The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-08

COMPLlMgaT TO ALDERMAN LARMAT.-O
Tuesday night Alderman John q. Larma
was the recipient Of a grand vocal and instru
mental ovation. About 10 O'Clock the friend
OF Mr.. Larman, assembled at the residence o
Mr. L., MOI Pennsylvania avenue, whore
delightful serenade was given by the Holy I'LL
band, In conjunction with an excellent glet
club: The party numbered more than on,
hundred, among whom we noticed George Is
McCartCc, acting chief Of the luresu of Print
plate printing at the Treasury Charles Is
smith, assistant chief 4. p. Naux, master
maehinlst Treasury iHy exte SI; Charles W
aldermen CHARLES l. Eng lish Of the G eeGs
town common council; Robert Ban Of the
Noyes, OF the Evening Express; George W. Cal
vert, Captain Wright, Of the Treasury Depart.
mentj Colonel Samuel W. owen, A. NJ. May.
nard, John u. Turton, Samuel T.. Douglas
Philip Rodicr, Captain william II. Winters,
Of the John Gibson; Edward II. Doughcrty, OF
the Treasury Departments Edwin ktousc, DR..
Causteen, Jonas Il. Ellis, and others.
Mr.. Larman appeared to be well provided,
for he shortly improyiscd an extensive table,
which fairly groaned under the weight Of the
substantial good things with which 1t was
| laden. After doing the fullest justice to the
bouhtcous repsst, sentiment and wit glowed,
well timed and appropriate remarks being
W. Spear, Charles $. English, 5. +. Doug lass,
John IL. Turton, and others.
The party was then invited into the parlors,
company with the accomplished ladies Of the
household, and the singing of popular airs by
Messrs Robert Ball, $. V. Noye,, y. W.
Spear, and the Glee Club, rendered the eve.
ming one of the most delightful enjoyment
About midnight the guests of MIR. Larman
departed, amply satisfied with the cuurtcou
and LIBERAL reception extended,to them.
FIGG.-About $50 o'clock yesterday mora.
| Ing, an alarm was sounded, caused by the
burning of frame and brick house on Boun-
| a1I hg..I.
west, owned and occupied by Edward Magtzor,
a gardener. The fire was discovered by Ser.
geant O'Callahan, who notified Officer Cation,
In charge of the Second precinct station who
| Immediately struck the alarm at headquar-
tiers. The building and nearly all the furnI.
turc. were consumed. Mrs Magtzcr, three
| children, and hired man, were aplccp In the
house when the fire broke out, and narrowly
escaped. The lire department was promptly
On the ground, but the scarcity OF water pre-
vented all but the franklin and Rucker
engines from going into active service, they
| having to procure water from brickyATd
pond near by. Lieutenant johnson, Of the
| second precinct, deserves much credit for his
cndcavors to Eubduc the names, and posse
! Of police rendered valuable services before
the arrival of the cngncs In tearing Off burn
Ing plnnks to prevent the itc from com
municaiing to the frame building adjacent.
The loss Ia estimated at 81, 900, the house being
insnTSH for :5Yo, and the furniture 1900 in
be the work OF an incendiary.
SurGInE COUNCIL Il. L., II. 7. G.. A.-This
body held session NJ the hall corner Of Sew
cnth and streets on Monday, when the an.
nuAl address Of the supreme Washington. and
reports of the supreme :. X. snd other uiiIcers
were presented. The address and reports
show the Order to be in healthy condition,
| and to have made considerable Increase, rs-
pccially In Pennsylvania and this District
aud the prospects are very nAttcring FOR
large increase OF membership during the COM
ing year. On Tuesday reports from various
standing rOmmiit"cs were presented and con-
sidcrcd, the most Important OF them being
that on the revision OF the ritual. The Circle
was also engaged In comforting the supreme
degree. The officers who hold over to the
next annual session are "a follows: supreme
Washington, J. Martin Mcfarland, OF this
city,S. Jefferson, II. L.. Ronsall, teditor OF
Camden Fru" Rcpg5iic.l OF N. J., formerly OF
this city; :. F., n. Y. Seitz, Pa; ). W, NJ
Chance; baltimore; ). F., Il. Mcdonald bel;
4. II. Marks, jr., of this cityj s. T., +. q.
Rooney, Of Philadclphiaj $. Herald, J. ii. Cox,
Pal $. Marshal J. Wise, Pa; 5. ". Of D.,
Jacob Somerset, Pa; s. W. Of ~, Ioln H.
Brooks, Pa.
