National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-28

Saturday will be reserved in the Crimi-
nal Court for the trial of District cases.
F. C. Revells was yesterday re- appointed
a deputy marshal of the Police Court.
The arrivals of fish at the wharves are
growing beautifully less, as the season is about
over.
1t was Eugene p jewell, not Jewett,
that recited for the Fruit Growers excursion
party.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Frank B. Baker and Janette Woodland, both
Of this city.
Add D. WEIGH, of Massachusetts,, will
speak at the meeting at Bud" Eagleston's tent
to-night at eight o'clock.
The Circuit Court will meet to-day for
the last time before the new term ordered by the
court in general term is convened.
Nr. John Pugh will sing the beautiful
tenor aria from Elijah" at the Dashaway meet
ing at Lincoln Hall 10 morrow night.
Judge Smell Yesterday fined six street
hucksters So each for crying their goods on the
street, and appeals were noted in each case.
The wills of William II. Campbell,
Samuel r. Hamill, Patrick j. Riordan, and Mary
Frendenthal were fled for probate yesterday.
Richard Dorsey, colored,was sent to the
grand jury yesterday for stealing chest of tea
from Mrs Mary Sheas store, corner of Third and L
streets northwest.
The directors of the German Orphan
Asylum have made arrangements for a grand fes
tiva st Letters Garden, Decoration Day, for the
benefit of the asylum.
Leander X. Lippincott, William H.
Grant, and Francis H. Brosseau were tried yester-
day i'll the Criminal Court upon an old Indictment
for conspiracy, and acquitted.
The official vote of Alexandria shows
that J. T. Beckham, the Democratic candidate for
mayor, received a majority of 30 over A. G. Har-
mon, the peoples" candidate.
The Mizpah Band will hold a meeting
in the tent Oh Capitol Hill on Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock. They also hold meeting in
Union Chapel, Twentieth street. in the evening.
The MANAGERS of the Industrial Home
School will break ground for their new cottage
home this afternoon at half-past three o'clock,
and addresses will be made by Commissioner Dent
and others.
Cornelius McAuliff was yesterday ac
quilted in the Criminal Court of the charge of
arson in setting fire to his own house, corner of
Eighteenth and B streets southeast, on the eth OF
December last.
A colored man named Thomas Johnson
died suddenly Hazels stable, No. 1927 street
northwest yesterday, and the coroner, who was
notified, gave certificate that death resulted from
bemorrhage of the lungs.
The steamer Corcoran, Captain Blake,
10Th instant, boat leaving at three P. m The Cor
coran will also make two trips on Decoration Day,
leaving at ten a m. and five p. m.
The steamer Corcoran will make two
trips to Mount Vernon on Monday Decoration
Day, leaving at ten a. NJ and half past three p m.
This will give visitors opportunity to remain
all day at the tomb of Washington. There is no
better way of spending Decoration Day.
Lewis Collins (colored), the alleged
forger was convicted in the Police Court yester-
day for stealing q quantity of silverplated ware
from the Temple Cafe, where he was employed as
O waiter. Sentence was suspended until the
charge Of forgery is disposed of in the upper court
The trial of Isaac Brown, the colored
bigamist began in the Criminal Court yesterday,
but was not concluded. Hell charged with having
married Clara Harris in 1872 and to have mar
ried Maria Plummer at st. Augustine's Church in
1880 without having been legally separated from
his first wife.
The Acknowledgement has designated
Colonel Enoch Totten as special attorney to prose
cute the case of Francis A Prescott, under indct-
ment in the Criminal Court OF the District for foTg
ing the name of Hon. W. NJ. Morrison to vouchers.
Colonel Corkhil acted as Prescotts counsel before
his appointment as district attorney.
Slow progress is made in the cross-ex-
animation of witnesses for the defense in the
Christiancy case, both Mrs. Lugenbeel and Miss
Meloy having been excused from the stand on ac-
count of sickness Yesterday there was another
postponement on account of the illness of Mrs.
Christiancy, the fair defendant, herself
The alarm of fire from box 731 last
evening was caused by the burning of the wheel
wright and blacksmith shop of Thomas Muntz, on
Water street. The contents of the shop, compris
ing buggies, carts, wheelbarrows, and a quantity
of tools were entirely consumed, involving loss
of upward of 81 200 half of which was COW
cred by insurance
Harriet Jackson, living on E street, be-
tween Twenty second and Twenty third, yester-
day brought to the Fourth Precinct Station fe-
male white infant about three weeks old, which
she stated an unknown white woman had re-
questcd her to take charge of while she went down
the street. The woman did not return and she
concluded to turn it over to the police. The little
waif was sent to st. AIMS Infant Asylum.
The alarm turned in from box Oh ON
the 18th instant should have been e16. There was
considerable delay in consequence of failure to
find the key to the latter in the store corner ofSix
teenth and streets, where the box is located.
Much damage might have resulted to adjoining
property and the efforts of the ladies i'll the vicin
ity, and especially those of Miss Emma Lane, of
@ street. to stay the flames and prevent the spread
of the fire are worthy fall commendation.