National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-07

| Hefr0pOfifan--S. Leinberger, New York;
G. Emack, Baltimore: Daniel 1. Loughran, New
| York; Charles ID. Upchurch, Raleigh, n. c. r. n
Gere, syracuse. n. Y; r Loder. U. s. A.; Charlie.
| Plumb, Atlanta Ca; Charles L. Hersh, Philadel
| phia; Thomas Johnston, Baltimore; a. G. Strong
Alabama; Thomas GenInell, a. T. Anthony, Balti
more.
RigEs.-E. L. Allen, Colorado; y. ]. Durham
| Omaha a. A. Pope, Cleveland; T. y. McCarter
| Newark; ID. w. Laurence W. b. Stevens. B. F. Stur
| teyant, Boston; n. II. Bruce Troy, N Y: ]. Asch
Frank. a. Kelly, New York; Thomas Brewer. Ten
nessee; n. Monroe, Chicago; John W. Cox. W. C.
| Stevens, Philadelphia.
ArIInEton.-Bishop Afford, London. Ontario; E
H. Hull. Boston; J. c. Easton, Minnesota; J. L. Bash
Massachusetts; E. H. Weaver, Columbia; D. ID. Car.
| ter, Woodstock, Va.
ImperIaI.-L.M.s Stuart, John Highes New Y ork;
a. II. Johnson. Michigan; ]. S. Thomas, Barnums
show; a. Laurence, Chicago.
WOrmley's.-W. G. n. Swift, Massachusetts,; Je-
rome Carly, Philadelphia: Il. Austin, Baltimore.
Mr.. n. Blackstock, of Colorado, is stop
ping at the Imperial.
The T street line is in fearfully de-
moralized condition from Sixth to Seventh streets
The Fruit Growers Association held
its April meeting yesterday, and had very inter
| esting meeting.
Mr.. Hamilton Adams, well-known in
musical circles, has been engaged as the basso of
the choir at st. Alo!s1us Church
If Washington wants to be a city she
should quit calling town meetings on every con-
ceiyable and inconceivable occasion.
Now, if Barnum wants to get away
ahead of his ur-pawed rival he will put lot of
latrobes in his tent when he shows here.
Major Charles A. Appel, who has been
building custom houses in Memphis and Kansas
City, is in the city for brief period on business
Workmen yesterday commenced eX-
cavating on the nort1 side of the City Hall for the
foundations of the new wing to be added to that
building.
Cross husbands-thc brutes-here in
Washington no longer tell their wives to shut
up" but blandiy invite them to take out their
telephones"
The Rev. DIR. Forrest having declined
the call a |ciate rector to St Andrews parish.
the vest e called the Rev. J. &. Perry. Of
A sesslsf of the Medical Society was
held last night at GOnzaga Hall, and Dr.. Grafton
Tyler read an interesting memoir OF the late DIR.
John C. Hall
Rev. Wilbur F. Watkins, D. D., formerly
rector of Epiphany protestant EpiscopaD Church
in this city has been called 20 Holy Trinity Church,
New York city.
The total mortality in the District for
the week ending with saturday last was s5-whiie,
A., and colored, %. There were marriages ana
81 births reported
The Health Office last week inspected
10 $50 bushels of oysters. 1Is712 herring and isss
shad. -Four hundred and seycnty-five bushes Of
oysters were condemned
Messrs. n. T. Metzger & Bros grocery
store. No Az Seventh street was burglarized Tues
day night and about 500 worth of tobacco, cigars,
and other goods were stolen.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose by the meeting held last Thursday. have Sc
cured Beckett's Garden. East Washington, fOT the
Emancipation Day celebration.
An alarm was sounded from box 1872
yesterday afternoon, caused by the burning of the
No. company extingUished the fire, with s loss
Of SO
Professor Baird has awarded the con-
tract for constructing the sluiceway and gate
chamber and for riprappiug the banks of the new
carp pond to B. J. Coyle & Co., who were the low
est bidders.
The Kansas Republican Association
Tuesday night authorized E J. Dallas W. H.
Powell and William Hutchinson to act IS delegates
to the Genital Association of States. The old OFF,
GERS were continued in Office.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following applicants: Charles Throckmorton
and Lucinda Green, John n. Emmett. of Frederick,
Nd, and Katie II. Myers, of this city; James Il.
Browne and Lucy Henderson.
Inc llifG q
to the President requesting holi-
day be granted the clerks and employees in the
Dep4I mentt who wish to participate
in the ceremonies ofunveiling the Farragut statue.
The examining committee yesterday
approved the transfer Of the liquor license of Mar
tin G. Hudson, Sixth stee. and Pennsylvania
avenue, 10 W. j. Davis; also the application of
F. ncis L. Re:chert 515 Seventh street southwest
for license.
Mrs. Laura Z. Oliver, widow of John
Oliver bnegsgemaster, who was liiled in the col
lision near Severn Station, on the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad, has brought suit for herself aud
two children for s2OP00 damages against the rail
road company.
Inspector Entwisle has notified DIR. J.
Ford Thompson of the unsafe condition of the
owned by him on B street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets northwest and notified
that its condition is dangerous to life and limb.
Thirty days is given in which to remove it.
Eliza Polk has fled a bill in equity
against Parker Peagle. praying that the deed exc
cuted by Benjamin Dant TO the defendant April
49, 1862 oflot g. square 2S6, be declared null and
void as it was given without any consideration. |
and declaring that the title to the property isyested
only in the plaintiff
A very spirited and large meeting of |
the Davitt Branch Land League was held at Lucas
Hall on the 5th instant. Several new men, |
bers were enrolled 1t being the regular meeting of
the association, good sum was received as dues |
Of all the leagues in Washington this one promises
10 be the banner league.
The Equity Court has given Mr.. B. u. |
Keyser, receiver of the German American Bank |
permission TO compound the following debt due |
he bank: Note of Gilbert A. Mayer to the order of |
E. p Halstead, for 81 000 both being insoivent for
= 900 cash. He also obtaine permission 10 sell |
wo pieces Of real estate.
Severa! of the most punctual and faith
ll members ofthe Oldest Inhabitants Association,
headed by Dr.. Blake the president assembled at |
he rooms Of The association yesterday. but owing |
o the small attendance the association adjourned
lntil next month. The severe weather was ad- |
Tanced as the cause of the falling off in attend |
ince.
Justice James yesterday, in the case of
'aptain John p Walker, United States Cavalry, al
eyed to be illegally held in the Insane Asylum,
dismissed the petition for writ of habeas corpus,
md remanded the relatcr to the custody of Dr. W.
". Godding, slperln, andeut of that iDstitu ion
}olonel Warden coU1ss; for the petitioner t6ok an
appeal to the General tIm.
The coroner yesterday investigated the
ieath of Mr.. Wil'sm H. Gibbs the druggist, which
occurred suddenly on Tuesday night at his home.
Il Carroll Place, Capitol Hi. He concluded that
Leaf resulted from Rpoplexy. and gave a certifi-
ate to that effect. The friends and relatives of
he deceased deny the statement tha. hc waS nd
iicted TO the use of narcotics.