National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-20
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-Hoose sends New York papers In advance.
The quickest way to diSpurSe q crowd Is to sc
several pckpOckets at work on It.
The amount OF cash realized from the late sale
OF Dead Letter ONCE articles amounted TO s3993l
Hon. o. N. WOHcncraf, Of California, Will dc.
liver his lecture the United States in Prophecy"
~ Haminc NJ. T. Church this evening.
-MinnchnhR Lodge !. y. nfG T.. lltVC n success =
full dramatic entertainment last night at their hall
under the management Of MIR. D. r. Holloway.
sung at late eolored revival meeting
"A nOutY" down dc narrow stream,
y sin Is milk, religion cream;
sing-Glory llHllciuJuh.'
A little boy who wore striped stockings was
asked by mnli OF the Avciruc why he made bar.
beers poles Of his leg lie pertly replied, We'll,
Amt ] u shaver"
The nurtNl ceremonies of Mr.. Hugh J. rcgan
and Miss Katie v Wise were celebrated at =. Aioy-
sius Church yesterday morning, Rev. Father
Power, Of Il. Donlinic's, officiating.
Last evening, about eight O'Clock Officers
Brccn and Slattery fnund woman ON thr Avenue
who was suffering with fits. They procured hack
and carried her 10 the Fifh Precinct station, where
she was made q, comfortable Us possible.
--%olonel james K. Beirne, Of the New York
H,rll,fs Washington bureau, has accepted the In.
vitaiion Of the Irish American citizens of Balti.
more TO deliver an address IN that city on the even.
Ing OF March 4, Oh the occasion Of the celebration
OF the Emmct centenary.
Major Julius X. Hanneman commander OF the
District Of Columbia Artillery, has made rcquis-
ton on the District Commissioners for liO sauting
cartridge aud go friction primers, 10 he used in
firing the usual morning and noou sautes IN celc-
hratiOn Of WashngtOn's Birthday.
Rev. DR.. William Specr who has spent several
years In China, and longer period In California,
and has Recently returned from an extended visit
q Japan aud China will lecture in this city this
evening, in Lincoln Hall the subject Of "Asatc
Immigration 10 the New World
"A little alteration occurred yesterday between
Foreman FUsset, of the Capitol folding BON. and
one Redman, m employee. During the quarrel
Mr.. FOsSett attempted 10 eject Mr.. RcdInaH from
the rooIn, when the latter struck him. The result
OF the scrimmaSe was the discharge OF Redman.
1T. MGrys German Catholic Church. Oh Finh
street. between q aud II streets northwest, was
crowded yesterday morning with WORSHIP eIs - wit
the forty hours devotion. Rev. Matthias Alig cc!c
brated mass aud number OF little girls arrayct
IN white and crowned with wrcaths Of flowers, add
ed 10 the sOcinnitcs incident u the occasion.
a letter has Just been received at the Dead
Letter Office which has crossed the ocean twice
being mailed November II from New York. Hd
dressed " santa Claus on tine HartE Mountain Ger
many" II WIZ from little girl who wanted SAINTS
Claus to bring her "A Soahs ark, II theatre and d
train Of tin cars In Germany the letter wa
treated As II 10 real parsonage, aud on n slip
pasted OIL the back Of the cuveOpci is the signature,
Of seventeen carriers aud !ents who ia led To find
Santa Claus and hence the letter was returned
here.
Our New YORK and Baltimore cOtemporares
are laying much s:rcas upon the census recently
taken by q Sur reporter, going to show that nine
tcen-twenticths OF our merchants and business
Ipen sick an, tired Of suffrage, unless II b,
confined TO the property owners. We are informed
~ SOME Of Onr most intelligent citizens that 4
tiis statement he correct It docs not indicate tha
appreciation of American citizenship which
par "t can take any inst pride f.. II the prinCl
pie ri suffrage s correct, should the individual o
the prof. erty express the opinion? II 7lr form o
government i all wrong We have wasted AN hun
drcd years IN governing ourselves, when Grea
Britain would gladly have done Il for us.