National Republican., 1882-08-11

is fully up to the high standard which has won
for the WEEKLY so wide circulation.
Hartley & Bro. received yesterday, by canal
beat Seneca, $50 bushels of wheat and 7jO BUSH
els of corn.
A section of the Marine Band left yesterday for
Bel Air Md, where they have an engagement ut
tournament
Mr.. william Wagner the East Washington
marksmnn, is in Chicago competing for prizes in
pigeon. shoot
Messrs Guy H. and A. L. Thompson, late Of
Washington, have arrived in Denver, where they
propose TO reside permanently.
Ben +. Pritchard, who Is charged with rgery
on the complaint of N. w. Fitzgerald, was ycstcr.
day released by Judge Wylie OH $4,000 bail
Sergeant Mulhall, of the eighth precinct, over
hauled a dcserter from the Navy yesterday morn
ing and turned him over 10 the authorities
Major John IL. King OF the Humane Society, got
war ants from the police court yesterday against
several per sons for acts Of cruelty to dumb AM.
mails.
The body of the man who died at Providence
hospital on Tuesday morning from the effects of a
sunstroke on Monday, was buried yesterday. No
one identified him.
A wild COW aud calf created some excitement at
t corner of Thirtconh and L streets yester.
day by batting and trampl.ng little child aud
iIjuling 1t cvertly.
A small colored boy named Henderson was
kicked By horse about o'clock yesterday morn
ing on Eighteenth street. northeast ana severely
injured lie was carried home in wagon.
Wednesday night burglars effected an entrance
to II. Adle: Il Bros fancy goods establishment,
i0j Ninth street, through the basement door, and
relieved the money drawer OF about $50 i'll change.
About 9:3J n III. yesterday thieves forc1d an en-
francs 10 Isaac NJ. Sluter's house, No. 4i0 New
jersey avenue, but were frightened Off after pack
ing II numl er of things in baskets for carrying
away.
Colonel William II. Chase who held the ap-
pointmcnt justice Of the peace of the District of
Columbia and special agert Of the Treasury De-
partn ent, has resigned the former position, for
which he never qualified.
Miss Rl,cine, Of Baltimore who has been stop
ping with her brother, ]. W. Ratcitfe, No. 21ll II
street northwest for some time, returned to her
home on Wednesday, very much pleased with her
visit, and leaving u host Of friends behind.
Messrs. Duncauson Bros. have sold the extensive
foundry property OH Maine avenue, between Third
and Four and a. half streets, with the machinery,
&C., to Mr.. E. N. Gray, well known for the past
twenty years i'll the active conduct of the foundry
and muChinc business OF tue city.
J.W. lie Barnes, the superintendent of the Belt
| Line Railway, has brought to this city from Balt-
| more two c.rloads of horses intended for that
road. Major King, agent, &C., reports that the
stock Of the Belt Line has increased SO well that
| he # els grntiiiei at the result of his work.
| A number of carrier pigeons from Baltimore
were let loose here yesterday morning for flight
| to their homes in that city. The Torpedo, libe-
rated at 0:30 reached home al 1O:45 General Grant
at 9; home at 10 80: Excelsior at O:5O home ut IL
| o'clock Hancock at 10 O'clock; home at 1l20
The authorities put in street. crossings as far as
Sixth street and South Carolina avenne southeast
| and then suspended work. The points where
crossings are most needed on account of mud and
mire are Mt the corners of Sixth and L, Sixth and
q, and Fifth and South Carolina avenue all south
| east
Yesterday morning as Henry Broome was OH
horseback going to look after some stray cows his
horse slipped at the corner of Fifteenth and i
streets northwest and ;fell on him, breaking hi
leg. Dr Bliss rendered surgical aid, and the DO!
| was nttcrward taken to his home, $50 Thirteenth
| and-a- half street northwest.
The case of William h. Davis who was charged
before the police court, some time ago, with oh
tanning $50 under false preences from Charles NJ
Alexander, by representing TO him that he haC
money in a bank in Nevada, was called in th
police court yesterday, and again continued TN
Prosecuting witness not being present.
Mr.. Lybrun Anderson, Of this city, has been up
pointed engineer of the new money order Office
corner of Ei lhth and streets. Mr.. Anderson la
lecn the chief engineer of the NATIONAL REPUB
LICAS printing establishment for many years past
lie is thoroughly proficient in his business an'
will make faithful and efficient officer.
About two months ago Sergeant Hamilton, O
the police force had his pistol taken fr III hi
house, OH E street southeast, and he had abou
given up hopes of recovering it, On Monday last
however, 1t was placed in the hands Of police
man living III lne seventh precinct, ana yGSterGu
Sergeant Hamilton rrganed its possession.
The charge against Zell Hoover in connectio
with his transactions rs an Office. broker. wa
called for trial in the police court yesterday, bu
upon all affidavit of Hoover, setting forth that h
was unable to find George $. Blackstone, the coul
granted continuance until to-day. warrai
has been sworn out against Hoovers accompiiC
Sas St. John.
The following marriage licenses were issue
yesterday: William Conway Anne Arundel Coui
ty, Maryland, and Sarah Nary, Prince George
County, Maryland; r. Thomas Scott, Washington
and R,sa ]. Gacglcr Hollidaysburg, Blair Count
Pennsylvania; EdYurd J. Bradley aud Sarah
Lundncr Richmond, Va. and Henry Taylor an
Martha Ashton, Washington ID. c.
There is much Republican grumbling at the nl
o pontmcnt of one Ayres, a pronounced Democra
to lucrative place in the Agricultural Burea
1t is rumored that the appointment was made b.
cause Ayres possesses documents which would
damaging TO the reputation OF Il very distuGuishI
= Republican now dead. But the rum)r comes fro
| Washington, and Is not yUuched ior.-PeterSbu
In iGr. ApD6dL
a petition signed by the prominent merchau
Of the city has been sent to the COMMISSIONS
asking them to appoint Mr., Henry Raft licen
n agent. 1t was generally supposed that he held th
position, but 1t appuais that RAT who docs all Il
% work, is only assistant, and that one Major
S. Jones, cx paymnster in the army, and Dem,
crat, is TIE license agent. 1t is stated that lie
seldom on hand, but that he hns had his sala
- raised to $1,000 RAN gets $500 per year only
, a Negro Thief Arrested.
, On Wednesday night Lieutenant Arnold al
Detective Coomes made very important ARE
=. and deserve much credit for doing so. One Of II
D worst and most notorious thieves in this city Is
light. cOlOred mulutto of the name of Geor
Parker about 81 years old. A couple of weeks al
ladys room in the Hamilton House was robUt
Of some $500 worth Of jswelry, and suspicion
once pointed to Parker rs the thief. Lleutena
= Arnold at once proceeded to "pipe" " him, and