National Republican., 1881-10-25
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Charles s. Steele, of this city, is regis
tered Mt Hotel Woodruff Chicago.
The Southern Railway and Steamship
Association will hold their annual meeting here
on Wednesday next.
The directors and attending surgeons of
the Childrcn's Hospital met last night and took
appropriate action in reference to the late Thomas
Il. Hume.
A defective hue in n house, No. 1888
Twenty. fourth street northwest, caused an alarm
from box 3li lust evening, and the fire department
had n useless run.
DIR. II. b. Donaldson, past grand master
of Masons, will lecture before Federal Lodge No. l.,
this evening. An orchestra and choir Will render
some choice music.
Mr.. w. L. Reed is the only bidder for
dredging out the James Creek canal, at twenty
four cents .ncr cubic yard, and the Commissioners
will probably award him the contract.
The political committee of the Pennsyl-
vania Republican Association ofwhch Mr. oyster
| is president held meeting in lie DrOlt Building
last evening TO perfect arrangements for sending
voters home.
Mrs. Max Cohen has issued second vol
| ume of Garfield Souvenirs" This little book Is
filled with poetic and prose tributes to the hero
ism of the late President his courageous sayings
during his fotal illness, and his funeral obscques.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed committee on speakers at the Irish mass
meeting at odd-Fcllows' Hall, on Friday night:
d. A. Brosnan, Thomas Smith, Robert Mcdonald,
Thomas McCabe W. Ryan, w. II. Wright, and Il. r..
White
Inthe Circuit Court yesterday the jury in
the case Of PagonhoiT VS.. the Inland and seaboard
COasting Company rendered verdict for 500 and
damages for the plaintiff, the same amount
| awarded him by Justice Walter, before whom the
case was first tried.
The conference between the District
| Commissioners and representatives of the WASH
ington Market Company and stall-owners has
| been postponed until this afternoon. Mr.. Il. X.
Elliott will appear for the stall-owness and Gem
| eral Birney for the market company.
To-dayiNicholas Collan, Esq, of No. 1922
street,wil celebrate hisIseventy fourth birthday.
lie is day living on the same spot where he was
born. lie has shaken hands with the last eighteen
Presidents of the United States and has been
present the Inauguration Of every
OF that number.
The following have been accepted as
Circuit Court jurors for the present term to fill
| cancies in the panel: George s. B0lloch, Seventh
street roNd Robert Ball, &li.G street northwest !;
Thomas J. Gait, 46i Louisiana avenue northwest; (;
William Rupp, $40 o street northwest; John 7.
Dennis, 600 Sixth street northwest.
The Governor of Ohio has addressed a
letter To the Secretary of the Navy, thanking the
quies of the late President at Cleveland. The Sec
retary has transmitted this letter to Colonel Nc
Cauley, of the Marine Corps who has handed It to
Mr.. Sousa the leader ofthe band to be read TO the
members.
In the case of Benjamin Hilton, alias
| Benedict Hilton, charged with the larceny OF
nearly 5000 from his stepfther, John Carroll the nc.
cused pleaded guilty and upon the representation
OF his counsel that this was his first ofrnse, and
that his mother and step father were both anxious
that he should not be punished, Judge Cox sus-
pended sentence, this being satisfactory to the
| District Attorney.
Twenty-four boats are on the way from
Cumberland with 2,39313 tons Of coal as follows:
For eOrgctown-Consolidation Company 4030l
tons; Borden Company, 5230l tons; Maryland
| Company, $40 tons; Georges Creek Company
1918 tons; Blaen Avon Company l00.l4 tons; in
dividual, 2l0 tons. For iexandrin-Americar
Company Ml2 tons; Hampshire and Baltimore
Company 2S2,O7 tons.
Colonel Charles r. Belt, well known
throughout the District, died at his residence a
Chevy Chase, above Tennallytown, Sunday
evening, after a short illness, aged ninety year,
and four months, after a residence in the District
ofeghty years Colonel Belt during the old cor
poration days was prominent member Of thC
| Levy Court. He was Il much esteemed gentle
man, and his death will be regretted by a very
large circle of friends.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
as follows: Lawson Meredith and Rosa Pickett
Worcester, Mass, and Edith s. Harlan, Washing
ton ID. c.; Samuel Smith aud Grace NJ. Robcy
Charles County, Nd, Edward Howe and Elizabeti
Flndlcy, Patrick J. Casey aud Mary t. Tobin
Thomas I. b. Lear and IOltie Robey, George Browi
and Chloe Feen, and John T. Williams and saral
Dodsop, all OF this city.
Miss Blanche Roosevelt (Madame Nal
chetta), who Is pleasantly remembered here b,
reason of her charming concert at Lincoln Hal
last winter, is in the city for few days, stopping
Europe, whittier she will return in February
being under engagement to sing at the SAINT
Carlo in Nice in that month. Before leaving thi
country, however, she will sing in concert In New
sibly in opera. Her voice has greatly improved
She sings far better than last season.