National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-18
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES ABOTT THE CIT NJ THE
REPJBLTCIN REPORTERS.

BASE BALL--A match game Of hall was
played yesterday afternoon GU the Olympic hasC
hall grounds between the senior Nutuals and
Junior Actrcs, which resulted in victory for the
hitter by scorc off toa
SUING MARSHAL DouGLAss.-willisJ J. Enowl.
ton, through his counsel Charles rclham. has sued
out writ Of rcplcvin against Frederick Douglas,
marhal to recover certain rpo,ls seized by him
and " addition lays damages 10 himself and ruIct
~ at 500.
THE INITIAL TIE.-Marriage licenses have
been issued tn the following rsrtics Alex Couram
and Frances r. Roanc, Charles g. Brown aud lu-
cinda Berry Charles J, stnddard. Of Worcester,
Mas, and Helen Ralph, of Brooklyn. y. \ a., VIM.
ford and Mary ". Taylor
KNIGHTS OF IIoSoR.-P. /. People, Deputy
Supreme Dictator of the aboNc-namcd order, is ca.
gagged In establishing the Knights Of Honor In the
city the olliccts 0f which arr similar N other SC
eri societies, except that i provides s2Gn 10 the
helm uf IT, deceased mcnhcrs. II has western
origin. aud though young is very large
JUDGMENTS nv DIR ArLT-Justice Hum
phrvyS, Ia the Circuit Cnurt yesterday gave judg.
mcne by default In the & flowing cascs: Anthony
Hide " Francis v Robin sOn, gani>hce Of Robin
son 4 Bro fnr failure 10 a Iswcr IN siIE 4 ] Kcl.
Ter ". MClntIrh II Nelson fut STA, ~ Marcus real
W. I. & khnmcll u al, "a SSH.
Cutting DowS SAiAEIES--At a recent
meeting Of the dirCtns OF the Washington and
Georgetown Street Railway Company. II was de
siscd to r,'lucc the Salar Of the president frUIa
Smn to S"G ~ the -ccI tary from 81 So Ia 81 .'l
and H. make reduction IN the pay Of the r'mEin-
ing cmpl"y'N~ uG the t',n amy. with tine exception
Of the conductors and dri Thi> will make a
saving NJ son IN the company. Nj. E &. SGilcr
has b,cn rchpInnicd superintendent Of the road.
REAL Estate SNLE.-wash L. Williams.
.
aud sixtys situated on the corner uf Sccr,d and
q streets, tn 7. W. Murphy. for sNtyfvc cents yct
square h1t, Int II. same squnrC u & T.. Mrue. Got
hity.irC rents per square tst Lat G. samC ~IIarc
g. John X. RobinSrn for forty Eve CENTS "a, fast
Part " lat u, same SIIar,. u tTCurgc Fuilam>hrc
improved by frame dwelling tu tiCyirre fullnn>-
bec. Tor SlHh Fart ut li u. SAME square IN,
Br si,ioi
THE WAY MARTHA WASTED To GET HrR
MoSEY.-The case against Martha r,nlc. charged
with the Larceny Of 81 worth oT cloihing from
LizziC Perkins was dismissed hy Iu,lee smell yC .
tttlay. Both women arr cO!UrCd and had brrIi
living Together ~ friends They disarrcc,t b. "
ever, and separated. Matilda charged that l.zzic
owed her dollar and n revenge frr moi getting
the money baked some of LiEziC's clothes IN n
room. and kcItthrm fg"m her for week Tot which
Lizzie had her arrested, and tried to convict bcr IL
hrceLy
FRIGHTENED BY ToRPEpoEs-
W " Metralf was stand nc in fruui OF his "fior.
Pianrs building corucr Fifteenth street and New
York avenue. when by commenced >hnu'.ug -
torls'ios- The hursc bCCImc frightened and
Dashed down the Avenue At tut STzJd When the
animal rcArlcd the corner 81 fCut'CCuth stT,Jf he
nan into lamp PET on the southeast c,,rnci, UIn
plctcly demolt>htng the buggy aud harnc-s entail
ing u los T. the owner Of some three ct iDuT hun
drrd dollars.
