National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-21

| The thermometer yesterday registered as follows
Ia. m. 75o; II a. M, $40; p m, S9o; 8 p. M, sec
9 p. m, 10; II p. m, 10; maximum, $3.50; mini
mum, 6SSo
Prominent Arrivals.
| Riggs.-T. Swift, Brazil; c. A. Montooth, Pitts
burg: ]. w. Monk, Brooklyn; ]. L. Lincoln
Philadelphia; 6. L. Roberts, A. Won Wagner, c. E
Avery, Boston; w. OrInes Chicago; NJ. Salisbury
| San Francisco; W. E. McCroy, South Carolina; J. w
| Butler, London; w. II. Townley, ]. L. Davis, New
York; 5. Barthelenly, Paris; H. Gregg, Belfast, Ire
land; c. II. Reed, Chicago; E. 4. Fitzgerald Dublin
! Ireland.
! NationaI.-E Buxbaum, Chicago; E. 4. Hub
bard, San Francisco; Judge r. Ford, Maryland; w,
II. Valentine, Richmond, Va. Captain r. T. Wilson
Professor w. T. Davis, ". C. II. NASH Petersburg
II. X. Carmack G. H. Sommer. Philadelphia; NJ
LissberSer, Z. Z. Barnum, New York; George Rich
ards, Dover, n. Y; F. a. Cornby, Philadelphia Pa
Ebhfit.-A r. Hart New York: A. H. Gilman
q. s. N; J. w. Porter, Illinois Charles L. Rhoder
Youngstown, Ohio; d. A. Ashworth, Philadelphia
Hon. ]. B. Lafiand, Delaware; N It. Spence, Cincin-
natl, Ohio. =
81. James.-William Forrest, Memphis, Tenn;
S. a. Sawyer, Manhattan, Kans.; 3. F. Flanders,
New Orleans; George V. Young, Maryland Benja-
min A. Stribling, Texas; F. H. Williamson, New
York.
ST. Marco. o. Money Maryland; E. NJ Massey.
Fort Monroe, VA ]. A. Belt, Virginia; Allen Mitch
ell, Philadelphia; D. ]. Dyer, New York; w. w.
Sullivan, Maryland.
ArlinGt0n.-Dr. MacEwan, R. Harrison, Eng
land; Ii. de B. Clay, Virginia T. Sunderland, San
Francisco; a. n. Locke, New York; ]. B. Bunus, st.
Joseph, No.
Inlperial.-H. c. Wampher. city; ]. ]. Hender-
son, :. West, Philadelphia; II. B. Putnam, Chicago;
]. +. James, Cincinnati.
WOrmIcy's.-E T. Taylor, Alabama; T. Gevath-
omey, Virginia; a. G. Cochoran, ST. Louis.
You can publish three-line advertise
for,
twenty-five cents in THE REPUBLICAN.
General Butler arrived in the city yes
terday for a stay of several days.
WALTER DENNIS, the actor, is in the
city. Next season he will play Ned Singleton in
My Partner" touring with Aldrich & Parsloe
u. Z. Carpenter was yesterday awarded
the contract for carrying the mails between the
city post-otce and Georgetown, d. c., at S325 per
annuln.
Wat Drew and William Dempsey, two
Washington merchants have decided to row
match over a one-mile course soon their
new shells are ready.
The contract for supplying the court
house at Austin, Tex, with furniture was yester-
day awarded to a. H. Andrews d Co., of Chicago,
their bid being S1l,710
Collector Merritt, of the New York GUS
toni house, is in the city to receive instructions in
connection with his appointment as conSul-gen-
eral at London England.
Martha Banks, who cut Matilda Up
sEer with a razor Sunday morning was yesterday
sent to Jail to await the action of the grand Jury.
Bonds were fixed at $500
The Commissioners have indicated
their Willingness to favor Howard University by
delaying the collection Of taXbils until Congress
shall decide fit will reduce them.
Secretary Hunt and Admiral Porter
visited the navy-yard yesterday afternoon, and
were received with the usual honors They went
to witness certain torpedo experiments.
Commissioner Thomas P. Morgan, &C
rheumatic attack, will leave for the Hot Springs
the 1st proximo, and will be absent about two
weeks.
Bids for purchasing the cedar posts in
Holmead Cemetery were opened by the Commits
T XeSterday t ard the contract awarded to
per lineal foot.
