The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-25
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

AanASp FAIR.-Last night we had the pleas.
VIE q attending the chidrsns isir Of ne Capitol
that attracted our eye was the decoration Of the
Ave orphans from The HNstionai Soldiers sRd
SaiiorI Home,"werc present in charge Of Mr..
y. A. McNair. They represented many States OF
The following wa. the programme for the even.
Ately spoken by william McCafee, an orphan OF
Nafnei Father, Come Home" BY Maggie Oar
nsy, an orphan Of a soldier from this District.
chorus Remember the POOR, when very nice
repast was furnished them by the ladies Of the
Nav As% LTD
tie girls dressed In whitej Bird Song,n Misses
% Witt and Van Doreni " Listeners Hear No
Music in the Hearth Messrs. Jacobs, Stewart,
Acton, and Bradley; Shakespeare and his
En TsS Sss I1S, Ec. ,a ppds S,. N Yans
Mouth (rableauxD "our Sunday School,"
' Mrs.. O. i. L.throp the president of the com.
nittee Of arrangements, deserves especial credit
for the energy she has displayed In inaugurating
and conducting the fair.
VIII be formally presented this evening, at .
o,dock. Among these win be one to the pastor,
ests and teachers Of the School '"' supp ''''''
beautiful brass frame picture, with the like
ness Of Major Z, b. French in the centre, sur
presented to the children by Messrs. Somervillc
Leitch, brass founders, will be presented to the
81 be
presented to the temperance society casting the
most votes, and beautifully illustrated Bible
Will be carried of by the order dcposittng the
Three acknowledgement bras, card bas-
Eet. were H5esentsd si;sS BY M..srs somer,
LieutenAnt X. A. Milstcad, Of the Eighth pre-
einet, and another 70 the ssebsth-sehooi teacher
ts ss @ e ~oss to Of ths 0.
lady public school teacher Of the city and tasty
shawl Will be voted to tho ladies Of the Aid So
ciety Of the church, also, two handsome cups
and saucers, one for Mrs. 4. y. Lathrop, and the
other for Mrs. Levy.
The fair was a success In every respect, and to
Miss Emma Van Dorm, who presided at the
piano, and to St. Aloysius Band, Is due the thanks
Of the officers Of the fair and those who were in
The articles that may rcnAin on hand will be
disposed Of at auction, Immediately after the
presentations this evening.
ASSAULTED BY BURaLAR.-The house of W.
q. Whittle,ey, No 23s street, between Eigh.
man, from the back way, 1t Is supposed, who
secreted himself In the pantry. A servant went
to the pantry and found the door fastened on the
inside. When Mr.. W. came home she called him
down ,tasr saying that ;hs wanted PIT mt to issteR
door being fastened, and forced 1t open, when
man struck him on the head with a heavy lead:
struck the opposite wall. Mr.. Whittlesey then
dealt the burglar a heavy blow over the left eye,
by which his knuckles were put out Of joint, and
his hand 10 badly swollen, The burglar, how:
ever, had to "go to grass" for 1t was q powerful
blow. He managedto escape, notwithstanding,
and a. he went through the back yard, Mr.
Whittlesey let a brick drop handsomely on the
back OF the burglar but he escaped over the fence
We would call the attention OF our readers to
the hne assortment OF gentlemen's dress shirts
silk and meriAo undergarments, white and col.