National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-10

Mr. Archie Mackenzie, the agent o
Goonwin's Froliques Company, is stopping at thu
! Imperial.
Governor J. B. Jackson and Senator
elect n. Camden, of West Virginia, are guest
at the National.
Seven thousand bushels of oysters were
inspected by Inspector Sutton during the pas
| week, and 155 bushels condemned.
The examining committee yesterday
approved the application of C. L. Wood, 1Si9 Sixth
street northwest, for a liquor license.
In the case of Michael Shea against
| William Smith for $4,000 damages for malicious
prosecution, the jury yesterday awarded him 500
Hon. Algernon S. Sullivan, counsel o.
the Worlds Fair Association and chairman of the
legislation committee of that association is at the
Riggs.
1t was Mrs. 1Iyra Hall, of New York
who recited poetry at Mrs. Meyenberg's funeral
Her name was inadvertently printed as Mrs. Myra
Clark.
F. NJ. Darby, ESQ.,, a prominent attorney
and sterling Republican, of Hagerstown, Md
passed through this city yesterday on his way to
Philadelphia.
Hon. John NJ. Francis, editor of the
Daily Times, Troy, n. Y, has engaged rooms fol
himself and wife at Wizards from the 9th instant
till after the Inauguration.
ilC lOtSll III bloIIiSG III
the week ending with Saturday last was 90, being
% more than the week previous. There were "a
births and ID marriages reported.
II street is the "silent promenade" OF
the promenade of the silent, as squads of mutes
from the Deaf and Dumb Asylum are seen pedes-
trinating thereon every fair afternoon.
Mr.. Rollins in the Senate yesterday in
troduced an amendment to the District bill to re-
peal so much of existing law as exempts the Young
Mems Christian Association property from taxa
ton.
Hon. John c. Nichols, NJ. c., of Georgia,
was called home last night by telegram having
the sad that his wife was dangerously, if not
fatally, ILL., The many friends of Colonel Nichols
will be panied TO learn of his sad misfortune.
Washington is in a filthier condition
just now than it has been for ten years. The entire
winters accumulation of dirt and filth is now
coming to light as the disappears. 1t is to be
hoped that the authorities will succeed in cleaning
up before the 4th of March.
Justice Macarthur yesterday, in the
case of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Com
ant to cross examine certain witnesses and extend
the time for taking testimony, and certified the
case to the general term, TO be heard i'll the first
instance.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows Samuel Ford and Willy Ann Blue; William
III. Carson and Nellie A. Darr; Samuel W. Savoy
and Charlotte Dufee: Judge f. Keefc and NolIie
Johnson; Thomas c. Bourne and Linnie NJ. Young;
William J. Malone, of Fairfax County, Virginia,
and Alice Brooke, Prince Georges County Mary
land.
Mr. Harris resolution for night ses-
sions to consider the District code came up in the
Senate in the morning hour yesterday. After
some discussion, Mr.. Bayard moved to amend it so
as to include the funding bill in the special order
for which night sessions were proposed. At the
expiration of the morning hour the resolution
went over.
Thomas billiard, the young colored man
arrested for q burglary at Kecn's tailoring estab
liShment on Ninth street, last Sunday night, and
also charged with stealing cigars and liquors from
P. F. McMahon's restaurant, was committed for the
grand jury yesterday. Jacob Jacobson charged
with receiving the stolen property in the latter case,
was fined so or thirty days.
William P. Redden, by his solicitor, Mr.
William G. Henderson, has entered suit for divorce
from his wife, Leona W. Redden. The bill sets
forth that the defendants maiden name was Leona
W. Beavers and the parties were married in this
city on August II, 1873, by the Rev. Mr. Bigelow.
and lived together three months, when she wilully
deserted him and persstently refused to live with
him.