National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-22
A marriage license was issued yester-
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A marriage license was issued yester
day to John NJ. Koenig and Laura V. Dredge.
! Secretaries Evarts and Golf went tC
! New York yesterday to witness the ceremonies at
tending the erection of the obelisk.
DR.. J. d. O'Donnell has resigned as
a commissioner of pharmacy, and DR.. X: B. Fer
guSon has been appointed BY the Commissioners
( TO fill the vacancy.
Officer Breen yesterday arrested col
! Ored man named John Hawkins, alias Butler. for
stealing some overcoatS from General Beales resi-
! dence on Lafayette square.
! Subscriptions to the poor fund were
! paid over to Treasurer Glover yesterday from
Edward Abner. receipts of a concert Sl02 ana the
employees of the Surgeon Generals office, Sll2J.
/ Total, S1i325.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times complains that the board of management OF
the Soldiers Home, of this city is a close corpora
ton, that makes returns for receipts dis
bursements. Let us hear from the board.
Lucinda Laws, the cOlOred woman
charged with bigamy. having married Edgar Laws
the 18th instant, both husbands being now alive,
was yesterday committed for the grand jury.
Colonel James P. Knapp. of the Life
Saving Service of the Treasury Department. who
attack of Brights disease Of the kidneys, is
recovering, and will soon leave for his home III
Florida
Mr. Samuel Erskine, of this city, for
many years clerk in the Treasury Department,
and for several months past corresponding clerk
in the office of Colonel n w Fitzgerald. has re-
signed his position for the purpose of engaging in
other enterprises.
There was filed in the Recorders office,
yesterday, an assignment made by Mr.. Samuel
Katzenstein, clothier to Mr. James s. Edwards for
the benefit of the creditors preference being given
to Greif & Bro. of Baltimore, Md, Matilda katzen
stein and J. LanSburg.
The Great Falls Ice Company, whose
houSpS located Irbo
where dirty ice is being cut by certain parties
denies that any of the stuff is being packed away
in their warehouses, as they get their ice from
other points, not near the city.
Colonel Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg,
Ill, is in the city for few days and is stopping at
the corner of Twelfth street and New York avenue
northwest. Colonel Carr was prominent candi-
date for Governor Of Illinois, and during the last
party.
Capitol Council, No. $50, Royal Arcanum,
has installed the following officers for the ensuing
year: Regent, J. Brock; vice-rcgent, Il. ~ McMur-
ray: orator. Charles Baum: secretary, II. Baumgar-
ten; collector NJ. NJ. Rich; treasurer, Jacob Rich
medical examiner, A. Behrend: trustees, G. Lans-
burgh. Henry Franc, and II. Reizeustein.
William r. Douglass, the man who as
sauted Health Officer Townshe.ld last Tuesday be-
cause the Health Officer refused to issue him
burial permit on the ground that he was not reg
ular physician, was yesterday hacd $50 by Judge
She'll and required to give personal bonds to keep
the peace An appeal was noted and bonds were
fixed at 500.
The entertainment given last evening
at Wizards Hall by the Capital City Guards was
one of the most enjoyable affairs ever known in
the upper circles of our cOl0red Society. Professor
Grcener delivered the address of welcome. The
committee of arrangements MeSSrs J. Smith,
W. Ii. SmallwoOd, +. d. Parker, Il. Il. Colbert, and
John Malvin, deserve much credit for their good
management.
\ fire occurred in the upper story of
Mr.. Lucas house No. S3 G street southwest, Thurs
day evening, and did considerable damage The
members of the household, who were in the lower
part Of the house, did not know Of the fire until
hey were informed by a gentleman in business
across the way. The fire was caused it is supposed
by match which had been carelessly thrown into
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