National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-26
title " Boy Blue" come blow your horn.

! Little Boy Blue come blow your horn.
| The reb's in procession, Fields in the corn;
Big Injun Tecumseh, that tends to the sheep,
Is under the haystack fast asleep.
| The knights of ST. Matthew will give
their first complimentary sociable at Odd Fellows
Hall on Monday evening.
Mrs. NJ. S. Brewer who was called to
Michigan by the serious illness of her mother, will
not return TO Washington.
The work Of constructing an iron bridge
over the reservation in front of the Centre Market
| building has been commenced.
Justice Cox yesterday concluded his
engagement in the Probate Court and the next
term VIII be presided over by Justice Hagner.
An attempt was made Yesterday morn
ing to rob the pastoral residence at ST. Stephens
Church, but the thieves were driven off by Father
McNally.
Hon. ]. NJ. Francis, editor of that ster-
ling Republican paper, the Troy q. Y Times,
rived in the city yesterday, and is stopping at
Wizards.
The funeral of DIR. George A. Otis, q.
8. A., which took place yesterday morning from
st. Matthew's Church, was largely attended by
army officers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shoemaker, widow of
George Shoemaker, died at her residence. No. BIG
street, yesterday morning, in the eighty sixth
year of her age.
The District offices will be closed at
two o'clock on Monday next (the day of ex-G Gov
ernor H. ID. Cookies funeral) out of respect to the
memory of the deceased.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Frank Queen and Alcena Brooks, both of Charles
County, Maryland; John Permillion and Susan
Walker, both of Georgetown, D. C.
A placard on one of the inauguration
stands on Pennsylvania avenue reads as follows
Inspected and approved as safe by the city au-
thorlties Tickets on sale o-day."
Tho e ~
take place on Monday next, at four o'clock, from
st. Johns P. E. Church, Georgetown. The inter
ment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Lem Weeden, late driver of the police
ambulance, accused of beating woman named
Alice Rivers, surrendered himself to the police
yesterday, and was fined $50 by Judge Smell.
Mr.. ]. G. Scheible, the well-known dec
orator of Philadelphia is stopping at the Imperial
Mr. Scheible will in day or two commence to
decorate the arches along Pennsylvania avenue.
Company A, Washington Light In
fantry, were out last night for drill on the as
phat at the east front of the Capitol with 10 men
in ranks. Their eyolutions were, as usual, abso
lutely perfect.
The Commissioners will appoint special
policemen, under the bill recently passed by Con-
gress, only on the recommendation of the Chief of
Police. So all applications will have to beimade
to that official.
The counsel On behalf of the plaintiff
in the suit of Christiancy against Christiancy have
resumed the taking of testimony, the examina-
ton of one witness having been nearly completed.
The evidence is only on trivial points.
James Davis, colored, who pleaded
guilty to grand larceny in the Criminal Court yes
terday, was the first prisoner sentenced to the
Auburn State prison under the new order of the
Attorney General. His term was limited to one
year.
The brig Jonas REIN, which arrived in
Georgetown yesterday, lay in Hampton Roads six
weeks on account of the ice. The schooner Ma
tilda Brooks, which arrived at the Tenth street
wharf yesterday with lumber, had been ice bound
at Point Lookout for two months
The Capitol City Guard paraded last
evening under the escort of the Washington
Cadets the route of March ending at Bethel Hail. on
street where stand of colors presented to the
guards by committee of ladies. The presenta-
ton was attended by appropriate festivities.
At the approaching annual session of
the Washington conference of the colored NJ. E.
Church, to be held at Wheeling W. Va, March %.
the only change to be made affecting Washington
will be the appointment of new pastor for As
bury Church, Rev. E. W. s. Peck'S term of service
having expired
District Attorney Corkhill yesterday
received a communication from the Attorney
General: requesting that the same be laid before
the judges of the court and informing them that
this district would be confined in the Auburn
state penitentiary, at Auburn, n. V. and all fe-
male convicts in the Erie County penitentiary, at
Buffalo, y. Y.