National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-12
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Mr.. J. B. Wood, of New York, is stop
ping at the Imperial.
The major of police has taken steps to
punish miSchievous boys who mutilate trees in the
streets.
Mr.. 4. Mcdonald, well-known mail
contractor died at his residence, No. 152S Q street
northwest, yesterday morning.
Liquor licenses were granted yesterday
to Mary McNally, of Georgetown, and Adolphus
Adj and J. Wiener, of this city.
George II. Thompson was yesterday re-
appointed an additional private the police
force to do duty at Abner's Garden
Judge Wylie yesterday granted Jennie
h Sutton divorce from W. Thomas Sutton, the
ground Of complaint being i'll treatment.
The total mortality in the District for
the week ending with Saturday last was seventy
five. There were forty-fiye births and twenty
marriages reported
WOrkmen are putting up the iron BAN
listers to the spiral stairs that reach from the gal
leries oyer the four grand entrances 10 the upper
offices at the National Museum.
a lady named Mrs Sarah Richards,
who was q witness in the Police Court yesterday,
caused panic by fanting and falling the floor.
When she recovered she was taken home.
There is temporary cessation of hos
tilitieS i'll the ChriStiancy case. The defense has
several more witnesses to examine before closing
the case, but seems in no hurry to produce them.
A man named Carpenter, employed as
a driver at the Office of the Independent Ice Com
pany, was struck on the head at the c0mpanys
house Yesterday by big piece of ice, and quite
seriously injured.
The Health Officer yesterday served
notices on the parties responsible for nuisances
l.. II
remove the fragrant heaps which are the cause of
so much complaint
\ small fire broke out in McDermott
Bros carriage factory yesterday morning about
four O'Clock and an alarm was turned in from box
121. The fire was eXtingJIished without requiring
the engines TO go into service.
Last week Inspector Sutton inspected
5000 bushels of oysters, 1900 punches of fresh
fish, 2OsO7OO herring, SLIP shad, and $500 clans
He condemned 40 bushels Of oysters, 3O2 punches
offish, 10000 herring, and a shad
Mr. J. F. Olmstead sold on Monday for
for Mr.. II. NJ. Hutchinson one of the new three
story brick houses on Massachusetts avenue, be-
tween Scott Statue and Seventeenth street, to Mrs
Senator J. B. Vance for So, 800 cash.
Jerome A. Johnson, of the old First
one of "a committee to wait upon the President a
few days ago to urge the appointment of Mr. H.
A Hall as Commissioner of the District.
William D. Blankinship, the sailor
from the schooner William McGee, of Philadelphia,
who created sensation on the 2d instant by going
about the city while broken out with the small
poX, died at the smallpox hospital Tuesday.
A horse that fell foundered on X street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets northwest
Tuesday night, and lay suffering on-the pavement
ali night, was shot yesterday morning by order of
officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city TO Animals.
\ very interesting lecture was deliv-
cred on Tuesday evening by Professor Simon New
comb IL. d, at Georgetown College, on behalf of
the Toner Scientific Circle, on " The Progress of
Astronomy" The lecturer entertained his hearers
for over an hour.
Says a correspondent: "No. 1905 @
street northwest is my place of residence: but
did not write the article i'll your splendid paper of
18th instant, headed "Small Business" When
my articles are honored in type they are generally
signed z. T. Daniel"
John F. Heath, a young man who sur
rendered himself TO the police, stating that he had
killed man named Fanchet at Mount Carlo. in
the south of France, about two months ago, syas
yesterday committed to the Government Insane
asylum after medical examination.
On Tuesday night the Grand Lodge of
the l. o. C. T. instituted at No. street northeast
very promising lodge under the title of Perse-
verance No. ," Addresses were made by the G.
W. C. T., J. II. Slime. other Grand Lodge officers
and w. c. T. V. \. Hubbard. Mrs. V. Z. Swear
ingcn rendered n vocal solo in fine style.
Among the building permits issued yes
terday was one to General r. L. Gibson, to erect
three-story brick residence on Rhode Island ave-
nue. between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
for SI@.00. J. l.. S0uthmeyer IL Co, architects, and
r. Fleming. 1t will be pressed brick front, with
stone trimmings; mansard and slate roof, with
bay window.
Complaint is made by some good citi-
zeI.sthat they have been lured into buying tc.:ctS
20 he performance Of Julius Cesar" tonight by
The name Of Lawrence Barrett which appears
in big letters on the posters the connection show
ing that it is by the Lawrence Barrett Dramatic |
Club. nos being plainly visible some distance away
from the bill boards.
The will of James c.. Weaver. which |
was filed yesterday, bequeathes his entire estate to
his children. William Weigel and Ida Ch-istiana, /
and provides that if they should die before ma
turity one half of the estate shall go to his brother
and the other half TO the Protestant Orphan Asy-
luDi III which institution he desired his children !
TO be placed if he should die before they become |.
CT age the will was dated May 5. 1881.