Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-10

ards has issued the folio wing order, oompl'-
m'nting the policemen for the able and faith
fol manner In which they discharged their
duties on the 4th Instant:
OFFICE OF sUPT. OF POLICE, /
ga TEETH sTREEr,
WhfHrnoroS, d. c., March Q, 1855
CrH',di . q No. 1875: ~ ...
aEaGhAEi: The superintendent embraces
- opportunity to oobgre ulAte the force
y, o the UNe Heat manner in which their du-
. 10 were pertyrir'd d on the occNsion OF the in
.uEurA osrcmo nicE and at the Presidont's re-
crpsisn at night ot the All instant. Expres-
Slius Of somoieRdAtisb OF the eonauot oi the
meu have been Numerous and Unanimous thus
~ OIL the part of the rrslio and the ofiioers In
rhATge OF I cere nuies. HotWithstandinE
the shoelcipk coudi loo Of Pennsylvanla ave-
TIE FhrIv part OF the dsy, every nan was
promptly ~ hls lost and VigilAnt In the dis
charge OF duty. The Superintendent will ever
SrSn ., 6ses ,nS n, a1..
served, AID the m.nly bsarIGg Of the force on
| the OocAGIon Of the reinAugurAtisn Of Preai-
dent LinCOlo, March I, 1865, and trust that the
men on the iOFrs will ever continue TO per-
they may be in so noble, gentlemAnly, and be-
coming manner 40 they Did on that ocsAsion.
A. Z. RICHARDS, superintendent
A CoLoRHD MAN FROM WARRINGTON
WIES a PEIEE FIOHr IN ENsLAED.-BeiPI
life In Lo"d0n wives description Of piiEe-
4 .ht which occurred In knglnnd, February ~,
Detwren Harry Allen, OF BirminEbAa, ard
Bob smith, Of Liverpool, for nifty pounts ESQ.,
= side. smith won tho batilt-nensy In 20
| lively triflng iuJures Beirs Lift gives the
| following description OF the viotOTI
Bob smith was horn In Washington, United
States, In 1870; 10 8 feat 7S inches in heisht,
followed the sea for about six yssrs, but dis.
covering tnN he could use his mAwleys, he
ftequen ed the sparring exhibitions, ohiehg ~
BoO Travers's, Castle street, but not being
| Ablo TO get match on 10 his liking In the
| metropolis, he transferred his attentions to
LiverT OIL, where Jem Clarke soon tsund out
| his inertia, and gave him . trial for hveT
with the Liverpool Greyhound, of " HON he
easily disposed, At the commencement OF 1854.
He was then matoaed with Harry Burgess,
OF the Potteries, { r cas- . aide, ~ I0It. slh.,
whom he beat In ~ t3ruunds, Sept. 10, 1859, at
Hiihury Island, on the MersHy. Beat harry
Allen, MNrch |, 1854, Gao side, - rounds, At
Point OF Ayr, Oh the msrseY, Aliens party
brc skiing into the ring. Beat Tom Allen, E5
q eide, at catch weight, 80 rounds, In hours,
II minutes, Juas l, At Liverpool. For the
HOughton Abbey, Housht street, Liver.
pool, and trained toward the eonelusion OF
the tine under Herbert Jones, ~ War ington
| and although II 10 usual In = man Of color 10
| Nod great mu 'eulAr development, yet that
exhibited by smith was even much SsoVe the
/ average.
1
The SPECIAL MILITARY COMMISSION,
| Central D. 5 Bragg, presiding for the trial ol
New York and Brooklyn cases, has been or.
| gauILeI At the "Ocoident2ln building on Four.
teHnth S'rset Colonel ChiPmAn 10 the AetihG
Ju lEs Advocate.
for forging and selling some twenty-eiEht
sets OF pspsrS, showing thu, number Of men
| to have been received into the service. AftST
ArfAiEnment and plea, The case was laid over
| till to-day,
The Commission met this morning at II
O'Clock, and adjourned until tomorrow,
| There are AeVerNi other important ca'es on
the docket, awaiting the arrival OF Colonel
| Baker iron New York.
Mr. Riddle, OF Warrington, and Mr.. speu.
Ger, OF New York, appear for the Devlins.
The FIREMEN's BALL The grand ball
Of h. United StAteu Steam Fire b tgA ., which
WA giVen IN he hall OF the Patent once last
piSht WAS bril- liant affair. A large crowd
n gh state Of enjoyment throuEI out the even
| Ing. The dAbclng music vas luIhlahsu ~
| WItheF's ceIehFAted band, and the promeaaos
music by the band OF NJ. Pleasant hosPitnl'
which n every plsAsAnS music, indeed. Wm
| Diok1sn, Ead With an effieient corps OF As
I,stants, conducted the ceremonies In mao
| ner that won the hearts OF the beautiful ladies
aud gallant gentlemen present " jacob niplor
| the most active Old fireman OF my plAca, WAI
present, and hiS light fantastic toe was Al
iIEhI aud nimble ~ that Of Any other man i1
| the hall. II was the last ball that can be held
in the Patent once, - the hall IL TO be tllet
with cases.
l FoRGRT.-Wm. b. Jefferson, q mes
SengeTI General RucksF office, was ARRESTED
yesterday by Utiicsr Clements, on the shsrs'
OF foTgIpg the name OF General d. n. Ruoker
y Qua, tsFmAAter General OF Washington, 10 I
check for sI,23L IL seema the check wai
~ Ade pay able to Mr., Wm. =. Wood or bearer
The clerk, after making 1t OUT discovers
some miStAke And tore Il from the check book