National Republican., 1881-08-09

Two thousand bushels of wheat arrived
in Georgetown yesterday for Messrs. Hartley
Brothers.
Emily Steptoe, colored, aged fifty, died
yesterday from lockIOw. resulting from stepping
on nail.
Major w. j. Twining, the Engineer
Commissioner Of the District, leaves this morning
OH an extended tour West.
The charge of attempted outrage against
John Wheeler was dismissed in the Police Court
yesterday, the evidence not sustaining It,
Andy Gleason, friend of Bowen and
able contractor, is grading thirteen miles of rail-
road from Bermuda Hundred to Chester, Va.
Judge Wylie, when he got home Satur-
day, found that his house had been broken into
and robbed of some silver. during his absence.
A crowd of negroes attempted to rob
Mr.. Henry, Warner an express: wagon dryer near
McCartys bar room, corner of First and n streets
southwest, Saturday night.
An attachment has been issued against
Richard Skinner for 800, due as almony in his
case against Mary f. skinner for divorce The de-
cree OF aimony was made In 1879.
Justice Hagner has extended the time
for the answer of the District Commissioners to the
petition for u mandamus against them by John
Thompson till the first Tuesday In September.
An injunction has been asked for by
William Sanderson to restrain the sale of certain
effects aud furniture OF the Sanderson House, near
the Capitol, TO satisfy deed Of trust for s3G9S.
A suit has been filed by Naomi Uter-
mehle against the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad,
claiming $3.50 damages for certain jewelry alb
| stracted from her trunk while in charge of tn g
company.
The captain of the schooner John
oliver reports the drowning of one Of his seamen,
named Oscar Hudgin, who fell overheard off Bluff
| Point. Every effort was made to save him, but
without success.
Martha Ward, colored, was up in the
| Police Court yesterday, charged with an assault
with intend to kill upon Mary Brown, white. The
latter being too seriously injured to appear against
her the colored woman was sent to jail.
Thirty-one boats, with coal for the fol-
lowing companies, left Cumberland Saturday for
| Georgetown: Consolidation Company, 1873 tons
\ Maryland Company, ia tons; Borden Company
75O tons; New Central Company, 2SG tons.
The American Pathological Society will
hold its biennial meeting u Boston, Mass, Oh
the 18th, 18th, aud 18th of September. Major John
ii. King, who is q life member Of the society, viii
be one OF those who will attend from this District
Three women were sent to the Insane
Asylum from the sanitary office yesterday. viz
| Mrs. Nancy Hobrock and Mrs. Susan Butler. white
and Mary Newman colored The increase Of case'
of insanity thus far this year over last is thirty
| three per cent
The Sovereigns' Cooperative Associa
tion yesterday filed a suit against Messrs. N II
Shea and Emily Huck, bondsmen, In the sum o
$1,000 for A. d. Schofeld, who decamped shor
time since with some OF the funds OF the aSsocia
tion of which he was then the manager.
Major Morgan's family will leave to-day
for the Washington Grove Camp Ground, wher
they will remain until. the camp-meetng is over
The Major will only, so up at night and return II
the morning, as with both of his colleagues absen
lie is now the only Commissioner ON deck.
Marriage licenses were issued yester
day to Marshall T. Ball, of Langley Fairfax County
Virginia and Nellie Shlpmau, of Lewinsvillc
Fairfax County, Virginia; James A. McCabe AM
and William p. Parks and Mary Stengcl, of Balti
more, Md.
Mr.. Lincoln Burket and Miss Emm,
Rodin were quietly married by Rev. DIR. Cuthber
OH Saturday evening It was not intended tina
the ceremony should take place for month, bu
Mr.. Burkot was telegraphed from the West, wher
he is to engage in business, and so expedition wa
necessary. The happy pair len on Sunday morn
ing for Chicago.
At the regular meeting of John +. Rey
nolds Post No. 6, G, A. r., Department of the Poto
mac, l.. b. Parker, commander, and John b. Ran
dolph, adjutant, held Friday evening last resolu
ton congratnlatory to the President on tn
Of his final wa
mitted to the private secretary Of the President.
A newly-married man, who was jus
learning to do his own marketing, was heard I
remark n day or two since to a dealer in vege
tables in one of our markets that he had grea
would buy an egg plant and raise his own egg,
lie bought one, but, the eggs not showing up as h
eggs -pected, he has come to the conclusion tha
he made an gg-rcglous mistake.
The directors of the National Fair AS
sociation at the regular meeting last night adopte
n resolution directing the secretary to communi
cate with Mr., w. NJ. Clements, of the Baltimor
and Ohio Railroad, and request him to have tn
station moved from Ivy CITY to the platform In fror
! of the fair grounds. Owing to a delay in receiv
ing certain necessary fixtures, 1t was decided I
postpone the opening of the new club house oil th
grounds till week from tomorrow,