National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-04
The employees of the city post office
will not put their new uniforms until the 1st of
February

The employees of the city post Office
will not put on their uniforms until the LIST of
| February.
Lafayette Lodge, No 10, F. A. A. NJ, will
celebrate its seventeenth anniversary at Masonic
| Temple Thursday evening.
Colonel Redick Mckee had a fall on T
street yesterday morning and sustained injuries OF
| painful but not serious nature.
| The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has a
telephone line between Washington and Balti-
| more, which works satisfactorily.
The panel in the rotunda of the Capt.
tol representing Oglethorpe making treaty with
| the Indians in Georgia has been completed.
August Gendz, sailor belonging to the
United States man-ofwar Portsmouth, had his feet
badly frozen while walking from Washington to
Baltimore.
The forty-fiye ietter-carrierS In the city
delivered during the month of December 10, 46S
pieces of mail matter and collected from the street
letter-boxeS 81, rs pieces
The report of the inspector of buildings
for tho past month shows that permits for twenty
new buildings were issued, and twenty-five for re-
pairs Fees received, SIS.
The Commissioners have accepted from
the contractor, Mr.. B. c. King, the new school
building erected on the Bladensburg road, and the
first school was opened there yesterday.
Emily r. Baker has brought suit against
the Metropolitan Railroad Company for 5000
damages for injuries received By being dragged
along the street by one of the companys cars.
A special meeting of the Board of
School Trustees has been called for tonight to con
slider the propriety of permitting the school build
ings to be used as quarters for civic and military
organizations on the 4th of March.
An order was issued by the District
COmmissioners yesterday directing that in the flu
ture all the offices in Columbia building be closed
the clerks time TO finish each days business.
Miss Lula Yelling, the child pianist,
played last evening at Mr.. 7. C. Crawford's resi-
dence, on New York avenue, before Senator David
Davis and large company of ladies and gentle
men, She has accepted all invitation to call upon
Hon. Alex. H. Stephens to-day.
Justice Cox, sitting in the Chancery
Court, yesterday gave Mr.. B. T. Keyser, receiver of
to sell the property known as Nos. 90 and as street
northwest, the property of the bank for 800, pay
able in claims against the bank.
The Union prayer meetings, to be con-
tinued during the present week, were inaugurated
yesterday at Wesley Chapel Rev. Joseph I: Kelly
conducting the exercises Immediately following
these prayer meetings, each day during the week
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
hold gospel meetings at the same place.
Messrs. Brown and Met onnell las counsel
for Elias C. Caldwell, executor of Josiah +. Cald-
we'll Yesterday entered suit against the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company for s. 600 damages
for obstructing Maryland avenue between Twelfth
and Thirteenth street southwest and preventing
the plaintiff from enjoying free ingreSs and egress
to his property.
Charles Langston, Club Jackson, and
George H. Addison, the three negroes charged with
committing bold robbery at Michael Leahy's
restaurant, on street, near Eleventh, Saturday
night, were tried in the Police Court yesterday Adj
olson, who was convicted of stealing Leahy's
watch, was sent to jail for six months and the
others were released.
The clerk of the court has issued the
following marriage licenses: John II. Williams of
Daysville, Va. and Matte L. Brown, of Philfmont.
Va: DR.. Cyrus NJ. Ginbrich, of LeeSburg. Va, and
Lulah o. D0well, of this city; Frederick c. Bur
rhus, jr, and Flora B. Lynch; Adam Sellner and
Anna We'll; Samuel Digs and Polly Walker;
Henry Watts, of Fredericksburg, Va, and Emma
Washington, of Orange County, Va.
Bids were opened yesterday by the
board OF directors of the Washington City and
Point Lookout Railroad at their office in this city
for the completion of the road to Point Lookout.
Among the bidders were Messrs. Thomas Joyce and
William Fletcher, the Well-known contractors and
it is needless to say If the award be made to them
the work will be completed on time and the resi-
dents of the District have fine opportunity Of
visiting that splendid resort by quick transit next
summer.
One of the most agreeable and pleasant
surprises of the season occurred at the office of
Fifteenth street, Friday last when McsSrs Robson
and Crane called to pay their respects to Colonel
Ingersoll, an old friend, and found the whole
family of that gentleman present, besides few
personal friends, including Mr. Townsend. of New
York, and William L. Cowan. Colonel Ingersoll
introduced the company to McssrS. Robson and
Crane, after which Colonel and Mrs. Ingersoll in
yited the company present to proceed to their
hOSpiable residence on Lafayette Square and par
take of a lunch, which served up i'll fine style
by the wife of the genial host, whose kindness of
heart and ringing laugh makes every one happy
around her.