National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-27
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The venturesome bicyclist has reap
peared on the Avenue.
The second quarterly examination of
the Washington Normal School will take place to-
morrow.
John Jacob Astor has secured rooms for
himself and family at Wormley's for the Inaugural
ton week.
The teachers and employees of the
public schools will be paid their January salaries
next Saturday.
Senator-elect Hale, of Maine, is quar-
tered at Wormleys and expects to remain in the
city for several days.
The Baptist Church on Fort Bunker
Hill road near Brooks station in the county was
robbed early yesterday morning of the gasfxtures,
stove, and other mOyableS.
Thomas Forbes, the colOred man who
shot and seriously injured Cornelius Ware another
coiored man, in Marble Alley, on Christmas Day
last, was yesterday committed for the grand jury.
Count MitkiewicZ, our quondam coal
dealer, has got himself into trouble in Baltimore
by asSaulting and beating a gentleman named
Waterman, who called upon the Count to collect
bill.
Richard Murray, q young white man,
who, month ago, while a prisoner at the work
house assaulted and nearly kilIeda fellow-prsoner
named Matthew Dooley with a brick was yester-
day committed for the grand Jury.
The grand jury yesterday presented in
dictments against the following parties: James
Tracy, alias John Tracy, second offense, petit lar
larceny; Oscar jackson, burglary and larceny
At the last session of Congress an ap-
preparation was made to pay the holders of certii-
Gates issued against property benefited by the con-
formations of alleys in this District, and the Com
mlSslonerS are now prepared to settle for such is
sues.
The residents of North Washington
have become aroused at the proposition in the
District appropriation bill to abolish the present
market on COrcoran Square, and viii hold a mass
meeting at the market on o street on Monday even
ing next to take action on the subject.
Numerous complaints are made that
the contractor for sweeping the streets is dercict
IN not Sprinkling them before the machines are
put to work Pedestrians on the Avenue last even
ing during the sweeping operations were almost
suifocated by the dust kicked up by these nui-
SanceS.
The handsome silver pitcher and COB
lets on exhibition at Galts ewery store are TO be
voted for at the fair for the benefit OF st Aloysius
parish, to be held next month Lieutenant J. F.
Kelly, of the metropolitan police, and Mr.. Louis
didateS.
Two female members of the chorus at
tached to Mapleson's Opera Company had 4 hair
pulling scene in a Pullman car shortly after the
party left this city yesterday morning. A male
member of the company was said to be the cause
of war. The porter and other train men separated
the eombatants.
The driver Of coach No. II of the
Herdic cab line, while the cab was standing in
front of the National Theatre last night fell from
his seat to the ground in an inscnsible condition
He was in the act of aghting when his foot caught
in the traces and he fell heavily TO the ground He
recovered in time to resume his trips.
A requisition was received from the
wanted in Montgomery county, to answer the
charge of stealing black mare from the farm of
William Pagan on January % 1881. The party was
confined in JAIL and was turned over to Sheriff j.
Ii. Ketchner OH order of Chief Justice Cartier
A set of silver commandery Jewels,
fifteen in number, to be presented to the X T.
Commandery receiving the largest number of
the window of Karr's jewelry store A handsome
gold Masonic pastmaster's jewel, made for Federal
Lodge No. l, is on exhibition in the same window
Miss Essie Sauner, Washington girl,
who has for some time been in New York cult |
hSi holSc' VIII SliiS at mdSOIlC Temple on
Friday night on the occasion of the lecture of Mr.
James Redpath upon 1.-The Irish Land War and |
BoycOtting." She has made great progress in her !
musical studies, and is said to be superior vo
caliSt.
During the late heavy frost police |
man passed along H street notifying the residents
to clean off their sidewalks He was the first one
that has been seen in that locality for eighteen
months more or less The people over there all |
feel burglarproof foT year ahead and are stack
ing up their bonds in their back-yards Protection
does protect, after all.
Detectives McDevitt and Voss yester- |
day recovered all the jewelry stolen from Colonel
Roger Jones by the cOOred boy, John Spinks, who |
is in custody at Police Headquarters. He had |
thrown it on vacant lot near the scene of The |
burglary, and every article was found He ac- |!
knowiedged having entered the house by means |
of the nightkey stolen year ago. and his chances
for soIourn at Albany are considered frst-class |