National Republican., 1881-08-23

You can publish three-line advertise
ment want rent for sale, or lost three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
Bud Eagleston is making big progress
in his temperance work in Georgetown.
The walks and drives in the Smithson-
ian grounds are receiving much needed repair.
Mr.. VIII. Il. Williams, son of Deputy
Marshal l.. p, Williams, had a narrow escape from
drowning at Ocean Grove a few days since.
Miss Matte Saxton, of Mount Pleasant,
although but seven years Of age exhibits great
proficiency as q violinist. She reads music with
ease and rapidity.
Colonel Rogers, at his musical excur-
sion on the Mary Washington this evening, will
give away a beautiful parlor organ A most en-
joyable time Is expected.
Miss Rose Winston, of Memphis, Tenn,
one of the most charming of Southern daughters,
has returned from Fortress Monroe, and Is visiting
Mrs. Douglas, on street northwest.
Miss Il. G. Graves, principal of the Met
ropolitan Seminary and KINDERGARTEN. has re-
turned from visit to her Northern home Her
mother matron of the school, accompanies her.
MISS. Coggins, a well-known butcher,
cut his arm quite severely at the Northern Liberty
Market yesterday morning After medical attend
nnce, he was sent to his home on Bennings road
Fire was discovered early yesterday
morning by Officers Brannan and Howell In the
house of Edward Butler on NJ street, between
Second and Third. They put 1t ont without turn
ing In an alarm
Marriage licenses were yesterday issued
to Henry Smith and Mary Ellen o'Neal, both of
Washington, d. G.; Robert g. Mangum, of Wish
Georges County, Maryland.
There lived young fellow named Hooper,
His girl he tried to dupe her;
She got raying mad
And told her dad,
And then elopcd with cooper.
Mrs. DR.. Howard ;s once more at her
home, on Massachusetts avenue after q solourn
amid the Blue Ridge Mountains She expert
enced severe injury to her leit arm, caused by
falling from wagon, from which, however, she is
happily recovering
A driver of one of the sawed-of cars
on the Avenue route, named Thompson, was taken
with an cpileptic fit at the corner of fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue yesterday morn
ing Lieutenant Guy sent the man home, placing
the driver of the hill'horse on the car.
j. Cooper McGinn, chief clerk to the
Health Officer, saved the lives of two drowning
men in the Potomac River within the past week
one at Piney Point and one at Shepherds The
latter is member of the Maryland Legislature.
This is heroic work for a summer vacation.
The old Union Bethel Church is no
more. The last brick has been pulled down and
slowed away by the Jealous pastor and his flock
In digging the foundation for the new building a
copous spring was struck, which will be improved
and used to furnish water for the new church.
Major Joseph +. Denniston, city treas
urer OF Pttsburg Pa, is soourning at the National
for day So The Major lost leg and also the use
of his right arm in the service and was elected to
his present position as a Republican last February,
when Democratic mayor was elected in the
Smoky City,
Captain Mather Bowen, one among the
last survivors of the mysterious poisoning at the
National Hotel in this city in 1853, died in Win
che ster Va, q few days since. He has suffered
during the entire twenty three years from the
effect of the poison and II Is supposed tohave been
a factor in the cause Of death at this late day
All the arrangements for the second
shooting match for the Beckham prize, to take
place at Glymont OH Friday next, the occasion of
the excursion of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
have been completed The referees, Colonel Moore,
Captain Thomson, and Captain McBurney, have
chosen Mr.. Thomas Someryllle, of Washington, as
| umpire of the match.
Senior Don Manuel de Zamacona, the
Mexican Minister has remained in the city during
the summer, owing to the great interest which the
Mexican Republic takes in the condition o. Pres-
dent Garfield He expects in few days to go North
with his family, consisting of his wife and two
lovely and accomplished daughter " the state of
| the President Will permit.
A negro named Isaac Williams, known
as doctor" Williams, alias "Whisting Bill" at.
tempted to remove shoe-gall from horse while
standing In front of the Centre Market The opera
ton caused the horse to bleed freely and while in
this condition Williams drove him up the Avenue,
bleeding ut every step. lie was finally oyerhauled
| by Major King, agent, &c, who turned him overto
| Lieutenant Austin.
George Ii. Robinson, painter, and
James W. Bell had pitched battle at the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and Tenth street about
seven CLOCK in which the latter came on second
| best Officer Breen interfered lust as the mill was
| getting he lively and locked them bOth
| the Central Police Station to cool and sober Off
This morning they will have their troubles adudi-
| Gated in the Police Court
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, for Johanna
d. Smith, yesterday filed q bill for her divorce
from the bonds Of matrimony with Frederick G.
Smith. They were married in Baltimore October
80, 1879, and he commenced by getting drunk on
| the night of her marriage and has kept up the
weeks She alleges that he has at different times
| stolen money from her, and that he permanently
deserted her in June last.
The steamer Excelsior, on her return
trip yesterday noon from Quantico, ran aground
opposite Marshall Hall. She remained so forneary
three hours, when the steamer W. W. CorcorRn
| came to her rescue ana pulled her OIL, The boat
reached her wharf at four o'clock, having made
| up part of her lost time. She found large cx-
Gursion party in waiting, and Immediately started
down the river again on her second trip Low
water is the cause assigned for the accident.
Is it not about time that the District
Commissioners or Board of Health caused the hor
rible smelling pig-pens which have filled the ail
with their poisonous gases during the entire sum
mer in the neighborhood Of Meridian Hill Rnc
Fourteenth street road to be abated as nuisance
and detrimental TO health? Last night this fra
grant perfume was waited by the gentle breezI
| right under the noses OF all who drove into thu
country by Fourteenth street or Columbia road.
1t is reported that the Danville (Va.
Nclrs which recently suspended publication Is to b,
revived and in the future conducted by Mr.. Franz
Smythe, of this city, Under the new management
the paper will be Independent Conservative
Democratic" ReadJuster Republican In politics
down newspaper men. We congratulate the NeiO
Company upon the engagement of gentleman 0
such versatile genius and varied political attain
ments.
We have received from Max Cohen
publisher, Washington, D. c., an interesting ant
neat little sixty'tour page volume entitled "Gar
field Souvenirs" containing the Presidents cour
ageous sayings during his critical illness poems
bearing on the subject; brief sketch of his life
the constitutional succession or alienation o
presidential office, and tabular statement up h
date showing the variations OF his pulse, tempera
ture, and respiration. Price, fifteen cents.
An amusing incident was witnessed oI
the corner Of and Fifteenth streets yesterda,
afternoon. -Four or five small and apparently in
nocent- looking sacks were lying on the sidewalk
, over which coored man was desperately work
. ing endeavoring TO hoist couple of them on hi
shoulder. The sacks contained shot and weighed
} one hundred pounds each; therefore II was NJ
. light task for diminutiye son of Ham to hOis