The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-08

Ing their cars and procuring additions 10
their stock of horses. Over one hundred
good horses have been purchased since the |
lst OF january, and the stock OF the road Is |
held TO be surpassed by none In the country, |
Nearly all the cars are being renovated, an d |
those on the different routes are TO be painted |
OF different colors, so that strangers nav
more easily distinguish between them. Those |
running from Georgetown 10 the navy ward |
are being painted red, aud the Baltimore |
cars handsome blue. A majority Of the
depot cars have already been renovated. |
The cushioned seats and backs Of all the cars |
are being removed, and will DO replaced with |
black walnut and ash Stat seats during the |
summer months. These seats are quite as |
comfortable, and also possess the advantage |
Of being kept more easily free from dust and |
dirt. The number of cars on the various
lines are as follows; Georgetown and navy
yard line, Is; Georgetown and Baltimore de- |
pot, 49, Seventh street, 10; Fourteenth street, |
0. Since President Riker has had the man.
agement OF affairs the road has been placed
In prosperous condition, 'a-u - -
RIVER NEws-THE FISH MARKRr.--Tlie
arrivals at the wharves yesterday were as
follows; schooners Julia, from Hayro-de-
Grace, with Lykens Valley coal for John b. |
Lord; Pearl, do, with 102,0 900 feet OF lum-
Der for J. d. Kitch; John slumson, from
Jacksonville, Fla, with yellow pine, for
Mohun & Son. Steamer Thos. Z. Cahill,
from Baltimore, with hay for solon Fish,
for the use Of the Government. Schooner
William A. Rowe, Whittemore, from Sau-
gcrtles, N. Y, with stone. Sailedi schooner
Foaming Sea, for Magatha river, with fer
tilizers for Horace Tidlngs; Argo, for James
river, to load for A. J. Cliff. ..r.
Intelligence has been received that on the
9Th inst. the schooners Thos. J. Tull and
Fhaa taI -
with Lylilus Valley coal for Geo. Bogus.
The fish market Is rather dulf-about
Eve thousand shad, which sold for els per
hundred, and forty thousand herring, that
brought $40 and Gil per thousand. stur-
geons are becoming more plentiful, aud sell
at from % to $3.50 apiece.
One or two sloops loaded with oysters al
rived yesterday.
IL THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE Cor TuB
PEACE 1.-THE war between the lawyer, Mr..
Perkins, and the justice Of the peace, Mr..
Marsh, wakes warm and exceedingly lively.
Yesterday VIC made mention of one suit
brought against the lawyer, now we have to
mention a suit brought by the lawyer
against the Judge, and Two suits against The
Judges mlnion Of the law, better known as
county constable John II. Wise. 1t appears
that after Justice Goddard had postponed
the case OF perjury against Perkins until
next week, that gentleman, fully resolved to
get even" went before Justice Cox and
had civil summons served on Justice
Marsh, suing him for sos, which Perkins
claims tho justice has received and not paid
to the proper owner. This case Is to be
| heard.
Mr.. Perkins, whose "wounded honor"
&C., was not yet satisfied, then went to the
Office Of Justice Charles Walter and caused
United States warrant to issue against
John II. Wise for false imprisonment, and
also commenced a civil suit against Wise for
800 for false imprisonment.
REAL ESTATE TRASsFERs.-Mcssrs. Kill
bourn Il Latta, have sold lot IS, block O, In
| Todd and Browns subdivision of property,
| opposite the Schutzen Park, to Joseph VIII
manns, for 81 ,l40; also, the east 1Sxl11 feet,
OF lot "a, In square 90, on NJ street, between
Twentieth and Twenty-hrst street, to James
Kelley, for 5000 cash.
Messrs. Fitch & Fox have sold lots 6s, 90,
aud II, In Peterson's subdivision of square
2OO, fronting on Pierce place, TO r. II. Bartol,
for s2, 0iO.
