National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-12

General William NJ. Gregg, Elmira, n
Y, is a guest at the Ebbitt
The work of refooring the Anacostis
Bridge was completed yesterday
Hon. A. N. Bliss, the popular NJ. c
from the Brooklyn N. " district, left last nigh
for his home.
Hon. James w. McDill, recently ap
pointed United States Senator from Iowa. to sue
coed Secretary kirkwood, is guest at the Ebbitt
The roadway from Fort Runyon to the
Long Bridge, dana ged by the recent freshet, viii
not f6e open to wagon travel for eight or ten day
yet.
Mr. Henry D. Cooke has been unani
mously elected trustee of st. Johns Church
Georgetown, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of the late Ex-Governor Cooke.
The Commissioners have decided tC
remove the old wooden pavement in front oftht
City Hall and substitute concrete pavement or
that side next to the building, and one of Belgian
block on the south side
Information has reached the District
authorities that O number of persons are selling
liquor without license. including some apothe-
carries. Measures have been taken TO prosecute all
persons so violating the law.
Marriage licenses have been furnished
to the following applicants: John Green, of Prince
Georges County, Maryland and Mary s. Howard
of this city; Charles NJ Seely and Eleanor B.
Simms, both of Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. Andrew Hancock, a notice of
whose illness appeared in yesterdays REPUBLICAN,
West End. His funeral will take place to morrow,
at two o'clock, under Masonic auspices
The attention of the proper authorities
is called to the dangerous condition of the side
walk on the south side of street, west of the
Stewart Circle. Broken limbs and bill of dam
ages may be avoided by prompt action in the mat
ter.
Mrs. 1. 4. Hopkins is still confined to
her bed from severe fall she had in the evening.
more than two weeks ago, over gas-pipe, to be
used on one of the Inauguration arches, and which
had been recklesSy left lying across the pavement
Who is responsible?
DIR. De Schmedt, District chemist, pro-
nounces the water taken from the pumps at High
and Market and First and Market streets, and
Valley street, Georgetown, excellent for drinking
purposes, but that at Ninth street and New York
avenue as unfit for use.
The Georgetown specials" are un-
happy because they get pay for one day less service
than their Washington brethren, the lieutenant in
charge having reckoned their service from the day
that they actually went on duty and not from the
time when they were sworn i'll.
Justice Wylie yesterday granted Ma
thilda Schlesinger divorce from Gustave schles-
niger. Inc suit was brought by Mr.. Leon To-
briner, and the bill alleges that the parties were
married in this city March s, 1874, and charges
that he deserted her May y, 1879.
Hon. Kenneth Raynor, solicitor for the
Treasury Department, has asked for an oppor
tunity to appear before the District Commissioners
and argue his case in regard to the charges made
against Policeman Barley. He will be granted
a hearing next Monday morning.
Chief Clerk Dallas, of the Dead Letter
Office, and his employees feel greatly relieved
since the late arrest there. 4 cloud has been
lifted from the people connected with the office
and they feel now that their innocence of any.
thing wrong has been thoroughly vindicated
The vice-regent of the Ladies' Mount
Vernon Association, of Illinois, has written 10 the
family of the late Miss Ann Pamela Cunn;nsham
the originator and first regent of the association
asking for some article from her house in South
Carolina to place in the Illinois room at Mount
Vernon in memory Of her.
R. NJ. Hall, esq, for many years a resi-
dent of this city, is in critical condition at the
residence of his brother, III indianapolis. He has
lost the use of his right ann, as we'll IS the power
of speech, being unable TO pronounce but few of
the simplest words, although he understands all
that is said and read TO him His restoration is NOT
probable.