National Republican., 1873-01-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
CITY SMALL TALK.


Manager sayille viii have cosy. little theatre
NJ Willartls hall.
The Young Mems Republican club have reg
ulaT monthly meeting tonight
Notwithstanding the nre, the Imperial hotel
viii he ready for business on the arrival Of the
New YORK trains to-day.
The Officers Of the Washington Light Infantry
battalion held meeting last night and COM
pleted arrangements for the battalion partlcipa-
ting In the inaugural parade.
An eNcellcHt programme has been selected for
the leyee at the White House this evening by
ncRry Fries, leader Of the Marine band.
The Twin" run behind hts ticket at the
election Monday evening. The boys said;
''zacheus come down." but he came moi.
A Treasury clerk astonished his boarding house
the other morning by rushing at servant with
tableknlie. TINS blonde youth should take a
short reef In his temper.
Last night ahout eleven O'Clock a false alarm
Of nre was turned In from box II, corner OF Ohio
avenue and Fifteenth street. Who turned In the
alarm and for what cause has not been ascer-
tained.
A correspondent suggests that the very elo-
quent lecture Of Miss Virginia Vaughan be re-
peated, inasmuch as the Inclement weather OF
Monday evening prevented many persons from
attending.
Mr.. r. II. b. Boyd, the FIRE marshal OF BaltI-
more, arrived In this city last night to look after
the probable losses by yesterdays Ore. lie comes
In the interest OF the several Insurance compa-
MES Of Baltimore and speaks highly In praise OF
the work done by the nremen OF Washington.
Yesterday morning at OClOck an alarm Of
FIRE was turned In by Onicer Hurst from box a.
caused by the discovery OF Ore In the front room
on the second story OF HoOes buildings, on y
street, near the Ebbitt house, occupied by the
board Of civil service. The flames were extin-
guished with the loss Of about tI5
4 few soldiers formerly belonging to the reRu-
lar army met last night, at the corner OF Four
and-a-half street and Pcnnaylyania avenue 10
take action In regard to the bin donating land 10
soldiers now pending In Congress. A committee
was appointed to walt on Congress and urge the
claims Of the soldiers OF the regular army.
When engine No. came upon the scene Of the
burning theatre yesterday the foreman directed
n stream TO he thrown into the windows OF Wam-
bcld's saloon. The result was that the accounts
on Wambolds slate against numerous creditors
were Immediately washed out. Several we'll
known individuals were much pleased al this
course.
Monday evening Four-and.a-half street, South
Washington, was enlivened thus: young lady
was offended by remarks from an ex-censua
clerk and another man while passing along the
street. The father OF the lady overlook the men
shortly, and proceeded TO administer lively
physical correction upon one OF the individuals,
while the eN-clerk took to his heels.
correspondent desires to he Informed n
those yelOwlsh red nays so frequently displayed
on the Avenue for Express" purposes cannot
hC substituted by others OF a more positive hue
A friend Of hts from the interior Of the Old DO
miniOn recently so brteny curtailed his visit to
the metropolis, in consequence OF having mis-
also neTvOusy perused the frlghtful reports OF
the Board Of Healthy that In his desire TO avoid
the loathsome disease he not only incurred the
expense of private vaccination on both arms,
hut neglected attending TO important business
for himself and friends