The national Republican., 1867-01-02
NEWS.

FIRES IN DEcEzBRR.-The following Is q
list Of hres during the month Of December: Dec 4,
boz 20, Temperance Dining Saloon, r street, near
Tenth Dec. 8, box 81, steam sash factory, &o.,
80, Potomac Market, Sixth street west, between
and L SOUTH (the alarm was given q second tims
for the last two fires, the flames breaking out q
second time Dec. Q. box i6, small dwelling on d
street north, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets ws,ti Dec. l3, box 35, Excelsior Bakery,
LouisianR avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets
west; Dec. II, box 3e small frame dwelling In alley
between Twelfth and Thirteenth and N and N
north; Dee. ~, boz Is, chimney In Limerick alley,
between Il and y south, Second and Third west;
Dec. 20, box 63, back room Of brick dwelling on X
street north, between Sixth and Seventh west Dec.
80, box Is, small dwelling on Third street east
between and Virginia avenue.
By an examination Of the records Of the Fire.
Alarm ONCE We arc struck with the frequency Of
the alarms from certain sections Of the city. Thus,
II and 63, with the Eve boxes surrounding them,
have given Jouy;Jow alarms, nearly ono third Of
all the alarms given. The number Is as follows:
81, times; 50, o. 49, 81 "a and 80, s eaohj rs and
81, 4 each. These boxes arc all located within
that section Of the city bounded by Fourth and
Fifth, II and M streets.
The same fact was more noticeable tho previous
year, the same boxes having given ttoenty.nis out
Of the eighty.six alarms.
Boxes 4, 90, 80 and OF have never given an
alarm; the balance have all given one or more
alarms, n having been struck IL times since the
sstablshment Of the fire telegraph; 43 and 3s next
follow, having bsen struck Is and IA times, re-
spectively o..
Our city has shared with the other oitiss Of the
Union In the increased number Of nrss during the
past year, although the loss Of property has not
thanks to the Fire Alarm Telegraph and our vigi.
liant Fire Department. The following 10 list Of
the alarms struck during the two years:
1865-January, Il February, Q; March, d April,
III May, d june, d July, III August, Il s.ptsm.
Der, u October, Q; November, Il, December, 13-
SO.
isss-Jsnuary. 22j February, IA; March, Is;
April, is; May, Is; June, Q; July, 4; August, 9j
September. loi October, q November. 9i Dscsm'
II will bo observed that tho greatest number Of
alarms were from November, 1895, to May, 1866,
so that uo may hope the burning epidemic has
passed.
A HEAVY BoBBRRY.-A Trunk CONTAIN
Iso sl5, 900 SroLEs-0ur readers will remember
the paragraph 10 the REPUBLICAN,, q few days
since, relative 10 the theft Of . trunk from gror
coryman at the corner Of Eighth aud N streets
north. On further inquiry It has been aseortainsd
that the trunk contained the large sum Of $4,000
in gold, gTeenbacks and bills Of exchange on Silver
City, Idaho. The owner, Mr.. J. 8. Luf, lately
arrived in Washington from Silver City and on the
day Of the robbery bought the store from Captain
J. r. Powell paying the cash for It. A few hours
sftsr be called oOlorod boy and directed him to
60 to neghboripg restaurant where hs boarded
and bring his trunk to the store. Some time
slspsed and the negro not making his appearance,
Mr.. Luf won't 10 the restaurant, where ho
asoertainsd that the boy had taken the trunk, but
which way hehad gone, tho proprietor did not know.
Up TO this time Mr.. Luf has failed to and any
trsces Of bis missing property.
MATRIMONIAL STATISTICS s-During the year
1865, Mr.. Msigs 0hs Clerk Of the Court has
issued 2,ol5 marriage iloensss-1, 259 70 white
souplss and 1855 TO black couples. In January
there were 100 10 whites, II to blacks February,
lie white, s2 black March, 80 white, 40 black !
black June, 100 white, SO black July, 80 white,
81 blaok August, 81 white, E3 black septspbsr,
1l4 white, 81 black October, 1888 white, "a
black November, 106 white, o. black Dseem.
Der. Ill white, 100 black. The greatest number
issued on any ono day was on the Sd Of May, when
December. In 1885, there wsre l,62l issued to
white couples and 4t7 to oolorsd and In the year
previous (ls6I 1913 were issued 70 whites, and
44% 10 ooiorsd folks IL 10 notios~bts IRON ~.
above figures that the number Issued to eolored
people Is much larger than ever bsfore-S2S more
than during last year.
POLICE ITENs.-0ur city was remarkably
quiet yesterday and but few arrests were made by
the police. But few cases Of drunkenness were OBJ.
servAble every one seeming to celebrate the day
In . national manner.
The reports Of the lisutenants Of police showed
very few arrests none being made for serious
charges On Monday James Brannon, q restau.
rant keeper was arrested by ofcsr Rossiter Of the
First ward, and Anodl$20 by Justice Drury for sell
ing spirits withOutA license. The number Of
arrests made on the same day was A. and tho
amount Of fines imposed $ll790.
Patrick Ryan, for tho same offence, was arrested
BY ofioer YeatmAn, Of the Seventh ward, and fined
$40 90 BY Justise Boswell.
Last week IS nuissncss were reported, 43 Of
which we're abatsd.
NEW SrRAMsuIP LTNE.-The steamer L. c.
Knight, Captain g. +. Miller, isft New York on
Saturday fdr this port, Washington and George.
town. and Is at this time Ice bound at the mouth oi
tho river The B. G, Knight 10 the pioneer steamer
Of the New stsamshlp Company which has been
y, By saS s ga, ana A..
dris, Gsorgetown and Washington Steamship Com
pany and TO which We have befpre referred. We
understand that Mr.. Henry O. Winship has been
appointed tho agent 81 the company at this port
Akr. Journal.
RIVER NEws.-The Potomac is frozen over
from Georgetown to las Is reported) Lower Cedar
Point-the Ice being sufficient 10 permit skaters Of
the largest proportions to pass from shore to shore
There has been no open track In the river since
was towsd up BY two tug boats The steamer EI-
press which left Baltimore for this city with large
freight last Wednesday has not yet arrived, and 10
| reported to be at Aqua Creek. The Cahil, also
from Baltimore with freight for this city Is at An.
napols. The Columbia has been removed from the
line between this city and Baltimore for the winter.
--AhI Castle.
The WALKING IS BAD, and the best way to
protect your feet, and avoid catching cold, Is to
purchase pair Of rubber boots at tho boot and
| shoe store Of O. r. Cummins, No. SAT Seventh
street, between I and X. He has also an exten-
sive assortment Of ladies' hgh.out kid button and
lace balmorals, high.out button lasting CATERS,
which are made expressly for his establishmsnt.
Childrsn's shoes, Of every style and variety con.
stAntly on hand, and selling at the lowest rates.
ARRESTS IN THE SIXTH PREcNCT.-The
| quarterly report OF Lieut. skppon, Of the Sixth
precinct to Major Richards, Superintendent Of the
Police, show 757 arrests for the three months end
ing the 3lst ultimo, Of which majority were for
dru NJ an and diAorderly conduct and for yolatpR