National Republican., 1881-10-22

General Van Vliet and wife, Miss Lizzie
Moore, and DIR. Van vliet have arrived in the city.
The grand jury has found true bill for
larceny against James Smith and Richard and
| Margaret Wood
Joseph B. Heron, Of the Smithsonian
Institution, who accompanied the funeral train OF
President Garfield to Cleveland, has returned.
Alfred Cammack denies the statement
of" II. c." in THE REPUBLICAN OF the 2Olh instant,
to the effect that he is alien In Government en-
ploy, and says he is naturalized citizen.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Sarah j. Shelton, a notorious colored sneak thief
was convicted of robbing a lady by whom she was
employed of a number OF napkins and spoons, and
sent to Jail for ten days.
The following Circuit Court jurors have
been excused from service, and the Marshal d.
| rected to summon additional talesmen to fill the
vacancies Messrs. p. Mann, L. Kurtz Johnson, and
| John Hoekc
General Nicholas L. Anderson, of Gin
cinnau, will build an elegant mansion copied
after old feudal castle, at the corner OF Twentn
and X streets, for his own residence Itwill be
one Of the finest residences in the CT:
suit for 5000 danages was filed yes
terday by Jamec Il. and Elizabeth Payne against
Frederick Geiser 1t being alleged that the 9Th In.
, stantsGeiser assaulted and kicked Mrs. Payne
causing her to suffer great pain, besides bruisng
and injuring her.
Colonel Samuel Strong is authority for
| the statement that Colonel william A. Cook is
dissatisfied with the manner in which the defense
Of Mrs. Christiancy is being conducted, and three
weeks ago withdrew from the case. Mr. Cole still
| continues as one of her counsel.
The hearing in the Christiancy case yes
tcrday was consumed by the cross examination Of
Miss Mary Chamberlain, Of New York, who claims
TO have personated Mrs. Christiancy Christmas
Day, 1879. No new facts were elected. and an ad-
journment was agreed upon till this afternoon.
Miss Frances L. Willard, president of
the National womans' Christian Temperance
Union, will speak in Lincoln Hall on her "Tour
through the South" tomorrow Sunday afler-
noon Mt half-past three. This is probably the only
public meeting Miss Willard will bo able to ad-
dress while here.
A young man named Eugene p. NAL
lory fell in fit yesterday afternoon near the cor
ner of Ninth and T. streets northwest, and cut n
deep cash in his forehead by coming in contact
| with the curbing. He was removed to the
Emergency Hospital and cared for, after which he
took street-car for his residence.
The surgeon-in-chief of the Freedmen's
Hospital, DIR. Charles b. Purvls, was rendered
complimentary dinner Thursday at the residence
| of Mr. David Warner, and among others present
were Professor II, II. Greener, Collector John f..
Cook, william L. Matthews, Collins Crusor, Dr. f.
J. shadd, Lemucl Bailey, and W. II. VI. wormley
The residence of Mr.. Brown, on
Columbia street. near northwest. was entered by
thieves Wednesday afternoon during the tenn
porary absence Of the family, and quantity Of
silverwnrc and crockery was carried of. Not
satisfied with this exploit the rascals attempted to
enter an adjoining house, but were frightened of.
Colonel Mulford, the genial clerk of
the Arlington Hotel. has returned from the Fort
william Henry Hotel, where he has been all
summer. After the closing OF that hoel-the st
inst.-he visited his home in New Jersey. Colonel
Mufords eldest son Harry was one of the sue
cessful candidates for admlttance to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis this year. Colonel Null
| ford Is welcome back.