National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-25
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SkET,HES IBoUT THE CITr RI THl
REPLBLICAN REPORTERS.

Ths NATIONAL RErrBLIcAS is aid orrr our cpRaisq
for ''ro ccn's copy.
ISD1CTED-Thc grand jury yesterday pre-
Charlie Piptins t,rrr nsy VA Jsncs aiiai nsSs
Taylor. robbery: solomon Copeland. burglary and
larceny Peter White, do; J. p Butler. Kate smith
William Peck, John Peck. Felix Jones, larceny
Grecnbury Duvall, pctit larceny; second ohcnsc.
GET READY THE WEDDING IIxG.-Tbe
clerk Of the court has issued marriage HccnseS .
the following parties ambitious TO wed VIM
FARMER and Henrietta Frazier W. II. Reynolds and
A. Iefiry: W. II Robinson and Sarah Payne; Pat
rick McLaughlin. Of Alexandra county. Va. and
Mary Wt q. W. Irving and Martha Burch: J. I
Porter and ". Alice Hawkins VIM y Brady and
Annie E Smith
PERMITS TO BrILD.-The inspector Of build
iugS has issued building PERMITS to Donley a Glad
man, repair brick dwelling, High. below Bridge.
twostory brick warehouse On Water, between
High and Congress, GcorgctUwn. $40 NJ NJ Ruhrer,
tween Tenth aud Eleventh streets northwest So
DDnlCy 4 Gladman one brick livery stable corner
uf High. below Bridge street Georgetown, Sdel
THE GRAVES OF confederate SoIprERs-
\ meeting ofthe southern Memorial Association,
Ia make arrangements for the decoration Of the
graves Of Confederate soldiers buried at Arlington
and other cemeteries adjacent TO the city. APP
pointed for last light at the Board Of Trade rods
Quite number Gf the members OF the association
were on hand, hut a. the proprietor uf the roum
had forgotten to have It unlocked no meeting
pnncd until saturday night
Two FEMALE RorSDERs-Mary Helen
Johnston and Sallic TaplCy two colorcd damscls
uf questionable character, were arrested last night
by Patrnlmcn hardwood and Middleton ON the
fashioned drunk and making night hideous in
Fighting alley NJ. /" when the officers came
along and marched them the u station. where they
were locked up for hearing this morning Amer
they were locked up IN the station house they
commenced TRADE Of alnse. Their ease will L.
attended to in the Police Court this morning.
TnE REFORM POLICE BoARD.-The Beard
" Police met last night. 4 long list Of lids
received for furnishing stationery was read and re-
Termed tn a special committee. The Chief Of Police
made report concerning the physical condition
"i the force, and recommending that thirty two
officers, who We're named be summoned bciOrc a
huard Of medical examiners. These are the men
who have lost the most time from sickness. A IT
port was received concerning the vermin In STA
tiUn.hOuscs. Mr.. Han. the rUach powder man has
been through two stat0n-houseS and destroyed q
large number Of insects He charged the huard
so for each station. and offered TO do the resi-
the same nate. and keep them frec from vrrmin al
the rate of s. month for each station.
\ MUSICAL EvESISG.-A delightful solrs,
uusorie was held last evening at the house Of Mr.,
Ricketts,, No. SO II street under the direction Cd
rrOL II. Ferabcau. The exercises consisted al
several piano ducts by DR. Peraheau Mr., Schmitt
and Mis- Clam willcnburcher. young pupil uf Prof
RS, who played remarkably well: vocal solo hy
Mis- Ricketts, and piano solo by her sister. Mrs
iAVis; two fine baritone solos by W :. Young and
sevcnl pieces by the Barker family, who are quite
rivals " the Huichinsons, and are now re<idfnr
here. Mrs.. Barringer sang two solos in good stylc
and Mn. knslnw recitcd n spirited poem M
Last Days Of Hcrculnneum." Last hut moi least
Miss LAdec Jones. temporary guest Of the hGrs.,
whose voice has Lost none uf it, suCptncs favored
ihe company with the 'Ariid Waltz" PLAYING he
avn accompaniment : pleasant episode Wa M
invitation 10 walk into the dining ruuin and H. =
take Of straw berries cake and ice cram Of shjcl
oar reporter Ipr1oOk with n relish
How Gov. SHEPHERD Cor EVEN WITH Dr.
EAENEr.-"C curtis writing To the Chicago IHicT,
'Eyum about Governor Shepherds business talent
>iys that II amounts To gcnius. During the WI
there Was sold here. under the cuniiscafian Art /
handsome residence belonging to IT IiarDst /
physician Ofthis city, who left Washington To- t1r
the COnfederary. Governor shepherd purchase
the mansion. and own Il NOW. An opinion Of III,
supreme Court decided tina; The title TO rrurcrTl
i,Ight under the cunfisCntiuG s.f mus revert l,
the heir Of the former owner Il a. Air the death
"f the person for whose disloyalty VA ssizrd
br. Garnc; returned To Washington amer me- W.r
and not long ago was 'aunting shepherd about n.
supreme Court DECISION. under which at Garnet
Il ,aih, the residence suHii pas from Shepherd
hands back To the Garnc family Shepherd EI,eu
!hts and his business genius sGg,s.sfed a WV I.
prevent the los Of the value Of the hOu-r and tn
way was ihis. He had Garnets life insured t.r III,
value Of the property. and rays the premiums al
the policy iuf the rental received frIrn the house
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