The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-26

-Tux ooaposAriou vs.. rHossyos sxurH,-
Gsss q s Moa az e
wsrs.st s. Z. Sst ~ Hssiy sa.nsss, CON.
cover seventy ave dollars ior wSsrfsss On, e
count OF gravel used a. material foT csuercte
psyement l.nded upon the bank Of ths wash
SssSSs ns y g. is
counsel, and rsiied the qdestion Of The lSht
Of the corporation to rpeovsr fof Wharfage,
q osnsrs%, spgio1sa My j. ia, susSoiis,
stock Of the washingtoa canal, and ths, Aet
bow sought TO Be collected fof sriiciss landed
m. nj ssssio. q ~ AZ ps..,s: .hs si.y
(Which. vas chartered in ths year isoOJ for the
SO, q frgysIel, nat The canal Be 90 con.
a ali anss, could pAss and sepsss through
the sans, and Athat u should be 90 completed
By the ist day OF March, 1885, or. In default
sssIsSy si.asd .A. ss.ss an: saS PaI ss
The seventh sessson Of said se. declares tina.
and wnsriaxs Until The V said canal ma v s
shall have been wholly completed, according
70 the provisions Of the said act, and the fol-
sosas so: sns aSsf dsSs Ss Tns se..s
VIZ. l"And sueh right 10 collect tolls and
Wharfage shall cease Whenever tho said canal
BE 80 E%s G ,sH: Y Ss r.:
zane zane, :ss i so remain out 81 r,psii or oS,
The canal commissioner appeared and In
sisted upon his right Of recovery according to
custom And some act Of the corporation. Ooun-
sss az ter as sSaaa s.
AUTH rized the corporation to collect wharfage
At al, and that act expressly declares that Tie
risht should dee cease when the canal got out q
water could not pass through Il, and that all
wharfage collected for thu Last fifteen yesra
bad been wronsiaiiy sclisctsd. The Ju,ties
The commfssionsr has oaussd the defendants
men TO be arrested for attempting to work
sioner caused Smiths arrest by. q warrant
issued By Justice Bates, for "resisting him %
canal commi s,. !. The O his
evidence dc Justice honorabiy disoha rged the
defondanti but poor Smiths trouble was not
| obtained . warrant against Smith for surety
q: ss sr :,
ordered his csrtmsn to unload the part oiiosd
Of gravel he was taking away. no would have
broken his 1.-THE commissioner's) head, and
bst smith wn,id ~ 49,. ~ ~, n
misaioner's head had he been there with his
earmsn, last week, the honorsble and trust
haye6een pognacious Smith to bail in the
sum OF $500 TO keep the peace, and not "break
the poor commissioned, head, within sig
months ~ A. ies s smith is about e open the
he so9por.tion H. N 40 n sop 5,.an
Ing hi. material unlswfuliy By its lawful
ssun. sna s.so AZ seuoI aksinst tne opmmls-
prisonmsni 20 that " the old canal a not
| seu w unem the Corporation VIII DO with
""nB Poie' prooaoH' '.. r.t .
PoLJry MArrERs.-onoer Mspermott and
Bsil Frank TIuSail, Michael Carpenter
nSs In and al SSlc,sd
VIC nsa them ssss 'i fon siesesssins Spea
tween n and 9 streets.
Lynch, In the Eighth precinct, BY Ofhoer
| Sprasue, and hned es for aasaulting Samuel
Thomas. W.
olSss, arrested Hiram Ritehasid, Tor profanity
and committing an assault and battery, on
Elizabeth Branson. Ju.tiee Lynch nned him
In TIE /, arst case. and Sio n the latter: The
, sad ron sns eyi y. nee In ne ease Il ap.
Rrrs M ,in, ven. 20 ,ne marcy unae. uhe
n,ri ~. ~ nqao,, On SntvIuay tS anu ni.er
drove ,ssa sat q tss n.rist, ielicyins y:
eompisinanpsooy TO his home when she stove
~ 'ne doSr noa tnS PuiPose o. aetenaiss hei
son, ~ h,o, !, cnrnseI M @ 10 muon - sG
srs, and throS her vioisntiS 10 tSs pays%ent
mercy orSisinx ner oonislaessoy. ..,,.
| ,.s. sha SVnnn' Soip0mwu, VA n W
iSly my same Juss,ee, ~ Vmesis AtSni IGN ane
n,cnntaaoht on Sompisn. q rhex OonWay
fos SQUIRT. nu Nv" anu ne "''AM -
uappears that In the hrst ease, Johnson
Iopped the money drawer OF MT. Conwayi
store 81 ~, on MONDAY morning, AND thAt on
ns yh 1,a M H AZ sVf5 n1n.n Gsss
eof the money were found on his person.
| george dreenly, colored, ADD v. nj. Burche,
were taken peioro Jusuee harper, ~ the
fmtn pieoinot, LOT MAKING tnIeats o. vioienee'
ana aney gMe aeeutity 70 EeSP tne peace.
faigned John y Seigert, resAuinnt Keeper,
before tne came lustlcel Who hnea MIN w ioi
selling n9uoi withoot lleense.
fIsnkan bsfoer, oo,oree, was taken before
onieer zerwes, and fined u for injuring trees
The ioli9wing amounts OF INES were I'm
posed IN the various precincts; Second pre-
cinct, vi Third preoinet, el3i Fourth precinct
flrth prsoinet, eesi sinth precinct ~
Seventh precinct, elai E,ghth preeinct, NJ
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| A CURIOSITY. Our attention yesterday Wal
attracted by observing crowd Of ladies and
HOOD near g. Mini
street. Upon examination we disco covered tina
the crowd had assembled about the premier
| to view q piece OF sun. dried blue brick, taken
from the great wall OF China, where Ii rum
s0T sss ns 81 al S d5
year 40 b. o., and the specimen OF this IA
nous and ancient obstacle to outside barba.