National Republican., 1880-12-06

The Hebrew Festival of Lights ended
Saturday night.
The Columbia Boat Club has secured
"Josh Billings to lecture for them.
The peanut men ure looking for eligible
locations for their stands on private grounds,
The National Base Ball Club will send
aelegates to the meeting of the Base Ball League In
New York on the Sth instant
The lot of a Washington guide is not n
happy one since the doors Of the Department build.
fngs have been closed upon him,
Mrs. Justice Swayne has purchased the
table painted by Mrs. f. b. Taylor and recently cx-
hibited it in the Art Loan Exhibition
Sergeant Perry, of the fourth precinct,
found dead female colorcd infant on Rhode Island
avenue, near fifteenth street, yesterday morning.
A gentleman named Hughes lost his
horse and buggy Saturday by leaving II in front of
the Treasury building while he went inside on
business.
The flag and guidons made by the
ladies of the interior Department. were, on satur.
day presented to Major Lockwood, in Trust for the
u. g. Grant Club.
John McGill, who was arrested last week
on suspicion, was committed to Jail saturday. evil
dCnCC having been obtained to convict him Of suy-
cTal recent house Iobbcric',
The case of Mrs. NJ. j. Afford, tho wo-
man arrested for swindling the COOrcd people OF
Express alley by bogus lottery, was continued
Saturday until Tuesday next
Inc ONlH Men NCHlTUl bAflleiu ana
Arthur Club Saturday evening elected delegates to
the inaugural committee rs follows; John A.
Cooper and A. n Dewey John a. Cooper was
elected YiccprcaIdcnt
Sixty arrests were made by the police
during the twenty four hours ending Ut eight OCocl;
yesterday morning, Of which over twenty-scyCn
were classified "dunk' twenty dodgers sought
the. seclusion Of u st0tion'house during the same
period
A fire in the greenhouse of NJ. A. Nc.
GOwan on H. between TwCnty.ioulth and Twenty.
ifh streets northwest, caused an alarm to be
turned in from box 3li cgrly yesterday morning
the amount Of slUO
Mrs, Fannie Hamilton was charged in
the Police Court Saturday with making threat,
against Mary Burke II clerkin her husbands candy
store, Jealousy was the alleged cause Of the tToli
BILE The case was not mado out, and the defend
ant was discharged
The Analostan Boat Club, ut its monthly
meeting Saturday night, appointed committee tC
confer with committees 10 DC appointed By other
lccal clubs, with the view Of having the next re-
gHttn Of the National Association Of Amateur Oars
men held on the lotpmUc,
The Washington Sacngerbund, at It's
halIEcally meeting last night elected the following
officers President, L, schmidt yiceprc,dcnt, W.
spcngleT treasurer, : llurttrcchr financial sccre.
my, F. st0lpGi recording secretary, q. Ritter Hnd
librarian, w. HngcWuu.
The annual leyce of Washington Com
m0ndcry No, ], Knights ICmll0r takes place 10.
night at Tie Masonic Temple Everything possible
mas been done by the committee Of arrangements
% contribute to the enjoyment Of The guests of the
CommOndcry, ana II is safe 10 predict that the gc
ceptiOn ana lcvcc vii! be one Of the finest social
events Of tho season,
A number of the constituents Of Hon.
VS. ShAllenbergCr, of tie Twcnty-fDurth pcnn,yl,
V0nia district, called upon him Saturday evening
and through their spokesman, Mr. j. n. Dickson
presented him win c'ayon portraits Gfninsclt and
vie The recipient In accepting ihv p!it, made a
pleasant speech, altCr which hU madc lis yls.lOrs
NJ home lcl the remainder o: hceycnins
Mr. William Bland died Saturday morn
Ing, IN tho siNtycghth year Of nis age, HlCru short
Illness Of pneumonia, lie was one Of the oldest
printers ~ lhe Distglct and was member OF The
t~eA IN published tho old N0ii0NH Era llo served
Lenl Lincoln as United States Consul N
NJ sg1''iWhilo y.-ihAt ONCE -
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