National Republican., 1880-12-08
CITY SMALL TALK.

The nat ional bank-notes received for
redemption yesterday amounted to s22s,0O0.
The receipts yesterday from customs
were S5G3 0lj27; from internal revenue, s25S S6i57S
The District Commissioners contemplate
reduction of ten per cent. in the domestic water
rates
A colored military company, to be
known as the Capital City Guard" has been or
ganizcd.
The headquarters of "The Church
School for Girls have been established In the Cor
coran building.
S. J. Pointer, chief supervisor of elec-
tons for South Carolina, Is in the city He can
didate for United States marshal.
The Seventh-street car stables have
been moved from the head of Seventh street to the
foot ofSixth street, on the river front
Among the objects of interest to be seen
on the avenue is decorated bull sent out by an
cnterprising firm rs an advertising dodge.
A wagon and team of horses stolen from
Mr. William +. Henderson, of Montgomery County,
city.
Rev. Joseph Gallen, assistant pastor at
the Church of the Immaculate Conception, has
been appointed pastor Of st. Mary's Church, Rock
Vile.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
William Matthews, of Charles County, Maryland,
and and Parry Nugcnt of this city; John Edwards and
Katie Golden.
The Masonic Hall Association has re-
elected its old board of directors follows: p II.
Hooc, y. D. Larner, /. l.. Johnson, w. H. Goods,
and ]. 2. Willett.
In the case of the Alexandria Canal
Railroad and Bridge Company against the District
of Columbia, the latter has taken an appeal to the
court in general term.
Thermometric readings at the Signal
Office yesterday: IA M, 81 1896 n m, 90; II a. m,
u = ?. M, -; Up. M ~; 9p mp Is; IL p. m. IL;
maximum ~; minimum, l6.
The Armya Navy Germans are looked
for eagerly. Our society bellies are now getting
ready the preticst short dresses long trains
longer the thing for Germans.
Elizabeth V. Eclles is petitoning for
divorce from her husband, Charles A. Ecklcs, and
such other benefits ms the court may think that she
Is entitled to receive. Dcsertion is the ground Of
complaint.
The Secretary of the Navy will preside
at the meeting at the New York Avenue Presbytc-
rian Church tomorrow evening, when Father Ga
vazd Will speak on the progress of civil and reiA
gious liberty in Italy.
A dispatch was received at the Post
+. W. wGrlled of s. Louis, Mo, announcing the
death Of Route Agent w. X. Simms, by being
burned In wreck on the Cameron and Atchisoir
Railroad last Monday.
A colored man named John Williams,
who had had dispute with his mistress over an
account, was arragned In the Police Court yester-
day for 9ssaulting her II appeared by his expla-
nation that he had slipped and accidentally struck
her. So the case was dismissed.
The Art Loan Exhibition for the Church
of the Incarnation is still in progress and attracts
many Of our prominent citizens every evening. A
fac sin'iic Of Louise Home made by Mrs. Wilcox, of
Fairfax, Va. of pasteboard and putty, is work of
rare merit and is greatly admired.
The case of John w. Barnes, CONNER
oa thouta license was called In the Police
Court yesterday and continued for one week. The
main point of the defense was that Barnes had
been fined once this year and appealed the case,
and no decision had yet been rendered in the
upper court.
The fire at three o'clock yesterday morn
ing, briefly mentioned in Yesterdays REfuBLIcAN,
entirely consumed an unoccupied frame house on
cast, owned by Cornelius McAuliif and the ad.
joining house, owned and occupied by Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Bailey.
The following internal revenue ap-
pointmentss were made Yesterday; Edward Hoover,
to be storekeeper and gauger for the Sixteenth dis
trict of Pennsylvania; William Thurmond, to be
storekeeper for the Fifth district of Kentucky, and
Charles b Wright, to be storekeeper for the Eighth
district of Illinois.
Patents were issued yesterday to the
following District inventors s. L. Bean, balloon
for collecting -four dust In mills; A. G. Bell, appa
phoiophone; G. j. Brott, steam boiler; L. L.
Howard, railway ticket, and 4. McWalters shoe
n@S MSs WR rchar SF
A colored girl named Clara Short was
arrested on Seventh street, near yesterday after
noon by Officer Larraber Just rs she had picked the
pocket OF Mrs stella walker of her purse containing
sl3. She was locked up at the Sixth Precinct Sta.
ton, and the probabilities are that she will not be
troubled about cold weather for some time,
j. V. Moran and wife, nee Miss Emma
Ehcridge, of Detroit Mich, are In the city on their
wedding trip, and have apartments at the Ebbtt.
Mrs, Moran Is well known In Washington society,
being daughter of Hon. Emerson Etherldge, for
merly Speaker of the House of Representatives and
was educated and graduated at the Academy of the
| Visitation.
The Italian who presides over the pea
nut stand at the cornerof Eighth street and Market
space created considerable eXcitcmen! while intox.
| Cated yesterday afternoon by threatening TO whip
cnnpie s ,,',V th , raj iSIi ~ IN
| dcsst by warning In which the name of Judge
/ Smell Oppunipl 81 nrominpnt nositinn