The national Republican., 1866-12-03
LOCAL NEWS.

FATAL ACCIDENT. Yesterday morning,
about o'olook, Sergeant Walker, Of the Rith pre-
elnst, rsesivsd information that . man named VIM.
A. Carns WAS found dead In the COLLAR under the
Psnnsylvsnia avenue and z street. The ofhcsr i'm.
msdiatsly went to the place whore he learned that
the deceased came to the house on Saturday night,
bstwssn II and IL O'Clock, being very much under
the inAsssss Of liquor. Hs went out In the back
roon and Was talking with Mrs. Tsa, the wife Of
ths proprietor. Aftsr sitting there some time he
got up and went out, and nothing more was heard
OF him until ysstsrday morning, when the servant
girl, Who was going in tbs cellar for eosl dseov.
Srsd the body lying near the back entrance at the
Wsiksr took the body out and notified The Coroner,
III the evidence thsy rendered verdict that be
came to his death BY falling into The cellar and dis
iesatinf bis neck. II spPsars that after leaving
sl Into ths cellar hssd FOREMOST thus brsskins his
nsek. Re was about 81 years Of sgs and native
Of Indiana, his father being one Of the nrst physi.
sisas in Indianspolis. TIE body vas taken In
ehsrgs BY Mr.. A. Buckley undertaken, who will
A CUTTING AYrAIR.-Yesterdsy morning
about half past ten o'clock difficulty occurred q
The house Of Elisabeth MoCormisk, No. $50 Thir-
man named John CLANCY alias John Smith was
stsbbsd In . number Of places about his body BY
man named Edward Nelson. From all the Informs
tion ths ofhoss could gain u appears that Nelson
went to the room Of Emma Barnard, In the above.
nsntion house, snsoting an entrance from back
shed through : ssoond-Story window. On reaching
the room hs found Clancy In bsd with Emma and
another woman. Nelson seized large water pitcher
and struck CLANCY the head, breaking the pitcher
and inhioting terrible wound. He then drew .
and gsshss over face shoulders, arms. and body.
Nelson than made bis escape. DR.. Phillips was
summonsd, and dressed Clsnoy's wounds. He is
very badly wounded, but II 10 thought he will re-
cover. Hsison was arrsstsd ysstsrdsy morning
about twelve O'Clock by 0ficsr Frazer, and taken
10 the Central gusrd.houss for trial. r
7IORpHANs' CoURr-Judge PurceA.-On Sat-
urdsy the will Of the late Captain William N.
Walker, U. NJ leaving hispropsrty TO his mother,
Mrs.. Caroline H Walker, va, fully proven and at.
mittsd to probate and record. Mrs. Walker re-
nounosd her right 10 administer and letters Of ad.
ministrstion on the estate were Issued to A. Thomas
Bradley Esq, who gave bond In the sum Of $50 900.
Letters Of Standardization on the estate Of Michael
Castsllo were Issued to Jeremiah Castsllo-bond
On the sstats Of The late @. H. Munck letters
were Issued to osrlotte L. Munck, who gave bond
In the sum Of a, 900.
On TIE estate Of John Forrest letters we're issued
toJuii. Ann Forrs,.mbond $500. She also gave
dian to the orphans Of John Forrest,
AooIDKsr.-On Saturday night Mr.. Mathew
Ridgway, an sItraman belonging to the Franklin
Steam Fire Engine No. ., fell through the hatch.
vsy ON the second foor Of the engine house and
diSooatsd his left thigh besides reosiving several
severe bruises about the head and arms. It sp.
pears that he arose from his bed and was walking
In his sleep when hs fell through the hstohway.
He was taken to Providence hospital and Dr. Buck
Icy attended him. His wounds, though severe, ara
not dangerous
The NEw HOUSE oF CoRRRcrIoN-On Fri
day last, Mr.. II. r ssarle architect. In charge oi
the new House Of Correction, contracted with MT.
J. o. Mysrs to Immediately put In repair the build
ings on the Government farm. above asorgstown,
% that they may bs occupied at an early day
Asssrs. Shepherd 4 Brother also entered Into con.
tract tosxseuts the plumbing work.
~ AUDITOR or THE CouRr.-Walter 8. Cox
ESQ, has hssn internally appointsd Auditor Of th'