National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-09
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
sEETCHES IRoTT THE CTTr M THE
REPrBLICtN REPoRrERs.

STRING TINE.--The Clerk Of the Court
kHs rs=usd marriage licenses to the following
raTtbsss Cesar Rogers. of Terra Gotta, Mary.
sn8- and Fanny Lswit. Of this city: Eiwurd
J. Rshtns-1u and Annie =. Moore, Hugh Brown
asd Jsns Lewis
THE Thor At BRtGHTvoop.-An interest
tnr Tzrs Nzs trvtted at Brightwood yesterday
~ Jersey Boy. Ned Buckley. Lady Alma, Gen.
NarArthur. Mount Holly and Lump. Five
hats WIRE trottsd. and Buckley won the race.
Jersey Boy won the first and second heats. On
tA% third heat he crossed the line in the lead,
bot u1s set hack foe running and the heat was
fiySn TO Basklsy. Jersey Boys driver was
thsa chaazr,i. and Buckley won the fourth
sn1 tftk ksass Time. 2to, 2I1, 2i1i, IA,
3kG.
The TRorEIED AMY Lieu
tenant James u. Written. Of the fifth infan-
try. vas arraigned in the Police Court ycster.
day O. the charge Of fraululently ovcrlraw-
ina his pay for the mouth Of April. Paymas-
ter Alexander sharp produced vouchers in
tssA Sasss where money had been paid upon
Nkittsas acvVunt foT the SAME mouth. Whit
tsns sOunssi waived an examination and the
ss-~ Sas sent to the grand jury. Written was
coenittcd TO Jail in default of 81 900 bail.
The NIFstC.-The Nipsic, in the stocks in
tn east shiP-hsuSe at the navy yard. will
r-oSahly be finished in four or Ave mouths
frc1 the lst Of July. Both her hull and ma
eAiBsTy have been in an advanced state of for
uzrdzr-s> and have remained ia si'tH quo for 4
h1z tinsS- In the PhrIseology Of naval re-
psrts tbs vessel Is said to be undergoing RE
pairs but the old name is about all there is
kft II ths old NipSic. This case Is similar to
tAat Of the copper who ~rprairrd- a barrel by
tzistiEr- with new material around an old
tazxhsbs.
EyCCE<tNSs.-Ths Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
Rad in response to numerous demands have
zrTznrN1 foe another excursion from this city
. Harpsr's Ferry anil Byrn's Island on
Wednesday next. The following day there will
BE cue to the sane place from Baltimore,
hAryhnA They have also arranged to send
special excursion train from here to Hagers-
tsun- Maryland On the 18th instant. the DAY
"a uAish the Confederate Cemetery in that
IAaee viii be decorated.
Bic ESGINE.-One of the PRINCIPAL OBJ
rxts of interest to strangers visiting the navy
yard Especially To th0se who have q taste for
na<~h1aheal pursuits, IS the huge engine Of lie
hso Houlrls Risharl:" completed some years
a<o and still remaining in the machine shop.
Its cytinsi-rs arV one hundred inches in diane
tr-ubte CnSGgh for a man on horseback To
rste into them Its weight, exclusive Of boil
trsN - Sae million Que hundred Thousand
ulotnN Poansis. Its cost WIS s.s6tOOO. The
nate -hbs engine Is in the steam frigatc
fl<rlse1- saDa 20 be the fastest war vessel ever
s0Gstru<tsl whrH thi. grand machinery will
" pat into hull i uncertain; possibly the
the may aSySr COME.
HcNE NNNUFSCTTRE-Tt i a fashion in
ths IEstrret 80 run down and undertake home
nEan15rturS> but there are many mechanics
N the city who have no Supporters. One Of
tA--S II VIZ. Lsyi Curry, cabinet maker. No.
40 VI street. who turns out as handsome work
- rOuki b. aisBls in anv shop in the world
CGrry = inst HniSk ins several pieces Of furni-
tlTN Sc Mr. Frank Libby aud Mr. Richard
Nills5- ThE 1T ulaslr for each includes
bNsk -vass. sisls-bsard and hall-rark It seems
nzssrssbls that WUod could he more finely
taEsAsd 0r put tOsrrtheF more skillfully aud
tssstlily Khan Las bSvn doue in this furniture
IhS s;sts- boards are over nine feet in height
massive and though large not clumsy in share
Ihsy arv uzsie OF rish walnut. with panels Of
fNEsh valiant 80 highly polished that all of
ths E-Gturll BEAUTIES of the wOud arr brought
90. IN full perfection The carving Is heavy
And &intIly executed. The bookcase, when
tnsshSe vii be not less ornamental than the
s6ts-bstr'ts. They are conveniently arranged
- A. TO soru 4 desk anil c ase. The wood
= the s1zis ~ that in the side-boards, and the
arriving Ukbch done by hand, Is very
ARTISTIC EI'h ease will be- surnounted by the
feuro Of an OwL carved by Nr. Scarle. The
kaI-rlsk Is ~ massive and handsomely flu
rsArd ~ ths other pisess. The workmanship
= eaEyfEl AID the furniture Is Of kind which
VII Efss century without a scratch. 1t is
- ,lsgInt that it would adoTn palace One
sf tkS ulost important firms is that this work
y executed BY Washington workme II, and costs a
laird <ss than If the SAME pieces were bought
sA-suArr~. Mr.. furry has the pieces to which
rSrvnS~ lis been made at his shop. where
tksy rLn bs SNanliurd