National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-14

iriiaao1-Raymond excursion party,
numbering forty six. New England; S. B. Smith
William T. Hatch, Rev. H. N. Nelson, jr., New
York: H. y. Nelson, Boston; J. E. Briggs, New
Jersey...... RiqgS-WaSh Mclean, Cincinnati; W.
s. Bodley, W. hamburg, New York ]. Sherman, U
S. A.. s. Borden, Massachusetts-........ H'aiardS-
Judge and Mrs. W. w. Carruth, Boston; Caleb A
Dyer, G. o. Ellis, New York: Colonel John Altman
San Francisco; o. Wheeler, E. A. Sherden, New
York; Hon. W. H. Armstrong, Pennsylvania. .....
E55at-C. ID. Dyer, J. E. Blaine W. P. Clark, U. S. A.
Colonel c. n. McGhee, Tennessee; II. T. Munson,
New York: DIR. p. D. Keyser. Philadelphia, Pa; T.
CahiIl, New York: R. E. Fish. Montana; HI. j.
Wood Utica, n. Y; Hon. D. P. Dyer, st. Louis
......Imperoi-R. G. Ball, New York; W. r.
Dusenbury, Boston, ". o. Adams, New YORK
John E. Trumbell, North Carolina: A. K Barton
and wife, Baltimore, Md; John Y. Stone, Glen-
wood, Iowa; A. r. Anderson, Sidney, Iowa.
If such floods become frequent stills
will be fashionable.
Captain J. T. Whiting, of Detroit, Mich.
is at the Ebbitt House.
Hon. W. Fl. Armstrong, of Williams
port, Pa, is stopping at Wizards
Captain James B. Eads returned from
New York yesterday, and is stopping at Wizards,
The National Museum building was
lighted UP Saturday night and made pretty sight.
The police made fifty-four arrests Sat
urday night, twenty-three of which were
-drunks.'
The inaugural committee on hall and
promenade reception met last Saturday evening,
but transacted only routine business.
Mr.. John Altman, of San Francisco, is
stopping at Wizards while attending TO business
matters in the Executive Departments.
During Friday night a vandal broke
the iron picketS Off the fence in front of Mrs.
French's residence, 1877 East Capitol street.
John Holmes, venerable citizen of
East Washington, died Saturday morning at his
home, No. 655 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
An attempt WAS made Saturday night
to rob Mrs Hermann's house, No. 1112 Sixth street
northwest but the thieves were frightened away
The Fernandina and Cedar Keys
Railroad in Florida has been purchased by Z. n.
Dickcrson, of New York, and c. D. Willard Of this
city.
Senator Withers being water-bound in
Alexandria the Senate sub committee on the Dis
trict appropriation bill did not meet Saturday
morning.
A thief entered Samuel Kirby's house,
No. 4l3 Eighth street, Saturday night and was
about leaving with his booty when he was
frightened away by a lady who gave an alarm.
The Secretary of the Republican State
Central Committee of Arkansas, Hon James Tor
rens. has secured accommodations for fifty promi
nent Republicans from that State, who will be
present at the Inauguration.
George Lee, colored man, was arrested
Saturday night for obtaining goods under false
pretenses from Mr. P. P. Little, grocery man.
Lee borrowed shovel from Little, pretending that
if he had the shovel he could get work.
A hill-horse, ridden by a hill-boy, was
frightened by an engine at the Census Office yes
terday and showed more spirit than hill horses
arc generally credited with having. The boy was
thrown and injured severely on the pavement.
Yesterday morning a cOlored man
named Samuel Harris found dead infant at the
1t was taken to the Seventh precinct station where
the coroner viewed it and gave a certificate of
burial.
DIR. Samuel Watson, of Memphis, Tenn,
spoke on the origin of man" to a crowded house
at the Tallmadge Hall Thought Exchange .yester.
day afternoon, and was followed by speakers of
both sexes. who gave their views in five and ten
minute speeches.
No further testimony was taken in the
case of John Sias Marshall Johnson OIL trial for
the murder of James E. Johnson, in the Criminal
Court Inst Saturday. The argument will begin to-
day. and it Is expected that the case will go to the
jury tomorrow.
A social sensation has been caused by
the publication of card by ]. ]. Noah, recalling
the invitations sent out for the wedding of his
daughter and Mr.. William R. Lewis at Ascension
disclosures from friends and prominent citizens,
Hffpctiur the DcrSOnal integrity of Mr. Lewis"