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COMPANIES.

DOYAL FIRE NSURkNCE COMPANl
Nv LIVERPOOL ANDLoNDoN: 400,
;:t,, rrs,:rsr nj viryipia $4,000
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE CONTAIN VT
~. *. LONDON o,,o
Demo .itea with Tre,si,rer OF Virginia, $4,000.
Shareholders personally responsible ior Tie QUIT
cations Of the above companies. a., ,
Representing the above staanch old EnsiiSh I'm
panies, solicit the patronage Of the pnhiiT ai.
their unquestionablc security. prompt an" '''''A
JOHN II. CfAIBOkNE & co, Agents..
80 ; No HOS Main street,
MUTUAL. LIFE INSURANCE CONTAIN of
NEW YORK.
CASH ASSETS 0T Err S60. oOn.ooe;
Cash dividends, surpdssiag az others. al sfs' a""
cue1y anniversary of policies. , an,
PSmiums payable annually, semi-annnaiy. anu
quarterly. o.,,,,.py
The OLDEST, LARGEST, and CHEAPEST company
In the United States. 49,
John II. claiborne, Agent.
$50, 49, - : No. HOS Main street.
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SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.

RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC
RAILROAD COMPANY, OFFICE OF
GENERAL TICKET AND FREIGHT AGENT.
RICHMOND, June 49, IRA |
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DOCK AND JOB PRINTING NEATLY
D DONE AT THIS OFFICE.
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RICHMOND AND bASvILLE RAILROAD Col
OFFICE ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT. :
RICHMOND. VA. June l3, 1873
TOING We ST.-The Lynchburg and
~ Danvilie Passenger Train daily Except sun
days) leaves Richmond ut s:i5 a. NJ; BurkcylNe a.
l:!O p. NJ; arrives at LynchDnrg 4a5 T. NJ. snd ar.
riyes ut Danyle ate i. NJ.
SUNDAY i,ynclburg Passenger Train leaves Rich
moud ut s:95 4: VI. arrives 1t Burkcvillr al lips
A. NJ and LyinhbufS al 40 +. NJ
Through Mall and Passenger Train leaves Rich
mond daily at iN5 Z. NJ; leaves Danville daily at
s:45 T. NJ: arrives At Greensboro daily 1T ll:lU
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GOING EAST.

The IymchblIrg and Danvlle Passenger Trains
daily (Xcela Sundays leave i.ynchburg al s5 A.
NJ leave Dinylle at 8:l5 4. NJ: leave Burkrvillr
nj 1885 A. NJ: arrive nj Richmond IT 2:25 P.M.
The Sunday i.ynchhurg Passenger Train leaves
Iynchbrg at Sis p. NJ; leaves Rurkevilc AT Ito +.
NJ: arrives ut Richmond al !:l7 u. Nj.
The Through Mail and Passenger Train leaves
Greensboro daily at BIS T. NJ: leaves DanyilIr
daily at ll:lT.p- NJ; arrives IT Richmond daily al
u35 4. NJ.
The Through Mali aud Passenger Trains going
South connrct al Greensboro with trains on the
North Carolina railroad for all points south.
The Lynrhblrg Trains connect at Barkeville
with train on thu Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio
railroad for NIL points sOuhwcs, and south.
Through tickets To ali points south and southwest
can IN, procured at the ticket Office In Richmond,
and of Il. r.. WALKER. agent Of the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio railroad, No. 1926 Main street,
Richmond
PapprS that have arrangements to advertise the
schedule OF this Company will please print the above
T. NJ. X. TALCOTr,
10 "a Engineer and SUPERINTENDENT.
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A NCHOE LINE STEAMERS. ~ n ~ T,
- Saline FROM NEW YORK
ayESA WEDNESDAY AND - fi!ki,Af

