National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-15
Oh, the snow. the beautiful snow,

| Has disposed of mosquitoes and flies:
| And how utterly devoid of regard for his biz
Is the man who does not advertise.
l.. r. Hammersly, of the United Service
Magazine, is registered at the Ebbitt.
James W. Clark, managing editor OF
the Boston TrdrelIer, is at the Imperial.
Colonel Vernon, surveyor of the port
| OF Baltimore, was in the city yesterday.
General William B. Franklin and Gen
eral NJ. t. Mcmahon are quaHtcred at Wizards.
| Charles II. Woodman, esq.,, editor of the
National Quarterly Repier, New York city, Is in town.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to Ambrose Cant and Annie Daily, both Loudoun
t County, Virginia.
George Caldwell, freight agent of the
Erie Railway at New York, is at Wizards He is
here to get new bonded routes for the Erie Road
combination.
The counsel for Mr. H L. Crawford
being sick and unable to proceed with the cause
pending, the Criminal Court Was adjourned yester
day without tranSacting any business.
a delegation from New York, consist
ing of William E. Dodge, Rev. John Hall, Rev.
Howard Crosby, and Rev. S. X. Riggs, called upon
the President yesterday i'll relation to the Ponca
Indians.
All telephone communication between
the collectors office of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal and the offices along the line of the canal
was cut off yesterday by breakage i'll the telc-
phone wires.
Caroline Thompson has filed bill in
equity against the Union Cemetery Association of
the First Baptist Church, of Georgetown, d. G.. for
an account of its transactions and the appointment
of Il receiver.
The United States steamer Enterprise,
WHICH has been undergoing repairs at the navy
yard, Will be launched next Monday afternoon.
The Tallapoosa viii lake the place of the Enter
prise III the east ship-houSe, for thorough over
hauling.
Mr.. \. B. Meadley, of Alexandria, has
Instituted suit against the Washington and George
town Street Railroad Company to recover damages
for injuries sustained by him the 9Th instant
he having been thrown to the ground while trying
to get on a car
The cigar store of George w. Harrison,
No. All Twelfth street northwest was robbed Tues
day night between the hours of eleven and one
About two thousand cigars and several packages
OF tobacco were secured by the thief who left red
glove in the store as mementO of his visit.
DIR. John NJ. Carnochan, formerly health
officer OF New York, and one of the city's most
eminent surgeons successfully removed trouble
some and serious abscess from the side of Major A.
D. Banks. OF Mississippi, yesterday. He came here
for that purpose and left last night and his sur
geon friends here say the patient with care will
get well.
The eleventh annual report of the pres
ident of the board of trustees of the Reform School
has been submitted. At the close of the last fiscal
year l3I boys remained i'll the school There were
committed during the year 6S, making the whole
number 30. Ofthis number is were discharged
by the trustees Tor good conduct and were absent
without leave
Mr.. Ira Godfrey, the proprietor of the
Swiss laundry, met with serious if not fatal ac-
cident last Wednesday. In attempting to pass
down the stairs from the washrOom he slipped
and fell, striking on his head on the landing be-
low. He was able to walk to his home but soon
afterWard was attacked with terrible pains in the
head. He now lies in a dangerous condition, and
only slight hopes of his recovery are entertained.
\ gentleman from Philadelphia named
Wellington Jones and who for several days past
had been guest at the National Hotel, died sud
denly Of congestion of the lungs yesterday soon
after he had purchased ticket to return home.
His remains were taken charge of by MeSsrs.
Samuel T. Schofeld and Z. G.. Wheeler on behalf
OF the Masonic fraternity and taken to the under
taking establishment Of Henry Lee, where they
were prepared for shipment to his late home.
Club Jackson, well-known coloreG
sport who is frequent visitor at the Police Court
in the role ola defendant, was up again yesterday
for Swindling old coloFed man named Til llnas
Brown out of so by card trick. Browns testi-
mony showed that Jackson pretended to teach
him how to draw a certain card. but when con-
federae of Jackson bet him he could not pick out
the card Of course he lost. The case was contin-
ued until to-day, to give the accused an opportu-
nifty TO produce witnesses on his side.