Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-19

LOCAL a FFAIRs.J

LOCAL a FFAIRB.F
,fmr h aroRaxv owr.-Af ss minutes bel
fore o'clock on Saturday evening FIRE was dis.
covered In warehouse on Dodge's wharf, be-
tween Water street and the river and High and
CongrrPetrerts owned " Peter Berry .apd pon-
.soa .ps..s x. o as%si
BY Charles Lanman, and containing about TWEEN
ty.ave bales Of hay and number Of empty bar.
81 p .s M E.x RSsSSs sSd y.
Steamship Company, ia which was stored
large quantity OF freight The Georgetown Gre.
men were promptly on the spot. but finding
themselves unable to check the flames, a dis.
Walking SbuIPlis bepartmknt fof assistance And
the steamers Rucker, Union, Franklin and Hiber-
MIA were dispatched TO Georgetown.
. Before II t Il q ns .,%'Fs s% ,S Ds
the adjoining wharves, and the roofs Of several
OF the warehouses on Water street had taken Gre,
but thfopsh .the exeriioss, Of the arsuen tbs
nssss nnn sssc Tsd bstefs any o. me stores
and three sheds were entirely destroyed. The
loss OF Mr. Berry IL about tl, 200; Mr.. Rldgeway,
eoop the Nevirork aud wa,hipaton STEAMSHIP
Company about 5000. Y Is supposed the FIRE
'I
ROBBERY AND ArrENPr At ARsos.-A few
minutes after nine o clock hast night, while on
GERS Padgett and Larsbeo, Of the Fourth ward,
were near the corner Of Seventh street and Penn
sylyapiA Avenue, they diseoyered that something
csSuesst2, sns'sSs sssssp.i sgcn fsssa .sss ss
issuing through the iron grating In front Of the
store Of Messrs. Lewis, seldner 4 Co f, clothing
s sss's. at Il. srssS
The officers Immediately broke through one Of
the windows leading 70 the cellar. when they
dttsoysred THE whole lplaaa To- b nlitd with
smoke Upon searching around they found on a
shelf q portion OF the register which had been
pulled down. and upon y three coat, (which were
The ofaoers soon extinguished the are, and
went for Mr.. seldner, who accompanied them to
sss J, iwss sssA sst sSs q:
were all turned up side down, aud every thing
was lying about In tho greatest confusion. A
but 1t is Impossible for NJ selduer to know the
ISefI ne thiois between two and Stss thou
sand dollars' worth Of goods were stolen.
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"THE SPHYNx' To NIoHr AT MErzGnorr
HAIt-Mrn Hsllsr, a! ths urgent Request Of
will reappear on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day evening" Of this week only, he Ihr. Heller
concluding his " seanees dtabolique' positively
on Saturday night next. During HE stay with
night amer night, who have made his beautiful
hall place for reunions aud pleasant meetings.
This evening the Irresistible, mirth pro voking
"wood Minstrelsh also appear, with Heller Ia
diversified programme Of magic and music.
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NEW BENEFICIAL SocIETY.-0n Friday
evening last, new beneficial society was formed
by Q number Of gentlemen residing near tn,
navy yard, under the name OF Friendship Bene
heisl eoeiety. The following named persons wer'
elected ofhoefs for the ensuing year; President,
Coombs Greonwsll; Vice President, Edward Ne
Kenneyi Secretary, HorAtio Robey; Treasurer
James R. McCathrau Directors, John Small
wood, samuel Barnes, sr James Robey Stow
srds, J. Il Davis, Autonio Figaro, John Thomp
son.
Yesterday morning, q shor
time before day ligh t, the store OF Mr.. George p
Allen, corner Of Eighth street and Market Space
was entered by burglars, who carried on a lot o
gloves, comforts, aud fancy art Giles valued In al
at 80. The thieves effected an entrance b,
brsAktng through the front window, the bars 0
which werefyery inseeure,is' ~ l.. .,. .
INoUEsr.-Coroner Woodward yesterda,
held an inquesta al the First Ward station -hous 30
over the body Of newly harm malatto male a hll,
found In box on a lot between Seventeenth an
Eighteenth, M and streets. The verdict OF tn
Jury was, that the ohiid was murdered tmme
diately after Its birth by some person ID Their
unknown.
ALL IN VAIN The attempts to palm oil
upon the American public the bogus parodiss o.
the leading Paris perfumes, while Phalon'
"Night. Blooming Cerous," the finest extract 70
r.. L. -. n. :.