National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-02
District Brevities.
The weatherTo-Dny.

| The w Gamer To-Day.
For the Middle atlantic States, including
the District Of Columbia partly cloudy ,0eather anc
occasional rain southerly veng to ,Oestery agfnds
falling foOtget by rising barometer; falling tempera
tttre.
Thetemperaturey yesterday was as follows: 7 a. m.
4so; II a. m. $50; p. M, 60 p. m, 60 p. m.
61o; IL p. m, 60o; maximum, $50; minimum, 4So
Prominent Arrivals.
| decentralization Rufus L. Builoch, V. v
| Bullock, Georgia; Isaac Giles New York; c. c. Bit
| ting, Baltimore; William r. Christmas, New York
a. Pray, Baltimore; F. D. Hamilton, Rochester, n
| Y; w. B. Waycott, New York: Hon. T. B. Vance
North Carolina; H. Krenter, New York; John d
Burnett, Columbus, Ohio; Charles Pratt Norfolk; DR.
r. H. Culbertson, Bristol, Ind; Dr. William II. Bell
Logansport, Ind; Jacob EVERY, Covington, Ind. E
S. Elder indianapolis, Ind; Dr. Miles F. Porter Fort
| Wayne, Ind; DIR. S. A Hinton, RielSville, Ind. w.
| r. Welbin, New York.
Ebbitf.-Hon. II. w. Calkins, Indiana; Martin
ohr, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louis Doll, Indiana; George
H. Jones, jr., U. S. N: Lucus Greene Durham n. c.
| G. S. Palmer, c. A. Baratton New York; E. Farqu-
har, city; Charles II. Miles, q. S. N. ]. o. P. Burn.
sides, city; George c. Bosom, Boston; W. c. Butler
| U. S. A; v. T. McGrelyenddy, Dakota.
Wiiiard's.-Peter Herdic, Philadelphia De No
| Wells, New York; W. D. Washburne, Minnesota; w.
| 81. Guion. New York; L. L. Reamey, U. S. N; V. E,
| Barrol, New York; II. A Howard Minnesota
| Mrs E. R. Stevens, Miss Stevens, Saratoga; Miss
Montath Albany.
ST. James.-E. E. Perkins, Pittsburg, Pa; ]. N.
High, L. R. Moore, Toledo, Ohio; c. w. Gulck, L. c.
Gulick Urbana, Ohio; NJ. r. Canva, Canandaigua; j.
T. Smith, New York; Samuel II. Hodge, Detroit,
| Mich; P. A. Bradford NJ. D., Kentucky.
Riggs.-J. ]. AIarett, Indiana; w. West, Illinois
Fl. c. Vantine, Baltimore; ]. D. Archibald, G. III.
Hedges, E D. Bellens, New York; J. A. Pillow.
| Montreal; W. H Prescott, Rockville, Conn.
ArlingtOn.-D. A. Lawrence, New York; E. FL.
| Hyndman, Pennsylvania; DR.. A. NJ. Pollock, DR.. w.
]. ASdale, Pittsburg; E. Iserael, Michigan; General
/ V. d. GrOner, Richmond.
ImperiaI.-J. D. Farden, Montgomery, Ala; z. L.
Mutt Boston; w. 7. Powell, w. r. Odgen, Richmond.
Neutrality-suspicious. Stevens, New York; w. E.
! Sparks, Massachusetts.
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ent of want rent for sale, lost, three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
Water was let into the Alexandria
Canal Saturday night.
The police made sixty-four arrests dur
ing Saturday and Saturday night
1t is proposed to organize regiment of
Chasseurs d'Afrique in the District.
The Commissioners have ordered H.
Clay Jones to vacate the garbage depot ON the
James Creek Canal.
The NJ street bridge, which has been
barricaded for nearly two years, was opened to
general travel Saturday.
The Equity Court calendar for the
month of May Just completed, embraces thirty
four cases, but none of very great Importance.
George E. Wood, who had his leg
broken in Piedmont Md, on Friday, was brought
to the Providence Hospital, in this city, Saturday
Mr.. A. c.. Harmon will run for mayor
of Alexandria on the temperance ticket. 1t is
feared that the temperance ticket will be defeated.
Burglars entered the residence of T. 6.
Hoover, 800 Sixteenth street. early Saturday morn
ing, but were frightened away before they secured
any plumber.
A small boy named Charles Henderson
fell over an embankment twenty feet high, at the
corner of New Hampshire avenue and II streets,
Saturday evening, and was badly bruised.
Among the visitors to Mount Vernon
Saturday were Mrs. Garfield and her guest Mrs.
Richard Hawley, accompanied by Mrs. Barnes, the
vice-regent of the Mount Vernon Association.
Emma Abbott and maid, William Cas-
tie and wife, and Mcssrs. Peakes & Co. said their
prayers i'll this city yesterday, and hied away early
this morning for fresh fields and pastures new"
A warrant was served on Edward Jones
Saturday charging him with keeping gambling
house. The warrant was sworn out by George w.
Cooley, who, tits stated, had difficulty with Jones.
tary of state of Indiana and of the most schol-
arly and talented ministers in the UniversaliSt
connection. filled the pulpit of Rev. Alexander
Kent in Talmadge Hall yesterday.
Professor Ward, of Rochester, has sue
ceedcd in mounting in the Smithsonian museum
the skeleton of Henry Clay, the great trotting stall
lion, after the bones had been buried fourteen
years i'll Seneca County New York,
The United States fsh-commission
steamer Lookout, Lieutenant W. Max. Wood COM
handing, arrived at the navy-yard on Saturday
afternoon from the sounds of North Carolina where
she has been for some time inspecting the fish
cries.
General S. S. Henkle, counsel for Cap
tain VIM. C. McGill, has suggested to the Commits
sioners an amcable adjustment of the claim of his
client for damages received from falling into an
unprotected area, in front of building No. 607
Seventh street northwest.
Mr.. w. 0. Roome, chief of the special
assessment division, has asked the Commissioners
to relieve him of the duty of receiving and receipt
ing for drawback certificates received by the col
lectOr of taxes in payment of special assessments
pledged to the sinking fund.
Detective Jacob Won Gerichten, of
New York, was in the city Saturday, for the pur-
pose of procuring extraditiOn papers for an Eng
lish forger, who is now confined in jail at Salt
Lake City, Utah. The accused is stated to be q
nObleman OH the other SIDE of the big pond, and
considerable amount is involved by his rascality.
Nearly three hundred passengers went
down the river yesterday with Captain Blake OH
the Corcoran to Marshall Hall to partake of plank
shad, clam chowder, and other fixin's The
COrcoran after staying at the hall for three hours
moved down the river TO allow the guests to wit
the hauling of the largest seine in tn United
States.
The friends of the well-known CORE
spOnden Mr.. T. c. Crawford, will be panied to hear
of the death yesterday of his brother Henry The
deceased had been travelling for his health in the
south for some time, but consumption had gained |
the mastery over his constitution, and for some |
weeks he knew the end was near. He only |
reached his brother home Wednesday, and yester-
day passed quietly away.
Andrew J. Joyce, the well-known car
riage manufacturer, has Just received very hand
some landau for President Garfield, built by |
Brewster & Co., of Broome street, New York Mr. |
Joyce has also recently received and delivered |
handsome brougham and very stylish park |
ph9tOn built by the same frIn) to Hon. Wayne |
Attorney General.
a BARK ASHORE.
An EnlueExy Austrian Crew-siToui1dcd I'm
the Georgetown Channel.