National Republican., 1881-11-07

meut Of want rcnt for salc lost three times for
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN,. q.
Colonel r. NJ. Wallace, ex-United States
marshal Of South Carolina, is spending several
days at the Ebbitt
Mark Hooper fell down the steps of the
Eastern Market Saturday morning and was badly
bruised about the face and head.
The Republicans of Bowie, Md, will
hold final meeting before the election to- night,
at which eminent speakers will be present
John Brown, a carpenter, fell from the
roof Of the school building in Tcnnallytown, on
Saturday, but, forelnately, was not seriously in.
jured.
John b, Cough lectures at the Congre-
gational Church on Friday evening next. Ills
reputation us an orator will undoubtedly give him
n full house.
On Saturday some rascal stole three
razOrs and n par OF scissors from the barber shop
OF NJ, H. Robn3on, corner OF Third and Pennsyl
vnnio avenue southeast.
Mr. Marshall Brown, Major Thomas
Simms, and Mr. John c. Harkness, three Of our
prominent old and respected citizens who have
been Ill., are now slowly improving.
The police made fifty arrests during
Saturday, twenty Of which were registered drunk,
Sixteen dodgers were accommodated in the various
station-houses during the same period.
The attention of Maryland voters is in
yitcd to an advertisement in another column in
relation TO procuring transportation to their homes
to take part In the election tomorrow.
The Phoenix Club will be reorganized
shortly, and with the accession Of many new
members will no doubt become one of the most
attractive Of the literary societies of the District
A shed in the rear of the Miller school
building, on II treet, near Seventh northwest was
discovered on fire yesterday morning, but the
police eXt!nguishod the flames without turning in
an alarm.
A gang of negro card-players and dice
throwers was surprised by Officer Hemline in
Foundry alley Saturday morning. and one of them
named Eli Whitney was captured and sent to jail
for fifteen days
The store of Mrs. M. A. Thompson, No.
329 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, was entered
by sneak thiefd during rush of business Satur-
day night, and the drawer was emptied of q small
amount Of money.
A colored man named Algy Miles,
twenty. eight years of age, died suddenly ycster
day afternoon at No. 33i Maine avenue southwest,
and the coroner, who has been notified will make
an examination to-day.
A gentleman named G.. T. Jones in at
tempting to cross Ninth street, near #, Saturday
afternoon, stumbled and fell under the feet Of a
horse, driven by G. b. Bailey, and was considerably
bruised about the back.
Marriage licences were issued Satur
day as follows james Williams, Baltimore, Nd
and Ella West, Washington d. c.; william II.
Fisher and Mary A, Mcdonald, and Peter Conner
and Maggie RONche, all of this city.
rlo DoD,ll;,o,,g aud Dn,l;,ptn,. nc
Fairfax County propose to have rou3ing closing
meeting at Langley tonight Judge Harris, Pro.
fessor II. T. Grcener, and other we'll. known speak.
ers will be present and make addresses.
A gentleman, while passing up Fifteenth
street last night found an unknown white woman
lying in the area in front Of Wclckers restaurant
in an insensblo condition, She was carried to the
Emergency Hospital in the police ambulance.
b. B. French Lodge No. 10, +. A. A. NJ,
will receive its annual visitation from the officer
of the Grand Lodge this evening. Rev, J. Cmrk
Hoge will lecture, and from his well known abil
ity something highly interesting may be expected.
The Mignon Club will give their third
select bul at Talmndge Hall tomorrow evening.
| The previous entertainments of this club have
| been highly enjoyable, and additional endeavors
| arc being made to have this eclipse their former
efforts.
The Capital Bicycle Club propose giving
a complimentary s0iree ddnsdnte ut Marlni's Hall
to- night week. The young gentlemen composing
this club are said to be graceful dancers they
are accomplished wheelmcn, and the entertain
ment will no doubt be thoroughly enjoyable.
1t is stated that Mrs. John b. Clark in
tends to file cross-bill in response to the petit
| ton for divorce filed In Missouri by her husband
us soon as she RECEIVERS from the prostraton which
| lt.fs.
given to her domestic relations has brought upon
| her,
Now is the season for church fairs. st.
Patrick's has already inaugurated the movement
and preparations are being actively made for fairs
for the benefit of st. Augustnc's 81. Matthew'S st.
| Sepoens, st. Peters, all Catholic, and the New
York Avenue, Presbyterian, and Grace, Episco-
palian.
The Company A boys propose to give
| a series of hops and Germans during the winter
commencing about December1. Everything that
A Company undertakes Is sure TO succeed, and an
nouncement of the contemplated entertainments
will be welcome news to their hosts OF lady
friends.
Two robberies were reported at Police
Headquarters Saturday by strangers who had been
taken In by confidence men, the amount in one
case being $50 aud in the other s35 In both cases
the victims were shown the sights and made drunk,
and their robbery was thus made easy and the
chances of detection narrowed.
Paul Wagner, who arrived in New
York from Germany on the 4th ultImo, and who
| had tnmped from that city here, went to Police
| Headquarters Saturday evening As he was suf-
| fering from asthma he was sent to Providence
Hospital lie gave his age as twenty, Is a good
draughtsman, and intends going to Illinois.
The counsel of the Washington Market
| Company Messrs Birney & Blney-have filed O
motion In the case brought against them by Timo.
thy Daily and others, asking that the plaintiffs be
required TO give bond for the payment Of any
| damages which the company may sustain by rea-
son of the operation of the restraining order taken
| out by the plaintiffs
The New York Republican Association
met at St. Georges Hall Saturday evening Hon
A. NJ CRppin the chair and D. NJ, Davis acting a.
secretary, Several new members were proposed
and elected. Most Of the members being Gbsen
attending the election the usual reports Of com
mittees were dispensed with and the association
adjourned to the next regular meeting,
An old stoop-shOudered, gray-hareG
man, a boss printer, in charge of the documen
piece department AZ the Government Prlntin,
Office, has worn smile upon his aged features fo
week aud docs not fail to stop the passeIs'by IL
the street to let them know that he is a grand
father, which his name It is Billy Towers. III,
baby belongs to Dave and is bald-headed,
Cornelius Washington, trustee of the
Baptist Church. corner Of Eighteenth and L street,
northwest, appeared IN the Police Court Saturday
against owen Washington, whom he charged
with drawing pistol upon him when spoken t
for being dlsorderly In the vicinity Of the church
Other complaints Of the same character beln
alleged against the prisoner Judge Smell sus
pended Judgment.