The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-17

charge Of the speaker, b stand d. tue City
Hall. The various precinct officers were on
the qui vipe, and aided IN seeing that order
was preserved during the passage 81 the
procession.
The weather Throughout the day was de-
llghtful, and the celebration Of the Seventh
Anniversary OF Emancipation In the District
was complete success.
THs NATIONAL ACADEMY OF scIESoEs.-
This academy reassembled Yesterday a. -,
chair, Gen. M. %. Meies read paper on
"The sfects Of expansion and CONTRACT
tlon In large Ice fields, Illustrating the form
alton Of antlcllnal and synclinal ages In geo.
logical formations By invitation Mr.. 8.
b. Ruggles and Mr.. Z. b. Elliott addressed
the academy on " International coinage,
Professor Henry presented d report on the
great tornado In 1owa and Illinois on june
3, 1850, BY WI, Nicholson. Professor Hi
gard read q paper on Earthquake waves
aud the depth Of the ocean" Mr.. James
A. Coffin read a paper on "The history and
present condition Of an investigation OF the,
winds" Mr.. Z. Loomls read q paper on
Tho connection between solnr spots, the
magnetic decllnation and exhibition Of tho
aurora borcalls.o The following papers by
Professors B. silliman and Henry Wurtz
were read "Certain new methods OF endl-
ometrical analysis, with examples Of the an
alytical work done Herewith !" also, Z" The
effect Of atmospheric air In reducing Tho iilnI
minating power Of coal gasi'' also, q paper
by Professor SiIliman on can important
mobilization In the hydfocarbon process for
the production Of Illuminating gas " also,
| paper by Mr.. j. II. Lane on "The physical
contraction of the SUM-" Mr.. Z. Loomis
read paper on The periodic star, Argus"
Adjourned to meet In April, 1870.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN. Reward Des-
bic, well-known citizen Of Washington, died
| yesterday noon at the residence OF his SON
Jn-law, W. II. Lowry, 474 II street, In the
seventy eighth year Of his age. The deceased
was for many years In the employ Of Gales
and Seatou as superintendent OF their bind
cry cstablishmsntp and, during the Inter
years Of his life, was employed at the Gov.
crnmcnt printing Office. Mr.. Decide was OF
English descent, and for some time q resident
Of Alexandria. He subsequently removed to
Georgetown, and was for nearly half a cen
tury citizen OF the District. " in 7nn
About ten days since he was taken with
pneumonia, and remarked to his physician
that no could not live, and predicted his
death on the sixteenth instant-thc annivcr-
sary Of the death Of his wife, who died In
April last. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at four o'clock, from the residence
Of his sonan-law, Mr.. Lowry, on II street.
.a. >- T..H.
REAL ESTATE SALBs.--As the season opens
| transactions In real estate are becoming
moro active. Messrs. Kilbourn " Latta,
real estate brokers, corner of Seycnth and r
streets, have sold to John scanlon lot IA, In
sqfare IL, OH street, corner Twenty1nfth
street, at 10 cents per square foot; also, part
OF lot 8, square 31i to Patrick Cleary, at 8
cents per square foot; also lot 81, block 8,
Todd and Browns subdivision of Pleasant
Plains, on Seventh street road, 10 Robert
Clarkson, for sl,250. W. l.. Wall & Co.,
auctloneers, have sold lot /, In square 343
corner of New York avenue aud Teuth
street west, (known as the Seltz property
with improvements, consisting Of two three.
story brick houses, as follows: Corner lot
and house, to Samuel Shoemaker, for
1880; house and lot adjoining, to Thomas
Hume, for $500.
POLICE ISTELLIGEScE.-Henry Wall and
Wesley NJ. White, for permitting nuisanccs
upon their premises, were fined In the nggre.
gate GA by Justices Harper and Clark.
Martha Tiding. colored, had TO pay n fine
OF 90 to Justice Walter for INDUCING In tho
pastime Of committing an assault and bat
terry on Susan Thomas. '"
James Axwell, William Holmes and Sam.
uel Duckett, colored boys, were arraigncd
before Justice Walter, charged with mali.
cious trespass on the property OF Mr.. n.
sproh and taking therefrom a quantity OF
lead pipe. The trio were sent to jail.
Corintha Bagwell, for bagging quantity
Of goods belonging to Ann Sprnwn, was
bagged her off to Jail.
W. Arnold was mulcted In the sum Of Is
by Justice Clark for Indecent exposure in the
street.
FATAL ACCIDEST.-Yesterday morning,
while three painters were engaged In paint.
Ing the front of a house belonging to MIR, ],
y. Essex, near the corner of Seventh and l.
streets, the scaifold on which they were
standing gave way and two of the party were
preclpitated to the ground. The other was
fortunate enough to seize the coping OF one
Of the windows of the second story and draw
himself into one of the rooms. Mr.. Richard
Harrington was one of the party prcclpitatcd
to the ground, and upon being taken up II
was found that he was badly injured, SO
much SO that he had to be taken TO his home
on litter. lie was taken to his residence,
OH Fifth street, between and X, where he
was attended by DR.. Bowen. We learned
hto last evening that Mr.. Harrington had
died from his injuries.
AFRICAN (M. e. ZION CONVENIENCE
| THIRD DAY.-The conference rc-assembled
ut o a. m, yesterday, Bishop s. T. Jones pre-
siding. Rev. Emanuel Jones, Of Baltimore,
| led In the opening devotional exercises. A
committee was appointed to walt upon tho
President OF the United States to learn at
| what time he could grant an interview with
| the conference. The credentials of Parker
williams from Rock Creek church were re-
ceiycd and he was admitted as q lay delegate.
Mr.. Williams gave brief account Of the
church at Rock Creek, after which the con-
ference adjourned In honor OF President Lin
coin and the emancipation proclamation.
SPORT AuEAD.-The admirers of ''horse
flesh" on the hoof, are shortly to be treated
with novel race, or "walk round,n ut the
National course. The proprietor of the
Washington brewery has accepted q banter
from well-known Ice dealer TO try the re-
spectiye metal Of their teams, wagons in
cluded, over the above course, the purse be-
Ing the price Of dozen or two wcll-llled
goblets OF ale to the winner. Tho precise
time OF the race has not yet been announced,
but as the bets are heavy and the teams like
wise, 1t 10 supposed when the track Is In n
heavy condition. the sport will commence.
THIS EVENING Rabbi II. +. sneersohn. will
by special request from the most prominent
men here, repeat his lecture on tho HOLY
Land. The distinguished Rabbi was assured
by the Secretary OF State, with whom he hnd
lengthy Interview yesterday, Of his sym.
PATTY with the cause the representative of
the East advocates, and Of his efforts to do
all he can to contribute TO the maintenance
OF the principle Of liberation. We expect
that no one who has an interest In the Bible
land Will neglect this rare occasion to hear
the eminent orator of such exquisite ability
and force. Senator Wilson will preside on
the occasion.
ENTERTAINMENTS Br Equal DIVISION S. OF
THE exercises under the head of "The
Good Of tho Order" which took place amer