National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-06

The new term Of the circuit will begin
next Monday
The remains of Colonel S. r. Hamill
arrived in this city yesterday morning from Fort
reSS Monroe.
Rev. Josiah B. Perry, of Marlboro, has
accepted call to St. Andrews Protestant Episcopal
Church, in this city.
DR.. George W. Halves, curator of min
eralogy and geology of the National Museum,
leaves for New York to-day, to be absent few
days on business.
Justice Cox yesterday discharged until
Monday next the patient Criminal Court jurors who
have been waiting for the deadlock to break, so
as TO give them some business.
The mandate from the Supreme Court
of the United States IN the case of the District of
Columbia against Cluss was presented to the Court
| IN General Term yesterday by Colonel TOtten.
A number of property owners have
petitioned the District Commissioners to amend
the building regulations so to contract the
limits within which it shall not be lawful to erect
any wood buildings.
John Van Riswick, j. Harrison John
son, and II. W. johnson, of this city, have gone
into the ice business at the capital of the Old Do
| minion The corporation is known as "The Rich
mond Ice Company"
| Chief Roome, of the special assessment
division, yesterday forwarded tot the Sinking Fund
| Commissioner tax-lien certificates for property
bordering on street north, from New Jersey avenue
| to North Capitol street.
The commencement exercises of How
ard University Theological Department will take
place in the Memorial Lutheran Church this
evening Rev. DR.. Charles \. Stork, of Baltimore
will address the graduates.
The United States steamer Yantic,
Commander E. T. Woodward, is expected to leave
| the navy yard next Monday for Hampton Roads
Va. The repairs now being done to her machinery
will be completed by that time, -Nseacreurt-
President Gf sa2 t,t the N" .,
81 list "eH.IiiIeld visited the Smith
5Bunian institution yesterday, and was shown
through the National Museum by Professor S. F.
Baird. General MeigS also visited the National
Museum yesterday, and was shown around by DR..
George W. Halves
A certificate Of incorporation was filed
yesterday with the Recorder of Deeds by the
Catholic Beneficial Society. The certificate of in
corporation names W. H. Wheeler Thomas Ennis,
Charles johnson, Lewis Primus and Stephen
Smallwood as trustees
A series of revival meetings is being
conducted at Union Chapel, Twentieth street, by
the Mizpah Band of this city, Mr.. George 4. Hilton
president. The meetings are led by different
members each evening, and great interest is CEN
treing in the work of the band.
The District Commissioners have ap-
proved applications for liquor licenses from Henry
Koch & Co., at German Schuetzen Park; Thomas
Kelly 2OS Four and half street southwest AL
phonso Helm, 406 FOur-and- half street south
west; and Ernest Wilbrand, 46S Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
A postal-card was received at the Health
Office yesterday, having ON pen and-ink sketch
of tombstone, with the inscription, Sacred to
the memory of the Garbage Collector Disappeared
from the northern part of the city of Washington
March !, 1881; not since been seen there" The
chrome was referred to Contractor Draney.
Building permits were issued yesterday
to DR.. A. H Lee to build two brick dwellings ono
street. between Tenth and Eleventh streets north
west for $3.50; Charles Butt, to build O frame
dwelling on Central street, between Boundary
and Grant avenue in the County, for $500; Will |
liam Berkeley, a frame dwelling on Meridian Hill,
for $50.
The knights of st. Columbkill have
elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
R. a. Dove, commander; James Lawlor. Thomas
Curtain, and John j. Cannon, deputies: William
Murphy and T. \. Duffy secretaries; John Malone,
treasurer; David Riordan, P. Mcnamara, John
McMenamin, Daniel Kiligan n. Gilroy, and james
O'COnnor, board of governors.
The following articles, to be voted at
the fair at Masonic Temple, commencing May 9, |
are on exhibition at 4. Saks 6 Co.'S Seventh street
northwest, viz: Lady's gold watch, lady's gold
necklace, silver watch, Masonic gold ring, ivory
gavel, past master jewel, and new organ, which
is to be ratified. The butcher tools will be ex-
hibiton at HOmiler & Sons stand, Central Market.
The friends of DR.. J. L. Frensley, of
Virginia, will be pleased to learn that Assistant
District Attorney Perry has entered note prOSeqoi
in the case which has for the last six years been
pending against him. The charge preferred
by small band of political character killers who
infeSt Washington city. A bad man and sUs-
picious woman first invented the story that caused
DR.. Frensley many sleepless nights, but never
shook the confidence ana esteem OF his many
sequel has proved.