The national Republican., 1867-07-01
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, MONDAY MORNING. JULY 1867.

THg "sLAs" DocroRs. signifc fcatIon
OF this heading will not, perhaps, bs oompre.
heudod BY many Of our readers but to many Of
the colored folks residing In Swampoodie, around
and about Kendall Green and Lincoln Depot, IL
Ia full Of dire mesning. All through the past
winter little fellows, both white and colored
would not be found running around after night.
fall In those localities for fear Of the &c slab "
dootors. And why7 Suspicious looking Gus.
, TONERS In horse and wagon would almost nightly
be seen driving past the Government printing
ooe, out the II street road over the hills Of Ken.
dali Green, and crossing tho Baltimere railway
track, keep on toward the Eastern Branch. leav.
1 ing Lincoln Depot on the right, and unoeremoni.
ousy bringing up near the Almshouss burying
around-so II is said. The body Of some unfor.
Iunats would bs quickly rssurrsotsd, placed In
the vehicle. and the horses head turned toward
the city. II would bs midnight, perhaps, ere its
return, and where the subject" would be finally
disposed Of none knowsth or could tell. But all
this mystery, this midnight work, was to the
colorsd folks something terrible. From Topsy TO
Aunt Sally. from little Pete to Uncle Jake, II
was and 10 the constant theme In the dark aud
dreary nights Of winter and whom past the
witohing hour, and all snugiy snsoonosd In bed,
the hearing Of the sounds Of horsss' hoofs and
| the distant rumblng Of q wagon 10 suggestive Of
| something horrible, and tho "kiver" 10 tightly
drawn over the shi,erins woolly heads. Vision,
| Of skulls and skeletons, glistening knives and
'slabr doctors, attend the dreams Of the urchins,
and their sleep Is most uneasy, kicking Oft the
bed clothes In their restless sunber, and making
even Aunt Sally aud Uncle Jake themselves hug
closer In the fearful anticipation Of their own
| "blessed'' bodies being at some future time laid
| out upon the dissscting table for some aspiring
and ambitious student to operate upon.
GEORGE WASHINGTON DIvIsIoS-ELEG,
rios or orrIcERs.-The quarterly election ol
officers Of this division, Sons Of Temperance, oc
ourred last evening. with the following result
John N. oliver, W. P.i Walter Lenos, A. W.
L, p, Seibolt, r. 81 John A. Miller A. r. s.
]. p. d. Phelps, T. g.; II. G. Kloiber 7. Jane,
e. Williams, chaplain W. II. Towers, con
ductor; Il. @. Bsyne, assistant conductor; s
Wilson, 1. 81 T. A. Daley, o. S. The election
was cor iucted with the utmost good feeling, ant
| the members present.
| In EQUAI. DIVISION, No. 3, Of the same Or
der, on Friday evening, the following named wer,
elected officers for the ensuing term, to wit; Ar
| thur Shepherd, W. p J. NJ. Il. Hough, W A.
WIN. s. Benton. r. s.; c. II. Mexican, A. R. S,
II A. KIopfer, T.; Julius De saules, +. S.; Jos
Harris. Chaplain; Richard Moore, c.; J. DuyalI
1. s.; James Keney, o. s.
In Crystal Wave Division, s. Of T., on tn
Same evening. the following were elected as Off
GERS: Frank Eicbelberger, W. p; N @. Wood
ward, W. A.; Harrison Burr, X. s.; ". J. Ward
A. r. s. II. B. Morton, F. g., T. II. Langley
T.; W. j. Pond, Chaplain.
Ho! FOR GLYNoSr ON THE FouRTH.--Ol
the Fourth Of July, the 6ne and commodiou
steamer of the Potomac Ferry Company vii
make several trips from the wharf, at the foot o
Seventh street, to Glymont, nifty. y.cent ticket
paving for tho round trip, No other vessel wi
be- permitted to land at the Glymont wharf o
that day but those Of this company. The steame
wawassst will mako her regular trips to Noun
Vernon on the Same day, and IN agreeable tim
as cheap and pleasant mode of spending th
Fourth as We can at present think Of.
! A LAMESTABLE OCCURRENCE. -Yeste
day most distressing accident occurred In II
Washington navy yard, smiths department. ID,
young man, named A. G. Bromeley, was in u
act OF cutting boiler plates, when his right ar
was accidentally caught, and hand and wri
completely crushed. Amputation was effects
between the elbow and wrist by Surgeon wi
liams, Of the yard. Mr.. Bromeley Is now
y Providence Hospital, and Is suffering severel
. This is sad news to Mr.. B . many friends 10 al
! near the yard Mr.. b. has family depende
! on him for support
OPENING OF BIDs.-In the Mayors ofiic
at IL m., Saturday, proposals were received al
/, opened for grading and grayeling M street mort
!, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth street west, us f
p lows: John Flynn & Co., grading, II cents p
. superficial foot, and for grayelling cents P
= superficial foot WIN. Blake, ~ coats for gradil
. and cSnts for grayellingi Jas. o'Day, l3i cen
for grading and 8! for grsvellingi Dennis MI
!, ply, 10 cents for grading and 9i for Rravcllin
:, John @. Stafford, Ia cents for grading aud
!. cents for gravelling. The contract was award
a to Mr.. WIN. Blake.
!. QUITE A HAuL.-Maggie Brown, Il
: proprietress of a disreputablo house, No.
. Marble alley, was arrested at a late hour
Saturday night, charged with keeping sue
Lieut. Ecklof and portion Of his force ma
( the arrest, and also brought along all Of the !
= = mates, numbering some eight frail syrens l
y y cluiins the colored cook. Justice Walter ga
= = a hearing in each case, and all were fined but Il
, cook, who was dismissed. The fair Maggie,
1 addition to the hne, was required to give seouri
1 to answer at court the charge Of keeping
a bawdy house.
d CHANGES AMONG NAVY YARD OFFICER
= In the office of Rear Admiral Radford, Was
ipgton navy yard, Mr.. William Marks, recent
chief clerk to the naval storokeeper, has be-
q appointed chief clerk, vice ID. MoComb, assign
:, TO other duty In the same office in consequence
t impaired health. The Bureau of Equipment Al
n Recruiting, together with tho sailmakers' lo
q and other branches Of industry In the yard, W
II be under the management Of Commander II.
r Davenport. 1t is stated that Assistant Nav
o Constructor Webb, Of New York, will be .
10 pointed to oversee the repairing Of vessels.
!. ANOTHER WAIF.-Between nine and Il
6 o'clock on Saturday night q oolored domestic
o the employ Of the Hon Z. O. Ingersoll, found
d body Of newly born female infant upon the fro
!, steps Of the premises Of that gentleman. T
= body was wrapped In a cotton cloth, and the
n were several bruises upon itS person. II "
= taken to the Fourth Ward station, and Coron
n Woodward being indsposed, Justice Walter he
d an inquest. A verdict was rendered in aooor
j. ance with the facts, no clue being obtained
. the parentsge Of the child.
}. TUE New TEMPERANCE PAPER.-Messl
y John II. Cunningham, late efficient foreman
II the Government printing otfiee, aud Spencer
!, benerman, esl', pVpVSS ~ iSouo TAG WHnhl
y MONITOR" 4 temperance journal, from No.
Pennsylvania avenue, between Tenth a
70 Eleventh streets, for the first time on ssturd
u afternoon, the 18th instant. Tie material
4 this paper will be new, and handsome and |
teresting sheet may be anticipated.