National Republican., 1882-11-28


three times for twenty-five cents in THE REPuB-
LICAN.
Anne E. Ellis the correspondent. has rooms for
the winter at No. 1911 n street northwest.
The grand jury has found an indictment against
Robert b. Williams for the murder Of Valentine
Dingle.
MIR. James 7. Leavy, a retired Army officer, has
been elected a member Of the Washington Stock
Exchange.
On motion of District Attorney Corkhill, Will
lard Lester, of New York, has been admitted 10
the District bar.
The shaft for the commencement OF the new
conduit has been sunk over sixty feet, and moth
ing but tough potters clay has been found.
In the court in genei al term in the of Stultz
VS.. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company the
judgme mt of the court below was affirmed.
Miss Eva Mills left on Monday for Richmond.
where SHE will sing "Patence" " on the 2Sth with
fine cast including Pierre Bernard as the Colonel.
At the Union Bethel Historic and Literary Az
sociation this evening DR.. a. T. Augu.ta will
speak OH 1.-THE Circulation Of the Blood" The
public always welcome.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Louis
Alexander Bell and Mlly Alexander Jordan
Armstrong and EliZabe h Hall, Frank Coggie and
Caroline West, all of this city.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher lectures in Lincoln
Hall Tuesday evening, December 3, 1852. Sale OF
tickets commences tomorrow "Wednesday at
u. m, at MrtzcrottS music store.
Governor Wells says that he has not yet been
able to get his witnesses together, and therefore
VIII not be ready to 80 on with the preliminary
examination in DicksOnS case to-day.
large and enthusiastic meeting was held yes
terday evening at Marinis Hall by the Pennsyl.
vania Republican Association. After the trans
action of general routine business the association
adjourned, to meet at tho call of the president
Matte Plcws, ballet dancer at the Theatre
Comique, has brought suit against Thomas E.
Suelbaker for breach of contract. She claims she
was engaged by the defendant at S25 a week and
was discharged without the usual two weeks
notice.
Monday morning Mrs. Elizabeth Kepner, aged
about S5 years old, a guest at the ST. Charles
Hotel, was found apparently lfeess in her room
Dr. Marstclla, who was called In, pronounced her
dead. certificate Of death from nervous pros
tratlon was given
Thieves entered the vacant house next to the
corner of Second and Csireets northeast Sunday
night and stole therefrom n lot of lead pipe and
fixtures. Several parties were seen to enter the
premises earlier in the evening, and 1t is probable
the culpritS will be apprehended.
The Office of George Bogus, wood and coal
dealer, on Fourteenth street, was broken into by
two young men and robbed Of clock and several
other articles. one OF them Games Lttlejohn)
was arrested, but MI. Bogus refused to prosecute
him on account of his widowed mother.
In the criminal court the case of Mrs. Ida
Elder, charged with keeping a disorderly house
on New York avenue, near Thirteenth street Jap
aii peal IRON the poce Gout1 was taken up Mr. Moore
testimony OF number of witnesses was heard, and
the defendant acquitted.
Mr. Albert Grant has filed an answer to Mr..
Atherton's bill for an injunction denying the ale-
cations, and also cross s-bill. He charges that
Atherton rented the house to a Mrs Mitchell, rep.
resenting that 1t was his (Athcrtons) residence,
and that the suit was filed to malciousy injure
Grant, for which he asks $4,000 damages.
There was quite scare at the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing by the falling of the ele-
vaior with a dozen or more female employees as
passengers. Fortunately the safety racquet catches
stopped the elevator after full of but few feet
aud II serious accident WAS ayerted. The ladies
were, OF course, very much frightened, and one
tainted.
The Denver Tribune in speaking of Mr.. T. D.
Frawley, young Washingtonian who is imper-
sonating Sammy Green with Miss Helen Blythe's
"Only Farmers Daughter" says: 1.-THE come
dian is Mr. Frawley. and his easy, natural char
acter of the honest Yankee at once achieved for
him a large share of the affections and applause
of the audience last night"
That genial gentleman, Dr. Tucker Blake, was
describing to friend the other day his effort to
raise a mustsche. He said: at was a failure, but
before sacrificed 1t wrote an ode to 1t, us follows
You are my darling little pet;
Let me cnress you u few times yet.
You nre not one of those huge affairs,
Bu Just about IL dozen hairs"
Equal Division, No. 8, Sons of Temperance, will
hold one Of its popular public meetings this even
ing at the divisions hall, corner of Twentieth
street aud pennsylvania avenue, at which an ex-
cellent programme OF reciations and vocal and
instrrmentul music will be presented. Owing to
the limited capacity of the hall nominal admis-
sion fee will be charged to prevent overcrowding.
Mr. Thomas Carraher. well-known citizen of
South Washington, died about noon Monday lie
was carriage blacksmith by trade, was ono of
the first men appointed on the Metropolitan police,
but resigned and accepted place as letter. carrier
serving as such for about seventeen years He
was at one time common councilman from the
seventh ward, and was prominent member Of
the Knights of st. Patrick. "Tom " Carraher was
Il faithful, honest and industrious citizen, and
had host OF friends
Sarah Ann Washington. wife of Harrison Wash.
iugton, colored laborer. residing OH the west
side of Eighteenth street, between A and
streets northeast. presented her husband with
triplets Sunday morning niid added just three to
the population Of the District. The bGbes-tWo
hoys aud girl-were all delivered alive by Dr. A.
L. johnson, and they foot up q total of eleven
which Mrs. Washington has Contributed 10 the
cause She is yet young woman. Two of the
trio are still alive and apparently doing well.
About o'clock yesterday morning as Officer
Cotter of the Georgetown force. patrolling his
beat, he noticed light and the hall door open in
the basement of the residence of Mr. Charles
Steele, corner Of Prospect avenue and Thirty
not right. As he approached the house O huge
negro rushed out nj full speed, when tho officer
shot ut him twice, but the thief escaped unhurt.
The report of the pistol awakened the family,
when the officer very gallantly entered the house
in search OF possible Confederate but everything
was, fortunately, found in place. Much praise is
due this officer for nis prompt and cool aclIun.