Messrs. Green & Williams have sold lot
IL, In square SO, as follows East part, |
with frame house, to II. G. Burch, for |
$3.50; west part, with frame house, to Ed |
ward Derrick, for 81 1915; also, lot adjoining, |
II feet front, on /, between Twenty second |
and Twcnty.thlrd streets west, to George |
Churchwell for 1871 cents per square foot; |
also, the following lots In seI, fronting on |
Maryland avenue, between Sixth and seventh
streets east Lot Q, to Peter Clouan, for
l2I< cents per foot; lot 8, 70 John McElroy,
for 124 cents per foot, and lot 0, to George
T. Bassett, for ~ cents per foot.
POLICE lSTELLIGRSCE.-W. s. Dant, for
violating sanitary ordinance, was fined 80
by Justice Harper.
John Randall, colorcd, arrested as q sus-
plcious character, gave security for good
behavior.
colorcd girl, aged l2 years, named
Georgiannn Jackson, charged with grand
larceny, on complaint of Michael Mallory,
was committed TO Jail by Justice Drury.
James Kelly, A. Gets and Richard Dc
Lacy were each fined $50 by Justice Harper
for selling liquor without license.
Ann Smith, huckstering without license,
paid fine of IS to Justice Clark.
Sarah Collins, for assaulting Fanny Brown,
was fined % by Justice Smith.
The usual number Of drunk and disordcry
cases were reported yesterday.
Professor SHELDoN's MAY FEsTIvAL.-
The annual May festival Of the pupils of |
Prof shcldon's dancing academy will take |
Place on Thursday evening next at Carroll |
Hall. From present appearances the exhi- |
billion promises TO be one of the most enter |
tanning spcctacles which 1t has ever been the |
good fortune Of our citizens to witness. The |
professor has been long known in this city |
as one Of our most accomplished teachers OF |
the terpslchorean art, and from the pro-
grammc OF the dances we Judge that he has |
given great deal of attention toward per-
fecting his pupils In some of the most pleas
Ing and difficult dances ever invented. The |
tickets for the entertainment are beautiful
and Of novel design. The programme Is
published In book form with the figures of |
the new Quadrllles printed for the benefit of |
those who Will take part In the festival.
PHiLoNoMAsIAN SOCIETY OF GEORGETOWN |
CoLLEGE.-The annual commencement of |
this ancient society will be held at the col
lege on Wednesday afternoon next. The ex-
ercises will be very interesting and will COM
prise the following programme: "Odc to
Liberty, by Thomas A. Badeaux, of Lou
islana "The Future of our Country" an
grafton, by g. Gordon Posey, of Mississippi
"Chivalry," Grafton, by Glyndon Brown,
District of Columbia "Ballad Poetry" Dis
sertntlon, by Dennis Sheridan, of Maryland
"Thc Demon Yager," reading, by A. W.
Madigan, of Maine. programme of choice
musical selections will also be performed by
the Marine band.
REGISTRATION IN THE FIFTH WARD.-Thc
board for the registering of the voters of the
city continued their sessions In the F!flh
ward yesterday, and adjourned about half
past eight O'Clock, after having registered
iO3 voters, n ma Orlty of whom were colored
men. The board will sit In the Sixth ward
to-day at the corner Of Eighth and G streets.
While the board were hard at work yester-
day afternoon Miss Clara Barton and a fe-
male companion made their appearance and
requested to be registered. They received
the same answer as that told .he women of
other wards, and they were dismissed.
ELECTION OF OFRICERs.-At the meeting
of the Washington Hibernlan Benevolent
Society, last evening at Carroll Hall on G
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets, the
following-named gentlemen were elected
Officers for the ensuing year; President, NJ.
Cavanaughi vice president, l.. J. Draper; sec
crctary, d. A. Brosman; treasurer, James
flanagan marshal, Thomas Neacy.
Visiting and election committees were ap-
pointed by the Chair, and the meeting ad-
Journed.
THE CoLoRED YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN