The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-06

Tnu RIVER FRosr.-HpvcyS W4arL-Af.
| rivcd-Schooncr5 Iris, Hitch, from Havre.dC'
| Grace wltr 1877 tons of coal for Harvey, CLARK
\ nv. %, ! .ther and Son, J. W. stewart, with
| lGI ton. %, coal for the same nrmj Chas. ID.
allburn. Fraiser, from lIayrc.dc.Grncc, with
| o. tons OF coal, also for the same firm.
CARERS W6arT -Arrlvcd-Schooncrs Amerl-
ca, Paul, from Spesutia Island, with IFS tons
ofconl for W. L. Brown Pennsylvania, Smith,
WIN. Guinand; Travis Splccr, Marshall, from
| llqvrc-dc-GFarc, with l.. V. coal for W. f.
brown, Ocean, shannon, from the glmc port,
with $50 tons Of coal for =. q, Magrudcr
SailcL-Schooncr Ocean wave, -, down tho
river light.
Joins0n'S WharC.--Arrived-Scho NJ. !.
for Il. ]. Ward; Jane q. McS6,iu, Gibbs, from
Philadelphia, with 200 tons Of coal for Lacey
X Wallace; samuel u. Grice, Evans, from
Great .Yocomco, with wood aud lumber for
RRey, HhdrC- Arrived Schooners Mary
Jane, FoNwcll, from Havre-de-Grace, with 1876
tons Of coal for :; q. Magruder; VIM: Henry,
market; j. !. Naypole, Bundict, from, Gone
river; ocean Queen, Chempi Oriental, Chcsapj
Mystic, Smithi PocOmoke, CrowdeJ all with
oysters for markets John 5. Ravens, Lewis !;
MaTsclla Ann, Traders Raven, spence; Chas.
n. Bramble, Ctosley, with potatoes for mar
bound down light; Salisbury, Parks, for Havre-
dc-GFRcc, Light John WoRthered, Green, for
Alexandria, 70 load coal for PcrryVllle, Md.
FOr!cr'S WkaIC--Arrlvel- schooner Lap.
wing, Rollins, from Monroe's Greek, with wood
| for John Freeman.
Fdys HhdEC-Arfivcd-Schr star, Setback.
elford, from Iocomico, with wood for market:
Brorn's Nharf-Arrivcd: SchoonerB Gen'
| Grant, Fitzgerald, from Havrc-de Grace, with
2?i tons OF coali Sarah Lavina, Murdoch, from
from Havrc-de.fracc, with % tons of coal;
| Betty Hooper, Gordon. from SOcomico, with
| wood-all Tor :. =, Brown \ son.
| BGTg's HhdrG-Arrivcd-Stca Hi Liv-
| iurgtOn. Lnwlpr from HALLMARK. with S.
sengers and freight; schrs. Union, stewart,
from Mathias Point, with wood for market;
Hole with wood for Capt. Hollingshes d; CARO-
line, Tappin, from lower Potomac, with wood
| for las. l.. Eliason.
| Gop,rnmcni Wharf-Arrived-U. 5. steamer
| Col. Ruckcr, Thos. II. Bell, from Philadel.
phia with coal for the Governments schr.
| Dan'l Holmes, from New York, with forage
| for the Government
| DEATH or DE. j. A. CHANnERLAIN.-ThG
| Manchester y. IL tH,Oa has tho following
lain, who died in 'hqt city on the 9th ultimo,
and who was formerly clerk In the Post
| OHlrC department:
| "Dr. : A. Chamberlain lied yesterday morn
| ing, September eth. in Chr thtriy.RiNth year
| Of his age, after AuillneHs ri nearly two years
| having been confined TO his room for seven
| teen months DR.. g was one OF our best
known citizens, ami formerly practiccd den.
| tistry In this city. lie afterwards graduated
at the Medical College, GcorgetoWn, u. G.,
| and entered upon tho full practice OF medicine
| 1rl surgery. stricken, however, with the
| disease which hlsrOw proved fatal his career
| OF usefulness was suddenly checked, post
| mOrtCm examination WAS held thiB morning,
| the autopsy being conducted 10y Dr, T. H.
| Davis, the family physiciani present, Drs.
| Josiah and q. \. CrOshy, and prs. Buck, How
| and rcwkshury. The cause OF death was
| found to be cancer of the right lung. The case
| was IA unusual one, and symptoms remark
| able. Although such cases axe upon record
they are exceedingly rare, and 70 mcmhcr Of
the family present had met with An example
in HE personal practice.
The deceased leaves wife and one child
The funeral will tHkC5plaCc "Wednesday, 1t 1850
o'clock, from the residence Of Franklin Ten.
ney, on Myrtle street, and viii probably be
conducted 10y tho Masons, Of which Order de-
ceased was a brother. lii9 untImely death has
cast y gloom not only Ol ef the near hOusrhold
| circle, but over tho large communion OF
friends who symPtthitc In their bereavement.
Few men have lived more universally re-
bEAru np \ WA-WISGTOSIAS.-A telegram
| ftOm san Francisco, California, announces
the death Of Iohn Ferguson, CSC who CE'
| Mr. +. was native of ohio, and during the
| administrations oT MCssrs, Kendall, Niles
Granger. Micklihc, and Cave Johnson was an
efficient clerk in tho Post Ottce Department,
and subsequently filed the Office Of special
agent. Mr.. +. was well known in this city,
and during last year spent months in our
|
dwelling here on T. between Ninth and Tenth
streets. lie leaves widow and marie,
daughter with other relatives to mourn thci
loss.
\ CWAMrI"N GAMU.-A match game OF bill
lizards, played on saturday el cning, 800 aside
for the championship OF the District tool
place A. the c2.Acr of Eleventh street an
Pcnnsylvania avenue, between J. IL. Davi
aud Frank toilinsworth, the latter superb
tendant Of the metropolitan Hotel hiiltHt
, room The game w"H won " the lH'tcr at IN
SAtH"Idimnly average Of r points; the gam
the champion billiard player Of the District.
ALAEM or rInE.-At , O'Clock, =. m, yestGi
day, An alarm OF FIRE was sounded from box u
Union engine house, by the foreman, Mr.. I'D
waIhs, rlusrd by the burning of kettle o
tar In MON alley, between Fifteenth an,
sixteenth AMI J. and NJ streets, wAr'h acct
dCutly caught lire while boiling. Tie police
and ltgcmen were promptly on the spot, hu
thru a'I'ttna were not needed
( fENTLEuEA's wAiKING COATS, SO and 81.
shooting jackets, 80 and Sl2; suits Of Virgin
and North Carolina cashmere for SO and 50
AL ovcrcoats, -, 80 Sl2, and sl6, some yer
neat ones; heavy 9yerc3nts, Tio TO AOi and a
| articles Tor a gcntlemAn's wardrobe at GcoTC
G.. llcnning's One Price store, No. 81 Scvcnt
street.
GAHgurLp.-A- MIR. James {. bangs, .resiL
ing oil Twelfth street, between Rhode Islam,
avenue and q street, WAS returning home ol
saturday night between II and L. O'Clock, h
was GarfOted by two negro men when neh
= his house, but before the outlaw ruccccde
= In rohhug him thu approach Of some person
caused them to run away.
ISJ,Hipr r A FALL.-A little boy, name
Charles Butler, residing near the Long Bridge
on NunIY nhrrngoq fell from the porch o
Mc5sTs. Harvey, clarke y CfINCm's warehouse
on the corner u Mary land avenue and Thir
tccnth succt, thereby receiving severe iniu
rlcs.