Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-14

That cause 10 ours to,dayl 80,
And none but renegade .
Would have these mem'Flea fade
which cheer the soul, like Easter morn,
And bloom, mid senselesa hate aud acorn,
As green a. shamrock glade ~
The laws that cut = nations throat
Are but tyrant's rodi
Tbs laws By bloody baJ'nsis wrote -..- +
Are not the laws Of 0odI
But 'tia holy sight
When "lawful" heirs unite
fGainat alien fule-oT Dane or Dutch,
De Apy power on earth, as such
And Heaven shield the riEhti
,,.-..- RICHARD ouLAHAS,
THn RHPoRM REPuBLIcANs.-A new Re-
publican organization Is springing up In the
various wards In this city, having for lie OBJ
Jet the reform In the political management
OF the Republican party, aud better ad.
ministration OF the city government In all
the practical results Of legislation. The
initintory efforts OF these reformeTs excited
much sensation, which eliminated In such
action on the part Of the old-lnsrB who wers
LED on By the corporation officers and con
trlctou ~ 10 former times would have been
called riotous and dlsorderly In tho hlRhast
degree. Ia fact, there was plainly apparent
disposition 70 put down frec speech, and
crnsh out By main force, all the rights OF a
dellberative assembly.
But against this the press spoke out With
Indignant condemnation. Among the fore
most In this respect was the DAILY REPup.
LicAN, whose editors gave no quarters 20 the
dlsorganiners. The Tesult, however, was
gratifying. Tho rowdy element subsidized,
and since, things have been growing better
The meetings are now. quiet and orderly,
and all things move on In their wouted way,
The retormers are working away. and the
indleanons Of public opinion point TO ulti.
mate suceeas In the accomplishment Of their
object, whom the election 10 June comes or
- WasA. Cor, TsHiRS1ildr (Mieh.) Herald.
LdrGRARI REUNIoS.--ou Saturday eve.
Ming the spacious parlors Of the resideuee OF
Hon. Horatlo King, on II street, were
throDged with invited guests, 10 listen 10
the address Of "Grace QrseuHood," mrs,
LippineotD her subject being ''Joan d'Arc. %
In our limited space Il would be lmpoe slble
70 present even an outline Of her graceful
tribute 70 the memory OF that heroic girl,
VINO gave her life In defence ofher eountry's
honor. The address, which Il Il needless 10
say was marked throughout with the emil.
nent literary ability OF the authoress, re-
celVed the Warmest plaudlts from her atten-
tive and appreclativs hearers. Among those
present were noticed Vles President Collar,
Secretary Cox and lady, Senators Thayer,
Morrill and Buckingham, Commissioned
Van Aernam, Judge Advocate General Holt,
Ohief Justice Casey, Of the Court Of Claim
froless1T .. .. Cor, J. H. VIII, esq, Post
master Edmunds, Hon. D. D. French, NJ. B.
Brady, esq, General 4. L. Townsend,
Judge Tabor, Mrs. Maria stelson, Mrs.
Tucker, the artist Miss Jennie Oven, or
Hartford, Conn., Miss Ammo Ashbyj and
many oihon.
Local BHnyfTIEs.--About - O'Clock on
Saturday night 01ieer Reed discovered a
soldier Of the RlfLh United STATE. eaVnl,V
named Foster, lying drunk on PsnusyIyanih
avenue, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
Streets. He took him 70 the station house,
where upon bis person was found $500. lie
was locked up until sober, when he received
his money aud was seut TO the barracks.
The police Of Alexandria have been To-
structed 20 arrest all peraons-men, women,
OF ehlldrrn--found bvggiug on the street,.
Would Il not be we'll for the officera 10 this
city 70 receive similar orderl ,rr'rs
Of this city, ssntenood Ia March, 1859, 10 two
years In the Albany peultsutiary for assault
and battery With Intent TO kill.
Dufing the month Of February there were
ten deAths In Georgetown.
W. Q. Lipscomb, IT,, has been appointed
principal Of the Male Grammar school. A
Georgetown, In place Of Miss Emma Reed.
NJ Demogeot and Joseph Jockey Weno
committed 70 jail for court by Justice Walter
on saturday on the charge Of assault aud
battery on James McKenna. Es'---I
HonhrBLH CASE or MASIA PoTU.--An ola
ono-legEed soldier, named James Quinn, was
found oy acpuntrymAn on Saturday morn
lng sunaring with mania potu. The stump
OF bis leg was badly bruised by his era Wing
upon u He was taken to the 7th precinct
station and placed In a cell, where q few
hours Afterwards II was discovered that ho
had eheUed the ends OF his 1ngerS on, aud
va acting like mad man. So violent vas
ne that IL vas found necessary 10 ifoa bic
arms behind bis back until he eould be sent
70 tne hospital OF the Washington Asylum
for Treatment,
Tnn ATrESTfoN OF our rsa5srs 10 called 10
the Lecture, al the Calvary Bapdlst church,
this evening", BY Rev. A. Gilbert, af Bald
more, for The boneat Of the u strset Chris-
tan church Sunday school. He bas rhoueu
for bis subject, "Walks about JefaAAiem."
Mr. 0ilben recently Waited Jerusalem, n an
eloqent speaker, and We are assured he viii
please every one thai hears him. Gen. J. A.
Garneld viii preside aad make uhort "a
dress. Tickets for sAls at EniA' maIle st0fe
and At the dooE this evening. WOE = -. I
TINS FnHtN0 sELsoS. Operations have
been commenced a. the Potomac haheTies,
and II "a anticipated the season will be a
prosperous one. Already small Shipments
Of shad and boring bsyS besn received BY
our dealers. hteam has bocn successfully
applied 70 bslas.01ats on the Potomac, and
A. TRIAL made at Marshall Hall nGhinR
snyte fseeutiy with safitfaet0ry results.
Ih9 certainly something new, and may
POaaee great results In the hahiBg business.
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AIILNPr TO hOB.--About q O,cl5ek yes.
tefdAy m0rnlng a. Oiiesrs Chase and Mnt.
lna we're making their rounds they dIsoo,.
cred Two eolored men Attempting 70 f0rr. an
entfanee Into grocery store AZ tbs Conner
o. Eiith and y hIfsets by cutting a way
through the shutter Of ons Of ths door,
They hastoued 70 The store, bat were sesn
b. The burglsrs, who dropped thSF tools,
took 20 their heels, aud made good Their
''eaPe ..-.f
CAUGLTI 10 AsinAls III We have not
Bergh AnoDg o. We hAto a friend 70 the
brute creation 10 tho pornon Of Justice Haf.
per, who uu Saturday promptly huod John
Shed 10 the sum ~ % To- eTas ~ 70 anlmals,
ie having humbgr 0f calves lied up IN tho
market N aneh a manner AZ 81 nearly de-
prlvs the poor crshinrss u brsaih. TITO arr
ssI w. 'oads BY 0hieor Hlnkle, t
MosEI. --Mgl,p, Kllbourn q Latia, COZ.
gr Of 5ovcnih aud Y streets, have OK, 900 !
70 iuyrst IN good rval estate Paper, at mod
Iais ialss. ~
Hn#HHH $50. UITU.U.