National Republican., 1881-04-22

Inspector Sutton last week inspected
1900 bushels of oysters.
The Union Veteran Corps compliment
ary reception and soiree takes place at Marini's
| Hall next Thursday night.
William Harris, charged with an as
sault on Susan Harris, was released from jail on
sl0O bail, Delaware Hudnell becoming his surety.
Mr.. Charles E. Mayer, of Alabama, and
| Mr.. Columbus Choate were admitted 10 the bar of
the District yesterday in the court in general term
DIR. James Rea is announced to deliver
lecture at Tsllmadge Hall this evening on the
rather ambiguous subject Of the Worlds Outlaw,
The petit jury in the Criminal Court
was yesterday discharged until Monday next John
II. Mock was excused from further service for the
term.
The District Commissioners have ac-
cepted the invitation to be at the Arlington Hotel
on the 18th instant to receive the passing salute Of
the District militia.
A delegation of the Lincoln Associa-
ton yesterday urged President Garfield to appoint
B. A. Mcdonald, the president of their association
to any position lying around loose.
Percy Brown, indicted for sending a
threatening letter to salle W. Willard for the pur-
pose of levying blackmail, yesterday pleaded
guilty, and Justice Cox sentenced him to one year
in jail
The will of the late John Henry Som
mer was yesterday fled for probate. All the real
estate is left to the wife; after her death to be
equally divided among the children or their law
full heirs.
Rev. DR.. Domer, pastor of the st. Paul
Lutheran Church, has been invited by the Home
Mission Board of the General Synod to deliver the
address on Home Missions at the meeting of the
General Synod next June at Altoona, Pa.
General Sherman and family occupied
box at the National Theatre last evening and
seemed highly interested in the performances of
little Corinne. The young artistic was called into
the box by the General, who complimented her
highly.
The District Commissioners left last
night for Cumberland, Nd, to be present o-day,
and represent the District before the board of pub
lie works of the State of Maryland on the subject
of extending the Georges Creek Railroad to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
The Clerk of the Court has issued the
following marriage licenses: Alexander Brooks
and Laura lEdderson, both of Georgetown, D. c.;
John H. Bembry and Caroline Brown, Robert W.
Estes and Mary w. Harvey, Washington Childs and
Louisa Johnson, James II. Spencer and Mary V
Pryor, Silas s. Randall and Maggie Shanklin.
The reception of the young prima donna
Corinne at the Imperial Hotel yesterday was quite
largely attended, many of our prominent citizens
tesifying their interest in the child by calling and
expressing the qualification they had experienced
at her performances. large number of children
also called.
w. G. Metzerott & Co. send complete
score of the opera of Bilee Taylor" published by
W. A. Pond & Co.. and from Ellis & Co. Ditson's
score of" Oiivette" As "Olivette" has recently
been successfully given here. and as "Billee
Taylor" will be performed for the first time in this
city to- morrow, the demand for the scores will no
doubt be quite lively.
The report of Major Brock, superin-
tendent of the Police, for the quarter ending
March 81 has been transmitted to the Commits
sioners of the District The total number of arrests
during the quarter was ,491 males 3073; females
AIS; married. ,3O5 single, 21S6; Offenses against
the person were committed by 2,012 males and 2S5
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