The national Republican., 1867-07-18

Quayle, four black crows BY Mcssn. bommers,
Poulton and Others were well rendered. The
exercises closed with Handy Andy" which
was placed upon the stage In an admirable man
ner; 7. Harry Donohuo, as Handy Andy, render
ing his part almost to perfection. Mrs, Eddie,
as 0onah Rooney, looked quite pretty, and gave
faithful, natural rendition Of her part. Mrs.
sillimap, as Mad Nance, performed that difficult
character most excellent Messrs. Bryson, CAL
yer, Young, Shines and others who took part In
the play deserve credit for theiE good acting
The whole formed q very pleasant entertain.
ment, and we trust will be again repeated.
The REBEKAH AssoCIATIoHs.--The Ladies
Union Rebekah Degree Associations, composed
Of the wives and widows Of members Of the /.
o. o. f., who have taken that degree, are In
very prosperous condition, and are doing much
good In quiet manner
Association No. I, located OF the Navy Yard,
have installed the following officers Jane
Young, President; Jane A. Wise, Vice President;
A. &. p. Gross. Recording Secretary; Anna Sim.
onds, Financial secretaryj and Mary Il. Mclean,
Treasurer.
Association No. 2, located at Odd Fellows
Hall, Seventh street, has installed the following:
Mrs. G. steinle, President; Mrs. A. Kaiser,
Vice Presidenti Mrs. Ziemer, Recording Secre-
tary; Mrs. Vost, Financial Sser.taryi Mrs. So
phia Bauer, Treasurer; Mrs. N. Kattlsmann,
Cha plain r...
Association No. 3, located In South Washing
ton, have installed the following officers: Mrs,
Champion, President; Mrs. Jas. II. Whitemore,
Vice President; Mrs. Litchfeld, Financial Sec.
Rotary; Mrs. Josephine Cornwall, Recording Sec-
retaryi Mrs. Jos. Davis, Treasurer. be-
TnE JAPAN.-The steamer Japan, for
merly tho ram Stonewall, Is almost ready for sss,
and will leave for Japan In the early part Of
H.. Ill L. .,lA ~. -
Commander George Brown, Of the regular army.
and will have an addition--one lieutenant as ex.
eeutive officer, one mae as sailing master, and
FIVE engineers. She will carry crow-probably
Of thirty men--mostly flremen and beavers, but
few seamen being required for her. She will
take the western route to the East Indies, and
not go by way Of the Cape Of Good Hope. Pass
ing through the Straits Of Magellan, her com.
mander will probably run to the northward to
avoid the heavy gales Of the Patagonian coast,
steering to the west after crossing the Equator
in the Pacific, and being in north latitude. We
trust that all on board may have plessnt time,
and return safely home. The Japan will prob
ably bo open for public inspection ere her de-
parture.
The MERCHANTS HoTEL FIRE.-A suit
has been entered In tho Circuit Court by George
Mattingly and others, assignees Of Anthony
Luley, surviving partner Of Lulley Brother,
against the Enterprise Insurance Company Of
Philadelphia, to recover the amount Of insurance
on the stock Of goods Of the firm destroyed by
the Gre, on the corner Of Sixth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. In the building known as the
Merchants Hotel, on the 9Th Of March last.
The bill charges that the stock Of goods In the
store.room, 357 Pennsylvania avenue, were in.
sured on tho 10th Of May, 1866, for one year,
the firm paying the premium Of $15i that the
stock Of goods was totally destroyed. and that in
March last, after the FIRE, the policy was as
signed to the plaintiffs, Geo Mattingly, John
Climber, W. A. Lewis, Leopold Gassenheimer,
who have since repeatedly demanded the pay
msnt Of the policy, but have been refused =
Star.
REAL ESTATE TRAEsFERs.-Th following
transfers of real estate were reported yesterday
at r. M. Halls Real Estate Exchange, No. II
Louisiana avenue, corner Of Seventh street:
Part lot 49, square 200, IL feet n inches, 81 900;
part lot 2, square at, II feet Q inches on Q
street, 81, 1906 part lot IL, square 464 % feet
inches on Seventh street. Ss. OOOi lot 14s, Bsal's
| 139, Bealls addition to Georgetown, 80 feet on
Green street, $9OOi lot 148 and parts 1888 and
1885, 100 feet on Green street, $ll 800; part u,
square 8l7, south IL feet six inches 81, ,400j part
| Of tract called Rock Of Dunbarton, and known al
Peters Grove, $50, ,000i sub Q, square 3s5, 5000
Messrs. Cooper & Latimer, auctioneers, sold
yesterday evening lots and In Davidson q
subdivision Of square 1888, on seventeenth street
west, between L and M streets north, 81 feet By
1913 feet inch. to Samuel 7. Drury for 20 cents
per square foot. Il
The PoToMAo MILLS CEMEET.-We were
last evening shown a specimen Of cement just
manufactured by the Potomac Mining and Manu-
featuring Company, situated at Shepherdstown,
Va, which Is pronounced by builders and com,
petent judges to be the best article Of the kind
made In tho United States. These mills, We
learn, will soon be In complete aud successful
operation, and large orders for cement have
already been received by the company. The
specimen alluded to can be seen at the rooms Of
the Board ofTrade. (Messrs clagctt & Sweeny's,
No. 4 Market Space. ",
SUIoIDE.-Charles Raglan, Frehchman
employed as q cook In the restaurant Of j. Bon
Datous, committed suicide on Sunday by drown,
ing himself, near this city. He was formerly
cook in the household Of Lord Lyons, tho formcl
British minister at Washington, several months
and intemperanoo Is supposed to have been tn,
cause Of suiCide.-AnmapOhs (Md.) Day Star.
Run AwAY.-Ofiicer Kimmell took .
man name Philip Holm to the Sixth precinct sta
tion-house at three o'clock yesterday afternoon
He was considerably BRUISED from having besr
thrown from q carriage on / street, where hil
horse took fright and run about a square, break
ing the carriage slightly.
CONDITION Of the thermometer in th,
shade for July II, as observed at W. s. Thomp
sons drug store, corner Of Fifteenth street an(
New York avenue 0 q. m, 49, IL IN, 70; $ p
m, III 6p.m 7G
CBuFI ry To ANNALS -Samunl Slradnnr