National Republican., 1873-11-21
GENERAL cry NEWS.

Louise Homo has now thirty members, with
two mairoDs.
Senator stewards new dwelling Is assuming .
hsbliable appearance.
The Board OF Public Works hayo their new re-
Port for Congress nearly ready.
Bstween 800 and 600 patients are nov under
treatment In the Insane rs yium. 7
Surgeon General barnes Is the examiner for
aamisson TO the Government hospital.
Dstrcct northeast was yesterday recommended
BY resident as being the worst street In
washington.
Last evening a rehearsal was held at the Thir-
teenth-street colored cbvrch for an old folks
concert, TO come on aborfChriiamss.
James B. wausn,trski cstate broker sod auc-
10 S Mr. basiG nssspy S rs fcr ' $3.50 Cash. casS. 'O''""
There are about 600 pupils In the sumner school
and 10 teachers. The scholars arc distributed
into nine schools OF o5, with one school Of 100
members. III
DR.. Mitchell, Of the New York avenue church,
lectures on Monday evening, In Lincoln hall, on
"What ani, rather than what l do" There IL
| no charge for admittance.
Intending volunteers for Cuba should not me-
glect the study OF the Spanish language, but i'm
| medlately apply to Prof. Il. wehrhan, who Is now
HUI.
Chief Clsrvoe has been presented with q nnc,
| fat swan, which he proposes 70 have served mp
| for dinner At an early day, IL IL thought That
there will be a terrible bird wreck when that
1
Ia tho Equity Court yesterday Arabella U.
Woodward brought suit for divorce against Geo.
Y. woodward. The papers giving Information
as to tho cause OF the suit were Withdrawn from
The remains OF the late Mrs. Eiwin NJ. stan
ton arrived here yesterday, aud were met at tho
depot by many prominent persons, among whom
i was noticed several OF the foreign legations.
The body was taken to Oak iitii for interment.
IL Ia rumored about sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue that Capt X. A. Ryther, the vetsran
s,ss%scs zs.. and sfcp, Sr ~ man ss a
Cuba, to carry out Col Perry Carsons command.
Yesterday afternoon about six O'Clock an oil
gentleman named WIN. Eslln, aged seventy-nyo
years, died suddenly At the house OF John Quil.
Ter, on the seventa-street road. The cJroaet
this morning.
The board Of directors Of the Metropolitan
appointing q c0mmittee- " co operate with tho
Economical Building Association, In testing the
recent decision Of Judge Hamphreys before the
: court Ia bane. 0H.
} On wednesday night onncer Stone saw man
pick ups sack OF -four from In front OF Mr..
Whites store, corner Of SECOND and streets
. gave chase, and fred two shots ut the thief,
escape arrest
About Two O'Clock on "Wednesday man named
| Walter Gainor, employed In the lager beer brew
: cry GU v street, near Tweniy-nfth, while en-
gagged IN hoisting beer from a vault fell q DIS
lance q about twenty-five feet, cutting his leg
1 and otherwise bruising himself. lie was az
tended by DR.. Newman.
Yesterday q soldier guarded the dooV of IN
ONCE on Four-and. a-half street, near the Metro
politan church. Inside = sergeant received ths
names Of those VINO wished 10 enlist. The new
recruits arc sent TO an island near New f0
: and from thence assigned to the navy. There
/. great demand for marines Mt present.
ri the Hibemian Benevolent Society No. l hA
!, | adopted new and beautiful uniform hat, 10 be
' furnished BY Petty Harvey, 300 seventh street
The Hibernians, ike good and sensible citizens,
q others, think IL sdvsa6ic 70 paironize New Yori
and other distant houses, 10 the prejadice O.
i, their own.
y Within the past two days large number. Q
< the children Of the parish have been making th'
mission at st. Patricks church. Last night Rev
II Fstner 0'Doaosnue preached powerful sernoi
!, on "iIell." Tonight he viii preach on .th,
Way Of Penance," and on Sunday night on "th
% Eucharist" The remaining days OF the mis-
; sion-which viii continue through next week
will be devoted especially 10 adults.
!, fall to the pavement yester erday morning, In iron
!, Of tho Executive Mansion, and was picked u
;, and put on her feet again BY couple Of sympa
8 Witnessed the shocking spectacle, was heard !
1t exclaim, ''Lor.a-rnassy u dat ant enuf 4
/. make man tee-tum-totaller, dis chile don
/, know what isW The cirt-50y was right.
}. A sociabe was held last evening In the paror
!, OF the Metropolitan church. IL was largely Of
:, tended seemingly, yet from report it appear
u that only about half NJ many as usual wer
: present. After n conversational promenade an
Y n social chat rich collation. was served; the
+ music followed. Among those present wei
Dr, Tiffany and daughter, ex.Meyor Emery, vii
/. and daughter. and Mr.. Fowler aud daughter.
On Tuesday last there died at the residence {
i. her daughter, Gertrude Carter, on Fisss stree
~ west, between Maryland avenue and stree
= Mrs. Arvena Triplett, aged ninety-nine year
The deceased, who was colored woman, WI
| formerly q slave of Gen. Washington, on u
" Mount Vernon estate. She subsequently live
with the Gusts family, near Alexandria, an
afterwards At Arkendale, near Occoquan, uni
II 1850, when she was set free and came 10 IN
"a city.
At the Providence hospital. corner OF secou
=. and d streets southeast, there are over 100 pl
~ tients. Ten Sisters Of Charity have charge 4
J. the Institution. The buildlng was Designed Il
z about $50. The Governmentis q allowed 70 Ayes
!. Every convenience, even to luxury, II provide
~ picture Of Thaddeus Stevens ndoms the Iece
en- uon room, who Influenced tho Government
ns make their nrst appropriation OF 5000 IT
nrst two nooS arc devoied 10 males, the third
70 females and the fourth TO colored persons. Ncs
A. ness an.l cleanliness, with comfort and eleganc
A arc the characteristics OF tho place.