National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-27

Treasurcr's Offices to obtain the drawback on the
water rent still continues and will during this
week.
B. F. Queen, of the st. James news stand,
sends the Now York Clipper for the current
week.
Rev. Father Walter is in Baltimore, where
he will stay for few days attending to religi-
Gus duties.
The best Vienna bread In tho city can DO
obtained only at f. Freund's, 702 Ninth street
| northwest also confectionery.
| President Phelps, of the Board of District
Commissioners, is still engaged in signing the
now five per cent. District bonds.
| The District Attorney has returned the
application of Michael Cavanaugh for pardon
from the workhouse disapproved.
The National Lodge knights of Honor,
| of this city, has appropriated the sum of fifty
dollars for the relief Of their brethren in Mem
phis, Tenn.
The second annual exhibition Of the
Alexandria and Fairfax Agricultural and In
| dustrial Association will be held at Alexandria,
beginning September 80 and continuing four
days.
-Mcssrs. Gavin s Codwise, contractors, have
proposed to take up the rcliuquishod contract
| of LOane * Co., the Boundary.street intercept
ing sewer, aud finish the same for ten per cent.
on tho actual cost.
The night train on the Virginia Midland
Railroad, due here at $50 yesterday morning,
did not arrive until o'clock in the afternoon,
having been detained at Lynchhurg in conse-
quence ola washout near that place.
Another delegation of residents of the
county visited Commissioner Dant yesterday,
aud asked that Mr.. Chaplin Brown be appointed
a school trustee to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation OF Mr. William J. Rheos.
An aged colored man named William
Walker died suddenly at his home on School
street, South Washington, yesterday morning.
The coroner investigated the case, and pro-
nounccd the cause of death to be heart dis
ease.
AS the weather was unfavorabe last night
| for pleasures on the river, the testimonial ex-
cursion to Professor O1lum was postponed
until the evening of September 8, when the
programme adopted for last evening will be
| carried out.
"A young man named Oliver Z. Hamilton
| charged with being au accomplish of young
Roberts in delraudiug a Mr. Maddox, of War.
reuton, Va, by means OF a forged check, was
arrested in this city and taken to Warrenton
! yesterday morning.
james OConnor was fuod twenty dollars
| yesterday for keeping his bar open on Sun
day, officers having found it open at 1870
o'clock Sunday morning. OCOnnor offered,
as an excuse, that his clock had run down
The case was appealed
The "picque nicque" arranged by Equal
| Division No. 3, s. of T., to taken place at Green
wood today, has been postponed for one week
owing TO the unfavora6le weather, us it is moi
expected the grounds win be in a good pic
mic" condition to-day.
The assault cases pending between L, p
Strcamer and James Milstead were disposed
of by Judge Bundy. Streamer was fined ter
dollars for assaulting Milstead. Mistead was
then committed for the Grand Jury, bonds be-
ing fixed at $500, for shooting at Streamer.
The four boys charged with assaultinc
Horace Beall on Rhode Island avenue, neal
Ninth street last week, were yesterday ar
raigned in the Police Court. All except Ken
nedy, who, IL was proved, did the stabbing
were discharged from custody. Kennedy wa:
sent TO Jail for sixty days.
-In the suit Of Leonidas Latham against
Mary c. Latham for divorce and rice Uersd the
husband, through his counsel. A. X. Browne
esq, denies the allegations set up in the cross.
BILL and charges that she tried 10 commit an
abortion upon herself to conceal the conse.
quences of adulterous practices.
-Messis.W. F. Banks and J. +. Busey, of Bal.
tmore, Nd, and f. G. Wheeler, of this city
bondsneu for J. G. Loane. contractor for the
construction of the BoundaTy-street sewer
have been notified that in consequence of his
failure to complete the work, that it will be
finished by the District, and they called upon &c
pay the difference between the contract price
and increased cost,