The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-25

Where the ARRAY occurred Lieut.. johnson
found fye;barreled revolver, with but one
eighteen inches in length, and on the person
Of Sergeant Kelly a seyen.shooter, with but
three barrels loaded. The Sergeant claimed it
foSr loads FROM e. He ala ths
they had been attacked by seven negroes, ono
Of whom he was positive was Tom Bowie,
colored, whom he said he met the previous
evening In 4 grog shop on tho corner Of X
| street and New Jersey avenue, when Tom
| asked him to take drink, and he refused, and
which resulted in some angry words. He was
sure that one Of the loads he fred struck one
OF the negroes.
The wounded men were kept at the station
until daylight, when Sergeant OCallahan and
them to their homes. We arc informed by re.
liable authority that Kelly and OConnell
called at the bar in the Park Hotel for drinks
just short time prior to the fight, but, owing
to their excessive drunkenness at that time,
were refused. Where the afiray took place
there was a large pool OF blood In the street,
and the pavement was besmeaTcd with blood
for some yards around.
Our NRw COMMISSIONER OF STREETS AND
SEwBRs.-We clip the following compliment
AIRY notice OF our new commissioner of sewers
and streets from the Washington correspond
ence Of the New York Irish Republic Of this
week;
up by the great State Of Iowa, and General
Jones by the great state OF New York, to MI
one OF its most responsible offices. with them
place the name OF another intelligent, Liberty.
loving lrishman, Mr.. =. II. Doncgan, who has
been taken up by the Black Republican
party Of Washington, and by them elected to
the very responsible position OF CITY Engi.
neer.'
"Mr. Donegan, who was at the head of the
Fenian organization In this city for some
time, Ia In the summer OF life, has varied
talent and great executive ability, and for
the duties oil his new office Is peculiarly fitted
being eminent In the science and the art OF
utilizing the forces and materials of nature,
rs well as finding the outline and dimensions
and other particulars Of region OF country.
1.-THE Irish Republicans OF Washington feel
Justly complimented over the selection of one
who not only worked with them as an Irish
nationalist, but agrees with them on the great
principles which govern the Republican party:
| For this act of the "RAdicaln Council Of
Washington there is no parallel, when we re-
member how very Insignificant Ia the number
of Mr.. Donegan's countrymen who cspouse
the great cause Of liberty here as elsewhere.
"For the last six years, and up to Few
months ago, Mr.. Donegan was an active, zeal
Gus Feniar-the greater part OF the time as
an officer. ne Is now an outsider and, like
trymen, will remain out until the Kilkenny
hsht" ia discontinued, and the great desid.
| ctatum for which every honest Irish heart
pants Is Overwhelmingly, union"
bins OrESED.-Proposals were opened to-
day by Commissioners Himber and Peters, Of
the First and Second wards, in the Mayors
of,lce, for grading 5 street north, from Four
teenth street to the western boundary; Fif-
tecnth street from NJ to z Streets and street
| from Fourteenth street to the western bound
AIRY. The bids were for so much per cubic yard,
/ and were as follows:
5 street north, from Fourteenth street to the
western boundsryID. Connolly, % cents; T.
Quimble, %; John Stewart 25i owen DALEY,
III Charles POlSinhorn, 80; Joshua Cooksey,
30; George W. g. Eslin, ~ Harvey Belt 22L
( Busnehan, ID; q. u. Puryis, %; William J.
Wilson, %; NJ. Oliricn, II; A, Carrick, 10; y
/ 4. Little, 20; William Blake. 49, lanes Fitz-
! patrick, 25j Patrick Murray, lIAi Josiah Hitch
! cock, 23l Il Alex, Henderson, l4l4; Jas. Thomas,
%; Peter Hyder, 10; Andrew Mckenna, %;
Josiah Stewart, 49, Thomas Joyce, III William
! Fletcher, 22j Hugh McGinnis, 1917; d. Roche,
| 10; James O'Day, q; A. Gleason, IS; John
Donovan, 1915 Coyle Co., lGi Peter Me-
! Namara, IL.