AvEHh WEDNESDAY ANU -" ftN'S'
- RATES:
CABIN PaSSAGE-PAYABLE IN GOLD.
TO Liverpool, Glasgow, Londonderry, or
Queenstown ..........................S75 and SOB
To 7 on,IOu Observation-Disclosures. 50 and 10
To Paris Observation-Disclosures. ~ aud 81
TO Uayrc Hamburg Antwerp ..........' 81 and 20
To Bremen, t;ohGuburE, CnriSltliia,
Go ............. 80 aud IS
n. B.-Cubin rates for Wednesday, steamer pay
able In CURRENCY a.. .'.l
STEEKAGE--pAYaBLE IN CURRENCY.
Glasgow, Liverpool, Queenstown, ar
Londonderry. p.....................sd $50 from J 2
Hamburg, llayre, Antwerp iO......... 50 from 80
Brtmen l0thenbllrg &c, o........ =. 50 from 10
Passengers booked 10 anu from railway gLtinns
or selports I'm Ensland, IRELAND. Scotland. Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, GERMANY, France Holland, Bell
GUM, and the United States.
Passengers booked DIRECT from Palermo, Genoa,
Messina and Trieste to New York.
For further Information apply 10
HENDERSON BROTHERS,
7 Bowling Green. n. Y, or
GEORGE w. ALLEN < CO., Agents.
old Dominion Steamship Company, Rockets.
II
National Republican., 1873-12-16

thing We promised to pay him "a a subject, to
Dec. t,-weni 10 Hoimcsa's and Young Men's
At either. Hospital stewart Hilton was sent over
TO help me to-day
tinF 70 send him two subjects tomorrow. Went
70 Holmcad's and Young Mems cemeteries this
evnTninE bg, did not SUCCEED IN getting any hing.
noon. Did mol and Cooper there. Cato. and
went out to Ebenezor this evening, and got
subject, which We put IN barrel ready to % %ship;
yhcn came back. we went out riding together.
got subject at Holmead's tonight my self
Monday, Dec. a,--Scnt two subjects TO virginia
this morning, and wrote letter TO Dr. Days IN
ESn 70 Gs and esG saS o
TWO ov MS crsrossps
The following letters will show the mode Of
transportation, as we'll as who ratronised the hrm;
tg rNivrnsirY or VIRGINIA, Dec. 4 isa
DIAN siE The last mail brought your letter.
Please send nc at once two ,ubicsts Of merchant,
had infinite trouble IN consequences OF bloody
llquid escaping RON one q the barrels last win
University Of Virginia, and notify me by mail
that you have sent them.
.. SIT tSs arrangement works well, / viii get
from you chiefly.
Dr.. $. E. f,saca, a's Had cdPdoi si'vt, 'voshia0-
DsAR sln Boxs, have come. or rather barrels.
Do not send barrels; they always get the heasls
knocked In, and excite suspicion " they 10 not, rs
tho subjects shake about The best way to
pack e In a tight box three feet by two, or near
that dimension, the suhect having legs and thighs
hcxcd and head resting on chest Sawdust parkc
about prevents odor and the subject from shaking
aeou, % In the box, Two can be put IN a single box
little larger taan the enc describe. gu may
Keep on sending until am done work at SIS each
for good ones. We sell FOR forty to the students
all injected, aud have TO get my pay for keeping
the room and all incidental expenses. The cx-
press averages about ~ y subject, so you see tho
price you mention could not be afforded. Your
money will be sent promptly on tho receipt OF
goods, and you may ynd me tust as last as you
can between now and january In haste. Yours,
truly, u. f. fRoTHiNeHAN.
National Republican., 1873-12-16
WORK At TINE .yiyY yARD,

The order recently reco,y cd to send the monitor
M"ntauk to New f"..a to be repaired by QuIntard
MURPHY has yeen countermanicd, and she will
remain a. tho yard, where all the repairs neees.
s.ry 10 put her In scagoinp condition will he exc.
cutcd. This Is good news for the men employed
In the yard, Us It will probably give them plenty
OF work this winter. ..
The United States steamer Gettysburg, Lieut.
u. q. McRitchie commanding. arrived yesterday
morning from the Portsmouth,, IN H. Boston,
New York. philadelphia an.l Norfolk navy yards,
with u miscellaneous cargo Tor the different bu-
rcaus.
Workmen are busiy engaged In raising the
frame OF the new ship Nipslr, and everything bids
fair for her completion at an early day should
Congress supply tho necessary funds.
Mr.. Henry Hoover has becn appointed by the
vicc James y. Porter, reduced. Mr.. Hoover is a
thoroughly competent gentleman, and his ap-
pointment gives general satisfaction to the me-
ehancs In this department of construction aud
repair.
draughtsman Of the construction department, 10
seriously III at his residence, 922 Eighth street
| southeast, and not expected to live. Mr.. Foster
ls now In his cightythlrd year, and has been for
the past hftyseyen years an employee Of the Navy
| Department. lie had few equals as a drauEhts-
| man OF naval architecture, and many Of the al,-
pren,ices who learned draughtlnp under his dircc-
the corps OF constructors OF the navy and In pri-
yate shlpyards throughout the country. Among
| the many who werc apprentices under M. Foster
may be inentonc, Mr., Lenthail who some years
| ago was the chief OF the bureau Of construction
and rcpair
National Republican., 1873-12-16
4 REMARKABLE SERMON.

