Daily national Republican., 1865-08-03
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charged the duties faithfully. He raised owe OF
| the drst companies in the District 10 put down
the rebellion, and was their captain In the three
months service During his term Of service he
| received from President Lincoln his appointment
"a Dlstrict Attorney. He also raised company
| for the Mexican war, and served through that
war, after which he was presented with sword
By the city Of Richmond. During the late pres
idential campaign, General Csrrington -sp oke In
the States Of Maryland, Delaware, aud Virginia,
and ala all IN his power TO aid in the re election
He has bssn arm aud true Uniqn man from
gS SH Sus III.
| during the late eampaign. 0ur readers will re-
msmber his able speech and the appropriate res
olutions offered by him as a member OF that asso-
General Darlington appeared In the Criminal
Court to-day and qualified before Judge Wylie,
after which he was the recipient Of many wafm
| congratulations. His appointment causes much
pleasure throughout the District. -. .-..r-
ARREST or 0sE OF THE CoSsPIRAToRs.-
| Yesterday morning at twenty minutes past ten
o'clock, the prisoner who has been spoken OF as
John II. surratt arrived In this city In charge Of
Captain Smith, Provost Marshal Of Memphis, and
guard. He gave his name as John O. Ryan,
aud says he was captain In the rebel army;
He was taken to close carriage and conveyed
/ to Col. Iugraham's ONCE whence he was sent TO
| the Old Capitol prison for confinement ..-..
Ryan was arrested in Memphis on the 10Th day
Of July, on the charge Of having been engaged In
The evidence is said to be conclusive. against
him, ss papers, fully duplicating him, It Is al
legged, were found in his Possession. ......
Ryan is Ave feet seven or eight inches high;
fair eomplexioned, has light brown hair. aud
/ light blue eyes. He was dressed In gray, and
| wore light -coiored slouch hat He says he Is
from Texas, and that he has served throughout
| the war 10 the Confederate service, and he IL
rather disposed to boast Of his prowess.
1t Ia said he bears a resemblance to surratt
i but those familiar with the features Of Surratt
say the prisoner cannot be him.
| MEETING OF THE Police BoARD.-Yester-
afternoon a special meeting Of the Board Of Me-
tropolitan Police Commissioners vas held at their
rooms on Tenth street. Present, Messrs, Gideon,
Tenney, Murtagh, Bowen, Nichols, Mayor Wal.
lack, and Mayor Addison.
The appointment Of the members OF the old
Board expired on the lst OF January last but
Commissioners. Yesterday Mr.. WIN. J. MUIR
tagh appeared As Commissioner vice Joseph Y,
Brown, and Dr. Charles II. Nichols vice Richard
Butt. The Board is now composed Of the fol.
| lowing gentlemen: Messrs. Gideon, Bowen, and
Murtagh from the city, WIN. II. Tenuy from
Georgetown, DR.. Nichols from the county
Mayor wallaeh, Of this city, and Mayor Addison,
Of Georgetown are members Of the Board eI
oHcio. George 8. Gideon, ESQ. Is President Of
the Board. '.i
Yesterday, Mr.. WIN. II. Tenuey was elected
Treasurer Of the Board This Office has been filled
for several years past by Mr.. Brown. -
Charles Walter was elected Police Magistrate
ofths Fourth ward, Seventh precinct,) vice Gil
bert L. Giberson.
precinct, was dismissed. No appointment was
made TO fill the vacancy.
The resignation Of A. Z. Spencer, patrolman Of
the seventh precinct, was received and accepted.
WIN. X. Tennant, VIM d. Williams, aad Fen
ton ID. Parson were appointed patrolmen, and the
Superintendent ordered to assign them to duty.
The Board adopted a rule, declaring that here:
after any officer who shall become intoxicated
| ahall bA immA iataly disfaissed.
The Board then adjourned until this afternoon,
at 4 o'clock. ....
