National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-14


The Congressional Hotel, on Capitol
Hill, will be an objective point for weary pilgrims
to-day.
Messrs William NJ. Gait & Co., feed
dealer, have contributed s25 to the Michigan re-
lieffnnd.
Kurd Won Schloezer, former German
Minister at Washington, will arrive to-day with
the German guests.
r. p. Randolph has Just returned from
Louisiana, and viii report for duty to the Navy
Department on the 10Th.
The lawns in front of the City Hall
have been poughed and narrowed and the ground
will be sowed with grass seed.
The Union Veteran Corps will assem-
BILE at their armory at halfpast ten o'clock this
morning to participate In the parade.
Mr. David c. Bangs, who has been act
ing rs stenographer for the proprietor of the
Hygeia Hotel, has returned to the city
Professor Truman A. Cook, of balm of
life fame, died at his residence in this city last
Wednesday night, from cancer of the stomach.
The National Rifles have received or
ders to assemble at their armory at hal past ten
o'clock this morning in full dress uniform to as
sist In the escort to the French visitors.
The Commissioners have addressed
letter to Mr.. ii. a: Willard In relation TO the OBJ.
structon OF an alley in square 25i stating that 1t
must be removed, as the law compcls 1t.
Leland Moore and Louis Seibold have
owing TO the scarcity of cold victuals and lndfer.
ent reception at the station houses. They report
good transportation In baggage cars, however.
Colonel John ii. Brodhead islying dan
Perousy i'll at the residence of his son Mark on
Second street. Colonel Brodhead is q cousin of the
late Comptroller Brodhead, and has for many
years held Il position In the Government service
There has been a large number of rob-
berries Of late In the Corcoran Building. Early
yesterday morning the office of Mr. Sid. II. Nealy
was entered and several articles stolen. The mat
ter has been placed In the hands of the detectives
At special meeting of Columbia Com
in view Of the death Of the President It would not
be advisable for the Commandery to visit York
town ON the occasion of the Centennial celeOra-
ton.
The District Commissioners yesterday
granted permission TO the Northern Market Com
pany 20 widen the roadway of o street from Sew
enth street to the alley west Of the market The
District viii furnish the material and the COM
pany do the work.
The case of Eliza Tillman, the colored
girl who shot Daniel Dickson in the face In the
county about two weeks ago, was set for trial in
the Police Court yesterday, but on account of the
until next Monday
The temporary strike among the Her.
die drivers Wednesday, was caused by the
removal by the superintendent of the awnings
protecting mot pertecting," us stated in the Sdr)
| the drivers from the sun and rain. With their
replacement the drivers took the reins.
A number of property-owners having
asked that the alley between Four. and.a. half and
| Sixth and Is and streets southwest be called
| Park street. the Commissioners. In reply, suggest
that IL be called ArmOry alley for convenience In
finding 1t and from Its proximity to Armory Square
Jacob Seyburt, white man, was found
| early yesterday morning.in the White Lot suffering
from three wounds in the head and face given by
| four rufians, who went with him 10 have fight
He was taken to the Fiith Precinct Station and DR.
Parsons of the Emergency Hospital, dressed his
| wounds.
Mr. +. f. Andrews, the well-knowr
artist, who is the happy possessor of an ample
| fortune, has taken an elegant residence on Nine
teenth street, near the British legation. Among
the guests whom Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews will en-
terrain during the coming season are ex'Presiden
and Mrs, Hayes.
A crank has been writing what he calls
a sketch OF the life aud real character of Colone
Robert q. lngeTsoll He says OF the Colonies iathe
that: when his first wife died, he married sew
eral times. His children 9uerreled with eacl
step. mother. and he took their part, and they
parted him from three wives"
At the regular meeting of the Carroll
Institute last night series Of resolutions prepared
by hessrs, hcArdle, Edward j Hartman, snC
! Edmond Malett commemorative Of the death u
President Garheldwere unanimously adopted anC
| II was also determined TO drape the hall OF thI
Institute In mourning for thirty days.
There is goCd deal of activity at thu
y 0G for O. q
Cabinet are expected TO 70 down on the Dispatch
Secretary Lincoln, General Sherman and Othe
| army officers VIII have the Speedwell. Heads o
navy bureaus and other officers will go on tn
| Tallapoosa.
Building permits have been granted t
Ezekiel TicRnoI, g, between Third and Four,and
u half streets southwest. story brick dwelling
SEQ; Thomas G. Allan, 1880 fifteenth street north
west, brick addition, $50; David CoTall, 44 frs
street southwest, raise and underpln dwelling, SO
and Thomas Wood l12i Twenty tTsl street north
west repairs, S25.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
as follows: David W. McRilchie. Wiscassel. Me
and Alice c, Reynolds. Washington, ID. C., Jane
Il. MillStead and Margaret T. Thomas, LoudOul
County, Virginia. II. D. Rice, Burke's Station, Wiz
ginia. and Lizzie NJ Burnside, Washington, d. G
Wesley Shaw, Hillsboro', Ohio and Cora Smith
Peoria Mills Virginia: Charles r. DAILY and Sara
A. Cooley, Ewald Schmidt and Fanny Hessebach
Andrew J. Lane and Ella q. Brooks, Thomas
Ryan and Mary T. French, and Melvin NJ. JGckso
aud Martha T. Young. all OF this city.
Mr., Francis Klett, who was so we'll
known here for years while he was chief cer
and discussing clerk Of the famous geographical
surveys made by Captain George NJ Wheeler
Corps Of Engineers, arrived at the Riggs Hous
| Yesterday morning 10 remain for brief time
While I'M the field each year with the "Wheee
surveys" he was usually In charge of one OF III
scientific parties, and is now engaged in anothe
branch of explorations which VIII result In greN
additions to scientific knowledge. He has bee
placed In full charge as managerof the great Nam
OF the board which controls the property The es
tate comprises five miles square of ground,
C,nIes of M tiorroiBs dO,hs sbeei IN tBraDDsrs "a