The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-28
The following is the registration for this


The following /. the result Of the resi'trs.
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'Colored. twhite.
1t will be seen BY the above that there have
been registered, this year, 2oO3 person. more
tns there he WHITES Ssss SoIy ss M
| the coiored voters. Now they have t,ois
majority over the colored.
TunApuLrERyo AsK..Ye.terdsy the case Of
James Arthur, alias y. A. Howard, (Which we
as having been arrested BY ohieeI J.Y; Grant,
e SSd ss 70 S 5. A. q s.ss %
Justice Corbin, at O'Clock, for q hearing, Col.
S. Thompson prosecuting, and Messrs. J. II;
Johnson and 4. Csrusi appearing a. counsel
case on the ground that Mrs. Arthur was in.
and s. sSGd s aSs sHpsd ns that
10 dispose q the case n once limiting thst
was nsa ss%g 10 ssSs H.
siies S X sii. ;sss en Page y .. thoGp;
sen, Digest q the D,rist OF , GSll I'M me
8, as the law covering the case and Imposing
the penalty. 1t Is in these words;
shall ~ thereon convicted, either BY eonfes.iou
or verdict OF twelve men, 10 the provincial or
any OF the county courts In this province,
Dc rsG ~ Sl.. pSad .hS%
p e%1 of tobacco, 70 The flns's majesty, hi.
heirs and successors, towards defrsyins SUCH
Thompson contendins thatthc justice had no
Jurisdiction in the ease further than to send Y
to higher court, the law providing that the
case shall be decided by q jury Of twelve men:
Justice Corbin then announced that he would
hi, Sse; aS until an Sa:y
the woman with whom he has been living
s ' b ,: :s%s nc he a:. Ss .as Mt
1ohn,qn was 1bSYt to sell thepropsrty.
and served an injunction on the further pro.
ceeding to sell, as Mrs. Arthur, clsiming to be
his wife, demands that, As her name 10 not
signed to the deed Of trust, tho property can
Under ths name OF Q. A. Howard, this gen
tlemsn has been carrying on the fancy goods
recently on r street. He claims, we under
| stand, that his wife was not all that a wife
should be, and that he had commenced pro
but ahaily, not prosecuting the case, 1t fell
through,
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE WITH LIyE.-Yester-
day evening, shortly after = O'Clock, while In
our office, we were suddenly startled BY the
, frantic cries Of female, and we discovered :
sS1sS .u SISs rfR say * .he9 : .as as
seated therein sndeavoring to maintain hel
tSss .en Srssss sSpp.d y; .Sa
few rods OF tho ONCE, and the iadys life wal
saved.
;; name was .Mitchelli but learned, Afterwards
! over ]. Calvert fofd's drug store, corner q
appeal. tSat the horse Startsd = SQUARE, or 80
j towards MT. Olcotts once, on Eighth street
M i King Is ai1sd an. aT
! him, and when he reached Tenth street he fell
and was dragged under the buggy; , He hum UNI
htS. t aSub sa: save. aG IKE dy % Gd
j OF his own. Being unhurt himself, he took
his seat In the buggy, and drove off,
METHODIST USIos.-A Meeting qfthe Metho
dist preachers and members took place last
evening at Wesley Chapel. The etereisei
were opened by singing and prayer BY the Rev
j. A. McCsuiey, Of Dunbsrton street church
Georgetown, delivered a most eloquent dis
seriptiye address, giving history Of the viLi
wa, followed By the Rev. DR.. Ames, Of Wesley
Chapel, upon the Importance Of union Of the
various Methodist churches for the spread q
rh sy tss k.r A. S." Tcsae T
Hamline chspel.
, LAncEsy OF BurTER-REooyEEy oy tn,
|. | GOODs.-Ab bout two weekl aimee the htOre o.
, Mr.. w. J. Owen, next to the corner OF Eighth
) and Z street, wa. broken into and robbed a. o.
detectives, on Monday recovered some Of tn,
: butter on Monday night, and Lieut., Kelle,
o what had been stolen before, and procuring
furniture wagon moved the truck, as also thu
, effects OF the perpetratoT to headquarters
! leaving word for him to call Tor them..
v ORDRR FROM MAJOR RicHARDs.-Last eve
( ming Major Richards issued the following
d order to the lieutenants Of the several Pre- Pre-
d ton OF policemen be called to the 3oth genera
n rules, page 10 OF the manual, the last clause o
ws'G IA a ,ss HsSss .Rs Sss
any candidate, challenge voters, diatribut
ticketS, or act the partisan under penalty o
n immediate dismissal.
r FHrH WARD REPuBLIoASs.-A meeting o
9 the Fifth Ward Republicans was held las
q night at EbsnsIer (colored) church, corner
a Fourth and streets east, for the purpose o
/. forming block committees and transsctin
% such business as appertains TO electioni
Il The meeting was largely attended, AND W 2
n presided over by A. Herbert, (presidsnt) wit
Mr.. A. p. CLARK, secretary. Addresses wer
made by Major W, s. Morse, A. 7. Clark an
"A others, and, after the appointment OF commit
tees, the meeting adjourned.
a | -
h CLOTHING ron SrRIsG.-Messs. stephen
% 4 Co., $40 Pennsylvania avenue, between Mint
Or and Tenth streets, have just received an e,
| tensiye and well-selected stock OF youths
ID boys and children'A clothing for all ages fro
10 three years and upwards, for spring wea
n Spring will soon be here, and 1t behoyes OF
readers to provide themselves with clothin
for their children and themselves, at the 10
In rates which rule at the establishment
y stephens 4 Co., before the rush comes, U
n Mr.. WILLIAM SMITH has just returned fro
n New York with an elegant stock OF stra
IT, hats, which he 10 prepared to sell At twent
e. hvc per cent. below the usual prices. A VII
" to his well known store at oil Ninth stree
between ID and Pennsylyania avenue, vi
prove the truth Of this assertion. Mr.. Smt
IN, 10 also the agent OF Singers Noiseless Sewi
80 Machine, which recently took the premium
In the New York State fair. lee
m EVERYBODY should look to their own Int,
ma ests, and In looking glance at the immen
ar stock OF trunks received BY our friends, Wa
ar Robinson 4 o., who will convince every o
h Of their capacity to please the most fastidlo,