National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-15

The Critic has a poetical Police Court
reporter. He halls from the West, and Billy is his
name.
About seventy-five of the North Caro-
lima and South Carolina excursionists are at the
st. James.
Bud Eagleston has worked hard since
he located in East Washington with his big tent,
the result of his labor for one month being 1,262
signers.
Billy Reed thinks that if the appoint
ment of District Commissioner is made within
few days he will get it; if postponed, he will
get-left.
Patents have been issued to citizens of
the District as follows: W. NJ. Bryant. guide
for billiard players, and James S. & r. Topham,
tray-bolt
1t is stated that Mr.. S. C. Mills, who
was formerly, justice of the peace, will be
appointed to the vacancy OccaSioned by the reSig
nation of Mr.. Simon Wolf
A party of tourists from Naples, Italy
Thomas Pattison, Mrs. Pattison, and the two
Masters Pattison-arriyed in the city yesterday
evening and registered at the Ebbitt House.
Mr. William C. Dodge, General Payne,
and Captain A Grant, representing the citizens of
East Washington, insist that District Commits
sioner should be appointed from that locality.
Bids for furnishing the Post-Office De-
partment with marking and canceling stamps for
the ensuing year will be opened at the Depart
ment at noon to- day There are only three bid
derS, including the contractor for the last year.
The District Commissioners have con-
Guided to purchase lot at the corner of Tenth
and II streets northwest, and one at the corner
west as sites for the two new school buildings in
the second division.
Ignorance is not always excusable, as,
for instance, in the appendage to the portrait of
Hon. Alexander Hamilton in the SecretaryS pas
sage of the Treasury building, where a flaming
placard labels it as ALEXANDER" &c. Whose
business is it to remove this gross blunder?
"a Husband" complains of the inso-
Railroad Company'S transfer" employees. 1t
would seem that the proper person TO acquaint
with the details would be President Hurt, OF said
road, who is generally known for his fairness.
The contract for engraving and printing
the invitations to the Yorktown Centennial cele-
bration has been awarded to the American Bank
Note Company of New York. number of de-
signs were submitted, some even more artistic
than that selected, but the committee was mainly
governed by the price asked.
Mr. Charles Walter, jr., son of Judge
Charles Walter, left yesterday morning for New
York, where he will to-day take steamer of the
some months. Mr. Walter graduated at the
Georgetown College law school last year. and has
since been in his fathers office.
Mr. Henry Fries, who was mentioned
in yesterdays issue the leader of the Theatre
Conique orchestra, writes to say that he does not
wish honorS that do not belong to him. Mr.. Sla-
per is the efficient leader of that orchestra and the
patrons of the Comique nightly testify their appre
citation of his skill by literally applauding his
performances.
Inspector Entwisle Yesterday issued
building permits to William Stickney for one
story brick chapel, at the corner of Fifth and p
streets to cost 5000: Charles Bond, 633 Maryland
avenue southwest, to build brick summer kitchen,
at a cost of 500, and Charles ScrOch GIG Pennsyl
wanna avenue southeast, brick addition to his res
idence, costing s225.
The session of the Criminal Court yes
terday was consumed in the trial of Fanny John
son. alias Whitlow, for the muir der of her infant
last September. All the Government witnesses
had been examined and one for the defense when
the case was continued till to-day. The prosccut-
ing attorney stated that he would only ask
dict of mansaughter if a case was made out
The Potomac Archers have accepted
a challenge from the New York Archery Club TO
shoot match score on Saturday next The club
will meet Thursday evening at their shooting
grounds, on Washington Heights, for practice, the
four best archerS to form the team for the chal
ienge match. which will be the American round,
ninety arrows. at forty, fifty, and sixty yards.
Marriage licenses were yesterday issued
to the following: George II. White and Susan Bar
rell, of Fredericksburg, Va; Charles Dabney and
Martha Ellen Dabney, John Smith and Mary Cor
blcy, Charles Herr and Helen DOugal, Robert Con-
tee and Amanda Naylor, Robert Taylor and Mag
gle Payne, Charles II. Beaver and Maggie CALI
Wan, John L. Luckett and Sarah J. Robcy, all of
the District of Columbia.
An excursion of about six hundred
from Wilmington, n. c., and vicinity arrived in
the city yesterday, and will remain until Thurs
day. The party consists OF white and cOlOred peo-
are all determined to see the President Another
party OF sixty, mostly ladies, arrived yesterday
morning from Fredericksburg, Va, and spent the
day in looking about the city.