National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-03
REPORTERS, GATHERINGS.

Mr.. L. A. Bartlett, with party of gen.
tlcmen from New York and Philadelphia, starts
Tuesday evening for New Mexico and Arizona, to
look after their mining interests In those Terrific.
ries.
A defective flue started fire in the
frame house corner Seventh and S streets north.
west Saturday morning, but the flames we're ex.
tingulshed by Lieutenant Johnson without turn
ing in an alarm.
The jury in the case of l.. NJ. Magruder
who was killed by freight train near Bennlng's
Station Thursday night, returned q verdict Satur-
day exonerating the railroad company from any
blame In the matter, as the victim was intoxicated
and the accident was the result oihis careessness.
A letter from an officer on the Fish
Commission steamer Fish Hawk, which has been
stationed at Woods Hole during the summer,
states that their labors there for the season have
been completed and they were to leave at once.
expecting to arrive in Washington abou. the eth
instant
The rife match of the military organ
izatons of the District, which will take place nj
Marshall Hall to. morrow promises to be most In.
tcrestng The several teams have been In practice
and will show good scores. The Corcoran starts at
nine n, m aud halfpast four r. m, and not at four
as previously printed.
During a dispute Saturday afternoon
between Eliza Tilmnn and Daniel Dixon OH Co.
lumbla street, in the county, the woman dis.
charged pistol which, luckily, did no damage
She was, however, arrested on charge OF assault
and battery with intent to kill and Will be brought
before Judge Smell to-day
Water is again becoming scarce on Capt.
'tol Hin and Architect Clarks force In the Capitol
grounds were again watering the grass and flowers
all day Saturday instead Of at night time VIII
Architect Clark pay some regard TO the complaints
OF people suffering for water aud stop the waste Of
water during the daytime?
The new artists appearing at Drivers
| Summer Garden this week are the two brothers
Mari They are spoken ofby the press OF Pha.
| dephiN and Baltimore as very clever voCaliss
and comedians The Marine Band and the favor.
| ite sololss, including Mr.. William Jaeger, the
champion cornetsl, are re.engRged.
Captain Oscar c. Badger, U. S. n, who
has been on duty at the Naval Asylum IN Phlla.
delphia for the past three years Is at the Ebbltl
| House Orders were, Issued Friday relieving him
| from the asylum, and no will resume his residence
| here, where Mrs. Badger will join him in Il few
days. lie Will DO promoted to commodore In a
| few weeks.
The iron plate in front of the water
trough at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Thirteenth street northwest should be
removed by the District Commissioners. The
| horses invariably slip on 1t when about 10 drink,
and generally iall, i has ruined humber OF ami
| mails and broken the harness OF others, II Is
cruelty to animals to keep II in Its present con.
dition,
Major Robert Hilton oGley, Nineteenth
Infantry, arrived here last week, and is visiting
his sister, Mrs, Pauding at l7il street. Last
| Thursday he attended the wedding Of his niece
Miss Carrie Pauldng. TO Ensign Robert ClRry Ray,
U. s. N, and will be present at that of his other
niece, Miss Helen Padding who will be married
| Wednesday evening, al Epiphany Church, TO Mr.
| Macdonald Douglass, Of the Citizens National
| Bank.
William Mann, the well-known sta
TONER Of Philadelphia, died Mt his residence in
IINddonheld, n, j., on the night of September Z
lie was born in Philadelphia in 1907, and learned
the trade ofa carpenter In 1896 he removed "a
Washington, commenced business ASA builder, and
erected several large private residences and
churches here, lie returned to Philadelphia in
1872, and soon ahcrwatd Invented press for copy
ing letters and began the manufacture of copying
to engage In that enterprise. His copying press
led him into the stationery trade, I'M which he
was engaged ON an extensive scale up to the time
OF his death.