Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-30

Tho oa,sts of yesterday evening has the
following news itomst aUH

Tho Gazette Of yesterday evening has the
following news itomsi aC
TaH LATE DtsAsTEH.- gentlemen who 70
turned from kichmond this morning.
report Col, Brenps injuries by no means pe-
rlous, thorough he VIII remain IN that city
until the ends OF his fra0tuied Thigh become
40 frmiy init together as 70 wafTsnt his re-
moyal. The Colonel was sitting Just in font
OF the railing surrounding the Judges bench
When iSs n sns beneath Az HIN gave way ad
which did not fall and held Oh TO II until 4
piece o. Timber from the ceiling struck him,
broke his us, hf thinks and loosening his
House OF DdleEatea--a distance OF not more
than seven Ieet Gen. Oorse returned this
morning.. He Ard Nj, Beverly aud Mr.. Brewls
happened. With rsmarkabie presence Of
mind, yhsn he felt hinnlelf deicsndlns, he
OF his hat. He lighted upon his feet, and was
almost the nret one 70 emerge irom the
rubbish. He only Ieeelyed some slight
brought up this morning. He was ieft al
Manassas to await the arrival OF the up train
from this city to carry him 70 bis home in
TSSy we're diied With piss,sriaS, snd he had
to lie with them In that condition. unable TO
move until he wasresoured.
FGsKRAL oFT.A.BRswta, Eso.--Ths city, TO.
day, from half past ten TO one O'Clock, wore the
appearance n Sunday, nearly all the places Of
business, ineluding the post once and the
office Of the collector OF internAl revenue, being
the fssldsSes Of the laie Mr rss where III
body was, And st, PAura church, almost de-
serted, The rooms Of the Corn Exchange were
crowd began to collect on Cameron street be-
tween Washington and st. AaAph, and At 4
quarter before eleven the remains, In a heAta,,
Fleming, John u, Daingsrhsid, Geo. Y. wor.
thinaton, Geo, II, Robinson, W. II, Marbury,
NJ. Eldridge, W. II. Lambert, and r. D. H0oe,
the membera OF the Uorn Exchange Ia body,
and long oortege Of the most pfomin cot real,
dcnta OF the city, were borne 70 81. PAura
church, Of which tho deceased had beea a
member and vestryman, where the preliminary
services Tor the dead and the reading Of the
hfteenth chapter OF -. PAups ntst episile 10
the Corinthians were conducted BY the Rev
ORE Norton and Johnston, 10 the presence Of
BLEED within that edlilee, and composed OF all
ela.sel Of citizens, From the ohutoh the re-
mains were uarried TO their last resting place
where the funeral ceremonies were eouel1ded.
MUNcIPAL AEPAIRs.-Mr. Massey, from
the committee OF the Common Oouneil to
whom the matter was referred, prepared re-
Tuesday night last, had q meeting OF that
body been then held, In which the many dis
erepaneies eNiating between the provisions Of
present charter Of The city were mentioned,
and requesting the members OF the Legisia.
tute from this city to have those discrepancies
obVlated. Mr.. Turner had also prepared a re-
port to be submitted at the meeting OF the
Council to have been held last Tuesday night,
10 which he stated that city taxes have for
yeATs past been collected from the o A and
NJ. ". X. Company on t700, 900 worth, aud from
the A., J.. and II. r. X. Company on $4,000
worth OF property, and that no cltytaxes
have heretofore been collected from the W.
and A. II. n. Company, but that the assessors
have this year assessed that company With
taxes on 10000 worth.
brssER or Two EvlLs.--Day before yetter.
day young and fAahlonably dressed eoIored
man from Washington, named II, Il. brown
Game here on ylsit to ayoung oolored woman
named Maty Dodpon, with whom, under
promise OF marriage, he had been on terms OF
intimacy. His vislt being over, ho started to
go back to Washington, but the Gus father
told him that he should only return a. mis-
daughters husband. That eondltion being de.
olined, the services Of policemen O'NeAl and
Foley were obtained, and the tiFpt nam ed hav-
Ing IN Horned the Eathorlo that wife or JSiI
was his portion, he chose the lesser OF the
two evils, and married the girl iuAtanter.
LAHD SkLH.--Meusrs. BrAwner q 90, real
estate Agents, OF this city, sold on the 10th
Inst, tho farm Of n. y, D.rtow, ESQ OF wAsh.
ington, D. o., near aullford station, A., T..
4 H. r. r., containing 20 acres, 10 Jacques ".
t1IOo cash. -. #.. r IH#'#