The national Republican., 1869-01-04

Crump and Oficer Boyle found on South Cspi-
tol street, between Q and X streets, the dead
body Of James shine, q tailor, aged about
rre.iaence, sernsr Of k street and New - Jsrss, @
avenue, On Saturday, DR.. W. W. Potter sum.
moned q jury Of Inquest, who, after hearing
made 4 post mortsm eIsminstion,l and Others,
rendered verdict that deceased came to his
death from the excessive use OF liquor and
John II. Jackson. aged aS years, eoisred por-
ter at John Paxton's restaurant, aear the
National Theatre, took sick on Friday last,
same evening. BY permission Of tho coroner
his remains were removed 70 his late resi-
dence,. No. 81 Express alley, the same even
eSsminstiou was made By DR.. Bsstiey, and a
jury of inquest returned q verdict that de-
ceased came to his death from the effects Of
blood vessel In the brain,
In the case of Justice W. .Maedel, men.
TONED in SATURDAYS issue as being found dead
10 his room, at 4bl Massachusetts avenue, the
coroner summoned q jury Of inquest, Captain
Andrew Goddard foreman, on Saturday, at 8
Chas. Ebert deposed that he was brother.
in.law OF deceased, and knew him for six
years, during which time he would become In
ebriated occasionally, but would keep perfectly
sober for months; he understood from de-
cessed's wife that owing to his excessive
drinking she was compelled to leave him some
three weeks since and go to her father-in.lAw'
house, where she remained one week, during
which time II appeared that deceased came to
Ebert's house to board.
Mrs: Julia Msedei was sworn, and stated
that she was deeeaseds widow, and that she
had not seen him since Thursday evening last,
when she saw him at MT. Louis Schade's
office, where he appeared for the purpose OF
taking the pledge, but, owing to the intoxi-
Gated condition 70 which he was at the time,
he was unable to do so. During the same eye-
ming, between and 9 o'clock, he came to her
residence and told her he would take what WAS
In these. [Here the witness presented to the
Jury two papers labelled arsenic He took
something out Of a tumbler, but she was una
for taking It that she would not consent to
converse with him, which she refused to do
because he was inebristed.
A. Klozewaki, pharmaceutist, deposed that
deceased came to his store on Wednesday last
and purchased one half ounce o. arsenic, under
The PssSsSe g,yEsn q Tsn,ln t r.s ..or, and
instion OF the remains, but found no evidence
disease from excessive use Of intoxieants. The
jury returned verdict In effect that death re-
suited from the use OF strong drink.
IMPORTANT TO PoLlcEMKs.-Major A. @.
Richards issues General Order No. 2o5, dated
to-day, In which he says: In order to correct
or .sg w ss
their own Jurisdiction and duties and that Of
members Of the Capitol police force, In and |
formation is given for the guidance OF this |
force; 'Qutside of the Capitol and Capitol |
grounds, but In the immediate vicinity thereof, |
tion with this force, so far as to prevent i'm |
proper, disorderly, or obscene conduct, cslcu- |
lated to disturb or offend visitors within the |
"'In case any person is guilty Of any offence |
within the Capitol or Capitol grounds, Cspi. |
tol policeman has right, IT, the offence be |
aaa aHalN NNaI L. H. "A. a. aaAa -
the offender IL he nee outside OF those grounds;
and 1t would also be the privilege and duty Of
Metropolitan police oficer to pursue and
arrest any person who has been guilty Of =
violation oflaw II he should fee 10 or be found
within the Capitol or Capitol grounds.
Of the force fp soopsrsts with the Capitol S police
| force wherever II is necessary In the preserya.
tion Of proper police regulations in the vicinity
OF the Capitol and Capitol grounds"
| HELr THE PooR.--we are requested to In.
| form our citizens that they will be waited
upon soon At their residence BY persons duly
| authorized by the general agent Of the Provi-
| dent Aid Society to receive such articles OF
secondhand clothing and other neoessaries as
they may be di:possed to .ei contribute for the
| Itis presumed that there is scarcely family
| in our midst who are in comfortable circum.
stances but what may have some article Of
| of food for the feeble and destitute that they
would gladly contribute u they knew they
would be judiciously distributed to the deserv.
The Provident Aid Society, which during
| the past year relieved the wants of so many
thousands, and which is now organized for
| to DO, among many other things, this work;
and when Its agents call for this purpose we
trust they will be cordially received.
PRESENTATION OF A CANE.-On New Years
day, the employees OF Harvey's iron-clad oys-
ter establishment, corner OF Eleventh street
prietor, Mr.. T. NJ. Harvey, with an elegant
gold-headed cane, as q testimonial OF their
esteem for him as a gentleman and a kind
were made BY Colonel Frank Cough, supeTin.
tendent Of the culinary department, and for
merly extensiyely engaged 10 the restaurant
vey appropriately responded. After the pres
entation, large bowl Of egg.nog, prepared BY
that famous Knight Of the stick, Mr. NJ. NJ
Force, was brought forth, the merits Of which
were fully tested by all who were present, and
upon its being emptied, the exercises were
closed by giving three hearty cheers for the
success OF the "iron.elsd."
The CONFEDERATE YIGHrIsG BISHOP, Leon
idas Polk. had favorite idea Of establishing e
Southern University, to be modelled after
those of Oxford and Cambridge, In Essl.as,
By his exertions, previous to the war, site
berland Mountains, containing nine thousand
acres OF land. Buildings for the accommoda-
tion OF the theological and junior departments
houses for students, . chapel, And . proiessors'
organized and PLACED SDaer he charge Of Gen Gem
erAl GorgaB, q graduate OF West Point, and
chief Of ordnance of the oonfederstes, with
four or five assistant teachers. The location
Is exceedingly heAlthful, being three thousand
feet above the sea; The Southern Episcopal
bishops are calling for assistance to carry out
the ambitious plans Of General Polk.
SEVERE ACCIDENT TO COMMON CouNcIL-
MAN.-On Saturday evening Mr.. John II. Rus
| sell, u member OF the Common Council from
the Sixth ward, stepped out Of his door, on ,
Eighth street east, just opposite Odd Fellows
| Hail. and had only proceeded few steps when,
we are informed he slipped and fell on the
surgeon was called In, and Mr.. Russell Ia now
doing as well as the circumstances will permit.
| We have been informed Of several others fall
them, a lady, hurting one OF her arms very
much. We trust the police will enforce the
law rigidly concerning the icy pavements, and
thus prevent much suffering and inconve-
nience,
GOVERNMENT PAINTING OFEIcE AFFAIRs.-
| At noon on Saturday, while large number OF
the employees at the Government printin
office were eating their luncheons, a huge pile
| OF papers toppled over In the upper story
soaring those on the floors beneath, all of the IN
rushing down stairs ell.mell, under the I'm.
| preston that the building was falling In
| To make the scare more universal, some
thoughtless person raised the cry OF fre. On
account OF the scarcity OF work, on the same
day, twenty-five or thirty printers were fur
| loughed.
QUARTERLY RKPoRT OF DKTEoTIvKs.-The
following report for the quarter ending with
the year 1865 has been submitted to the Major
by Lieut.. Kelly, In charge Of the detectives
Number OF Tobberies reported, 2T6j arrests
made, llOi amount Of property lost or stolen,
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