National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY

For NeW England AID the Hiddie StdteS' gen
erally clear and heather UiH prsVdh during
the day, 18th south IOest lrinds aud SSo0.y Jas
ing barometer. |
Springs, Va, and Summer Crone, esq, o'f
Deer Park, Ind. =
The Imperial hotel will close on Wednr sday,
the 22d, for repair and internal alterS-ion, and
will be reopened October l.
Two bugpies ran into each otter last night
on the south side of the Avenue, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. The wheel of
one was badly shattered.
Ifthis weather holds much longer the Sun
day papers will be Internationally dull. The
heated term or the third term or both com
bined have taken the spice out of the Herald
even.
Officer Kearney, of the First precinct, yes
terdsy morning found dead colored infant,
and took IL to the station-house. The coroner
was notified, but deemed an inquest unneces-
saTy.
Hon. A. G. Riddle, Solicitor Buford Wilson,
of the Treasury Department, and Detective
VIM. P. Wood had lengthy interview with
Benton, the safe burglar, at the District jail,
on Saturday last.
Mr.. R. W. Simmons, q member Of the Capt.
toll police, who has been confined to his bed for
the past ten days, suffering from injuries re-
to be able 10 go about with the support Of
cane.
The attention of Engineer Hoxie Is invited
to the wretched condition of the footwalk on
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween -Four and-a-half and Sixth streets 1t
should be relaid before the stormy weather
sets in.
Mr.. James A. Morgan, formerly chief clerk
of the Pension Office, died on Friday night, at
\ -a,yfa
deceased, who was lawyer by profession, was
q native of Chillicothe, Ohio, and was about
forty-two years Of age.
John A. Campbell, son of our wen-known
fellow-citizen Peter Campbell, esq, was one OF
the crew of the winning boat princeton fresh
men, at the Saratoga regatta Wednesday, but
he don't let muscle interfere with mind, as he
stands II in his class Of az.
Why don't the so-called central committee
! 'pair" print the Commissioners response to
their invitation to a welcomel Too fatteTing,
chi Sort of 1--WE have business to attend to,
and wish that you would find some Of your
own to occupy your time" All right. Keep
it dark.
The probable status of the 3-65 District
bonds is now sgitating the public mind. Guar
anteed by the United States, principal and in
terest, with fifty years to run, how much bet
ter are they than legal tenders with the same
| ing at no certain fixed datel
The naval ducks are still considerably exer
cised over the Jenkins-C Christie marriage. 1t
seems to be the principal topic in the higher
circles of the naval establishment. General
orders without number are being issued to the
minor sons, nephews, &C., to steer clear Of
ballet girls and actresses in general.
The evening exercises at the E-street Bap-
tist church were Of an unusually interesting
T. . l,a- La hl
missionary meeting, and the different reports
were made, showing fine progress. Miss Sallie
Venable sang solo, and the Rev. ]. r. Brown
addressed the meeting.
Officer John Daley, Of the Fifth precinct, on
| Saturday morning arrested eolored man,
/ named Anderson Scott, charged with the
larceny Of twenty-siX chickens from the resi-
Ceuce OF Mr.. r. K. Elliott, at HyattsVille. He
was committed to jail by Judge Smell to await
the action of the Maryland authorities.
The drawing for the Montana bookcase took
place at the Schuetzen park on Friday last,
and was conducted under the supervision Of the
president. and board OF directors Of the
Schuetzen- Verein, in the presence Of large
gathering of interested parties. Mr. Z. +
sehultze, the builder, was the lucky man, who
won the same on No. 1884.
Randolph Macon college, Virginia, has con
| ferred the degree of D. D. on the Rev. VIM. A
Harris, president of the Wesleyan Female In
stitute, at Staunton, Va. This excellent instt
tuition is under the auspices OF the Baltimore
conference, and it will be especially gratifying
10 the friends of DR.. Harris In this city to Learn
that he has received this well-merited complt
ment.
The SUNDAY Gazette is stewing and flashing
| itself into madness over the existence Of the
Police Court. This is all spssmodic bosh. II
don't seem to understand that the POLICE Court
is quite as necessary for the welfare and peace
of this community as the police force itself
and without It two thirds Of the criminals who
arc now speedily punished would, without the
interposition of the Police Court, escape thu
rigor Of the law.
Jones, who has Just Joined the Dashaways
and is full of zeal, wants to know what is thu
use of so much noise, confusion and excite
ment over the country about crusades," and
local option" and "lieense," and mnC
lIoenoe,D Whom, II everybody would only ToIloW
his brilliant example and quit drinking thu
ardent, all the liquor stores would shut righ
up. Jonesy thinks that's the only effectua
way to close them, bachelors, side-doors, eel
lar-doors, and all.
Solomon Rice, ESQ.,, left for Richmond, Va.
on Saturday last, to represent Grace Aguila
Lodge, No. III, l. o. B. B., in the meeting o
the District Grand Lodge, which assemble
there to-day, after which he will proceed Il
the Virginia mountains to spend the summe
months. Messrs. 8. Wolf, B. Gusdorf, n
Cohen, s. Goldstein and Charles HerZberl
have also left for Richmond to participate il
the District Grand Lodge meeting as repre-
sentatives of Elijah and Grace Aguilar Lodge
!, Of this city.
A few demagogues and trading politician
are striving to make the colored laborers dis
! satisfied With the late District government
One of them got his answer in plain Englis
; from o laboring man. The latter said: q
, knows one thing Eff It hadn't bin for Bos
Shepherd and de work he glib me l should ha
to sell my little shanty an TUX de ole woma
an chilen en- gon to ole Virginny to keep froI
starvation. Now my shanty and lot is pal
for an can sell it for three times as much q
? | could befo."