National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-21

Miss Ransom is painting portrait o.
Alexander Hamilton.
Ex-senator John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
is guest at Wizards.
Hon. John H. Starin, of New York, is
stopping at Wizards.
Mr.. J. S. Lawson, of Chicago, is stop
ping at the Imperial.
The police made thirty-eight arrests
| Saturday and Saturday night.
| Mr.. E. W. Gardener, advance agent Of
Mr.. John S. Clarke is at the Imperial.
| Hon. Stanley Matthews is in the city,
| from Cincinnati, and is stopping at the Riggs
| House.
John FL. De Mott and Harry Polhemus
of New York, are here, seeking South American
consulates.
Mrs Farren, Miss Emma Vaders, and
W. H. Herbert, of John S. Clarke's company, are at
the Imperial.
The vestry of St. Andrews parish have
extended call to the Rev. DR.. Forrest, associate
| rector Of Trinity.
A marriage license has been issued to
Thomas A. Bones of Racine, Wis, and Marietta NJ.
Parker, Of this city.
Thomas O'Neill was on Saturday
committed to the grand jury for shooting Special
Officer James Grady.
DR.. Carroll Morgan has been appointed
an attending physician at Providence Hospital for
diseases of the ear and throat.
A number of knights of Pythias in
this city are forming mounted division, to be
clad in the full armor of knighthood.
John S. Clarke, W. Fl. Vernon and son,
T. A. Hall, C. K. Burus, and Miss Rose Wood and
maid, of Mr.. Clarkes company are at the National.
The usual programme at the Rink
to- night will be varied bya polo contest between
crack team from the Bidde street rink, of Balti-
more, and picked Washington seven
As the marshal has not yet been ap-
pointed the Government cannot get its witnesses
notified to attend court and consequently there will
be no session of the Criminal Court this morning
The trotting committee have arranged
for contest between the great PAGERS, Matte
Hunter, Ben Hamilton, Lucy, and Rowdy Boy at
the spring meeting of the National Fair Asso-
citation.
A grind-stone in Louis Beyer's machine
shop On the Seventh street road, burst Saturday
morning, and one of the fragments struck a small
boy named William Neale, breaking his right leg
below the thigh.
Among the delegations that visited the
President Saturday was the Juvenile Garfield and
Arthur Club, an organization of patriotic young
sters of this city, who met with most cordial re-
ception at the hands of the President.
The Class of 1881, Columbia Law School,
Saturday night elected the following officers VIII.
Haight president; w. A. Leetch first vice presi-
dent: John Arthur, second vice president; J. n.
Fox, secretary; J. NJ Burnett, treasurer. g..
William III. Krohr, long m ember of
Columbia Typographical Union of this city, died
on Saturday evening at nine o'clock. His funeral
will be attended by that organization at three
O'clock TO-DAY from 81. AlOVSlnS Church.
At the Great Falls the ice is still piled
in places between the Falls Branch and the Falls
to great thickness. II another freshet does not
occur ice will be convenient for those who enjoy
pscatoral sports, particularly for claret punches,
A colored man named Wesley Shop
herd died suddenly on the long boat Greyhound
while near Glymont Saturday, and the body was
brought to this city. Coroner Patterson made an
investigation yesterday, and decided that death
resulted from heart disease.
Arlington d. WEIGH and Richard NJ.
Courtney the two men arrested for begging on the
streets were arraigned in the Police Court Satur-
day on a charge Of yagrancy. WEIGH was sent
down for ninety days, and Courtney was held to
answer charge Of vagrancy preferred against
him.
Judge B. K. Higinbothan, of Indiana,
is being pressed by his many Hooser friends for
services he rendered during the campaign in In
diana and New York. The Judge possesses marked
ability to properly discharge the duties Of any po
sition to which he may be called.
Mr.. w. A. Wimsatt having complained
to the Commissioners that the law prohibiting the
landing of fish at wharves other than those for
which the privilege has been purchased was not
enforced Attorney Riddle was applied to and states
that he knows of no reason why the police should
not arrest all persons found violating the pro-
yisionsof the ordinance relating to fish wharyes.
A young man, about twenty-five years
of age, with young woman, arrived in Alexan-
dria on Wednesday evening from Washington, and
put up at the Mansion House, registering as Will
lam Mothershead and wife. They remained until
Friday afternoon, when they went out for a walk
and forgot to return. On examining their room it
was found that they had taken their baggage with
them and left for Washington, where, It Is sup
posed, they reside, as they left in their room
complimentary card from W. II. Gibson to the
Minuette reception at Masonic Temple, Thursday
evening, April q, 1881.