National Republican., 1881-02-03

You can publish three-line advertise
ment of want rent for sale, lost three times foI
! twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
Hon. Pierce NJ. B. Young, of Georgia,
| is stopping at Wizards.
The Health Officer last week inspected
$40 bushels of oysters and condemned bushels.
| Hon. William S. King, of Minnesota,
arrived in town last night, and is stopping at viii
laFd's.
The gas is so poor in Swampoodle that
the people run right over the lamp posts without
knowing it.
The thousandth notary public, in the
person of ". B. Genell appointed by the Presi-
dent yesterday.
Well, if this is the best Hazen can do,
he had better take in his thingumbobs and go
for the Indians again.
The sleighing yesterday was very fine,
and there was repetition on the Avenue ofthe
merry scenes of month ago.
The total mortality in the District for
the week ending with Saturday last was 20. There
were 76 deaths and IA births reported.
There is a good deal of complaint along
the Hstreet railroad because there are few cars
the line jerk 'eln out little faster Mr. Super
intendent.
William P Young has filed bill in
equity against Elizabeth H. Gale and others. asking
authority to sell east twentythree feet of lot in
reservation IL.
William Clements, a young colored man,
was fined 300 or six months in Jail yesterday for
breaking the jaw of James Dyer, an old colored
man, with brick.
The model of the Yorktown Centen-
nial monument which has been at the War De-
partment for several weeks, was yesterday shipped
TO MeSSrs Ward, Hunt, and Van Brunt the art
commission, in New York.
Patrick Murry, a colored rough, who
led the assault made by mob on James H.
Spillman, the driver of soda-water wagon, at the
corner of Twenty-siNth and X streets, last april
was yesterday fined $50 or ninety days i'll jail.
A dispatch was received at Police Head
quarters last night from Rockville. Nd. stating
that the body OF white man had been found near
that place, and from memoranda 1t was supposed
that he was named Acey and belonged in this city.
Two colored thieves, who were chased
early yesterday morning by Policemen Reederand
NcNalv. at the corner of Eleventh and NJ streets
dropped bundle containing cushions stolen from
the residence Of the Japanese Minister ON the Both
of January.
Another cold snap has come, and the
condition of the poor again makes a demand upon
the charity Of the community The relief fund in
the hands of Treasurer Glover is about exhausted.
If the cold continues doubtless another urgent
call for help will be made.
The committee appointed by the en-
poyees of the Government Printing Office 10 dis
burse the funds raised by subscription in the Office
lOr the Tclle1 OF nave maze report, snow
ing that Si1741 was received and Si2l42 2eXpended.
Relief was extended to 179 families.
The Unity Club will meet at the resi-
dence of Rev. G.. ". Denison, No. 1928 Q street
northwest, on Friday evening at halfpast seven
o'clock. The Hon. A. G. Riddle will read an essay
on Some Things About Cities" which will be fol-
lowed by music, readings recitatiOnS, &c.
The Knights of st. Patrick gave their
annual ball at Odd Fellows Hall last evening and
it was, usual attended by the leading Irish citi-
of GStr 4 1aIn nf -iSit tir,,r
knights from Baltimore and Wilmington were
present and were received with the hospitality
characteristic of their countrymen.
A new dodge: Now, John Williams,
you've been drinking again." mo Ihaynt Ann
Miranda; that drunken Bill Sykes has been tele-
phOning me for half an hour-lnade my breath
smell awfIlr' Ann NJ. wonders if he listened with
his mouth, but refrained from saying anything
for fear he'd tell her a greater whopper than the
first one.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows DIR. William Ward and Anna J. Webb;
jesse D: B. Peters of Georgetown, D: G.. and Will
anna Watson, of Accomac County, Virginia; John
irwin and Susie c. NOer John TOpett and Rachel
Franklin; W. e. McMichael, of Indiana, and Ar
menia L. Roberts, of this city.
A colored girl employed as a cook in the
house of Mr.. Benjamin Fawcett in Montgomery
County, Maryland, and suspected Of Il recent at
tempt to poison her employers family by mixing
arsenic in the ckwheat cakes served for break
fast, has been convicted by coroner's jury of in
fanticide, she having on Friday last choked her
newborn babe to death.
The South Washington Protective As
s0ciation, at meeting held last night decided to
defer action upon the prosecution of the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company for running their
tracks along Virginia avenue until Congress had
been heard from. Meanwhile the committee of
twenty-five was instructed to examine into the
powers of the District Commissioners i'll the matter.
Edward B. NJ. Browne, NJ. d., Ii. D.,
the fafbus Jewish rabbi and scholar, lectuTcd last
evening at DR.. Harrison's church on the Talmud
taking the first or legal part for his subject The
Rabbi gave most interesting and eloguerH ex-
position of the philosophical and literary gems of
the Taimud, revealing beauties which Gentle eyes
have seldom gazed upon, and showing profound
scholarship.
The examining board yesterday ap-
proved the following applications for liquor Ii
censes: Robert Galloway, 327 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; William Il. Whelan, 45S Ninth street
northwest; Horace A. Chadwick, COL Seventh
street northwest; Charles NJ. Myers, 22I Pennsyl-
yania avenue northwest; Nicholas Deboy, Third
and H streets northwest; John Ricks, 14GS Seventh
street northwest; Francis Miller Sixth street and
Maryland avenue southwest.
Mr. Richard c. Lewis, of National Lodge,
No u, was the recipient last evening of a costly
and beautiful past masters jewel. The officers of
the lodge repaired 10 his residence. No. 709 Mount
Vernon Place, where the presentation was made
with the usual ceremonies. Mr.. L. returned thanks
briefly. and invited all hands TO a bOuntiiully
laden table, to which ample justice was done, and
wit and humor, followed by dancing till late
hour, were the features of the occasion.
PrOpOSed New SOnte f0 Philadelphia.
An effort is being made before the Delaware
Legislature to secure an amendment to the charter
of the Delaware Western Railroad granting frar-
chises which will eventually result in the coli
struction of through line between Baltimore
and Philadelphia and the breaking of the mOnop-
oily now held by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company, over whose line all
through trains from Washington to New York have
to pass. The Baltimore and Ohio road it is stated
is especially interested in the new enterprise Ii
is claimed on the part of the Philadelphia Will