National Republican., 1876-01-01

Inc health officer was instructed to fnspecdX
and sssssn S0s.s @ on the ShssaPeake and Ohio canal
II. The Metropolitan jackson Democratic AZ
sOcas,on turn out on general serenading tramp
aarke{ gambling den on Twelfth street. -
The Indiana Republican Association ele
omeers for the ensuing year.
The captains of the oyster vessels form n union
and decide to avoid the middle men in making
Il The Fifteenth-street Presbyterian chureh.
eolored, who owed debt of $4,000 to the Feed,
man M @ Bank, took steps to raise the money and
s';OVo was pledged from the other churches.
lS. The trial Of John Green alias Edes vsz
Deegpn IN the Criminal Court before Judge Mac
The Washington Sangerbund elected officers !
TIA annual meeting Of the Dental Society and eIee
The Washington City Presbytery met and q,
stalled Rev. Chas. B. Ramsdell pastor Of the
North Presbyterian church.
A train on the Baltimore and Potomac raiIroaJr
colded with street car on Four -ha If street
southwest, but hurt nobody, only smashing the
The first false alarm of fire was turned in rrnu
Il. Attorney General Pierrepont sent his an
nuai report to Congress.
=. Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, introduced Joint resolu-
ton IN the House OF Representatives, proposing to
ata1e aIeno the constitution regarding support to
The House Of Representatives, by a majority %
sixty, declined to give preference in appointing
The committee of the Washington CITY Presbx.
terry appointed to investigate certain aiIepotions
ludut uSdlnSL hev. JOnn Brown. pastor tha
Fifteenth-street church, while in charge of con-
gregaton at Vienna, Va, submitted their report
at an adjourned meeting of the Presbytery ex,
oneratfng him from any guilt.
Is. Senator Morton introduced a resolution +a
inquire into the legality of the Mississippi cleo
ti0n.
At the request of General o. E. Babcoek tn, |
case. 81 MS
Sale of pews in the new Church of the- As,o,
sion.
Two new fire insurance companies incorD..
Trustees Henry johnson and John H. Brn0l.
protest to the District Commissioners against thu
consolidation of the white and colOred boards Of
trustees, because since it was done the latter
have lost all control the cOlored schools and
have only minority voice in the meetings of the
committees and board.
IL. U. T., had flag presentation and levee
The members Of the Potomac boat club gave
reception to their friends at Forrest hail. George
Ellen Wolf, proprietress of a house of notoricS
fli5repute was arrested on a charge of robberyys,
The Game Association at their meeting derii!
to petition Congress to enact more stringent Iar
for the protection of game and prevent killing OF
The police commissioners were employed in nm
frming and disapprOYing liquor licenses. An,
Inc Mexican veterans give an entertainD,zO1'N
aid their INDECENT members. So :
The Peasants carnival opened at Talln; ~
IL. The President, Cabinet, Senators. membeL- /
Of Congress and journalists, to the number of o.
hundred, made an excursion to Philadelphia :
the Centennial grounds, receiving hearty rec =,
ton from the merchants and business men 1
content.
Willie Cruit, sixteen years old. was accidentally
shot in the mouth by another boy, named George
Lamar, while the two were playing with pistol
Columbia Commandery, No. 2 knights TEN.
plar, elected officers for the ensuing year.
The old jail was vacated for the new prison ON
the Eastern branch.
The young ladies of Park Seminary :. lit
IS. The Congressional excursion par
from Philadelphia.
- Election of officers of Columbia Typographical
The District Commissioners granted pardon
lthe hrstl to WIN. Ross, who was fined for carry
Henry Engle fell from the dress circle on the
orchestra chairs in the National theatre, and re-
10 Mr.. George Miller died suddenly of apo
plexy while attending services at st. Dominic's
church.
20. Mrs Captain Hancock Haney was knocked
senseless at her front door by tramp, who rang
the bell and then robbed the house.
The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners elected officers for the ensuing year.
Miss Jane G. Moss, who was appointed public
school teacher in 1slS and has served in the posi-
The Washington Presbytery held religious SER
vices at the Westminster church.
q. The first hop Of the season was given at
The Women's Christian Association held the:r
annual meeting and elected officers. 20
Charles johnson and George Harris, colOred,
and Irwin L. Beveridge, white, were detected IN
carrying on a system of robberes by obtaining
goods on forged orders.
