National Republican., 1881-09-16

H. Bcnn, Nichmond w, IL, COhen, ST. LOUIS, ID.
+. Davis, Coups Show; Burt Wearson, Hayerly's
Mlnstrels.
Wormley's.-Clarenc Luce, Boston
John X. Thomas, Metropolis, ILL.,. W. II. Rawley,
s. G.; d. b. Lacket, U. 8. A.
You can publish three-line advertise
ment Of want rent for SALE lost three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN,
Yes, "Klawrence," "cawnt" 60 into
the White Housc.-George Douglass.
Billy-the-Kid Cook is back from Long
Branch hunting for the grand jury-over the left
Subscriptions for the relief of the
Michigan sufferers by the fire will be received at
THE REPUBLICAN Office.
The White House employees are to be
let of in squads, so that all will have chance to
recrcnte outside OF town.
Candidates for admission to the bar
will be examined at the City Hall on Saturday
September II, at eleven o'clock n. IN.
1t strikes me that Sergeant Mason is
mighty poor shot These artillery fellows had better
stick to their batteries.-BOst0i, C0r6dt
The soldier who fred at Guiteau has
been placed under arrest We hope he will get six
months for being bad marksman.-Gl Demo
crdi
The board of directors of the Anacostia
and Potomac River Railroad Company. have
elected II. A. GIiswold presidents I. Il. smithson,
secretary, and r. A. Richards, treasurer.
Calvary Chapel Choral Society has re-
organized for the year 1881, with the following Of
fccrs: Professor King musical director; Mr.. Brooks,
president; Mr.. Watson, secretary, and Mr.. Werner,
treasurer
Owing to the inclement weather the
excursion of the Union Veteran Corps to Marshall
Hall, which was TO have taken place last night,
wns postponed until Wednesday evening next, the
2lst instant.
The board of directors of the Columbia
Railway Company have decided to pay the semi:
annual dividend of illty cents share at the Board
Of Trade rooms at once The financial report of
the secretary was creditable
Mr.. f. +. Burnside, nephew of General
Burnside left this city OH the $50 o'clock train
Ss nE S Sis BY his Sn S at
the only nephew of his uncle now alive.
Mrs. Tudor, wife of Rev. Dr.W.V. Tudor,
and daughter Of Mr.. s. 4. q. MorSell, left last
evening for her home in ST. Louis. DR.. Tudor will
be remembered as for many years the popular pas
tor Of Mount Vernon Place Church, In this city.
Miss Hattie A. Whiting, the talented
young lady whose rich contralto voice delighted
her many friends in this city during the past two
months, hay returned 10 Boston and resumed her
musical Studies under Professor Tufts, preparatory
to entering upon the lyric stage.
Mr.. Herndon Morsell has been engaged
psing in concert In Boston, October G, with Miss
Carey and Mr.. Myron w. Whitney II is probable
that Mr. Morsell will accept an invitation to Join
an opera company under the management of Miss
i. II. Obcr, the successful manager Of the Boston
Ideal Company.
Petitions were received by the Register
of Wills yesterday from the executrix OF w. A.
oHutt, deceased, for reduction of bond from 81 800
to $500 Martha Hicks, only surviving relative of
the late f. b. Meek, for distribution of estate and
q. +. Appleby, executor of the late Sarah Davis
for permission to cite witness to prove viii.
A certificate of death was filed at the
Health Office by DR.. Marstelia yesterday of John
Rivers, fifty-fve years of age, who died at the
southwest corner OF and Second streets of Brights
disease. He had been in the city but six days, and
being without means or friends, was buried in
Potters field. 1t was not discovered where he be-
longcd.
Justice Macarthur returned from Coney
Island Wednesday evening, bringing Mrs. Mac
Arthur who had been confined to her room for
several weeks by an accident received while bath
ing, and from the effects of which she has Just
covered. Yesterday morning the Judge left for
New Mexico % on ySit So 70 MS son, who Is engaged
The stallsin the OStreet Market, which
Is nearly completed, will be sold at auction on the
26th instant in order that the market may he
opened on the Saturday following. The contract
for erecting plain brick fish. market and for cook
shops in tho rear OF the main building has been let
to Mr. sinsel The size is TO be ~ BY ~ feet inside
which, 1t is thought, will answer all purposes
| necessary.
Suit was entered yesterday against the
Washington and Georgetown Street Railway by
Charles Heinline for 5000 damages for injuries
badly crippled by one Of the cars of the line on
Seventh street, near r. 1t is claimed that the
plainih was In the act of leaving the car, when IL
was started suddenly and he was thrown under
| the wheels.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
as follows: Aleck johnson and Emily Campbell,
| b. f. Podlaski and Annie NJ. Schneider, John T.
Clarke and Ella Mcdonnell, ali of this city Walter
| HELEN, Washington, d. O., and Carrie NJ, jackson,
| Fairfax County, Va; William A. Chase and Mary
L, Ridgeley, GEORGETOWN, D. g.. and Micah W,
HodEson, New York city and Mary L, Stirling
The attention of the Health Officer is
called to complaint as to the condition of the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue from the
corner of Third street TO the middle of the square.
Water is said TO have settled under the hotel on
| the corner and the adjacent house, from which
| the most offensive and injurious odors proceed.
This should be remedied, and the Health oiicer
has the power to effect II.
A decree of divorce viRculo matrinaOnii,
on the ground of desertion, was yesterday granted
Mary Ann Welch from George Wech. 1t was
| shown that the parties were m0rried In London
England, April u, 1867 and removed to this coun'
try three years later AMER residing in New York
and November "a, 1877, the dofendantleit his wife
aud has not since communicated with her Us TO his
| WDefchDOutS'
The Yorktown Centennial Commission
has found 1t impossible TO give place to the Rev
Henry Ward Beecher for prayer during the cele.
brGtion, and the commission has SO informed the
| Thirteenth Regiment of Brooklyn IN W National
| Guards, whose chaplain Mr. Beecher Is, and who
had requested the commission 10 place him on the
| programme The trouble was that other arrange.
| lnents had been made which precluded the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Beecher.
Mrs, Orr, of South Carolina, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. William 4. Earle, at 1928 New
York avenue. She Is an invalid, and does moi
leave her chair. During her husbands term o
ten years in Congress he made many friend.
among the old residents Of Washington. He
was Speaker of the Thirty -hflh Congress, con.
federale States Senator, the first South Caro-
lima Governor elected by the people, Judge, and
died while Minister to Russia, at ffly-three yeari
of age.
The following arrivals on the river.
front have been reported by Harbormaster Sutton
Schooner George d, Loud, Captain Murphy, 2il
tons of stone for j. Miller; schooner ]. W. Bell
Graveand 13l tons of coal for q. l.. Sheriff slooI
William Ward, Russell, oysters for MARKET slooJ
Yankee, Richardson, oysters, same schooner j
ii. Trayers, Younger, lighti schooner Copper
Terry, stone for j. Miller; schooner d. s. Williams
King, 900 tons of ice for Independent lee Com
pany; schooner Virginia Dare, Delaney, coal io
George Bogus longboat Lady Of the Lake, sum
mers, wood for ], o, Carter; lOngboat W. ID, Clark
Nash, wood for same longbOat Richard Lacy
Olden, wood for same lOngboat Wlcomico, Car
roll, wood for salnei schooner Mary Parks, Butler
wood for samei lOngboat Gettysburg, Jones, Woo
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