National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-22

The thermometrio readings yesterday were rs
follows q. m, CSC; II a. m, 100; 3 p. M, sGo;
7p. M, 10; II p m, G9o maximum, s7.6o; mini
mum, 60.3o
Prominent Arrivals.
EJbHc-C. p. Lyman, Massachusetts,;
Charles s. Chapman, London, England s. W.
Paul. Norfolk, Va; Dr. G. r. Cashy, Evansville,
Ind; J. e. zeubin, Philadelphia; John Herbert,
Boston, Mass; w. L. Chaplin, Richmond, Va !; q.
w. Brown, U. s. A.; Dr. NJ. b. Killan, Cincinnati,
Ohio; W. T. Bodley New York; 7. G. Campbell,
Cincinnati; T. c. Patterson, U. 8. A.; q. Baurman,
Louisville. KY; George McElrpy, U. s. ~. Hon.
George r. Davis, Chicago, ILL.,; George w. Mears,
Philadelphia, Pa; II. g. Work, Nebraska Jaii
Nausheler, New York.
Metropohiap.-J. S. Smith, Jacksonville,
Fla. ~ d. Work, Jynchburg; G. II. Leet, Grand
Rapids, Mich; T. b. Brown and Frank b. Hath
away, Middletown, Conn; Hon. c. NJ. Shelley and
\. II. Raulhoc, Alabama William J. Whaling and
James Bains, Chicago; J. H. Froynham and
Tolivcr Robertson, South Carolina; N. J. Bussey
Columbus. Ga; Allen Walton, Hamilton, Pa; y.
w. Simmons, Hagcrstown, Md.
81. james,. II. Milliken, Maine ;
Charles A. Benedict, George W. Tousdall, New
York; Arthur Robinson, Cincinnati, Ohlo J. N
Whelpley, New York; +. q. Bowman, Darlington,
s. c.. John oConner. Pittsburg; Hon. J. II. Tucker
Virginia; John Brennan, Michigan.
Arlingion.-D. Cathell, Norwich, Conn;
s. M. Prescott Philadelphia; +. Ray. q. NJ. McGili
and W. Lloyd New York Eugene Hail. Chicago
George Bliss, New York; Thomas williamson
Georgia; Henry Almead, Lexington, Ky; Thomas
Hines, Nebraska.
Riggs.-C. M. Fairbanks, G. X. Chase,
NJ. NJ. Cassidy, Sidney White and Ross White
New York HeroidD New York; A. Goodwin, Hart.
ford, Conn; W. ID. Wnshburn, Minnesota; NJ Il.
Page, Brooklyn Eagle,
Inpcidl.--J. b. Martin, San Francisco !;
W. $. Meredith. Xenia, Ohio; A. A. whissen,
Texas; W. i. siguipe New York; John Reilly,
Racine Wis; d. Coleman, Huntsville, Ala.
81. Morc.-A. Rex, Philadelphia; George
u. Young, Denver, COL. George $. shackelfoot,
Virginia; Eugene Mark, New York; Samuel
Black, Virginia.
The Office of the Recorder of Deeds will
be closed until Saturday.
A committee of thirteen from the New
York Cbamberof Commerce and committee from
the Maritime Exchange Will be at the Arlington TO-
day.
Dr. Bland, of this city, lectures on :" The
Origin OF Monopoly" at Greencastle, Ind, on tho
9th instant, and ut Terre Haute on the Goth in-
slant
The next Governor Virginia, William
u. iuncEO1, Huu tue tlOVuent JOuU WISE
II. II: Berkeley, OF Virginia, are at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel
Colonel Hollingsworth, the superintend-
ent of the Mount Vernon estate, has had the flag
placed at half-must and the mansion deliberately
decorated.
General Peyton Wise, who fought in
the duel at Wnrrenton, Va, Tuesday morning, and
Charles w. Williams, his second are at the Metro
politan Hotel
The complimentary excursion of the
National Rifles to their honorary members which
was to have taken place tonight, has been post
poned until further notice.
Do you know Guitcau? No, l don't
know Guitenu; but have brother 10 who
knows Guiteau lie Is an agent down below, and
says that's where he's going to go.