Mrs. LyScH's GANE.-John b. Lynch. a
diSsipaicd looking white man WaS sta1d up in the
dock Of the Police Court yesterday charged " I'll
srault on Mary 4 Lynch his wIfc She did n1i
appear t. testify against him aud Mr. Miller sthcd
that she had me this same thin. rrrsni,tly-
making complaints against her husband and rcytT
appearing against him. An attachment wa iSsued
toI her and the t"uu read Lynch severe lerture
on the evils Of intCmpcrante He WAS allow cd ~
give his personal rCCtFn.EEnCC and was placed IN.
der bomb to keep the peace towards his wife
UTrERING COUNTERFEIT CnIX. - Charles
fipkins. light mulatn, with n big black eve and
big rcd mouth, N'RS before Judge smell Yesterday
hr having. on the I2th of May last passed a fifty.
cent counterfeit ,'1in Gu Mr. Elizabeth smith
Keeper Of ctgI store. PipkiiIs said he was
guilty of >pcndil the coin. no, knowing Il to t,e
oiuntCrlc'i hut tie evidence showed clearly the
eIntntTy 81 tar a. the intent wa. regarded: ais,
thai the prisouC- had made several previous at.
tempts 10 pass 60 Intcric!t money ut this store
tan ! make statement your Honor 4" asked
"No," replied the Court .'your character Is moi
good YOU have leen here before The case Mas
sent to the gran jury.
THE RICH uoSD EXCCRsioS.-Thc Balti.
NOR and Toto nae Railroad Company have mott
ked the COMM tee Of arrangements Tor the Rich
nnnd cNcuTS n on Decoration Day that IL VIII l-c
impossible 10 urnish more hTSt-casS car thnu viii
accommodate nine hundred persons. and IN view
Of their ammo InCCmCnt, that scat would bc fur
nished for all who may 60, they desire tn infurln
the public til II no more than nine hundrti tiC kCI,
will lie place on sale: and while they had hoIri
b. carry at ! .iSt fifteen hundred they feel thai
utley motto. should be given in order that TartIt-
wishing To 20 may purchase their tickets In time
and avoid Disappointment II Is expected that II
Few days ample arrangements will LC made fui
stage and trringC accommodation for visiting tks
Ety. ''4''> VI ''''>' !" anu AROUND 'H'
LoNG ENNGE RIFLE CoSTEsT-The Column.
bia Long Range Rife Club have received q com
munication fron \. V. Canfcld. jr., president u
the Baltimore Long Range club stating their in
tcntiun Of visiting Washington to-day 10 have
friendly contest over the "a 81 aud loo YARD
rRnfVS at BcnninHs with hnc.n shuts al each ds
lance. A. there are -Ome tine ri1cmcn In each ID
thee ClubS, fine days shnTting l. cNIettcd. Al
omnibus will start al noon from Ghccn a Osborn
Columbia club has decided IN affiliate with TIT
National Rife Association and To comply viii
theiT rules and regulations. Colonel Burnside uIs
president has presented To the club hands. III,
guild ba'lc u h. shot for by the mcInlcrs 81 Ia,
Sinh, The match to begin on the hTSt Tutsdsy il
won three times by one competitor.
Tue RESULT NJ DELAYING LIQUoi
CAST tho l3th of April hast an information va
Sled IN the Police Court charging Maurice Dough
sr;y with selling liquor without license Il hi
stDIc cuTucr Twelfth and Y Str,rts northwest he
tween that date and the lst Of March. The cAs'
sgs continued several times on various pteieNts
nd was finally called FIR hearing Yesterday. Tn
Relays were MT without their fruit however an,
ypeTRicd very strongly in favor nf the defendant
The only witnesses against him were two ignSg an
toi0ryd men. who. while they exhibited cum
sirHh@he desire to inform against violation q
IL. law, were unable. by reGSIn 81 the fgequen
posliNucmCnt,, to remember when they had dEanl
The place. They 10Th swure positively To rcttn
N, paving for drinks there. tut they could u,
20 made To understand that the liquor must la
tscn chained beIwCeu the dates named IN the IN
formation and A. that wa tnO far back for thci
ncmury, the Court was compelled to dismiss la
~s undoubtedly aclcar case.