National Republican., 1881-12-07

Rioos-D Smith, T. p McCutcheon, Philadelphia;
&c1H ri wsea SsTmR BaTse eTa sb
Roosevelt New York; L. s. Thompson, Honolulu,
wilson, PSadephs G + =. Bender, I New ' YORK; W g IL
Marshan Port Tobacco. Md Alfred Hempken, New
wELcKER's.-Allen NJ. Hamilton, New York.
Copies of The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN in
wrappers for mailing can be had at the business
Office.
You can publish three-line advertise
ment Of want rent for sale, or lost, three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
Fred L. Farnsworth, of Detroit, is in
the city.
There will be special sale of ribbons
at the Palais Royal to-day.
II. ID. Hyde, esq, of the legal firm of
Ililard, Hyde & Dickinson Of Boston, is at the
Riggs
District Collector Cook has received
half million dollars for taxes since Thanksgiy-
ing Day.
Captain Kelley, of the Capital City
Guards, has invited the Commissioners TO inspect
his company.
The special assessment division yester-
day completed the revision of assessments against
alley I'm square l26.
big Blunders" will be the subject of
the Rev. r. De Witt Talmage at the Congrega.
tional Church tonight
Major zenos Wilbur, formerly examiner
in the Patent Onlce, but now attorney for the in-
YentOr, Edison, Is in the city
John Hall undertook to argue with
one of his creditors with n club, and yesterday
paid IS into Judge SHELLS Golfers
The celebrated Brooklyn divine, Rev.
T. De Witt Talmagc, will lecture at the Congre..
gational Church this evening on "Big Blunders."
I'll.
was taken TO police headquarters yesterday, and
will be sent over TO the asylum. He is crazy on
phrenoogy.
Minnie Ralph, o wanderer without
home or means OF support, was provided with win.
ter quarters by Judge Smell yesterday at General
CroCkeTs hotel.
DIR. A. b. Elliott, editor of the lansing
burg (N. ~ Gdsette, said TO be the oldest news
paper In the United States, is in the city, stopping
ut 20 Grant Place.
There is no more popular lecturer than
the Rev. I. Dewitt Talmagc, and to. night he will
tell what he knows OF" Big Blunders," ut the Con-
gregational Church.
All have made "Big Blunders" during
their lives, and tonight Rev. DE Witt Talmage,
the eminent lecturer, will discourse upon that
| subject at the Congregational Church.
The following building permits were
issued yesterday by the Inspector of Buildings:
DR.. H. l., BoYec, 10 make general repairs, 500;
John J. Garvin to make general repairs, s25.
A verdict of damages of 500 was made
yesterday in favor oil Seatman, who sued the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company
| for 5000 for putting him off one of their cars.
Joseph j. Joyce, Julius c. Dowell, Ed
gar r. Saunders, and Campbell G. Bergman, on
| Recommendation of the examining committee,
| were yesterday admitted members of the District
| bar.
Professor West gave a calcium-li
panorama exhibition at the Foundry NJ. Il. Church
| last night the proceeds of which will be used in
deiraying the expenses of Christmas entertain
| ment
Only fifty cents, including reserved
seat, to hear the eloquent 4. Dewitt Tallmage
lecture upon "Big Blunders" at the Congrcga-
tional Church tonight. Go to Brad Adams book
| store.
The Marshal yesterday surrendered
| William johnson, cOlored, TO the Maryland au.
thorities on requisition. He was arrested here a
few days ago for stealing corn from farmer in
| Maryland.
Tickets for the lecture of the Rev. Il.
| Dewitt Talmage o-night on the subject Of Big
Blunder" may be obtained at Brad Adams book
store, Sli street. Price fifty cents. including re-
| served seats.
The stockholders of the Children's Hos.
ptal have elected the following directors TO serv,
ior four years, ending December 81, 1885, d. John.
son Elliott, LewisJ Davis, John q. Hurkness and
w. S. Thompson.
Cornelius Cole and Alice Cook, for be-
ing concerned In little lovers quarrel which dis
turbed the peaceful neighbOrhood of Swampoodle
were yesterday sent down for fifteen days by His
Honor Judge Smell.
A mission has been organized under
the aus ices of ST. Andrews Church, at the corner
OF Fourteenth and Boundary streets, In charge OF
| Rev. J. owen Dorsey, and the first services was
| held there last Sunday.
The report of the Secretary of the
| Treasury, the proceedings OF both Houses of Con.
gress in DETAIL fall report of yesterdays Guiteal
trial and interesting local and selected matter vii
be found OH the inside pages.
The brilliant lecturer, Rev. T. Dewitt
Tsllmadse, VIII be heard at the pCIongregationG
Tickets fny cents, including reserved seats. Fol-
sale at Brad Adams bookstore.
When car 81 of the Seventh street line
stopped at the corner of Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue Yesterday afternoon an old lam
colored man ran his crpteh through one of tn
windows. No one was injured.
During the heavy fog yesterday morn
ing the steamship John Gibson Captain Young
| from New York AFTER passing through the draw IL
in IN the a ryer Il sunset she Was stili aground gro
A defective hue set fire to the Turkish
bath establishment ofD II. l.. Bovee, No. l4l7
| street northwest, yesterday morning and dam
aged II to the extent Of 800. In order to reht AM
repair, the bath rooms will not be open till satur
day.
The stockholders of the Great Falls Ic,
| Company elected the following board Of direct
| ors at the annual meeting last evening" Messrs
Van Risiuek' ), I: Iohnspm9' I piliins' 4 n
johnson, aud DIS, Howard and Hazen.
A dummy engine and two trains o
dumping cars have been put upon the tramwOy o
the Potomac fats, and the work Of excayating vii
| soon begin In earnest. Two steam -dTedges and
| number of mud -scOws are ready foTOperaion an
a large corps of workmen has been employed.
At the annual convocation of Lafayett
Royal Arch Chapter, No. o, held at Masonic Ten
plelas evening, the following officers were elected
| Frank l., Campbell, NJ Il. II. p. James l.. Falb!
f. X; Emmett c. Elmore, Il. S.; Flemming
Grihith, treasurer, and Richard J. Blakelocl
secretary.
At the one hundred and twenty-sixt
monthly meeting Of the Anglers Association oil
GERS for the ennsng year We're elected us follow,
Dr. Smith 1ownshend president; l., Oppenheime
| vice. president; Thee. Friebus, secretary an
treasurer W. y. Pearson, ]. NJ, Judge, and
Sardo, executive committee.
At the annual meeting Of Company 4
Washington Cadet Corps, the following Office
were elected for the ensuing year Captain, @. !
Fleetwood first lieutenant, George S. Conlee; SEE
ond lieutenant, X. 4, Owens; breyet second liel
tenant. james A. Perry James B. Wright, secrt
taTy; L, Brockenborough, treasurer.
At meeting of George q. Meade Pos
. No o, G. A. r., held last evening, the fOllowin
were elected officers for the year 1889: NJ. A. Di
7. Ion post commanders Levi Rage, S. v. g.; DaI
iel Raimey, j. v, C.; w. H. Sterne, duarterniasle
|. II. v. S0hufhirt surgeon Z. H. Burghardt chal
lain; J, b. Burke, q, d. John A, Bryan, o. g.; rel
resenAtiyea to Department Encampment, John
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