AN RovEMENT.--Last evening we were
shown by Mr.. II. II. Bishop, OF the fire alarm
Telegraph office, decided Improvement made
to the batteries of the office by the superin-
tendcnt, MIR; j IL. l.areombe. heretofore the
force, or effect, Of some Of the battery cups
would be occasionally destroyed by the sulu-
tIon OF blue yitriol leaking out, and thus eon-
Meeting the cup. with adjoining ones on the
This defect In the ranges Of cups has been
avoided by placing each cup on y round block
ofwood, with glass plate Immediately under
each cup to carry any escaping liquid from
the stand on which the cup rests. The ranges
OF cups were heretofore placed on n platform
OF uniform height, and when the liquid flowed
from vessel 1t was liable to run under u MUM
Der Of cups. Now they stand, each row on a
separate rest, and each rest higher than the
one In front of IT, which obviates, by the aid
of the glass plates, all the difficulty above
mentioned, and makes tho batteries of greater
strength,
FIRST WARD GRANT AND CoLPAv CLvn.-
At meeting Of the Fist ward Grant aud Col
fax Club, on Monday night, the following
named gentlemen were elected ns permanent
Officers OF the club Henry lIimbcr, president;
Thomas Martin and William VI. Sl0wen, Vice
presidents; Josiah BolGcn, secretary: d. NJ.
Dayis,trcasurcr; Alex. Hen ~r-ont chairman,)
Robert Thompson, EnoCh l. Perry, Charles l..
llulEc, and Charles a. La!r,luhnce committee.
Committee Oi arrangement, John L. Cook,
Carter A. stewart. A. 5. Tal Tor, Albert Grant,
Walker White. Executive committee, VIM.
II. He'll. Jerome johnson, Ely Williams, Geo
I. McGluc, and Nicholas Oiiver. This club
will raise aGrant aud uUlinx pole ON Satur-
day, the 10th instant, and at an carly date will
dedicate It. After speeches were made by the
president, Mcssrs William NJ. Slowan, fhos.
Martin, William H. Bell aud others, the meet
ing adjourned to meet again on Friday even.
ing, AZ 1880 O'Clock, y. M, At tho corner of
Twenty second and streets, the Theological
Institute building.
A SOLDIER FOUNp IN Critical PoITIoN
Tuesday night, about half-past ten o'clock,
Sergeant Franklin and Oiicrr O'!Iarr, Of the
sixth precinct, found John Bryan, n member
Of company, 4+th United States infantry,
lyihg at the southeast corner of Tenth and q
streets In n critical condition. They carried |
him to the Central gulrd-hUusc, where he re- |
ccived the kindest attention Of DNCcT kCar- !
ncy, keeper OF the station, who Immediately |
tclcEraphcd to the Eighth precinct station. |
house, stating the name OF the man and rCgi- |
mcnt to which he belonged, and acting Lieu |
tenant liallin dispatched one OF his officers to
Lincoln Depot, where the 18th regiment IL
doing duty, who notified the commanding oil
Ger OF the condition of Mr., Bryan. The sufferer
stated that he was under the impression that
he had been drugged, which had caused him
great pain in his Internal arrangement.
MATH,M"NIAL.-On Tuesday evening our
fellow.townsmtu, Mr. John 4. Given, WAS
united In holy wedlock with Miss Amanda G..
Walters The ceremony took place at the
residence of Mrs. Ross, corner OF ninth and l. |
streets, and WAS conducted by Rev. Dr. sam
son, assisted by Rev. DR., Ames. After re-
cciring the hearty congratulations OF their
friends, Mr.. Given, with his fair bride, took
the train for the North, where the honeymoon
will hr spent,
At the Fourth Presbyterian church, Ninth
street, large number Of ladies and gentlemen
assembled on Tuesday evening to witness the
marriage of Mr.. J. NJ. Fowler, Of the Pension
Oncc, to Miss Ettic NJ. Bcstor. Rev. j, G.
smith, pastor, uillciatcd, and after the ccrc-
mpny the happy groom and bride started
North on wedding tour,
A FINE MARBLE NEIN DIs, nyEEGp.-AbDut
week since, when MIR. Ernj amin +. Garter,
farmer near Goose creek and about eleven
miles from LcCsbuTg, Va, was making 4 large
excavation in the brow Of huge hill 10y blast
ing rock, he disclosed rich vein Of marble,
said to he equal In quality to the best Italian
marble. II Il said the marble haa hcea traced
over an area of fifteen or twenty acres already. |