National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-13

A party from the Deaf and Dumb Col
lege under charge of Professor Gallaudet, visited
Mount Vernon on Saturday
Mr.. P. H. Christman, the well-known
real-estate broker and family leave Washington
this morning for Orkney Springs,Ya.
The Herdic Company have received
forty-six mustang ponies, and within few days
the coaches will be supplied with two horses in
stead OF one, as now.
Read the Ere1ing Critic The fist issue
under the new management will occur tonight.
twill be full OF the latest Geographic, local, and
miscellaneous matter-brght, spicy, and ncwsy,
and all for two cents.
Fire was discovered in the stable of the
Columbia Hospital yesterday morning, and an
alarm was turned III from box So. The firemen of
No. company eXtinguished the flames with tri-
fling loss.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland delivered a SER
mon yesterday morning memorial of the life and
character of Mr.. William II. Campbell. recently
deceased, for many years elder Ofthe First Pres
byteriau Church.
The coroner had two cases yesterday
one that of William VI. Slower, in which the de-
cision was that he died of heart disease. and the
other that of the old soldier, Peter G. Neif, who
Suicided with laudanum.
An exhibition Of skill with the bow and
arrow was given by the Potomac Archery Club
which several ladies participated and made good
scores at the short range.
The police made forty-seven arrests
during the twenty four hours ending at eight
o'clock yesterday morning eighteen of which were
registered " drunk" Five dodgers were accommo-
dated during the same period.
The sporting men are making pools on
the Star-rOute prosecution. 1t is reported that
large odds are offered that Detective Gibson will
see the inside of penitentiary before Senator
Dorsey is indicted. No takers.
The Land League branches In this city
are preparing for grand union picnic, to be held
late in this mGiIrn. The executive committee
nave dlr"3ted each branch to elect three delegates
TO . convention to make arrangements.
1t is suggested that the Herdic coaches
might be probably run between the terminus of
the Columbia Street Railway and Mount Olivet
Cemetery on Sundays, as a large number make
weekly pilgrimage to that beautiful city ofthe dead
Captain H. w. Howgate's house, on
Thirteenth, between + and G streets northwest
was entered on Saturday night by a negro, who
made preparations for extensive burglarizng, but
was frightened offby the return of the coored ser
want belonging TO the house.
The recent order of the District Com
with regard to the removal from the
sidewalks of the projecting gas and water plugs
should also include coal-holes and cellar-doors
On Ninth street, between street and New York
avenue, there are several dangerous distractions
of the latter class.
Lewis II. Lanmen has been elected
delegate to represent the knights of St. Peter at
the third annual convention of the Roman Catho-
lie Union of the Knights of ST. john to be held at
Buffalo, n. Y, June q and %. A. j. Stewart will
represent the Knights of st. Augustine, No. l. on
the same occasion
Herman Osterhof, an inmate of the
Old Soldiers Home, who was on visit to Win
run over by passing train there. His leg was
broken. He was brought here last evening and
taken to the hospital at the Soldiers Homo in the
police ambulance.
We are glad to learn that violations of
aw by the over crowding of steamboats, are to be
severely dealt with this summer But it is not ell
to know that the travelling public are ex-
Deced to make the extra effort i'll this direction by
reporting the same to the authorities The latter
should be more vigilant themselves. |
The Capital Bicycle Club, at its annual |
meeting on Saturday evening, elected the follow
ng officers: c. Z. Hawley, president; H. NJ |
;chooley, vice president; C. G. Allen, captain
ain; L. W: See!ey, secretary: John Swinborne,
treasurer; +. d. Owen and C. F. Goodel executive
A subscriber who takes a pride in the
parking in front of his house, which he has beau
fled with flower beds wants to know if the Com
tDelr
he pound master as animals to be picked up if
Ound at large. He says his flowers have been
Gully scratched by these fowls, and it isn't fair
hat they should have such freedom.
= The Mizpah Band, of this city, visited
alexandria yesterday, and held a grand service
If song and prayer at the meeting of the Reform
Tub Such temperance gathering has seldom
been held in that city The services were conducted
" Mr.. George \. Hilton, and short addresses were
made by that gentleman and MessrS. Lang We!ch
iall JoyneS, Turner, Ashley Grant, and Motfett of
he band. Other meetings are expected TO follow |
onducted by the same body.
During the summer season, when open
treet-cars are necessary how would it do for the
ompanies to lay strict injunctions on the car
rivers to consume their own saliva? An alterna-
i've might be given allowing them to spit in their
ats but this only as special favor for extra good
onduct. The present habit they have of squirting
treamS of tobacco juice abroad may be pleasant
Or them, but the resulting showers of yellow spray
Which the wind drives into the faces and Shirt
oSomS of the passengers are, to put it mildly not
cry agreeablC.-GlOJe Democrat.
THE MOONS ECLIPSE.