National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-11

| Senator Cameron wifi leave this
morning for Harrisburg where he will remain TO
several days.
Captain George Mattingly has beer
| appointed superintendent OF the Potomac Steam
boat Companys line.
| Associate Justice Woods, of the Su
preme Court has removed his quarters from tit
Ebbitt House to No. 1929 G street northwest.
! Last Saturday evening the FIGURING
mills owned by Thomas P. Morgan, jr., at Cumber
land, Nd, were burned TO the ground, involving
loss of $4,000; insurance, $4,000
Messrs. Bradford P. Sparrow and Clar
Court in General Term as United States commits
sionerS and examiners in chancery.
The Sunday School Teachers UnioI
was to have held meeting last night in the chape
of the y. N. c. A., but no quorum was present al
adjournment was had to next Monday night.
One of the performances of "The Pi
rates of Penzance,' which is now being actively
rehearSed under the dictatorship of Mr.. Mcleod
will be given for the benefit OF the National Rifles
An entertainment in aid of the poor OF
the District will be given by Deborah Lodge, il
Tailmadge Hall, tomorrow evening, at which
Jake Budd, Ed Hay, and other local celebritie:
will assist.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: Albert Lawson, of King George County
Donald and josephine F. Barnard, both OF Indian
apolis, Ind
A man named Hagan slipped on the ice
at the corner of Eighth and streets southeast
Dr. L. A. Adams dressed the wound, and kindly
had the sufferer conveyed 10 his home.
The Supreme Court of the District yes
terday selected MeSsrs. George W. Riggs, AMI L.
Barber, John A. Baker, John T. Johnson, and W,
B. Reed as commissioners to place the names of
nerSpOS 10 constitute IirOrS in tho iUTV-hOy
Henry Alschwee visited Baltimore YES
terday, and when he returned brought with him
partner for life in the person of Miss Matilda
Potir, one of the bellies of the Monumental City.
The couple have gone to housekeeping, and con-
CALCULATIONS are in order.
A meeting of the Washington branch
of the Irish Land League was held at Shea's Hall
last night, Mr.. +. Brannigan occupying the chair.
The proceedings were mainly in regard to a lee
ture to be given by Mr.. James Redpath ct Masonic
Hall on the night of the 18th instant on the sub
ject fthe Land War in Ireland
There was fled in the Recorders
Office yesterday an assignment made by Hart
Cohen TO Henry King, ST., of all his goods and
stock in trade to be sold DIS soon as possible and to
pay w. II. DerkhorSt $50 Johanna Cohen 800, and
the balance to be used in discharging ether debts
A colored man named Frank Carol,
while shoveling snow from the roof of a new
building On Seventh, between G and streets
northwest. yesterday morning, slipped and fell to
the ground distance of sixty feet IN the fall he
struck a cross-beam, and received serious internal
injuries
The old board of directors of the Cen
trail National Bank was reelected yesterday, as fol-
lows: Samuel NOrment James L. Barbour JcH.
Goddard II. Browning, James S. Edwards, B.
Charlton, II. StraSburger, w. II. ClaSett, Henry
Dickson, William E. Clark, and o. T. Thompson.
Samuel N0Tnent was elected as president, James
L. Barbour vice-president and ]. \. Ruff cashier.
The case of r. A. La Bile, at one time
q member of the city fire department, against
Chief Engineer Martin Cronin and Others forming
the FiremenS Relief Association, was before Justice
made that until the money was paid there was no
liability on the part of the officers and the court
sustained the demurrer, and gave leave to amend.
At the meeting of the Pastors Union,
held at Wesley Chapel yesterday morning the fol
lowing committee was appointed to present the
paper reviewing the work of the Union and CRITICS
ing the Commissioners to the President: ReyS.
Mason Noble, J. G. Butler ]. E. Rankin, John Lam
ahan, J. W. Parker, F. d. Power, \. +. Steele Bishop
Brown, Arthur Foster, J. G. AnleS, and G. H. Rich
ardson.
At meeting OF the stockholders of the
Washington Brick Machine Company, held yester-
following trustees were elected for the ensuing
year, viz: Charles F. Peck, Walter S. Cox, Ma
thaniel Wilson, Andrew Wylie, John o. Evans,
Lewis Clephane, William W. Gait, William II.
Philip, and John f. Oimstead.
District-AttOrney Riddle held an inter
view with the District Commissioners yesterday
and, in view of the opinions recently expressed by
be granted TO MeSSrs. Miller Il Jones, who keep
saloon in front of the National Theatre. The Opin
ion accepted, and all Nessrs. Miller Il Jones
have now to do is to go and receive their license.