Daily national Republican., 1865-08-31
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TINS ARpssr or A. q. CLARK. : Detectives
MeDeyih and Claryoe returned TO this city last
ass SSss IN h' os ls Ghs sl.lm .Ia .a.n TSd
charged with forgery. Our readers will remsm-
Der Clark suddenly disappeared from the city a
few week. age ago, .. having been charged the. he
for t7jo, and the name Of Thomas y stlllyeil on
another draft for ss76. These drafss are directed
. Se..,. p.Ff LspSi. S,sa e ss,sP.,; Tenn,
Camp, Chas. IL Meehan and Horace msyusrd.
They have been pronounced BY the banks a
forgery, Clarke was sidentihed By q gentleman
from wssstnston in gnsSgor, nag ns,ns s vh'te he
gram was received by Detcctive MeDeyitt,
who Immediately went to Bangor, whore he laid
the matter before the Superintendent of Police,
II. d. Farnham,i Clarke was arrested and handed
over TO Mr.. McDeyltt who left that place with
his prisoner on Tuesdsy morning last. Clarke
was taken to Police Headqnarters aud locked mp.
Richards, when il viii be ssesriainsd il the
drafts are forgeries. - ...-....t
FINED ron CANNING. Thomas Jackson,
MIA sysaus, near he corner q second co street, wa.
arrested yesterday BY onhcer Fuss, Of the Seventh
precinct. for gambling. He was taken before
solsS %sn named h1sS Smith, PgPs
panion, was passing the place, when they were
Invited In. Having paid their admission fee,
they were shown up stairs, whore thsy saw
out, they were told they could not go unless they
would play game.
The negroes say they al 6rst refused, but were
,Sa they sESd not 60 out .Gss' s.ssy E,yss
game was played on them but instead Of . strap
chain was used, Smith lost s25, and his COM
panion s5 .. ......,ryE ....r
which Ia first folded together, aud then rolled up.
The party bets he can catch the middle Of the
strap with stick; but the party owning the
pusS s%S 81 and H:
panion are two contrabands from Virginia. The
natter Ia now In the hands Of Judge Day, who
will endeayor to have the parties refund the
money. .....
REMOVALS. IN THE CIrr Posr OFFICE
The mails at this Office have fallen of immensely
within the last two months, on account Of the
soldiers to their homes. reduction Of the force
was therefore necessary, and Postmaster Bowen
this morning was compelled to dispense with
re s'Ixsss hs c; Charles Mop Bro@n aeHfy sa.sg
James Clephane, Sr. Frederick Cook. Augustus
Edison, John 7. Hunter, Robert hewitt, Delano
Piper, Thomas Rich, A. B. Scriyener, Geo. w.
Swain, X. b. Thomas, Rudolph worch.
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CoRoNER's Yesterday morning,
at eleven o'clock, Coroner Woodward held an
inquest over the body Of the colored man, Joseph
smith, VINO was snOt on Iuesdhy last SOhn d.
Burgess, near the naval magazine. The verdict
OF the jury was, that the said Joseph Smith came
to his death from a gun shot wound from gun
bald in the hands Of John B. Burgess, and that
the said Smith was a contraband from Virginia,
poor and without means. The body was buried
by the Corporation.
A YoUNa THIEP.-Andrew Jackson, O. col.
ored boy about nine years Of age, was Arrested
yesterday by 0nicer Brown, Of the Third pre-
cinct, for stealing work box containing si3 aud
some papers from ID. J. Cunningham. The boy
had broken the box open, but had mot disturbed
some good advice and dismissed him on account
Of his tender age.
SELLING LiouoR.-Edward Steel was ar
rested yesterday by ofdcer Anderson, Of the First
precinct, for selling liquor without license to
persons visiting the camp meeting OF the African
N. Z. Church, near Good Hope: Steel was taken
before Justice Gull and fined $50.
David Jones, German tayernkeeper, was ar
rested by 0fieer Duvall, Of the Eighth precinct,
for selling liquor on Sunday. Justice Gull fined
him s2l.93.
No LIcEssE.-Since Monday the 2sth
day Of August, The officers Of the seventh pre-
einct, under Sergeant Ecklof, have arrested q
large number Of persons for having wagons and
carts without license. They were all taken be-
fore Justice Walter, who fined them from one to
ten dollars each. The sum Of $3.50 50 was placed
to the credit Of the Corporation received from
tutte phrIes.
END OF THE Doc WAR-Peaoe Deeiared.-
The Mayors proclamation ordering the officers
to shoot all dogs found the streets without
muzEles expires to-day, and from this date until
the first Of July next the dogs can roam the
streets unmolested, and without having their
heads enclosed In a wire frame.
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPoNs.-Benja-
min johnson, n eolored servant, was arrested
this morning BY officer Fitzgerald, OF the Fifth
precinct, for carrying concealed weapons. He
was taken before Justice Drury, and sentenced to
a hne OF $40, and In default Of payment sent to
the workhouse.
MARRIAGE LICESsEs.-During the month
ending to day Mr.. 4. J. NJ sigs, the clerk Of the
court, has issued two hundred and i've marriage
licenses; Of this number hfty zone were issued to
colored persons. The number issued during
the month OF August, 1884, was one hundred and
forty nine, or fifty six less than the past month.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE COURT House.
Workmen are now engaged in putting new
windows In the north side Of the court. room,
which Will give the room much better ventila-
tion. The windows are Of the same sine as those
In the front Of the building and give a much
better appearance to II.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
w w@Ws.hirgton Lnbricating on Co.
WAsHISdroS, d. c., August 81, IS65.-Divi-
dend. The Board Of Directors Of this Company
have declared dividend for the month OF August
Of hye per cent, on the capital stock out Of the
earnings Of the Company. Payable In cash on
and after the LIST proximo to stockholders ofrecod
au3l Its J. II. HAwRs, Treasurer.
AS-An Adjourned M Getting the Board
OF Trustees OF the Public Schools will be held on
the 3lst instant, at ~ O'Clock, p. m.