To the EJRor gCtss National Republfean.
SIR: The Rev. Dr. Llnnahan preached in the
Metropolitan VI. y. church on Sunday morning
last from tho words; EVERY mans works shall
be tried by FIRE, Of what sort It is" and In illus
trating certain points In his discourse the Doctor
took occasion to go aside from his subject TO throw
some slurs at the "union men" Of 1901 90, whose
cry he said, ''was on to. Richmond, on to Rich
moni;r but when It was supposed that the men OF
Richmond were nbont to come on to Washington
North" Did Dr. Lnnnahan remain In Washing.
ton to welcome his iriendsf He said "he knew
one Union man who struck that bee-line, and
never stopped running until he reached Ohio. He
found another Union man In this city who, when
about to be drafted, suddenly remembered that
when boy he had fallen from an apple tree and
fractured his right arm. Now, he would not ques-
same time, he thought 1t was quite probable that
his fall frUn the apple tree was very much like
that Of the man who fell under an apple tree some
six thousnpd years ago.
Perhaps The Doctor docs not like apple trees; n
he had not added "somc SIX thousand years ago.
we might have supposed tina. be reierrsd to his
friend General Lee, "who fell under an apple
tree" In 1906. The Doctors wit. however, was not
sharp enough to give edge TO his slurs; and bray
did Or. Lannahan buckle on the sword and shoul,
der his musket and start "On to Richmond ~
According to Tumor he could have gone on to
Richmond" without sword or musket, and as many
supposed his sympathies were there, some though.
heoayht to have gone y toe in the day for
preacher .s.Ssa own Union" was doubted, to
stand up in one Of the principal churches, In the
capital OF the nation, and throw slurs at the
"Cnion men, Of sixty-one and two, when PATROL
ism was needed and valuable, and not the cheap
thing It Is now. W. b.
National Republican., 1873-12-16
. VIEW ADVERTIyEluEyTS.
For,l's opera house.
Room iVr rcnt over Tecl's store.
choral Society meeting tonight.

