National Republican., 1880-12-23

John b. Anderson Kansas 80. .EJbhi-s. l.. Pin.
nneo ne W $. Ju.,l JMS,hmT9nd' ;; y a. Drew and T y,
Z, $. A.; Admiral ]. r. Emmons and ". l.. scuddcr,
Chicago; a. G; GoIEan, U. 5. ~; Walter Lyon, 81,
browne William Murray, William i. Butler, and
ID, $. pmyton, New York J. j. Bechcy, phindcl.
@ @nG = T. NofCnN B. NGi aS Snatea MS N w9SGTa ssTems
/ New Jersey.
There are two hundred and four pris-
oncrs IN the District Jail.
Mr.. Gregory, the newspaper dealer, lost
$50 yesterday. Too bad,
THE REPUBLICAN will issue Christmas
supplement on Saturday.
How many stockings will yawn for the
contents OF purses before next Sunday?
Don't be stingy old curmudgeon this
week, whatever You may be the rest of the year.
a vicious dog, running at large. created
quite futter on Seventh street yesterday morn.
Miss Jennie Hagan, the "inspired
poetcss, will have testimonial benefit this even
| ing at Tnllmadge Hall.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Rohrer, we'll known in this
city, was yesterday admitted to the bar of the s,.
prcme Court Of the District
jerome c. Burnett. esq, is announced
meeting of the Unity Club tonight.
Mr.. Barton Hill, of San Francisco, the
wcl.know manager and actor, Is in this city, and
has apartments nt the National Hotel
The Washington City and Point Look
out Railroad Company expect TO have their road
| completed by the middle ofncXt June.
During the week ending with Satur-
day last the Health Onicer inspected 5000 bushels
of oysters, of which only two bushels were con
! dcnncd.
| The total mortalityin the District for
the week ending last Saturday was cighty.two
There were siXty'thrce deaths and thrty.onc mar
riages reported.
Daniel Bresnahan, who was run over
and had his foot cut OIL by the cars on Virginia
eyenue last sunday, died at Providence Hospital
| from the shock.
Washington is fast filling up with stran-
gers though the tide of visitors who have strictly
official business will not begin to flow in until the
| opening of spring.
A good way to stand the cold weather
with cquanimity is TO help some poor family TO
both ways. Try 1t.
The city had its first installment of
slush yesterday. There IS enough snow len, how.
ever, TO keep the city supplied with frstcloss
slush for week TO come.
| Mr.. w. ID. Knight, who left this city
four yours ago for the Black Hills and is now edit.
ing The hato,cS'onc Jo,uNa ut Miles City, Montana,
is IN the city on holiday visit
a bulletin of the City Post-Ofiice for
lssl has Just been issued by Postmaster Anger 1t
sary orders about postal matters.
Among all your giving do not forget the
poor \ barrel Of flour to poor, hungry fnmily
Would give more lasting pleasure and benefit than
the cosllic,t gifts to the wcl-todo.
In the way of holiday purchases there
Is evidence good times There is n great deal of
| money in the hands of the people, and this Is one
reason why there is not more Of 1t ut trade centres
| like New York.
You can practice the "sweet buv and
buy - from now until Christmas and find some.
thing new every day Yoi will be fortunate If thc
notes IN your poekct'book hold out as long as tic
notes in the music.
Among the crew of the schooner Cen
tennial, now in Alexandria, is II genuine Pawncc
Indian, who has been following the sea for nine.
teen years, and is said to be the only Indian who
ever became sailor
There is Il distinguished chief i'm the
Ute country. He says: "When was in Washing.
ton the tongues of the white men were as long as
my arm but now they are no longer than the first
Joint ofmy little finger
Richard II. Porter was committed for
the grand jury ycstcrdayin default OF 81 900 bonds
on on charge oi perjury preferred by stephen V.
White. The alleged perjury was committed dur.
ing trial in the Equity Court OH the 1lth instant
Dick Murray, II "vag,' at the work
house, yesterday morning made savage assault
ON Matthew Dooley, n brother vag, striking him
three heavy blows on the back of the head With a
was put under anc,t
After the rehearsal of the Ascension
Church choir last evening, the director Professor
George w, Walter, was presented by the members
Of The choir with handsome French clock, Mr..
