National Republican., 1881-11-04


ment OF want, rent for SALE or lost three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN,.
1t is learned that Marshall Brown, one
Of best known old citizens, is confined to his
house by serious illness.
The contract for dredging James Creek
Canal has been awarded TO Mr.. W. L. Read, who
was the only bidder for the work.
Thieves attempted to break open the
store Of Thomas MITCHELL at First and b streets,
| early yesterday morning but were frightened oil.
AT the races on Wednesday there was
$1,000 in the French mutual pools aud II is esti-
mated that there was about s2s,0OO in the pool
boxes.
Emma II. Collins has been granted let
ters OF administration the estate of Frederick
Collins, late of the United States navy, on bond
OF $500.
Thirty days in Jail was what Judge
Smell guve n colored boy named william McPher-
son for stealing two bottles Of cologne from Max
Minister.
Brotherhood Work" will be the sub
ject OF an address at St. Johns Church, George
town, this evening, by Rev. DR.. Campbell Fair, of
Baltimore.
Mr.. Edward Simms, one of the oldest
citizens of the District, whose illness has been no.
ticed in THE REPUBLICAN,, was yesterday reported
much better
Mr.. Augustus Shule, q butcher, acci-
IDENTIFY drove into an excavation in Twenty second
street yesterday morning, and the wagon was
somewhatinjured
On Monday last the fine stone Touring
mill of Miller & Duvall Of this city, situated in
Berkeley County, West Virginia, was destroyed by
fire, entailng heavy loss.
There is good deal of activity in the
building line on Capitol Hill this season, more
than for many years, and the houses going up arc
generally of good class.
j. Edwin Ferguson, New Yorker, in
the Indian Division fthe sccretarys Office Depart
sment of the Interior, was "paralyzed" with q
promotion on the LIST inst.
The resignation ofMr. Francis Miller, of
Maryland, assistant attorney for the District, to
take efIectthe 7th instant, has been received and
accepted by the Commissioners.
A reconstruction of the street lamps in
Mount Vernon Square, on the site of the old
Northern Liberty market. has been recommended
by the inspector of gas and lamps.
John Higgins, the white man who sey-
eral weeks ago tried to commit suicide by cutting
his throat, has recovered from his injuries and
has been discharged from Providence Hospital.
Hon. John II. Harmon, of Detroit, is
living with his family at No. 1ll6 Nineteenth
street. where he has taken a house for the winter.
His married daughter will spend portion Of the
winter here.
To-morrow's double sheet REPUBLICAN
will contain a ptrbdtim report OF the arguments 10
be delivered to day by Colonel Bliss Of New York.
special assistant United States district attorney,
and Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, in the starroute
cases.
William Brown, q young canal boat
man from Maryland being sick and destitute, was
sent to the hospital yesterday This is the first of
many who come every fall and winter down the
canal from different parts ofMaryland to be cared
for by the District.
Harbor Master Sutton has reported the
following arrivals at the river front: Pungles
Magona, Anna Bell, and j. Gillett, and schooners
Maggie, Martha Washington and Wave, all with
oysters for market. Longboats Uriah Horner and
Gettysburg, with wood for city dealers.
Special services of considerable and in
creasing interest have been progressing at Fourth
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, between and
G southeast, for number of nights past. Nearly
every night some one has professed conversion.
Several have Joined the church, These services
begin at seven o'clock.
Henry Brown, who seriously injured
another coored man named Duff Roane with n
pitchfOrk at the Fair Grounds Wednesday, was be-
fore the Police Court yesterday charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill. The case
was continued under bonds of $500 to await the re-
suit of Roanc's injuries.
A lady named Ward slipped down on
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sachusets avenue northwest last evening and cut
herself seriously in the back of the head. She
was removed to the Sixth Precinct Station and q
physician summoned, who dressed her injury,
which was painful, but not serious.
The first of series of lectures will be
given at the Miner Sc hool building this evening
upon the subject "Forcc and Notion" This
course will be given under the auspices Of the
Teachers Educational and Relief Association, and
will include lectures upon hydrostatics, vocal
culture, and other kindred subjects.
Mrs. Garfield has received, since her re-
turn to Mentor, about one hundred photographs
Of the late President taken at different periods in
his life. They are sent to her from all parts OF the
country, the owners naturally thinking that she
would be interested In having these different pic
lures. The collection is highly priced by Mrs.
Garfield.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the American Palm Pulp and Paper Company
took place yesterday afternoon at 632 street.
The polls were opened from twelve to three p. M,
and the election of the following trustees was the
result George T. Jones' Charles Neale. Joseph
Jordan, Lysander Hill, Clinton p, Farrell. Samuel
c. Fitzgerald, Alexander NJ, Proctor, Sardis L.
Crissey, and Samuel Thomas.
Two divorces were granted in the Equity
Court yesterday, Ida II. Thompson from George
Thompson, on the ground Of drunkenness and
cruel treatment, and James II. Anderson from
Ellen A. Anderson for desertion. III the latter case
the parties had lived together only three weeks
when the deiendantleil her husband, and has con.
tinued 20 absent herself from him during the past
nine yeaH.
A bill was filed yesterday by number
Of market dealers asking for an injunction against
the sale of stalls by the Washington Market Com.
pany and Judge Wylie granted temporary re.
straning order, returnable the 18th instant. Com
sequently yesterday morning, when the auctioneer
appeared to go on with the sale he informed a
small crowd of bysandeR Of the action of the
court, and declared the sale postponed.
The Commissioners have received n
communication from Rev. ]. II Brooks, of the Finh
Baptist Church, protesting against the granting Of
n liquor license to Daniel Donovan for saloon on
Vermont avenue, between Q and II streets north.
west, 1t Is alleged that the place, which Is near
the church, Is frequented by disorderly characters,
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