National Republican., 1881-02-21
James H. Perry, of Chicago, is a guest

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James H. Perry, of Chicago, is guest
at the Imperial.
General George A Sheridan has re-
turned to the city from business trip to the South
| looking genial aud healthy.
: John Wilson kicked Jim Pugh in a
scrimmage in Louise alley last evening. jim
thinks he belongs to the kickee-P Pughs now.
Charles Hilton was shot in the knee by
A. V. Cross at an entertainment at McCauley s
Hall, Capitol Hill, on Saturday. Cross was ar
rested.
A marriage license has been issued to
John H. Bladen, of the District of Columbia, and
Bridget L. Broderick of Montgomery County,
Maryland.
The court has ordered the Marshal to
furnish a proper conveyance for the members of
the grand jury who will inspect the Jail day.
They will be discharged for the term this week.
The damage done to the railroad part
of the Long Bridge by the recent freshet having
been repaired the first train passed the bridge
Saturday night, just one week Gfcr the bridge was
broken.
In the House ON Saturday Mr.. Hunton,
of Virginia. asked to have a night session ordered
for Wednesday next for the consideration of Dis
trict business but Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, OBJ
jccted.
The Mosaic Club, at its meeting Satur-
day night, at the residence of the Misses Koones
1920 Connecticut avenue, discussed Pope-not Bill,
but Alexander Pope, poet of less renown than
Bill, who fourished last century.
Joseph Hallock, of Seaford, Sussex
County, Delaware, hand on the schooner Ann F.
Moore, Captain Z. Carey whi ch has been lying at
the wharf foot of Duke street, Alexandria, for some
time past, was found dead in his bunk last Friday.
A dentist named Dr. E. B. Lounsbury
has eloped from Mount Kisco, n. Y, with an
other mans wife This fact has revived report
that DR.. LOunsbury has wife in this city, another
in Georgetown, and still another in ionkers n. \.
The large audience at the Tallmadge Hall
Thought Exchange Yesterday afternoon listened to
Tennessee, on Immortality, after which five and
ten minute speeches were made by gentlemen and
ladies in the audience.
A letter has been received in this city
from Sitka, stating that Miss Mary Ball, daughter
of Colonel N. D. Ball United States collector for
that district, and form ery of Alexandria, Va was
married last month to naval officer on the United
States ship JameSt own, now lying at that port
Mr.. Louis Shaw, the billiard expert,
who has been giving exhibitions here for the past
two days, left for Syracuse, n. Y, last evening,
where ne has an engagement TO fill From there
he goes to BinghanltOn, after which he will re-
turn to Washington and gives series of exhibitions
during Inauguration week.
F. W. Mahood, of West Virginia, sta
tionery clerk of the House of Representatives died
Saturday, at his residence, No. 152 East Capitol
street, of consumption. Mr. Mahood was ap-
pointed stationery clerk early in the first session
of the FOrty-f0 Congress, and was regarded as
highly efficient clerk a nd worthy gentleman.
The mayor of Alexandria has created
considerable perplezity among Washington jour-
nalists by inviting representatives of papers
here to act as his aids on the occasion of the pa
rade tomorrow. The field was well canvassed,
and it was found that only very small minority
dared TO venture their precious journalistic per-
sons on horseback
Columbia COmmandery, Knights Tenn
plar, No ., of this city, had a meeting of more
than ordinary interest last Saturday evening.
Elwood Z. Thorne, Past Grand Master of Masons
of the State of New York, and Past Eminent Com
mander of Palestine Commandery, Knights Tcm-
plar No. IS, of New York city, was present, and
was formally presented with a handsomely en-
crossed and elegantly framed certificate of hon
or ary membership in Columbia The presentation
address was made by Past Eminent Commander
of Columbia John r. rhomp pson, which was re-
sp0nded to by Grand Master Thorne in very elo-
quent speech. An elaborate banquet followed.
Congressman elect George, of Oregon, and other
distinguished guests were present, and responded !
to toaStS.