Daily national Republican., 1866-02-16
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tuVNDnh AND AIdhENA|o FEAh -
xcurrvs MAssIos To .noRsow .--on s.turdey,
shsrasr, Be. viii linsiiiuis rariOu. ,spsh
men,s, illastrating IA part his sysien q srn.
experiments will be in distance a. followsi 4
i. The power Of the electric generator, and It's
adaptabiiity for war purposes The eStraordi@
nary high degree q intsnsay aud the he low .,c de,
3. The d,stributive force Of tbe elsetris,ty and
its velocity Of action-being about S00 900 miles
per second-will be shown BY the exp'osion OF
more than one hundred charges. the highest
number heretofore attained being about twenty.
Que cartridges at the same Instant and each trial
n The explosive merits Of his newly -disooy.
cred thanderbolt for artillery parposes compared
by experiments with Raupowder. charge OF
each will be placed In like heavy timber WORKS
and exploded under similar circumstances.
The explosions will take place In the held
south OF the Executive Mansion, and the battery
will be placed near the road running imme-
diately in the rear OF the mansion ground
Through the kindnsss q Brig Gen. Dent, com
be ststioued around the neld to prevent aeci-
dents. Tho President has given his consent TOT
the public 10 occupy the ground In the rear OF
the Executive Mansion, where ladies' can Witnets
tho experiments with safety.
Brew. Maj. Gen. Dyer, Chief Of the Ordnance
Department, has ordered forN Mr. sbahuer's use
on that occasion twelve pieces Of artillery, which
Will pe apepa'seu unuVi 'i'''
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THE NEW RAILROAD To POINT boohour:-
The Maryland JegislatuIe having granted
charter for 4 railroad from this city to Poipt
Lookout, Maryland, and appointed Messrs John
II semmes, Elchard N; Hall, samuel Normena,
John IL. bNans, and john u mtcheii, OF ,he ely
Of Washington; Clement Hill and william y.
Bowie, Of Prince Georges county, Maryland
John Z. Gardiner and .amuel Cox, OF Cnsr!ss
county Luke W. u. Hu.ehies and James Edwin
Caad af 81 MafHia and JAmNa IT. Bftn.
coe, Of Calvert county, commissioners 70 receive
subscriptions to the capital stock of The eompapy.
II 10 proposed TO call meeting OF ihe corpora
tors about monday, oe Tuesday next for the
purpose Of making preparation to open the BOOKS
for subscription and eompleting AL Nrangmen
to begin the work at 40 early day; The road
will pass through Prince George, st. Charlest nd
It. Mary's .countios, aud will have several
branches. The country from Point Lookout to
within ten miles Of this city Is very level, and II
Is thought that tho road can be built win
small amount Of money, as there are no hills TO
cut through, ravines to hll up, or oulyerts %
construct As soon as arrangements can be
made, workmen will begin the survey, and the
gentlemen having the matter In charge are con.
hdent the work will be under way BY the latter
peet q charter will be granted by Congress
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| OF every thlng Del1g IroLen up. Inc names soon
communicated 70 theAdlolnie Saoies ana Moou
| sheds, owned aud oconp'cd by Charies broWn'
1onn H. mesteI, WIN huohSr, "I. Isn nenaI'1 n.,
and two small houssS IN me aliey' ocenpisd ~
eolorcd iamllles, ana be'ore wafer couiu DO op-
tained they were I'll Destroyed;
Mr.. weaver Ioi. Two vslusDle norsesl wmeh
re lao Jus' otouSnt rpui 'ne nNe,y s',e
| tetday aud placed In hH own stable, that D Q
mighs attend to hem himself set OF harne.l'
wren ne hsd Just Pacnasea, Wns also cor
sumed. portion o. me pA.k oulia,ns OF .he
| rouse OF Nj. heodrieks was purnCa, pu' me
lanes were exnSga.bed before g Iesenpg me me
maIn phidlng. Ine nre "rs uhuoupy @ 1i sne
about $500, the greater part falling on M
weaver ine otnets 1n quAny ~ woyo
| eon ana morse loeu, whVh was soree IN 'ne
M az ;v ner "a Nv ,Ss s.ma sao,bsp n,ses,
NO ~ was eau ;ed oy lne same nie'ano'her omeer
'oupans 'ne AiAin IN hoAi 'AA' o'N'
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Wills appeared before Justice Gull and procured
. warrant against Augustus Brown, charging
him with stealing number Of chickens nom
Asw Garrett BrSwa ,n. wa; aGrs'iss Sy S'I,
sppssrsd tS.t Srovs % knew nothing. aboat The
larceny. onloer bprsgue afterwards ascertained
that James Wills, the fellow who procured the
warrant, was the man who stole the chickens.
| Tho oaieer went TO the house Of Wills for the
purpose Of arresting bin, where he found nve
| colored men, one Of whom told Wills not to 30
with the officer Wills ran up stairs and tho
| officer after him The men collected around tie
foot Of the stairs when the Officer drew his re-
yolver aud threatened to shoot the nrst man who
| lntetietsd. Wits was thkeh pe,oro 5usueo
~, nuih M9ere me slaence snpNnu S .nas No was
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will" .s - ~ Ts.,S r..is,, has'.a Ins,Iaa
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| snr.ana shs,gtnn rim ,s,,h asssuIt snd threats
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| JP Eicbison: H. Rippier, supernume. Az
Rockville Circuit, J. l.. Gilbert; L. c. Miller, "a
pernumefary. Rock Creek, W. X. Boy