Daily Republican., 1882-12-02
MEMORIAL FAIR.
am IGC1DEHTS AT TAE
Ehss Sa A. OAPITALDCEISG
SAfAVTTs IT'S PROGRESS
.anasnnn Of the RopublIoan.

'stiosE y y vIsitors T,ir daily arrive from ' va,
sds Oh " s.Snth ~ the country, making II
40 PAl.SS .Ss u lrailroad companies. Yes
d tor sD0 - considered the biggest day
'asy ls;rt Of attendance since ne Cne .hat iS,t
ROM = The crowd was so great tnat
snsa' @ 6iificnlt for any one to get
Eougn. wos chiIdreA's. day and mill
IO'aSy q: and " as soon as the doors ofthe
4 \ a., asy J, S ~sre opened this morning the
ldlDS W o1ss made q grand rush for the
tls OOTt II IL estimated that over 10,
/ IlGs;, 0s;,d,sn we're in attendance.
cn'lu,Iit .a,Iitarv parade this afternoon
lSe sns affair although only one
..uv vi fro n abroad was present, the
npAuSy npaSsr being home companies.
uaioassIIl is,sIlery was brought into service
\ !. s.sd ss..smsd a conspicuous part In the
Is0n' lJt The marching of the va
csss,"nr SUn ranies was excellent. After
puS i,IUs GUSf through the principal streets
lFOnluIE, O.slI,iS were reviewed by General
an MIMI in front of the Capitol and
sInsu I. nsiahly complimented for their
is saa.sy. %s The fair as an exhibition
ns'rr an.son0Ssced beyond a doubt a grand
ptO.'ISt a' INF owing to the immense out
w v money in getting itupit Ia
L,I.l if il will be q financial sue
W. %morrow the Marine Band will
!. .vand concert and the event will
e,.IsIIy closed on Sunday with ap-
,D,lste ,y,S Ceremonies in the churches.
NOTES ABOUT THE CAPITOL.
IN, /, A splendid time of the year
|ri'it hi 4 this grand city and Its equal is
to b0 found anywhere. The streets
viSs, nicely laid out, and adorned
IN handsome residences.
ma Dublic debt statement issued to-
/. Shnws the decrease of the public
\, Snring the month of November to
S,JS4, ,i49 SO; cash in treasury,
II Az ia. 90, gold; gold certificates
't'isuding. SIS, ,4OS, $40; silver certii-
~ Outstanding, $73,O95, $50; certiti'
sss Of deposit outstanding, 50, 900;
SndlpR certificates outstanding,
is,65O; legal tenders outstanding,
a 6Sl' 'O16; fractional currency out,
'nSip0. 81. .O22, ,614.17; cash balance
nIsbte, Si57, 1887, ,H6. %; total debt,
Z cash in the Treasury, December l,
,6a2 956, ,S99.69.
Admiral Wyman, who is lying very
N tbis place, was reported TO be
ltiup much easter this afternoon.
A meeting of the Cabinet was held
5ay with all lhe members present
\ Postmaster.G1eueTal Howe. No
lion was taken in reference to the
lied Of dismissals or appointments.
fho case of James leighton Gilmore
Otsuced under the name of Leigh on,
'be hung at Deadwood, Dakota, fol
prder on Dec. 10Th next, was brought
BY tho President upon application
|the family who desired his sentence
mmuted to Imprisonment for life
ID ground taken is that he 10 Of weak
Ind. He is only % years of age and
1 been respited several times.
It is thought tha6 Ex. Postmaster
niger will have his accounts all right
deliver up the office on Monday next
lis successor, Mr.. Tullock. 1t is moi
lown what changes will be made.
Henry Ward Beeoher will lecture
Ire on Tuesday evening next on the
IbieCt "EvolutiOn and Revolution"
A DUEL IMMINENT.
The latsstexcitement in the minds OF
iOfesSlOnal men is an alleged duel
EhiCh is believed to be imminent be-
Feeu Capt. Page McCarty and Senator
oct Riddleberger, OF Virginia, on &C
'unt ofan article which the former
tinted In the Richmond estate" Of
hiCh be Is the Washington CORES
'ndent MCCarty states in the article
at Capt cambridge whipped Riddle
rger at Winchester, and says that
Q latter Is "little imitation OF Sena'
! Malone" and "a coat-tail attach
mt" In a Shenandoah paper, Of
llOh Riddleberger is said to be the
ltor, . sharp reply is made, and Nc.
fty alluded to az a person of fduelling
torlety. McCarty is now visiting 8
eld near Richmond, and Riddle
fger 10 also there.
-FOUR correspondent was shown
'und the city yesterday by Mr.. f. E
Oper, f9rmerly Of your city, but now
lleCted with the "Washington Post. "
, Is enjoying apparent good health
likeS the National Capitol very
lob.
he hotel keepers of which there are
2 lew, are looking anxiously for
70 10 the special session of Congress
len convenes here on Monday next.
managers of the fair made a great
5tske by not having the exhibition
lle Congress was in session, as NC
lOt That alone would have brought
ly more visitors from abroad.
reasurer Gilfllian received to-day
. The Bureau of engraving and
lung the first lot of the Washington
es es OF gold certificates amounting to
VVVin denomination of $40.
ae President and his daughter at
isd Thanksgiving services at st.
us I. Il. Church yesterday.
eneral Mckenzie arrived in the
!, Today. Acting Vice President
us Is also here.
ear Admiral Wyman was stricken
= paralysis in Riggs bank this
'nlhg. His condition is very criti
lie is 60 years of age.
4 Z James +. Mcguire, q native Of
VI Oarolina, but a we'll known nem'
oi the bar in this district, died this
ning at his residence on D street
KNIGHT TEMPLARs DAY.
hen | arrived In the city l heard
: ieW enconiums upon the gentle,
" Qualities Of the st. Joseph 3 com.
'uers who as you well know left
niagtoh to participate in the Ma.
y ' ulsplay yesterday. Escorted by
rlrst Regiment Band, they moved
10 Avenue from the depot followed
latGS crowd, mostly colored people,
10 Washington as in Wilmington
ELSEWHERE, are as plentiful around a
aSsion as the traditional fly in poke
y tme. Although it was late in
~ evening a bOuntitul supper was
~ :. lor thelu at the Arlington House,
:, @Llest' hotel in the city to which
!. ~ knights and the Military boys
ull justice.
aele were two other com manderies
Iered .p here, one from Philadelphia
w. .ne other from Richmond. They
- in true brotherly fashion
T,S SpS result was a right royal time,
y, Huntington " boys keeping up their
VI tile plank nlost admirable The