The national Republican., 1866-12-20
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
MEETING Or nm woaErHaxEx's AssExyrh.
Tho regular noathly meeting Of the Working
mems Assembly VA heid last evening In the Council
b Ne chair. Bat fsv nsabss were pfsssnt n
The sbssnes Of The Recording sssrstsfy. the Prssi
dsnt sppointsd A. r. Cavis TO aet In his stssd.
Ihs ltoes.dins' Of the last meeting were r'sd
M. Bona i rr.,.o..d ii. credentials Of Robsr.
gates from the Iron Mouldsrs Union, which were
rspertsd correct BY Mr.. MeoasAran, chairman Of
the Exseutlvs oennittss. They were accordingly
admitted - delegates. : g .......,..
A somnuniostion vas received from the Journey.
men Beokbindsrs' Association, stating that they.
! Mr. Oooi is.seduesd rssolu.ioa dirsssins the
Executive Csnnittss 70 urge upon 0ossrsn the
nsesssity Of passins The sisht-hour law.
&c, 9. whalsy sas .pPelnsst b. The President
ns%sss q ~ s,.s.siys conmiss.s from sA'
ks"rss McIsw T Ssc.shr.na and oa,is x.r. thsn
voted committee to visit the different Working.
mems Associations In the eity and sndssvor 10 IN
duee them 70 cooperate With the Asssnbly.
the SANE piacs on tho tkird wsdnssdsy IN January
DkxNIsoS VS.. THR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or %, so IN RAvoR OF ZEE iuSIYY.-Yestsr.
day morning N The Circuit Court The csss Of Chas.
9. pseaisoa ". The Corporation Of WAshington
vas d:tsr.insd: In this ssss an sstion wss
brought By the plaintiff to recover damages 70 the
amount Of Slo. 900, for an injury alleged to have
been sustainsd By hin On the night Of the 10th Of
February 1885, By falling Into An Area II ftont Of
the building on the corner Of Hftssnth snd @
streets then IN sours. Of erection by Mes,rs Plant
"A "a "a ALL -
owing TO the want Of sufficient barriers to afford
pfotsetioa TO passsrs by.tar ,-i..t.I So r.1su
The jury, after being out about half an holr,
returned verdict for the plaintif, awarding him
$3, 500 damages .'.g ,'Sss ,'' f.-....
The Masonic FAIR.-Deservedl this en-.
terphss Of the Masonic fraternity still holds place
second to none In point Of attractions Of the ssv
sral evening resorts Of our fellow. .citiEsns. The
music 10 excellent and the prizes tantalislngly
tempting and 70 acquire their posssssisn requires
such S - sd % d.Aro,.n o Of n.:suiins pockets. Ii. he
throng Of visitors remains undininishsd, and the
Fair will doubtless BE- largely attsndsd during It's
sontinuanos, which win mot bs extended beyond
New Ysar's Bvs. when . grand hop will probably
Be given, Those who desire to pass not only q
pleasant but profitable evening should visit the
Fair at the corner oths Avenue and Seventh street
PRIOR to ih eioes. IL y l-l--- -....gg .'i5
BLACK LIZ ON HER DIoNlTY.-Last night,
at about eight o'clock, while an Avenue ear was
passing down towards the Capitol, . oolored woman
named Lizzie Burlsy, . notorious prostitute, en-.
tered, and no one Offering seat was obliged to
stand until the entrance, moment after, Of white
lady, to whom . seat was immediately offered by .
gentleman Tho seat rendered to the white lady
vas at once occupied BY the ,colorsd parsonage re.
fsrrsd to, who, whom rsmonstrstsd with BY the gen.
tlsman, indulgsd in Language unbseoming one Of
her sex. Hsr conduct becoming more violent she
was elected from the car and placed In charge Of
IN oesr, Who took her before Justice Morsell, who
fined her so for disordsrly conduct. 49,.
BEAUTIFUL PrASosEwe solicit the at
tsnton Of our readers to the very large and varied
| assortment Of Ans pianos ut the old and popular
N musie establishmept Of John r. Ellis 806 Penn
sylxania avenue, near Tsnth street, who has the
cole agency for the oldest and best houses In bis
line Of business In this country. Mr. Ellis con,
templates at an early date making extensive i'm
proysmsnts In his place Of businsa, which, added
| 10 the fact Of bis having such very large stock
on hand, will enable him to otsr not only piaRos,
but any musical instrument, At greatly reduced
prices. Give him . call. 'a...7 .'.. D..
Thai CIDER Our enterprising young
friends, Brown and Chsmbsrlin, Wholesale dealers
10 country produce generally, at No. $40 street.
between Tenth and Eleventh, us ars glad to notice
are getting along aourishinglga We tested the
sparkling pure apple cider and inspected theil
large stock Of ohoios butter, ehssss, poultry and
No. l In quality. The firm 10 supplied wholly b.
reliable Western farmers, and their stock Is un
surpassed by any in town. Sksptics, walk in and
judge for yourselves,
DRUNK AND DIsORDERLy.-Margaretk Kelly
prostitute by calling was arrested BY 0hioer Pay
son on Tuesday last for too free an indulgence In
ere water, and for consequently behaving in an un
ssemly manner, and was taken before Justice
Buckley, who imposed hns Of 4244. Margaret
being unable At tho time to 'liit the veil and 70
move tho pressure" was sent to the workhouse In
default Of payment.
PAYING FOR THEIR FUN.-John Clancy, @
professional thief was arrested BY ofhoer Prathsl
night before last for being drunk and disorderly.
6lsd the squire's requisition for the sum Of IS
Thomas Mccormick. guilty Of the Same offence,
was fined - BY Justice Ray.
HELD TO BAIL TO KEEP THE PEAcE.-Joh
Downsy, on complaint Of his indignant spouse. va
being drunk and obstrepsrous, and fined $500 b!
Justice Boswell. He was also held to bail to keel
the pesos. for threatening language used toward
Mrs Downsy.
SENT TO THE WoRKHoUsE.-Cecelia Griffin
| 0OlOro0t W8s 3out 70 tuo WOIkuOubo Ou Auobuby "
Justice Boswell, In default Of the payment Of
ans Of $3.50, imposed for disordsrly conduct.
Mary Moriarty, ON the same charge, received |
similar sentence.
PEDDLINd WITHOUT LIcENsE.-A peripa
tstic vender Of small wares BY the name Of Nose
Filhsmmsr, was arrested by 0nAcer Wilson on Tues
day for hawking his goods about the streets with
out first remunerating his Unole Samuel for th'
privilege, and was fined IS BY Justice Bates
ACQUIRED LOCAL HABrrArroY.-Lorrir
Cole, for having no visible means of support, wal
arrested by 0thcsr Howard on Tuesday, and moi
possessing the amount Of the fine imposed by Jus
tics Bates, was committed to jail.
STRIKING lie IN yIRaNIA.-We are in
formed that the parties engaged In boring for oil
In tho nsighborhood Of Munson's Hill were 70
wardsd this morning by the discovery Of fluid
which readily ignited and burned upon the appli
cation Of lighted matoh.-Ahranaria Gazette.
DEsTIrUrIoN IN VIRGIsIA.-The present
winter Il Is represented will bring with 1t great
amount Of suffering among the poor Of both color,
In Alexandra. Applications for relief arc daily
received In large numbers st the Mayors once.
POLICE RETURHs.--The returns made tc
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