National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-07

You can publish three-line advertise
ment of want, rent for sale, lost three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
A boy named Callahan was fined $40 in
the Police Court yesterday for throwing stones at
the pound men.
The First Baptist Church of Alexandria
has extended a call to Rev. DR.. o. F. Flippo OF
Suffolk County, Virginia.
A son of General George A. Sheridan
has been very dangerously i'll with diphtheria,
but is now in fair way to recover.
Councilman James w. Pope, of Boston,
and of the Suffolk bar is in town. the guest OF
William C. Costin, of the War Department.
Mr.. Allen Chapel has been appointed
manager of the Sovereigns' Cooperative Associa-
ton of this city, vice A. B. Schofeld removed.
A colored woman died suddenly Satur
day in Willowtree alley. The authorities were
notified, but up to last night no investigation had
been made.
Messrs. w. II. Clagett and other gen.
temen of this city yesterday visited Alexandria to
| examine a newly patented motor engine, with a
view of investing.
The court in general term yesterday
decided in the case of Campbell VS.. Springer, that
the complainant could not recover unless he first
qualified as administrator here.
The Capital Bicycle Club yesterday OBJ
tanned permission to erect a stand at Iowa Circle
for the convenience of persons who want to wit
ness the coming races of the club.
All the seed distributors at the Agri-
cultural Department have been furloughed, all
the seeds on hand having been sacked and for
warded to those entitled to them.
Isaac H. Lockwood, the Georgetown
jeweler was acquitted yesterday in the Criminal
owned by firm of which he was member.
Major King, the agent of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, found a
glandered horse at work on Louisiana avenue
yesterday, and the owner was directed TO have the
animal killed.
The most fashionable bonnet now Worn
is the lovely kickup," so called because it is
kicked up by the milliners all around, and be-
cause it kicks the stufing out of hubbys or the old
mans pocketbook.
Inreply to therequest ofP. j .Torney, esq,
for the improvement of New jersey avenue north
west the Commissioners say that they have more
work on hand in the replacement Of such pave
ments than can be completed
Now the maid servant and the man SER
want receiyeth strict orders to answer the door
| bell with No; Master and Missus Skippingjack
are not III hum. They be gone to Yewrip tn gather
lashings of gould in Caleefornee."
In the Police Court yesterday man
named Henry Powers was arraigned for personal
violence toward Policeman Wright but as it
| Turned out that he had been severely dubbed by
| the officer rloHe pros. was entered.
Mayor Smith, of Alexandria, yesterday
sentenced a colored woman named Sue Black
burn and a colored man named George Winters
! each to pay fine of $3.50 and to be imprisoned
twelve months for fighting Police Officers Franks
| and Smith. An appeal was noted
In the Police Court yesterday a warrant
against Constable c. W. NJ. Hubbel, for riotous
p1eceedngs on South A street few days ago, was
quaShed, as the prosecuting attorney stated that
the papers under which the ejectment was made
were valid.
The well-known pork-butcher, Mr.. John
Rupert died of an abscesS at his residence the
Seventh street road, Sunday, aged forty five years
Deceased came to this city from Germany when a
very small boy, and was well and favOrably known
to all having business in the markets.
| At the annual meeting of the George
town Gas Company yesterday W. F. Seymour,
president the board of directors were reelected
follows: William Bucknell, Robert P. Dodge
George W. CrOpley, ID. F. Robinson, Thomas
Knowles 6. Thomas Brown, and John II. Smoot.
The certificate of incorporation of the
Evening Critic Publishing Company" was filed
yesterday. The trustees named are Messrs. Mornay
D. Helm Elan N. Hack and J. Luther Ringwalt
The capital stock is fixed at S25 900, divided in
fifty shares, and HE existence OF the company at
twenty years.
A horse attached to buggy belonging
to Mr.. C. c. Duncanson became frightened yester-
day afternoon and ran down Ninth street at full
speed. One wheel was wrenched off, and the car
riage and horse were pretty badly injured before
the runaway was stopped at the corner of Ninth
and streets.
The Sabbath-school of the Assembly's
Church is growing so rapidly in nunbers that its
officers can scarcely find room for heir ever-in-
creasing flock. The quarters new occupied by the
school are so crowded that tic trustees of the
church will probably enlarge the space now de-
voted TO the school.
A certificate was filed yesterday with
the Recorder of the election of T. E. G. Pettengill
James W. Webb, W. B. Gore lone Year,, W. W.
Dean -four years. and George W. Tichenor trrls-
tees of the Murray Universalist Society Mr.. Itch
enor is elected TO fill the vacancy on the board
caused by the resignation of Mr.. Z. L. White.
Now the strawberry yawper is on his
last legs; but the raspberry rouser and the black
berry believer are ready to take his place, and
pour out on poor, sweltering humanity worse
plague than Egypts lice or Pharaoh's frogs. Oh,
for q Chinese giant with mammoth mawl TO
bust OH the snOot every mothers son of EN-!
A tramp, giving his name as Jacob
Adams, was detected in the act of robbing man
| in the Agricultural Grounds yesterday morning,
and locked up at the Fifth Precinct Station. He
denied having more than fifteen cents, but search
at the station resulted IN the discovery OF -, the
amount stolen from the victim. whose name is John
| P. Evans.
Permits were issued yesterday to Will
lam F. Ogle TO build two-story frame dwelling
on Meridian Hill, for 5000; to Thomas Nealie to
build brick store and dwelling on u street, be-
tween Twenty-third and Twenty fourth north
west, for $500; 10 James +. Hood 10 build q
three-story brick dwelling on street, near Eley-
enth northwest, for s., 500
Rev. George Y. Leech having requested
the asphalting of the Belgian block pavement on
Eighth street southeast, the Commissioners yester-
day sent him the report of the engineers Office in
the premises, saying the laying of concrete on top
of stone paYementS has been frequently tried and
resulted not only in failure, but in nuisance.
There is no estimate for work on either Seventh or
Eighth streets east"
| In the death of Master Leonard Wood
son Conover, the youngest son of ex-senator
Conover, of Florida, of the most charming and
| best-behaved children of our city has passed
from this to pleasanter life. The deceased was a
most interesting child, manly, self-reliant, and
! giving every evidence of markedly brilliant
future. Although but in his seventh year. he dis
played attributes of one matured in age. To the
family of the little the tenderest sympathies of
! the community are extended in this the hour OF
| their sacred grief
Going to Annapolis.
The President, several members Of his
family, Secretary Hunt and wife, Admiral Porter
and family, and others having invitations will