National Republican., 1880-12-25
The turkey hangs high.


The turkey hangs high.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art will not be
open to the public today
Remember that il is more blessed to
give than to receive, especially at Christmas tide.
Send your neighbor's sick child some
thing and ever remember the sentiment OF Tiny
Tim
You will enjoy your Christmas dinner
the better for having supplied one to some poor
family.
The popular clergyman now maketh
arrangements with the bootmoker to buy n Joblot
of slippers.
No man can present himself with
better and more pleasing present than some re-
ccipted bills
II is common thing to find the avn
ing of n restaurant fringcd with turkeys and little
roasting pigs.
Unhappy, indeed, and much to be
pited are those who refuse to be merry and joyous
at this season.
Secretary Sherman has moved into his
new house. No, 1910 street two doors east Of his
former residence.
Don't say you are too poor to give any
thing Give something, no matter how small nnd
insignificant II may seem.
The Confectioners have been rushed to
death. The whole town seems TO have suddenly
cultivated taste for candy.
Rev. Thomas X. Bcccher will fill Rev.
Mr.; De La Mntyr's pulpit at Lincoln Hall at three
o'clock tomorrow afternoon
\ lady has offered prize of $50 for the
best essay In prose or verse on the subject of
Nurses Their Work and Reward
Judge o. \. Lochrane, of Georgia, has
purchased third Interest In the Washington Lac
Reporter for 5000, and been elected yiceprcsidcnt
OF the company.
Wholesale dealers in Baltimore and
other cities will make an effort during the present
session of Congress to huvc the license fee required
from Il drummer reduced.
Dir. Rea will llcontiuuc hislccturcs against
p9paSy S Masonic Temple h M bH at p, thTfS
schools; or, Rome the Eucmy OF Scripture"
There were fourteen pairs of ragged
socks hanging from the pegs IN the hallway of the
Night Lodging. House last night, II Santa Claus
came along that way he found II rich field for
philanthropy.
The will of the late Dr. William Gunton
was yesterday admitted to probate aud record and
letters testamentary. issued to Edward Temple,
| George Wilcox, and Frank L. Dana, executors, Oh
| giving bond ofsOO0V.
During Thursday night some thief, who
| had sccreted himself on the premises before the
store closed up, robbed Peter, Feganrs store of a
coat and several gallons of whisky. The coat was
recovered by the police yesterday.
John Strausbcrger, German, a driver
for Mr.. Francis Adt slipped and fcllon the pave.
mcnt corner of sixth and q streets northwest, yes
terday while carrying kcg of beer, and cut his
head seriously. lie was taken to the Freedman's
| Hospital
The court in banc will meet again on
| the first Monday In January, and the calendar will
| embrace ninety.two cases. Of this number tfty'
four were left over from the last term, while OF the
new cases twcnty.iour are appeals In equity and
| fourteen In law.
Justice James sat in chambers yester-
dny to hear the habeas corpus case of captain
John p Walker, T. $. A., alleged 10 be Illegally
confined in the Insane Asylum. without con.
cluding the argument the case was adjourned
until Monday next.
The Detectives are looking for the man
who recently stole package of through tickets to
| Nebraska from the Office OF l.. NJ Cole, general
ticket agent of the Baltmorenn Ohio road In BAL
| timore Some of the tickets were stamped with
a forged stamp and sold to scalpers In this city.
An exemplifed copy of the will of the
late ex.prcsident franklin Pierce, of New Hamp.
shire, was yesterday admitted to probate and re
Guided in the properly involved in the viii Is sub
lot o. square 1873, In this city, which was sold to
Henry Robinson who desires to perfect his title
| to II.
Messrs. Brown & Mcconnell have en-.
tered second suit for George NJ. Miller against
| the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company for
$1,000 damages for injury TO his property on \
| east In previous case the Jury gave him u YER.
dict of Sl0S and now he sues for the time not GOV.
cred by his first suit
At the Metropolitan NJ. L. Church to-
morrow the following programme Of music Will bo
carried out: "There were Shepherds" Buck
| Jubilatc Dco Masenthal; Hark, the Herald An.
gels" Laurence. The choir consists of Miss Jennie
| ". Butler, soprano; Miss Matte Gray, alto; Mr..
| w r. Atkinson, tenor; Dr. c. A. Ball, bass; A. p,
Taskcr, organst and director.
Mr.. J. A. Davis, of New York chief of
one of the divisions of the Census Office was yes.
! terday surprised by presentation to him, on he.
half of the ladies In his division, of nn elegant sill
yer wutcr.pltcher and waiter of beautiful design
and workmanship, Mr.. Coffin made the prcscnta:
| ton speech, which was n very happy effort, and
Mr., Davis responded very gracefully.
In THE REPUBLICANS report of the Tow
path Club banquet the reporter fnttcred Mr. Dwight
'Townscnds Judgment by making him say that
licans. What Mr.. Townsend said was that here.
aflcr he would not volunteer with the Democrats.
The reporter meant that he would always be found
with Republicans OH such merry occasions as the
Towpath banquet
Christmas services will be held at John
Wesley NJ. T.. Zion Church, Rev, NJ II, Ross, pas.
tor, will preach sermon oil "The Incarnation of
Christ" at halfpast ten O'Clock a. m; preaching
ut hulfpast seven p. m. Also appropriate Christ
mas anthems will be sung by the choir under the
direction of Mr.. Chapman Wye, chorlstcr; Mrs X.
Smith. organist. The Sabbath.sch will have II
Christmas tree and festival on Monday evening.
The clerk of the court has issued the
following marriages licenses: william A. Morton
and Virginia w Jones, both ofStaftord County. Va;
Lewis y. Perry and Fannie +, Firth, both of Front
Royal, Va; John H. Fighter and Annie shepherd
Andrew schieckler and Katie Schcnck, John
Wlks and Carrie Mason, Robert Main, of Albany
n. u, and Nellie Flynn of this city; B. Il, Mann
of Bedford, Pa, and Lizzie NJ Strnmberger OF this
city; Charles G. Wilson and Lillian u. Buxton
George L. Smelling and Nellie t. Anderson.