The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-07

| SVhObV. biOuHub just commenced double
house, two stories and Mansard attic story,
% feet front by a feet deep; back building, ii
,eet oy 20 rect, two stories The building viii
pc punt OF brick, and painted and Banded in
imitation of brown stone. The walls will be
| laid open throughout, commencing from bot
tom OF cellar, (Which extends under the entire
suuotufei) leaving an ait space Of three inches
Tor circulation, thus securing dry, healthy,
and comfortable house in all seasons,
Inc principal story 9th main building con-
talns hall s feet wide, with handsome geo.
metficAl stairs extending through the house,
on one side OF which are two paTlOrs, saloon
and private; on the other is an office, recep-
ton, and dining.room. In the back building
are the private stairs, buffers closet, pantry,
and kitchen, each OF which are spacious and
the most superior msnner,with all the modern
! improvements and convenienccs. A beautiful
| octagonal bay window adorns the phrlOr while
semi. hexagonal one Joins the dining room,
and extends two stories to the principal cham.
Der In the second story, and terminates with
beautiful balcony, into which the windows of
| the attic chamber open and eNt end do wn to the
| floor. The detail finish of these windows are
! chastc and novel, as are also the principal cor.
nice, which, together with the elegant veTan-
das and dormers, are beautiful and spirited
devices.
A recess breaks In the front, feet wide and
feet deep, enclosing the front door and that
to the office, and extends to the attic ceiling,
over which the main COrnicCs breaks, which IL
surmounted with a handsome ornament and
forming bold and beautiful feature. rhc
sleeping apartments are commodlOus and am
pie, ana supplied with all the most modern ar
rangemcnts, bath rooms, wash h Al nd basins,N
Nc. In short this will be one of the finest reg.
licences in the District, and refe gre At credit
on the cntcrprising gentlemen composing the
board Of trustees, Messrs. Henry D. Cooke,
liam Gunton.
The house will be inclosed this fall, and
completed carly next season. StRrkwehther
and Plowman arc the architects and supprin-
tendents, who arc also having the building
constructed by percentage upon Its cost
Dlher extensive and fine improvements are
about being commenced for this nourishing
institution by the same architects, which will
greatly increase its facilities.
The ALEyASDGiA AND WASHINGTON RAIL
ROAD lMnno0Llo.--The hearing of another
phase Of the suits in reference TO the posses
sion Of the Washington and Alexandria rail |
road was concluded at Alexandria on Mon
day. The hearing was upon a rule issued BY |
Judge Underwood against James :. French, |
president of the Alexandria and Washington |
kailrpaI Company, to show cause why no |
should not be attached for contempt III dis |
turbtng the possession of Receivers stevens |
and Phelps appointed by Judge Underwood, |
by an inteTlOcutOry decree in tho case Of the |
Adams Express Company vs.. Mnibury and |
others. The cause shown by French Is TINT !
possession Of the road was delivered to him !
by the sheriff of Alexandria county. by virtue |
OF writ OF Possession under n final decree |
rendered by the Circuit CuuIt Of AIcNlndIIt |
county, in the suit OF the AlcXaudria and |
Washington Railroad company vs.. the Wash. |
ingtOn, Alexandria and GenrgctOwn Railroad |
Company. II seems that the Circuit Court |
OF Alexandria county, in the suit OF Joseph |
DavisOn and Others VS.. stephens and Phelps, |
lessces, appointed William II. Marbury re- |
cciver, and as such Marbury, having exc.
cutcd the required bond, took possession Of !
the road. Afterwards Judge Underwood, In |
the suit of Adams Express Company VS.. Mar. |
bury, receiver, and others. appointed Stevens |
and Phelps, Iecei vers, and ordered the prop |
erty; which MarbuTy held AS receiver 10 lie |
handed over to stevens AMI Phelps and the |
United States deputy msrshal put them In |
possession Of the road. The disturbing the
an 4RIn Itt.lrr .I.....
now complained of, was by virtue of m exc
cutton which issued upon n decree which
Judge Underwood released the contempt, but
held the question of the possession OF the
road Tor further adjudication.
