National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-17
He who by the pillow would thrive,

Himself must either hold or drive;
| The merchant who his goods would sell
Must advertise them long and well.
Howard Zevely, esq, of this city, has
gone to Florida.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree, of Texas, is stop
ping at Willards
Hon. John F. Follett, of Cincinnati, is
a guest at the National.
Senator Blaine left Washington last
night for-probably Mentor.
d. A. Goddard, editor of the Boston
advertiser, is registered at Wormley'S.
The police made thirty-eight arrests
during Saturday and Saturday night.
Mr.. John Morris has gone to Chicago
to take position on the RdApdy Age.
General S. A. Hurlbut, of Illinois, and
wife are at No. 1929 street for the winter.
Collector Clark, of the Northern Reve-
nue. District of Georgia, is stopping at the Ebbtt.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. An
thony, and Phoebe W. Couzens are at the Riggs
House.
The Water Registrar has given warn
ing that the time for paying water rents expires on
the 3lst instant.
A marriage license has been issued to
Charles F. Nash, of Alexandria, Va, and Rebecca
NJ. Monroe, of this city.
The application of Frank Foster, 81 ID
street northwest for liquor license, has been ap-
proved by the Commissioners.
The Odd-Fellows have contracted with
William Rutherford for monument to the late
Fred. d. Stuart. The cost will be about 81 600.
Abram Hall, colored, who raised a row
and fourished pistol in the Sixth-street Baptist
Church, was on saturday fined So or thirty days
in the wOrkhouSe.
A defective flue in Mr.. NJ. g. Fox's
house, No. 1137 Seventh street northwest caused a
fire saturday morning, which was extinguished by
the police without turning in an alarm.
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have almost ceased. In many OF the churches
yesterday collections were taken up for the benefit
of the poor, and good sum was realized.
Henry Jones, colored boy, was killed
in the county on the Seventh street road, Saturday
his grandfather, Henry Johnson had felled.
The first annual report of the Herdic
Phaeton Company has been filed with the Recorder
of Deeds. 1t shows the amount OF capital stock to
be $4,000; capital paid in, S29Olo; and existing
debts, SS53.S7.
William Gaigher, colored man, was
detected Saturday night while attempting to get
away with bottle of wine from the store OF 4. NJ.
Brooke Il Co., corner of Fourteenth and q streets.
He was arrested.
The cigar store of r. J. Harlan, corner
into and robbed of about sixty dollars worth of
cigars and tobacco and four dollars and half in
money, early yesterday morning.
The librarians of the various public Ii
brares in the city have appointed committees
to make arrangements for the reception of the
American Librarians Association, which will hold
its annual session here February and 10.
A colored man named Westley Turner
was found dead early yesterday morning in Wood
d Co.'S coal yard, corner of Sixth and X streets
northwest. The Coroner made an examination
and decided thatdeath resulted from inflammation
OF the bowels.
The District Commissioners have mott
fed the bondsmen of the contractor for the removal
of garbage and nightSOil that if some improve
ment is not made in the service, the work will be
taken from the contractor and the extra expense
charged to the bOndsmen.
i colored boy named Lloyd Hawkins
was committed to Jail Saturday for stealing cigars
from the store of Luther NJ. Cornwell, corner OF
Tenth street and Maryland avenue. Hawkins di-
Iccted suspicion to himself by coming back To the
store to get an old shoe which he had left there.
The many friends OF Mr.. Adam Rose,
IT, an estima6le young gentleman of East Wash
lngtOn, will be panied TO learn of his death which
occurred ut the residence of his father, No 1905
Georgia avenue southeast, on Saturday morning
last The deceased was twenty-eight years Of age.
The one-story frame house at the corner
of Twelfth and streets southeast, owned by
George Langley. and occupied by the Dre:tdnought
Boat Club, was destroyed by fire about quarter past
twelve o'clock Saturday night. The IRE caught
from stove, and the damage amounted TO about
500.
The editors of the several Ohio Jour
nails have decided to visit Baltimore and Washing
ton the last Ofthis week and meeting of Buckeyes
residing in Washington will be held
at Masonic Temple this evening to perfect the
for entertaining the eXcursionists
while i'll this city.
The Commissioners have transmitted
the communication received from the House Dis
trict Committee, IN relation to the property on Ct
northwest recently occupied as the National
Sailors and Soldiers Orphan Home, to ChefJus-
tee d. K Cartier, president of the board of trus-
tees of that institution. The property never be-
longed TO the District.
The work of remodeling and rear
ranging the space formerly occupied by the CITY
Office in the General Post-Offce building having
been completed, commission consisting of the
three Assistant Posmnster-tienerals, has been
designated by Mr.. Maynard to assign the new
rooms 10 such branches of the Office as in their
Judgment are most i'll need of additional space.
The contest for the sword at the fair of
the Nineteenth street Baptist Church resulted in
victory for the Capital City Guards, they having
a majority of 50 votes over all competitors The |
presentation of the weapon TO the successful CON-
pany will take place ut the church on Wednesday
evening next, when it is expected that the greater
portion of the Guards will appear in their new |
uniforms
An enterprising Chicago publisher has |
requested Mrs. Belya A. Lockwood to furnish him |
one of her speeches delivered at the Washington |
BAR to be published in work designed to contain |
speeches of the eminent lawyers of the country !
Mrs. Lockwood has sent him her speech delivered !
before Judge Cox i'll reply to Mr. r. I. Merrfck's |
motion to dismiss the suit of Jessie Raymond VS..
senator B. H. Hill.
Rev. w. IL. Parsons, pastor of the Church
Of the Reformation, has written to the District
and says: As one of the pastors
Of one of the Protestant churches of this city. |
axe the opportunity to say that the socalIed Pas
OrS Union Is Pigment, and that i'll your endeavOr
% justly administer the license law you have the !.
of many temperance people who are
able TO discriminate between fnnaticism and rea-
son."
Grand Architect Dement, has installed
he officers of Lafayette Lodge, No. Is, l. o. ~ as
ollows +. g. O'Neil 8. NJ; ". Z. Clapp, W NJ: r.
L. Porter, J. NJ: Ed. Flagg jr recording secretary:
George ". Sargent, financial secretary; Con.
Horegan, treasurer; J. c. Callahan chaplain:
" e Dewar, conductor; F. r LaPorte. 4. 6. to
". NJ: W. Johnson, L. G. to W. NJ; John Taft, i.
j to J. NJ K. b. Silvey, R. G. to J. NJ: Charles W.
summers, o. s.; W \. Griswold, c. S.
Last Saturday morning, in accordance
With previous notice in Circuit Court Division No
}. Justice Hagner discharged the juries for the
ERIN. Prior to that action the jurymen assembling
n the chamber made his Honor a present of yerv
handsome bouquet, Colonel.Enoch Totten at their
equest read an address they had prepared thank
ng his Honor for the courtesy constantly shown !
hem, congratulating him upon the expedition of
he work, and wishing him health and happiness
u the future. His Honor returned the compliment
md attributed much of the success of the court 10
lavc to aid him.
Doinss of the Dashaways.
Tallmadge Hall was filled to its utmost capacity
asst night at the meeting of the DaShaway Reform
Tub, president Bud" Eagleston in the chair
The platform chairs were all occupied by promin-
mt workers in the cause from different States
after prayer by Rev. c. W. DeniSon, the following
addressed the meeting Colonel MontcS
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