamer offered was the side-wheel
steamer Commodore Read. She was started at
slo, 900. The bidding was quite lively She was
purchased by Mr.. J. Brandt, Of Baltimore, for
els, 900. a.s I,f-
: The side wheel steamer Commodore Barney
was started at 1000, and was purchased BY the
Fulton Ferry Company, between New York and
Brooklyn, for $4,000 This steamer is about four
years old, and has new set Of boilers put In by.
the Government some eighteen months since.
Tho side wheel steamer Morse was started at
sl0, 500, and after some spirited bidding she was
purchased by the East Boston Ferry Company for
s25, 500. This steamer also has a new set Of boil
ers put In by the Government In January last
The propeller Crusader was started at - 800,
and purchased by Mr.. Thomas =. Morgan, Of
The side wheel steamer Thomas Freeborn was
started at es,0OO She was purchased by Mr..
Anthony Raybold, Of Delaware city, for $4,000.
The propeller Anacostia was started at $1,000
aud purchased by Nc. Thomas Clyde, OF Phila-
delphia, for $500
The steantug yerbena, about IS months old
was started at -. 900, and purchased by Mr. W.
X. Chadwick, Of New York, for $500
The propeller Henry Brinker, having two en-!
gines, was started at A. 600, and purchased by
Mr.. J. s. Howell, Of New York, for s5 200,
nTOnPllpT Dragon
and purchased by MI, ]. Brandt, OF Baltimore
for sa, 76O ~
The large schooner Adolph Hugel, for the past
three years doing guard duty of Alexandria, was
| started at &4OO0. After some spirited bidding,
| she was purchased by Mr. Rezin A. Robinson, OF
| Absecom, N, j., for Sl2, 5OO ~. ~ f.
| The schooner William Bacon was started at
5000, and purchased by Mr. VIM. White, Of
Most Of these vessels have been attached to the
Potomac 1otlia, and have been out OF commits
The large side wheel steamer Banshee, q cap
turcd blockade runner, the side wheel steamers
Yankee and Jacob Beli,were withdrawn, they not
bringing their appraised value. =
Another sale will take place about tho middle
Of August, when some Of The fnest steamers in
'"I A large crowd was present, most Of them being
| from baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and
| Boston. .# = r.H.. . r" .H'
| - ,I r--~-- 5000
| THE DEPARTURE OF Miss HARRIs-tShs is
| 6oi,0 Home 10 hsr Parents.-As stated by us
Yesterday. Miss Harris tainted when the verdict
| was rendered She was taken from the corrt
| room and soon after returned to consciousness
| A large crowd were waiting 10 offer their con .
| vratnlations. and when tho lady made her an
5earanre lcaning on tho arm Of M Bradley.
| repeated cheers were given. She was taken to the
| residence of Mra Faies aiady friend ON Fourth
street near Z, by Mr.. Bradley, whore she spent
| AN hour or two She wins then taken TO the resi- :
| dence OF Mrs Carsou. on New York avenue near
|
| ternoon when she left for Baitimore in the three
| o,eloek train she will stop In baltimore a few
weeks with her friends, aud then go to her
parents In Burlington, Iowa. -, :, 0...'0
day afternoon, She looked up in Mr.. Bradley s
| face, and said; YNot guilty, Mr.. BradleyIr who
replied, ayes. l,"I am not to go back to Jail. -
Mr.. Bradley "No, you won't go to jail any
more' sho then tainted aud was carried to the
| witness room. ON returning to consciousness she
wept for JOY. ..rf.
| Her room in tho Iail was the second room on
the north side ef tho hall, on the second iOor II
| was neatly furnished, having an ingram carpet
4 table, chairs, 80 She speaks initho highest man
ner of the guards at the Jail, and says she has
always been treated with kindness and respect.
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A MuriHY IN JAIL.--A lew day ago the
officers at the Jail discovered plan among the
| colored prisoners, about 25 In number, to break
out. Their plan was to seize the officers whe n
they came up in the morning, knock them down,
prison. But the watehful guards being too sharp
to be caught In any such manner, discovered the
plot. On going up to the colored department ION
the third hoor) In the morning they found the
prisoners all dressed having their coats and hats
4 on. This was something unusual The guards
opened the door, drew their reyolyers, and
marched them to the wash. room, keeping q
get behind them. One Of them had with some
instrument cut his leg irons of, which were to
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the number admitted the plot The guards at
the jail deserve much credit for tho able and I'm
duties, .rsu' .l s.. ...
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hoDBEnf.-Edwin Drew, merchant tai
lor doing business on street, between Sixth
and Seventh, was robbed last evening OF guam
hack, and were carrying OF their booty when
they We're observed by omeeT Holpr3ok and
honndsman franknn, VINO ioiioweu tne haGk my,
ana arIestea me parry, cumming ,n ol loui 70, ~.
'''A -,ar.. ..t $50"
| AccInPSr. This morning about hnli
mast tan o,cloct a. car NJ e ~ tbe navy.
ward line was passinS around the circle. IL was
tSe car C;eorrs serousoS' was badly hurt. His
foot was caught by the pole of ths wagon and
badly crushed. His wound was properly y dressed
yard. .'.-.
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Bogus BRiGADlER.-fred. olnton' =