National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-23

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c. Il. Hyatt president of the Military Academy at
Chester Pm, is at the st. James.
An administration on the estate of Charles Hart.
ing was yesterday granted TO the widow; bond
Just ten months ago to-day Mrs. ]. A. Hopkins
fell over an obstruction on the pavement, and she
Is not of her cruchcs yet.
Mrs. Electra Il, Smith lefl for her home, Sterling
H.. last evening, to spend the holidays with her
aged mother and many friends.
The boys all say now that the reason Guiteau's
beard was shaved of was that the hangman
might fix the rope around his neck better.
Miss Eva Mills has just received intelligence OF
the death Of a distant relative, who has rcmem-
bered her in his will to the extent OF several
thousand dollars.
DuvRls foundry property, in Georgetown, pur-
chased some time ago by Mrs. Boise, has been re-
Gently bought by Mr.. Noyes, the well.known ma
chinist of this city
More married men die during Christmas tide
than ut any other season Of the year. It's the cold
dumplings that are so deadly. But Xmas shop
ping must be DONE anyhow.
=, This Is the season when rye guide wife" dumps
the cold remains of yesterdays dinner on to the
table, bids the old man not to surfei himself, and
trips airly away for Christmas shopping.
Potomac Lodge, No. 8, F; A. A. NJ, Georgetown,
NJ; NJ. J. Adler, S. W; J. u. Thomas, J. W.; G. f.
shekell secretary; W. Nordlinger, treasurer.
A suit was yesterday entered bye. s. Moore
berg for 5000 damages. The plaintiff alleges u
personal assault on the part of the defendant.
DR.. Tucker Blake says that he has been impor-
tuned of late to join the Oldest Inhabitants Associa
ton, but his reply Just completely dumiounded
the old fellows-that 1t would ruin his matrimo-
| NAL prospects" Bully for Tuck
| A large number of warrants have been issued for
parties occupying the sidewalks who have re.
moved the distractions and yesterday Judge Smell
| dismissed number of these cases on receiving
| testimony that the distractions had been removed
Attention Is called to the notice in another col.
umn that, under the law recently passed, the banks
will observe Monday, December %, and Monday,
January as legal holidays, and all paper falling
due on those days must be paid the previous Sat-
| urday.
The wnllach Literary and Debating Society has
been recognized by the election of the following
| officers: Rudolph W. Bishop, president; Walter
Blandford, vice.preSident; Alfred A. Smith, secre-
tary. They will debate January A. 1882, on us
| Guiteau Insane?"
Messrs. John A. and George W. Greason have as
| sumcd control of the well known Greason House,
and will open itwith house; warming to- morrow
for entertaining their host of friends aud en-
| joynble time may he expected.
| Considerable dissatisfaction is expressed by the
wOrkmen employed OH the Washington Monument
because they have been refused pay for time lost
during tho Obsequies of the late President Garfield.
1t Is stated that under the ruling of Comptroller
LAWRENCE, they are also to be deprived of pay fol
| legal holidays
Here we have Bull. The Printer made II. II
was mild harmless, inofensive Bull until the
Proof Reader tackled IT. v, lie put Horns on 4 and
Fired? No, but the Printer will be called Black
smith and the Proof. Reader will Get Even with
| him. William Fecry Dunn.
This Is a Recherche Affair. Recherche Affair.
| are sometimes Met with in Parlors and Ball.
| Rooms, but more Generally in the Society Depart
ment of Newspapers. A Recherche Affair Is al
| Affair where the Society Editor is invited to the
| Refreshment Table. When the Society Editor Is
| told his Room is Better than his Company the
| Affair is not Recherche,-OW Society Reporter.
Mabel Is Sitting at the Piano and she Is Singing
Song. The Song Says he Is Waiting for Her III
the Cleaning. Mabel appears to be Giving herself
| Dead Away. He is Not Waiting for her In tho
Cleaning at all. He has just Drawn a bOb-tai
| Flush, and he is Wondering whether he had Bet.
ter Pull ont or Stand In on Bluff. Mabel would
| Touch Responsive Chord in his Bosom If shI
| were to Sing Take Back the Hand which thor
| Gavest-City Editor HOiCe.
Two well.dress young white men named
Frank Curran and Michael Walsh were up in tn,
| Police Court Wednesday charged with being sus
picous characters. A policeman testified to see
ing the couple on Seventh street the day belOr
acting In suspicious manner; thai their charac
tiers are bRd, and that Curran has Just served 81,
months in jail for pocket picking. As there wa
not strong case against them the court diSmissc,
them, but advised them not to follow crowds as
their characters being bad, their actions might b.
misconstrued Some skeleton keys found on thei
persons were returned TO them and they were per
mitted to depart,