National Republican., 1880-12-10
CITY SMALL TALK,


Judge Denny, of indianapolis, is here
on business.
The attendance at the Odd-Fellows'
mir last evening was very large.
The Hon. George B. Williams, of In
diana, Is stopping at the Riggs House.
The Commissioners have given the city
COW owners until April TO remove their sheds.
Mr.. George T. McGlue has been up
pointed 70 superlntcnd the disintements in the
Holland Cemetery.
General John G.. Fremont, General w.
| w Belknap, and General j. q. Robinson, of New
fork, are registered at the Arlington.
A fine programme was offered last ev-
ening at Lincoln Hall on the occasion of q com.
plmentory testimonial to Miss Mollle Byrne
Ex-Mayor Putnam, of Portland, Me-,
has engaged rooms at the Arlington for himself
ana wifc for the winter, and arrived Inst night
Lieutenant Greene crecommends that the
price for, furnishing gas for the street lamps be
District.
William Queenan, n brother of one of
the mnrdercrs Of young Hirth, was arrested by Of.
licer hrccn yesterday for the larceny Of n bride
from the horse bazaar on Louisiana avenue.
The Commissioners Yesterday made
Tcquistion on General Benet, Chief Of Ordnance,
United states army, for iny muzze,loeding rifles
new colorcd company
The steam tug George w. Pride, while
towing the schooner williams to Georgetown last
Wednesday night, ran into mass of floating ice.
Inc schooner collided with the tug, carrying away
the smoke.st0ck, the lamps, and damaingg the
pilothousc.
The Union Veteran Club, commanded
BY Captain $, E. Thomson, will parade on Non
Gay next, us an escort to the Boys in Blue" on
the reception of their old commander, U. S. Grant,
in their new overcoats. The "Vets" expect to
turn out forty muskets.
Mary j. Afford, the woman charged
with def1uding some of the slmplcminded col
orcd citizens of Express alley, by means Of fraudu-
lent lottery scheme, was nrraigncd in the Police
court Yesterday, and discharged from custody, the
ployed her
Justice NJ. V. Buckley, of Georgetown,
seems to have taken a partner In the magistrate
business without consulting the United States au-
thoritios. Yesterday In the case of Duckett VS..
Fucker sent upto the Circuit Court on ccrOrdri tho
summons smmnH to Bncker to appear At the triaI Is
partner is Is unknown.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church was filed last Wednesday evening with n
large and fashionable audience 10 witness the mar
Inc ceremony was performed by the Rev. DR.. Pax
,nin, ,i, which was beautiful ana Impressive. rScep-
ster the uncle of the bride.
With the convcniug of our legislators
the Young Mems Christian Association begin their
course of receptions for the purpose of making
the social relations of their members more pleasant
by becoming better acquainted. The first informal
reception took place last evening in the parlors of
the association Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Gangcwer
acted rs the hosts of the occasion The programme
offered was very fine.
The clerk fthe court has issued the fol-
lowing marriage licences George Fuer and Sarah
Garner; George A. Wight, of Naples, Me, and Ida
NJ. Morgan of Baltimore, Md; Columbus Freeman
and Adcll brown; Joseph Mosby and Jane Jackson /;
Thomas Clancy, of this city, and Julia Mahloy, of
Philadelphia, Pa. Spencer Tibbs, of this city, and
| Eliza Lewis, of Alexandria, Va. F.B. h. Kerper
and Ida L. Steadman l., II. Friedrich and Mrs.
Mary A. Van Scivcr.