National Republican., 1873-06-02

GENERAL CITY. NIaws
N, n. Parker, Of the War Department; has re.
tired from the army 10 accept civil appointment
In that Department.
In sccofdsnco win l,Ae gecss, ordssqt the
Bosrd o. pSllcs Lieut. No9nsp esterqrss r.s ,0oi 81
inc sanitary CORPS and lieut.. Johnson reported
for duty at headquarters. .ru1lECll Al
On last Friday thief cut the giass In the fafee
show window Of !. Beckers clUihlnQ store on
PennsyivanIa avenue, neat FouT-and-a-halt
street, and managed TO walk on with about tlV0
worth Of fclothlng without detection. !. l,.
We invite the attention of ali Virginia RePub-
lleans 10 the circular Of tie Virginia kepubhean
Association, In another column, conyening the
nrst seml.ahpual meeting for the electlon OF ON
cers and preparing for an acave campaign TINS
tomorrow afternoon at ocloek. IN fEqn, Of
,he City Hall, there viii be a tlress parade IN
spectidn mi review OF Coumbia Commandery
No. 2, and Ig Molay No. Z, knights ,TegiplaI;
The day viii tt spout p'cniclng AZ lie pro'O'
Park, .-I
The contract for the stone wort M TO and IN
Guiding the water table OF the new ~. Palncks
church ednoe has been arnrded 70 Mr. Y;
Operations. Tue work viii Re Pc-hed forward
Yesterday morning abou, ociock a tounr
child Of Mfs. lawson Jones, reslling " tne 81, -.
friothcrod in he'd by being laid on by w. ,so,ne, t
/ The Coroner was notified, but deemed the Eolo
| Ing Of m inquest unnecessary.
A strawberry festival will be hcld At inc olon'
| house corner ~ Twelfth and Nrce.J .n voin
menring tonight fmi termlnatine on meun., ,n,,a,
day evening. IL Is for she benent o Snfia, ..i,,,
Church sunday school snI the onlNs .nt MN
| lAudable Ia wen deserving % encouragemS"'' Nv
Social club No. I give their asss e.xcuraloN y
uiymont on the 9th Of June. They haye alwA,
received Immense patronage from tseir hume.
rous friends, and ON this occasion they somlse
10 proiIer ali the pleasures that can De seo1feu
/ Their excursions have always been oharncteIned
bs rood oruST aud the prevailing OF good feeling
Ths to,iowine ,.,ses Of smallpox were reported
IN the health eAfcc yesterday one case on
Myrtle between First and " t'n Sap.'o, ,1u m,nth
| streets northeast, one at the VS"o, ~. w" ~
and II streets southwest; one Id a. mi
tween fourand-a.half and sixth and h s"'
streets southwest.
The ladies' Of the Metropolitan N. u. church
will spare no palms 10 render their festival Tues
day and Wednesday, perfect sncoes., Deli
cious strawberries and cream and fragrant
flowers viii be abundantiy provided, and ali pa.
hour. Make note OF this and attend tomorrow
and next day.
!, on Saturday afternoon about I O'Clock Lewl'
Wilson aud Reubcn Smith, both colored, got int
a dtartel on r street, IN South Washington, and
the former cut the latter on the arm and breas
with q shoe knifci inflcuhg severe wounds
smith was taken home aud received medical AZ
tendsneN sirssant Clayton arrested Wilson ane
The examination of applicants for positions a.
teachers IN the public schools took place ol
Saturday at the Franklin school building. Their
were about nfty candidates In ALL and OF thh
number about fOnr-nfths are residents OF IN,
District OF Columbia, and graduates Of our publi,
aud private schOOla. There were thirty appll
cants for teacherships In the Primary, and twen'
ty for positions In the Secondary aud fntermediat
schools. Last year there were about sixty can
dllates In all. Of the persons examined ali wer,
females save one.