National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-20


mcnt ofwant, rent, for sale. lost three times fol
| twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
Colonel S. w. Caldwell, of New York
is stopping at the Ebbitt.
The Sunday Gazette of yesterday was
the best number of that journal ever issued
The Union Philosophical Society of the
Wesleyan College, Ohio, has elected the President
an honorary member.
DIR. Carroll Morgan has been appointed
Of Georgetown College.
There will be Il meeting of the Alumni
Society of Georgetown University tonight, and
every graduate should be present.
The committee had before them num-
Der of student applicants for admission to the
District bar on Saturday afternoon.
The Assembly's Church Sabbath school
gave Il sacred concert last evening under the di-
rectlon OF Mr.. Young executive clerk at the White
House.
The placing of gas-lamp in the alley
between Fourth and Fifth and l. and NJ streets
northwest has been recommended by the chief of
police.
Samuel c. Mullen and Charles II. Ores
by have been appointed additional patrolmen for
one year. to do duty at and in the vicinity of the
Reform School.
a dog owned by Marco Lorenzi, living
at 626 street northwest, bit little daughter of
Mr.. LOrenZi on the right arm yesterday for which
it was instantly killed.
Thlrty-nlne arrests were. made by the
police during the twenty-four hours ending at
eight o'clock yesterday morning. Sixteen of these
were registered as DRINKS.
y white female infant, about two weeks
old, was found on the steps of st. AIMS Infant
Asylum early yesterday morning and turned over
to the sisters for protection.
An extension of the sewer in alley be-
Waterman i'll front of the buildings SO that they
may have the benefit of both.
Hon. George B. LOring, Commissioner
Of Agriculture, and his private secretary, Mr.. Ed
ward DouSherty, are i'll Boston, and will not return
until near the close of the month
Yesterday was observed as a day of
prayer in the churches in this District for the Sic
cess of the Sunday school convention, which will
assemble ut Toronto on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Irving Williamson, the attorney,
says his name has been used without his consent
III connection with the position of justice of the
peace, made vacant by Simon VOLTS resignation
He Is not an aSpirant.
An old cOlored man named John Bau-
bry, employed at Winships coal wharf dropped
dead at his work Saturday afternoon Coroner
Patterson viewed the body and decided that death
resulted from heart disease.
Mary Murphy was overcome by the heat
on Seventh street near Saturday afternoon but
by the prompt application OF proper remedies soon
recovered sufficiently to return to her home on
First street, between X and L northwest.
Captain w. r. and George NJ. Ramsey
returned to the city last night from their home in
Columbus Ohio, where they have been attending
the funeral of their brother, wEO was killed i'll Il
boiler explosion at Arkansas City, Ark June 6.
Michael Bowling fell down an embank-
ent at the corner of First and streets northeast
yesterday morning, and broke his right leg i'll sew
era! places DR.. Merriam set the fracture, after
which Bowling was removed to the FrcedmenS
Hospital.
Mr.. Joseph Williams, the well-known
and builder, and who during the days
Of suffrage was an important factor in District
politics, is in the city on brief visit. Joe is look
ing nearly, ana IS making money building sewers
in Denver, Col.
A young man named Albert Bowling
formerly in the employ of Mr.. r. L. Cropley, of
Georgetown, was arrested Saturday on charge of
$50 the 18th of last February He was |
locked up at the Fourth Precinct and will appear |
i'll Police Court oday.
An affray occurred on 6 street, near |
street, early this morning, in which |
Henry Lewis and J. W. Hill were the principals |
claims, with a billy. Lewis was arrested and |
locked up at the Fifth Precinct Station.
Two four-oared crews of the Columbia |
Boat Club gave an exhibition race Saturday over a |
course from the Aqueduct Bridge 10 a point below |
he boat house, in the presence of an interested |
;oncourSe. The crew strokcd by Lake proved |
heir superiority by coming in ahead about ten |
lengths
There will be nothing done upon the
ween Twentieth and Twenty first and and |
proposed new station house on The corner of Sew
nth and streets until the return of Major Twin
IIg, who is now in New York, as his opinion as to |
he sllfficicncy of the appropriation to complete
he plan is desired.
We haven't noticed the name of Wood
ward in the list of those people hereabout who
lave lately been walking up to the United States
Treasury cOnfeSsing that they were thieves, and |
urning part of the proceeds of their thefts to
he conscience fund Woodward isn't that kind of |
cat by large majority.
The extension of the Capitol, North o |
Street and South Washington Railroad to the
steamboat wharves is now open, and cars are run
ling on same every four minutes thus giving peo-
Die living i'll the northwest part of the City near
onte TO The steamboat WharyeS for excursions
without the necessity of numerous changes.
The meeting at Bud Eagleston's tent in
Cast Washington last night was very largely at
ended. 1t was presided over by H. B. Moulton,
dressed by Dr. Rowland and MessTS. Maupin,
Bethard. Thompson, and Tolson. Mrs Seymour
presided at the organ. Over one hundred Sigucrs |
we're obtained for the pledge.
DIR. Augusta, applicant for the position
# surgeon in charge OF the Freedman's Hospital,
vas the first coored physician called to hospital
int ha 10 hoch oI oofh