The national Republican., 1867-09-27

| OF steamers ~ yet 70 ooutn hmerioan ports, ana
that news from there Ia brought to us By way Of
England. This 10 wrong. There are two lines
Of steamers running to South America from New
York city. One line, composed Of screw steamers,
runs to Laguayra and Porto Cabsllo The other
line 10 composed Of three steamers, paddle wheel,
leaving the 22d Of every month for Rio dc Ja.
neiro, touching at Para, Bahia, and Pernambuco.
We receive news BY way Of England sometimes
from the fact OF thors being opposition lines
trips semi.monthly, and this explains why intel
ligence Is received In that way. The steamers
| from New York arrive and depart monthly, and
arc about twenty-five days In making the past7
age. Tho Brasil line has magnificent steamers
running, and the line Is . credit to tho great
metropolis
The ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH-This
congregation, In charge Of Rev. Q. Q. Msador,
Is about making some extensive Improvements
on the site Of the old frame church. BY erecting
ane brick edihce somewhat on the Gothic
order Of architecture. The new edinoe will be
commenced immediately and will DO 48 feet In
width aud 80 In depth, including vsstry.room,
and furnished with galleriss-costipg about
will be laid by the Masonic Order on Monday
afternoon next, at 4 o'clock. The old building
has been removed TO the back Of the lot BY Mr..
j. T. Stockbridgo. who accomplished the work
without cracking the plastoring or otherwise
damaging II, and II will be used for the Sunday
school and lecture purposes. Ten years ago the
church numbered but "a persons and now mum.
bers $50. Yearly three.fourths have united with
the church within the last twelve months. The
congregation and Sunday school have increased
porportionately.
DIsoRDERLY CAsRs.-Thos. Biscas, Susan
Towloy, and Isaac Taylor, for being drunk and
disorderly, were fined S. eaoh BY Justice Gull.
Susan Richardson, for the same offence, was
fined IS BY Justice Tucker, and In default Of
payment sent to the work house.
John Mack was arrested by 0fioer Drane, Of
the Seventh precinct, for being drunk and disor-
derly, and fined IS and costs by Justice Walter.
John Payne, oolored, was als, arrested, on the
complaint Of his wife, Emeline, charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderly. He WAS fined IS by
Justice Morsell. For subsequently making
threats, he was held In security to keep the
peace.
James RidgewAy, white, and william Brown,
colored, were arrested by Officers Wilson and
Homer for being drunk and disorderly, and
fined IS each BY Justice Harper.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Cooper &
Latimer, auctioneers. have sold tho east IS feet
Of lot 5, in square SIT, having. . depth Of 40
| feet, improved by o two-story frame tenement
on 9 street south, between Second and Third
streets, to Clement T. Hirshley, for 81, ,000
part Of lot 8, in square 492, having front Of %
feet Q inches, and depth Of $50 feet, improved
by q new two-story brick tensment, on @ street
south, between Four-and-a.hslf and Sixth
strssta. tn ssmnnI np.nh.ina.-, fa- so,oso, r--t
Of lot Q, in square 1852, on II street north, to Q.
Hishlsy for $500; also, at the residence Of Senor
Luis Molina, Minister from Nicaragua and Hon
duras, No. 81 Pennsylvania avenue, between
Twenty. first and wenty.seoond streets, the
household furniture, wines, &C., Of that ambas-
sador.
CHARGED WITH DESTROYING A PRoMIs-
sorry NorE.-Yesterday Messrs. Crowley a Cole
man, dealers In mineral water, were arrested, on
tho Island, and taken before Justice Tucker,
| charged by q laborer, named Patrick Walsh,
with taking from him and destroying promls-
sorry note for the sum Of $500, drawn by the firm
| In favor Of Walsh. It seems that they had as.
serted that the note had never been drawn by
them, and that Walsh presented It and asked
them II they denied that they had issued 1t,
when they took the note between them and tore
It into pieces. Justice Tucker holds the case
under adyiSement.
WIruDRAwN.-J. B. Wheeler & Co.,
offered at public sale yesterday afternoon Q
valuable hvs.story building on the north side Of
PennsylvaniA avenue, adjoining the washing
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Pennsylvania avenue, and running back about
90 feet on O street. The highest bid being but
SIS, 900 tho property was Withdrawn. We learn
that shortly after $25, 900 was offered and de-
olined.
A GUIDE TO WAsHISaroS.-Mr. John F.
Ellis, our enterprisng music dealer, is getting
up "a Guide to Washington, containing his
tory and description of the city, Its buildings,
churches, cemeteries, colleges, hotels, places Of
amusement, cars, miscellaneous societies. news
papers, with fne steel engravings Of the na-
tional buildings, 30, 30. Mr.. J. NJ. +. Hough,
the agent Of Mr.. Ellis Is now soliciting adver.
tiSements for the "Guide."
DIsoRDERLY IN THE MARKET.-About
noon yesterday, 0thosr Kearnoy, Of tho Third
ward, arrested William Walker for using highly
profane language In the Centre Market, to some
Of the market folks. He was taken before JUS
tioe Morsell, where he plead that he did not
know tho law, and that he should be let Cd for
having served In the Union army. Justice Nor
sell gave him 81 worth Of instruction.
| TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The fol.
lowing transfers Of real estate were reported yes.
terday: Tho north part Of lot 20, In square
1885, 20 feet on Fifth street, at s2 s00j cast part
of lot 2, in square 400, 20 feet on Fifth street,
at 81, 0O0i east half Of west half Of lot 2, In
| piuhio o'oi ~ eiteVVI ahu w Veos Pnis W aos
10, in square ll6, II feet on N street, at $3.50.
A COMMITTEE VIsITs THE PRESIDENT
The committee appointed at the Bladensburg,
Md, meeting on Saturday last to present the
resolutions adopted there to the President, Wis.,
tied the Executive Mansion yesterday and pre-.
ssnted tho resolutions. There were about twenty
members Of the committee, headed by P. W,
Browning, esq.
HYMEsIAL.-On Wednesday morning
John T. Burch. esq was united In marriage to
Miss Mary Hefell Of this city. The service was
performed at St, Aloysius church, by Rev. B. Y.
Wiget, president Of aonssga College, who also
said mass and pronounced the nuptial bensdic.
tion upon the happy couple.
CONCEALED WEAPoN.-Charles Minor,
an eI-United States oavalrymAn, was arrested
yesterday evening by Officers Markwood and
Berkeley, Of the Third ward, for drawing pistol
on = colored man on the street, He was taken
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