A CAsEoF FALSE PHhrENCE-John H,ug.
stctter, doing business at No. II Seventh street
west, appeared before Justice David r. Smith
yesterday, and made oath that he had pur.
chased from ono Michael Stintzug, n butcher,
on Thirtecn.anh a-hrif street, hetwccnC and
u streets, property, consisting OF . counter,
shelving, mSat.saw. meat grinding machine,
&C., relying upon the representations of said
StintzuE that he was the lawful owner of said
property, and for which he paid him the sum OF
$40, to wit; $500 In current money, and prom.
issory notes for the balance. II now appears,
according to the oath of lINugstctter, that the
counter and melt.stw were not the property
OF Stin'zug, and for which so was paid and
therefore, Mr.. H. sued out this warrant against
SIR; 5, charging him with obtaining money
under false prelcnces. Mr. Stintzug was
brought before Justice smith yesterday, and
refusing to answer proper questions, was com.
mittcd to jail for q hours for contempt the
time expiring A II o'clock this morning.
butt" Rngy.-Thc chief of police has re.
cciycd letter from Mr.. Mercer Brown, dsiod
Richmond, Virginia, stating that Butt" Riley
"a siill in that city, and had recently beaten
him (Brown) In manner that required him
TO keep his bed. 1t appears that Butt" some
Richmond ~ thief, and the latter had con-
hidern6io trmun" 10 getting clear Of the charge,
Detective McDevItt, then in Richmond, telc-
graphing and asccrtaIning thcchnrsctcr Of Mr..
Brown, effected his release. After that, Riley
attacked McDovitt At the Ballard Hotel, but
the detective, drawing his shooter" caused
Riley to make hASty retreat. II Is supposed
"liWtt" assaulted Mr.. Brown because he re.
s1Idcd him as friend of McDevitt
The NORTHERN LIBERTIES s,EYMOuR AND
BLAIR CLrH.-On Monday evening = meeting
OF this club was held At their hall on seventh
street, with DIR. T. q. Clayton Ia tho chair.
After the election of several gentlemen to
membership, the Finance Committee reported
that there was but little funds ON hand, when
IL was agreed that hereafter all persOns pro-
posed for membership should send their Initi-
alton fec Mt the same time.
A resolution Of thanks was teadcred Mr..
William l.. Wall for the presentation Of a
hSnhsUmc rallied stand for the presiding officer
Of the club
Addresses were then made by several gen.
''emehi AFTER which the meeting adjourned.
CHARGE or TugpT,-Iesterday morning
case came before Justice David II. Smith, In
which Mrs. Mary l.. BOttOmby charged Miss
EmIly lla,prr with stealing from her tho fol
lowing Articles: one plain gold earning, ono
pair gold slccvc-OuItOns, a set of gold studs,
gold Cuit-ptn, gold pencil, and IS In money.
Mrs. BOttOmby swufe that the articles eN-
hibitcd were her property, but she could not
identity The money, "s she had not marked
any OF the notes. At this stage the case was
postponed until tbs afternoon at o'clock, in
order that the defence might produce wit.
uesscs.
TuE ELLICuTT CITY SUFFEREEs.-William
H. West, esq, chief clerk Of the Treasury lie.
partmCIt, yesterday transmitted to A. +.
Perry, esq, f5G9jj. being the amount of sub
scrivtiOn OF the employees Of the Treasury in
Aid Of the Elllc0tt CITY sufferers. The collcc.
lions were: In the Sccrctary's office, tlO.25i
Fist COmptrOllcr's office, 81; Second Comp.
trOller's, So; Fist Auditors, fj2j; Second
Auditors, tjjlO Third Auditors, 1925;
Fourth Auditors, ell 2ji Filth Auditors,
tl9.jJi Registers, $50 %; Treasurers, t32. 20;
Architect, tl2 5Oi Lighthouse Board, t2O;
Printing DividIon, 1899. Total, t5C9.5j.
OFPICHus ELGCTLU AND IHsTALLEn.-Thc
following officers OF Webster Lodge, No, :, X.
nt l., have been elected: Richard GoOdhart,
'. o. +, u. Crabbs, I. 81 Robert Fleming, e.;
Frank Carver, |. 81 o. W. Rose, q. $40. l..
Stroblc, Il. s.; ). Wecdcr Banker
The following officers OF Calanthc Lodge,
No, II, X. Of T., were Installed by the GRAND
Ohicera Of the Dist let on Monday evening:
Thos Eich, V. ~ Thomas Berry, W. O. Jos,
A. Birch, V. Ca q. KimmCll, r. 81 II. +.
Hodges, +. ) ! T.. T. Anderson, b.; las. Nor
row, a. q, 7, l., FINwcll, |. So q. a. kim.
nell, q. =.
AN lMrEovgMgNT.-Our entcrprlsng f"l'
10 w-tUwnGman, lcuty A. Clarke, esq, Of the