National Republican., 1882-06-08
DISTRICT BREvITIEs.


JdHn0 bdronter, JoHoteed by local rains during he
night.
Warmer fair Wratter during hc ddy rollolrcd during
he night BY light rain
Thermomeiric rcndings.-7 a. M, 65.0o; II q. M,
766oi p. m, $3.50; p. M, $685. II p. m 6s1o;
maximum, $3.50; minimum, $3.50.
Prominent Arrivals.
ley, PiltsDursi Harry j, Coycrdaie New YORK; b,
Santa sFFPfNGM F n M MphadSghH Htmn. Sa cbcdso H s r"fs r t.
Mlggans, Alpine, Col; q. W. Gibson, SCHENECTADY,
bath g. Mel & fOFRny FRGSr NsS SSw YG1s Jsrsey ies a
say and W. L. Malcolm New York Leopold Nen.
4 a. WbIlemSn, ans New SSS YORK "wyiniernate Mon!
ienoi G. I. ,Ankersy, coioradoi II. Gilu and j. P.
clHIss RIsSsG 1T,oS, BTayop grSy9eosG Sss, r l.
PhiiqdeiPhiSi Il + Teii, Arizona; +. and q; S iSs'
G BosG5 a. A. kMEsI GEaso J. Wa@
Whiting, J, s, MeElwain, MASSACHUSETTS,; W. II.
W i lockwood Phnadephai ~" John IL Weis Har.
rishnrg; II. 7. Porter, Chicagoi II. II. Stewart, U.
=, ,AnLIxgrcN.-T s. Bennett, New Haven, Conn.
Powell Clayton, Arkansas; r., II. Hit, Ilnoisi II.
Providence, r. l.; Colonel Fairfax, New York T..
n. n. T9intor, Middleton, Comm J. a. callnm oxford,
Pennsylvania,
METRoroLrAs.-Geo Allen, Newbegn. n, g
DIR. NJ. New6cfry, PhliSdeiphia; William n, Hinss,
New York; Ed Todd, Brooklyn; ]. ID. Kennedy,
Brown California ~
>. EnnIrT.-eeorge W. Breckenr!dge, San Antonio
Kellogg, Springfield, Mass; f. 5. Pepin, s. il. Rob
bins, rhiladelphla; The. Brown, Dayton, ohio w.
Canada '''e"'''''' '"'o L. - "'"""'' -''''O'
ST. JAMEs-P. p. scranton, Scranton. Pal G.. r.
Fulton, +. w. Hoe, Cincinnati; George =. w, Nc.
i W kSron M u Is 5 n; S.s A. $ Potter Boston Mass
s %RSrsi Pn NaS NASapyy YORK r. eSh JShp
Baltimore, Nd; Penn Barton, Philadelphia, Pa
You can publish throeline advertisement OF
"wanted," FOR Rent" FOR sale," or Lost"
three times for twenty-five cents in THE REPuB-
LIcAN
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, with It's full amount
Of interesting reading matter, will be issued to.
day. Copies in wrappers ready for mailing may
be had at the business Office.
THE REPUBLICAN, will be issued as usual in
doublo-sheet form on Saturday, and will be up to
its regular high standard in respect to local and
political gossip, personal intelligence, fashion and
stage notes, and book reviews.
Hereafter the sessions OF the equity court willbe
held In the court in general term room.
Mr.. oscar G. Barron, fomerly of the Senate res
taurant, adverises his White Mountain House to-
day.
To-day the Feast Of Corpus Christi will be cele
brated in ali the Catholic churches. Masses will
be sid the same us on sundays.
Mr.. Nicholas Caan was last week reappointed
commissioner of the State of New York a position
he has held for thirty consecutive years.
The prize fighters were not tried in the police
court yesterday, as was anticipated, the police
failing to rearrest them on the attachments that
were issued for them.
T. Harry Donehue, the eminent tailor and cos
tuner formerly of this city, has withdrawn from
editorial charge Of the Sunday World Of Denver,
ana the paper still survives.