COMMITTED FOR MURDER - Yesterday,
about twelve o'clock, tho body Of Reuben XII
lam, who was drowned on Monday last, from the
schooner Nellie Brown, at the foot Of Washing
Woodward was notified, and held an inquest
yesterday afternoon, After hearing all the evi.
dence, the Jury returned the following verdict
That The said Reuben Killam, sailor on board
the schooner Nellie Brown, was found In the
Potomac river, at the coal wharf The jury,
upon a thorough examination Of many witnesses
nnd that on the Slst Of July, between the hours
Oft and O'Clock, p. m. the said Reuben Xii.
; lam was standing on the deck Of said schooner
with his hands on the sail, when the cook, John
Bird, pushed him overheard, and he was
he came to his death by the hands Of John Bird
cook Of the schooner Nellie Brown.r
Bird was arrested by Onicer Lipseomb, Of the
Third precinct, on the charge OF murder, and had
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mitted him to jail 10 answer the charge at court.
John Smith, Antonia Taylor, and Frank Silver
were committed As witnesses against Bird,
ARsoS.-Thomns Riley, an Irish shop,
keeper, was arrested yesterday by oflcer j. Il.
Gordon, OF the eighth precinct for setting Are to
his house on south A street, between Fifth and
Sixth. Riley has given the officers much troubl,
times for beating his wife IL S brutal % and shame
full manner. Last night Rs officers Gordon aud
Harbiu were passing the house, they heard Riley
beating his wife and swearing he would set the
house on fire, The officers rushed In, and found
that he had nred the house. They Immediately
went to work aud succeeded In putting the Or,
out. Riley was taken to the station house, and
this morning Justice Handy sent him to Jail fol
court, to answer the charge Of arson. Many
times, when Riley has been arrested for heating
his wife, she has refused to appear against him.
RECOVERY OF A VALUABLE H0RsE.-Or
, last Monday the well-known trotting mar,
Lady Moscow the property Of Mr.. John
: Hinesley, was stolen from q pasture lot neal
Washington. The horse was valued at &5 600
and Detectives D. p. West, Pierson, and W. p,
Smith, Of Baltimore, were entrusted with Its 70.
covery, who succeeded In their search, finding
the horse In one Of the livery stables In the west
ern section Of Baltimore The horse had been
placed there by gentleman who had purchased
1t for 1915, which amount Of course he loses.
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A DAsrARDLY AssAuLr.-Last evening n,
ABOUT IL CLOCK, mr. Joseph U. kennedy, lately
Superintendent Of the Census bureau, was pas
sing up Fourteenth street to his residence, he
was pounced upon by two rufians one of whom
dealt him severe blow Just back Of the ear with
a sling-shot The blood flowed profusely and
the cowardly ruffians made good their escape.
The wound Is not considered Of a dangerous na
ture. Mr.. Kennedy was conveyed to his resi-
dence.
Growers sTHEATRE.-N Notwithstanding the
close state Of the atmosphere last evening a a ne
aud intellectual audience were In attendance ai
this cool temple OF the drama, the occasion being
the last performance Of the mystic drama, the
"Flying DutchmAn.' Tonight we see the en-
terprising manager offers for production the
beautiful home drama Of "The Chimney Corner,
which will be produced with greatly y improved
cast. The unapproaehable dAnseuse, M lie Au-
gusta, appears nightly.
CRNINAL COURr-Judge WyLie.-(Na.
thaniel Wilson, Assistant District Attorney pros
ecuting.)
Foster Daniels, indicted for the murder Of VIM
Jones' his brother in law, on the 26th Of January
last, was placed trial this morning. The
jury rendered verdict OF not guilty, II being
proven to their satisfaction that Jones msde the
assault,
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FOR CaURT.--Yesterday afternoon John
LaddebOuck and Patrick Pay, whose arrest we
noticed yesterday, on the charge Of robbing u
soldier named August Hoffman, were brought be-
fore Justice Drury for examination. After hear
Ing all the evidence, Justice Drury committed
LaddebOuck to Jail for court and held Fay to bail
In the sum Of $500.