! etn boundary-D. Connolly, IS cents; Owen
Taylor, %; VIM. Johnson, u; John Quimble,
81; John stewart, 2ii Owen DALEY, ?li Charles
! Polkinhorn, 10; Joshua Cooksey, Is; q. W.
q. Eslin, lsj Harvey Belt, 49, 4 John CLARK, lbi
J Cornelius CLARK, (cmbankmentl %; J. =. Lit
Tie, Il and 22i A. Carriek, 49, James FitzpH,
Hitchcock, 81; ID. Roche, Is; James ODay, 81;
Albert CLEMSON, 10; John Donovan, III Daniel
fifteenth street, from NJ to q streets-D.
Hudnall, lp4 cents; Dan Connolly, %; Thomas
Martin, l7f4j Owen Taylor, 49, VIM. johnson,
eli John Quimble, lG; John stewart, Is; Owen
]
! Cooksey, %; George W. q. Eslin, 80; Harvey
Belt, 10; Cornelius CLARK, 20; !. 7. Fletcher,
10; sidney Mcfarlane, iGi jeremiah Costello,
Wilson, "a; NJ. O'Bricn, II; J. l.. Little II;
VIM. Blake, i2l4; James Fitzpatrick, %; Josiah
Hitchcock, loi ID: Roche, ~ Patrick Cook, ?s;
I Albert Gleason, II; John Donovan, 10; Daniel
J. Lynch, 1917; Coyle & Co., IL; Peter Meme.
mara, Is. The contract will not be awarded
for several days.
| SELLING GIANbyupD JIonsE-On Tues.
! day morning q man named Leopold I. Levy
was arraigncd before Justice CLARK and fined
at walls bazaar horse badly diseased with
| the CHAMBERS, In addition thereto he was or
dered to kin the animal, SO as to prevent the
spread of the disease. This he promised to
do, but TO the Justices surprise he found the
! same animal up for sale yesterday morning at
| the bazaar by man named Richard Phillips,
| who stated that he had bought II In AleNan-
dria Of Levy, he having gone direct from this
city aud sold instead OF killing the animal.
| Phillips was fined Is, and to make sure an
officer was sent TO have the horse killed. DR..
| puTdy, veterinary surgeon, examined the case,
and pronounced 1t one OF the worst ever seen,
and such as could be easily communicated to
man or beast
| GERMAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UNION
| This organization held its weekly meeting
Wednesday evening at WINS Hail. Seventh
After the transaction of some minor bust
ness, General Joseph GeThardt and kamcrad
] george Branu were unanimously clcCleN NJ
delegates to represent the German Union in
the grand mass convention OF soldiers and
sailors to be held in Philadelphia on the LIST
| and I'd of October next.
II was stated that through some mIsundcr.
| standing the members OF the German Union
only partially participated ~ the parade of
Tuesday night, hut that on the next occasion
the Union would be fully represented
Adjourned.
JACKSON DRMoCRATIC AssoCIATIoN,-Last
night the regularly weeking meeting of this
association was held at Carusi's Hall, John !.
Ennis, vice president, In the chair, and Dr. T.
). Clayton secretary pro TEN.
After the election Of several gentlemen to
membership, and the payment OF dues, the
Chair announced that as Seymour and Blair
pole and flag were being dedicated in the
West End, he suggested an adjournment, in
order that members might attend the dedica'
| tion.
On motion, the meeting adjourned till
Thursday evening next, when H. L, Merrick,
esq, will address the association.
ScALpgD.-On Wednesday morning, a little
son OF Mr. Nicholas b. Ray, OF the Metropol-
badly sealded about the neck, back, and arms,
| at his fathers residence. Just as the family
were about sitting down to breakfast, the
| youth began to play with his brother, and In
| reaching over high chair 1t tilted over, and
carried him with 1t, striking in his fall u bull
| ing-hOt pot of coffee, which turned It over and
| scattered the fluid about his person, with the
result as above stated. Proper remedies were
| applied, and yesterday morning the sufferer
was comparatively easy, though very much
| bliatered.
TuE CArlroL.-The 10000 appropriated by
| last Congress to improve, extend, and beau
| tify the Capitol grounds has been Judiciously
expended under the direction of Mr.. CLARK,
| the architect, and General Michler, Commis-
Sioner OF Public Buildings, and q great in
| al hau han mad ~