In the case of Walter Dayton VS.. Eastern Star
Lodge, No. 1923. G. U. o. of o. f., to recover sl2
alleged sick dues tried before Justice Hclmick a
| decision was yesterday rendered III favor of the
| olgc.
The Oriental building Association has elected as
| officers for the ensuing year: President, John
Walter, SRI vice president, Charles Croft; secre.
| tary, Leonard Ecker, and treasurer, Conrad
| Schielier
The regatta committee of the Tobacco City Boat
Club will issue circular in u few days to the boat
crews of Virginia, Washington, and Baltimore
| Inviting them to participate IN the midsummer
| regatta on the James.
An alarm Of fire was turned in from box SO a,
llI5 yesterday morning, caused By fire at lis Fifth
| street southeast Damage, $50 covered by insur.
| nnce. The fire was eXtnguished without the aid
| Of the department.
Tho colored journalists of the United States will
|
instant. The committee Of arrangements COM
| prises Messrs ]. W. Cromwell, NJ. +. Hamin, w.
| Q. Chase, and G. H. Richardson.
The steamer Keyport, OF the Potomac Steamboat
| Company, has been repaired and repdlntsd, and
| left Baltimore yesterday for Washington to run
excursions from that city to Qulntico in place of
| the steamer Excelsior, which will go to Baltimore
run to Bay Riige.
| The following named cadets in the Revenue
Marine Service have passed their examinations
for promotion according to order OF merit: George
| A. starEweather, L. I. Kimball, W, L, w. Hall, q
p Kennedy, j. e. Cantwell, j, C. Moore, II.
West, and A. Y. Lowe,
| The Mary Washington made her fourth excur-
sion to occoquan yesterday, carrying a select
party, numbering nearly 800. The trip was thor
ougnly enjoyed by the excursiOnsts, who pro-
nOunced the arrangements on the boat perfect
and the scenery on the river charming.
Marriage licenses have been Issued to William
| b. BCggs, Washington, and Ida G. Work, Phila-
| delpha Pa; James Irwin, Philadelphia, Pa, and
Florence kidenour, Mashingtoni Frank Lucketl
| Davis and Ella Marshall, Washington.
The man william b. Moran, who was arrested
| early yesterday morning on suspicion of burglar
izing Hollander's store, 1902 Pennsylvania avenue
was arraigned in the police court yesterday, aud,
waving an examination, was he'd TO await
the action of the grand jury in 5000 bonds III
| default he was committed tojail.
Washington Patriarchie No. is, G. U. o. of o. F.,
has elected and installed the following officers
| william ii. Johnson, past commnnuer; william Ii
| Grimshaw, commander: Charles +. Murry, V. aid.
| do-camp; II. L. Brown. W. preate; Nathan Allen
| w. recorder; James L. Morgan, W. treasurer; John
| +. N Wilkinson, master Of drill; q. z. Ball, r.
samaritan; H. Winslow, 7. shepherd; W. Dayton
| J.. keeper.
The building occupied by the Second National
| Bank, on Seventh street, opposite the Post Olice
Department, has been rented for the use of the
Census Ofice. The entire force of clerks now oc-
cupying the buildings on Thirteenth street. q, and
the Avenue tOgeth with the records viii be trans.
| ferIed to the building on Seventh street. The
building is fire. proof and will probably be the
| permanent location of the office. The Pension
| OlCe will take possession of the old REPUBLIcAN
| building on the Avenue. The change will DI
| made during the month.
The famous suits of Colonel Sam StronI
against the District of Columbia were set for tria
yesterday by Judge Macarthur for the first day o.
| tho next term of his court. This Is really mat.
| ter OF Importance. both TO the bar and TO the Dis
trict. The trial viii probably consume the whole
term of the court and cost the District, 1t may be-
$4,000. 1t IS expected that the plaintiff will sum
| mon u hundred witnesses. These suits have al.
| ready cost the city about $4,000 Why can they
| not be left to referees? Cannot Colonel Cook and
Mr.. Francis Miller devise some plan to settle these
suits which have been eight or nine years on the