National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-05

cuted with promptness and careful supervision.
You can publish three-line advertise
ment of want rent, for SALE lost three times fol
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN,.
Love your neighbor as yourself, I'M
less he's butter-and-egg man.
The suit of Samuel Key against Robert
J. Murray has been dismissed by agreement.
4 William goat and an old hen are
considered a fair bridal portion in Swampoodle.
The coasting on Capitol Hill was fine
last night and large number took advantage oft.
The application of John Deurwinger,
No. 1902 street northwest for liquor license was
yesterday approved by the Commissioners.
Mary Anderson was among those con-
frmed by Archbishop Gibbons in the Roman Catho-
lie faith at st. Matthew's Church last Sunday.
Charles Reese, driver on the Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad. was badly in
jured about the head yesterday by falling off the
platform of a car while changing the gates.
Sol Smith, charged with selling policy
tickets, was in the Police Court yesterday, and as
the testimony was conclusive he was sentenced to
sixty days in jail to which an appeal was noted.
An attempt was made by thieves to
enter the residence of Mr. ~ B. Rogers 629 street
southeast, yesterday morning, but Mrs. Rogers
being awakened by the noise, gave the alarm and
scared them off
Another Raymond excurs ion party,
about one hundred strong, are route from Boston
to Washington and are expected to arrive here
this evening. Quarters have been secured for the
party at the Arlington.
The District Commissioners have mott
fed the sureties of John Macaulay who under
took to do the work of removing ofal and garbrge
when the contract was taken from Macauley, that
they have removed Francis Carter who was de-
signated to do the work by the sureties.
The accounts of the District Commits
sioners for money paid to clerks out of the District
contingent fund have not been allowed at the
Treasury owing to the recent decision of the First
Comptroller that no clerks could be paid out of
this fund The decision has made reduction of
the force at the District buildings necessary.
The funeral of the late Robert E. Doyle
took place yesterday morning from the residence
of the family, corner of Eleventh and L streets
northwest. A requiem mass was celebrated at
st. Patrieks Church, afterwhich the remains were
taken to Mount Olivet Cemetery and placed in a
vault
John Kelly, an able-bodied Irish black
smith, amused himself by beating diminutive
denizen of the Division last night, for which he
was run in to the Fifth precinct station. The
woman was badly cut i'll the head but DR.. Walter
who dressed her INJURIES did not consider them
serious.
The Board of Health has decided that
it is not diphthera that SO many children are
dying of hereabout but that they are frightened
to death by the horrible appearance of some of our
Washington Sleighs. They are certainly wonder
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The police have been busy serving
warrants against persons who have neglected to
clean the snow off their sidewalks, the number of
delinquents thus far being about two hundred.
The law in Westinghouse that the snow shall be
removed within four hours after it ceases falling,
and in Georgetown six hours.
President Hayes, Collector Merritt, of
the port of New York, and Governor Murray, of
Utah. were out in handsome double cutter yes
terday for sleigh ride in the northwestern section
of the city and over the suburban roads north of
the boundary. Collector Merritt expects to remain
in the city until Monday evening.
The eleven able-bodied jurors in the
case of John Silas Marshall johnson, on trial for
the murder of James E. Johnson, came into court
again yesterday morning and answered to their
names. DR.. Townshend having stated that the sick
man was convalescing and he thought he would
be able to attend court on Monday, an adjournment
was then taken until that day.
Columbia Tent, No. 40, n. o. r., in
stalled the following officers: r. Henry szegedy;
D. R., Philip Rodier ir.; coun., William Bellew;
shep. C. J. Wetzel; r. s., W. H. Williams; F. s.,
George C. Harris treas, William Pagan L., P.
Hough: l. G., Lewis H. Lanman; o. G., Oscar
Ford. Brother C. Wetzel, the retiring chief ruler,
fka Of oct Obi of
Collector Cook having, a short time ago,
received from broker in payment of taxes eight
per cent certificates due and payable in 1874, and
allowed interest to date On the interest due in
1874 Treasurer Gillian yesterday refused to sane
ion the transaction, the interest due and
amount represented by the certificate would have
been paid in 1874 had the latter been presented.
The grand jury yesterday presented in
against John Young, for ENLIGHTENMENT;
Frank Smith, larceny; Henry Day, bestiality;
Charles Bryan, assaulting officer; Sarah ]. Shell
on second offense) petit larceny, and Charles
Bryan, obtaining money under false pretenses.
William Jackson, charged with grand larceny,
and Richard H. Porter, perjury, were dismissed
A colored man named William Duvall
was arraigned in the Police Court yesterday
charged with stealing number of chickens from
Cornelius Brown. The principal evidence against
Duvall was the fact of letter belonging to
him being found near the spot where the
chickens we're taken. Judge Smell thought il sus-
picious, but not conclusive, and dismissed the
case.
Mr.. William Harvey, a well-known
,ompositor of this city, and for many years en-
oloyed on the EreniRg Star, died at his residence,
No. 1911 New Jersey avenue northwest, yesterday
of caneerous affection of the face. De-
ceased was born in Norfolk, Va, nearly seventy
;ears ago. but had worked at the case in nearly all
he principal cities of this country He settled in
about 1914 and had been since that
ime on the Star.
James r. LANCER, through his counsel,
dr. William F. Mattingly, has filed petition for
livorce from his wife, Cecilia LANCER. Her maiden
lame was Cecilia Traeger, and the parties were
married. in Augsburg, Bavaria, October IL, 1868,
md he emigrated to this country in 1878, his wife
dining him in this city in April, 1875 He charges
hat she deserted him the following month"; deelar-
ng that she would not live in this country, and
eturned to Europe.
The board of directors of the District
Artillery held another meeting at the Riggs House
o further arrange for their military masked ball
III the 18th instant. The reports of the various
committees were received and number of details