National Republican., 1880-12-30

With the New Years number of THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, will be issued a supplement
filed with attractive reading matter.
Is Washington Southern city,
Howard Zeveley of thi~ city, is in Chi
cago at the Sherman House.
If we could only bottle up some of this
weather and keep it until next August,
Take courage. The sun has started on
hisnorthern circuit, and the days are lengthening.
During the past year 6l5423 tons of
coal were shipped over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.
The Health-Oficer inspected 900
bushels Of oysters last week and condemned forty
five bushels
A gang of laborers from the work.
house will be put to work today clearing cross
ings on Pennsylvania avenue.
The matinee at the National yesterday,
notwithstanding the snOw.storIn, was the largest
attended Wednesday matinee OF this season.
A man named w. II. Godwell, cripple,
claiming to be great grandson of Patrick Henry,
was arrested In Alexandria yesterday for drunken
ness.
Mrs. Bette Taylor cambridge, q daugh-
ter of President Zachary Taylor Is spending the
season in Washington with the family of Surgeon.
General Barnes.
The total mortality in the District for
the week ending with last Saturday was sixty
nine. There were twenty.ninc births and thirty
marriages reported
The case of Frank p. Hill against the
National Fair Ground Association, the appeal to
the general term has been dismissed at the request
ofthc companants attorneys.
The reception committee appointed by
the, Pennsylvania Republican Association will
make their headquarters iu the Masonic Temple
building on the Sd and 18th of March.
In the account of the party at the
Louise Homo on Mr.. Corcoran's birthday an offer
ing from fhe Sisters of the st. yincents Orphan
Asylum was enormously credited to the Little Sis
tiers OF the Poor.
A colored man named Thomas Ogleston
was committed for the grand jury OH the charge of
outraging u cOlored woman named Emma Win
| ston. The alleged offense was committed at the
| womans home In Howards row, South Washing
| ton.
Sergeant Slattery found dead col
ored child about two years old in the alley between
Ninth and Columbia streets yesterday morning,
| and as there were marks of violence on the body
| Coroner Patterson was notified and requested TO
| hold mn inquest.
TIE REPUBLICAN will publish on New
list ofladies who will receive atdny: our lady
readers are requested to send to THE REPuRLlcAN
| Office as early as possible such announcements MS
| they desire 10 have made in this list.
The clerk of the court has issued the
following marriage licenses: Dorsey NJ. McPher,
son and Ida NJ. De Land; John Bowman and Lizzie
Perry Charles II. Meredith and Linda Queenan
John b. Armstrong, of st. Mary's County, Mary
land, and Mary II. iIatton, of this city.
Early yesterday morning Mr.. Henry
KRAFT living at No. OBJ First street northwest Mt.
| tempted to persuade fire to burn by using conl-
OIL No alarm J, no was ssd turned me- n but shs damage
sisting of burns about the face and body are very
| serious.
The will of Christian Engel was yester-
| day filed with the Register He bequeaths all his
mr. rfN md In ia nhat n
Engel, conditional, however, that il she marry
again that she shall reSeye s only hSrawaI dover
drcn, share and share alike
Joseph Williams, a colored waiter, was
sent to the grand jury yesterday on q charge OF
| stealing a onehundred-dollRr notc. Williams was
sent to Riggs. & Co.'S bank Tuesday to get fifteen
dollars worth Of small change, and while waiting
stole the onc.hundrcd note, which the teller
had thrown down on the counter.
Health Officer Townshcnd informs the
Commissl loners that he has Investigated the com
Pig:H; ~ ei, onvli,ivc and supposed dclctcrious
material being used OH the floor of the cars of the
Washington aud Georgctown Railroad. He Is
| satisfied that tho complaint was n Just one and
notified the company TO discontinue It's use, which
| they did Immediately.
Among the many church entcrtain-
ments now In progress in the city none present
greater attractions In the way of orilamentltlon o
! the room than the gcrean Baptist Church, oil
Eighteenth, between 1 and NJ streets northwest
| To the Oriental booths have been added an excel
lent stage decoration, to be used tomorrow evening
| for the children's Christmastrce presentation.
A Kansas letter has been received
stating that the boxes of second. hand clothing sem
from Washington few days ago had been received
and distributed. A great many thanks We're eS
pressed by the recipients. Most of the clothing
was good, while some articles were so worn they
were Of little value: nevertheless every article wa
forwarded, Assurances of the responsibility of thI
persons who made the collections and forwarded
them can be furnished. ii desired.
Section No. @, endowment rank
Knights of Pythius, has elected the following
officers for 1881 President James X. Watt, No. 3
president, Richard Roman, No. :; chaplain, ]
g. Wilson, No. l6; secretary and treasurer, Halyo
| Nelson, No. 7, reelected; guide, William II. Os
born,.No % guard, J. W. Hayes, MOL reelected
sentinel, Joseph Stckel, No. II medical examiner
Aug $, Boeriistein, NJ. d.. No. Z; trllstecs-,J. W
| Thompson No II; J. 4. Caldwell, No. IA; Thomas
SummerscaleS, No. 7.