National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-09
GENERAL CITYNEWrS.


Charles I. wncipiey has gone to "orcat Fails"
The attention Of tho members Of caianthe
Lodge X. Of r., Ia called to the notice publlahed
elsewhere.
Thomas +. wsgramsn. real estate broker and
auctioneer, has soil lot 30, In square $50, TO p.
Danahs, for is cents per foot.
Rev. Father Corrsan, recently ordained at
Rome, has arrived In this city, and entered upon
duty as assistant pastor Of 81. Patricks church.
fist church Of Georgetown, on sunday admlnis-
tered the rite OF baptism TO nineteen persons In
Rock creek.
At the forty nrst regular meeting Of the Frank
ing, ss,soo were advanced at an average premium
OF ITO per cent.
Alfred Cridge delivered q discourse Sunday
morning, Mt Lyceum hall, on 4 street, between
sons OF the wawaset."
In consequence Of two lock.gates being
Knocked out, the business on the chesapeake
aud ohio canal will be suspended for several
| ones built.
Captain Larry whltaeld will return to the city
to-lay, aftera weeks sport with the "Piscators,"
fishing on B,rnagot Shoals. II Is said that blue
| nsh AMI lampcf-eels were the principal victims
Of the anglers.
Rev. Father McDevltt, who has been quite ~
| for some days, has gone on a visit 70 New i1fk,
It Ia understood that he Will soon hc succeeded
l
Rev. Father Dewolfe, VINO was formerly on duty
/ In this city.
Mr.. s. t. Suit and General Duncan walker
have made arrangements with Captain 4. A.
| Ryther and w. II. Byles In connection with par
| ties In New York to run line OF steamers from
| Point Lookout, NIL, to Norfolk, Va The time
for commencing operations has not been an-
| nounccd.
Mr.. Charles W. Robinson, q printer, died at
MS residence. on Fourth street, yesterday. He
was member OF Central Lodge and Columbian
posrspResi Society and w sa muos respected il
THIS city, where no has resided for the past esh-
| teen years.
Last evening, about 1880 O'Clock, coal.oll
west One Of the inmates, named Mrs. He'd
rick, ran into the street crying nre. sergeant
Acton happened to be passing at the time, and
fore much damage had been done and rendering
| 1t unnecessary to turn In an alarm.
In consequence Of the dangerous condition Of
the track Of the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company At the crossing OF First street
east and Pennsylvania avenue, caused By tho
heavy grading that Is being made at that point
rendering 1t unsafe for the cars TO pass over int
and issue transfers for their passengers to re
sumo travel, after footing Il across the rickety
thoroughfare.
10 an evening contemporary there appeared al
article stating that "Mr. Robert Nash, the engl
ncer on the Wawaset, W hose license was revoked
IA now plying his vocation on another boat run
ming out OF Baltimore, and belonging 10 TIT
same company that owned the WawaseL' Tn
statement Ia incorrect In every particular Mr.
Nash has not been absent from the city since tn,
accident, and does not entertain An idea OF run
ming any steamboat engine for the present.
Messrs. Latlmer 4 Cleary will sell In front o
their place Of business, corner OF Eleventh stree
and Pennsylvania avenue, this morning, com
mencing at 10 O'Clock, walnut parlor suit IN Grim
mantle mirrors, mahogany marble-top tables
walnut bookcases, dinner services, plated an