National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-07
Breathes therea man with mind so weak
Who fails to advertise and sock

| Breathes therea man with mind so weak
| Who fails to advertise and seek
| The buyers eye, whose common-Sense
! Causes him to read advertisements
| If such there be- go mark him well;
His merchandise he'll never sell;
On dusty shelves his goods will mold
Till under Sheriffs hammer sold.
These for the plumber are the piping
times of peace
Don't date your letters" 1880 "any more
That's played out.
Washington's birthday is the next hol-
i O1dy George is about one hundred and fifty years
In Washington family of six persons
five hold Offices under the Government.-NeU York
Herald. That is so.
There is deep cursing in some sections
of the city because the ash-barrels are not empted
on the day assigned to them.
The funeral of the late John H. Speiser
will take place from Christ Church (Nayy-Yardl
this afternoon at halfpaSt two.
Hay in the Street-cars may not give
people the hay-feyer but it is supposed to give
them good many other diseases
The funeral of Amos Hunt, which took
place yesterday from his late residence, No. 30
street northeast, was largely attended.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN will issue
another supplement on Saturday, filled with inter
eSting matter of 4 local and general nature.
A quorum not being present at the
meeting OF the Monument Society yesterday an ad-
journmcnt until the 22d of February was decided
upon.
Passengers upon strect-car lines ride
packed like Sardines i'll a box these days, and you
do not hear single growl about the want of ven
tilation.
The report of Coroner Patterson has
been submitted for the month of December, and
shows that he viewed thirtyseven bodies during
that period.
Mr.. Lambert Tree, who has been an
employee of the City Post-Ofice since March 10,
1927 has rendered his resignation, to take effect on
the LIST of February.
Rev. A. F. Mason, pastor of the EStreet
Baptist Church, has rendered his resignation, to
take effect in the spring. The church has passed
resolutions urging him to stay
At meeting of the clerical employees
of the Washington navy-yard, held yesterday. q
series of resolutions deploring the death of Mr..
John Fl. Speiser were adopted.
The Lower Brule and Cheyenne River
Agency Sioux Indians, having completed their
business with the Secretary OF the Interior left for
their homes yesterday morning.
The difference between the District
Commissioners and the Georgetown Gas Company
has been satisfactorily settled by the former agree
ing to pay $50 per month per lamp.
Justice Cox yesterday ordered Rev.
Samuel Scott to pay his wife Sl5 account of ali
mony, and directed that all proceedings brought
by him be stayed until the money was paid.
Prudent persons who travel on the
street-railways nowadays take the precaution of
bringing their dinners along with them in the
daytime and supply of bed-clothing at night.
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, the Washington
phlanthropis is so beset by applicants for relief
that he does not dare to take his exercise on the
public StreetS.-NcV York Herald. That is not so.
Eliza Sinner, colored woman who had
heapedabuse upon Police Officer Edelin,. because in
distributing charities he had not sent her what she
wanted, was charged in the Police Court yesterday
with being disOrdcrly. The Court after rcpri-
handing her, let her go.
During the past year there were l ,547
suits docketed i'll the clerks Office. OF this num-
Der ,091 were on the law side and 456 i'll equity.
For the same period there were AS criminal cases
docketed, which includes indictments and ap-
pcalS from the Police Court.
Kit b. Hunter, the man arrested q few
days ago the charge of swindling Thomas
Caesard out of his mule and cart by giving him a
worthless check, had hearing in the Police Court
yesterday and was dismissed, as Caesard, being
unable TO read, could not tell whether the paper
given him was check or note, as claimed by the
defense.
Deeds in fee have been recorded as fol-
lows Benjamin Davenport and F. T. Browning,
trustees to w. S. Hunt for 81 400 lot % square 72S
Martha ]. Alter to J. J. Albright, for g. part oflot
s, square $685. Cordial Storrs and j. H. Saville
trustees, to James Wilkinson, for 81 21O, lots and
8, Churchs subdivision of original lot H. square 1913.
At regular meeting of Hope Lodge,
knights of Honor. held last evening at Grand
Army Hall, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing term of six months by Harrison Ding
man, Deputy Grand Dictator: J. B. Thompson,
dictator; Robert Wilson, vice-dictator c. Z. Brunt
haver, assistant Dictator j. ]. Byrne, reporter; ].
B. Dutton, treasurer; R. A. Mehurray, financial
reporter, and James Lingenfclter, chaplain.
Lieutenant F. V. Greene, of the Engi-
neer's Department, District government, had yes
terday fifty men at work clearing the snow from
the mouth of the sewer traps on Pennsylvania
avenue Seventh, Ninth, and streets northwest,
i'll order to allow the water a free chance to run
off. He also had three hundred men, under the
charge of j. j. Burroughs, clearing the street cross
ings in order to open passage way for pedes-
TRANS.
The will of the late Mary Jane France
was yesterday filed for probate She bequeathes
all her real estate, 5000 in four per cent. bonds
81 900 bond of the city of Alexandria, Va wearing
apparel, and silyerware to her mother; to her
nephew, Morse s. Falls all the books pictures, and
engrayings; to her sister, Ella C. Falls, several
articles of silver and all her jewellery to her hus
band, a crayon portrait of herself and her gold
watch and chain. Ella C. Falls is nominated as
eXecutriX.