National Republican., 1877-03-10
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
sRETCHES ABOUT THE CITY by THE
REPUBLICANS REPORTERS.


REPUBLIC4N'S REPORTERS.
PROSPECTIVE DOMESTIC 1NFELICITY.-
Marriage licenses have been issued as follows
William Grove and Minerva M. Hooldridge;
Lemusl Crawford and Mary Douglass; William
A. Stewart and Laura v. smith; David B: Lee
r. ny Fieids. Of Montsomery county, Maryiand, ald
Catherine Murphy Of this city; Dominiek Chris.
tophor and Laura Jones.
SUSPECTED OF MURDER. man named
Joe Dishman was yesterday morning arrested
in Uniontown on suspicion Of being one oi tno
men who Killed McGrath in the Capitol grounds
on We anesday night. Dishman is . black, mus
ealar fellow, bulky in appearance, and single.
He acknowledges to having been present during
sGe s,any ssTG ~ arni wpcn yTnns any hand Whatever
the murder There are are s,ronS N, snnr aMn
u held for preliminary nearing
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING FOR COL
onEp CHILpREN-The contract for rebuilding the
John +. Cook building, on o street, near Finh,
which was recently destroyed by FIRE, has been
awarded to James q. Naylor, his bid Of slS,59I
being the lowest. The plans, which have already
been described sc in TIE RSrTR,ShN we're pre-
Of tho District and the building 4 vii be erected
week and by the terms OF the contract must be
completed on or before the hrst of August next.
THE BUILDING SEASON
ing the on.repoated expression about the de-
preston and dcmoraliEed state Of the country,
the scarcity Of money and the dearth Of business
tho building season has opened bright and aus
picious, as daily evidenced by tho increasing nun:
ber Of applications for permits TO build, remodel
and repair. The season opens better than usual,
President Hayes has boen regularly and firmly
Installed, and the era Of prosperity has set In in
reality Among tho building permits granted
within the past few days was one to q. Edmund.
Bton, TO erect four brick dwellings on Now York
ut cost OF s2l ZOO; one to VIM. Schivsr, for a
brick buIlding on II street, between Seventeenth
ana EgheentG, az GS:t o. soy sinS aas anUthS5 S
Eleventh street, between Z aud 7, at cost Of
s4,ooo.
GEoReETowN PuRLIC LTBRARY.-The
Peabody library Of Georgetown, bequest OF tho
lamented George Peabody, which Is located In
the Curtis school building, and which was estab.
lished less than year ago, has become q most
popular resort for the youth OF that city and 10
consequently productive Of much good in keep.
tug them from the haunts of vice, and storing
thor brains with useful Information. number
OF standard works, to tho value Of $40, hsvo re-.
clude over 1900 volumes Of tho best class ol Eng.
lish literature-scionce, history, travels. poetry
The trustees have lately made several changes
10 the rules which win give general sati,iaotion
and Friday. and the usual deposit of IS has been
reduced to g. 1t is also decided to close the
aays Shsn books when tSsRi S
main open until 10 o'clock, as heretofore.
THE UNITY CLUB-A meeting of the
Unity Club was held at the residence Of Mr.. Ger
mond Crandell, No. $40 II street. last evening
General William Brnoy was the essayist for tho
evening, and gave 3 very entertaining lecture
upon Progress and Those Who Make It." The
whole treatment Of the subject of reforms and re
formers wds most thorough In historical illustrl
tions, and showed q careful study OF the who'll
and some Of them would provoke controveriy
The lecture was well worth being given to tn
mcn,Sd % tina that S Il has s suoS an able mcmScrship men
After the lecture the club was favored with som
songs BY M''ss L2tse ssaDw SSn, aH%
Tho Mermads Song" and ''rhe Swallow
COlonsl Flint. president Of the club, read
Glen. quite a large number Of the members .
the ctab were present, and many invited guest:
Arkansas SocIABLE.-The Ksusas Re
publican Asso cation he'd their second annuS
sOciabls last evening at the psrlors si the M
tionar Hotel, IN the form Of a complimentary SUI
per to the outgoing members Of their Congre
sional delegation, that was madc highly enjoys
HE under the mana ysncnt Of the following con
ruit'sc. L. J. Dallas, J. Vail, williar
Hntehin59I; T; 4 King, 4, H. Grant, a. "
present who are now temporarily here froi
Kansas, as we'll as the full Congressional deieg
lion, WIN the memDeft-elech AFTER enUi
speeches from several OF thsm and a plsasln
season Of social Interchange, they withdrew
the dinB room about ten o'clock, where the ia!
hawksrs made most heroic Sttaek upon the v
hnhlly cEiled of by the strains OF Professor Per
beau't orchestra, WHEN. At . late hour, the msrr
dance concluded an entertainment that will b
long remembered.
OK FALSE PRETENsEs.--A man name
LCuls NJ. ,EGhcock, claiming 70 be,a newspape
reporter anI advertising agent, ,"T"s arraisned
the Police Court yesterday charged by +.
Lehman, patent attorney, with having Obtaine
g.. money on ialse pretenses. Leman testified thH
Babcock came to him pretending to De \ now
paper CORES p0ndent and advertising agent I,
six or soycuAgndred country newspapers wi
ness entered iuto \ arrange dent lu advertise
several hmnd.e rancrs; and g,y' 1stendlnt Ian
IRON the usso OF It's issuance. Blbcock dt
pOscC of the GCto, and afterwards cdlIeStod the
san installmsHi on the note 20 be LHIorsci on l
produced, and defendant gave II receipt for II 0
account Gi the ,s5te. Witness afterwards asce
tained that the note had passed out Of defendant
hand. sad he had : pay the full face v the pap,
at the rark, no credit being given hG for the
installmcnt. Nj. smith, a tailor, testified tha
last December iassock tenteret the motto
question 10 payment tor suit Ot CLOTHES. WI
,ness asked Tor none saying tuaj he Loeded
Babcoek gave him y ard the note: wits the u
could do So and rssaTn the 50 In cash. Wtne
TOOK IT, and lster gaze II In exchange SGT 500
g. oceries to Mr.. Erasad. About two days Leto
stated that he (BhbcOeGI ana Lehman hal fMr
It impossible to meet L!'e note, and asked for
NaS placed in hauktOf eni ectlOn The court lie
Batsoek in 500 bonds for the grand Jury Ba
e""k tlaims TO be an tEEoGolt man. md asks th
ludst ont in his ctAe ot withheld until u
hGAiS Disposed Of In esAItE.
CITr BKEsf-I TIES.