National Republican., 1881-09-12

Hon. Jere Wilson and family returned
from New York and Coney Island Saturday night
Major Twining, who is at Alexandria
noy st. Lawrence River, writes that he will return
Wednesday.
SiXty-four arrests were made by the
police during the twenty four hours ending at
eight o'clock yesterday morning, eleven OF which
were drunks.
Commissioner Morgan, who, with DIR.
JoSephs, has been North inspecting the rciorma-
tory institutions, returned TO the city on Saturday
and was on duty.
Misunderstood thatthe stallion Coupon,
winner of the race at the Rockville fair last Friday
is owned by Mr.. l.. II. Millkcn, of the navigation
division, Treasury Department..
Would Guiteau break out if he had the
smallpox, inquiries the Rochester Express. We
think not, for he is u person who never, never
could be piticd,-Einnird Advertiser
A little colored boy named Richard Lee
was run over Saturday morning by an ice wagon
on East Capitol street, between Sixth and Seventh
southeast, but luckily escaped with few slight
bruises.
Major John ID. Adams, of Little Rock,
Ark, is in the city, looking the very picture of
good health lie reports everything as being quiet
inthe Southwest, and the good people are praying
| for more rain.
A horse attached to buggy belonging
| TO Paymaster Smith, U. s. ~, ran away from
Ghoens stable through G to Fourteenth streets
northwest, but did no damage beyond injurlng
the buggy and harness.
Mrs, w. ]. Colley, who has for the past
eight years successfully run the Hamilton House,
is about to retire from the hotel business The
entire furniture Of the honso, much Of which is
new, will he sold at auction on tie 10th. 1t Will
| be on exhibition two days previous.
Treasurer Dodge has submitted to the
Commissioners his annual report for the year end
| inU 1851 In which hn gtntNg that tho rp
coipts from taxes were 81 COS 5102A, and the total
amount taxable In the District, including new I'M
proyemcnts not heretofore assessed, Is S9Oi7S,39S.
Colonel Marcelus l.. Thornton, of Geor-
gla, was married on the sth instant to Miss +. c..
Rutherford at Brdgewnter N. C. Mr., and Mrs. NJ.
| Il. Thornton will be at home after October O at
the Metropolitan Hotel in this city. The happy
couple are at present making tour in the South.
An afiray occurred between party Of
colored roughs at the corner Of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and Second street northeast yesterday after
noon, during which John Stewart was cut In the
abdomen with pen knife by Lewis Taps, The
wounded man was taken TO- Fergusens drug store,
where surgical MD was rendered.
An elderly man named j. r. Thompson
came into the Finh Precinct Station early yestcr-
day with bad cut over his left eye, which he
stated had been done by Major Watts, in Baiers
saloon, 1902 Pennsylvania avenue. DR.. Mankriter,
of the Emergency Hospital, stitched up the
wound, and the injured man was then sent home
| CONDUCTOR W llllulh ISlilplb, VI tilS DHltl-
more ond Potomac Railroad, while cunning In the
marshes near tho Long Bridge Saturday, was
shot and severely wounded about the arms and
body by some unknown nimrOd. Mr.. Elliott was
taken TO his home, dl2 Twelfth street southwest
whore Dr. Bowman attended him and picked sew
eral dozen bird-shot out of his body,
The attractions of Drivers Summer Gar
den continue as popular as ever. The leading sta
for the week will be Miss Nellie Bland, one of tn,
most accomplished ballad singers in the profcs
sion. The powerful bariions MI i,,iE George W
! assisted by the Marine Band under the Leadership
Of Mr.. ]. p, sousa, will render efllclent aid
, A. j. Wceden, driver of one of thu
Q Herdic phaetons, was arrested Saturday by tn
officers of the Fourth Precinct on complaint of
G. Eberly, superintendent ofthe line, who charged
A WcCden with breaking open the money-bOX be
longing TO his coach and abstracting the contents
: | lie was locked up for a hearing to-day in tn
= Police Court on a charge OF grand larceny.
y daringrobbery wasperpctratedyester
> day morning, while the police were being changed
a at frankie Middletons, No. 406 Thirteenth street
Several valuable pieces Of silverware and a baske
- full of clothing were taken, the value ofwhich 1
:, upward Of 500, Sergeant Heifner subsequently
Il arrested william Douglass, formerly employed a
y u servant IN the house. and recovered the stolei
IS property.
4 The District Commissioners will thi
/" year include in their estimates one for the finish
ing up of the surroundings Of ho new school build
e ngs such as Enclosures, grading, paving Of yard
n leads &c. There has never been any surplus 4
d the expenditures for erecting school buildings an
. this work has always been neglected until II la
:, become an absolute need TO preserve the schoC
II property owned by the District,
q Officer Jones last night discovered tw
,r men acting in a suspicious manner on LohIsan
A. avenue near Tenth street. and called them to hal
le Instead of doing so they dropped two large bal
"a and scampered up the street Jones fired two sho
from his revolver, but their business engagement
prevented a stOppagc and they escaped The bag
which were filled with freshly made cigars ri
held ut the Fifth Precinct Station for identification
IN Two young men, Emory Boucher, {
No Lewinsvile, Va, and William Killan, Of George
in town, were driving near the Washington Circl
"a Saturday, when their horse took fright and IA
~ away, throwing them both out upon the sidewall
~ Mr. Boucher received serious internal iniurie
nc and MIR. Killlan's knee cap was dislocated.
le Sampson attended both sufferers, and subs
in quently Mr.. Boucher was taken home by h
n father
Z, Marriage licenses were issued Saturda
rs as follows; August Bohn and Margaretta Rabb
a. Richard Gatewood, o. s, N, and Frances II, Brya
st James ]. Parsons and Margaret f. II. Miles, both
lr Baltimore Nd; Patrick Berry aud Mary sulliya
,d Lewis Larins and Lizzie Thornton, Jacob d. stel
a OF Marshall, Tex, aud Julia Hechinger, Of tn
~ city; Albert l.. Carpenter and Annie llawkir
la William Hart, Of Baltimore, Nd, and Lizzie Kell
ofthiseity.