National Republican., 1881-08-29


Belgium direct, bysteamship ICELAND, via Antwerp.
The mails for Aspinwall and South Pacific close on
Wednesday at 10 n. m. The mails for Brazil and
Argentine close on Wednesday ut 10 a. IN. The
mails for Cuba, Mexico. and the West Indies close
ON Thursday at 1880 p. m The mails for Newfound.
land close on Thursday at p IN. The mails for
Jamaica, Sayanilla, &c, close on Friday at q. m.
The mails for Hayu close on Friday at 10 n. IN.
The mails for Venezuela and Curacao close on Sat
urday at s a. nj. The mails for China and Japan
close August 81 at 8 ~ M The mails for Australia,
&c. close September II at 1850 p. m.
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The pump doctor is srequired at the cor
ner of Twenty.third and streets 10 repair the
pump, which is now out of order.
Rev. John r. Paxton, pastor of the
New York Avenue Church, has returned from a
pleasant vacation at Block Island.
The Roscoe Conkling Club, Boysin Blue,
will meet this evening to mike arrangements for
the funeral of +. II. Sage. See notice.
The twenty-eighth annual exhibition of
the agricultural society of Montgomery County,
Maryland, will be held at Rockville September Z,
s, and Q.
The police made fifty-two arrests during
the twenty. four hours ending at eight o'clock yes
terday morning, twenty-five of which were regis
tered drunk,
Some neighbors discovered fire in No.
iUS X street nOrinWcSt saturday afternoon, WnlCn
they extinguishod, with a loss of 500, without
turning in an alarm.
John Hall, an escaped prisoner from
the work house, was recaptured by the police of
the Eighth Precinct yesterday, and will be sent
back to his old quarters day.
The Spencerian Business College to-day
resumes its regular day and night sessions with
fine classes Of students, who have been registered
for the full course during the past week.
The body of a colored man named Eli
Anderson was found in the river at the foot of
Twenty seventh street Saturday, and Coroner Pat
terson, after viewing 1t, gave certificate Of death
from accidental drowning.
Major John IL. King, agent, &C., reports
the successful performance of the delicate opera.
ton of tracheotomy by Dr. Clever upon valuable
horse, owned by Contractor John White, on satur.
day. Relief was at once obtained and the horse Is
now In good condition.
Mr.. r. c. Lewis, ofSeventh street, caught
the champion trout Of the season last Saturday af
tcrnoon OH the trout ground off Piney Point, and
brought ii home with him yesterday. 1t meas
ured two feet three inches in length and weighed
three and quarter pounds.
Two wealthy ladies, one in New York
and the other in Boston, have endowed two scholar
ships in Gonzaga College, and Father Fulton, the
president, has presented free scholarship TO each
of the parishes in the city, to be competed for as
the respective pastors may determine.
The following marriage licenses were
issued Saturday: Daniel HiseT and Barbara Wun-
derlich Thomas c. Watson and Elizabeth Miller
both OF Baltimore, Md; W. II. Nicholson and Kate
Harriet A. Dulleld, of Virginia City, New.
The police on Capitol Hill are beginning
to find there was some cause for the complaint re-
Gently made in Tue REPUBLICAN,, Yesterday after
noon one fight was stopped and two arrests made
One of the scampstOok refuge in ST. Peter Church
but IL did not save him, as he was aferwaId lodged
| In the lock up.
An order for u 81 600 vase or bowl, to
be presented to the best drilled battalion OF sol
| dlers in the field ut Yorktown during the Centen.
| nial Celebration, was Thursday lett at Tiilanys
New York. The party offering the premium leaves
| the appointment OF the committee OF award to th(
Secretary of War.
George Kaine, the Dutch character per
former, who has been singing at concert garder
for several weeks past jumped the city Friday
| leaving q number Of sorrowing friends who haC
| loaned him money, and II select circle of icmal,
friends, OF whom he had borrowed rings, &c, t
| adorn himself win.
A new order has been issu ed in the Gen
| eral Land Onlce fOrbidding clerks from receiving
visitors during Office hours, and notices 10 this cf
| feet have been tucked on the door of every room
| This will necesstate creditors aud others seeking
| the employees at their homes, instead of at tn
Office, as heretofore,
The Knights of st. Augustine, a col
ored Catholic organization of about $50 members
left Saturday night for an excursion to Richmond
They will leave the latter city on their return To
night at half past nine O'clock. large numbe
OF cOlOrGd people accompanied the Knights to tn
Baltimore and Potomac depot to sec them oil.
Atwo-story brick building at the corne
ofseventh and streets northwest was dlscovere,
TO be on fire yesterday morning few minutes be
| fore noon, aud an alarm was turned In from bO!
%. Before the firemen succeeded in getting IN
flames under control the property was damaged 1
the extent ofsSOO upon which there was no insur
ancC,
A well-dressed German named Henr,
Camp sat down By the curb. stone on Eighth stree
near the navy yard, Friday evening and quickl
fell asleep. When he awokc he missed his pocket
book, which contained s07, and although he re
ported his loss nt Police Headquarters, hs chance
for recovering his property are not considered first
class.
A disreputable house at the corner c
Tenth and II streets northwest the presiding geniu
of which Is an old man named Henry PonC
was rNded by Lieutenant Arnold and a squad {
Filth Precinct OCGrs last night about nine o COcl
Five men and four women were captured, bt
only two of each sex were retained as wltnessC
against Pond.
The steamer w. w. Corcoran made he
regular Sunday afternoon excursion down to In
dian Head and return yesterday afternoon, cal
ryng goodly quota passengers, considering III
popular uneasiness In this city, These excursion
are very popular, made so by The cordial mannC
ofCnptain Blake and the perfect order maintaine
on the boat Ladies and children can take thes
+ excursions In perfect safety without escort.
The gospel temperance meeting 6
Waugh Church, Third and streets northeas
, yesterday afternoon, was very fully attende,
, They are becoming more and more intercstn
each sunday. The speakers yesterday We're MCsSr
William sherwood of Baltimore, and Addlngto
d. Wech of this city. Miss Susie MerriCk pr,
sided at the organ and was assisted by the choir
the society. Another meeting will be held theI
next Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. William Z, Pearson, of the popula
clothing house Of b, Robinson Il Co., has returnC
home after three weeks reoupention among Il
lakes and rivers Of Canada. lie has gained
weight and was quite successful with the ne
method OF fishing having clubbed a number
, fish as they came ashore,
, a very good fisher Is hei
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