The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-01
The GdE,tts of Saturday evening has til
following news items;

The Gds,ts of Saturday evening has the
following news items;
The drill ground at st. Johns Academy is
visited at noon every day by number of
our citizens who feel an interest In the sue
cess OF the effort to establish military school
here, and they are all highly gratifed at the
progress the boys are making. Hereafter
they will all be required to attsnd school In
full uniform, and In q week or two, perhaps,
the battalion, which now consists of two
companies Of nearly forty each, will make
its appearance on the streets. The field OH
cers are; Theodore II. Ficklin, lieutenant
colonel and commandant; August Henning,
major and drill-master; Frank q. Addison,
adjutanti Z. Hyland Brawner, sergeant
major.
THE Patrick Henry Society Of 81. Johns
Academy, having commenced Its session
for the winter, the following officers were
elected last evening to serve for the ensuing
quarter Frank s. Harper, president; John
| W. Sebastian and Richard J. Collins, vice
presidents; VIM. r. Bushby, secretary; Tim.
othy J. O'sulllvan, assistant secretary; John
I. Sweeney, treasurer.
THE TWO CoLoRRD MEN assaulted aud
MANNED some days ago at Manassas by a
fireman and brakesman on the railroad,
named Murtaugh and Javins, contrary to
expectations, did not die. and one has al
ready entirely recovered and the other IL
rapidly improving. The young men who
committed the assault have not been heard
from since the occurrence.
TIE November term of the County Court
| for this county will commence on Monday
next. The court will be composed Of Lewis
Mckenzie, y. j., and Associate Justices W.
W. White and John Slater.
A PRIZE DOG FIGHr occurred on Thursday
| Ia laat .,i,,t. ~ he \
bridge, between an Alexandria and a Dis
trict dog, In which the Alexandria dog was
the victor.
AT MEEfIso Of the board Of directors OF
the Alexandria Water Company, held al their
Office to-day, "a dividend OF 81. so per share ne,
was declared, payable ON the 18th proximo
The regular annual meeting Of the stock.
holders of the company will be held on Mon
day next.
QUITE A SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL of religion
has been In progress for q few weeks, and IL
still continued at the Methodist Church
South, at Falls Church, under the superln.
tendcnce OF Rev. Z. B. Smith. About thirty
thirty conversions have thus far been re
ported.
OPERATIONS at the Old Dominion Mills
near this city, which were suspended about
month ago by the washing away of the
dam during the freshet which then prevailed
have been resumed, the necessary repairs
having been completed.
Georgetown Affairs.
Tue subsistence department have awarded
the contract for furnishing 400 barrels of No.
! Hour, to William IL. Tenney, at s7l5 per
barrel.
Tue schoOners Helen Mari aud Charles
]. Raymond, of Boston, arrived at the
1 a AZ has Hs... = l..
steamer Louisa Moore sailed for New York,
with cargo Of flour.
THERE were G,SG5 tons of Cumberland
coal shipped for northern ports during tue
week Guiding Saturday. The shipments dur.
Ing the past month were 1866 tons.
THERE were 800 head Of cattle offered at
Drovcrs' Rest on Saturday last, which sold
from 81, 5O to $3.50 per cwl. gro,, /, ion
sheep and lambs sold at from 81 to $500;
veal calves, 81 aud 49, cows and calves, $50
aud S55.