National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-01

THE NATIONAL REPUBLICANS issue this
morning includes a supplement of interesting
reading matter, and also an illustrated New Years
greeting the size of the supplement. Every sub
scriber and purchaser of The REPUBLICAN is emit
tied to the illustrated greeting without extra
charge. Extra copies can be had upon application
at the business Office.
The day bids fair to be the gayest New
Years ever seen in Washington.
Dr. Rea's lecture on the peculiar doc
trines the Papacy will be omitted tomorrow.
The District Artillery will fire salute
of twenty-one guns at noon to-day in the Monu-
ment lot
Mr.. Edward Temple has been elected
president of the Bank of Washington, vice DR..
William Gunton.
The January term of the Equity Court
commences next Tuesday, and the calendar car
rles forty-one cases.
Officer Howell, of the First precinct,
found man near the arsenal gate yesterday
morning completely Frustrated with the cold, and
had him removed to his home.
Charles Fleming, boy, was knocked
down and run over by carriage on Pennsylvania
avenue near Sixth street yesterday morning but
fortunately was not seriously injured.
Very few persons got up yesterday
morning to witness the partial eclipse of the sum-
but it took place according to the official pro-
gralnme published in THE REPUBLICAN,.
The citizens of the First Ward will dis
tribute bread to the poor on Monday and Wednes-
day mornings next from the station house on X,
between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, at
eleven o'clock.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: John Eherel and Elizabeth Dillon: Al
bert Crawford and Isabella Stuart; William II.
Davis and Elizabeth Newman; George A. Will
Jams, of Boston, and Josephine PiStOrio, of this
city.
The twelve colored emigrants return
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for at the Seventh precinct station Thursday, lefs
for their homes yesterday, transportation having
been provided for them by some benevolent gen
tlemen.
Major Brock yesterday received
number of cash subscriptions amounting alto
gether to about $780, including subscription of
500 from Lewis Johnson & Co. These funds will
be used Immediately for the relief of persons ap-
plying to the police for aid.
In q prominent restaurant is posted a
sign saying Owing to the high prices of oysters,
We are compelled to advance our prices as follows:
Steamed, one-half peck, twenty-five cents. Select
steamed, one-half peck, forty cents" No wonder
that there Is distress among the poor.
The steamers Lake and Thompson,
which went to the relief of the New York steamer
John Gibson last Thursday morning which had
been in the ice near Fort Washington since Tues
day last, returned the same evening about four
o'clock with the rescued steamer and all three of
them arc now laid UP in this city.
Ellery G.. Ford, major-general COM
manding the BOYS i'll Blue, has issued general
order, cOngratulating the members of the order
upon the success of the parade in honor of the
mander-in-chief, and expressing the hope that
there will be not less than ten thousand Boys in
Blue i'll line at the inaugural parade.
Mr. Stuart Robson, the well-known
comedian, visited Baltimore Thursday and while
in the Monumental City concluded to take a
Sleigh-ride. He not sharp enough to secure a
family horse, as a result of which, after a few
minutes sport, he found himself flat on his back
from an upset. Luckily, shaking up was the only
injury received.
An explosion occurred in the kitchen
attached to Hagertys restaurant on Louisiana ave
nue., near Four-and-a-half street. yesterday morn
ing, caused by steam forming in the pipes con-
nected with cooking range. All the windows in
the room were shattered and the piastering on the
walls shaken down. A little girl who was near the
range when it bursted was badly injured by being
struck in the face with piece of iron.