The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-24
MARYLAND Matters.

We copy the following from the Frederick Err.
aniiner'
FousD D.Ap.-on Friday Miss Ann Bsrriok,
about seventy years Of age, was found dead at
her home In Walksrsvillo She lived alone, and
when found was lying on the floor, between the
bod and stove, frozen stiff.
CIRcuIr CouRr.-Tbo law 6ring the time for
the holding the circuit court for Frederick
county having been changed by the present
legislature, the February term Of the court will
commence on the third Monday In February.
instead of the second Monday. IS heretofore.
LARGE YIELD or BurrEn.-Mr Isaiah
Msaley, residing three miles southwest, Of this
city, informs Ne that he made during the past
year l $50 pounds Of butter from seven cows,
making within q fraction Of 265 pounds to the
COW, which returned him, averaging the price of
butter at thirty cents the year round, 1856
ATTEMPTED Edward Cane, Of
Mount Pleasant district, was taken into custody
on Saturday last. on the grave charge of out.
raging . little girl named Rippcon, only six
years OF age, living In the same neig hborhoed.
Last week Joseph Dufon, coiored, wac ar
rested by Officer Joseph Hitemau, on the charge
Of committing q rapo on Sarah Ellen Walker, a
colored girl, about fourteen years old, living
noar Burkittsville.
The Cumberland Union says:
"0n Friday afternoon last. Mr. Jane, Cassidy,
| Of this city, met with very severe accident at
Piedmont, West Virginia. lie vas employed in
putting the locomotives Of tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company into the round house as
they arrived at that point-the termination of
the second and third divisions OF the roAd-and
at the time he was injured he was thus engared
In endeavoripg to change switch, he was struck
BY the engine, and before be had time to recover
himself the wheels Of the tender had caught
both Of his legs, dragging him some ten fee.
along the rail, and finally passing over them,
crushing and mapgling the flesh in fearful
a. - I-.., - -.
his home 10 this city tho same evening, and
medical aid Immediately summoned. Bat little
hope 10 entertained Of his recovery.
SAILoR's sLAss-An English Admiral has
published . " Sailors Word-Dook, 1" which con-
tsins some interesting items regarding some sea
phrases which have acquired an extensive cur.
rsnoy on land. The phrase It'll ais blue"
means until the ship gets into blue water. "Ths
devil to pay and no pitch hot" l. csulker's
term. To pay" q seam in a ships side meant
TO pour hot pitch into In after the oskum had
been driven in. The "devir' IL the seat next
the water, which was most difficult to put the
tar into. Thus the devil to pay, and no pitch
hot, meant the worst Of the work to do, and no
material In proper state Of preparation. Son
OF gun" was frst applied to the children boru
at tea Of gunnsrs' wives who were sometimes al
lowed to accompany their husband, and whose
sleeping hunks were under the lower deck guns
THE PRESENT SCHEDULE ON TIE ORANGE
RAILR,AD'-Ws hope that the charge Of rap
tiousns,s will not DO brought against US when
We protest, In the most earnest terms, against
the schedule now being run on the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. This schedule takes
the passenger from Lynehburg at 1870 a. m.
and lands him in Washington at 8 o'clock, p.
m, compelling him to remain over 10 thst city
ten hours in the night time before continuing
the journey north. Now, We submit that such
= schedule As this is unjust to the passenger
from this city and along tho line OF the Orange
road, going beyond Washington. and, If persisted
In, will force him to seek another route, even
though it be longer and more cireuitous -
Lyneh6nrg Va Nsr'.
RECEPTION OF A Memo MEMBER OF rHE Cos.
vssrIos.-on yesterday the PRECEDENT of the
convention appointed . committee Of five to wait
on Gen. Grant and invite him to visit the con.
yention. On this committee a mulatto named
kelso was appointed. When tho committee
reached the house at which Gen. Grant Is stop
ping, the white members Of the committee were
invited up to the psrlor, and Kelso was left to
cool his limbs In the hall. He 10 one Of the most
respectable looking negroes in the convention,
dresses we'll, and is certainly rs well worthy Of
respect as any negro that could have been ap-
pointed. EJdniiasr.