National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-17

Simon COmacho, charge d'affaires of
Venezuela, is guest at Wizards.
Inspector Sutton last week inspected
1850 bushels of oysters. and condemned fftysix
bushels.
The quarterly examination of appli-
cants for positions on the police force took place
yesterday.
Rev. Joseph Walker, d. D., recently of
Missouri, has been called to the pastoral care Of
Gay-street Baptist Church.
George H. Slack was sentenced to Jail
for sixty days by Judge Smell yesterday the
charge of being policy dealer. IN appeal was
noted
The Daily Court Recod has again
changed hands, Messrs. Hobson and Barry having
purchased the entire interest of F. T. Madigsn i'll
the paper.
The Commissioners have received an
invitation from Hon CORTLAND II. smith, mayor
of Alexandria, TO visit that city and witness the
parade on the 22d Instant
\ suit has been filed by the United
States against John T. Mitchell and Thomas Hood
to recover Fl 1906 On a pFomisSary note dated
date
Yesterday morning the body OF Il new
born white male infant, which had cloth around
its neck and had apparently been stranSlcd, was
found OIL the corner of Second and streets north
west.
The total mortality in the District for
the week ending with Saturday last was seventy
six. nineteen less than the previous week. There
were seventy births and eleven marriages re
ported.
At the meeting OF the Unity Club to
be held on Friday evening at the residence of
Colonel l. s. ichenor, No. 1911 street. Librarian
A. r. Spofford will read essay on g The Genius
and Writings OF Victor Hugo"
Tho commissioners boVn rnnniy-nI u
letter from the Office Of The hnrbor commissioners
of Baltimore Nd, to the effect that an act of the
MARYLAND Assembly prevents sending the ice-boat
Maryland beyond the Chesapeake Ray.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows Iaban L. Bull and Lizzie b. Hoshall,
both of Baltimore County, MARYLAND; Jehn Miller
land County, Virginia and Mary G. leakc of
HenricO County, Virginia.
A cOlored man named William Harper
was convicted in the Police Court yesterday OF
robbing school building near the Soldiers Home
of twenty school books, and also stealinga chande
lier from Queenstown Chapel. He received sen
tence amounting to year and halfin jail.
Ifit keeps on this way there will have
10 be hospital attached to the court house for the
benefit of sick jurors Perhaps it would be best TO
subject taleSInen TO a physical examination 70 de-
tcnnne whether they have constitutions strong
enough to undergo the rigOrs of n tedious trial.
The suit of Nancy Bacon, colored, and
six children against the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company foE damages for the death Of
her husband on the track, near Seabrook Station.
ended in the Court Of Common Pleas, Baltimore,
last Tuesday, in favor of the railroad company.
A woman named Mary Just Was SEN
fenced to jail fer ten days by Judge Smell yester-
day for stealing SOME dishes aud other household
articles from Mrs. Jacob Soudcr, by whom she was
employed q domestic. Ii came out in the trial
that Mary is addicted 10 opium eating, and will
resort to any means to obtain the drug.
The detectives have under arrest 4 col
ored man named Alfred Hallowcll and his wife
George on suspicion of having stolen $50 in money
and about $500 in icwelry from Captain ellis
house No 2G5 \ street where the woman was en-
on HallOwel and he claims that his wife gave it
to him.
Frances Thurston has filed Il bill for
divorce from Frederick ThuFston. They were
married i'll this city May 20, 1872. anl eight years
later she charges that he deserted her and went 10
Scotland. When he returned he occasionally
calico on her but for more than three years past
he had abandoned her ana contributed nothing
to her support.
Mr.. John B. Clark has made a propo-
sition to the Commissioners TO gather ali dead ami
mails and transport them, together with the night
soil and garbage. outside OF the District by boat,
for the sum of so per day. lie also offers 10 fur
nish two horse teams barrels, aui all equipments
complete. and two men 10 each wagon for $3.50
each per day.
Mr. John Straiton, Of New York, of the
firm of Straiton IL Storm. one ~ the largest cigar
manufactures i'll the world, employing hfteen hum
bred people and having only twenty-Iiimc Gus
toners gave dinner last night at I.9sckaln's to
nine of his personal friends, and the Rrhlu was
most tempting to the inner man. The Tepast
greatly cIlj0ycd, and the participants did it ample
justice