National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-31

Mr. George Hallowell, of Philadelphia,
| is guest at the Imperial
A marriage license has been issued to
| Charles w. Elton and Cora A. Crupper.
The total mortality in the District for
the week ending with Saturday last was S. There
were SO births and II marriages reported.
The National Guard of this District
directed to hold themselves in readi-
uess to ade on the occasion of the unYeiiing OF
, .te fairaeut statue.
4 3U,iding permit was issued yester-
cay % Ignis F. Gardner for one two-story brick,
Nj. srls avenue, between Fourteenth and Fiji
,rs- cts, 81 400.
f@ctive VosS yesterday arrested q
eoiore, = an named Richard L. Dorsey for stealing
money from Mrs. Wood of l street, by whom he
was employed as q servant.
Treasurer Gilillan will pay the District
sewer certificate claims awarded by the Court of
Claims in the proceeds of the sale of 65 bonds in
stead OF making payments in bonds.
The set of harness stolen from Mr..
James Shreves, Tuesday night, was found yester
day morning in the lumber yard corner of Thir-
teenth street and Ohio avenue, and returned to
Mr.. ShreveS.
During the week ending with Saturday
last $3.50 bushels of oysters 9510 punches of fish,
and 10000 clans were inspected by the Health
Officer. There were 800 bushels of oysters and Is
punches of fish condemned.
Mr.. B. Wiseman, butcher, residing on
Whitney avenue, in the county, was robbed Sum
day night OF $500 in cash by thieves, VINO entered
his house. and he thinks he and his father were
chloroformed by the burglars
The hennery of Mr.. Hawkes., president
of the Kuickerbocker Ice Company, was robbed
during Tuesday night, all of his fine chickens be-
ing taken The thieves wrung the necks of the
hi orDhlp ho hos dc lvir no or fha
The contract for making summer uni
forms for the police was yesterday awarded to
Resented Bros, of Baltimore who will make the
frock coats at $780, sack coats at So pant at $685.
and vests at 81 each. Mr.. Stinemetz was awarded
the contract for furnishing the hats at sl2O EACH
Messrs. Barbour & Hamilton, grocers,
have purchased the Parker property on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue, between
Sixth and Seventh streets northwest, and will at
once proceed to erect handsome store, which
viii be the Park & Tilford establishment of Wash
ington.
Quite a number of instances have oc-
CURED recently where small CONGREGATIONS have
been caused by the tissue paper shades or gaslght
globes now in vogue catching fire and dropping to
the floor. Where these shades used care should
be taken that they so adjusted as not to be in
danger Of ignition.
The examining committee yesterday
approved the following applications for liquor
licenses: James Mccarthy No. 81, corner Of First
and streets northwest; E. p Humphrey, No. 300
Tenth street northwest; Louis Boyer, Seventh
street road. Disapproved-James MCGEE, 2002 Sew
enth street northwest.
The many friends of Mrs. Casa Ann
Noble an aged and estimable colored lady, will be
panied to learn of her death, which occurred yes
terday afternoon. Deceased, who was the mother
of Sam Noble Colonel George B. Corkhli's faithful
messenger, will be buried from Ashbury Church at
two o'clock this afternoon.
E. Duncan Sniffen's advertising agency
has removed to No. Park Row, where have been
fitted up commodious quarters. Mr.. Sniffen is one
of the most energetic in the business, his long
and extensive experience giving him excellent
facilities for securing TO his patrons the largest
turns for their Inoney-Lcscs (NclC York; Illustrated
Newspaper.
The superintendent of repairs, DR.. E.
NJ. Chaplin, has done considerable street work
lately, and where it was badly needed. Among
the streets improved are the following: D and E,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets; H. be-
tween Sixteenth and Nineteenth streets; II, be-
tween Fourth and Thirteenth streets northeast and
a sidewalk on Eighth and Ninth streets, between
and Virginia avenue southwest.
The mandate from the Supreme Court
Of the United States in the of Alexander ct al
VS.. Bouldin ct al yesterday fled in the court
in banc This was suit as to the ownership OF
the Third Colored Baptist Church, and sprang from
ton. The Judgment is reversed as to BouldiR, SO
far he is charged with the rents, and dissolves
the Injunction decTeed against him to prevent his
collecting certain notes.