The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-05

SHARP PRAcrIcE.-An evening or two since
couple OF wclldressed and respectable looking
cf hs gRsnaoa s'SSsry
Bridge and Congress streets, for the ostensibl'
purpose OF purchasing bill OF goods; AZ III,
orders OF the numerous customers and pure asers
and the senior partner, to dispatch matters, lef
his ledger in order to accommodate his new
patrons. A miscellaneous order was given, ant
Mr.. Blundon was engaged busily for more thar
half an hour In weighing goods, putting ~
saSw,ng 6 Sm eS
with assorted goods, ready for delivery, nearly
three feet high. The person giving the ordel
he would sooa sena or eaYP for the sooas Tss
affable grocer bowed him to the door, all smiles
when Thompson and his friend departed.
store, il wa. discoverea THAT hat the arm had beer
"humhuvged," that 10, In plain English, "swin
died." for bottle or two of champagne wine
and also an innumerable number OF cakes Of
genuine CASTLE and fancy soaps had popped out
about the same time that Thompson and his
friend left the establishment The fact is, the
man who ordered the goods is q thief, and had
aconfederate to accomplish his purpose, though
fortunately on the above occasion he did not
secure mneh Q, value, as the me groceries, which
had been bundled up, were not delivered.
PuBLrc School GuARpIANs.-Thisb body met
on Tuesday evening, when monthly reports from
the several schools were received, read, and
filed Mr.. Dunlop laid before the board the ac-
Of substitute for Miss l.. NJ. Lewis, OF Primary
Dunlop called tho attention OF the board to the
necessity for asking Of the corporation an ap-
Precipitation of 500 for the schools for the pres
ent year, and on motto Of Mr.. Ramsburg, 1t was
ordered that an application be made Of the board,
through the secretary, Mr.. Dunlop, to the cor
poration for the sum Of q, 500 for the purposes
aforesaid. The bills Of VIM. II. Calhoun, ~ 20,
and John Hises, q. rs, were ordered to be paid.
On motion of Mr.. Newman, It was ordered that
the Wednesday and Thursday next preceding
cards of merit, at the High and Montgomery
street schools, ut 8 p. m. Adjourned.
FRozE Ur.-Thc schooner A. Bartlett, Captain
Bartlett from Philadelphia, with Cumberland
coal for Philadephia, is still fastened to one Of
our wharyes by the ice around her In the Poto-
mac, which Is from ten to twelve inches in
thickness. Captain Bartlett has had a hard
time OF It, having left Philadelphia on the Ith of
December with cargo OF anthracite coal for
Government account, and after getting short
ware and compelled to throw some two hundred
tons Of coal overheard In order to tighten the
vessel. The captain was compelled to pay the
Government for the coal, Notwithstanding he
had noted q protest, and also pay 4T00 to tug
boat to extricate his vessel from the ice.
ACCIDENT TO A srEAMsHIr.- esterday after.
noon the fine steamship John Gibson, of the
Merchants new line, in endeavoring to cut her
way through the ice, met with the misfortune OF
swapping her rudder short of, which will necos
state delay OF day or two to repair the
damage.
Sixth Building Association 81 shares were sold
representing $500; Z shares sold at ali 3 at
fll2 tsl.l5, at tl.l5lS, 6 at l.l3It, and at
u making an average OF sl.l2 net to the asso-
citation on each share.
FoR GEoRGETowS.-We learn tina the steamer
Valley City, Capt: Price, left New York on Sun.
day afternoon for this port, and may be expected
to arrive up to-day,