National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-11
FATAL ACCIDENT IN GEORGETOWN
an INTERESTING TEMPERANCE nEETIH
Attempted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
News

In fks Middle States and the IoIDeT lake region
Telling baronereT, higher temperature th01 on
SanSGy, increasing eLoudiness, Nth light sHot0
latter, and NTH east TO AOrfh EiRds and SHoW In
the former.
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-MalaEA Fruit o., 4Os 9th st.
The Potomac river was frozen over YESTERDAY.
A AGbeas corpus issued on the petition OF the
Tecusant witness Irwin, in the Pscihc Mail case,
will be heard tomorrow
The members Of the Analostan Boat Club are
making extensive improvements In and around
tbeir boat house for the coming season.
John r. Major, druggist corner OF Seventh and
II streets, says: "Dr. Miller's pills are the best
remedy for neuralgia he has ever sold"
Table rock, few miles up the Potomac river,
the rendezvous for boating parties for the last
ten years, has been destroyed By blasting.
The legal relations Of the District to the United
States will he discussed BY Hon. Thomas J. Du-
rant at the Lincoln-han meeting this evening.
The board Of cOrpOratoCs Of the Washington
General Hospital and Asylum held meeting at
the Peoples Savings Bank. Saturday afternoon,
but transacted no buEiness OF public Importance.
public meeting in favor Of . popular form Of
government for the District viii be ht ID 81 Lin
Hon. A. G. Riddle and others are announced az
speakers.
The following officers Of Union Lodge, No. IL,
/. o. q. +, were installed on Wednesday even
ing last: WIN. Il. OberIy, N. G.; Geo. Elan, V.
G.; q. Upper, +. s.; J. Martin Mcfarland, K.
s.; Richard Emmons, 7.
That hnely-Iocated dwelling on E street, in
sight Of Judiciary square, third door east Of the
German Lutheran church, will be sold at public
auction, by Lstimer Cleary, this afternoon at
Evening STAY.
A meeting Of the members of the Supreme
Court Of the United States and Of the Court OF
Claims will be held to-day at II O'CLOCK, IN the
clerk Office Of the Supreme Court, TO take action
on the death Of Louis Jsnin, OF LOUISIANA VINO
was well known here.
NJ. I ohVrHo Ia
ing and hear what the ladies OF the Temperance
Union have TO say on the legAlIzed rum traffic
supported by the Government OF this Christian
nation, turning out its hundreds Of ready-msde
drunkards annually.
One Of the finest concerts to be given here this
season will be that Of the Mendelssohn Quintette
Club. on wednesday evening, at the COngrega-
tionsl church. The press in the Northern cities
speak very highly Of Miss Fanny J. Kellogg, the
primA donna who assists them.
Kai FL Leas Conclave, No. 81, of Heptasophs,
or S. W. NJ, have elected the following officers:
J. White; E. Archon; o. Preston; W; PROVOST J.
~ s; SS l. u 0IsS nSo psote
Lester Barr, InF. General.
Hazelton, 423 Seventh street, under Odd Eel
lows hall, has an excellent assortment OF ladies',
misses, gents and boys boots shoes and CATERS,
in all styles and makes, seWed or pegged, and at
figures that defy competition. Also, an extensive
lot OF rubbers.
The Potomac Boat Club held a regular meeting
Wednesday evening, at the Union Hotel, George
teWn. Several new members were elected, and
ClDeE routine Dutlu6tb lTaUBhCICu, duOuB WHICH
was ordering the laying Of q suitable walk from
Water street to their boat house.
Last night, about s:I5 o'clock, al alarm was
sounded from box Is, caused b the discovery ef
between Fourth and Fifth streets. 1t was eItin-
EutIhed amer creating q loss OF $500. The FIRE
was the work ofan inceDdiary.
Detective Coomes returned from Raleigh, N.
C., Saturday night, but failed 70 capture either
the oTgan-grinder or monkey he went in search of.