Foris opera house.
Room ior ront over Teels store.
Choral Society meeting tonight.
The "ln,ernational Law Review"
Meeting Of Liberty Lodge. Nc. Q, X. ofP.
Meeting OF wcmen's Christian Association.
Resolutions Of coincidence by Hibernlan Society.
william n. shustsr Bro, black beaver
cloths.
Holiday books at Morrisen's, as Pennsyivania
avenue.
Two hundred iaborers wanted near Deaf and
Dumb asylum.
]. W. BotsisrS Bro, ez3 Pennsylvania avenue,
Fine houses for rent by Tho.. Z. wssgaman,
SO Seventh street.
Books for sale Angilm's bookstore, corner Of +
and Fifteenth streets.
House and lot for sale by L. J. Sweet, Sll sev.
enth street northwest
Sale Of general articles this morning at ware
rooms Of Latimcr h Clcnry.
W. r. Riley. 'io Market Space, black Lyons
velvet and other rich goods.
Concert at the First Presbyterian church, by
the choir, tomorrow evening.
Concert and soiree Of Union Lodge, No. a, X.
Of r., at Masonic Temple, Thursday evening
Pawnbrokcr's sale at W. L. Wall 4 Col ware
rooms, commencing saturday, December 20.
Farm for sale In Prince Georges county, Nd.
by J. A. Osborne, ~ pwcifih street northwest.
Meeting OF Hlbernian Society No. to-day, at
o'clock, to attend the funeral Of Thos p. Neacy.
Literary and musical entertainment ut the
| Thirtcenth-street Baptist church tomorrow even.
ing.
For rent or sale, house on a street, between
Ninth and Tenth. Apply J. A. Smith, 1907 X
street.
Fair for benefit Of Childrcn's hospital, wednes-
| day evening. and continue the balance Of week
at Vernon building.
Latlmcr n Clcary will sell, Friday, January 2,
two-story brick house on Four and a-haif street
west, between Z street and Virginia avenue.
The sale ofbulldIng lots on New Jersey avenue,
between X and l. streets north, by Edwin J.
Sweet, Is posiponl ] until Tuesday, December 70.
National Republican., 1873-12-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Professor wcjpcwood delivered the last lecture
Of tho course before the students Of the National
University last night,
Detectives Sargent and McEirresh yesterday
arrested IN baltimore, and brought to this city,
tlhns, Mlchler charged with robblng John Peters.
NE VIII be taken before Judge Smell to-day
t!onecr, sold yesterday afternoon, at auction,
hrccs story brick dwelling on the northeest cor.
ner OF and Tenth streets northwest TO ocrhAm
II, Hopkins, at s4,et0
At the recent meeting Of Pioneer Council, No.
J, Sons Of Jonadab, a preamble and resolution
Were unanimously adopted. thanklng the Board
oi Poliee for thor actbn In refusing to approve
certain liquor licenses.
At meeting Of the Washington City Central
Temperance League, held last evening, the me-
ton Of an inebrnte asylum was read and adopted,
league.
Acton, accompanied by a squad Of officers, made
. descent on colored disoricriy ball and cap
tured icrty.two Of the females. They were
for y hearing before Judge Smell to-day.
Mr A, A. wheciock, proprietor Of the temper.
ance greccry on pcnnsyivanla avenue, fell into an
evening, and sustained sericu., though lii hoped
not dangeIons, damage to his person. lie was
taken IN charge by his friends and conveyed to
his residence.
At the regular communication Of n. h. French
Iodgc. No. IS, y. A. A. n, held last evening, the
iollowIng ohcers were elected for the year 1874;
Henry =. Burroughs, I. W; and u. 4. Mcintlre
and Hon. =. J. W. Tabor were again unanimously
reelected ns secretary and treasurer respectively
Mrs. Frances weich, wife OF Reddy welch, died
yesterday afternoon, amer lingering illness, Of
consumption. Reddy, who Ia now confined In jail,
serving ont . sentence. last week, accompanied
by q bniliH, was permitted to pay q visit to his
sick wife. The poor womnn's lie has been hard
and eyepiful one. and II is probable death was an
acceptable release.
Messrs. puncsnsou, Bowling n Co., auctloneers,
sold yesterday afternoon, fut Francis and Samuel
Wheatiey's trustees. lots ~ and n In L. y, Chap.
man's subdivision Of square 3s<. situated On r
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets north.
west, Improved by two frame cottages, to u, NJ.
Lawrence. for si,suo each. The same Arm sold for
Francis aud William wheatley's trustee lots NJ
and - IN u. =, Chapman's rccor,lcd subdivision oi
ORIGINAL lots to H. inclusive, In square 3I, sit.
uatcd on n street, between Ninth and Tcnih b
norihwtst improved by two frame cottages, to u.
NJ. Lawrence, Tor el, 100 each.
National Republican., 1873-12-16
'Ffff ~ w w wv
RALTIMORE MARkE ETS,

