National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31

John lacey, colorcd, was sent down yesterday
for profanity
-, Mr. II. c. Bowers will receive his friends at the
! ~ Marc Hotel, from two to seven y. M
Justice lIagner yesterday appointed James II.
| Walston crier Of the Probate Court.
~, There will be no courts IN session Monday. All
| the City Hall offices Will be closed
Brother John Naugle will lead the MONDAY
praycr'mecting at Foundry Church to-day.
Jordan Williams, colorod, for stealing door
mat was given sixty days in Jail by Judge Smell.
The resignation Of J. sayles Brown, the Register
| in Bankruptcy, was accepted by the Court in Gem
| ernl Term yesterday.
The Marshal has been ordered to keep the pas.
sages leading 70 the Offices of the Clerk, Recorder
OF Deeds and Marshal uuobstructcd.
| The teachers and jnnltors Of the public schools
will be paid their December salaries at the usual
places on this morning at nine o'clock.
Mr.. George w Driver will hold reception at
one p. M, when he will be glad 10 see his friends
Members of the press arc specially invited.
Thomas Henry catcher and Annie Smith, John
f. Eye and Katie c. FRIES, all Of this city, braved
fortune by applying for marriage licenses yester.
| day.
Henry Hayden and Lewis Martin, two gentle.
men who work fifteenth street for extra pennies
| with which ~ buy whisky, will spend thirty days
| with General Croker.
A few days since Mr. John Hayes, a grocer at
the corner of First and o streets northwest, wns
shot In the thigh by n colored man. Drs. J. Il.
| Thompson and Behrends extracted the ball
| Caroline Nelson, by her attorneys, Chaflcs Pei
ham and Thomas i. Miller has commenced suit
T.. Henry CT al. 10 enlOin them
sale of lot 20, Todds subdivision ofsquare sg3
An exchange says that New York Italians do
their stabbing Just IN rear Of the city police head
Quarters; Thought they did their s,abbing Just in
rear OF the fifth rib. Thanks for the correction.
Mrs. Louise Pollock will deliver lecture on
| The kindergarten System In the Nursery" at
the Nurses Training School, 1925 New York ave-
nue., this evening ut seven o'clock, to which the
| public Is invited.
Miss Isabella Bacon, the pretty and gifted elocu.
Zionist, from the New England Conservatory
Schoolof ElocuiOn Boston, Is visiting her parents
in this city. Many friends of this young lady
greatly desire to hear her before Washington au
The pastors of the city have arranged for the
holding of union prayer meeting each day from
twelve m. TO p. m, during the week of prayer, be-
nninE on ME9hnday' January 2 at the Fourth
II streets.
The little band of Associated Surviving Sol.
diers of the War OF 1912, District of Columbia
VIII, on Monday next, unite with their brethren of
the Oldest Inhabitants Society, District of Column
Ola, IN paying their respects to the President of
the United States.
The corporators of the National Savings Bank of
the District of Columbia have elected Mr. Benju.
min T. Snyder, who has been treasurer OF the bank
lam Stickney, deceased, and Mr.. Albert l.. Sturte-
want, treasurer, to succeed Mr.. Snyder.
There was musician Wilhelm
Who tried an old fiddle to sellnij
When asked him the way
To make the thing play
The fellow would really not tellmj.
John y. Sousd.
Hon. Martin Williams, of Kentucky, addressed
the Carpenters Union Mt their hall, corner of
Thirteenth and .a.half and T. streets, last night
on the financial condition OF the country and the
condition OF the working clnsses. The hall was
well filled, and Mr.. Williams was received with
appreciation.
The patronal feast OF 81 Stephens Church will
be commemoratcd Tomorrow morning at eleven
o'clock: solemn high mass will be celebrated
by the Rev Pastor John McNally, with deacon
and subdeacon. The panegyric OF the saint will
be pronounced by Rev. Father Fulton, president
OF G0nzaga College
William A. Cole, colored, was arrested by Officer
Thompson, of the Fiflh Precinct, yesterday morn
ing and lodged in the station house. He Is charged
on COMPLAINT OF Ne tic Jackson,wth petty larceny
Annie Mcdonald Of destroying private property
Matinee to-day under the auspices of Judge Smell.
:. AT regular meeting of National Lodge, No. 6i2
elected officers for the ensuing year: Dictator
u. Il. Thomas vice dictator, Steiner Henry; assis-
tant dictator, W. O. Particle; treasurer, George A.
Jordan; chaplain, t. j. Hill board of trustees,
Julius Lansburgh A. b. johnson, and N. Demon
geol.
The entertainment of the George Savage Tenn
pera.nce Society was very pleasant affair, the
tations by Colonel Chase's daughter, Miss May,
and the playing and singing of Miss Florence
HOPKINS. Tie railing was also pleasant feature
Senator Christiancy's son being the successful
winner the handsome basket Of fruit and nam.
moth cake.
In one hand he held n banana,
In his eye green apple lay;
his dexter fin clutched a big lobster
"Pm In luck" said the small boy, "to- day."
He sat him a.down on the curbslone,
He eyed his treasures galore;
He swallowed the lot in three minutes
Alas he will swallow 10 more
The banana 1t gave him starter,
The green apple twisted him sore;
The lobster II tore him nsunder-
He's on ice now in the coffin mans store
w.. Vance.