The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-01
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

rms GOVERNMENT PRINTING oFFIcE.-
contrary TO the report" In an evening CO.
temporary, Mr.. Clapp, the Congressional
printer, yesterday made the following
changes at the Government printing office;
col. Harrison G. Otis, Of Marietta, Ohio,
MIR. Lathrop, relieved; Daniel W. Flynn, oil
New York, promoted from rcyiser to assist
ant foreman, vice Mark Woodward, rciievedi
John A. Shanklin, OF Crawfordsville, Indl-
ana, as foreman OF the job printing once
vice J. c. Fmuzoni, relieved. Captain A. u.
Brock Ia placed In charge OF the specluCasou
room. These gentlemen have hcre' ,,
been employed In the Office LOT some lIIhet
and were ali Of them prominent members Of
The prin,crs, Grant and ColfnX Club, which
was ORGANIZED during the last Presidential
cnmnoIgn. The appointment OF these gen-
iicmcn 10 higher positions Will necessitate |
some other changes.
NJ Grorrc Vi. Fillmore has been ap. |
pointed clerk, vice Madison Davis, removed,
In the book-bindery, Mr.. Harvey Roberts,
assistant foreman, will act rs foreman until
one shall be appointed, which viii be about
the middle Of May.
Mr.. Clapp is now engaged in perfccting |
plan whereby many reforms which have |
been needed in the office will he inaugurated, |
and workmcn will have to prove by their
work Us to whether or not they arc earning
the wages given them by the Government.
By the new plan the office Will be siffed OF
incompetent men. Mr.; Clapp proposes, also,
to appoint thoroughly competent man as
"prcparcr Of copy" whose duty Is to be TO
prepare for the foreman all the copy given
to the compositor. As stated In our notice
a few days ago, tho force now employed ut
the office Is quite large, and the work Is being
fast brought to completion.
Upon the induction of Mr.. Clapr into
office on the 18th of April, he found by a
schedule prepared for his use that there was
already In the office about $4,000 pages OF
books TO be published. This work Is now 10
progress and with the force now on hand
will probably be completed by the end OF
this month. II Is expected that the Senate
Committee on Printing will give the public
printer authority to proceed wlth the work
OF publishing the agricultural report. II
such an arrangement Is made employment
can be furnished to quite number OF COM
positors during the summer.
A SHOOTING AFFRAY-NonoDr 1uRT.-
Yesterday afternoon a shooting allray oc-
CURED at Metropolitan Hall, on ID street,
near Eleventh, which for time created a
good deal Of excitement In the vicinity. 1t
appears that George l.. Hall, late stage
manager of the hall had some difficulty
with Mr.. D. Henzc, the proprietor, and sud
denly drew a revolver and fired two shots at
Hcnzc, and two at the barkecpcr, Mr.. Huga
Schroeder. Hall alleges that he was as
sautcd before he drew the weapon. None
Of the shots fired took effect. Hall at once
proceeded to the Office Of Justice David r.
Smith and took out n warrant for assault
and battery against HcnZe, who was arrested
by Officer L. S. Marden. On arriving at
the office of the magistrate Hall stated that
an important witness was not present, and
in view of this circumstance the trial was
postponed until this morning at 10 o'clock.
As a counter charge Mr.. Heuzc swore out
United States warrant against Hall for as
sault and battery with intent to kill. This
trial was also postponed until to-day.
FIRES DURING THE MOSTH.-There were
II alarms of fire given over the wires of the
fire alarm telegraph during the month of
April, as follows: ID, at 9!37 p. m, box 30,
mattress, no damage; Sth, at SOB p. M, box
., burning brush, no damage; 10th, at 1881
p. M, box 40, burning felt, no damage; llth,
ut 1896 p. M, box IS, Sunbeam photograph
gallery, Pennsylvania avenue, near Eleventh
street, loss $500; 10th, at 100 a. M, box 81,
false alarm; 10Th, at 2:07 Il. M, box ~ fire
in Georgetown, loss about 5000; 10Th, at
4;23 p. M, box 0, butcher shop and stable,
corner Fourteenth street east and + street
north, damage e., 500; Goth, 1888 p. M, box
Il, house, A street north and First street
west, loss $500; 25th, at 7:iS p. n, box
"A, burning chimney; 2sth, At l:i2 p. m, box
6, fire IN the country, loss $500
POLICE NIELLIGENCE.-Clara Thompson,
q ColorCd woman of disrCputablc character,
committed an assault and battery on Sarah
Gray, for which pleasantly she took a
trip to Jail to appear before the Criminal
Court when called for.
George Howard, little white boy, aged
IS years, who had escaped from the work.
house, where he had been committed for
some trivial violation of law, was re-arrestcd
by Onicer Roth, and Justice Clark turned
him over to the intendant of the asylum.
John Adams paid fine of g. to Justice
Lynch for the "glOry" of keeping dog
without license.
LATEILLE At LARGE AGAIN.-Latellc, { c
young man whose arrest at the Executive
Mansion we noticed q few days since and
who was sent to the hospital at the work
house, instead of the lunatic asylum, as er.
roncously stated, yesterday made his appear
nnCc AT the Central guard-hOusc to claim the
money (s5.3O) which was taken from him al
the time Of his arrest. Ia reply to inquiries
as to how he got out, he stated that amer
dinner he put on his hat and walked away.
Lieutenant Kelley detained him in the sta
ton and notified Lieutenant Austin, of the
turned to the wOrk-hOusc this morning.
BRYAST's MIN-TRELs. - The celebrated
comedian, Dan Bryant, will visit Washing.
ton, commencing on Tuesday, May 1, with
the great minstrel company from the Four
tecnth Street Opera House, New York. They
appear at the National Theatre for five night
and two matinccs, Wednesday and Saturday
The Bryant's are now performing to crowded
houses at the COnCOrda Opera House, Balti
more. The principal features in the enter.
tainmcnt Is the elegant manner In which they
produce burlcsque operas. Mr.. John 7
Smith, their agent, is In the city.
AWARD OF COSTRACT.-Mcssrs. Petit.
Dripps " Dalton, successor to VI. Ellis <
Bro, Eagle iron works, were Yesterday
awarded contract to construct a cast-iror
safe or vault In the Treasury building
weighing about 1900 pounds, AGAINST two
competitors outside Of nj, ritv. We arc
pleased to find our District manufacture,
alive to the fac, that they must do work al
low as outside lIrlic. or 1T IA work 20 out
of town, as heretofore.
Accumulation O'Clock on Thur,dn,
night n gentleman named Kellogg LOOMS
of New York, while stepping from a hack al
the depot, preparatory to his departure fol
home, made mis--tcp, resulting in The
breaking OF MS leg Just above the ankle
DIR. Todd was Immediately summoned, VIII,
rendered professional aid and advised Mr.
Loomis not to have the bone set until he ar
rived at his home in New York.
CAPTAIN or THE WATrH-Mujor l.. C.
Cutler, member of the Capitol police force
has been appointed captain Of the watch a
the Treasury Department. Major CutcI
was an officer Of Western regiment during
the war, and Is put down on the list Of Capt.
tol police as from Alabama.
RESIGNED. Captain John BrhlLcs, Of
Maine, superintendent Of the crypt at the
Capitol, has resigned his position, to take
effect on the 30th of juno. As Congress
abolished this slneCurc at lis last session
The resIgnntion seems almOst supertuous.