National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-24


Charles l.. Dunbuck, of Eureka, New,
q mining expert, Is in the city, stopping with
friends on Capitol Hill.
Rev. DIR. Rankin, the pastor of the Con-
grogntional Church, will preach or The National
Sorrow" morrow morning.
The Rossini Choral Society will render
Rocks "Dirges at the morning service tomorrow
| at the Assembly Presbyterian Church.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
will not open for business to- day will the other
bureaus OF the Government, but will be closed un-
I'll Tuesday.
All of the Executive Departments will
be opened for the transaction ofpublc business to-
day bntwill be closed on Monday, when President
Garield's remains will be buried.
A gang of thieves started a pretended
fight yesterday afternoon in front of the 81. James
Hotel to cover their operations, but the police
speedily stopped the alIair and arrested the parties
A meeting will be held at Cosmopolitan
Hail. corner of Eighth and L streets northwest, on
Monday Goth instant, at half. past seven p. IN, to
perfect the organization of new building assOcia-
ton.
Charles Dade, the colored servant who
robbed Captains Bartlett and Williams, at the Ma
| rine Barracks few days ago and was sentenced
to Jail for six months, had his sentence revised by
| Judge Smell, and was released on Thursday oil
| payment Of 500 fine.
Both the National Theatre and Ford's
| Opera. House will be closed next Monday oyen-
| ing On Tuesday evening the Opera. House will
present 1" Patience; or, Bunthornes Bride and
| the National Mr.. aud Mrs. George S. knight in
| their new play, Baron Rudolph"
| The alarm of fire ut $40 last evening
| was turned in from the box corner Of Twelfth
street and the Avenue, and was caused by some of
the Grape drapeTy over g. w. COchTnns cigar-storo
catching fire from some unknown cause. There
| was no damage DONE and the services of the fire
| department were not called into requisition
! The street-car facilities were wholly in
| adequate to carry the immense number Of people
seeking conveyance home, and were crowded for
hours after the funeral procession was over with
wearied walters. As an instance OF the crowds,
car No, 10l, of the Pennsylvania avenue line may
be cited, which carried lj3 passengers at one time.
Officer German yesterday arrested two
men, Edward f. Kirk and Charles Taylor, who
were charged by n stranger named Henry Smith
with picking his pocket of $50. The prisoners
We're taken 20 tnS Se sG ffeGin d station shS
pocket-book which Mr.. Smith identified as his
property.
A lady named Mrs. Carrie Hayes, while
standing at the corner of Sixth street and Penn
sylyania avenue yesterday afternoon, viewing the
procession, had her dress cut completely away
rom the body by n pickpockct. Luckily She had
removed her pocket book containing 500 from her
pocket but q few minutes before and the thief was
none the richer for his exploit,
In taking n gentleman's pocket-book
not very expert In his profession, who was work
ing on the Avenue yesterday, allowed some OF
| the silver coins to fall to the ground. The tim
Cling sound aroused suspicion, and the owner OF
the pocket. book who felt for 1t and found II gone
succeeded In collaring the thief, to whom he adj
ministered severe drubbing.
The detectives yesterday arrested Frank
Williams, alias Ebold, n well. known colorcd thief
who has Just been released from the penitentlary
and who Is wanted for highway robberyin Boston
t.Ig a IInu OH la
pocket-book containing sl25 out of 1ndys hand
and with his booty came ut once TO Washington
He Is locked up q. Police Headquarters, and vii
ties,
An elderly couple named Woody, while
seated In rockaway at the corner of Third stree
and Maryland avenue yesterday afternoon, as thu
procession came down from the Capitol, were rur
into and upset by a team driven by Mr.. Jamc
husband was badly bruised about the body. OH.
Ger Sutton had them removed to DoMlings drui
store, where they were attended by DIR. William
son.
Three pistol-shots in rapid succession
In the vicinity Of Eleventh and C streets northwes
last evening caused large crowd to assemble, ant
when the police arrived they found that maj
named John II. Murphy had been shot twice il
the leg by some unknown person. Murphy wa
removed to the Finh Precinct Station, but he per
sstcntly refused to tell who fired at him or hav
his wound dressed.f subsequently, however, Ser
geant Johnson removed him to DR.. EliOts Office
Who upon examination, found the wounds to be o
u trfing nature
The full Marine Band left at half-pas
nine last evening in special car for Cleveland
under charge of Captain Charles l.. Williams
} Marine Corps. The band had no intmnton o
their departure until Its return to the barracks
Secretary Hunt and ReRr-A Admiral Nichols wer
, sitting together at the Navy Department ycstcrda,
Mt l.O5 p m, when u telephone call was received
from Secretary Blaine asking that the Marn
hand be sent TO Cleveland. Orders TO that cflCc
were at once issued. Arrangements have beei
made with the Pennsylvania Railway to furnisl
meals for the men nt the eating stations between
here and Cleveland both going and coming TIL