National Republican., 1881-11-26
You can publish three-line advertise.
ment OF want, reut for sale, lost three times fol
twenty five cents In THE REPUBLICAN

The many friends of Miss Florence
Hopkins will be pleased to learn that she Is home
again, after being in Vermont more than year
| teaching large music class.
A fair, commencing on Monday, the
2Sth instant, will be held at Odd Fellows Hall,
Navy Yard for the benefit OF the widows and or.
pbaiis of deceased Odd. Fellows ofUnion Lodge.
At the fifty-seventh regular monthly
meeting Of the Eleventh Building Ass citation,
| held at GOddard's Hall, 5000 was disposer Of,
being 10 shares retired at the stock valued rates.
Persons who spent Thanksgiving out
side Of Washington report slight snow storm In
the afternoon at EllicOtt City, Laurel, and some
other points within twelve miles of the District
line.
Henry Cant festive darkey, went to
q hei -roost in the county on Thursday and shot
| some poultry for his Thanksgiving dinner He
was fined so by Judge Smell for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Mrs. Sarah G. Aver, white woman,
about 5s years nd, was found dead in her bed
yesterday morning at No. 76 Myrtle street. The
Coroner was notified aud gave certificate of
death from RpopleSy,
The steamer Corcoran, Captain Blake,
makes a Trip to- morrow from the foot Of Seventh
| street at ten q. m to Quantico and Aqua Creek,
sye, roast turkey, and other ixns will be served.
The police yesterday morning reported
that Thanksgiving Day was the most orderly ho-
day passed In the District for several years, Only
| thirty three arrests were made, ana not above
In consideration of the petition of B.
| u Keyser. receiver of the German American Bank
| and the renuncation OF The widow, the Probate
Court yesterday appointed Il. Ross Perry and Reg.
iiald Feniall administrators of the estate Of
Thomas l.. Hume, bond $1,000.
The oratorio of " Esther" was repeated,
| at Lincoln Hall last night. and the performance
| passed of even more smoothly than the night pre-
viOus. The audience was large aud enthusiastic,
and the liberal applause showed how thoroughly
| the entertainment was enjoyed.
A petition was placed on file yesterday
| at the City Hall, by Clara Leonard asking to be
| John Leonard. He is u discharged soldier and is
now confined in st. Elizabcth's hopelessy, Insane
His only property is his pension of 81 per month.
| In addition to the indictment against
the following to-day against the parties nnmcd (:
| ] ,ters Scnedi, alias Augustus Smith. assault
W q attempt to commit rape on Mary 9. Myers, a
G lid under ten years OF hYc; Frank Cronin, Sec
| o'd ofitnse Of petit larceny.
The number of Washington authors is
gradually increasing, the latest being Mr.. W. w.
| Kinsley whose book, Views on Vexed Ques.
been received. Mr. Klnsey's many friends here
will be glad to know that this book is receiving
| very favorable comment everywhere.
Joseph Robinson, colored, last week
went where one Dodson, the driver of II coal cart,
wns employed and told the proprietor that he had
| been ussigned by his friend, whom he said was
sick, to drive his cart that day. He was given a
1
It for 81. Robinson was given sixty days in Jail,
Twenty-seven boats left Cumberland
Wednesday with 3,0Sl,16 tons of coal as follows
For eOrgetown-COns0li'iatiOn Company, 6Sl .l3
| tons; New Central Company, i6l.l5 tons; Mary
land Company, ilSl5 tons; Borden Company,
$3.50 tons; Georges Creek Company. 2lo.oi tons |;
| Blaen Avon Company, llGl2 tons For Alexan-
dra-American Company, 0oo.O7 tons.
Mr.. L. G. Wheeler has entered into q
contract with the Post ONCE Department officials
ior the purchase of all the old papers thnt have
accumulated within the past thirty or forty years
up to 1875. There are some twenty five or thirty
TINS of these old documents that huve long been OF
no use and served only to MI up the files and other
space in the Department., 10 the exclusion of cur
rent and more important papers.
Marriage licenses were issued Yesterday
as follows: Solomon Wilson and Catharine Brady
both of this city; Nicholas NJ; llowes of Montgom.
c0as m.y % Ssa Of M and d
Ellis of this city; Lorenzo c, Wnrheli, OF Bal.i,
See, Of this city, and Lou NJ. Barnett OF Baltimore
William II. Green and Harriet c. johnson, both o
| this city.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
| william II. Russell druggist. located on the cur
ner OF Fourteenth street aud Vermont avenue. was
charged with using proiane language IN voic,
loud enough to lie heard in the street. The caus,
WAS DISPUTE between the druggist and the wifi
against her husband. The iudy thnught il 10,
tteep to he MI physic aud intlmated that he
iege lord had been buying whisky. This led to
hot discussion, The doctor denied using the Gus
words, but the Court imposed fine of 81, aud al
appeal was noted
Yesterday there was argued before tn,
Court IN General Term q case which will be de
| Cidedly interesting to civil engineeTs-DGSmOn
vs.. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
Mr.. Garnett for the company and Colonel EnOrl
Ttten for the pNinuf Mr.. Desmond was dis
charged from the service of the company us en-
giueer without that recommendation which !
customary, and, falling to obtain employment
sued for damages. In the court below judgueIl
was given ior defendants on demurrer. and plain
Iif appealed Chief. Justice Cartier delivered tn
opinion Affirming the Judgment Of the court below
lie that would In his business thrive
Must Keep good goods and advertise.
! There isn't much poetry In the above lines, bu
| there il gUld mine in them, Anl the man VIII
lubor diligently will find 1t. M investment Is q
profitable ~ money spent IN advertising, Til
PHlnis Royal Is among llle most liberal advertiser
IN the city. and Is reaping the reward OF Its enGrg
| and ludlciOIls management. The grand hulldh
opening on Monday and Tuesday, November .
and %, will be WI event Of No triiing impUrIlnc
| In the business history Of Washington. There wi
| be an endless variety Of elegant novelties un
choice fancy goods for presentation Ladies' an
| gentlemen who desire u treat should 20 early al
take advantage Of the reduced rates for these wv
days only