The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-02

lNANsfEH OF REAL EsTATEs-LOls lOO
and ISL, fronting each 25 feet on the cast
side Of Market street, between Second and
Third, has been purchased by J. N Blum
don for the sum Of S3,925.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-During the week
ending Saturday, the amount Of coal shipped
North was 1901 tons, rs follows Borden
Mining Company, 2,6i7 .tons Cumberland
Coal and Iron Company, 2,02l Georges
Creek Coal and Iron Company, l,3s2 tons ;
Consolidated Coal Company, 1901 tons.
GRAIN ARRIvED.-5,500 bushels of new
wheat were received by one firm Saturday.
It sold readily for sl.62@l.Gs,
CANAL Administering last week one
hundred and seventy-fvo boats arrived by
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, bringing
cargoes Of coal, pig-iron, Seneca stone,
cement, limestone, and grain.
VIM. d. Blunt, OF Montgomery county,
has been appointed collector Of tolls OF the
canal for Georgetown, In place Of Col. Hol-
lingsworth. John 7. Slater, Of Howard
county, relieves Howard Garrett as harbor
master at Georgetown.
Sidney /. WALES, esq, formerly inspector
of stores at the Washington Navy Yard,
and well known in this city rs former prl-
vatc secretary to Montgomery Blair, has
been appointed paymaster for the whole line
Of tho canal.
on Friday, the regular sales day, the follow
ing business was transacted 45o bead Of
cattle were sold at s6t90.5O per l0O,pounds
gross 1000 sheep and lambs from 80 to
$3.50 cows and calves s95@s5o per head.
GENERAL GRANT IN TowS.-Presldent
Grant, accompanied by Secretary Fish and
Admiral Porter, arrived In the city this
morning by the 8 o'clock train, and pro-
ceedcd Immediately to the Astor House. The
movement was made with such secrecy and
dispatch that very few people outside OF the
hotel were aware Of the arrival Of the dis
tlnguished party. The general was In ex-
cellent health, though somewhat fatigued
with the wearlsome ride from Washington
and his labors Of the past three days. After
making a hearty breakfast, and sacrificing
the Inevitable Partaga, the party were
driven quietly to Pier No. 90 and embarked
on the Neversink, of tho Rarltan and Della
ware Bay railroad line, at 0 o'clock, for
Long Branch. Their departure was as dex-
trous, and excited as little observation, rs
their arrival.-N Y. Com. Advertiser, 3lst.
New York has had a singular case Of con-
science. The other day Patrick Joyce, an
| Irishman, thirty-lve years Of age, went into
the Twcnty-seventh precinct station house,
and stated that In November last he forged
q check for $500 on a man named jackson,
u cltlLch cl LoulsNhie, ny, unu thht NC uc-
| sired TO deliver himself to the proper author
tiles, to be dealt with according to law. He
stated that since the commission of the decd
| he had suffered remorse Of conscience to
such an extent us to render his life misera-
BILE, and that he wished to relieve his mind
by making q full confession. The officers
took him In custody and locked him up.
A LETTER from Saratoga to the Waterbury
american says: "The lovellest woman here
Is perhaps twenty-five, and Is married to q
man more than twice her age; but he Is
very rich and her wardrobe Is very extensive.
Some of the young men are quite abusive of
the fortunate old gent, and declare he is an
audaclous old robber, and Invent lots Of
romantic stories about her being a poor girl
and having been traded of by her parents,
and other stuff to pretty much the same
effect. Meanwhile the young woman herself
looks quite placid, and may be the happlest
person In the world for anything these ag-
grayated young romanccrs know to the con-
trary."
AT the Missouri insane asylum there is
boy years old who manlfests some strange
propcnsities. The boy Is In the habit of
eating up his clothes. Not 'stltch" can
be kept on him. lie dcyours everything, and
is perfectly ravenous. He will even eat up
his shoes. Like many animals he always
smells of his food before putting II In his
mouth. He repeats but two words, "ball"
and Sugar" This is the extent of his
vocabulary. When he gets hold Of ball he
throws 1t Into the faces Of those around him.
The sugar he smells Of and eats. This UNI
fortunate lad has been injured by blow on
the head
In TWELVE years one of the elevators in
Chicago has received and delivered over sixty
| m n buahplg n al IN
has been enlarged and improved lately until
Its cost and value amount to $500, 900. Three
different railroad tracks will run into the
building, two for receiving and one for de-
liyering-each one of which will contain ten
ears at time, inside the north and south
doors-or total Of thirty cars If necessary.
The elevator will contain go bins, each 6S
feet deep, with total capacity for 600, 900
bushels Of grain, 100000 Of which eau be
discharged daily.
THAT GUs.-Thc Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican, speaking Of the Duxbury celebra-
ton observes "The project for firing can
non In the old colony by tho hand OF Louis
Napoleon in France, was brilliant one, and
we hope 1t was carried out. By-and-by We
will celebrate the downfall Of his empire by
touching of In Duxbury a cannon which
shall be heard In Brcst."
PRAYERS ANSWERED. prayers
were offered in the churches of Petersburg
for rain, on Sunday, the drought having
parched and wlthered the growing crops and
gardens in that vicinity. That same night,
for the first time In many weeks, u heavy
rain descended In sufficient quantity 10 wet
the ground thoroughly and refresh the Ian
gushing and parlshing vegetation.
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ESnOCKING TREATMENT OF A NEGRo.-At
Flat Rock, Michigan, on the 18th ult., n
party Of men seized negro and forced him
to drink whiskcy until insensible. Afterwards
they mixed ashes with the vile stuff and
poured 1t down their victims throat; then,
stripping of all his clothing, they literally
painted the poor fellow white. The man
died in less than twenty-four hours after
ward, and his murderers are now held for
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