In respect to the Nations dead, the
meeting OF the Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club
called for Friday evening ofthis week will be post
poncd until Tuesday of next week.
Mr.. Defrees, Public Printer, returned
from Berkeley Springs Tuesday evening. He de.
cided yesterday morning TO close the Government
Printing Office until Tuesday next.
Rev. DIR. N. w. Camp, rector of st. Ste
phen's p. T. Church, scwickley. diocese of Pitts
burg, Pa, Is II the city visiting his son. Major NJ
II. Camp Of the acknowledgements Office.
There arrived yesterday morning at
hali.past ten, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
a company of soldiers from Fort Mctenry consist;
| ing Of forty men and one officer, under command
| of Lieutenant Maurice
1t is reported that United States Dis
trio, Attorney Lewis and Peyton Wise, of Virginia
fought duel this morning near Washington. but
| the report cannot be confirmed Philadelphia
| Times Of UcShiddg, an dHrDtd newspaper.
As the remains of the martyred Presi-
dent were being placed in the rotrnda of the Capt.
| tol the chimes on the Metropolitan Church could
| be heard sending forth thcr mournfnl peals The
bells will be runs at intervals while the body lies
| in state.
Captain Blackford called ut this Office
last evening and earnestly dscalmed any UNI
| iricudlincss to TUE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,. The
benefit of his statement Is checrfully given, as the
contrary appeared In this column yesterday upon
| other information.
The Smithsonian Institution has re-
celycd from Lewis Swift, of Rochester, n. Y, the
announcement Of the discovery by Barnard. at
| Nashville, on the 90;h of September, 1884, Of a
comet in 10 hours rs minutes right ascension, 30 AZ
nor.h deClination, with daily motion of 80 north
| east.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, ofthe Senate
in response to his invitation, has received answers
from the following Senators expressing their In
| tention to he present McsSrs. llnwlcy, EdmundS
| scwell, BayaId, Blair, MITCHELL sherman, Jone,,
| of Florida, salisbury, and Hoar-nild they VIII
| all arrive here before Thursday evening.
The attention of exhibitors at the fair
of the Horticultural Society. which takes place
during the first week In October is directed to rule
| 10 OF the published regulations, which provide
that collections for competition must not contain
plants that have been takeu out OF the grounC
| within two weeks previous to the exhibition.
| By reference to an advertisement in
another column It will be seen that the comrades
of the several pots of the Grand Army of the Re
public will assemble at five o'clock this Afternoon
OF Grand Army Hall. on the corner OF Ninth and /
streets northwest In full uniform, to proceed In
body to the Capitol and view the remains Of thu
lntc President AS the army In this city Is larg,
ono nm imposing turnout may be expected.
Judge French, Acting Secretary of tho
Treasury, issued the following order yesterda,
morning: "As n token of respect to the late Presl
dent james A. Garfield the Treasury Department
will be closed to public business at twelve o'cocl
| noOn) to-day and remain closed during Thursday
and Friday, September - and o." Similar order
| have been issued by the members of the Cubine
for the closing TO public business Of their respect
i've Departments until Saturday, September "a.
Proposals for photo-lithogrphing and
printing 1900 copies, and such additional copies
as may bc required, of 1856 illustrations to ac
company the Report of the Chief OF Engineers fol
1881, aud 10000 copies of cighty-nine illustrations
10 accompany the Report OF the Chief Signal ON
cor for 1870 were opened at the Office Of the Publ,
Printer yesterday ut twelve o'clock. The con
tract for the work for the Report Of the Chief .
Engineers was awarded TO the American Photo
| Telegraph Company of New York, and that 70
the Chief signal OQiCer to Norris Peters ofths city
what Mr. Harkcr Says.
To the Editor of rmE REPUBLICAN,
The following article, which appears il
your paper of Wednesday morning. 2ist instant
does me a great injustice, and WAS evidently
prompted by malice, as well as being untrue;
II Is stated that man named Barker on II stree
northwest, near Eleventh street, upon cOminl
home yesterday and discovering that some mem
ber OF bis family Ind decorated MS house Will