II be had carried o few from here down there aud
dTODDFd them of the citizens would have
eensured him for such charitable act.
Saturday afternoon the horses attached to one
me "a pes ~ rs IUUk
In turning the corner Of Louisiana avenue the
team came in collision with . hack, owned by
David Murphy, and damaged 1t to the amount Of
Seven hundred and sixty-seven thousand and
ninety-seVen tons OF coal have been received at
the past year, a decrease Of 1854 tons as com
pared with 1873. Alexandria received o little
over one-third Of the receipts, or nearly 100000
tons.
Columbia Lodge, No. l, Independent Order Of
Mechanics, Installed the following Ofieers Jan
nary ], 1875: S. NJ, VIM. 7. Courtneyi W. M,
VIM. L Seward; ]. N, H. Bake; Treas, John
p. Jacobs; r. s., John q. Axe; F. s., OhSs.
Freedman; Cond., Samuel r. Turner; Chap,
Jos. Acton I. s., Jno. A. Sileri o. s., JnO. A.
Knowles.
The horse of Mr.. VIM. Arnold attached to 9
carriage took fright yesterday morning, on Penn
Eylvanis avenue, between Second and Third
streets northeast, and ran away. Fortunately,
Ofhcer Prathsr caught the animal and assisted
the occupants Of the vehicle to slight before any
damage had been done.
About $50 O'Clock Saturday night an alarm
was turned in from box IS, by Oh1cer Fsrquhar,
caused by FIRE being discovered in the house Of
John Lyons, No. as L street northwest. 1t
originated from DIGESTIVE fue and was eItin-
Kufshed with o few buckets Of water before the
arrival Of the department.
Saturday afternoon a eOlOred boy named Chss.
Hayes, aged IA, while standing on a bank Of
earth near the corner Of Market and Prospect
streets, Georgetown, engaged in cutting stump,
the stump and instantly killed. The coroner
was notified and viewed the body, deciding that
death resulted from accident.
The seventh annual session OF the National
Woman Suffrage Convention will be held at Lin
coin hall, on Thursday and Friday, January Il
and Is. The presence Of Elizabeth Cady Stan
Lille DevereauI Blake, Phoebe U6zIens and
other leaders Of the cause is announced.
The following prisoners were sent to the Albany
penitentizry, Friday night, by Warden CrOcker:
John Ross, assault and battery with intent to
kill, sentenced for two years; Henry johnson,
grand larceny, do; Andrew Jones' resisting ON
eeT. eighteen months; Samuel Jackson, larceny,
do; Charles Jones, larceny, 1.-TWO cases,D ten
years. Capt. Coleman and Messrs Lngebach
and Hackney were in charge.
Saturday night Potomac Commsndery, Ne. 3,
X. T, installed the following oticers for the cur
rent year: John Hood, eminent commander;
Benz. S. HedTick, ReneralissimO; John H. SchultEe
captain general; Thomas G. LOckerman, prelate,
Riley A. Shinn. treasurer; q. Frank Sheckell,
recorder; Jas. H. Ball, senior warden; John
Lynch, junior warden; Wn. Z. Dsrnes, standard
bearer; Daniel johnson, sword bearer John 7.
Shaw, WsTder.
Another interesting meeting Of the Hawthorne
Society held last Friday evening at the pleas
ant residence Of l. A. Hopkins, esq, No. III Penn
EylTRniR avenue, and was really an enjoyable
affair The entertainment consisted Of music,
vocal and Instrumental, by Misses Louise and
Florence Hopkins, Mrs. Mute accompanied by
eeEeral gentlemen singers; with readings and re-
citations from the poets and other authors by Col.
I'D. IS. CuTeE. MI. StlllEOQ. Mute. HODElQs and
others, and some very pleasing and Instructive
scientific illustrations, by DR.. L. p. Rowland, on
the subject Of light, gases and the various burn
ing fluids and oils, explaining what are safe and
what dangerous, with some timely directions IN
regard to avoiding some Of the accidents 90 liable
10 occur with Ismps.