National Republican., 1881-07-23

Manager Sam Kinsley has gone down
the river for a couple of weeks fishing, &c.
The Evening Critic is the spiciest even
ing paper in the District 1t gets better and better
every issue.
"Mitt" Jones, who has been seriously
indsposed for day or two past has recovered
sufficiently to warrant his taking charge Of his
business again.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
to Henry T.. Nash and Marthy L. Meddow, District
Of Columbia, and Edward A. Balm and josie VAL
ton, Petersburg, Va.
The question as to whether the Nc
Kondreo Chapel belongs to the Methodist Church
North or the Methodist Church South is on trial
before the Circuit Court Of Prince Georges County,
Maryland
Seventh street was sprinkled with ber-
ries and vegetables yesterday morning on account
Of tho taking of Of q wheel from the wagon of a
huckster named Philip Bland bya passing car
riage.
A white male infant was taken to the
Second Precinct Station yesterday morning by q
colored woman named Maria Barker, who stated It
had been leit with her by Its mother. II was sent
TO st. AIMS Asylum.
A small, black cloth bag, containing
several dozen Mackinnon gold pointed pens, was
taken 10 the Sixth Precinct Station yesterday by a
colored man who stated TINT he had found IL at
the corner of Eleventh and II streets.
Captain w. p. Pierce, of Georgia, who
was recently appointed consul to Clcnfuegos, is
preparing to depart for his post Captain Pierce
will be remembered as having for several years
occupied responsible and important position in
the Post. Office Department.
Dr. Townshend, the Health Officer, pro-
poses to investigate the causes of the many deaths
from lockJaw that have occurred recently. From
September 1874, to June 30 1885, but twenty eight
deaths from this disease occurred in this District
and the large number since the LIST OF July cannot
now be explained.
Conrad Roeths was sent to Jail for six
months by Judge Smell for assaulting his son, lad
Of sixteen years. chasing him with large knife
and threatening to kill him. II was shown that
the assault was committed while Mrs. Rooths lay
dead In the house, by the father, who had already
served a term in the workhouse as an habitual
drunkard.
A case of reckless driving occurred on
Ninth street yesterday, the driver OF Ryneals
wagon running into the carriage Of Mrs. Ralph
Lowe, throwing herself and daughter to the ground
and damaging the buggy considerably Rynears
driver did not stop to see what was the result OF
his carelessness, but drove right on as II nothing
had happened.
You can pass several hours tomorrow
at Blackistons Island In bathing, fishing, grabbing
rowing. and sailing by taking the steamer Jane
Moseley, at half.past eight o'clock sharp, at hei
wharf, foot Of Sixth street. The steamer return,
AZ ndll- phst leu U CLOCK III tne evening Wlnou
fail. The excursion is In charge of well known
gentlemen, and no improper characters will bC
allowed OH board.
Among the passengers last night on
The southern bound train, which leaves the Balti
more and Potomac Depot at quarter past ter
o'clock, was a party comprising twenty sever
members of the Baltimore Stock Exchanges who
propose to visit the Conrad Hill gold and copper
mines Of North Carolina, with Wow to familiar
izing themselves with the property. They Will re-
turn from their inspection Sunday evening.
The funeral of Mr.. u. w. Denham, 6
highly respected citizen, took place yesterda,
| afternoon. Mr.. Denham, who was in the seventy
fourth year of his age, was formerly bookbinder
and afterward clerk under General Meigs, botl
when that oficer had charge OF the Washington
| Aqueduct and subsequently when he was Quarter
| master. General He had ten brothers and sisters
four of which are still alive, two of the sisters bcin
| respectively eighty'two aud eghty-iour years o
| age
The New York Tribune says Of Alexan
der Adamson, whose family trouble was an
| nounccd yesterday: Mr. Adamson began life as
| newsboy. He married at twenty seven and is nov
| fifty years of age. lie has eight children. Tn
family lived in Washington during the war, an,
while there Mr. Adsmson made considerable
money. When he separated from his wife he mad
| q division Of his property with her. Francis an,
| another son were started by him in the pr0duc
business In Centre street. this city, but failed. Tn
father attributed the failure OF the business to tn
| day, speaking Of his fathers attack upon him a
| the depot II he had drawn pistol oil me and
| had had a revolver would have shot him. vii
make him sick when get back TO Now York."