Bartrnm Zencly performing the part of spokesman
in graceful manner.
Winter is the time when society is in
full bloom: when sweet girls wear their most on
chanting. dresses, ani everybody looks forward TO
| evening for some pleasant time. A man also finds
out in the noming that pancakes were never
made for the human stomach
The Brotherhood of Christ Church has
elected the following officers; Rev. c. d. Andrews,
Nyle, secretary, and l.. Mckenzie, treasurer A
mission church will be built on NJ street, between
First and Half streets southeast, next spring.
James GALLON, who was found in the
:AleXandria Jail with the overcoat of Congressman
Thomas NJ. tilntcr upon his back, yesterday
pleaded guilty TO The indictment for grand larceny
him 10 the Albany Penitentiary for two years.
George Briscoe and Sidney Smith a
short time, ago pleaded guilty To an assault on
3icer on, Boyle anh wGrc sentenced to two years in
aHS Sy hrSenSG nd"GSo SsTSrdoy hGSS same
bottles of wine from Leopold Koiipinski, and were
given two more years in the prison.
Bishop Keane has accepted an invita-
tion from The Carroll Institute to deliver n lecture
"thc proceeds OF which shall be the fricndship Of
fering Of the people of Washington 10 Father
ke9ne' to aid him IL in his new labors and his new
fixed by the Bishop as the date of the lecture ,
The suits growing out of the sllspen-
sion of A. King Chandler the dry goods merchant,
continue TO multiply, and soon there will be con.
lNlSUllDl concerning
tho rights ofnartics, Yesterday McsRrs. Worthing,
ton ana iieaId, as counsel for i9hey a Dnbord, Of
mcnt oia receiver, and rccisiOn of sale.
Representative Armfeld of North
Carolina, while on his way 10 the Capitol yester-
day; slipped on the ice, and sGrained his right
the body. He was taken 10 his residence No 6O3
= street where he was attended by n physician.
Ills injuries arc not OF u serious nature, but will
necessit0tc his spending the holiday recess in bed
auction Of articles unsold at the odd Fellow, fair
last evening, due in great measure to the per.
suasiye elOqucncc of Charley DuncHnson who
handled The hammer The voting for the Spence.
rian scholarship closed with Mr.. f. b. Kilnn in
tie van, OF which he seemed very proud. 4 few
chances remain unsold for the set of furniture
aud when taken notice will be given all ticket
holders.
The Indictment against Marcus Z.
Norton was nolle prosecuted yesterday I'm the
Criminal Court. IL was iOiind IN April, 1872. and
Rllvrtd that The defendant forged the names of f. j.
RnlIsfOrd and Peter Low 10 an agreement about q
patent and certain proceedings In the Patent.
once, and the prosecution glew out ofa biicrCon-
witnesses aro now dead and under the clrcUm.
stances the court ordered the dismissal 10 be- made
Marriage licenses have been issued to
David Stonnard and Lucy, A, Morton, II, Clay Ten.
mis-, of Talbot County, Nd, ana Viola White, OF
Prince, Georges County, Nd William H. Harrison
city, and Mary +, McAllister, of this city; Archy
Lee and Mag Johnson, Ambrose Smith and Marx
Simms, Joseph H. Howard of Alexandria, Va and
Lucy \, lNlingcr of renaly.Own, d. G., and ID. q.
Pinkcnon, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, ana Sallie t. Hall,
of PiquO, Ohio.
Death Of Emil Arctnudcr.
Mr. Emil Alexander, who for several years has
held an important post In the money.order divis.
ION Of the Post Olcc Department, died at noon yes.
terdOy at his residence, No l2li street southwest
after brief illness, of congestion OF the brain Mr.
ATcander who was forty years of age was
IL native of Copenhagen DCnmnrk lie came TO
this country In 1861 enlisted In New York regi.
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