BALrMoRg, Dee. i5.-Breadstuffs-Fiour-
market for Flour Is trm with an upward tendency
r%bgnrted re- gsssd tss @ sss os Ussnse podsy beins on
800 hbls, wsstcrn Family at E,HSpIb
Ws.at.rhc ,alss & smsraesS ~, go 800 bushels hslr {"
bulk at ii, TDi.so. There was little inquiry f1r
SSer s and A. only sns ys "a sSNs ss
GgSa, -rhe 6nerlpss o. southern amounted TO 70,
At eSDTa cents Tor bae.eyei and Freen TO dry, The
io cents, and go do; old Al 70 CENTS fPr white and
and fct delivery this month Is quoted at isT cents
but we learn Of no sales beyond tn bushels new on
SSseerg SGn,yr SSs ssS saSeru sold at n
cents and quote mixed Western At .s cents, and
Rns.e%e note sss: Of no bushels fair at s, cents
and 100 do, prime at % cents.
G,,i @9se prissi d,h2 II 2'iSw i ssD, M,daES
eood ordinary LH@i'een''' and good ordinary ii's
PyosfsfcIs THE mArket for ProyisionsIs ariner,
asSsr rSihss sSySYes A @
some saias have been made, but We failed 10 learn
Tor @ part % fully cured, and cdrsi clear rb Side,
q ~ cents. We learn q sale Of 29ooo lbs. new
bac6n sides AZ s4 cents loose; and We quote lob,
4 sss,s ssn' Msss Posi Z aScca AZ ss psr Sb aSs
prime Western steam Lard at ss@SA cents pei
SI0drs. I'VE quote prices to-day as follows
cgss pGr,o HE a a. az e sa1g rss,nlns Iss
trifssai, Nc9sS cents; %, boxes No. il, .Nssl
eents; Porto Rico groccgy; t9sh cents; and Demo
small supply oncring. Early to-day q small sal,
was made ID Ol and subsequently 100 barrels sol'
a sl.o'Gih per gallon eloslns .arn at the latte
National Republican., 1873-12-16
CIyYL RIGHTS DELEGATES.
A GENERAL CONFERENCE HELD YES.
TERDAY.

A GENERAL CONFERENCE HELD YES
TERDAY.
A conference Of the delegates to tho Civil Rights
convention was held yesterday morning at Union
League hall for the purpose Of finishing such
business as was lei undone at the convention.
George T. Downing occupied the chair, and A. N.
Green secretary.
Mr.. Martin, ofthe District Of Columbia, moved
that the roll Of the National Council be called;
which was adopted, and six members answered
Mr.. Arnold. Of Novth Carolina. wns substituted
Is q member Of the council, vice J, y, sampson,
and Mr.. Walker, Of New Jersey, vice J, Lawson.
Mr.. Burch, Of Louisiana, offered the following;
Resoiptd, That the presiding officer OF the late
a., issue call for an election Of ofiicers and an
executive committee, to bc located IN washing
ton, ID. o., for the National Council. and that the
mode Of said election shall be as follows: That
send a printed circular 10 each Individual mem.
Der Of tho National Council by the convention,
and informing him Of said election Of ofccrs also
allowing said member, In his absence, to indicate
BY letter to ssid secretary Ais choice for ofheen
6r said National Council, and after the rsception
Of said votes they shall be counted and promui-
gated publicly through the press, and such gen.
ncmcn receiving the highest number Of votes 80
east shall be declared duly elected as officers Of
the National Council for the term Of ono year.
resolution; after which u was adopted.
The league are as follows: W. u. Gray, q. D.
X. Green, Ico. NJ. Arnold. y. W. Bryant, W. y.
Walker, !; Douglass, tr. g haroadoss, r. X
din,, J, II. Burch,. p, Slmsoc, L. d. White, H.
FitIbattlc, A. smith, J. q. Mortimer, p. A. He'll,
Geo. r. Downing, ". W. Curry, ~. W. Mitchell,
q. W. Morseli, J. selia Martin, W. A. Saunders,
A. Williams.
Amer general conversation the meeting I'd.
iuurncd,
National Republican., 1873-12-16
AGRICULTURE AND MECHANICS.
REORGANIZATION Of THE SOUTHERN
MARYLAND AND DDIsTRiCT OF CoLuM.
RIA Association

