National Republican., 1881-11-22
Mr.. John A. Walsh is in the citv.


Mr.. John a. Walsh is in the city.
Mrs. Pldtt, wife of ex-senator Platt, of
New York, is stopping at the Arlington Hotel.
The work of removing the dead leaves
from the city parks has been nearly completed.
Colonel Fitzgerald, of the Philadelphia
Ddi'y sun and the Sunday Item, is at the Riggs
House.
The large exhibit of turkeys in WASH
inglOn Market indicates the approach Of Thanks
giving Day.
William II. Rollins was yesterday APP
point by the Commissioners rs station keeper, vice
George Il. Jackson.
Guitcau seems to be making very ear
nest efforts to convince the jury that he ought to be
hung US speedily as possible.
The bills for taxes are being more gen.
orally asked for now than ut amy previous Year.
aOou. S2o 900 worth being called for daily.
The Thanksgiving party to Luray Cav
erns already foots up over three hundred. The
indications are that this, tue last trip of the season.
Will be the best.
that the name of Kingnan Court, between Thr.
tegnth aud Fourteenth and L und q streets, Ue
changed to Kingman Place.
Albert Frederick, Il short, dumpy negro,
was charged In the Police Court yesterday with
carrying concealed weapons He pleaded guilty,
and was fined $50 or ninety days
In the case of August Herring who sued
the District for So 900 damages for OOdiEg his house
by checking the flow of Tiber Creek IN 1876, the
jury yesterday returned verdict for the plaintiff
for $1,000.
Georgiana Chapman was ordered TO give
bonds or Ue committed for thirty days by Judge
Smell yesterday for shaking her list In the face of
william Bell colored preacher, and threatening
to poison him.
Mr.. Alpheus A. Townsend, formerly a
Maryland editor, but recently practicing attur-
ney ere, leaves to-day for the West to establish
himself In the law business al the progressive city
of Omaha, Neb.
There was very little sbusiness done at
the District offices yesterday, Commissioners
Morgan and Twining both being absent; the
former out of the city and the latter supposed 10
| DO working on his report.
There is good deal of method in the
madness of Mr. Guiteau. He evidently wants the
Court to do something that will secure him u new
trial. He has been putting In his spare time In
jail in study of the law.
James j.. Boyd was yesterday before
Judge Smell charged with yNgranCy. The defend
ant is guide, and has been for several months
pnst engaged ~ pursuing his ayocation IN the vi
cinity of the War Department. He was dismissed
on his own rccognizance.
James Willis colored the eianitor of the
Randall school house. in South Washington, was
charged in the Police Court yesterday with steal
| ing Policeman Bronson's badge while he was en-
gagged in arresting some coored roughs in South
| Washington some time ago. He forfeited $40 col
lateral.
Indictments were yesterday returned
| by the grand jury rs true bills in the cases OF
Simms burglary and larceny: Hileary Johnson
| second oiiense, petit larceny; Douglass William
| Cross, for the murder OF James Curry, August II
| 1881; William Smith, larceny.
| Thieves broke into house No. 1924 Cor.
coran street. owned BY Mrs. Mary A. Denlson, bu,
| at present unoccupiod, on Sunday night aud stole
eight gas brackets. two locks, and q quantity OF
plumbing articles from the bath and wash rooms
| and got of with them without arrest. Mrs Deni
son Is the widow Of the late Rev. C. w. Denison.
Several persons were before the Police
Court yesterday charged with occupying public
their wagons therein. The Court said that thi.
| law has only lately been enforced, and he wished
the public 10 have due notice of the law before h,
imposes any fines ~ tho lowest fine is SOS and hS
would take their personal bonds, but hereafter
| the fine will be imposed.
If you have rooms TO rent boarding
| house accommodations, want help or situations
have houses for rent or sale or desire to secure IN,
attention of the public to WANTS Of any character
advertise IN ThR NATIONAL RRPuBLIcAS ut Its re-
markably liberal rates The rapid increase In tho
| circulation OF THE REPUBLICAN, insures the
| largest public attention to Its advertisements
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
| as follows; John Cropper. of New York city, and
Anne McLane. of this CITY; Milton Il. Gray and
Brewer. ofPrince George sCounty, and Lizzie Dot
| SON of this city; William 4. Stornont aud Anna
q: Kennedy. both Of this city William Il. J Lee
James q. Newell and Ellen Morant both OF Phils.
delphin.
The many friends of Mr.. Crypt Pal
| Warde's Tragedy Combination, viii be glad /,
know that he is rapidly winning hurels ThC
I'ost- Dispatehi Of s. Louis. Mo, speaks OF hin
special praise. He is evidently II young actor o
intolligenee and ability and gives much promiss,
Washington as teacherof elocution.
Messrs. Fitch Fox x Brown have beer
| notified by the commissioners in reply 10 their re
| quest that u duplicate certificate of drawback b
issued on lot !, square 2lS III favor OF John Hayi
| u certificate for drawback OIL that lot has alreHd
been issued TO john A. Gray on power Of attorney
owner own Of the property al the mo the assessmen ass On
was made and had paid the taxes W October, 1874
The following building permits wer,
Issued yesterday; Elizabeth spotts, for one -stor
lrame Gmlding, Third street. between X and \
northwest, SO; MaryllOran, erect summer kitchen
l29 street northwest, $50; W. Price for ]
Thomas, erect brick back building, corner Eight
and streets southwest, $3.50; Wash Nallor tea
down wall and erect new one, Il street between
Thirteenth and'a-hnfand Fourteenth street north
west 800; Cornell Hook, general repairs TO hOus
| on Dsirret, between Ninth and Tenthlstreels north
west 500 Joseph Burden, for Judge Coz, tO cree
three bathrooms! III, 42o, and i2I Fourth stree
| northwest, Sl40 Anna Crawford, general repair
to frame house, corner FiTst aud X streets south
west $50.
4 double. sheet REPUBLICAN QfGty-six columns a0i
be issued tO.mOlTOlV morning. AdUeriisers lpouLd
1reu 10 send IN Hei notices a! once, as THE REPuBLl
CAN redches larger number Of readers than any Olh
journal in he District,
The Bullet Envelope.
The following is Il description of tn
envelope which contained the fatal CI ginc Of deaf
that plunged thc Nation in mourning, In the uSui
| place Uf address is written In q bold hand:
"PEl9l bullet mSGn e. I,9 T"9 the BODY Of the Io'
Along the bottom Is written " Elber0n, N. J
| september 20 ls6l.' IN the upper Ught-hnnd sec
| tion are the words;
lien in custody of j. stanley Brown, 10 be dc
| liyered TO proper authorities ul the proper Time"
In the upper lei-nund corner l. the Muitu llous
official mark, while on the top m dule seCuul