The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

hSSkAA bI1A AN wi FL l.
BovsI sEys.ss.I psirlo ssp.-on Monday
Ssasrs a, arsn,, Who wers ssssse sn ~ SS.H.
ns = dr.ia % eonase. With 4 public sewer o.
ospitoi strssts, for the purposs 81 Draining the
dwellings, now 10 proesss Of eses.lon, ssr.
n oSs', ss.i,Gs o. P z,
ward, wAo charged NE nan with violating
me fourtesuth ssctfon OF the act Of 1850, relst-
M 70 sewerage, ke. 80 .I--,.-'.
.SsssS ss &c
BE feeling was manifssted, the once being
allied With sympathizing friendi Of the dc.
fsodAuts. u y ~
sioper Of the Fifth ward, and that II 10 his
duty 10 ascertain whether permits are granted
for sxcavsiing streets 10 his ward; that he
questsd 70 sos the autkority by whIch the
men were working. w1tness wss told that
General A. orant put the men at work, and
supposed he had the necessary suthoriiy for
asd exsuinsd the records, hut could not and
sny permissiou for the work, after which he
called on Mayor Bowsn, who said he never
gave pst%issi S 70 or.atto dig the train. Il
not violated, aad accordingly he had warrants
Issued for the arrest Of abe entire party en-
gagged 10 the work, witsess visited the build.
ings on Monday evening, and found the cellars
allied with water, and WAS positive that the
drain was necessary to free the same from
overflow. .ltI III
General A. Grant asked permission to make
that The men vent TO worS ' ~ M ,psso,I,H a
with express orders 10 dis M trs,sh a. *.
purposs Of freeing his propept, fsom an aver.
bic to the Law for his action, and a. The Arrest
OF his msa vss the result Oh malice X, hoped
they would be dismissed, nearly ali Of liam
being persons Of family, unable TO buy bread
sa.. Tor n. ef,,.s %u 81
honest iiyins' M "a ssiS X. .ho,Is saia ~
parties who brought the suit to 4 striet &C.
10 erect his housss' xs,sS mn me- no eon.,e'
would ioyoivs an sxpsose of AZ ie,.t aIos ~,
: od not with Al md a. ~ had .iw.y. ahasi.s ~
a high regard for Mayor Bowen, he thouaht
the citizens Of ths Fifth ward and the citizens
Bowen ss unworthy Of no ding the hirh o6lee
Of Mayor In opposing the Improvement Of the
CITY and rndesvorinE to withhold work from
the poor l.borer;
ploy about 100 men, and II not interfered with
he expected to put at work in the spring al
least 900 additionaL He paid into the Golfers
Of the city trsssury about $500 per year 10 The
Mayor had no right to iossit hin on s every oc.
easion he osiied upon him Oh business, bee
be tthe Mayor had a clique about him whom
illusion, he urged the Justice to dismiss the
sharge against HIS meu, for even under strict
construction, n they vioi,ted the law, public
sentiment would Justify them and regard 1t a
right to protect property. 10 doing which hon
est snpioyneut was gwen to large class Of
needy lsboters.
Justice Msrymsp sid he sympathiled
other alternative 10 eaforee The law, And ia
doag 90 he would place the dnes at the low Z Al
limits, BY dining each of the accused "a.
General Grant said h hoped execution
become responsible for the anes, as the
Geld blasts Of winter had already set 10, and
these men were unable to be heavily taxed for
doing that which God had vouchssfed-heAlth
ability and alwillinsness to labor for an he nest
and respectable livelihood.
-
Local BREvlrIrs.-At the meeting Of the
sold a, an svsr.se OF az per cent. ''''' was
du.,ri rG Homs e the lpI.,es Of The In
40 ~ nv ,nfnr 10 eo w. 70 me object can
The rontr.nt n, .,.sinr,t ..,,,
o-nts pet eubie x.ri Tor srss,ns .oI ~ ~
for srsvsIins s's ""u u een''
About o o3eloch a, Noos., ,,.s, ,v,u,.,
'ns no,oIsa, Aeeompanlrd " Tom Bowie
~ b BIZ ~. MAIN, spproaehed me iruit.sfand
n ,,res,. M III, III ,ne oo!ner OF seventh and
ser Davis srsested sSsw n' w 2, iPp APPLE. ON.
anoest, ~ h, - sSnu az rsmefy 90 Roebelll,
4 s,..tsd I. %m 1871 wn'n MS ptt. Bowie was
w,s tsieS 10 tss s saxsn,s Along With shaw,
1na locked w urtil yesterday notning, when
~ s,so,ds,,. s noou Dowe saa SHAW - each
I'M. svenin. 'o sn..n s snu neia Bowie until
and battery unon Roch.,i, eh'fse oi assault
+ =, III, NV .s,ths 90 SsIurday, Centre mar.
,eeom ned.is %.fsst go ssen''s on Friday to
1R nss,. vs. nned - oy Justice Pearson.
after, ~. hon. 90 Louis, Coleman. wa. aasd y,
, ,u wstr tebo,ied 90 the returns Of The
leuenAns9 o. ponee yesterday. The parties
Tgre p.opefiy nnel'
,.., ne long ofiase was reopened TO travel
ompleted.
-, three fourth; OF the stock Of the Connect.
NJ, Axenus .nosu mas alreshy been sub
2 oomnenee the work OF construction early 10
ne spIng.
me seamef C.P. smith has been hauled
III siItS ,tqsn, 'spn n,,n nsr,ys rsari, loot
Juan for passenrers and freigbt she Uee SEQ
lave a new saioon. built al far the a,n,no
nodaticn Of pssreagsts NV tut tue ae'om'
Cards OF merit to meritorIou. scholar. were
ieorseiowb. u" '"e puo''' 'enoo' OF
The aeoreetowu canal h., been slo,.a for
he winter, and workmen arc nov eng,sod ~
making needed repsir.' "'' nv" s"sNseu !"
MARKRtrxR's Arr Esr.pt,suuv,r
'isit to Markriter's art gallery, No IA Sew.
over: of Il. .ap rspsI aud
me Of the drst Of ouT nitIzsn. 70 e.tar - a.