BlA ASSOCIATION.
This association, which was well known In anti.
war times, has been recently org auiIed and the
following gentlemen elected ms oifieers: Presl.
dent, Joshua 7. Clarke; treasurer, Chas. White
corresponding aud recording secretary, Robert
Bowie; solicitor to obtain subscriptions, Benja-
min +, Guyi collector, William 4. Magru,icr.
ing gentlemen Joshua +. CLARKE, Robt. Bowie,
Charles white, FIELDER Mavrudcr, Joseph II.
Roberts, ST., John weleh. William u. Webb, NJ.
4. scott. u, =. duy, &. q. Mngruder, lr., John A.
Baker, Samuel J. Meakn. DIR. q. A. Wells, Geo.
W. Duvall Of o., George White, 4. J. Middleton,
and executive com sttccs, such as ,ico. ". Riggs,
William J. Murtagh, Benjamin l.. Jackson. and
Major lie We're Burr, for thu District OF Coum-
bia. and Hons. wm, j. Albrrt VIM. NJ. Mcrriek
ID. Il. Magruder, VIM. II. Tuck, Udcn Bowie, Col.
Samuel Cox, Col. James blackstone, Hon. jos.
cultural AID proic ssionai gentlemen.
The society have pgreha:ed two hundred acres
Of land adjacent to wilson's station, on the line
annual or scmi.annual ambitions. to be hereafter
announced The property Is known as Mount
Washington city, in full Wow Of the dome of the
CAPITOL and even more elevated In position than
that masterpiece oi American architectural skill
An accomplished rural architect has said Of II
that he had never seen more beautiful and bct.
ter adapted plateau OF ground for tho purposes
designed. TIE treasurer Is under bond Of sSooo,
nnd the collector OF 0CO and each Is required to
report when called upon by the spcicty.
The state Of Maryland has already made the
society q liberal donation, and. Judging by the
Numerous subscriptions already received, their
prospect for ultimate success Is indeed very Hat
terinE. The subscriptions are ten dollars per
share, one iuuIih 10 be paid In cash, and the bal
ance in six, twelve aud eighteen months, and have
been made low with the design. OF attracting the
attention Of az true lovers OF agriculture, me.
chanics and the ino aBts.
This association having been regularly char.
tered, and comprising as II does, the District Of
Columbia, the wealthy counties extending down
the Potomac peninsula Of Maryland, as well as
the city Of Baltimore, ought 70 take the front
rank Of all sos.etses Of this noble enaiacc. :. - 2.
throughout tho Union ~.
National Republican., 1873-12-16
AFTER THE POLFcE BOARD.

A largcly-attendcd meeting Of the German
American representative committee was held last
evening at Turner hall, Hon. Simon Wolf In tho
chair. Considerable excitement was manifested
in regard to the rejection by the police commis
sIoners OF applications for liquor licenses by q
large number OF German restaurant keepers, and
IL was asserted that the board had exceeded the
power vested In them by the late act Of Congress,
In rejecting applications for licenses 10 eases where
the applicants had complied with all the require
mcnts Of the law.
After extended debate on the subject, letter.
couched In courteous, but earnest, language, was
sanctioned by the assemblsge and ordered TO be
transmitted TO the Board Of Police Commissioners
for their consideration and reply.
The exemption Of church property from taxa.
tion was Subsequently discussed, and 1t was
claimed that II was an injustice TO property.
holders at large, In country In which Church
and state are separate, to tax them for property
owned BY private corporations,
ltwas hhaliy resolved to petition Congress for
relief In the premises.
Amer s6me further debate on other subjects, n
resolution was passed providing for mass meet,
ing, to be held W next Mopday night, In place
hereafter To be hSed upon, when the license and
church questions are tobe submitted the people.
Aftef the transaction Of some routine business
the meeting adjourned.
National Republican., 1873-12-16
LEGISLATION FOR TIE DISTRICT.

Mr.. Chapman, Delegate from the District Of
Columbia, introduced In the House, yesterday,
number Of bills, among them the following;
To authorize the construction Of n substantial
iron or masonry bridge across the Eastern branch
Of the Potomac, at or near the Anacostia bridge.
This is the same hill introduced by Gen. Chip.
man In the last Congress, with the exception that
the present bill appropriates 100000 Instead Of
4l5o,O0o for the purpose.
He also Teintrodueed hill In aid Of the public
schools OF the District Of Columbia, granting
100000 acres Of public land, the proceeds Of which
shall constitute perpetual fund for school pur.
poses In the District.
Also, a bill to amend and consolidate the seve.
raj acts relating to u Metropolitan police Of the
District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Chipman also introduced as q bill q Joint
resolution of Mr.. Polands, Of the last Congress,
for commission to arrange docks and depots OF
steam railways within the city Of Washington.
The bills were seyerally referred to the Commit
tee on the District Of Columbia.
In the House oi Representatives yesterday Mr..
Hale introduced bill abolishing the once Of
warden ofthe Jail In this District, giving The sp.
perysion and control Of the jail 70 the mafthal Of
The District, and providing that all appointments
OF flaior, clerk, guards and physician at said Jail
shall lie made by said marshal, subject to the
confirmation of the Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia.