National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-23

Ex-secretary Bristow is az the Riggs
House.
Judge Buckley and W. B. Bowen, of
Alabama, are in the city.
Parke Goodwin, editor of the New York
Erening Post, with his daughters, is at the Riggs
House
Colonel Robert J. Stephens is lying
dangerously i'll at his residence, SO7 First street
northwest.
DIR. G. NJ. Ford and wife, of Capitol Hill,
arrived home yesterday, after two weeks trip
South for the latter's health.
Phillip Joseph, editor of the Mobile
Gazette, who is strongly Endorsed by Republicans
and Democrats for postmaster of Mobile, is in the
city.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: Aaron Adams and Katie Mason. Charles
H. Howard and Georgiana Hicks, Charles Coomes
and Hulda Imhof
Among the applicants for the position
of custodian of the Treasury building is Mr.. N A.
Fuller, paying teller to the Sergeant Arms of
the House OF Representatives
President Garfeld's family occupied a
box at the National Theatre last evening, and
showered flowers upon little Corinne. She is to
visit the White House this morning by special in
vitation of Mrs. Garfield.
AT a recent meeting of the Howard Law
Class the following organization was effected
President, James H. S. Parker; vice president.
Leonfdas A. Lewis; treasurer, Ruth G. D. Ravens !;
secretary, Emma NJ. Gillett.
A little girl, who passed through this
city yesterday on her way from Salem, N c., to
Baltimore wore tag at her throat bearing the in
scription, Leila Cash. Conductors please forward
and deliver this child to Mrs. Nixon, Fayette
street, Baltimore"
Mr.. J. B. Townley, who during the past
winter has been seen nightly in the box-ofice of
the National Theatre goes on the road next month
in charge of the Aft Mcdowell and Walling party,
who will do "Billee Taylor" Mr.. Townley is
thoroughly experienced, and will prove capable
business manager.
A silver plate on the top of the ma
hogany rail that divides the Office of the chief
clerk of the War Department Colonel Crosby an
nounces that "This mahogany railing was made
for the banister to the main stairway of the old
War Department building, erected in 1919 and
pulled down in May, 1879"
Brad Adams sends the following books:
"The Right Word in the Right Place." cheap
dictionary of synonyms; "The Canary" little
book which will be Of great value to those who are
interested in these pets; and No. 19 of the " One
Hundred Choice Selections" which is fully equal
to any of the former numbers.
The Washington Market Company pro-
pose to erect bridge fifteen feet high leading from
the end of the present structure spanning the re-
servation in front of the market house into the
second story of the market building. The second
and third stories of the building viii be used for
an eating house and hotel on the European plan.
Professor Joyce, accompanied by Mrs.
ParSlow, her talented daughter Lilly, Mrs Harkins
Messrs. Whipple, Bernays, and Jecko, returned
yesterday on the Jane Moseley from the Soldiers
Home, near Hampton, where, at the invitation of
the inmates, this party gave two grand concerts
forward in pleasant anticipation of an early repeti
ton of the trip.
The new Columbia Fire Insurance Com
pany has organized by electing Henry A. Willard,
president Thomas J. Fisher, ice-president;
Henry K. Willard, secretary; F. B. MCGUIRE, c. c.
Glover, and John A. Baker, executive committee
by gentlemen in this city The officers elected are
gentlemen who will at once inspire public confi-
dence in the concern.
Equal Division, No. 3, Sons of Temper
anee, gave musicale" at odeon Hall last even
ing. The attendance completely filled the hall,
and the programme was filed with choice selec-
TONS The liberal applause and frequent encores
testified how well the audience was; pleased
Professors Jecke, Whipple, and Bernays, Miss Me-
Donald, Messrs. Van Doren, Seibold, and others
Thomas E. Poland was charged in the
Police Court yesterday with having fraudulently
obtained $50 in money and groceries from boy
named Frank Notte. The case was continued.
Poland induced Notte to purchase an apparatus
by which he could see through a brick or other
solid substance. Note afterward discovered that
the whole thing was an illusion, made by rehec-
ton and he was then enabled to see through the
trick played on him by Poland.
The play of "Billee Taylor" which is
to be produced to might at Ford's and at both
theatres next week, has been the occasion of con-
siderable litigation. This has grown out of the
fact that the songs and music have been pub
lished, and managers have only had to supply the
words to make the connection complete 1t has
been claimed that this is violation ofthe authors
rights but the court did not sustain this view and
hence the play is given by more than one COM