Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-23

following news items
THERE arc now 80 inmates Of the aims
house, Of which number is are white and IA
are colored. or the whites eight are males,
one a child two years old, and seven arc
females. OF the colored ave are males and
twelve females, four children under elk
years Of age. Since the 10Th Of June, 1868,
iifteon Of the inmates have died, Of which
number three were white, all females, and
twelve colored, seven males aud i've females.
Three births have occurred there since the
same date, two males and one female, one
white and two colored. The whole number
committed TO tho aims house since June 10th,
1908, was seycnty.hve. ..# ....
AHoNG the freight brought here on tho
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad,
during the week ending Saturday last, were
0,SO2 bushels corn, 3,82S wheat, 220 rye, 6l2
oats, IS potatoes, IS dried fruit, 40 barrels
apples, o. barrels eggs, 40 barrels butter, 80
boxes tobacco, 507 barrels -four, s barrels
dressed poultry, 81 COW aud calves, and 5
car loads Of cattlea sheep. During the same
period, among the freight brought here by
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
railroad, were $3.50 bushels wheat, 2,448
corn, 40S oats, 40 feed, 1870 barrels Of -four,
30 barrels eggs, 25 barrels OF butter and
poultry, Al barrels Of apples, 40 bushels Of
dried fruit, % calves, 1855 pounds pork and
1 car load OF cattle. H.t.. ...
The alarm Of FIRE q little amer nine O'Clock,
on Saturday night last, was caused by the
burning Of frame stable In Fnyette alley,
between Water aud Union streets, belonging
to the estate Of the late Isaac Kell. A
frame warehouse and shed adjoining, be.
longing TO Mr.. ]. II. d. smoot, were also
injured. A horse belonging to Tolsou aud
Brother was kept In the stable, but II was
rescued before II had sustained any Injury.
The actual loss was small, and was covered
by Insurance. The fire It IL stated was tho
work Of an lncendlary.
THE tax sale case OF Henry W. Bennett
vs.. Alexander Hunter was decided to-day In
the Supreme Court Of tho United States
Judge Chase delivered q long and able opin-
Ion, and decided In favor Of the defendant In
error-Alexander Hunter-all the Judges
coucurrlng. BY this decision Mr.. II. re-
covers tho Arlington estate, situated be-
tween Alexandria ana Washington-on Of
the largest, most profitable and valuable
forms In Virginia. '.
THE trial OF Henry. Church for an outrage
upon a little girl Of this city, named jose
pheno Brown, will come on at tho term Of
the court Of Fairfax county which COM
menced to-day, and Witnesses from here were
summoned TO attend. #. " ...r
TINS uuoccupIed franc building on the
cast side Of the Washington turnpike, near
the Junction OF that road with the Columbia
turnpike, belonging to an association OF coll
ored briekmakers OF Washington city, was
destroyed by Are early yesterday morning,
SEVERAL small jags Of fsh arrived at Fish
town yesterday aud today. They came In
bunches, however, and sold high. Among
them were few chad.
coLoRED woman, employed by Mr.
William Phillips, at his dwelling. house, on
Cameron street, was yesterday morning dis
covered to have robbed tho gentleman's
wife OF q $50 note. She took the money
from pocket-book which had been leit un-
der pillow, supposing & was IS bill. Capt
John l.. Smith, Of the night watch, and
Police Onicer Webster, worked the case up,
and recovered nearly all the money.
A CHILD Of Mr.. James Allen, residing on
South Royal street, was very nearly strangu-
lated yesterday by an old copper cent, which
accidentally clipped down Us throat aud
stopped up Its windplpo. The obstruction
finally passed down the throat into the
stomach.
Tho Alexandra GaTsits OF yesterday even
ing saysi
An unusual number Of wild fowl have
been killed In this ueighborhood within the
last few days. Canvas backs sell at from
TO 81 per. pair shufIlers at from 80 TO 90
cents per pair. But 1t Is getting late In the
season.
TnE fsh benches 10 market this morning
had good supplies Of white perch, yellow
perch, pike, &C., with some rock, herring
and fow shad. We learn that good hauis
have been made Of spring fish, ut few Of
the landings. 10.
CHAs. A. ARUNDEL, IT,, has been appointed
by Gov. Walker constable for the Becond
district In Fairfax county.
CHICKEN THEFTs contlnuc to be as FIRE.
quent as they were during the winter.
Az ESGISEER CORPS, under Assistant En-
glneer Addison Marbury, left here this
morning for Polnt Pleasant, on tho Ohio
river, to locate the line Of tho proposed ex-
tension Of tue Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire, or Washington aud Ohio rail-
road, from that point 10 Hamilton, the pres
ent terminus Of that road. They expect to
b. In the field until next Christmas. f5Tf 1
Henry CHURou was indicted by the grand
Jury of the county court OF Fairfax county
yesterday for rape committed upon n little
girl named Josephine Brown, OF this city.
His trial was removed to the circuit court.
Judge II. W. Thomas appeared as his
counsel,
MEssRs. INoERsoLL AND DAVIS, the par
chascrs Of the Thornton property In Fairfax
county, have taken a contract for large
number Of cross-lles and other lumber to be
delivered In Philadelphia. Tho shipments
are made In The regular steamers from this
city.
CRIEs OF MURDER were heard near the
corner Of Princess and Henry streets about
o'clock last night, and Ii was rumored In
that neighborhood Afterwards that man
had assaulted woman aud her daughter
on the street and cut them both with a
knife.
SEVERE aud sangulnary fight, without
serious results, however, took place between
some Of the female residents OF Hammer
dinger's alley, about II o'clock this morn
ing. large crowd was attracted by the
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