National Republican., 1873-04-28
THE LITTLE DETECTIVE.
Rrciteueht on the Avcnuo-why schHfeI
Thouabt lie ,rnu Hobhrd,

HAtNANNltuN IN NuN ANNuNN-"p
ThouEht He was Robbed.
Mr. q. n, sohater, merchant tailor on Penn
aylvania avenue, between Eleventh. and Twelfth
streetl has organized detective corps Of his
own, hat Rets np .ohenp excitement, made ser
yiceable ip the shape OF an Alnrm-bell, which Is
iocsted NJ the front Of the STORE and 10 arranged
that when set by opening either . door or vim
dow, the alarm 4 sounded, and continues until
checked BY those understanding lts operation.
YESTERDAY morning, about one O'Clock, the de-
tective started off on It's own hook and for
few moments made things lively In the neigh
borhood. 0fficer Roderck, patrolllng the heat,
IScas found him with Ma ear 10 The wire door,
endeavoring by the sound to locate the jngler.
A party coming upon the scene At this tune re-
marked that that was the means used Oy many
New York arms TO detect burglars, which caused
"Rodn 10 scent houaobreaker In close proN-
unity. Something must be done, and that al
tbe or,,csrs an punl,sp NJ One hset and mi a reaTJ
response from Mcmahon and Hlnllne. Now
came council OF war, In which IL was decided
that one should Ruard tho froht OF the place, an
other protect the rear, and the third notify the
~ AZ McMahou was the longest in the reach, and
could pass his feathers over bricks quite hur-
rledy when occasion required, TO him was as
signed the walking match against time-starting
point Eleventh street and the Avenne, terminus
about midway OF the square. Mac went, on foot
he new, and soon was seen coming down the
home-stretoh In good coalition, and passed the
scoring-polnt well In hand, while Schafer ap-
peared on the baCk-track entirely distanced.
hurst OF speed that had been exhibited, dropped
his watch, and the remarkable time was forever
lost TO the sporting record.
While thla wAs transplrlng q few people
gathered In front Of the store aud attn on tngled
the he'll this time ringing for Schafer. He came,
was certain that an attempt had been made TO
S ns ,.os ann 9s, no time oRea1g .hs aGo
the interior; doors and windows were all secure,
but nary robber was to he found, and u was
tnen discovered mat the LITTLE detective had . not
good time TO itself and Alarming the nelghbOr-
hood. EserJthlng was closod up, the proprietor
returned home and the otiioers % thcir beats,
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TIE Great Fails OF the Potomac.
10 Ne Eiiior vac Saiioaai Rsprbiiosr;
sR: Since my last letter, published In your Is
sue OF the 22d mat, In regard to the manufac
turing interest IN this section, my attention has
been more particularly called 10 q pamphlet
published by Andrew >. Rogers, eiaborateiy set
ting forth the resources and outlets OF the Grea
Falls, wherein md the following paragraphs
'The reason why this great water power ha,
| so long remained undeyeloped has been mainly
owing 10 the adverse influence OF the institution
OF slavery, Tho people Of the slave States ow
social education. lacked ths requisite prsctica
| genius TO such development, and as they fount
u dimcnlt 70 procure " save an tbe brain OF M
siayery-they preferred 70 let their water power
run waste, and ship theit cotton and woo
1 tufe.
.Years ago, prior to the development Of tn
falls Of the MerlinAc river, from which grew
up the city OF Lowell. the same parties who In
augurated that enterprise offered $500, 900 70
the Great Falls water power Of the Potomac, bu
the owners refused 10 sell at any price. Thes
owners eventually died and the property change,
hands, aud was nDally offered for Improvement
whereupon, Just prior to the late war, com
psny wts duly organized, but failed to get unde
way before the war frustrated their plans.
"fhe adverse effects OF slavery are fast follow
turb the march OF Industrial and inteliecpus
progress. Aud now this invaluable property I
again offered with larsely-increasei advantage
These are facts which SPEAK well for the heal
. and brain OF the author. .....
In my previous letter I represented that at th
Great Falls the minimum power WAS over lwelI u
. down As q sound proposition that for every on
: hundred and slkty-sik horse power actually en-
ployed n textile or equivalent mannfactur
! there will accrue to the locality fully one tho
: sand Inhabitants" Wherefore, with the full q
J yelopment Of the minimum power. you mi
safely calculate on seventy thousand popnlatio
tember 70 June Of each year, you may at lea
/. prospectively double this number, for certain
2 IL that you have t the gates Of your beautlfl
! healthy and nourishing city the foundation nj
the requisite elements for the most extensl
B. industrial operations, especially when, In co
: nectiOn with this immense water power and
|. advantageous outlets. we consider the lnexhau'
4 ible mineral resources so easy OF access, and o
d proximity %, and direct railroad and water co
e nectlon with the cotton fields OF the South.
When you shall have commenced manufactu
Ing nj the Great Falls, surrounded as you are
!, superior qualities Of iron and smelling co
!, steam-power will be brought into requlsitlO
y y and all kinds OF Woodworking will neuessar
= , follow. And as the foreshadowings OF the futu
!, T. show that the District OF Columbia Ia destined
j" become a great railroad centre II viii, with I
Iron and coal al your doors, o. course follow ~
E. rolling mills, foundries and all kinds Of machl
"a shops will concentrate hereabout. In fact,
~ foreseo for you In the early future the most /
E, tenslye manufacturing community mankind
VI ever established; and what blessing this v
e. he to your Industrial classes, so many OF VIII
VI are now suffering because no man hath hll