The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-28

board.
Every endeavor was made TO rescue him,
when a colored man named Brown, belong
Ing to the schooner A. j. Sharp, anchored |
at the wharf, plunged into the river, and re.
mained under water one minute and eight |
seconds. Brown dived several times, but |
failed to recover the body, In consequence Of |
another vessel dropping In the berth. The |
| endeavor to obtain the body was continued |
until o'clock last evening without success. |
Officer Haney arrested Flood, and took him |
to the Third precinct station, where he Ia |
held for an examination.
| LADY BrRos.-The Sunday Gazette to- |
morrow will contain Mrs. Harriet Beechcr |
Stoves great sensational article concerning |
the true story Of Lady Byrou's life, Published |
In the September number Of the "Atiantic |
Monthly" The Gazette, besides an express
sion OF Its own views, will present those Of
many journals 10 regard TO this deeply in
teresting theme. The Gazetts will also pub
lish an elegant engraving Of Joseph L.
Savage, esq, with biographical sketch OF
his life. Next week q portrait Of W. W.
his life, to be followed by one OF Rev. DR.. |
Newman. Others, we understand, will be
announced In due time. As Sunday paper
We cannot too warmly urge our business
community To patronze lie columns. IL goes
into thousands Of families, and Is regarded
as a journal eminently instructive and en-
tertaining 10 all the great variety and ele-
ganoe Of Its reading matter.
GRAND EXCURSION TO GLTNoST.-On next
Wednesday, Mr.. Joseph II. Shafiield, the rop-
ular proprietor Of Glymont. proposes grand
excursion to his pleasant summer resort. As
| the affair Ia to be exclusively under Mr.. Shat
fields management, our amusement-loving
! community may be sure that every detail
will be attended to faithfully, and all who
patronize II will be fully satisfied with the
arrangement. The price of tickts has been
placed the low sum Of my cents. Read
the advertisement in another column for full |
particulars.
MARINE DISASTER. schooner Minnie
Rennie, Captain Parson, from Georgetown,
d. c., with cargo Of coal bound TO Nor
wich, Conn.,, arrived here yesterday and re-
ported that on the 22d Instant, when of |
Winter Quarter shoals sprung aleak, keep
Ing both pumps working night and day, com
polling her TO put In for repairs TO d. Z.
| Crowell. A survey has been held on her,
which recommends that her cargo be dis
charged and the vessel hauled up for repairs.
-So.foik Journal, 2on.
SALES OF REAL EsrArE.-Messrs. Green &
Williams have sold part lot IL, In square 903,
fronting 10 feet inches on Seventh street
east, between Z and p streets south, with
two-story frame house thereon, to George
W. Mitchell, for 81 $50.
Messrs. Cooper & Latimer, auctioneers,
have sold lot No. 0, In reservation IL, front
ing IS feet on Pennsylvania avenue, adjoin-
| ing Adams Express Office, and improved by
two twostory brick houses, to A. Graves,
for 5000.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CouRr RooM.-The
recess Of the Criminal Court has been taken
advantage Of to thoroughly renovate the |
court room, which now presents q neat and |
pleasing appearance. The ceiling and walls |
have received new coat Of French gray, |
and the furniture has been grained and var
nlshed and new mating placed upon the
floor, the whole forming quite q contrast
with the court room as II appeared when
| the court adjourned.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION Is called to the
sale by Messrs. Cooper & Latimer, (Wm. B.
Webb, trustee,) on the 18th and 27th inst,
at Q o'clock p. m, each day, Of property on
| Pennsylvania avenue. on the Goth, Of two
houses, next to Adams express office, and
| on the 27th, the house and lot between
Four-and-a-half and Sixth streets, next to
DR.. Clarke's new building. The sales are
under a decree of the court, and without re-
serve.
KSIoHrs OF PrrHrAs.-Samuel Reed, ESQ.,,
OF New Jersey, supreme Chancellor Of the
United States, knights Of Pythias, will leave
| shortly for the West to establish lodges In
that section. He will be 10 Omaha on the
9th Of september, from whence he proceeds
| to California on the 10th az 4 representative
TO the Grand Lodge Of the United States,
!. o. o. F., from the Grand Lodge Of New
Jersey.
THROUGH THE ExERrIoSs OF ". A. Hunt,
esq, OF the Third Auditors office, chairman |
Of the Railroad Committee Of the Ohio State |
Assoc. Hlcu, there has been an arrangement |
contaminated by which citizens Of Ohio, In
diana and Illinois can be furnished with
tickets over the Central Pennsy wanna route
to the principal points In Ohio and to Tudl-
annapolis and Chicago at a reduced rate of
| fare.
RELIGIoUs.-The services at the Metho-
dist Protestant church on Ninth street, be-
tween z and T, tomorrow, will be OF an
especially interesting character to all who
| love children.
The Free National Church OF Christ will
hold Sabbath services In the Common Coun.
| ell chamber at IL q. m. and p. m.
Preaching by Rev. William II. Cudworth, Of
Boston.
NEEDS REPAmISa.-Eighth and Z streets,
| at their Intersection with the crossings In
that locality, need repairing badly, aud have
needed II for years past. Now we have u
superintendent of streets, &C., and he reads
the REPUBLICAN, and he is assured that no
street repairs will be more appreciated than
| a thorough reconstruction OF the locality
mentioned above. Let 1t be done at once.
The REGATTA ON MoSDAY.-The rules
which governed the late regatta have been
adopted as the rules of the regatta to come
of on Monday. The tenth competitor for
the tub-race prize OF tl0 entered yesterday
In the person Of Capt. Geo. johnson. The
first race will take place promptly at ten
O'Clock, and at Its conclusion the tubs will
be introduced.
STEAMBOAT AccIDEST.-The steamer Ex-
press, Capt. Nickel, Of the Baltimore and
Washington freight and passenger line, sus-
tained a slight Injury to her machinery on
the last trip, which delayed her arrival here
till last night-oyer twenty-four hours be-
hindhand The damage has all been re.
paired, however, and there will be no further
irregularity In her trips.
The WASHINGTON CITY DIsPEssARY
northwest corner Of Seventh and NJ streets,
conducted by Drs. L. NJ. Taylor aud z. W.
Latimer, has proved a perfect success. Medi-
cal advice and surgical operations free Of
charge to the poor. Office hours from to
10 a. IN. and s TO Up. m. Prescriptions care
fully compounded.
mont Council No. 22, U. L. A., of Annop-
oils, had a celebration at Annapolis June
ton on Wednesday, at which representa-
tlyes from Wilberforcc and Langston Coun-
ellis Nos. 80 and 80, Of this city, were pres.
cnt, with the Colfax Guards, Capt. Marcellus
Colbert, Of Annapolis.
The MAILS To ALgxAsDRIA.-By the re- I
sumption Of travel on the Washington and
Alexandria railroad the mails TO Alexandria
and for the Orange and Alexandria road
now go by rail-, enecting saving to the Post ,
ONCE Department Of over $4,000 annually,
and securing more rapid transmission.
JEwELRY.-Oreide buttons, studs, sets and
chains; Alaska diamonds set and unset, re-
ceiyed yesterday at Prlgg's One Dollar Jew
elry store, No. 436 Pennsylvauia avenue, be-
tween -Four a half and Sixth streets
A LARGE ROOM, on the hrst floor pleas ,