National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-10
EVIDENCE OF GROWTH.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Inc once OF tho register OF tn0 Dletflct wal yoSt
terday graced by the portrait OF John T. Towers.
ex-mayOr Of Washington.
The annual meeting of the Territorial Savings,
Loan and Building Association will be he'd on
tian Association building.
| In response to an invitation Of the committee Of
arrangements, personally tehdered to Gen. Grant,
shf me
held tomorrow night at Masonic temple.
The sixth annual levee Of Columbia Com
mandery, No. knights Templar, takes place
Friday evening, February Is, at Masonic Temple.
The committees are now busily engaged y per-
fecting the arrangements, and the levee promises
| to surpass its predecessors.
John Hess fireman at the Treasury Depart
ment, had his hands and arms burned D tho
elbows on Sunday last, while rsking DOM the
| furnace in the hre-room, by the falling Df the
crate and dropping Of the red.hot coals upon
The steamer Arrow, repainted and refittca, will
row, and Captain Frank HoiIing shead win be on
board, as usual, to exchange pleasant greetings
With his PASSENGERS: It is worth Q trip down the
the accommodating and jolly captain.
The funeral of Mr.. Thos. Fay, whose death by
choking was noticed in THE REPUBLICANa few
days ago, took place from his late residence in
tended by number Of his friends and Hihernia
Benevolent Society, No. 8, one hundred strong,
headed by Donchs band.
Inc mass meeting NJ kIlncOln nail on 1nuf60ay
evening next, In favor Of home-rule for Ireland,
will certainly be addressed by Hon. Alexander H.
Stevens, Of Georgia, and the other eminent
speakers mentioned In the advertisement else
where. The anxiety to hear Mr.. stephens on
such subject will alone be sufficient to crowd the
hall.
At the recent regular communication of Warren
Lodge No. 8, +. A. A. M, tho following officers
were elected to serve this ensuing Masonic year:
VIM; Hill, W. NJ; Sandy Brown, jr., 8. w.; Ma
9onn Rass d. simon AreSsl
Dade, J. s.; Silas Holmes, treasurer, and Thos.
p. Bell, secretary.
The following real estate transfers have been
Philip Spriggs, lot les, Prather's subdivision Of
Mount Pleasant, q leo; T; =. Sauter to r, stahl,
lot C. ~ $500 VIM g. PniI,ps e TX 70
division, square SO, q 600: Benjsmin T. Oowart
and wife to David Butterheld, part lot Is, square
On Wednesday evening last Q number of the
gentlemen friends Of Colonel Brunot celebrated
his silver wedding by stag party ut the Metro
golitan hotel; Among those present were Dr.
O'Sulllvan, New Mexico; H. H. Dudley, Utah:
Colonel Wheeler, Captain Hank and Mr.. Lock.
wood, of New Mexico. They had "lots" sffun.
yesterday with being vagrant. His father fied
the information against him. He stated IN his
testimony that james was an idle boy and would
hana denied pR Ss charges laying
worked and was willing to work whenever he can
obtain employment. He was placed UNDER bonds
for good behavior.
zeal the Sixth.st street stable smell. They were in
the Police Court yesterday, BY attorney, claiming
that the nuisance has not been abatsd, and de-
sired the judgment Of the court. But Judge
Smell, who seldom goes OF halfcocked, was
not ready to give Judgment, but WI proba-
Lieutenant Kelly arrested william Brown,
charged with stealing four barrels Of -four from
Groccrman Duffy, Of Fourth street. The prop.
eTty was found in the possession q Richard
| were subsequently arrested and tried before
Judge Smell. Brown was fined tloo for the lar
eeny. and the others were fined 80 for receiving
A lecture was delivered last evening at Lincoln
hall BY the Rev. Mr.. Atkins, Of Georgetown, on
Sabbath schools He stated that Sabbath schools
| were introduced in England In 1870, and In this
country in 1910. He thought that II was the ten
dency Of these times for the Sabbath school to
take the place Of the Church In the education Of
the young, and that rather than have Il do that,
Il should be dispensed with. After the lecture.
DR.. Lindley, Q missionary Of South Africa, made
some pertinent and practical remarke.
people would call an afectionate husbsnd. lie
comes home at night and employs bis leisure
moments In threatening his wife: He told her,
| her and cutting her up with . jack-knife. She
couldn't eonscientIously sanction any such move
sIS not t. b sn she laid
amiable Mr.. Gainey under bonds to keep tho
peace. q. =.
Ono Of the proprIetors Of promInent hotel in
this city was somewhat taken aback and sur
prised one evening during the past week ON going
to his once and finding small and bplky letter
ing. But the astonishinent was grsates when the
Communication was opened and foand to contain
lady,s handsome black vail and explanatory
note, which. among other things, said that a. long
as the gentleman had entirely forgotten the
writer, and NO more displayed that lore and afec:
ton be once observed toward her, abe returned
course with him. II 10 unnecessary to say that
the communication was not shown to tho reeip-
| secret the story leaked out and IL circulating
among his friends.