The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-12
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LingnAL CHURCH sunscRIPTIoS...At the
Thirtcenth street Baptist church, on Sunday,
Church Ssy D owed dsS. p Rf': .o%s SS I
in the repair of the church, caused by the blow.
ing down Of the steeple = few years ago, and
asa.s The asSf % would 1 Ss soS
under the hammer. The effect OF this announce
ment was that =, 900 was collected on the spot,
necessary to pay the debt will be speedily
forthcoming.
REAL Estate SALE b. Wheeler 4 Go.
auctioneers, on Saturday, sold lot No. j 10
square u. fronting 10 feet on Twenty.arst
street west, by so feet Q inches on street
shanties. The lot was divided into three lots,
rs feet front each. The north and middle lots
were purchased by smith Troymsn, the former
for 20 cents and the latter for leI cents Per
square foot The south lot was sold to Miss
Susan Houston, at 10 cents per foot.
PARADE AND DnILL,.Yesterday morning q
detachment Of the ttth U. ;; inian ry marched
from their barracks to the Lincoln Depot
grounds, where they took part In the usual
weekly drill o. the several regiments gar
markably well, and the Ath, with their excel
lent martial music, attracted much attention
as they passed along Pennsylvania avenue.
JONI II. SURRArr-To-day has been set
apart for the new trial of John II. Surratt,
hut II Is not certain that the ease will be com
a. the s ssiGais % qs't a 60 sy
Messrs. r. 7. Merrick, Jeremiah s. Black and
Jos, II. Bradley, jr., and the prosecution 10 to
6e conducted by Messrs' carrinston' Wilson
PosT-OYyIcR LooKs.-Mr. Joseph Mock, a
well-known iocksmith on Pennsylyania ave-
nue., has designed an ingenious method to test
mis- claim to the invention OF the Post.ofiice
lock. Manufacturing some OF the locks, he
exposed them In his window, and was arrested
on the charge of having them unlawfully In
his possession, and thus on criminal charge
he got the question before the courts.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE IN THE DIsTRIcT.-Mr
Henry ID. WAshburn, of Indiana, presented In
the House yesterday petition from eighty
that they might not be debsrred from voting
on account OF their sex, and accompanied BY
bill removing the existing dIs9nsliii,Stit9Sn q.
Committee on the District.
FUsERAL.-The Bricklayers' Union, No, !,
Trades Union Hall, corner Of Eighth and L
streets, and parade In q body TO the residence
OF their late ellow.member, Mr.. Wilkerson O.
purpose Of attending the funeral: The Asso-
citation will be accompanied by lleald's band
and the intsrment will take place at dlenWood
Cemetery.
THIRD WARD ANTERApIcAL MEEIING.II
4 meeting Of the Third Ward Anti;Rsdicsl
night, with the president, solomon J. Fagne,
esq, presiding. After the transaction Of routine
business, on motion, the meeting adjourned
until Thursday evening to nominate ward can
didatss for Alderman and Council.
WALKING COATS at Is, Gle, tl3, sl6, $40, and
A26 all siIesj colors, blue, brown, dahllA, wine,
bismarck, and black, at A. Saks Co.'s, OIL
Seventh street, between Pennsylyania ave-
nue. and d street.
BLACK, brown, blue, bronze, dshliA, null
berry, and all the various shades and mix
lures In gentlemen,s coAtings, at George y.
Hsnning's, No. 6ll Seventh street.