The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-18


diers as wore asked clerks in the Department,
In all cases parties .wero nskad II they claimed
q residence elsewhere, and II they said yes
ored peypons who had resided Outside OF the
city till within four or i've months before the
election were registered, but he was opposedIl
would require Inc books for this purpose.
He was unwell and left the stand before the /
close Of the sros..examinst ioh.
examination of witnesses rs to the coloied
Mr.. Dsvidse explained tina. the pcti,ionsr
men who voted ",olid1 for Carol without |
voted for Meade. Adjourned. nd .sr.-.l. ..f
New RuLxs.-The following rules have re:
Gently been issued to street car. conductors of |
the Washington Georgetown Street Rail- |
Conductors WIN DO charged with their trans
fer, when Issued to them, AZ aix eents each. |
and they must account for the whole number |
the Conductor. Transfers, not properly can. |
cellcd, and not answering the day for which |
they were printed, will not be received ANY |
day and hour design ated, or Issuing parts Of |
transfers, or Issuing transfers punched to an |
swer to more than Que passenger, Will be dis
cts, or baggage, to be punched on the bottom,
In accorisnee with the number OF fares col |
lccted. One transfer TO answer for both pas
All moneys s Collected for trunks, baskets, or
baggage, must be returned at every. half trip,
on the back OF the daily slip, and not be merged
be stated, and the price. rnH .Ha ....
Small trunks pays afares, ordinary trunk. 8 |
one peek 10 half 6ashei, i farej empty baskets
In above proportion, half fare.
Children over eight years Of age, and all
s GsSsp sn% Pay g.
cancelled At tho time they are collected, and
all misused transfers must be returned strapped
to the office with the daily slip. -
New Cnpnou EprYroE.-Tho northern sub
the past few years, residents OF that section
OF worship, and have decided on erecting
church building Immediately on the beautiful
site Of Fort stevens. AT meeting held some
pointed, consulting of Alexander r. Shepherd,
chairman; Il Ray, treasurerj NJ. Z. Emory,J J:
" R Baker A Afr Ray, z O. MsGthes,ncy.nd
Henry r. Searle, esq, architect, Of this city,
have the work under way; men now being en-
81 IS 81 fsss ts hhS
entrance.porch In front. The style Is to be OF
the early English Gothic, with low buttressed
is surmounted with a bell turret Of ornate de-.
sign. The main floor will Accommodate 200
persons, and the gallery, which extends across
are to be Of stained glass, Of neat design, and
10 pleasant, warm tints. The walls will be
built OF bluestone, with buttress-caps, win.
dow dressings and other trimmings Of rcd
sandstone, which 10 obtained near by. The
mas9n.work Is being done by the energetic
will be completed this winter.
TnE CENTRE MARKRT.-A correspondent
%. =. o. writing upon the subject OF the
CENTRE market, after reviewing certain laws
(fAnUFAaa m Inn far IA p al
that no place in the city Ia more convenient
for the public market than the present site,
sna hs Sssny Of ESSa
3 sycnuc. lie therefore suggests that Congress
dispose OF the present site to responsible par.
ties, who would build thereon Il substantial
building for market purposes. The money
thus obtained, 1t Is further suggested, could
be used to advantage to extend and ornament
the Capitol grounds.
I PAYING TAxEs.-Collcctor Hall and his
/ clerks have been for day or two, and are now,
kept busy receiving the current annual taxes.
Of 8 per cent. 10 allowed. To facilitate busi-
: ness at the Collectors office It would be well
to produce at the office last years. bills upon
| business connected with the ofiice that it is
now necessary TO work the clerks until 10
oo'eiock, P. M, and this will continue until the
! HYMENIAL.-Last evening a large and &C.
lect party assembled at the English Lutheran
: church, corner of Eleventh and IL streets, to
witness the marriage Of Mr.. II. II. Talmadge
and Miss Lizzie Reiss. The ceremonies were
conducted by the Rey. Dr.. !. q. Butler, aud
nected with tho choir Of the above church,
and the groom is general agent of the Charter
congratulations OF their friends, the happy
couple departed on Northern wedding tour.
TnE PuRLIc REsRRvATIoNs.-A large force
nl maj lRan fRR1
ing trees and evergTcens 10 the public grounds
throughout the District, to occupy the places
OF many that have withcrcd and died. They
arc also hauling quantities OF rich soil from
the country and trimming up the scions that
so badly stood In need of 1t. Tho work Is be.
Ing done under the direction OF General Mich.
Ter, Commissioner OF Public Buildings and
Grounds, and tho labor will, In course of time,
add greatly to the appearance OF the long
neglected parks.
A New SCHOOL BuILDINo.-A new two
story brick school-house, containing four com
side OF Four-and-a-half street, between NJ and
N streets, South Warrington. Its dimensions
are % by y feet, and It will be covered with a
ventilation, the ceilings being ~ feet in the
clear. Under the centre Of the building is n
large coal vault, BY % feet II will be com.
cost of about 5000.
An ILL.TEMrERED LovER.-A colored man
named Elijah Brown, who lived with Harriet
Bryan, on Third street, Island, became quar-
reisome yesterday forenoon, and dealt Mrs. b.
a IRENE ndous and probably fatal blow with an
AK. Ohicer Horner had the injured woman
taken to Providence Hospital Brown at
tempted to escape, but was arrested Ia the
county portion Of the Second precinct, and
turned over to Lieut. Gessford, OF the First
precinct.
RovENgNTs.-Workmen were yesterday
engaged at First street east and II street
north laying the track OF the Point OF Rocks
railroad. The work Of grading North Capitol
street from the Capitol to New York avenue
Ia also progressing, \ force being engaged be-
tween p and streets. The work OF taking up
and relaying the pavement on the north side
streets, 10 also being executed.
New CULvERr.-A fine culvcrt has been
built at the Intersection OF Second street east
and + street north, under the supervise On of
ward The wall at the base is 0 feet, tapering
to feet at tho top, 0 feet In depth, and about
Is feet In length, On tho top is 4foot fence.
wall 2 feet In thickness, which 10 capped with
North river bluestone. Mr.. Charles W. King
10 the contractor and builder, and II will cost
about 5000.
ISTgREsTiNG DIsCovERy.-Mr. Valentine
Harbaugh, druggist, recently, by accident,
broke an ordinary oil stone which had been In
use about thirty years. On the end OF one
broken piece appears in small raised Roman
characters the name Harvard College" This
stone came from Ayreshirc, Scotland, and was
but two Inches wide and three quarters thick,