National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21

Eggs are selling at seventy cents pei
dozen retail
Mark L. Mcdonald, of San Francisco, is
stopping at the Riggs.
Hon. F. B. Stockbridge. of Michigan. is
at the National for a few days.
Hon. Rice A. Beal, proprietor of the
Ann Arbor (Alich.) Courier, is at the National.
Brad Adams sends the Illustrated Chris
tan Weekly, ARdrers' american Queen, and Franz
LeSlteS Lddy'S Journal.
General J. Hale Sypher is one of the
latest victims to the slippery pavements. He is
suffering from broken arm.
Some thieves attempted to break into
Mr. Rests place, No. 425 Twelfth street northwest
yesterday, but were frightened of.
The funeral of Peter P. Pitchlynn, the
! venerable ChOctaw will take place at Masonic
+! Temple at two o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. J. W. Greenwich, formerly of the
District, but who has been for several years in New
Mexico and Colorado, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. Joseph Lee, of the firm of Henry
| Lees Sons, who has been lying i'll of dangerous
bilious attack, is much improved and able to sit
! up.
Mrs. "Charley" Nye met with the mis-
fortune of falling heavily from chair at her home
Yesterday and sustained some quite painful inju-
| ries.
An Alexandria lady lost gold locket,
worth $40, while on her way from the National
Theatre to the Sixth street depot, Wednesday
night.
The Acknowledgement has requested
District Attorney Corkhill TO defend Treasurer Gil
illan in the suits recently brought against him by
certain contractors.
The first complimentary reception of
the Carroll Institute for this year was held at their
rooms, on street, last evening, and was greatly
enjoyed by those present.
A man is offering from door to door
in this city basket of rolls of butter and selling
them as halfpound rolls. By actual weight, two
of these rolls weigh exactly threequarterS of a
pound
A literary gentleman in Washington is
engaged on paper for Hdrper's Monthly Magazine
describing the peculiarities of the star" postal
service. 1t will contain number of original Illus
tratiOns.
The alarm of fire from box 2l4 last
night was caused by the burning of wOcdshed on
the premises of Mr.. Rudolph Eichorn No 15l4 Thir-
teenth street northwest, but the damage was of
trifiing nature.
Water Register Cox was attacked with
vertigo in an Avenue ear yesterday morning and
was taken to Chrstiani's drugstore where he was
attended by DR.. Townshend. He afterward went
to his Office and attended to his usual duties al
though he seemed quite unWell.
Mr.. George Phillips, president of the
Potomac Steamboat Company, stated in CONVERSE
ton yesterday that the ice ON the surface of the
Potomac IS at present soft and getting softer and
if it rained for twelve or twenty-four hours, fol-
lowed by days sunshine, there would be gen.
eral breaking up of the ice.
Last night about nine o'clock Private
Waterman Swartley and officer Miller, of the
Seventh precinct. picked up man at the corner
of First street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
who was lying in the street in an almost frozen
condition. The officers took him to the Seventh
precinct station-house.
Treasurer Glover received the follow
ing subscriptions to the poor fund yesterday: En-
plOyees of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
through D; W. Wilson and J. Q: Larman: sSl0:G0;
clerks in the Census Bureau, S39057, and Smith !
sonian Institution, through Messrs. W. J. Rhees |
and Daniel Leech, S550-total, s706.67.
Captain George Mattingly, who was for |
many years general superintendent of the Potomac |
mail steamers between this city and AG1uia Creek |
prior to the war; succeeds to the general manage
ment of the steamer George Leary, of the Wash |
ington and Norfolk route and the steamer Excel |
sior, of the Quantico route. Captain Mattingly's |
known ability as a steamboat man is assurance |
that the management of the lines of which he as |
sUmes control will prove satisfactory to the travel
ing community and remuneratiye to the stock |
holders
Mr.. John IIitz, ex-president of the !
German-American National Bank has fled bill !
in equity against Mr.. B. T. keyser, the receiver,
ct al, praying an inunc ton TO restrain the sale of
lot TO- square 400. Mr.. Hitz gave the defendant Il
deed of trust on this property to secure his in
Bank, and now sale is threatened in default of |
payment. Mr. HitZ complains that the amount of /
has not been ascertained, and there
fore there could beno default. restraining order
has been granted by Justice Cox, returnable OIL
the Goth instant.