The District Commissioners called on the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals Association for
settlement.
BAIL Brown. the veteran watchman at the navy
yard, was buried at Harmony cemetery.
2. The New Englanders celebrated FOrefathersi
day at Masonic Temple. =
Q. F. Fugitt, who shot J. W. Richardson, was I
arraigned in the Police Court, waived an exami-
nation and was sent on to the grand jury. as
The employees of Mr.. W. S. RoOSe presented
him with a UOl1 headed
A daring robbery was committed at the resi- {
denee Of John Whittiknidt.
The Postmaster General authorized "a dead
letter. sale in this city on the 18th proximO The
catalogue embraces 5000 different articles.
S The trial OF John Green, alias Edes, charged
der, terminated in the acquittal of the accused.
Hon. James W. Hopkins, member of Congress
Grand Encampment of knights Templar ac-
cepted the escort Of W ashington Commandery, No.
!. 10 the conelaye of the Grand Commentary OF
Pennsylvania, TO be held in Philadelphia next
The cooper shop of Horace Jarboe on Water
street, Georgetown, was burned. Loss, 5000.
"a Henry Simms, colored accompanied by his
wife and boy named Robert Ward, while home
ward bound, drove on to the causeway Of tfe old
Anacostia bridge. In attempting to back round
the horse became unmanageable and pushed tbs
carriage overheard, drowning Mrs. Simms and
the boy; alss, the horse.
MT. s. r. Bond was chosen president of the O.
street and South Washington railroad, vice VIM.
Saunders, resigned.
L
day was observed throughout the city.
The Booksellers Association held 8 meeting
and passed suitable resolutions n At the death OF
The sharpshOoteTs of the city had o pigeon
shooting match Cd the Virginia side Of the Long
bridge.
The boys caused s'a corner in toot. horns, and
made both day and night hideous with their
eternal noise.
accidentally shot, but not seriously injured.
%. The Sunday School Union of South Wash
ington had an interesting meeting at Ryland
chapel.
coiOred boy, seven years old, named Henry
Hunter, found his fathers whisky-ta<e and treat
ed himself to half pint. He lived two hours to
tell about 1t, and then made work for the under
taker
Bishop Pinekney preached to the guild of As
The Women's Temperance Union held a meet
ing to take steps to oppose the offering OF intoxi
eating drinks to guests on New Years day.
"a. The Metropolitan Branch Of the Evangeli-
cal Alliance met and completed arrangements for
holding week OF prayer.
with its missions, Kendall and Calvary chapels,
held their annual Christmas festival at the Cal =
The Washington Presbytery had a religious
meeting at the Western Presbyterian church.
The police of the Sixth precinct vacated their
old statiOn-house and occupied their new quarters
in the Shiloh church.
Meeting Of the Bible Society.
Edward Worthington, 6rakesman, was killed
while coupling cars on the Washington and Alex
andria railroad.
Is. The American National Life, of Connecticut,
and the National Life, of New York, both insur-
ance companies, consolidated with the National
Life Insurance Company of this District, and
transferred their assets.
John Gerhollt, a boy, was arrested, charged
with Intentionally shooting John Z. Martin and
a coiored boy named Pearson on Christmas day.
DIR. b. W. Christian, the we'll known body
snatcher turned up in New York, plying the
came occupation, for which he was convicted in
this city.
was arrested on the charge Of horse stealing, and
acknowledged his guilt
blind horse, attached to a cart, ran away and
tumbled into the flower beds at the north Of the
Treasury Department.
o. De Molay Commandery No. 4, Knights
Templar elected officers for the ensuing year.
David r. Bigley, at one time an efficient de-
tective, died at the Insane asylum. -H
John Kerr, q we'll known hotel clerk. and MEM
her of the Masonic Order in this city, died sud-
denly at the Continental hotel, Philadelphia
The police Of the Second precinct moved ints
their new quarters.
The annual assembly of Lafayette Council,
Royal Select and Superintendent Masters, was
held and officers elected. ...-
The New York Republican Association gave
their first sociable Of the season.
30 The colored Republicans held meeting %