National Republican., 1881-08-01

A party Of fifty-six excursionists from
Danville Va are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
The Commissioners have appointed Dr.
Henry Darling physician to the poor of the second
sanitary district. vice DR.. c. G. Stone resigned.
The fire department was called out
| Saturday afternoon on account of pile of burn
| ing brush at the corner of North Capitol and o
| streets northwest.
Seventy-two arrests were made by the
police during the twenty. four hours ending at
| eight o'clock yesterday morning. twenty;slX Of
which were for intoXc0tion.
Max Cohen, of this city, is about to pub
lish pamphlet containing the leading editorial
comments on the attempted assassination of the
President and other interesting matter in connec-
tlon Herewith.
Revs. NJ. b. Fortune and Thomas f.
Power, of Nashville, Tenr., are In the city,
the guests of the Dominican fathers In South
Washington. Father Fortune was formerly pre-
yincial at 81. Dominic's.
Building permits were granted Satur-
day to Nathaniel Wilson, No. 0l2 Seventeenth
street northwest, for repairs to his dwelling, to
| cost $4,000; and Alexander Summers, No. 1859 l.
street, repairs to brick building, $500.
At the annual session of the National
Grand Tabernacle OF Ciali,ean Fishermen, which
win be held IN this city to. morrow delegates from
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York,
New Jersey, and Washington, will be present.
In the Equity Court Saturday Justice
IIagner issued an order in the Burlingame divorce
case giving the mother the estody of the children
and requiring the defendant TO pay attorneys fees
aud alimony in default OF which he would be
| sent to Jail
Yesterday being the fifth Sunday in
| the month, the usual gospel temperance meeting
was held in Waugh Chapel in the even ng. Mr.
| George A. Hilton presided, and addresses were
made by TIM gentleman and Messrs. Addington
ID. Welch, James o'Bern, and Thomas Edgar.
The Young Mems Christian Association
will hold special prayer service at their new
rooms, 0O7 + street CMasonic Temple) on Wednes-
Mzpah band of this city. The regular young
mems prayer meetings are held there daily at the
same hour
The following boss painters have
agreed TO the demand of the men for an increase
of pay from 81 to SEQ per day T. A. Brown James
~ Hodges, r; NJ, 4. Fenwick, $. G, Mickum, G. b.
Miller, Horace Haight, Charles Macmichael, and
| William Barnes
Peter Lewis and David Underwood,
| both young colored men, were arrested Saturday
night while in the act OF fentering the house of Mr.
Samuel Bensinger, No, COS + street southwest.
They were taken to the First Precinct Station and
will be introduced to Judge Bundy day on q
| charge OF burglary.
A colored man named Ernest Mat
thews, residing at 3l3 North Capitol street, met
with a serious accident near No. II water station
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In attempt
ing TO jump on an engine he slipped and fell un-
der the wheels, his right leg being cut OIL and his
leit foot so badly mangled that 1t will have to be
ampuated.
A select family excursion under the
auspices Of HGmllue Church will be given to.mor-
row, on the steamer Excelsior, to Glymont. The
boat leaves quarter past nine a. m and half past
three p. m, returning at three and hafpast ten D.
IN. A pleasant time is anticipated, MS nothing that
can lead to the comfort of the eXcursionists has
been omitted.
At the residence of Judge Hustled on
\ street saturday evening, Miss Lille Hustled as
sisted her sisters, and Miss Rhoda Sabin Miss
Fannie Thompson, Masters Willie and Ollie sabin,
IN presenting some very beautiful tableaux, which
showed much ability and refined taste. Quite n
Large company OF friends filled the elegant par
lors of Judge Hustled and witnessed the perform
The Capital City Guards, twenty-five
men, oflicered by Captain C. Fleetwood and Lieu.
tenant L, Brockenborough, and the Washington
Cadets, forty strong Captain 7. S, Kelly and Lieu.
tenant John Neall headed by the Second Artillery
baud, paraded on Saturday night prior to taking
the train for the Richmond excursion. A large
mum bcr of coored people participated in the OK.
cursion, and more were at the depot 10 see them
OIL Il
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday
to Julian G. Baker, OF Philadelphia and Olivia
Lynch, of this city; George +. Fisher and Mary a.
Lovcless; Peter SchloSsea, Of this city, and Katie
Varnell, of Georgetown, d. O.. H. A. Sell and Katie
f. Doyle, Reuben Smith and Bette Lewis both OF
Culpeper Court House, Va; S. c. Burnett of Port
Royal, Va, aud Nellie q. West, of this city, Owen
Murray and Mary J. Cady James T. Sim and Je.
rusha X. Finch, James II. Barrand Margaret Ncbb,
The meeting at the big tent last night
was largely attended, and was opened with prayer
by Rev, 7. II, Burghardt, and after singing by the
choir Rev. p II. Burghardt delivered discourse
upon the subject Is the Bible true?p which was
able and forcible. Addresses We're then made by
Judge Jasper W, johnson, Captain ]. Il. Dunniug,
and Bud Eagleston. The choir then rendered some
the pledge. Meetings will be held every night
during this week.