National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-17

You can publish three-line advertisement of
WANTED" For Rent" For Sale" or "Lost,"
three times for twenty-five cents in THE REPuD-
LICAN.
Consul General Simon Wolfe has sent a dona-
ton of $40 to the German Orphan Asylum of this
city
A judgment creditors bill in equity has been
filed by John Fitzmorris against Ellen Tobin and
Others.
Leonidas S. Donnelly, the yard-hand injured at
the Baltimore and Potomac freight depot has died
of his injuries.
Arthur Shepherd editor of the Denver World,
passed through this city last night en- route for
New York city.
The will Of Jacob Frederick Seller has been filed
with the Register, The entire estate is left to his
wife, who is also appointed sole cxecutrx.
The Germania Mmnnorchor will close its pro-
gramme of festivities for the season by grand
night
The executors of the estate of Marshall Brown
qualified Wednesday, and gave bonds in the
amount Of $4,000. This is for the personal prop
erty only
At tho regular monthly meeting of Excelsior
Tent, No. 1Ss National order of Rechabtes, of
| of said tent to Garfield Tent, No. IS, n. o. II.
The annual repairs are now being made to the
| Aqueduct Bridge, new braces and floor beams be-
ing put in to the amount of fifty thousand feet of
| lumber. The bridge company evidently regards
| the free bridge az far In the future
| The last reception and soiree of the season by
the Capital City Guards, took place last night at
| Tallmadge Hail. and despite the Indictment
weather there was large gathering, as Is always
| the case when the Guards give an entertainment.
| Mr.. Whitney, general manager of the Western
Union telegraph Office in this city, having been
petiiioned to put branch telegraph Office on
Capitol Hill, has agreed to do So He visited the
| Hill yesterday and made preliminary arrange
mentS.
Mrs. William II. Robertson, wife of tho we'll
known butcher, living in Virginia, near Rosslyn,
was knocked down on Wednesday with q stick of
wood by a man employed on the farm and seri-
Ousy hurt. The assnant was arrested yesterday
and taken to Alexandria.
The shipments from the mines of the Cumber.
land coal region for the week ended Saturday,
February II, 1882 were Al ,OGl tons and the total
shipments for the year to that date 232 i6 tons, an
increase OF SS2OI tons rs compared with the cor
responding period OflSSl,
The fourth in the course of medical lectures
given by the Young Mems Christian Association
IN the association chapel, sol l. street, will be de-
Public Hygiene" Free tickets of admission may
bo procured Al the association Office
| II nppeaTs now that 10 locks at Georgetown will
be heightened that is not necessary, because the
| locks are very near each other, and beside they
are longer in much use, as the major part of the
| boats now go through the outlet lock above into
| the river. The water will be turned on and nayi-
CATION opened April L.
Arrangements are being made for an anti
Mormon meeting under the auspices of the Pas
tors Union ofthis city, to be held in the Memorial
Church, Fourteenth Street Circle, next Sunday
afternoon at four o'clock. Hon. Hiram Price VIII
| preside. Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson, who is brim.
| full OF facts, will be chief speaker.
Rev. 4. II, Adams, of the Washington Annual
! Conference, NJ E. Church. died at tn parsonage
ofthe Mount Zion NJ. L. Church, No. 2523 West T
street, Wednesday, at one p. IN. He was born in
Anne ARUNDEL County Maryland July =, 1895,
| 1867 He was sent to the Mount Zion Church last
| spring.
The board Of army engineers on the Potomac
! flats have concluded their examination of the
| different plans submitted TO them and adjourned
| their session. Their report is now in course OF
preparation, and win probably be completed early
next week. The report win be made to General
Wright chief of engineers who will refer 1t TO the
! Secretary of War.
The Commissioner of Agriculture is having O
wooden building erected at the corner of Twelfth
and b streets southwest, about 100 by 100 feet
ground plan, for the exhibition of the various
| articles presented TO the United States Govern
ment from the recent State fair at Altar Ia, Ga.
| corps Of carpenters are now engaged in its con-
| striction.
The appraisers of damages by the late fire at the
Jefferson School, Thomas B. Entwise, on the part
of the District, and Adolf Cuss, on the part of the
interested insurance companies, have, after sur
vey and computation, going into minute details,
agreed on the sum of fI3lG4.2l as necessary 10 put
the building back to the state itwus before The fire.
| and have so reported,
| A suit has been commenced by the United States,
| 10 the use of Joseph Hayden and Eleonora Hayden,
| against August Grager and John A. +. Setz. The
| defendants are the bondsmen of Sophia A. Ailer,
| since married who was appointed guardian OF
EeOnOra Ailer, now Hayden, and who, Il Is claimed
misused her trust ana Is In default to the estate
| The amount Of the bond sued upon is $1,000.
Marriage licenses have been issued to John
Wagner of Washington, aud Elizabeth Shear
Montgomery County, Maryland; Fred. N. Somer,
vile, of West Virginia, and Josephine Poore, Of
West Washington John 7. Lipscomb and Mary
| OF Washington, and Aronella NJ. Hewlett, of West
| Washington Thomas A, King, OF Washington
aud Martha a, Shipman, of Fairfax County, Vlr-
gina; Enoch Smith and Betsy Grcenleaf John
| William Arth and Amy Priscilla Mansell, Walter
Smith aud jeanette Lewis, William L, Carr and
| Maggie Quigley, all OF this city,