The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-21


surgeon Generals 0GIcc....0 i IS
SGOrer-Mr. T. l.. Miller.
I'mpirc-Nr. q. Mitchell, OF the Potomac
Base Ball Club.
The SCcrctary's nine the week before de-
leatCd the TTcRsurCr's nine by n scUrc OF al
tO6.
FUNERAL or CLARENCE FENDALL, gEQ.-lhc
funeral Of this popular young man took place
yesterday, Mt 5:3J o'clock, from the corner of
Indiana avenue and FUur-snd-a-half street.
Rev. Mr.. Addison, rector OF Trinity church,
corner of Third and q street, performed tho
funeral services. The remains we've lncaScd
In hne metallic coffin, which was lined with
heavily plated Eilk, aud handsomely Orna-
mcntcd with silver. Ga the lid was placed a
massive silver plate bearing the following in
scriptiOn: "ClaIoncc FcndRll, horn at wash
ingtOn, June 4, 1854, Died at Norfolk, Va,
September Is, 1865" The following named gen
tlemcn acted AZ pall.bCArGrs Captain Carlisle
Patterson, McssrS. y. Hem, H. I. Merrick, W.
s. Mitchell, A. Th0s. Bradley, u, q, l.UvrjOy,
John J. johnson, and l., J. Anderson.
The remains were followed to tilcnw wood
cemetery by II large number Of relatives aud
friends, where they were temporarily placed
in vault, and will he removed to Alexandria,
Va, at some future day, where they Will be in
tered.
LIGuTINu TmE HALL or REPRESENTATIVES,.
-On Saturday evening the hall was lighted
for the irHt time by the new electric appara'
tus ordered by tongrcsB at it's last Ress ion.
electric gas lighting apparatus for the House,
removing the old gHs-pipcs and "carTicf-tuhr,"
and arranged new gas-pipcs and burncrA 10 AS
to distribute the gas light more uniformly, and
producing 20 per cent. more light with fewer
gas burners The gallery by the old arrange
ment was quite dark 1t Is now brilliantly
lighted. The magnetic engine and Indicator
Is beautiful piece Oi mechanism. The whole
Ia lighted from the came battery that lights
tho dome and rGtunda, n cable being laid from
the battery to the House, which can be Opcr.
Atcd Al all tlmes independent Of the dome ap-
parRtuH. The improvement In the lighting Of
the hall ID y perfect success.
FInr.-About5 o'clock yesterday morning An
ALARM OF fire was sounded from box 90 by
OnlcCr Fox, caused by the partial burning OF
n frame BhaHty near the corner OF Delaware
avenue and l. streets, occupied by COlorCd
woman named Annie Long, Officers Howe
aud FuN, aud several members Of the Hook
and Ladder Company, cNtinguishCdt the iames
by tearing down an adjoining shed which had
been set on fire. Tho lire department were on
the ground promptly, but their services were
not brought into reputation.
GARRoTrn-About II o'clock on Saturday
night as william II, Adair, u plumber by trade,
was about to enter the door of his residence
on the corner OF Eight street west and u street
north, he was attacked by two negro men ami
chOkcd, and robbed Of his time book, contain
Ing ~ In currency, 10 shares In the Second
Columbia building Association aud several
receipts, The police are on the track OF tho
ECOundfcls.
VERY FINE BLACK CLuTM FROCK COATS
for gentlemen for 40 and S2b; and lot OF line
ordinary at that price A large stocl. of tine
black and dark blue goods for gCntlemCu'g
wear will be found ut George q, Hennlng's,
No, vi Seventh street