National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-20

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on Saturday will include a supplement filed with
attractive and interesting original and selected
matter.
During last week the Health Office in
spected 1905 bushels of oysters and condemned q
| bushels.
Perine's Juvenile Company gave very
pretty performance of Cinderella" to very small
| house at the National yesterday afternoon.
The clerks in the Post-Office Depart
| ment are complaining that they have had no
| water on the second floor for several months.
The case of Richard H. Porter, charged
with perjury in recent Mexican claims case, was
sent to the grand jury by Judge Smell yesterday.
The clerks in the division of national
| cemeteries QuarteTmasterGenerals Office, yester-
day turned $3.50 over to Major Brock their weekly
contribution to the poor fund.
Arthur Burgess, colored thief, was
fined $50 or sixty days in Jail yesterday for break
| ing the window of Justh's secondhand clothing
establishment, on Ninth street.
The total mortality in the District for
| the week ending with Saturday last was 81, four
more than the week previous. There were 81
births and 10 marriages reported.
Ex-Policeman James McGraw was yes
Serday required by Judge Smell to give personal
bonds to keep the peace because he threatened 10
blow out the brains of Lieutenant Johnson
Lieutenant Gessford, of the First pre-
clnct, reports that little girl came near being
drowned Tuesday afternoon in pond that has
formed at the corner of Maryland avenue and
Sixth street southwest
During the quarter ending December
81 according 10 Major Brooks report, the police
made 20 arrests, of which number AZ were fe-
males Fines amounting to SS,Gl3 were imposed
in 706 cases, and ,0S6 cases were appealed.
The trustees of the Consolidated Ron
ccsvalleS Silver Mining Company have filed GER
Lfcate with the recorder that their capital stock of
$4,000 has been paid in full to the treasurer OF the
company. \ certificate has also been filed from
the Corcoran Fire Insurance Company that their
capital stock of 100000 is all paid up.
Messrs. NIerrick, Morris, Miller, and
Sands, as counsel for Mrs. Mary \. Berry entered
suit against Mr. john T. Ford for aTrearageS of rent
of Ford's Opera House from April l. 1879, to Janu-
airy J. 1881, amounting to SS4SS, and an order for
attachment was issued, the plaintiff giving secur-
ity for costs and damages in the sum of $4,000.
On January %, 1869, George W. Magee
instituted suit for divorce from his wife, Elizabeth
Magee, through his counsel, Mr.. Nike Thompson.
IN the ensuing OctObera little testimony was taken.
and since that time the case has slumbered Yes
tcrday Mr. Fullerton entered his appearance for the
complainant, ana now the case will be revived
The occupants of No. 1917 New Hamp-
shire avenue yesterday hung the weeks wash too
close to the kitchen fire, and blaze resulted for
which an alarm was sounded from box 2l7 The
Fire Department was SOON on hand, but did not
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water eXtinguishing the flames with q trfng loss
but the washing will have to be done over.
The third complimentary soiree of the
National Rifles will be given at their amory MA
rini's HALL this eveing. II is expected that the
sixty full dress uniforms contracted for will be de-
livcred by the 10th of February. when these gal
liant soldiers will charm their fair friends by ex-
hibiting the handsomest and most striking style of
military upholstery ever seen i'll the District
Moses Wormley was put Oh trial before
Justice Wylie in the Criminal Court yesterday,
charged with assault with intent to kill Nathan
Ashton by shooting him at ball given at Douglass
Hall, III UniOntOwn, on the 18th of last October.
The evidence showed that Edward Mckinney did
the shooting and that WOrInlcy was in the ball
room at the time. The defendant Was thereupon
acquitted.
The Massachusetts Republican Asso-
citation mas appointed the following standing com
mittees for the present year: Executive committee,
E B. George, W. S. Eaton and Albert Cottle; trans
poratiOn committee, Colonel \. W. TebbettS, II.
tee 5 F. Faunce, F. W Doherty, G. E. Chan
ming r. \. Bayley, f. G. Barbados, L. Karpeles,
and J. d. Smith.
Mr.. George w. Driver was charged in
the Police Court yesterday with assaulting his eX
head cook, George Faux: 1t appeared in testi-
mony that Mr. Driver had discharged Faulk and
ordered him from the premises. Faux declined
to go, and the alleged assault was made. Judge
Smell, holding that the defendant had a right TO
Use a reasonable amount of force under the cir
cumstaEceS, dismissed the case.
Rev. James Gibbons. the Archbishop
of Baltimore, has filed Il bill in equity against
sell lots ), g. and in square 3I6. This is part of
the ground conveyed by Rev. Anthony Catlray, in
the year 1904 to the Right Rev. John Carroll, then
bishop of Baltimore Md, for the of st. Patrick's
Church. in this city. The defendants have answered.
expressing their willingness to sell, but submit the
matter 10 the court for its Judgment and action.