National Republican., 1880-12-11
CITY SMALL Talk,

Hon. j. III. MCGowan wife, and child,
Coldwuter, Mich, are quartcrcd at the st. James
The National Rifles will give their sec
ond complimentary soiree next Wednesday even
ing.
Tho Criminal Court adjourned yester-
day until this morning without transacting any
business.
1t is even too cold TO marry. Only one
license was issued yesterday, and that to Alfred A.
Richards and Julia Cooley.
The Eureka Literary Society, of How
ard University, gave very fine musical and liter
ary entertainment last evening.
Colonel T.. G. Doudinot has been APP
pointed clerk Of the Private Land Claims Commit
Tee Of the House OF Representatives vice William
w. Reynolds, deceased
EQUAL Division, s. of T., had a big
meeting last night at Mount Vernon Hall. The
division accepted an invitation TO attend the Dash
aways' meeting Sunday night.
At eight o'clock yesterday morning q
fire caused in J. W. Clcvcland's house, No: 90
Prospect street, Georgetown, cnlLicd by defective
fiue II was quickly extingulshcd.
The order reducing the rate of water for
domestic purposes 10 per cent. under the existing
rules, already anticipated by THE REPUBLICAN,, was
issued by the District Commissioners yclterday.
Yesterday, in the general term, Mr..
Casinavc g. Lee announced tho death of George c.
HYmcs q member ofthe District bar, and the court
out of respect to his memory adjourned for tho
day.
Harry Wilson, good-looking young
man, pleaded guilty to stealing Mr. James Hughes
horse and buggy from the Treasury Department
last Saturday, and was committed for the grand
jury.
The Sioux Indian delegation, expected
yesterday, did not arrive on account of tho detcn-
ton of the Western trains by the cold snap. They
will probablyswoop down upon the town early this
morning.
Albert D. Herriclo was, yesterday, upon
motion of Assistant Attorney.Gcneral smith, ad-
ulittpl To nrugiipp the United StQte3 Slurpnio
Court. Mr.. Herrick Is assistant district attorney at
New York.
The old, unsightly bank of earth on
street, near Tenth, which was the site of st.
grade free expense by the contractors for grading
the White Lot.
The Unity Club held its reunion in Mrs
Imogene Robinson Morrells parlors last night, and
| number was present. The exercises were of q very
pleasant and interesting character.
Hon. Gilbert De La Matyr will talk
at Lincoln Hall tomorrow at three o'clock
his text being, "rhe Activities of this Life
Gather the Power Of nm Endless Life" Gen.
eta Weaver, ex-candidaIe for the Presidency, will
| lead the singing.
Messrs. Cook & Cole, as attorneys 70,
| against William II, Danenhower and others, pray
| ing for an injunction to prevent the sale, uIido
deed of trust, Of lot so subdivision Of part of lot
| and lot 10, square 300.
Mr.. William II. Cotton was attacked
| late Thursday night by n fcrcO dog kept In She
hams lumber-yard, conner of seventh and Wate
streets southwest and thc flesh ofh!s face and necl
terribly lac5rntcl. ACYll suit for damages ngains
Mr.. Shehan Is threatened.
Milo p. Jewctt, LII. d., and wife, OF Mil
waukec, Wis, are IN the city, and stopping as Ros
| lyn seminary, 9O3 sixteenth street northwest; DR.
| and Is now one of tho commissioners To the York
| town centennial conference.
John Mann and Lewis Evans, two
| young white men, were fined IN the Police Cour
yesterday for as,nnItanY Z GoIorea mon nance
| Manns, because he would not stand back anC
make room for white people
The alarm from box l3, about half past
eight o'clock last night, was caused by fire In thu
| Office of tho Government stable NJ the corner o
| First street and Maryland avenue southwest A
stoycplpe In tho olllge SET iiro to the woodwork
| and before II was eXtingnished the building wa
damaged to tho extent ofslO0
Hon. William Parsons last night inaugu
rated, ut Lincoln Hall, tho course of Lectures ar
ranged by the Columbia Boat club. Tho Lecture
was very entertaining and instructive and the at
| tendance deplorably small His subject was lie
roes ut the HomerC Age" and part of tho lecture
was devoted to Professor schliemans discoveries,
Justice Cox, yesterday in tho probate
court, passed an order deposins Emma N. Houk'
and appointing II. Il. Davis in her stead upon gly
| ing bond in the sum Of $4,000 rllo was ISSUED
against her on tho 18th of December to which shC
|
action OF the court.
The jury yesterday in the case of Hor
ace 5. johnson, who brought suit for $4,000 DANA
ges against the District of Columbia for deieotiv,
| sewerage in front of his premises, returned yer
| diet for the defendant The court ruled that unde
the pleadngi the proof failed to show any causC
| for action or that the District had been negligent
| In constructing the work.
The District Attorney yesterday wrote
| "A letter 10 tho District Commissioners stating tha
his Office had been embarrassed In prosecuting the
| Crawford asphalt nuisance case, owing to the fac
| that 1t was Shown to the jury that the contractor
| was under the control Of the Commissioners, anc
| occupied the grounds corner Of Eleventh and
streets by their permission,
"Just His Luck is the name of an in
| teresting drama presented at the Comique thii
! week, with Mr.. Il. r. Goodrich In the leading role
| A very fine variety entertainment Is given IN ad
ditiOn TO the drama. The company includes
dozen famous specially artists The large stocl
company also appears in bill which Is pronounced
to be the best OF the season.
The John A. Rawlins Post, No. /, c. A
H. last night elected the following officers for The
ensuing year; Nj. Il. Urell post commander; T..
lIaines, s. VI; IL. II. Brewer, j, Vi James N. Cal
Ian, quartermGser; John a, Van Doren, chaplain
| j. l.. Mason, surgeon; Frank CLARK, o. ID. o. G
| Boyd, o. g.; Il. X. Winship, George Holmes, g. Q
| l}Olnge, Alfred Hamilton, Dennis OCOnnor, Q.
| Boyd, j. I, l., Deyoe, and q. NJ. Sweeney, delegates
10 Dunnrlupnt EuOunpncnt, and Charles u, joyce