The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-06

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Bsrihoiow % ". D. Moses, N. N. %hit.
nsy, and 9th q district nerchAnts; O. W. stout,
Ford, from Phiisdeiphia, with Iron for the
Gnion, Stuart, fsoa ohspsi Point, with wood
TO Messrs. Clark & Huntj w. Kent, HAIL,
wslsh from M.,hiss Point with wood fSs ne
Point. with wood 10 MT. Hall and others Van
Name, Van Name, from New York, With hay
for the washipston and georgetown Railroad
Ps snGap.sos c Gessos Win fS aSed ciari
Hunt, Sailed; Steamer HI Livingston, VIII.
son, for Baltimore, with passengers and
Bfo,sn,s WAarJ4 Sailed. Schooner l.. P. Pa.
harroa, Collins, for Georgetown, to load coal
for New York; signal, shrecves, for the East
Fsys WAsrf.-Arfived-seh Ray, W.
DAVIS, from Nomini onfts, with wood for
., s aoD on With q r ico y ,Sa:
ofcoai for the Smithsonian Institute. Sailed
Steamer Columbia, Harper, for baltimore,
with passengers and freight schooners Chas:
coal for Phiisdeiphis; Margaret Ann, Taylor,
for the same place, to load coal for Norfolk,
Johnsons Whorf.--Arriyed-sc Schooner Nathan
Tyler, Owens, from Havre de-1race, with 1876
tons OF coal for George l.. Sheriff Sailed
Sehoone, Isabel, Gfager, for Alexandria, to
are arriving and clearing daily from and to
Carfer's Wharf. -ArrIvcd-s ooners Julia
Delaney, from Hayre,ie-drace, with 1865 tons
Of coal for Wilson o. Brown Benjamin Stoke
ley, Hillman, from the same port, with 1875
tons OF coal for II. Fowler. Sailed-Schoon-
ers Mary and Priscilla, Tyler, for Hayre-de-
araeei America, Paul, for spesutia Island,
Harrsy's Whay.-Arriyed-schr WIN. Daw.
son, from Gone river, with wood for Harvey,
| -Guinand,s Whart:-Arrivcd = schrs Daniel
Holmes, Haywood, with coal to duinsnd |;
Thomas Patterson, Allen, wood to market !
ps,1oins Hss,N,p wood to barge
Laxinia, Murdoch, wood to market.
CORA Smith, Swami, with wood for Williams
| market. Sailed-Schoonef Sarah, Paul, light.
Gresn's Wharf Arrived - Schrs. Matilda
Spieer, Fowler, wood to market; Trayers
ssiied-.schrs Matilda spicer and Traveri
spicer, both light.
A FiRE.--Ycstcrday morning, about $50
longing to MI. Tsrranoe Riley, situated be
tween Third and ur.and-a.half and NJ and N
streets, which was entirely consrmed with
fhs e %s 9s, 81 bS
| BeAnt Ashton, OF the First precinct, who live
directly opposite. He was very sick, but not
wlthstanding he hastened to box II, corner o
| Four-and-A-half and nj streets, and turned II
the alarm, after which Officers Fainter, Yeat
man and Marders turned 10 the alarm from tn,
same box. Officer Fainter also turned 10 tn,
alarm from box 50, arsenal gate. officer white
more turned In an alarm from box 30, Seventh
| street west and ID street south, and Officerl
Moores and Marders both rang In an alarm
| from box Is, Eleventh street west and Mary
land avenue. Receiving no answer on IN,
bells, Lieut.. Gessford, OF the First precinct
mounted Sergeant Vernon on a horse and dis
patched him to the Rueker engine.house 4
an hour before the Hrc department got Il
work, and then the fire was nearly burnt out
The following Is = statement from Mr.. Lar
combe, superintendent Of the fire alarm tclc
graph Yesterday morning, at four O'Clock, tn,
alarm Of FIRE was received at his office, polio,
hssdqpAiters from box seventeen, corner -Four
Il Omcor Arnold, Of the Eighth precinct, cam,
Into the Office and announced that there was
nro on the Island. Tho alarm was turned Il
about the same time q he above The aIsr =
vas glyen at the Franklin engine.house a
gao O'clock The only way he could accoun
ns !. ss y an. ans Se 81 s N
perhaps difference In tho clocks. Tho Metro
politan hook-and-ladder company, he says
passed headquarters at +:22 on their way I,
Owing to the police telegraph wire, running
from headquarters to the Island station, beipI
broken at the time, they were unablet to re
eombeJ visited the burnt building after Tn
hre, and says that the gentleman residing Il
the house adjoining the pottery, informed hin
which was about4 o'clock, and that then tn
entire building was wrapped In flames, an,
that the men engaged at work In II did no
leave there until some time between and
We are informed that the Fire Commission
ers propose to investigate the matters con
fault was that II was forty.cisht minutes sfte
the first box was rung In, before tho ALARM