The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-21

line, same port, coal for Stewart, II. SHARP,
Philadelphia, coal for Bryan Bros; Eliza
beth Edwards, same port, coal for Smith
sonian Institute; Joseph Baxter, Boston;
Montana, Kcnncbec, with iccj Tropio aud
Potomac, philadelphia, coal for W. and q.
Coal and Ice Company; Flouuders, wood for
y. L. Fay; l.. O. Wishart, oats for Gov
eminent.
Sailed; Schrs. Milburu, Baker, manure for
Norfolk. Va; Enterprise, Newton, N. O.,
| light; Newport, Fields, and A. +. smyrk,
Phillips, light.
Memoranda, Sailed from Philadelphia,
| August 12 and IA, schrs. Lizzie A. Bennett,
McDeyitt, and Ben. Gartsde, Stanford, with
| coal for Wilson, Wood Bros, and Brown.
The following notice will be interesting
10 river men.
| By order Of the Lighthouse Board, the
! present fixed light at Smiths Point, In Chesa-
peake Bay, near the mouth of the Potomac
| liver, will be changed at sunset on tho even.
Ing Of the LIST September next to q revolving
white light, varied BY q red fash once every
IS seconds. Also, on the same evening,
(september 1, 1s69,) hxcd white light will
| he exhibited from the recently erected screw
pile lighthouse, which 10 placed In 10 feet
water at mean tide on Raprahannock spit,
of Windmill Point, Chesapeake Bay, north
side OF the entrance TO the Rappahanuock
river. The light vessel now stationed at
spit, of Windmill Point, will. at the time Of
the exhibition OF the light from the light
house, be removed. The iron work Of the
foundation OF the lighthouse Is painted red,
| and the superstructure straw color. The
focal plano Of the light is 10 feet above ordi-
nary sea level, and tho light should be
| visible ali around the horizon In clear weather
/ nj n distance of about 10 nautical miles, A
| foc.bell IN he ruup by machinery. and ar
ranged for being struck at uniform Intervals
of 10 seconds. Il placed AT the eastern side
OF the light house, and will be kept In ope-
ration dnrlpg fops and thick weather. stin-
qrny Point iiebt (ixcd red) bears sW. BY g.,
distant about miles from the Windmill Point
Hight. Vessels drawing ~ or more feet Of
water sbould not approach the llpht-housc
| ON the eastern aide nearer that q nautical
miles. Vessels drawing not over IS feet
water NAV approach the light house on the
north or south side within LOCO yards with
safcty. and vessels drawing NOT more than
| ~ feet water NAV approach Il In safety with
| In 400 Yards on The north. east and south
aides, but should MOI pass between II and The
| land at Windmill Point. A first class buoy,
painted black and propcrly numbered. viii
be placed near the eastern extremity OF tho
| anil makinp out from Windmill Point. and
| near where the light vessel il now stationed,
when that vessel Is withdrawn.
SUDDEN nsArh $500 " Dali an en. 49,
ONhh nv W, I'M
on lnh,soay o.cnlng neurecu hinn
naheu Seoigo "a. oooN, npPsieuy aooa'
trenty-clgn. years o'u, ~ ~, MN, nne NJ. ~
ONCE, and then went out. The night clerk
did not sec him when he came In, but ycstcr-
day morning the inmates OF tho promises
were surprised to hear OF his sudden death,
Thnm.s Ni,is, 80 .cn, 6or and a,a,ng the
~, 10 y, 80 80, 80 80 az nas. sns
nS The I'M ni., ~ NJ w w po,,sr VIC AZ
a o,oiooi. Ia., a,onin, h.,S an inon.,, ~" ov AZ
inc BODY. Inc ioliowing witnesses were Gx-
. anined anu .he e,,acnce ev3iveo' W; m',ier
'es''nea 70 secing 'ne pouy y, Mr' NooN rev
ihoments a,tcr nc d,ea' Inere was no evi.
s su ol .ivienc nus lnP,ess'oa vas ma,
ucath RESUMED from comgcsuon, put nc nan
slnce heatu 'na' ne sunercd rom near us
ease ne nad seen no inuica,ion o. mat anec,
uon. ms eonclus,on was tnat inc man disd
rom congesuon OF tne eian'
Ne's9n Ln'.ef, s,e.sIu " .ne o~en nouse,
sesupou .na, he saN .no ueeoasou LEW
sna ocock 70 oed' NJ sSeneu 70 nav
pscu uIlnkng ,ocy. eh no "on'
70 tne room ana 'ounu nl,h Ancenng u ,,
~ corns, " tne ioo,i ueeu. I'M" NV "o"'"
nun complain ot nnnng pau.
MT. benlamln Whnams, ol paIurnore, Yes
tined shat ne was oroshei.in.iaW o, tne ae-
ceased. Mi. COOK eIt nus MOUSE IN nelh-
more AZ O'Clock ihnIsday night, as wltpess
supposed, LOT biaacnsonrg: hS"as an as
sistent engineer Of tee' Baltimore and Poto-
mac talfoad' lie had been complaining
yesterday OF rheumatism OF tho heart. lie
IVES single man, aud had no property,
ofother.ih-iaw OF tne deceased, tcstihed as 70
ms having 9een AZ ms mouse yesterday. mad
heard that ne was subject 70 heart disease
Inc Jury returned veruict tnat Seorgc q.
oook aied OF congestion Q, tne p,alh IN
room % owen House, AZ IL O'CLOCK a. IN.
august ";
me oouy was taken ~ charge " nls
lriends, ana carried 70 bai.,more LOT inter
ment, messrs. Harvey ana MARI preparing
tue burial case
rrvv,, y, W., Kvovv or,v,y
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ON W"dnosIar ia.' '' H. Uemo1u - nuJ ",
yos,erdav an.rnnon a. n,oionL 'o s,, P ~
.t,ended hv ,ha Wosh,n,,on sa,na auJ
,ho Washi1,,,ar, T,,snsnra5n 80 re- w.
,ng,or schni senvsrsin ali 81 %S,oh ossnsia-
tons ma radad IN IN raa nn mn ~ .n ma ,h.sr