National Republican., 1881-10-17

A lodge Of sorrow will be held at the
Foundry Church, November II, in commemora-
ton of the late President Garfield.
Hon. /. w. Humphrey, q leading Stall
wnrt Republican from North Carolina, is stopping
at the National Hotel for few days.
Mr.. George w. Casilear, of the Bureau
Of Engrnving and Printing, leaves for New York
this morning, oil weeks leave Of absence.
Colonel b. +. Hawkes. has lust returned
from tile political campaign in Ohio, and will re-
sunie his duties at the Pension Office OH Monday.
A dead infant was found Saturday on
the lot between Sixth aud Seventh and aud II
streets southwest aud buried by order of the
coroner.
A suit was entered Saturday by Enos
Mcnamara against Benjamin Tilly, In which
$4,000 damages were claimed for false arrest and
imprisonment
A white infant, about three weeks old
was leil on the steps of st, AIMS Inflnt Asylum
Saturday and was taken in and cared for by the
Sisters In charge.
The trustees of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum and of Columbia University have passed
approximate. rcsol buttons Of regret at the death Of
MI. William Stickncy
The police made fifty-seven arrests DUR
ing Saturday, twenty. one OF which were for in.
toSicNtion. Ten dodgers were accommodated In
the various station houses.
Messrs. Glass & Co., of Baltimore. have
gotten UP fine medal with the heads of Wash
ington, Lafayette, and De Grasse thereon, as u
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are the agents.
DR.. Duhamel, the commissioner from
the District of Columbia TO the Yorktown Cenien-
nial, in company with Commissioner Taylor of
Maryland and DR.. Hamlin, commissioner Of Maine
left for Yorktown yesterday.
This evening the German Citizens
Committee will meet at sRngerbund Hall TO com.
pcte the final arrangements for the grand banquet
10 be given on Saturday evening in honor OF the
Steubens at the SChuetzen Park.
Coroner Patterson made an examination
Saturday Of the sudden death of little colored
girl mined Marietta Payne who lived with her
parents near Moore's lane. in the county, and de-
cded that death resulted from natural causes.
young man named Wilmer Leech was
attacked with vertigo on Fstreet near Ninth north
west yesterday morning, and fell down an area
way. He was removed to his rooms, In the Wind
sor House, near by, where he received medical aid
A writ Of certiorari was received Satur-
day by the Supreme Court of the District from the
Supreme Court OF the United States directing the
ceiifcaton Of the deed OF trust from N. e. Draper
ct al. to Anthony Hyde, which had been omitted
from the record.
Mr.. Howard, of Baltimore, who was
severely injured by fall from Mr.. Courtney
0'Donnell's horse Harkaway at the steepechase
saturday evening Is 50 far recovered that there IS
ever, seriously injured, and II Is understood that
all OF his teeth have been lost by his unfortunate
fall.
The following members Of the Michi-
81, James Hotel; Hon, II. w. Lord, Congressman.
elect Senators A. Buffers and s. Billings, Repre-
sentatives J, $. Es,abTook, NJ Carpenter, J. Par
sons, John Oliver, William Ball, speaker pro TEN.
pore. W. Hiscock, G. II. Cooper, John Dewry, and
J. s. German.
Mr.. Il. F. Fuller, of the Agricultural De-
partment who went TO South Carolina last week
TO close up the Rnirs OF the Government tea farm
near Charleston, has returned and was at his post
of duty last Saturday, paying of the employees of
the Department. He did not bring the big iron
lgaI ~ la rngI and Fnn ngt
valuable portion Of the assets Of the farm.
The many friends of Mrs. II. NJ. Mckee
will be pained TO learn OF her death, which took
place on Saturday afternoon. She had been suf-
nevertheless very sudden. Funeral services will
be held at her late residence, No SO1 Sixth street
northwest Amer which me remains VIII be taken
During the progress of the auction sale
at the corner Of Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
| avenue northwest Saturday mOrning, an old coll
ored woman named Eliza Hawkins lost her
| loss TO the police, and shortly nfterwnrd Rachel
| Fortune, also eolOred, was arrested, and the
81, which She said She had spent -
Hon. John Francis, treasurer of the
| state Of Kansas and Ex-Governor Osborne, Min.
lister 70 Brazil as the guests Of the Kansas, Mime.
sofa, New Hampshire, and Nevada boys" oceu.
night one representative from each State being an
escort, My, Francis has been three times elected
| III succession ,ulll INQUEST
| OF 55 900, and Is Of course a astalwart
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday
| as follows James Phelan, Memphis, Tenn, and
| Mary L. Early Washington, d. C.; Francis Wins
| low of Boston Mass, and Harriet Patterson, Wash
ington, d. Cj Charles H. Holmes and Jane Carter
Richard Q, King and Ada Y. Golden, Georgetown
d, O.. W. +. Crampsly and Ollie q. GOnter, John s
Pinch and Kate j; Daton all Of this city; james
II, Semmcs Washington, d, c. aud Minnesotl
Dennison, Ellicott City, Nd.
Mr.. j, Howard Bushnell, o well-knowI
and highly esteemed young gentleman Of thi
city died yesterday morning at his residence, 20
Eleventh street northwest. Mr.. Bushnell, durinl
1878 aud 1879, held the office Of president of thi
Carroll Institute, Of which society he was a mem
ber At the time of his death. He was also for
long while secretary Of the Pennsylvania Repub
lican Association, and did good service during tn
last presidential campaign. The Carroll Institute
will meet this evening to take suitable action II
regard TO his death. His funeral viii take plaC
ing at nine o'clock,
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