National Republican., 1881-02-22

J. Mcnamara, agent Hayerly's Min
strels. is guest at the Imperial.
A new Brush electric light was sus-
pended from Willard's Hotel last night.
Ex-Governor II artranft, of Pennsylva-
mia, was in the city for few hours yesterday.
r. E. Weeden has been appointed
driver of the police ambulance vice T. L. Weeden.
Nearly seven hundred applications have
been filed for positions as additional inaugural po
licemen.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000
for enlaging the City Hall was passed by the House
yesterday.
The uniform division Knights of
Pythias, of Richmond are coming TO this city to
take part in the anniversary exercises on the sd
Members of Calanthe Lodge, X. of p,
in full and fatigue uniform in citizen dress, will
assemble at Calanthe Hall on February g. at one
p. In. sharp.
A meeting was held on Sunday evening
last at the library of ST. Peters Church. at which
Capitol Hill branch of the Irish Land League
was formed, with one hundred members.
The doctors are still discussing the
subject of preventing druggists from advising and
prescribing for customers at their stores. The
Medical Society in secret meeting last night cor
Sidered the matter.
Good VIII Commandery, {. 0. G. c., has
arranged an entertainment, TO be given to- night
in which Professor Bischoff, Mr.. Warren 6. Young
Miss Minnie Evan, Mr.. F. C. Townsend, and other
we'll amateurs will take part.
Yesterday afternoon John Dunn, esq,
of the Recorders Division, General Land Office,
fell from step-ladder and was severely injured
on the right temple and side of the chest. DR.; J.
J. Purman was called, and rendered surgical aid.
st. Paul's Sabbath school, on Eighth
street southwest, had Sabbath school reunion
last Sunday for the purpose of raising funds to
build new chapel. Addresses were made by Judge
Bundy, DR.. William Tindall, William T. Bell, and
Others and sos was collected.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
while the coach of the Metropolitan Hotel was
passing through street northwest from the Bal
tmOre and Ohio depot, the driver attacked
with vertigo and fell from his coach to the ground.
and was cut about the head and bruised bodily.
| A little daughter Of DR.. Lynn, residing
at S51l street northwest accidentally shot her
self in the head yesterday afternoon while han
ding pistol, which had been carelessly left upon
the maItel. The bail entered Just above the tenn
pie infiicting painful and serious wound, but q
! fatal result is not anticipated.
The grand jury yesterday paid visit
to the jail poor and work houses, and the Schuet
zen Park. The former they found in excellent
condition and well conducted. Their visit TO the
park was to inspect the shooting range and see in
regard TO the recent careless shooting there, by
! which person some distance away was accident
/ ally killed
| Last night the conjunction of Venus
| and Jupiter took place, they being within about
! three degrees of each other. The three planets
Saturn Venus, and Jupiter, formed beautiful tri-
angle, each angle tippoAwith magnificent bril-
liant For several nights past these planets have
! formed u beautiful spectacle. 1t has been hun
dreds of years since they were iii Just such posi-
ton. While Venus is increasing her brilliancy
! Jnniter is RAPIDLY diminighing