National Republican., 1881-10-20

Did any one sec the electric light last
night2
II. A. Lamis, of the Duty Ergc and w.
y. Weston, Of the !)GRy Leader, Grand Rapids,
Mich, are at the 81. James.
The first sleigh Of the fall and winter
was seen on the Avenue yesterday II was ON the
road to the wheelwright shop.
Senator Van Wyck's child, whose sick
ness was noticed In THIS REpuBncAN few days
ago died in Nebraska City, Neb, Tuesday night
The report of the Health Officer for the
week ending October l5 shows the mortality to
have teen g5; births o.; marriages, II; still
births, 1.
Isaac p. Noycs, of this city, has an in
teresting article, in the Kansas City ,Rerieio. qf
he ably exposes Nennors guesses.
Ada Lewis was sentenced to six months
In jail yesterday by Judge Smell for larceny of S25
worth Of household goods and clothing from her
employer, John A. Prescott An appeal to the
grand jury was noted.
During quarrel near the Government
Printing Once yesterday one. of the combatnnts
named Frank Oxlcy, had his leg broken lie was
taken to his nome, 1857 street, by the police am
bulance, aud medical attendance rendered
The steamer City of Catskil, which
conveyed the French and German quests from
here TO Yorktown, was snlutcd at TolsOn's wharf
with a six.pound cannon, relic Of the Revo-
lutionary War in the possession of Mr.. S, p, Toll
Dr. Godding has asked for the following
appropriations for ST. Ellzabeth's Asylum for the
next fiscal year: s202500 for the support OF the hos
piial $4,000 for general repnirs 800 for special
improvements and 41j00lO for the erection OF a
distinct hospital for females.
A five-year-old daughter Of McKendry
Carter col6red, living at 293 o street alley. was
taking fire from stove. DR.. GuSking was called
In and pronounced her Injuries as probably fatal
The child died last evening"
Mrs. Mary Il. Kali, the well-known Re-
from Ohio. Mrs. Kali contributed sgnaly toward
the recent victory for Governor Foster and the
party Iy her song, Vote the Ticket Through"
which had wide circulation.
Early yesterday morning an unknown
colored woman threw n colored mnle ininnt, about
one day. old, into the sewer on the corner of
Twenty fourth and streets northwest. 1t was
recovered and kindly cared for by Mrs. Caroline
Carter, No. s2s Twenty. fourth street northwest.
At meeting of the Law Lyceum the
Debating Society of the Columbian Law School,
the following. were elected as officers for the en-.
g S m H. K RaG secretary GssSr SnaGF and
treasurer. These young gentlemen are all mem
bers Of the postgraduate class.
The published list of the contributors
to the Garfield fund set on foot by Mr. Cyrus w.
Field shows the following from Washington: w.
W. Coreoran, s5,OOO; Riggs & Co., $1,000; W. s.
Roose, $500; Alexander Ashley and family, sl0,i
ID. H. Graves, $40: Columbia n, Payne, So; II. II.
L., 81; lady clerk, 81; Amy, 81.
A bill for divorce on the ground of
cruelty and non. support was filed ycsterdy by
Amelia Tucker against John W. Tucker. The par
ties were married in 1867 and in 1879 after the dc.
iendnnt had sold the furniture out OF the house
his wife LEFT him, and has not since returned TO
him or had any dealings with him.
The sporting community in this city
Is chagrined nt the announcement by cable from
London that there is no truth in the published
statement about the race TO come off between Fox
hall aud Ben dor The story now denied was that
Mr. Reene had offered 10 match Foxhall against
Ben dor for $4,000, weight for age.
Building permits were granted yester-
day to G. u. Pearson. II street, between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth northwest, five tMo.story brick
dwellings, S. $50; John Harmon, 1923 Ninth street
northwest, put In new front and bay window to
dwelling $500: James Bennett 3? II street north.
east, build addition. &c., and Michael oBren, 1901
S street northwest woodshed, $40.
The police are on the lookout for two
colorcd girls named Martha and Annie Johnson,
sisters aged respectively ten and eleven years who
len their home on NJ, between Twelfth aud Thir-
school and have not been heard of since When
last seen they were dressed In red plaid dresses
| and sailor hats.
The bids for the erection of the work.
| shop Of the Reform School were opened by the
Building Committee yesterday, ns follows: Motley
| Anderson, S3,087; J. T. Corrlgan, S3,745; w. A.
Wilson. sl4sai II; ConTadls, sas25Oi uIIcrlihy &
| bidder has been Informed that II he complies with
| the necessary requirements IN giving the proper
| bond &c, the contract will be awarded him.
Twenty-eight boats left Cumberland
Monday with 2,Sji.05 tons of coal as follows: For
| eoTgetown-COnsOlidAtion Company, 7l2l tons ;
| Borden Company, 60703 tons; Maryland Company
| 4l0Ol tons; Dlaen Avon Company, 1891 tons New
| Central Company, 10706 tons. For Alexandria
American Company, G05.02 tons; Georges Creek,
5000 tonsi Hampshire and Baltimore Company,
| 95 06 tons
The American flag was hoisted clear to
the truck each OF the public buildings precisely
| ut noon yesterday, at which time wOrkmen began
| on each building to remove the mourning drnpCry
| which hung for thirty days in honor OF the mur-
| dcred President. At four p NJ. every emblem OF
| mourning had been removed except that OH the
| blinds of the two windows at the southwest cor
| ner Of the White House, opening into the ante
| room of the chamber where Garfield suffered SO
| long.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
| as follows; AmHsa q. Frederick, Of Scdnlin, Mo-,
aud Sarah T.. stewart, of Washington, ID. G.; George
| Il. Phair and Clara JamisOn, of SpenCeryille Md;
| William h. IT, Davis, of Washington ID. C., aud
| Rosa II. Simms, of Georgetown d. C.. Frances A.
| Bennett and Ada II, Kern, q, II. Ally and Nellie
! Cantell, Joseph Smith and Dora Wren, Henry s.
| LOGfller and Catherine Il, AIchlosser, Joseph II
| Gold, of Baltimore, Nd, and Rosa G. Bottcnfed
| OF Washington, d. y.
Miss Minnie Evan, who has made a
high reputation In this and other cities as vocal
| is sang IN Baltimore last night with the HAYDEN
| Society II Is understood that Miss Evan WIN "a
| to New York at an early date, where she has se-
| cured an engagement at one Of the lnrges
| churches, and where she VIII also prosecute he