National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-03
CITY RREyITIES,

Street car conductors on the Avenue line are
On the outs-half OF them, we mean.
L. NJ. Black has instituted an attachment
suit against Orville E. Grant for the sum of ~
el475.
Assertions Of young ladies on New Years Day
should be taken with grain Of salt,n especially
those relating TO household pursuits.
jim Thompson, one Of the jewelry 70 rbers,
who lately escaped from the Martinsburg, VIVA.
Jail was yesterday captured in tRig city by De-
Ieetives McDevitt and McElfresh.
Many a cornerstone Of connubial felicity is
laid on New Years Day, The young men pass in
those who are little an1ious-select their vic
Tins
The "Citizens' Relief Commission have
the following officers: VIM. Stickney, president:
A. S SolomOns, vice president; Warren Choate,
secretary.
The alarm of fire last night from box 12S was
occasioned by the roof OF Mades Hotel, corner Of
Tenth and Z streets, catching fire from a defec-
tive fue. The loss was not overssloo; covered by
insurance.
The nuptials of Mr.. JEW. Richards, of
Staunton. Mich, and Miss Nettie Hogue, of
Xeina, Ohio. were celebrated at the Estreet
Baptist church ilast evening, Rev. DIR. Parker
oilciatiDg.
A hackman named Michael Murphy was
found frozen stiff on his hack yesterday morning,
on English Hill. He was nearly frozen to death
when he was discovered; Means for his recovery
were at once taken, but he still lies In precari
Gus condition.
Its astonishing with what complacency the
average belle informs her callers on New Years
cause ~ made it myself" when she must know
that her gentlemen friends are aware she is only
bshing for a compliment.
The alarm of fire from box 7l2, struck at
S:3o last evening. was on account Of fire in the
house of Mrs. Harrington, No. IS Iingan street,
Georgetown. The flames were e1tInguished be.
fore much damage was done 1t is supposed that
the house was set afire on the outside.
The Kansas Republican association met last
night at their rooms, on the corner of Ninth and
q streets, and after transacting routine business
the following officers were elected President, E.
]. Dallas: vice president, /. E. Vail; secretary,
J. P. Hamilton; corresponding secretary, VIM.
Hutchinson; treasurer, s. 7. King.
An Old bachelor, being kpocked down ny N
sled ireighted with feminine beauties of about
eight years of age, on the corner of Sixth street
and the Avenue, last evening: soliioquized thus:
''Gol darn it, in the summer time baby carriages
infest the footways. and in the winter time sleds.
I'll marry the first girl that will have me" and
he limped away as If he intended to do some
thing desperate
At the regular meeting of Excelsior Lodge,
No. "a, K. of p. the following officers were in
staIIed by p. q. Q. FOxueli: q. c., Alex David
son; " O., Charles Layhane; Prelate, Seth Kuehl-
ing: M. of E., Robert HardOn, ire elected): X. OF
r. and s., John W Falcouer, (re-elected); NJ. Of
F., A. Cannon: NJ. Of A., Joseph Uonnor: p g.,
tstiVeS to Grand Lodge, Il. Harden. F. ColdweIL
J. E. Duval, ]. w. Falconer, and ]. L. Collins.
Almost enjoyable party was had last night at
the rooms Of Nine. Soule. Asst has been the Gus
tom of the Madame to give a select dance 10 her
employees and their friends at least once @ year,
last night her parlors were thrOnged, and at
late hour the festive throng-about one hundred
and twenty couples-were doing the may. Would
not Mime. Soule's idea Of alternating the weari-
someness Of life of her employees be a good thing
for others 70 follow?
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