National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-03

What is more graceful than dog? Two
dogs, of course. Doggoned if they amt!
Mr.. Ed. w. Brues correspondent Of the
Spirit Of the Times, is in the city. prepared to work
up the trOtting meeting.
Ida A. Elder, through her attorney, J..
Parker Jordan, yesterday entered suit for divorce
from John W. Elder on the ground of cruelty.
Governor H. NJ Hoyt, of Pennsylvania,
accompanied by Harrison Wright, ESQ., of Wilkes
Barre arrived here yesterday, and is quarered at
the Riggs House.
Fifteen prominent grocery merchants
have signed an agreement to close their places of
business at seven p. IN. after the 10th instant
Saturdays excepted.
Mr.. L. HoltZlander, one Ofthe old clerks
ofthe Pension Office, who has been very i'll for some
weeks past with pneumonia. is now convalescent,
and expects soon to resume the duties of his desk
The case of Oliver Hambleton, charged
with being concerned in the swindling of Cana
dian named Houston, by the Arlington guide pro-
cess was sent to the grand jury yesterday, bonds
being fixed at 81 600
At meeting of the employees of the
city post-office, Captain s H Merrill, james H.
Parish, W. H Goods A. Ridgcley c. N Clark and
c. C. CTonch were appointed committee on con-
stitution and bylaws for relief association.
John L. Heupel of the Union Veteran
Corps returned from protracted fishing excursion
to Little Falls. He brought with him magnifi-
cent specimen of the black bass, weighing three
ounces and reports the fishing good but the bass
somewhat shy.
Messrs. Wolf, Ashford, Woodward.
Johnson Hay, Saville, and Brooke yesterday pre-
sented to the President petition, asking the ap-
p0intment of Colonel G.. +. Schayer as Recorder of
Deeds. The President intimated that possibly the
matter was now beyond his control.
Marriage licenses were issued yester-
day to William Vincent and Fanny Parker, Edward
EhrmantTaut and Ada ST. john George W. Sabel
and Henrietta J. WhittemOre, both of Baltimore;
Anthony Christian and Sallie Burriil Cornelius
FOntrOy, and Charlotte Washington.
Mr. J. Gonsalez, Of the Inspection Di-
vision Post Office Department, resigned his fourth
class clerkship yesterday. Mr.. Gonsalez has &C
cepted the offer of a very advantageous business
connection in the Far West, and will leave for the
scene Of his new labors as soon as he can arrange
his affairs here.
Judge Smell yesterday, in dismissing
a charge of enticing prostitution, brought by
Policeman Hill against a young girl named Louisa
Yelling read q severe lecture on the alleged prac
tice of policemen making decoy- ducks of them
selves TO entrap unfortunate women into a viola
ton of the law
Mr.. Walker, driver of car No 8 of the |
II street line had queer experience on his up
trip at half past five p. m. yesterday. At Seventh
street colored girl carrying babe got into his |
car and put silver dollar into the fare-b box Be- |
ing asked why she did so, she said she thought |
that was the place to get change. Mr.. Walker gave
her dollar out of his change-box, and then she |
put the right fare into the box. The other paSSen-
gers, seemed to think Mr.. W. might have some
trouble in making his superintendent believe his
story. and of them left q card with the driver,
detailing the circumstances.