National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-19

| X. Lydecker, Hon. w. ". Webb New YORK; hon
| NJ. B. Davis, superintendent New Orleans Mint,
Louisiana Hon. +. E. BeltZhooveF, Pennsylvania;
! Hon. Nelson Maine, New York; Hon. Murray Mel
son. 0@eR HoseU e Thomas Kiby Smith,
Philadelphia; Captain r. NJ. G. Brown, U. S. N;
Hon, 4; Blumenkron, United States Consul at
Pueblo, Mexico ". K. and S. T. Kineweaver, Phila-
delphia L. NJ. Ernst, Kansas. .NGtioRGIHon.
N. s. Otero New Mexico.
Oysters, which on account of the cold
snap recently advanced in price, have dropped
little.
.. Nixon to be notary public for the District of
Columbia.
Colonel r. R. Pealer, general manager
of the Entries Rios Eastern Railway Company, of
Brazil, is at The Riggs.
The Herdic Phaeton Company have con-
cluded 10 make a through line of the HerGlics"
commencing to-day, from Georgetown to the Navy
Yard.
4 seedy individual, who talked very
Yolubly, applied to the clerk of an uptown hotel
yesterday to write him certificate that he was
deaf and dumb, TO be used in begging expeditions.
In accordance with an order of the
Postmaster-General, Chief Dallas, of the Dead Let
ter Office, yesterday distributed quantity of read
ing matter among the various charitable inStitu-
tons of the District
Mr.. &. Z. Glover, treasurer of the poor
relief fund, acknowledges the following receipts:
Admiral William Radford So; Second Auditors
Office, by Thomas Rathbone Second contribution
$50. Total, $3.50.
The supervising inspectors of steam
vessels will meet at noon to-day at the Treasury
Department to revise the regulations for the gov
eminent of steam vessels and for the inspection of
new life-saving appliances.
The following applications for liquor
licenses have been approved by the Commission
ers: Chris. L. Wind66ltz 525 Ninth street north
west; S. w. johnson, 521 Ninth street northwest;
Louis Betz, 500 Ninth street northwest
Detectives Acton and Coomes arrested
a coIored boy named Charles Shaw yesterday for
stealing suit of clothes from the janitor of the
Wallach School building, who had taken the
scamp i'll and given him shelter from the cold Z
Martin Moore and George Williams
had bloody fight over a horse, in which revol-
to some effect by Moore. Moore was dismissed
and Williams was released on his own recogni-
Zance.
The skating on the river continued
Crowded. Mr.. viii De Shields and q friend Who
went down to Marshall Hall, reported smooth ice
all the way: They made the return trip-slxteen
miles-ln about an hour and a half.
The case of Ella Pratt against the Dis
tlict of Columbia has been dismissed by plaintiffs
attorney. The bill was filed in equity February 25
1919, and was for an injunction to prevent the Dis
trict Commissioners from selling lot A. in square
1863, for special taxes. The case has been settled
4 young man named Burke, who at
tempted TO skate TO Alexandria yesterday morning
broke through the ice opposite Shepherds and
had cold ducking. He was rescued with great
difficulty by young companion, and when he
reached Alexandria was in an almost helpless con-
dition.
The Northern Liberty Market Com
pany has filed its annual statement in the Record
ers Office, which shows their resources to be $780,
lO6.46. The statement of the lie Droit Park Build
ing Company has also been fled Their resources
are SO 1854; liabilities, S3S 70907; capital stock
paid in full, Sl9,500
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Republican Club was called for last night for the
purpose OF electing member of the central COM |
mittee i'll place of C. W. Swaggart, deceased. The |
call was found to be irregular, however. as the |
alternate elected with Mr.. Swaggart has full power
to serve on the committee. I
Some little excitement occurred at the |
National Theatre last night, cansed by the fainting
of fair young lady in the audience during the |
was case of genuine faint on her part, although |
the tghtupOn the stage but feint. The usual |
restorativcs were applied and she soon recovered.
Lucinda Lane, a colored woman, who |
William Dyson, was charged in the Police Court
yesterday with bigamy, man named Lawson |
claiming that he married the defendant in Vir-
ginia in 1865. The woman denied the alleged
with Lawson. The case was contin1ed |
until Friday.
Mr. Frank H. Fall has entered suit
against A. II. Stephenson and Samuel H. Wimsatt |
trustees and James II. Cheek, praying an injunc-
ceedS of the sale of lot D. subdivision of lots Is and
l., square 267, as the plaintiff claims that Cheek
assigned the same to him for money loaned and |
services rendered.
The James A. Garfield Red Ribbon |
Club of the Boys in Blue met last evening iIrOdeon
Hail. A large number of new members were
elected, and constitution and bylaws were
adopted for the government of the club Ad-
dresses were made by Colonel George NJ. Fillmore
LieutenantColonel H. B. Moulton, Major W. D.
Mack, Lieutenant I. L. Miller, and many others.
The subcommittee appointed at the
recent meeting of the Ohio Association 70 consider
the propriety of receiving and entertaining the
visiting Ohio editors have secured Marini's Hail.
and will give them reception there next Monday
night. The excuTsiOnists will pass through here
next Thursday night, spend Friday and Saturday
in Baltimore, and return to this city Saturday
night.
Mr.. John B. Floyd has filed his answer
to the bill for divorce entered by his wife, Ella
L. Floyd on the grounds of cruelty. He denies the
charges of bad treatment and states that he is a
cripple, having lost an arm, and that physically
she Is his equal. After naTrating number of in
cidentS rejecting upon his WIFE he says he left
her after returning home one day unexpectedly
and finding man in the house.
The following marriage licenses have
been Issued: Thomns Johnson and Amelia Cal
vert, Henry Taylor and Florence o. Harris, both of
fredericksburg, Va; Henson Johnson and Maria
Hill, both of Georgetown ID. c.; Leander Baldwin.
Of this city, and Laura 4. Johnson, of George |
Town, ID. c.; George w. LANCE and Cora V. Den
ham, Joseph c. Wedmaun and Mary E. Kohl,
Henry Meredith and Charlotte Hamilton. Douglass
Moore, of this city, and Florence c. Hulse, OF
Easton, Nd; John H. l. Doyle, of this city and
Mary J. Collins, Of Georgetown, d. c.
Matters at the Navy Yard.