National Republican., 1881-08-06

The poundmaster is going for the dogs,
thirty-slx OF them being netted yesterday.
Twenty dollars or sixty days in Jail
was what II cost william Lee to put head on
Charles W. Riggs.
Only one marriage license was issued
yesterday-to William Adams and Evaline Mills, OF
Washington d. c.
The roadway on Fifth street, below
New York avenue, is full of dangerous holes and
needs looking after.
Mrs. Ellis, the particulars of whose at
tempted suicide were published in THE REPUBLr-
CAN some days ago, is said to bo rapidly recovering
At the last meeting of the Fourteenth
Building Association of Georgetown, sl,ll7.1 was
disposed of, being ten shares, at an average of
siil.75 per share.
Mr. r.. +. Lee, of Alexandria, who re-
Gently drew the 100000 prize In the Havana Lot
terry, Is stopping with his friend, Mr.. II. T. Chase
ut No. 1ll2 Seventh street northwest.
The commons of Georgetown need
looking after, as the weeds have full sway and
box priyies are numerous, whose offensive odors
poison the air for squares In the vicinity
Lieutenant Carroll Mercer, of the Ma.
rne Corps left Washington last evening for Nara
gansett Pier, where he will spend few days prior
70 sailing for China to join the United States ship
Richmond.
The strike of the hod carriers employed
on the new City He'll extension, which was men
toned in THE REPUBLICAN, on Thursday has re-
| suited in the placing on the work of men who use
wheel-barrows
The announcement is regretfully made
of the death of Emily Frances, the beloved child
Of Mr., Dennis Callahan, draughtsman, Engineer
Bureau, War Department. Notice Of funeral else
where in this paper.
The fire-alarm from box 62 yesterday
morning was caused by a fire in the two-story
frame house of Mrs. Ann Wilson. The fire was
started by sparks from the chimney, and the
damage was about $50.
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
will run trains to Jackson Grove camp-meeting
tomorrow as follows: Leave Washington ut $3.50
and 1890 a. M, and p. m; leave camp ground
5:5S and GSo p. IN. Fare, ninety-fve cents for the
round trip.
Among the many enjoyable social
events in the near future is the excursion of the
Potomac Boat Club on the 9Th Of September. II
this energetic club makes anything like the effort
displayed In their housewarming the excursion
viii be an immense success.
A young white woman named Jessie
McCooey who had been confined at Police Head.
as to her sanity was sent to st. Elizabeth yester.
day afternoon, four doctors having certified that
she was non conlpos mentis.
The Union Veteran Corps has elected
Paul Daniels secretary. The Corps will send a
team to shoot in the Washington Light Infantry
mhtCn, ana SIX nave already Deen selected, VIZ
Lieutenant f. Donahue, Sergeant C. Hartell, Ser
geant c. Bollnger Privates S. N. Gordon, j. f.
Holland, and J. +. Hunt.
If night should pass without an at
tempt at burglary 1t would be something decidedly
remarkable. The latest attack was upon the store
of NJ. J.. Boardman, stationer on Fifteenth street
This time the burglars made a haul, carrying away
gold pens, fancy articles, and stationery TO the
value of between $500 and $500.
The report of cannon shortly after
midnight startled such of the denzens Of the Dis
trct as happened to be the streets at that hour
and investigation resulted in the discovery that
II emanated from coon killer on the deck Of the
Ella Treadwell, the jolly crew of which had Just
returned from trip down the river.
The body of Kate Hoover, who died
from an overdose OF opium, which she had been
in the habit of eating to relieve the pain of an
abscess, was yesterday taken to the undertaking
establishment of william s. Buchly, where Coro.
ner Patterson made an autopsy and gave a certlh.
cate Of accidental opium poisoning. She was
about thirty-ive years old and had been married
TO a man named Thompson, who Is now in New
York.
August is said to be the month in which
those who wish to destroy the poison ailanthus
tree should cut them down, or girdle them to pre-
pare for cutting, They make good fire wood and
that is their best use. Their roots run the length
OF asqnare and all over the city they springing
up, to the annoyance of all lovers OF pure atmo-
sphere. II is TO be hoped that the parking com
| mission Will commence operations on these trees
At once.