National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-06
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-Roose serdN New York papers in advance.
Tile pump at Tho corner Of Eleventh and &
Streets was pit In good condition yesterday.
Major Frank G'"uruy a prnOEIcuder at the
Government Printing Olncc for many years, died
suddenly Of dpoplrXy at his home Monday night
-1hg alarm Of Are from box = at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was caused by burning
chimney ata house on Eighth .trret between NJ
andN No damage.
General nrEey VIII lecture at Wizards Hall
tkeVcning before the Washington Art club on the
Influence and Advantage OF Education In Indus
TIA and Decorative hrt.'
-Invitations are out for the wedding OF John II.
1hurston and Mis- Isado,e ". smith, which will O..
oUrRt the residence of Miss smiths sister Mr.. l..
y. Emery. Mount Pleasant, on the -th inst.
Mis- Won llillern has been invited by the ply
slv,sS of lhttsburg TO give an exhibition In that
city. The walk will be .cghty;nnc miles in
eight o'clock next Monday evening.
A fair aud festival for the benefit OF The inidn,
class Of the SUNDAY school Of the Mount Vernon.
opened last night, and will continue in session to-
night and Thursday ane Friday evenings.
The penny eating. house hourl.hes.. An Oppo.
sition twoCen, establishment Is already in a fair
wny of doing good business. The two hycCent
eating houses are holding their own, while the ten
cent tnnch.room has gone where the woodbine
The surprise party given to Miss Nourse last
evening, al her residence corner II and Fir, streets
will not soon be forgotten by those who were pres.
ent, among whom were Misses Cate, Work william.
and Mcs-rs Chapel DayI. Tesh Work LydraucI
rutherford Lyon, smith NcClcary, cate, and Cha.
e:n.
The painter. Of the District have elected tho
following officers Edward Howell president !
+. Miles, vice president; John H. Grady, recording
secretary John J. Mcnny, financial secretary VII.
liam b. johnson, treasurer: Edward Davis sergeant
alarms; '. J. Neany, &. X. Love- and Edward
Howell, delegates c. Love. Robert KOpp. and J.
Parker. tTustsss; J. G. Jones !. f. Miles X kopn !
l.. Clemens and c. c. Wood standing committee
Inspector Entwisle has issued building permits
as follows: George Boswell, repair n frame dwell
ing, Monroe street between NJ and y streets south
west, slh Ehcrly Sons, repair brick store
Seventh between q and II streets northwest san
q. kattiemann, repair brick store seventh. he
tween u aud II streets slur Summcr,ralcS * Hum
phrey, repair frame building, 81 Rhode Islund
avenue, 500 john Plant repair fnme building
fourtech.h between II and | streets northwest
$50.
The Auorney-General has transmitted to tho
Speaker OF III" HnU," Of Repre-" i.taliyTs y commit
llcrtiUu. originally addressed u the secretary Ol
the Interior by tn" secretary of tho Beard ufp0lirr
The communication "OIItnim. condensation of the
points urged IN the last annual report uI the Police
Board. u synUp-, ct which We, published In ImE
ELil l,AS at the time II Wa issued. IN invuF Of
iil"fea>' i appropriations for thr,pulicr "I the hi.
tLCt special sfrs, IuiHg laid upon the fact that the
PTcscl iUrrc l. oJ ,lnlt to criuru the acrN ice T..
CURED Of It,
Tho following oriclnl announcement wa "nrn
muniCH'"i Yesterday 10 tho police force Of the IBIS
uicf: Thomas +. Morgan hnyiug hccn elected /.
the "lh"s 81 Mniur AMI superintendent .! the Me
tOnlilaa i"lrC Force. II the District OF Columbia
u" A. Z. Richard. rreIEiicd uId having been duly
sworn In Gnd commissioned, Captain ". q. Brock
fupcri,!tcn,lcnt aud will resume the dItiC. It In
tpcCtnr. Major Morgan has assumed the duties %
Major nui Superintendent and Will he ubeyCI all,
Respected accordingly