National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-30
Mr.J.w. Pratt, of the New York Tud,

Mr.. ]. w. Pratt, Of the New York Truth,
is in the city.
Colonel r. w. Mayo, of Virginia, is at
The st. Marc Hotel. He says the Readjusters will
win
DIR. Pearson has returned from Europe
and is located at his Office COS Twelfth street
northwest.
Coup's circus, which opens in this city
to-day, fry: four in number, are at the Imperial,
headed by Mr. w. C. Coup, proprietor of the circus.
The Columbia Boat Club will have tub
race this afternoon about alf-pnst five o'clock,
and after the race there will be dancing at the
boat-hous
The Inland and Seaboard Coasting
Company will, on Sunday next. commence run
ming their fine steamer Jane Moseley direct to
Yorktown.
Mr.. Fen Harvey, of Reeds store, and
Miss Blanche Robinson, both of South Washing
ton, will be married at 81. Dominics Church on
Tuesday next,
Mrs. Jennie True, Mrs. John o. Pugh,
W. II. Daniel, and Ed Hay gave the Alcxandrinns
a benefit last night presenting the opera, "The
Rose Of Auvergne," and Sullivan's operetta, " Cox
and Box"
Mr. d. A. Brosnan, sexton Of st. Pat
rek's Church, has reconsdcred his intention.of
resgning ut Father Walters request, and will re-
main till January next, and probably thereafter
indefinitely.
The Boston Globe says the Republicans
| Of that State "want u long reign" We do not
know n Republican, or Democrat either, for that
| matter who would not like q good, long rain
about this time.
Miss Mary X. Schreiner the talented
teacher ofelocution in the public schools, arrived
in the city yesterday from her summer vacation.
She returns improved in health ana will resume,
her classes without delay.
The funeral of Mrs. Aiken, wife of
| George r. Aiken, and daughter of Lawrence and
fnlf min On from hp Church nf "a
Immaculate Conception, Eighth and streets
northwest at nine o'clock this morning.
Three stained glass windows of beauti-
| fu design have been placed in the front Of st.
Peters Church, Capitol Ill., aud the pastors APP
peal for their expenses has been responded to by
| the congregation with n collection OF sll5.
A game of baseball will be played on
| the National grounds this afternoon, between the
| Oriental and the Capital City Base Ball Clubs, Mt
four o'clock sharp, aud ms both clubs play very
strong game an exciting contest may be expected
Mr.. David c. Bangs, the popular dra-
matte reader, has accepted the position of general
manager Of the IIygcia Hotel, Mr.. Bangs is cx;
| tremCy popular and abundnntly competent, aud
will certainly add to the attractvencss Of that
| hOstelry.
At meeting of the Paper-hangers' AS
ISOLATION, ut No 2O6 Seventh street southwest the
| following officers were elected for the ensuing
year; President, G. A. Silence; vice president, j.
II. Apnlcr; secretary, J. N. Magee, and treasurer
| l., PenintOn.
The police department wish it stated
that the statement of Mr.. Baylcy in regard to an
assassination plot was not given out from that de-
| pnrtmcnt.-SW Of last night OfcOurse not. 1t was
put among the secret archives Of burgarics COM
mittcd in this city.
Captain III. d. Norton has been elected
captain Of the Light Guard in place of Captain
Donald McCathran whose resignation has been
forwarded TO the Adjutnnt General of the army,
approved by Colonel A. Webster, adJutant' general
OF the District militia.
A correspondent states that the drap-
ings of mourning have been stolen from three
houses in Department Row, north Of Lincoln Park
II seems that the Commission, might Justly place
Il gaS-lamp IN the centre ofthat block, which would
prevent good deal of rascallty in that neighbor-
hood.
A colored man named Tony Graham
made things lively ut the corner OF Ninth and
streets yesterday morning by firing revolver at
Henry Johnson, another negro, with whom he Ind
Il difficulty. lie was finally locked up, and will
TO kill.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
terday as follows: T. b. Duval, Montgomery
County Maryland, and Leonorc +. Waters, WASH
ington, d. c.. James W. Allen and Alice V. Fow-
lST GhaG S I; Gs,e and LEa Miams %GS
and Josephine Bush, oil OF this city.
The first regular Sunday evening meet,
ing of the Waugh Gospel Temperance Society will
he held in the body of the church, corner of
and Third streets hUgtheast, next Sunday evening
at half pNst seven o'clock, when Hon. Hiram
, Price Indian Commissioner, will deliver the ad
dress, The full choir will be present.
A new rifle club was organized las
evening at the house of Mr.. Thomas Walsh, cor
ner Tenth and streets, to be known as the C1ti
zcns' Rifle Club, of Washington, ID. 9. The follow
ing named gentlemen We're elected as officers, 4
5 serve for six months: Captain of the club Ilarr
]. Douglss: secretary, George w. Giddens; AM
treasurer, Thomas Walsh.
Mr.. w. S. Roose, who accompanied tn,
remains of President Garfield from the time the
were placed in the casket at Eberon until the
were deposited in the tomb at Cleveland, has re-
/, turned to the city The lid of the coffin was no
opened after 1t was closed in the rotunda of tn
Capitol at the conclusion Of Mrs, Garleld's vis
This was in accordance with her wishes.
For the first time in many years crab
: are being caught in the Potomac as far up a
Alexandria, Only yesterday morning q flshin
u party returned from the ncghbOrhood of Fol
Washington aud the White House with large IL
of crabs, which, they say, were as numerous Their
MS in the lower Potomac No fresh water comm
down from the mountains or tributary creeks, til
Il tide brings the salt water further up daily,
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The EagIcsion Temperance Tent.
The meeting at the temperance ten