A colored woman named Jennie Frank
lin, living on New York avenue, NEAR Twenty
second street, died suddenly yesterday, and the
coroner, after examination, gave u certificate of
death from sunStroke.
The sprightly ECenjng Critic printed an
edition last night for the Alexantlrians
to read The account of Burke's travels in Wash
ington yesterday were very wildly portrayed by
the reportOrial force of that paper.
Mr.. Barnes, formerly stable boss of the
Belt line, then connected with the chariot enter
prise, and now of the Peoples Railroad Comp any,
Baltimore, WILL it is said, return to the Belt line
company as superintendent in place of Mr.. Daish.
Mr.. Robert L. Downing, the rising
young actor, will shortly leave the city to pay Il
visit 10 Miss Mary Anderson at her cottage at Long
Branch. Bob viii be member of the fair Mary's |
company next season, as he has for several years
past.
The Post-Office Department clerks are !
in state of trepidation, it having leaked out that
the committee on reorganization have recon- |
mended that discharges should be made in GER |
ain quarters. The committee will not submit |
heir report until near the close ofthe month.
Major w. J. Twining, Engineer Com
missioner of the District returned yesterday from
New York, whittier he went 10. examine into the !
manner i'll which the railroads entered into and |
passed through the city, and also as to street and
llley cleaning, street Lighting, and tclegraphins.
Purchasers of tickets for the excursion |
IF De Molay Commandery for Yorktown, Fort |
Monroe, and Norfolk can spend Monday, the |
Fourth, at Ocean View. Tickets are for sale at |
dendersons cigar store, Fifteenth street and Penn
ylvania avenue, and at the principal drug-storeS.
Arthur Moore, the little fellow who had |
both legs badly mangled and broken by street
of the Metropolitan Railroad several weeks ago
able to sit up yesterday tor the irst time. 1t is
ated that his injuries will cripple him for life,
md 1t Is the intention OF his parents to institute
uII lOI dlllSL INC IalIEOdu
Nennor's thunderstorm, owing to a
lclay in the Ohio Valley, failed to put in an ap-
)earancc in this city until about nine o'clock last
light. The electrical display no great shakes,
although THE REPUBLICAN CmisSary received
-ery severe jolt. \ subsequent investigation de-
Teloped the fact, however, that it was stroke of
Jersey lightning that smote the scribe-in the
neck.
\ sculling match, in which all anna
ours are invited to participate, will take place on
he Eastern Branch next Saturday afternoon. The
start will be from the Anacostia Bridge at the foot
Of Eleventh street southeast, and around the buoy
u the old burnt bridge and return TO the starting
DOint. Three entries have already been made,
md it IS expected that at least ten shells win take
)art in the contest.
Bids for cleaning alleys throughout the
District were opened by the Commissioners ycster-
lay and the following proposals considered: John
hite, 81 cents perl ODJsquare yards Ii. l. Crawford
> cents; +. NJ Draney, 53A cents; A. Flynn. 3;iI1
ents and NJ. Hines, 81 cents. Only TWO proposals
we're received for repairs to concrete and asphalt
uriaces during the ensuing fiscal year, Andrew
i!eaSon d Co. for slI,01S and II. L. Crawford,
II $3.50.
George Driver was equal to the occasion
asst evening, and when the storm came up can
as was instantaneously drawn over his summer
arden ana the visitors remained undisturbed by
he rain. This evening the Marine Band, under
he personal direction of Professor Sousa, Will rem
er Memories of the War; with fireworks accom-
animent. Tomorrow night the Beethoven
luartette, who were SO enthusiastically received.
ill again sing.
Marriage licenses have been granted to
Ienjamin Freeman and Emma Burnham, of the
district OF Columbia; William A BaTnaclo and Car
lie NJ Ncidfeid, of the District of Columbia Thco-
ore r. Hamlin, of DeS MOineS Iowa, and Eva Z.
wilson, OF Washington, D. c.; William Hartnett, Of
Washington, ID. C., and Mary Marion, of PitlSburg
a; Fred Smith and Henrietta Briscoc, HillSaic,
}. c. and Josiah Adams and Milly Brookcr, OF The
district Of Columbia.
Rest for fle RazOrs.
The knights Of the razors had picnic
at Giesboro, and they turned out in full