The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-09

man, one OF the directors OF the ABOVE popular
be made calculated to add to the facilities
and comfort Of visitors during the APP
pIoaehing skating season. The walks and
enlarged, and the buildings and fences white.
washed. and the ground deepcned and leveIed
In front Of the platforms. The main Golfer dam
meas of water In the pond, and MIR. Waggaman
has had constructed another In front OF TWEEN
tieth street, to prevent the muddy water from
the hills adjoining, caused by rains, from how-
ing into the Enclosure. Several additional
light-towers have been provided to illuminate
the park at night, and Improved machinery
snow Off the lac. Water 10 now let In the In
closure, and II only remains for a good freeze
to afford the members OF the club and the pub
be found In skating exercises. In a few days
membership tickets will be ready, which can
be obtained At the once Of the secretary, MIR.
II. A. Moore.
TiS-ouP ON THE RAMrAaR.-By some over
sight, that delectable locality, on the Island,
day, with more than rs proper quantity OF
benzlne, and Kate Williams and Martha Jor-
dan, two healthy old .colored damsels, were
deputized to carry back tho surplus quantity.
They undertook the job In good earnest, but
10 endeayoring to get away with u, they col
lidsd, and the whole ships crew became In
tracted the attention OF that energetic "cop,"
Omcer Boyle, who safely piloted them Into
Port Tucker. They each contributed for
A Ws.rs !!GHI SIls Si ,Sat' sanbo beat,
We'll tIn make sno, lS gsIly
TuEOYsTGn wAR.-yirginia and Maryland
are at loggcr.heads-atl least the oyster men OF
the two States are. special dispatch to the
Baltimore american from Cris1eld, Maryland,
states that fight took place on Thursday In
Tyler Greek, Somerset county, Md, between
the crews OF several oyster vessels owned BY
Marylandcrs and armed revenue vessels OF
Virginia. The Marylandcrs were fishing 10
Tangier Sound, near the lower end OF Smith's
Island, Nd, in what IL known as the "disputed
territory" both States claiming Jurisdiction
over It.. The Virginia oyster police boats at.
tempted to collect the license charged BY that
STATE, when the Marylanders resisted, and
started for Tyler Greek, pursued by the Nir-
ginia revenue officers in their armed vessels.
During the contest one yirginian Is said to
have been killed, and the MArylandeIs seuttled
their boats aud escaped to the shore.
SUSPICION or STEALING. = About 1880
o'clock, Yesterday morning, Officers Huysmsn
and Morgan, discovered three colored men
driving a rcd.bodied wagon across Benning's
bridge into the city. The hour looked sus-
picious, and the officers examining the wagon,
found II filled with cabbage aud chickens, and
several fence rails. The men and wagon wero
taken to the Second precinct station, where
they gave their names as John simmons,
, they were employed by Mr.. Hill, at Mari:
boro' Prince Georges county, Mary land, and
that they purchased the articles in the wagon
from Mr.. Hill, A hearing was had before
Justice Thompson, and the evidence not being
sufficient to convict them of theft, the party
wore dismissed.
& Tng PRgsipENT ELECT AT HoMg.-Yery
quietly, and almost without the knowledge Of
any but those who accompanied him, Gen,
Grant the sleS t Sf5'sa
! front of the depot and was driven to his resi-.
! dence on l street, where only single guard
noticed him enter hi, soS:s assSmEayItPSs
Russell Jones', esq. He came direct from
dalens H. to the city 10 so nnosssnts,iSus
on the way without the Inhabitants being
aware OF hts near approach, and even then he
declined all ovations or displays with that
FISHERY DESTROYED ny FiRg.-The fishery
of Messrs. Hollingshesd Il Guy, aome distance
iae n GSs Sy
II and IL o'clock on Thursday night last. The
loss to the proprietors was quite severe, In
spSernsiiS pertaining to such enterprises.
None of the attaches OF the concern knew
OF the Gre until the morning after Its occur.
Of Messrs. Deasley l. Thomas, at Arkeudaie,
the next shore below the Gums, were burned
one night during last week. Both these hres
CnicEET.-The third Of = series of games Of
cricket between the picked eleven of the Wash
ington clubs and tho British legation va,
wicketH were pitched Rt ll;3o a. m, and tht
game was called, the eleven, as before, Hrs,
Sag to the bat The game wa, n 81 Fs sM
and freeman, of the Legation, was excellent
the former scoring In the hrst Inning 80, ant
the latter %. The game was won ~ me Le
/ ha.t Inn a In wlCHetB
} In the run the Legation scored-hrst inning
funs-Arst Inning, 49, second inning, u.
WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SoOtETy.-Th
regular weekly meeting OF thi9 society wa
held last night at Temperance Hall, Mr.. J. II
Thompson pTSsidHE Sa sv Ms Msfs
Tyler, w. q. finney, o. X. Harris, and W.
| Drew, The attendance was good, and at tn
, Obtained TO the pledge. Ladies' and gentle
, men seem TO be taking an increased interes
: In these meetings, and the society Is abou
: nerfccting arrangements for the prosecute
OF an un1susiiy active campaign this winter
,, TEMPERANCE MEETINo.-An open-air NEE:
, Ing OF the fIiends OF temperance was held o.
, the hag-staF stand at tho foot OF sixth stree,
+ opposite the Cottage restaurant. Judge Bloc
, and Major Watt made addresses. Judge
| answered some Of the objections to prohit
, Itory law. lie claimed that we must have
/. law TO close up the grog-shops, and secure
1 home fol- the poor unfortunate victim OF In
a | temperance before we can make any iurthe
. | headway In the temperance reform, Ahothe
h | meeting will be held at the same place. mex
a sabbath.
i A wHEELBARRow LoAD,-on Saturla
0 night, about $50 O'Clock, Omeer Calhoun dis
!. | covered n coloTed man, named Milton Hungel
ford, wheeling n barrow out the Seventh stree
q ! road The officer arrested the man and tool
o | Examination OF the barrow revealed that II col
. tslned two dead chickens. carriage rug, an
4 | bed, which are supposed to have been stoleI
. The articles arc detained Mt the station 70
i. Identification, and the accused was held b
n Justice Thompson for further hearing
Q ANOTHER REDUCTION OF FoRcE;-Seeretar
l. McCullooh has instructed Hon. Noah l.. Je
y fries, Register OF the Treasury, to furnish
Q nIlitIonSi list of fifty female clerks who's
9 neTylces can be dispensed with by the LIST {
II December next, II being necessary to furthe
o reduce the force OF that bureau on account
n the decrease OF work, About the lat OF JaI
l. uary nexI another reduction will be made
>, the Second Auditors office on account OF 2
0 work and 1t 10 thought II will DO necessary
u discharge at least two hundred clerks
g THg ISJURIEs OF YoUNG KSoDE.-We al
J. pleased to learn that the young man, Ihoms
y the REPuBLICAN q few days slneCl by all I
u The Agricultural College, near Bladensbur
10 is slowly but surely recovering. He has
n gained both his senses and his sight, and the
10 Is A strong probability that he will reeoye
y DR.. Wells, OF Bladensourg, stili attends him.
b. HELD ron PosTAGE.-A letter for s, Bloc
h. man, OF this city, is held In the Alexandr
70 post Office for postage