National Republican., 1880-12-20
The mission at st.Aloysius Church closed

The mission at St.Aloysius Church closed
yesterday,
The salvation army will invade Wash
ington In January
A movement Is on foot to establish q
riding school In this city.
Secretary Sherman has moved to 1919
street, two doors east of his former residence.
Mr.. III. NJ. Hutchinson leaves to-day for
Hot Springs, Ark, to be absent some three weeks.
Henry Temple, convicted of assaulting
police officer, has been sent to the Albany peni-
tentinry for six years
Mr.. Joseph l.. Herrell was thrown from
his buggy In the Capitol grounds on Saturday and
seriously injured about the head.
Justice Macarthur has refused the ap-
plication OF the defendants for Il new trial In the
slander suit Of Xnnder vs.. Oberheim.
Cornelius McAulff, charged with set
ring his own house on fire on the Goth OF November,
was placed under 5000 bonds Saturday.
James GALLON, who was arrested for
stealing an oyercoat from Congressman Gunton,
was on Saturday committed for the grand jury.
Rev. Il. Il, Hale is the guest of Pay
nastcr-icneral Cutter, of the navy Mt his resi-
dcncc, Fifteenth street and Massachusetts avenue.
Dr. Robert NJ. Wilson, n representative of
the Oklahoma colonists, arrived IN town saturday,
and Is Mt the fremont House. lie Will call on the
President to-day
Thieves broke into William Ribnitzki's
frightened away by Policeman Mcmahon before
they had secured any plunder.
Thirty "crabs" were scooped in by the
"eops Saturday night, &, eleven Of whom had par,
were cared for during the same period.
Eliza Jackson, colorcd woman, was
arrested by Detective voss, on Saturday, on sus.
piclon of receiving, stolen goods from Joseph g.
GALLON and other thieves recently arrested
The house No. 02l Sixth streetsoutheast
h, nj toll I,tt
Inndcrs caught fire little before nine o'clock sat
urday night, and was damaged about $500 worth.
\ vote being taken among the en-
ployees of the city postoilicc to ascertain their
preferences regarding uniforms 1t was found that
% favored the uniforms and 2l were opposed TO
them.
The Washington Light Guards, Com
pany u, at their last meeting, decided to give II
| fair nt odd Fellows Hall on the 18th of January,
| for the purpose of buying new uniforms for the
company.
The Washington Grove Camp Meeting
Association have contracted for the erection of
| large dining and boarding hall on their grounds.
| Work on the building will be commenced carly in
the spring.
Messrs. II. b. Clafin & Co. have OBJ
taincd q writ of rcplevin against Mr. John +. Cook,
the latter from a. King Chandler to satisfy the he
claim for personal tax.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Jesse A. Downcy and Molie +. Snapp, both of
| Laurel, Mo-, IcN1 Johnson ana Mary stewart, both
of Georgetown, ID. c.; John Adlung and Christina
WiGauZer, and Albert N. Obcr and Kate A. johnson.
In the District Court last Saturday Chief
Justice CartterappointedM Messrs.w. Bweb6, George
NJ Wright, and Thomas wilson's commission to as
sess the cash value ofthc ground OH which the addi
| tion to the Government Printing Office is located.
Two cases of rape arc on the assignment
| of the Criminal Court for to-day one being the
notorious case In which II Is charged II number OF
young men decoycd girl named Mary Trout to the
Smithsonian Grounds and there brutaly outraged
her.
Matilda Simms colored woman eighty
| five years old, was found dead in her room, at No.
North street, Saturday night. Coroner Patterson
made an examination yesterday, as u result of
which he gave certificate of death from congcs-
| tion of the lungs.
James Boyd, the alleged thrce-card
monte man, arrested last Friday while guiding a
stranger across the river to dine with General
Grant and the Indians did mot;appear In the Police
Court when his case was called saturday, and his
| collateral of $40 was forfeited.
The Stockholders in the Citizens Market
who had prepared for a brisk Saturday night
| trade were unccremoniously elected Saturday
afternoon, Constable shrcves having taken posses
| sion of the building for Mcssrs. Wheatley Bro,
| the lumber dealers, to whom the company that
built the market Is greatly indebted.
Saturday night the hall the Washing
ton Collegiate Institute was filled with large and
interesting lecture given by Professor Edward q.
| Townsend the elocutionist. Professor Townsend
closed win four or hvc selections, which amply H.
Illustrated his varied powers and clear enunciation
Health Officer Townsend has again adj
dressed letter to the various clergymen Of the
city, complaining that In a majority of cases the
returns of marriages made by them are imperfect
and Incomplete, and reminding them that the law
requires clergymen to furnish the Health officer
with all tho information regarding marriages
necessary TO full and correct record Of vital sta
tisics The Health Officer trusts that the disagree
able necessity of resort to legal proceedings will
not arise.
A genuine growl comes up from those
| clerks In the Surgeon Generals Office who are as.
signed to duti, lin the Medical Museum, In the old
theatre building on Tenth street. They complain
that the lower floor Is poorly lighted that the
cyesight of many of them has been seriously in
jlired by continuously writing by gas-light, and
that, from defective ventilation and the chemical
experiments which are constantly being made on
this floor the sick list Is very large and the death
rate appalling to those who have no desire TO real
| ize on their insurance policies.